Chargers present Mayor with $50,000 check for Mobile Recreation Program

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Mayor Katrina Foley officially accepted a $50,000 check last week from the Los Angeles Chargers that will go toward reviving the city’s Mobile Recreation Program and help pay for a new vehicle.

“We’re thrilled to receive this generous donation to the city,” Mayor Foley said. “The Chargers investment in this program is further proof of owner Dean Spanos’ vow to be partners with us and have his organization immerse itself in the Costa Mesa community. We look forward to many more great things to come.”

The Chargers announced in January that the team would be moving to Los Angeles and then subsequently announced that the team would move its headquarters to the Hive office complex in Costa Mesa.

In March, the team agreed to enter into a 10-year use agreement with the city to practice at the Jack Hammett Sports Complex during the NFL team’s Summer Training Camp. As part of this training camp agreement, the team will provide Costa Mesa with $150,000 a year to use the site for a potential $1.5 million over 10 years and also offered to give the $50,000 to be used for the Mobile Recreation Program.