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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary for a Lease with Behringer Harvard Downtown Plaza LP, a Delaware limited partnership, for office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410, for the continued operation of the Citizen Police Complaint Commission, for an approximate 63-month term at an initial monthly base rent of $5,096. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
In April 1990, voters passed a proposition amending the City Charter and approving the creation of the Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC). The CPCC receives and investigates complaints of police misconduct, particularly allegations of excessive force, false arrest, racial discrimination and/or sexual harassment. The CPCC's primary role is that of fact-finding and of providing recommendations to the City Manager relative to reported police misconduct. The CPCC is empowered to conduct hearings and, through the City Attorney's office, can subpoena witnesses and records to facilitate the fact-finding process. The CPCC is not an advocate for the complainant(s), the police officer(s), or other employees of the Long Beach Police Department.
On February 12, 2002, the City Council approved Sublease No. 27781 between The Designory, Inc. (Sublessor), and the City of Long Beach (Sublessee) for approximately 2,548 rentable square feet of office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410 (Downtown Plaza), to house the CPCC. The Sublease terminates on January 31,2008, at which time the Sublessor will relinquish the space to Behringer Harvard Downtown Plaza LP (Landlord).
Earlier this year, in anticipation of the termination of the Sublease, the CPCC conducted an extensive survey of the downtown area for possible relocation sites. Based on the results of the survey, the most cost-beneficial and satisfactory office site is the CPCC's current facility at the Downtown Plaza. This location meets the CPCC's requirements in terms of close proximity to the Civic Center, t...
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