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File #: 21-487   
Type: Board Letter for Consent Status: Passed
File created: 9/20/2021 In control: Real Property and Asset Management Committee
On agenda: Final action: 10/12/2021
Title: Authorize five new agricultural leases with Coxco, LLC, Joey DeConinck Farms, and HayDay Farms Venture, LLC, thereby allowing these existing lessees to continue their farming operations on Metropolitan's fee-owned properties in the Palo Verde Valley. General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [Conference with real property negotiators; properties are approximately 18,086 gross acres of land north and south of Interstate 10 near Blythe, California in the counties of Riverside and Imperial, also known as PROPERTY GROUP 1: RIVERSIDE COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 821-100-018; 821-100-019; 821-150-018; 821-160-012; 821-160-013; 824-200-048; 863-140-002; 863-150-001; 863-170-005; 863-170-006; 863-180-003; 863-180-004; 863-180-005; 863-220-005; 866-040-004; 866-040-005; 866-040-007; 866-040-008; 866-080-001; 866-080-002; 866-080-003; 866-080-005; 866-080-012; 866-090-002; 866-090-009; 866-090-010; 866-090-013; 866-090-014; 872-150-005;...
Sponsors: RPAM
Attachments: 1. 10122021 RPAM 7-11 Presentation.pdf

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Authorize five new agricultural leases with Coxco, LLC, Joey DeConinck Farms, and HayDay Farms Venture, LLC, thereby allowing these existing lessees to continue their farming operations on Metropolitan’s fee-owned properties in the Palo Verde Valley.  General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA.

[Conference with real property negotiators; properties are approximately 18,086 gross acres of land north and south of Interstate 10 near Blythe, California in the counties of Riverside and Imperial, also known as PROPERTY GROUP 1:  RIVERSIDE COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 821-100-018; 821-100-019; 821-150-018; 821-160-012; 821-160-013; 824-200-048; 863-140-002; 863-150-001; 863-170-005; 863-170-006; 863-180-003; 863-180-004; 863-180-005; 863-220-005; 866-040-004; 866-040-005; 866-040-007; 866-040-008; 866-080-001; 866-080-002; 866-080-003; 866-080-005; 866-080-012; 866-090-002; 866-090-009; 866-090-010; 866-090-013; 866-090-014; 872-150-005; 872-160-006; 872-160-007; 872-160-008; 872-160-009; 872-180-006; 872-180-009; 878-020-004; 878-020-005; 878-020-008; 878-030-009; 878-030-016; 878-091-001; 878-091-005; 878-091-006  PROPERTY GROUP 2: RIVERSIDE COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 833-210-006; 833-210-012; 833-260-001; 833-260-003; 833-260-004; 833-260-005; 833-270-003; 833-270-004; 833-270-00  PROPERTY GROUP 3: RIVERSIDE COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 878-081-001; 878-081-002; 878-081-004; 878-081-005; 878-081-006; 878-081-012; 878-082-001; 878-082-007; 878-111-017; 878-112-014; 878-112-015; 878-120-013; 878-120-015; 878-130-010; 878-130-011; 878-161-014; 878-161-015; 878-162-002; 878-162-003; 878-191-004; 878-192-001; 878-192-002; 878-193-007; 878-193-011; 878-193-013; 878-201-001; 878-220-005; 878-220-014; 878-220-015; 878-230-006; 878-230-007; 878-230-008; 878-240-021; 879-210-026; 879-240-007; 879-240-029; 879-240-032; 879-240-033; 879-261-004; 879-262-005; 879-262-011; 879-262-014 AND IMPERIAL COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 006-090-003; 006-210-009; 006-210-021; 006-210-029; 006-220-010; 006-220-013; 006-220-019; 006-220-021; 006-220-022; 006-220-058  PROPERTY GROUP 4: IMPERIAL COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 006-090-008; 006-090-009; 006-090-010; 006-090-011; 006-090-012; 006-090-013; 006-090-029; 006-120-082; 006-120-089; 006-150-065; 006-220-057  PROPERTY GROUP 5: RIVERSIDE COUNTY ASSESSOR PARCEL NOS. 866-130-001; 866-130-002; 866-130-003; 866-130-004; 866-210-006; 866-210-010; 866-240-004; 866-240-009; 866-250-008; 866-250-009; 866-250-011; 869-130-001; 869-270-006; 869-270-010; 869-291-002; 869-291-003; 869-291-005; 869-291-009; 869-292-001; 869-292-002; 869-292-003; 872-080-006; 872-080-007; 872-080-008; 872-090-005; 872-090-006; 872-090-007; 872-090-008; 872-100-001; 872-340-014; 872-340-018; 872-352-003; 872-352-010; 872-352-017; 872-360-001; 872-360-003; 872-370-002; 872-370-008; 872-370-013; 872-370-014; 872-370-016; 872-370-018; 875-021-001; 875-021-002; 875-021-006; 875-021-007; 875-021-008; 875-021-013; 875-021-014; 875-022-003; 875-022-004; 875-022-005; 875-022-006; 875-022-012; 875-030-012; 875-030-014; 875-030-027; 875-030-028; 875-040-006; 875-071-001; 875-071-002; 875-071-003; 875-071-004; 875-071-005; 875-071-006; 875-071-007; 875-071-012; 875-071-013; 875-071-014; 875-071-015; 875-131-005; 875-131-006; 875-131-009; 875-131-010; 875-171-001; 875-171-002; 875-250-010; 878-040-008; 878-050-003; 878-050-004; 878-050-005; 878-050-006; 878-050-010; 878-050-011; 878-050-012; 878-050-013; 878-060-002; 878-070-001; 878-092-003; 878-092-016; 878-092-017; 878-092-018; 878-101-004; 878-101-005; 878-151-004; 878-151-005; 878-152-003; 878-152-031; 878-202-003; 878-202-005; 878-240-009; 878-240-010; 878-240-011; 878-240-012; agency negotiators: Anna Olvera and Kevin Webb; negotiating parties: Joseph Albert DeConinck dba Joey DeConinck Farms, Tim Cox dba Coxco LLC, and Dale Tyson dba HayDay Farms Venture LLC; under negotiation: price and terms; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8]

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