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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for the Sixth Amendment to Lease No. 30534 between Ocean Capital Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company (Landlord) and the City of Long Beach (Tenant), for office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410, for the Office of Special Events and Filming. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On November 20, 2007, the City Council authorized the execution of Lease No. 30534 (Lease) for office space at 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 410 (Site). The Site was originally occupied by the City’s Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC) until 2010, when the CPCC returned to City Hall and the Site became the home of the City’s Office of Special Events and Filming (SEF). The Lease has been amended five times to authorize term extensions, construction allowances, and changes in rent. The current term of the Lease is through July 31, 2020.
SEF is responsible for permitting all special events and film productions within the City, permitting more than 400 events each year, including festivals, runs/walks, holiday celebrations, and other activities. SEF issues an average of 500 film permits annually and is a full-service operation that provides assistance to film, television, music, commercial production, and still photography by coordinating and facilitating the permitting process, as well as serving as a liaison with local government, the community, and the production industry. SEF is in the process of finding a suitable location to relocate the office and this proposed Amendment will provided the additional five months required to complete the relocation.
Negotiations have been finalized with the Landlord and the proposed Sixth Amendment to Lease No. 30534 contains the following major terms and provisions:
· Landlord: Ocean Capital Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company.
· Tenant: City of Long Beach, a municipal corporation.
· Term: The Lease will b...
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