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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary for the First Amendment to Lease No. 27641 with Shoreline Yacht Club of Long Beach, a California not-for-profit corporation, as successor-in-interest to Shoreline Management, LLC, for City-owned property located at 386 Shoreline Drive South, to extend the term through March 1, 2037. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
In late 1999, the City Council authorized the execution of a lease between the City of Long Beach and Shoreline Management LLC (Lessee), for approximately 3,500 square feet of City-owned property at 386 Shoreline Drive South, located within the Shoreline Marina Parking Lot, for the development and operation of a yacht club. Lease No. 27641 was executed in February 2002 with a commencement date of March 1, 2002 and provided for an initial term of 25 years, with two five-year options to renew for a total lease term of 35 years. The Lessee prepaid the rent for the initial term in the amount of $94,540, as well as funded the costs associated with the construction of the yacht club, which includes a two-story, 7,000 square foot clubhouse and a 3,000 square foot deck. As customary, any improvements remaining on City-leased property at the end of the Lease term will become City-owned.
The Lessee sponsors and participates in a number of public events such as the Parade of 1,000 Lights, the Charity Regatta for The Children’s Clinic, a 4th of July breakfast, numerous sailing races, boating safety classes, maritime-related instruction programs, and offers scholarships to local Boys and Girls Clubs to attend its Junior Sailing program. In addition, the Lessee is the host yacht club for the West Coast Transpac Race.
The Lessee is exploring options to refinance its existing construction loan for the improvements to this property. The initial term of the Lease will end on March 1, 2027, at which time the Lessee may exercise its first of two five-year options to further extend t...
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