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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary for the Third Amendment to Lease No. 23033 with the Automobile Club of Southern California, a California corporation, for City-leased office space at 4800 Los Coyotes Diagonal, for the continued occupancy by the Long Beach Police Department, East Patrol Division. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
On August 3, 1993, the City Council authorized the execution of Lease No. 23033 between the Automobile Club of Southern California (Landlord) and the City of Long Beach for a one-story office building at 4800 Los Coyotes Diagonal (Leased Premises) to house the Long Beach Police Department, East Patrol Division (East Division) for a 10-year term. The Lease was further extended under the First and Second Amendments, respectively, for additional five-year terms. The Lease will expire on October 31, 2013, and under the provisions of the Second Amendment, the City may further extend the term for an additional three-year period.
Since 2007, the City has been pursuing ownership of the 4.73-acre former U.S. Army Reserve Center, also known as Schroeder Hall (Schroeder), at 3800 E. Willow Street, through the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process for the relocation of the East Division. A prerequisite for transfer of Schroeder is a Reuse and Homeless Assistance Plan, to provide certain services to the homeless community. In August 2008, the City executed a Legally Binding Agreement with Mental Health America to implement the Homeless Assistance Plan through a Homeless Healthcare Access Program (Program). In September 2010, the U.S. Army prepared a Finding of Suitability of Transfer and approved a Public Benefit Conveyance for Schroeder for East Division’s use of the site. In March 2013, the City Council authorized the acquisition of property at 1955-1965 Long Beach Boulevard for the accommodation of the Program.
Concurrently, the City has been working diligently to complete the step...
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