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File Number: TMP 20 -0015
Agenda Date: 1/12/2021 Version: 2 Status: Approval Final
In Control: City Council / Successor Agency File Type: Successor Consent
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Agenda Number: 18)
Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment to Stadium Interim Manaaement Aareement
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE STADIUM INTERIM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
AND THE LAKE ELSINORE STORM LP.
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REPORT TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Agency
From: Grant Yates, Executive Director
Prepared By: Barbara Leibold, Successor Agency Counsel
Date: January 12, 2021
Subject: Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment to Stadium Interim
Manaaement Aareement
Recommendation
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE STADIUM INTERIM
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE AND THE LAKE
ELSINORE STORM LP
Background
The former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore (the "RDA ") acquired
certain real property for redevelopment purposes and thereafter, in 1994, completed the
Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium ( "Diamond Stadium ") on property donated for purposes
of developing a minor league professional baseball stadium. Pursuant to the
Redevelopment Plan for the Rancho Laguna Redevelopment Project Area 3 and that
certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Option Agreement Under Threat of
Condemnation and Irrevocable Offer To Donate Stadium Site and Stadium Access
Parcel and Unconditional Acceptance Subject To Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions
and Reservations dated August 5, 1993, the RDA operated, managed and maintained
the Diamond Stadium pursuant to various agreements.
In 2001 and 2002, the RDA entered into certain agreements involving the operation and
maintenance of the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium, including a License Agreement, a
Stadium Field And Maintenance Agreement, and a Concession License Agreement
(collectively, the "Stadium Operations Contracts "). Pursuant to the Stadium Operations
Contracts, the Storm licensed and maintained the Stadium for baseball games and other
Storm events. An affiliate of the Storm, Golden State Concessions and Catering, Inc.
( "Golden State "), operated the concessions at the Stadium. Under the Stadium
Operations Contracts, the RDA's management, operation and maintenance costs were
significant and the Stadium operated at a loss.
In 2005, the RDA commenced negotiations with Diamond Stadium Group (DSG) to
undertake all of the Stadium operations, maintenance and management responsibilities.
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January 12, 2021
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Storm LP, Golden State and DSG share common controlling ownership. Negotiations
between the RDA and DSG resulted in June 2007 amendments to the Stadium
Operations Contracts and a new Stadium License, Lease and Management Agreement
(the "2007 Management Agreement ").
DSG fulfilled all aspects of the 2007 Management Agreement which reduced the RDA's
Stadium - related costs. However, DSG reported annual losses under the 2007
Management Agreement and in June 2011 chose to exercise its right to terminate the
2007 Management Agreement effective December 31, 2012. Upon termination of the
2007 Management Agreement, the rights and responsibilities for Stadium management,
operations and maintenance were again divided in accordance with the Stadium
Operations Contracts; however, at that time, the Successor Agency did not have the
resources to satisfactorily perform its obligations.
On December 11, 2012, the Successor Agency approved the Stadium Interim
Management Agreement ( "Interim Agreement ") to provide for the efficient and cost
effective management, maintenance and operation of the Stadium by the Storm through
2013. A First Amendment to the Interim Agreement was approved in September 2013.
A Second Amendment to the Interim Agreement was approved in September 2014, a
Third Amendment was approved in September 2015, a Fourth Amendment was
approved in September 2016, a Restated Fifth Amendment and Extension (collectively,
"Fifth Amendment ") was approved in May and June 2018, a Sixth Amendment was
approved January 8, 2019 and a Seventh Amendment ( "Seventh Amendment ") was
approved January 14, 2020. The State Department of Finance has approved the
allocation of Real Property Tax Trust Funds for Stadium obligations in accordance with
the Successor Agency Recognized Obligations Payment Schedules (ROPS). The
Interim Agreement and the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
Amendments have been successfully implemented to provide for efficient and cost
effective management, maintenance and operation of the Diamond Stadium.
The 2020 baseball season suffered tremendous challenges due to the COVID -19
pandemic. Minor League baseball was cancelled and the Stadium operations were
significantly restricted. Major League Baseball (MLB) engaged in a sweeping overhaul
of the player development structure during the 2020 off - season, eliminating the National
Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL) as the governing structure and
cutting approximately twenty -five percent of minor league affiliates which will contract
directly with MLB under a new Player Development License agreement which is
expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2021. In this restructure the Storm has
been designated as a "Low Class A" and the number of home games is to be
determined in the Player Development License being negotiated with MLB. It is
uncertain as of the date of this report when minor league baseball will resume and if it
resumes, when fans will be allowed to attend. Only 119 minor league affiliates are
expected to enter into Player Development Licenses, including the Storm, from MLB
under the new structure aimed at modernizing facilities and improving player training and
logistics.
