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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for the Second Amendment to Office Lease (Contract No. 30534) with Behringer Harvard Downtown Plaza LP, a Delaware limited partnership, for office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410, for occupancy by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine’s Special Events and Filming Bureau, for an additional 26.5 month term, at the initial monthly base rent of $5,402. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On November 20,2007, the City Council approved Office Lease No. 30534 (Lease) for office space in the Downtown Plaza Office Building at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410, to house the City's Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC) staff. The Lease was amended on October 7, 2009, to provide the City with a rent credit in the amount of $22,932 for a portion of the unused tenant improvement construction allowance. The Lease expires on May 15, 2013.
In an effort to consolidate business operations and implement cost savings in the General Fund, the CPCC will relocate to City Hall, saving the General Fund $69,360 annually. The Special Events and Filming Bureau (SEF) lease at One World Trade Center, Suite 300, will expire in July 2010, and it is cost effective for them to assume occupancy of CPCC's office suite in the Downtown Plaza Office Building.
The SEF is responsible for permitting all special events and film productions within the City of Long Beach. SEF permits more than 160 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 businesses by coordinating and facilitating the permitting process, as well as serving as a liaison with local government, the community and the production industry.
Based on a survey of several other properties, it was determ...
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