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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary for the Third Amendment to Lease No. 30534 between 211 East Ocean LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as successor in interest to Behringer Harvard Downtown Plaza LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Landlord) and the City of Long Beach (Tenant) for office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410, for the Office of Special Events and Filming. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On November 20, 2007, the City Council authorized the execution of Lease No. 30534 (Lease) for office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410 (Site). Further amended to extend the term, the Site was originally occupied by the City’s Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC) until 2010 when the CPCC returned to City Hall and the Site became the home of the City’s Office of Special Events and Filming (SEF).
Responsible for permitting all special events and film productions within the City, SEF permits more than 400 events each year, including festivals, runs/walks, holiday celebrations, and other activities. It also issues over 450 film permits annually and is a full-service operation that provides assistance to film, television, music, commercial production and still photography by coordinating and facilitating the permitting process, as well as serving as a liaison with local government, the community, and the production industry. The Site provides an ideal location for SEF to conduct its business operations. It allows SEF to remain in close proximity to its clients and partners, which include the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Downtown Long Beach Associates and the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. The Site is centrally located in the downtown area and within walking distance of many of the permitted activities that require compliance monitoring.
Lease No. 30534 terminated on July 31, 2015. City staff began negotiations early in the year to extend the term ...
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