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January 12, 2021
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The impacts of COVID -19 and Major League Baseball restructuring in 2020 have
impacted the Storm's 2021 baseball season and the parties' budget assumptions and
projections underlying the Seventh Amendment, including operational and capital
requirements and facilities standards established by MLB in the Player Development
License. In order to address these impacts and provide certainty to the Successor
Agency and the Storm for the continued efficient and cost effective management,
maintenance and operation of the Diamond Stadium through the 2022 baseball season,
the Successor Agency proposes to enter into an Amended and Restated Seventh
Amendment ( "Restated Seventh Amendment ") extending the term one year to
September 30, 2022. The proposed Restated Amendment also updates the Capital
Repair schedule as set forth in Exhibit "C."
Absent the Restated Seventh Amendment, the existing Interim Management Agreement
will expire on September 30, 2021 at which time the burden of maintaining, managing
and operating Diamond Stadium under the Stadium Operations Contracts will fall onto
the Successor Agency. The Successor Agency lacks the personnel and the expertise to
fulfil these contractual obligations.
The proposed Restated Seventh Amendment is reasonable and necessary to satisfy the
Successor Agency's contractual obligations under the Stadium Operations Contracts
and to protect and maintain the assets of the former RDA. The Storm possesses the
experience, capabilities and qualifications to best carry out these obligations. The
proposed Restated Seventh Amendment is in the best interests of the taxing entities
because the Storm's skills, knowledge and resources will provide continued, efficient
and cost effective management, maintenance and operation of the Diamond Stadium
which will protect the public's investment in the Stadium, minimize costs and mitigate
against potential breach of contract and related damages.
Interim Management Agreement - The Interim Stadium Management Agreement as
amended by the proposed Restated Seventh Amendment incorporates the obligations
under the Stadium Operations Contracts and provides for a Capital Improvement
Schedule.
During the 2020 -2022 term of the Restated Seventh Amendment, compensation to the
Storm for the performance of the maintenance, management and operations services
shall be as follows:
(a) Assignment of GRCS Concession Fee. Successor Agency
assigns Successor Agency's right to payment of the GRCS Concession Fee under the
Concession Agreement to the Storm during the 2020 -2021 and 2021 -2022 term,
estimated at $34,000 annually; and
(b) Waiver of License Fee. Successor Agency waives Successor
Agency's right to payment of the License Fee in the amount of $548,923 for the period
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 and $562,646 for the period commencing
October 1, 2021 — September 30, 2022 under the License Agreement as an offset
against the payments due by the Successor Agency to the Storm; and
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January 12, 2021
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(c) Payment of Maintenance Fee. Successor Agency shall pay the
Annual Maintenance Fee in the amount of $256,260 for the period October 1, 2020
through September 30, 2021 and $262,667 for the period commencing October 1, 2021
through September 30, 2022; and
(d) Payment of Additional Interim Management Fee. Successor
Agency shall pay to Storm $473,601 for the period October 1, 2020 through September
30, 2021 and $485,441 for the period commencing October 1, 2021 through September
30, 2022, payable in equal monthly installments ( "Additional Interim Management Fee ").
The Maintenance Fee along with the Additional Interim Management Fee will result total
cash payment from the Successor Agency to the Storm of $729,861 for the period
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 as consideration for services provided
under the Stadium Operations Contracts and the Interim Agreement, which aggregate
amount shall be payable in equal monthly installments of $60,821.75 for the period
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
The Maintenance Fee along with the Additional Interim Management Fee will result total
cash payment from the Successor Agency to the Storm of $748,108 for the period
commencing October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 as consideration for services
provided under the Stadium Operations Contracts and the Interim Agreement, which
aggregate amount shall be payable in equal monthly installments of $62,342.33 for the
period commencing October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The Successor Agency continues to be responsible for all Capital Repairs and
alterations consistent with the Stadium Operations Contracts. Projected Capital Repair
expenditures under the existing Seventh Amendment are $1,075,000. The proposed
Restated Seventh Amendment includes an additional $675,000 for capital repairs for the
extended term, bringing the total anticipated Capital Repairs for the 2020 -2022 term of
the Restated Seventh Amendment to $1,750,000.
The Restated Seventh Amendment is subject to the approval of the Riverside
Countywide Oversight Board and the Department of Finance (DOF).
Fiscal Impact
The proposed Restated Seventh Amendment provides a high level of certainty relating
to the costs of Stadium operations and maintenance under the Stadium Operations
Contracts. The Successor Agency ROPS 20 -21 included Real Property Tax Trust
Funds to cover the Successor Agency obligations for the period of July 1, 2020 through
June 30, 2021. ROPS 21 -22 includes a request for Real Property Tax Trust Funds to
cover the Successor Agency obligations for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022.
