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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary for a lease by and between the City of Long Beach and 600 West 15th Street, LLC, for industrial warehouse space at 600 West 15th Street for the relocation of the Long Beach Police Department’s long-term property and evidence storage. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
Since 2005, the Long Beach Police Department (PD) has leased property at 1439 Cota Avenue and 1412-1440 Seabright Avenue (Cota Facility) consisting of three concrete and corrugated metal warehouse buildings totaling approximately 12,000 square feet (SF) for its long-term property and evidence storage functions. The current rental rate for the Cota Facility is $0.92 per SF which does not include separate utilities, real estate taxes and insurance.
PD has ongoing requirements for storing evidence, which have increased over the past ten years. To meet its increasing storage needs, the PD utilizes approximately 33 storage containers placed within the yard at the Cota Facility; however, the use of storage containers is inefficient. The term of the lease at the Cota Facility is set to expire on October 31, 2015.
In anticipation of the expiration of said lease, a site search was conducted of larger warehouse and storage facilities in the neighboring areas. A site was located at 600 W. 15th Street in the Magnolia Industrial Area which meets PD’s primary objective of increasing the amount of storage space within a single closed facility. In addition, the monthly rental rate for this facility is 33 percent lower than the Cota Facility.
To provide for the relocation of the PD storage functions to 600 W. 15th Street, a proposed Lease has been negotiated containing the following major terms and conditions:
Landlord: 600 W. 15th Street, LLC, a California limited liability company.
Tenant: City of Long Beach, a municipal corporation.
Leased Premises: The Leased Premises consist of approximately 19,012 square feet of industria...
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