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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for the First Amendment to Lease No. 27628 (Parcel J9) and the First Amendment to Lease No. 27940 (Parcels J8A and J8B) with Pacific Jet Center, LLC, a California limited liability company, for City-owned property at 2601 East Spring Street at the Long Beach Airport. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
On April 1, 2015, Lease Nos. 27628 and 27940 (Leases) for the property at 2601 East Spring Street at the Long Beach Airport (Airport) were assigned to Tuncang Group Inc., a California corporation (Tenant). A map showing the Leased Premises is attached. On March 22, 2017, Tenant filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code. Since receiving notification of the bankruptcy filing, City staff have been working with the City Attorney’s office and outside bankruptcy counsel to recoup any and all outstanding amounts owed to the City under the terms of the Leases. The duly-appointed and acting Chapter 7 Trustee (Trustee) for the Tenant bankruptcy estate seeks to assign the Leases to Keith Furlong and David Parsons as Pacific Jet Center, LLC (PJC), secured creditors of the Tenant’s estate.
Due to security concerns with the management of the property by the Tenant, the City sought to regain control of the leasehold and hire an operator to manage the property on its behalf. The Trustee opposed the City’s attempt to regain control of the property. In an effort to compromise with the Trustee and avoid continued litigation, on July 11, 2017, the City Council, in closed session, authorized the City Attorney to seek an alternative resolution.
The City is amenable to the assignment of the Leases to PJC, subject to amendments to bring the leaseholds in line with the Airport’s current minimum standards for aeronautical activities. The terms and rent amounts from the original lease agreements remain unchanged. The proposed amendments to the Leases wi...
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