Land Lease Agreement for Pedestrian Port of Entry Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025100490
Public Agency
City of Calexico
Document Title
Land Lease Agreement for Pedestrian Port of Entry Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/10/2025
Document Description
The Calexico West Land Port of Entry Expansion and Reconfiguration Project, managed by the US General Services Administration (GSA), is entering its final phase. This phase entails the construction of a Temporary Pedestrian Facility, demolition of the existing Pedestrian Processing Facility, and construction of a new Pedestrian Processing Facility. Initial construction work has commenced, with Hensel Phelps serving as the general contractor.
To support construction of the project, the City of Calexico has executed a Land Lease Agreement with Hensel Phelps for use of two City-owned sites proximate to the Temporary Pedestrian Facility and new permanent Pedestrian Processing Facility: Border Friendship Park at E. 1st Street and Paulin Avenue, and the East Parking Lot at 352 E. 1st Street, adjacent to the former Valley Orthopedic Clinic, which was damaged in a structural fire. The lease would facilitate temporary use of the land for construction laydown, parking for Customs & Border Protection (CBP officials), and contractor operations through March 2029. The lease authorizes the demolition of the former Valley Orthopedic Clinic building and removal of flatwork/landscape materials at Border Friendship Park.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Coyne
Agency Name
City of Calexico
Job Title
Planning & Building Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Brent Larson
Agency Name
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Calexico
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
E. 1st Street & Heber Ave. and Paulin Ave. and E. 1st Street
Zip
92231
Total Acres
3.1
Jobs
25
Parcel #
058-510-004, 058-521-006, and 058-535-001
State Highways
SR-111 and SR-98
Railways
Southern Pacific Company
Airports
Calexico International Airport
Schools
Calexico Unified School District
Waterways
New River, All American Canal
Other Location Info
Former Valley Orthopedic Clinic Parking Lot and Border Friendship Park
Other Information
Calexico International Pedestrian Port of Entry
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities; and Class 4, Section 15304 - Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 - Existing Facilities and Section 15304, Class 4 – Minor Alterations to Land as the lease involves demolition and removal of small structures, minor grading, and minor temporary use of land. None of the exceptions to a categorical exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to the subject project.
County Clerk
Imperial
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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