Approval of Fifth Amendment to Master License and Operating Agreement with Family Services Association at Norton Younglove Community Center, James A. Venable Co
Summary
SCH Number
2026080962
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Approval of Fifth Amendment to Master License and Operating Agreement with Family Services Association at Norton Younglove Community Center, James A. Venable Co
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/26/2026
Document Description
[PROJECT TITLE CONTINUED]: Venable Community Center and Lakeland Village Community Center, and Lakeland Village Sports Park
On May 9, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Minute Order 3.10, the Master License and Operating Agreement by and between the County of Riverside (County) and Family Service Association (FSA) for operations of the Norton Younglove Community Center, James A. Venable Community Center/Cabazon Child Development Center and Eddie Dee Smith Senior Center (Agreement). The Agreement was for a term of approximately three years expiring June 30, 2020. During the term of this Agreement, FSA is required to provide community center services which include youth, adult, and senior programs as outlined and further described within the Agreement. The scope of those services includes community, recreational, healthcare, child development, and food programs.
On July 2, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Minute Order 3.6, the First Amendment to the Agreement. This First Amendment served to refine and improve the Agreement and to formally address the necessity for background checks and confidentiality with all Community Center Operators. On June 30, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Minute Order 3.16, the Second Amendment to the Agreement. A Second Amendment extended the term for three years and transferred the Eddie Dee Smith Senior Center to the City of Jurupa Valley on June 30, 2020, removing this facility from the scope of the Agreement through the Second Amendment. On June 27, 2023, a Third Amendment, extended the term an additional three years and reduced the square footage of the James A. Venable space, by excluding the Board of Supervisors 5th District space. On December 16, 2025, a Fourth Amendment was adopted, adding the Lakeland Village Community Center and Library to the Agreement, increasing compensation to account for the new Center.
Facilities Management-Real Estate (FM-RE) now proposes to update the Agreement through a Fifth Amendment which would expand services at the Lakeland Village Community Center to include the Lakeland Village Sports Park to provide community, senior, childcare and recreations programs and increase the compensation to account for the addition of the Lakeland Village Sports Park.
The Fifth Amendment to the Agreement is defined as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is for the use of existing facilities and no expansion of the existing facility will occur. The operation of the facilities will continue to provide community services. No additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
County of Riverside Facilities Management
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Lake Elsinore, Riverside, unincorporated Cabazon area of Riverside County
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
255-080-041, 526-170-020, 381-300-004
Other Location Info
Norton Younglove Community Center: 459 Center Street, east of Michigan Avenue, Riverside California, 92507, Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 255-080-041
James A. Venable Community Center/Cabazon Child Development Center: 50390 Carmen Avenue, east of Broadway, Cabazon, California 92230, APN 526-170-020
Lakeland Village Community Center/Lakeland Village Childcare Center/Lakeland Village Sports Park: 16275 Grand Avenue, west of Santa Rosa Drive, Lake Elsinore, 92530, Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 381-300-004
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement, permitting continued use of existing facilities.
This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited to the continued use of the existing community centers in Riverside, Cabazon, and Lakeland Village. The project would not substantially increase or expand the use of the sites; and is limited to revising the reimbursement of services structure and inclusion of programs at the Lakeland Village Sports Park, which will result in the continued use of the sites in a similar capacity; therefore, the project is exempt as the project meets the scope and intent of the Class 1 Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement, permitting continued use of existing facilities.
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Fifth Amendment to the Agreement is limited to an extension of term for continued use of existing facilities which will not expand or increase the capacity or intensity of use of the sites. The use and operation of the facilities will be substantially similar to the existing use and will not create any new environmental impacts to the surrounding area. No impacts beyond the ongoing, existing use of the sites would occur. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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