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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute the First Amendment to Lease No. 11661 between the City of Long Beach (Lessor) and the Long Beach Firemen’s Credit Union, a nonprofit corporation (Lessee), for City-owned property at 2245 Argonne Avenue. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
On January 23, 1973, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute Lease No. 11661 (Lease) with the Long Beach Firemen's Credit Union (LBFCU) for a 3,750 square foot parcel of land (Premises) located at 2245 Argonne Avenue adjacent to Fire Station No. 17 on the campus of the Fire Department Training Center (see Attachment). The 35-year Lease, scheduled to terminate on May 3, 2008, provided for the construction of a 1,400 square foot building at Lessee's sole expense for use as the offices of the LBFCU. Since the initial construction, the building has been modified at Lessee's sole expense and is currently a two-story building measuring approximately 4,000 square feet. The annual rent for the Premises is $1. In addition, the LBFCU provides like-kind consideration in the form of valuable services to approximately 3,100 current members of the LBFCU; construction and maintenance of all improvements on the Premises, including landscaping, and free use by the City of the building's conference room, which is also utilized during training center operations as the back-up emergency operations center.
Established in 1936, LBFCU provides banking, credit and loan services to employees and retirees of the Long Beach Fire Department, employees of LBFCU and members of affiliated organizations such as Long Beach Fire Fighters Local 372. In order to support long-term planning efforts for continued operations on the Premises, LBFCU has requested a Lease extension.
The First Amendment to Lease No. 11661 has been proposed containing the following major provisions:
· Term: The term of the Lease shall be extended for an additional 35 years and shall terminate on May 3, 2043.
· Rent: The ...
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