Title
a. Receive a report on the Lake San Antonio Operations Plan (formerly known as "Monterey County Lakes Operation Plan) for Lake San Antonio; and
b. Provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the Lake San Antonio Operations Plan for Lake San Antonio.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Parks Commission:
a. Receive a report on the Lake San Antonio Operations Plan (formerly known as "Monterey County Lakes Operation Plan) for Lake San Antonio; and
b. Provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the Lake San Antonio Operations Plan for Lake San Antonio.
SUMMARY
RMA was assigned responsibility for County Parks in 2016. The Board of Supervisors received reports on the conditions of the Lakes, which generated a request for a business plan for lake operations in August 2018. In developing that Plan, it was determined that Lake San Antonio (LSA) was set up to operate more like a County Park where Lake Nacimiento was designed to operate more like a resort. County parks tend to have expenses exceed revenues where the resort has potential to make a profit in a good water year.
Based on this information, ahead of having a final Plan, the Board of Supervisors approved the removal of LSA from the Enterprise Fund when presented that it could not operate as a business-type activity and would be better suited to operate in a similar fashion to a regional County park under the General Fund. With LSA removed from the Lakes Enterprise Fund, negotiations between Basecamp and the County focused on developing a facilities management agreement for resort and recreational areas at Lake Nacimiento. This was the context used during the preparation of the initial Draft Reservoir Recreational Area Plan (Draft Plan) for LSA, which was released to the public on March 20, 2019, and shortly after presented to the Community of Lockwood, Parks Commission, Parks Ad Hoc Committee, Capital Improvement Committee and Budget Committee.
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