Hesperia Lake Park operating agreement extended to 2031; council clears five more years for county library on Seventh Avenue

Hesperia Lake Park will stay under the management of the Hesperia Recreation and Park District through Sept. 30, 2031, under a five-year extension reported to the Hesperia City Council at a special meeting Aug. 4.

The item was a receive-and-file report on the council's consent calendar. Draft minutes show the consent calendar passed 5-0 on a motion by Council Member Gregg, seconded by Council Member Ochoa.

Hesperia Lake Park

A staff report from Development Services Director Orlando Acevedo says the city and the Hesperia Water District own the park, and the park district runs it under an operating agreement with a 25-year term that dates to 2001. That agreement was due to expire Sept. 30, 2026.

The park district formally approved a five-year extension, the report says. All existing terms carry over, including a provision allowing termination on 120 days' notice.

The report says the extension keeps the park "open and programmed for residents and visitors" and gives the two agencies time to keep talking about long-range plans for the park. It lists no cost to the city.

The report says the item came to the council for public information only, since the agreement's structure is unchanged and the city takes on nothing new.

Library lease

On the same consent calendar, the council authorized the city manager to let San Bernardino County exercise its first five-year extension option on the Hesperia Branch Library at 9650 Seventh Ave.

The city has leased the building to the county since 2006, according to a second staff report. The original term was 20 years, with two five-year extension options. The rent is $1 a year.

The current lease runs through Sept. 30, 2026. The county notified the city in a June 22 letter that it intended to use the first option, the report says. The lease continues on its existing terms.

Also approved

The same 5-0 vote covered seven other consent items listed in the draft minutes. Among them:

• A resolution amending Final Tract Map No. 18955-3, which creates 122 residential lots on about 50.72 acres in the Tapestry Specific Plan. The applicant is Silverwood Development Phase I LLC. A staff report says the amendment reconfigures several lots and realigns Prado Court and Bridgewater Street.
• Materials purchases for a traffic signal at Seventh Avenue and Sequoia Street, capped at $209,780 from American Right of Way Inc. and $49,423 from SWARCO McCain Inc.
• A $427,750 amendment to the Data Ticket Inc. contract covering citation processing and collections, bringing the cap to $880,000 and extending it to June 30, 2027.

After the open session, the council met in closed session. The draft minutes say no action was reported.