To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: License between County and Navy for Sheriff-Coroner’s Use of a Portion of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a license agreement with the Navy, permitting the Sheriff-Coroner to use an approximately 80-acre portion of the former Concord Naval Weapon Station (Premises) for public safety training purposes during the period from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. (Project Number 2505-WLP220)
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute sublicense agreements for public safety training purposes, subject to approval by the County Administrator and approved as to form by County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. There is no cost associated with this license agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Sheriff-Coroner and other organizations have used the Premises for public safety training purposes since December 2016.
The Navy has agreed to allow the Sheriff-Coroner to manage training scheduling under a yearly license agreement for the Premises. The license with the Navy allows the Sheriff-Coroner to grant sublicenses to other organizations that participate in public safety training. From time to time, the Sheriff-Coroner may sublicense the Premises to another public agency for the other agency’s use for public safety training. In addition, the Sheriff-Coroner may elect to sublicense the Premises to one or more private companies that conduct safety training for public agencies, thereby reducing the burden on the Sheriff-Coroner of scheduling training for numerous public agencies at this unique facility.
The license agreement requires the County to indemnify and hold the Navy harmless for the County’s activities under the license. Sublicenses granted by the County will require the sublicensee to hold the County harmless from liabilities arising from the sublicensee’s activities under the sublicense.
Office of the Sheriff-Coroner staff recommends that the Board approve the execution of the license agreement with the United States in order to continue public safety training at this location.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Sheriff-Coroner will not be able to enter into an agreement with the Navy for use of the Premises at the former Concord Naval Weapon Station’s facilities for public safety training.