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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute lease by and between the City of Long Beach and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Long Beach, a California nonprofit corporation, for City-owned property located at 1835 West Willard Street, for a term of 30 years at $1 annual rent. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
In 1979, the City executed a ten-year lease for City-owned property located at 1835 West Willard Street (adjacent to Admiral Kidd Park) with the, then known as, Boys Clubs of Long Beach, Inc. The current Boys and Girls Clubs of Long Beach (BGC Long Beach) used the facility to provide recreational opportunities and character building programs and activities for youth in the community. In 1989, the City executed another ten-year lease to enable BGC Long Beach to continue providing services to youth in the community. Subsequent lease amendments were authorized to: 1 ) extend the contract term through September 17, 2004 and 2) expand the leased premises to allow for the construction of basketball courts adjacent to Admiral Kidd Park. The amendments were executed in 1991 and 1992 respectively. The annual rent for the premises is $1, in addition to consideration in the form of use of their outdoor facilities by the public at any time when BGC Long Beach is not operating, or at other mutually agreed upon times. BCG Long Beach has continued operations from 1835 West Willard Street on a month-
to-month basis since the lease expiration in September 2004.
In Spring 2004, BGC Long Beach was awarded a grant in the amount of $1 million by the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (formerly California Youth Authority), for the expansion of their existing building. The proposed expansion will add approximately 13,144 square feet to the existing two-story structure, yielding approximately 20,300 square feet. The improvement will be made upon unimproved land, which is part of their leased premises. First floor improvements include a
gymnasium, wei...
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