(a) The director may lease to the City of Los Angeles a parcel, not to exceed 20 acres of unimproved real property situated in the City of Los Angeles, that parcel being a portion of the property owned by the department and commonly known as Taylor Yard.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 5003.17, the term of the lease shall be for a period not to exceed 25 years and shall be without monetary consideration for use of the property, except that the city shall fund the development and operation of the park. The terms of the lease shall specify the nature of the city’s control of, and responsibility for the operation of, the parcel.
(c) The purpose of the lease shall be for the development and operation by the city of a local park with regional benefits containing and providing organized sports facilities that will primarily serve the youth of the Los Angeles region.
(d) If the department determines that the city has failed to develop a local park with regional benefits containing and providing organized sports facilities within five years of execution of the lease, the state shall have the right to terminate the lease.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 5003.17, the Public Works Board shall review and approve the lease, and shall report any action taken to the Legislature and the Governor.
(f) Upon one year’s written notice from the city and upon the state’s written consent as granted pursuant to the state’s sole discretion, the lease may be extended for an additional 25 years commencing on the first calendar day after the date set for expiration of the lease. In exercising its discretion to extend the term of the lease, the state may modify, add, or delete terms and conditions of the lease, including a requirement for monetary consideration for use of the property, as the state may determine to be in the best interest of the state. Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5003.17, the Legislature shall review and approve any extension of the lease.
(g) The lease, and any extension of the lease, pursuant to this section shall require the city to comply with applicable stormwater waste discharge requirements issued by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board and the State Water Resources Control Board.
(h) The City of Los Angeles may not use the lease as its match when applying for grant funds under the Roberti-Z’Berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620)), or any other state grant funds, to develop Taylor Yard.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)