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Dockweiler State Beach / Use of a Portion of Park Property / Vero Fiber Networks, LLC / Subterraneous Fiber-Optic Cable System / Non-Exclusive Easement Agreement

Council File 26-0736

Approved — the City cleared a 30-year fiber-optic cable easement at Dockweiler State Beach, with Vero Fiber Networks paying Parks and Recreation $175,000 for underground installation along Vista Del Mar. The environmental review is done and the committee signed off; final council vote is expected by July 1st.

Introduced
2026-05-19
Last changed
2026-06-23
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-23
Committee
Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee
Initiated by
Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners
References
Board Report No. 26-022

Brief

The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners referred a proposal allowing Vero Fiber Networks, LLC to install a subterranean fiber-optic cable system on park property at Dockweiler State Beach under a non-exclusive easement agreement. The Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee approved the item on June 23, 2026. The file remains open pending full Council consideration.

Full summary

This Council File authorizes a 30-year non-exclusive easement agreement between the City and Vero Fiber Networks, LLC (VERO) for the installation and operation of an underground fiber-optic cable system at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey. The easement covers approximately 900 linear feet of underground park property at 12001 Vista Del Mar and is part of a broader Los Angeles Trans Pacific Telecommunications Cable Hub project. The Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) would receive a total of $175,000 from VERO for use of the property, with the committee authorizing acceptance of a second payment installment of $87,500. Those funds are designated for RAP's real estate and environmental functions, including acquisitions, staffing, and contractual services. On the environmental side, the Council is asked to concur with the Board of Public Works' approval of an addendum to a previously certified Environmental Impact Report dated June 17, 2024, and to find that no additional environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act is required. The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners initiated the matter on May 15, 2026. The Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee voted 2-0 (Jurado and Hernandez in favor; Nazarian absent) on June 23, 2026 to approve all recommendations and forward them to the full Council. The Council is asked to grant approval for use of the park property, approve the easement agreement in substantially the form attached to the Board report, authorize the Board President and Secretary to execute the agreement once all approvals are in place, and allow RAP to make any technical changes needed to carry out the agreement. The deadline for Council action is July 1, 2026, with an overall file time limit of July 14, 2026, making a Council vote imminent. No community impact statements have been submitted.

Activity (4)

  • 2026-06-23 Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-06-18 Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 23, 2026.
  • 2026-05-19 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners document(s) referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee.
  • 2026-05-15 Document submitted by Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners, dated May 15, 2026.

Documents (3)

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