GILLESPIE FIELD – FIRST AMENDMENT TO INDUSTRIAL GROUND LEASE WITH SGCLMC-WELD INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P. AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 2)

The County of San Diego has approved the first amendment to an industrial ground lease at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California, extending the term with SGCLMC-Weld Investment Company, L.P. by an additional 25 years, alongside two optional renewal periods of 15 and 9 years respectively, potentially creating a total lease duration of 99 years. The amendment does not reduce the lessee’s rent obligations and incorporates the county’s Working Families Ordinance, which imposes local workforce requirements on operations at the site. This action is administratively approved under California’s Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a categorical exemption for ministerial actions on existing facilities without expansion of use, specifically under Section 15301, eliminating the need for further environmental review. The lease amendment is not the result of a competitive procurement and contains no federal acquisition regulation (FAR) clauses, nor does it involve any federal contract types, pricing structures, or appropriation data. The project is governed entirely by local jurisdictional authority, with administrative oversight by the San Diego County Department of Public Works, Airports Division. Formal acceptance and recordkeeping responsibilities reside with the county, and compliance with CEQA’s procedural requirements has been met through filing a Notice of Exemption with the appropriate state and county offices. There is no specification of delivery schedules, FOB terms, invoice methods, or federal certifications, and no details regarding small business status, UEI/CAGE codes, or contractor representations beyond the identity of the lessee. This action is purely a real property lease modification under state and local law, with no federal procurement elements.