TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Leigh Sears, Concessions Manager
SUBJECT: Lake Berryessa Concessions Agreements
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 8703 with Napa Valley Land Company, LLC, to conduct environmental studies, site investigation and due diligence, prepare environmental documents, and enter into negotiations for a long-term agreement for development and operation of resort concessions at the Monticello Shores resort area; and approve and authorize Agreement No. 260224B with Spanish Flat Campground Inc. for the continued operation of the Spanish Flat resort area. (Fiscal Impact: $20,000 Revenue; Lake Berryessa Concessions Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The County has assumed management of certain concession areas at Lake Berryessa from the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) pursuant to a Managing Agreement executed in March 2020. Pursuant to the Managing Agreement, the County issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. CEO112001 for resort concession areas at Lake Berryessa for Steele Canyon, Spanish Flat, and Monticello Shores. Based on the proposals received, the County entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with Sun Communities for all three resort areas on October 19, 2021. Unfortunately, on June 27, 2023, Sun Communities announced it was no longer pursuing a long-term agreement for the resort areas.
The County recently engaged with Napa Valley Land Company, LLC, another firm that submitted a proposal for Monticello Shores in response to the RFP and is still interested in the resort area. The proposed Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) will commit the County to negotiating exclusively with Napa Valley Land Company LLC on a long-term concessions agreement for Monticello Shores, while the Napa Valley Land Company conducts due diligence, site investigations, environmental studies, and prepares California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Nati...
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