TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager or designee, to execute the Second Amendment to Lease No. 34170 between 4811 Airport Plaza, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the City of Long Beach, a municipal corporation for office space at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Suites 110, 120, and 200, and any and all documents necessary for subleases by and between the City of Long Beach and various agencies and organizations on an as-needed basis as necessary throughout the term of the lease, for the continued operations of the WorkPlace by the Workforce Development Bureau in the Department of Economic Development; and
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Economic Development Department by $457,760, offset by reimbursement revenues. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
On December 15, 2015, the City Council authorized Lease No. 34170 (Lease) between the City of Long Beach (City) and 4811 Airport Plaza, LLC (Landlord), for approximately 22,511 rentable square feet of office space at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Suites 110, 120 and 200 (Premises) (Attachment). The Lease allowed for the relocation of the former Career Transition Center, now known as the WorkPlace, an America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) for job training and employment services. On August 13, 2019, the City Council authorized the First Amendment to Lease No. 34170 to allow for additional janitorial services by the Landlord at the Premises. The current term of the Lease will expire on July 31, 2023. The City has the option to extend for a period of five years upon written notice to the Landlord.
The Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network (Pacific Gateway), administered by the City through the Economic Development Department's Workforce Development Bureau, has operated since October 1997 in partnership with various public and private organizations. A current City partner, the State Employment Development Department (EDD), subleases space at the WorkPlace. Pacific Gatewa...
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