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Approval of a Recommendation to City Council to Authorize a Lease Amendment with Valdez Motor Sports Club, Inc. for a 52.3-Acre Portion of USS 439 (pipeyard)
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SUBMITTED BY: Nicole LeRoy, Planning Technician
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Expenditure Required: N/A
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a recommendation to City Council to authorize a lease amendment with the Valdez Motor Sports Club, Inc. for a 52.3-acre portion of USS 439 (pipeyard.)
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On October 11, 2021, Planning Department staff received an application from the
Valdez Motor Sports Club (VMSC) to amend their existing lease of USS 439, Valdez Townsite. Please see the attached application and narrative.
VMSC has leased a 10-acre portion of USS 439 for winter motor sports activities from 2000.-2018 when their original lease expired. They were approved for a new lease of the area from 2018-2023. However, since this new lease was approved, the Valdez Motor Sports Club's organizational needs have changed. As described in the attached application narrative, VMSC is seeking an amendment to lease to include additional area, uses, and a term extension.
In addition to staging for motor sports activities, Valdez Motor Sports Club has requested to amend their existing lease of the pipeyard to include the following:
* Continuous staging area for the search and rescue trailer with year-round power and access.
* Storage for club event equipment conex and timing shack trailer.
* Permission to obtain or construct a club house for future meetings, training, and events, pending funding availability.
* Permission to obtain or construct covered storage to protect club trailers and equipment from elements, pending funding availability.
* Permission to erect permanent signage visible from the Richardson highway advertising club activities, opportunities, and events.
* Permission to place viewing stands or bleachers temporary or permanen...
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