Attachments: Resolution Approving the Amended and Restated Seventh
Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement
ÐÏࡱeld and Maintenance Agreement (collectively, Stadium Operations Contracts); and
Whereas, following the dissolution of the RDA, the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore (Successor Agency) was been established to wind down the
affairs of the RDA in accordance with the California Health and Safety Code; and
Whereas, in 2012, the Successor Agency and the Oversight Board to the Successor Agency (Lake Elsinore Oversight Board) approved the Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January
1, 2013 by and between the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the Interim Agreement) to provide for the performance of the enforceable obligations under the Stadium
Operation Contracts and the Offer to Donate, including maintenance, management, promotion and operations of the Diamond Stadium and following such approval by the Lake Elsinore Oversight
Board and the Successor Agency, the Interim Agreement was submitted to and approved by the State Department of Finance (DOF); and,
Whereas, in 2013, the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board approved the First Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January 1, 2014 by and between
the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the First Amendment) and following such approval by the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the First Amendment
was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and,
Whereas, in 2014, the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board approved the Second Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January 1, 2015 by and between
the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the Second Amendment) and following such approval by the Lake Elsinore
Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the Second Amendment was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and,
Whereas, in 2015, the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board approved the Third Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January 1, 2016 by and between
the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the Third Amendment) and following such approval by the Lake Elsinore
Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the Third Amendment was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and,
Whereas, in 2016, the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board approved the Fourth Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January 1, 2017 by and between
the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the Fourth Amendment) and following such approval by the Lake Elsinore
Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the Fourth Amendment was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and,
Whereas, in 2018, the Successor Agency and the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board approved the Restated Fifth Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated May 8, 2018 by and between
the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP and the Extension to Restated Fifth Amendment dated June 26, 2018 (collectively,
the Fifth Amendment) and following such approvals by the Lake Elsinore Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the Fifth Amendment was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and,
Whereas, in 2019, the Successor Agency and the Riverside County Oversight Board approved the Sixth Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January 8, 2019 by and between
the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the Sixth Amendment) and following such approval by the Riverside County
Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the Sixth Amendment was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and
Whereas, in 2020, the Successor Agency and the Riverside County Oversight Board approved the Seventh Amendment to Stadium Interim Management Agreement dated January 14, 2020 by and between
the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP (the Seventh Amendment) and following such approval by the Riverside County
Oversight Board and the Successor Agency, the Sixth Amendment was submitted to and approved by the DOF; and
Whereas, the Interim Agreement and the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Amendments have been successfully implemented to provide for efficient and cost effective
management, maintenance and operation of the Diamond Stadium but, absent an extension of the Seventh Amendment, the Interim Agreement will expire on September 30, 2021; and,
Whereas, consistent with the legislative authorization contained in AB 1484 and SB 107 allowing successor agencies to enter into enforceable obligations for the purpose of maintaining
the assets of the former redevelopment agency and implementing enforceable obligations pursuant to underlying contracts and agreements, the Successor Agency seeks to provide for the
continued, efficient and cost effective management, maintenance and operation of the Stadium and to retain the Storm to carry out such continuing obligations on an interim basis for
in accordance with the proposed Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment; and,
Whereas, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34177(o)(1) a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule that lists all obligations of the former redevelopment agency that are enforceable
within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 34167 for the period commencing July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022 (the ROPS 21-22) which lists, among other things, as enforceable obligations
of the Successor Agency, the following obligations related to the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium (the Stadium): (i) License Agreement; (ii) Maintenance Agreement; (iii) Concession
Agreement; (iv) Stadium operations and maintenance obligations, and (v) the Interim Agreement (as amended) has been prepared for approval by the Successor Agency on January 12, 2021
and the Oversight Board on January 21, 2021 and subsequent ROPS will be similarly prepared throughout the term of the Stadium Operations Contracts.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Based on the information presented in the staff report and testimony received, the Successor Agency finds (i) that the proposed Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment to the
Interim Agreement is reasonable and necessary to satisfy the Successor Agencys contractual obligations under the Stadium Operations Contracts and to protect and maintain the assets
of the former Redevelopment Agency, (ii) that Real Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) revenues requested by the Successor Agency in the ROPS 21-22 includes funds necessary to meet the
Successor Agencys enforceable obligations, and (iii) that the Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment to the Interim Agreement is in the best interests of the taxing entities because
the Storms skills, knowledge and resources will provide continued, efficient and cost effective management, maintenance and operation of the Diamond Stadium which will protect the
publics investment in the Stadium, minimize costs and mitigate against potential breach of contract and related damages.
Section 3. Based on the above findings, the Successor Agency approves the Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment to the Stadium Interim Management Agreement by and between the Successor
Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Lake Elsinore Storm LP in substantially the form attached and authorizes and directs the Assistant Executive
Director to execute the Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment in such final form as approved by Successor Agency Counsel and submitted to and approved by the Riverside Countywide Oversight
Board. The Assistant Executive Director is further authorized to execute such other documents as necessary to implement the Amended and Restated Seventh Amendment as approved by Agency
Counsel.
Section 4. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of this Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this resolution are severable. The Successor Agency hereby
declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption in accordance with, and subject to, all applicable requirements of the Health & Safety
Code.
Passed, Approved and Adopted by the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 12th day of January, 2021.
Robert E. Magee, Chair
ATTEST:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
Agency Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, Secretary of the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. SA-2021- 0 was adopted
by the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore at a Regular meeting held on the 12th day of January, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Candice Alvarez, Agency Secretary
Reso No. SA-2021-0
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