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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute Sublease to Lease No. 26704 by and between the City of Long Beach and Sepia Productions, Inc., a California corporation, and the subsequent amendments extending the term for two additional terms, at the discretion of the City Manager, for office space at 333 West Broadway, Suite 308. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
On December 9, 1999. the City Council approved Lease No. 26704 with Kan
International, Inc., for approximately 3,318 rentable square feet of office space at 333 West Broadway, Suite 308, to house the Long Beach Police Department (“Department”), Information Technology Division.
In 2004, the office premises were sold to Western Gardena Property, LLC (“Lessor”), which became the successor in interest to Kan International, Inc., under the Lease.
On December 7. 2004, the City Council approved the First Amendment extending the term of the leased premises for five years through March 25, 2010. The First Amendment also included options to renew. The first renewal option is for a period of 42 months and the second renewal option is for a period of 60 months.
During the first term of the Lease, the Information Technology Division relocated to City Hall East and the Police Department‘s on-site Internal Affairs Division and Community Relations Division assumed occupancy of Suite 308. The Divisions utilize the leased premises to conduct Internal Affairs’ investigation interviews, as well as to provide video production services for the Police Department.
In addition to its own internal video production services, the Department has a sole source contract with Sepia Productions, Inc. (“Sepia”), for supplemental video production work. The contract provides for the production of training videos, surveillance video enhancements, promotional video projects and internal communication videos, as well as on-call status for taping high-profile crimelincident scenes. Sepia consistently provides the Department with a super...
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