TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute the First Amendment to Lease No. 27624 by and between 444 W. Ocean, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and the City of Long Beach for City-leased office space at 444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suites 1700 and 1720, for the Neighborhood Services Bureau of the Department of Community Development for a five-year extended term at the initial monthly base rent of $13,931. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On January 22, 2002, the City Council authorized the execution of Lease No. 27624 between 444 W. Ocean, LLC (Landlord), and the City of Long Beach for approximately 6,431 rentable square feet (RSF) of office space at 444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1700, to house the administrative and grants staff of the Department of Community Development's Neighborhood Services Bureau.
The Neighborhood Services Bureau administers the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, coordinates the Neighborhood Improvement Strategy (NIS), administers the Long Beach Family Safety Initiative and is the staff support to the Community Development Advisory Commission. Additionally, the Bureau offers certain other services to assist residents and community groups improve the quality of life in Long Beach neighborhoods. To facilitate these various programs, field staff provides individual assistance at the Atlantic Avenue Neighborhood Resource Center and the four storefront Community Police Centers, as well as making presentations to the community at monthly meetings and special events.
To further enhance the Bureau's programs, Community Development's Housing Rehabilitation Division is being reassigned from the Housing Services Bureau (located at 110 Pine Avenue, Suite 1200) to the Neighborhood Services Bureau. This reassignment will allow the Housing Rehabilitation Division to better coordinate and market its services with the Neighborhood Improvement Division, which offers housing improvement grants and the Code Enforcemen...
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