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March 8, 2019
Council Memorandum
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Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
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Village H Property Transfer to City of Carlsbad
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· The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on the status of the Village H property
transfer from Presidio Cornerstone QC, LLC to the City of Carlsbad.
Background
At the City Council Meeting on Jan. 8, 2019, City Council accepted the dedication of Calavera
Hills Village H property from Presidio Cornerstone QC, LLC (Presidio) to the-City of Carlsbad
(City). At that time, staff anticipated recording the deed within 2 weeks of that date and
provided an estimate of 60-90 days from recordation to clean up the site and open the trail.
The transfer of the deed and subsequent recordation has been delayed due to terms of a
restrictive, conservation easement over the property, which requires 1) that the property
owner, Presidio, provide the conservation easement deed holder, The Center for Natural Lands
Management (CNLM), a 45-day notice of property transfer, and 2) that Presidio pay CNLM a
transfer fee of $10,000.
Discussion
To address 1) above, Presidio formally provided notice to CNLM on Jan. 16, 2019. Regarding
requirement 2) above, Presidio has taken exception to this requirement. The city attorney is
preparing a Concurrency Demand letter.
Per the Quarry Creek development settlement agreement between Preserve Calavera, Presidio
and the city, Presidio is responsible for covering all costs and/or fees associated with the
transfer of the Village H property to the city.
CNLM has formally approved the transfer of Village H to the city but awaits payment of the
$10,000 transfer fee from Presidio. City staff is in communication with Presidio, to help
expedite the payment. Once this fee is paid, staff will promptly record the deed to accept the
Village H property, so the city can take possession and begin the 60-90-day cleanup of the site.
Par.ks & Recreation Department
799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200 I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2826 t
Memo ID #2019021
Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
March 8, 2019
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Next Steps
Staff will continue to monitor the transactions associated with the transfer of the property.
Upon recordation of the property deed, staff will commence the approximate 60-90 day
cleanup of the site.
Also, staff is working on a communication plan to engage the community about potential
recreational uses of the Village H property. Staff anticipates that a community engagement
meeting will take place this Spring, as well as on-line surveying opportunities. Upon completion
of the community engagement, staff will report out findings and potential recommendations
for City Council consideration.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Gary Barberio, Assistant City Manager