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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary for a lease between the City of Long Beach and the Historical Society of Long Beach, California, a California nonprofit corporation, for the use and occupancy of City-owned property at 4258-4260 Atlantic Avenue for a twenty-year term. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
On September 19, 2006, the City Council authorized the acquisition of property at 4258-4260 Atlantic Avenue and the execution of a Right of Entry Permit with the Historical Society of Long Beach, California. The property, formerly occupied by the Icaro Gallery, is located just north of Carson Street, in the heart of Bixby Knolls, near restaurants, coffee shops, retail shops, and the Black Box Theater (see Exhibit "A"). The building on the property encompasses more that 5,000 square feet of gallery space, a mini kitchen, high ceilings, and a basement vault area.
The property was acquired in anticipation of occupancy by the Historical Society. The property would provide a permanent location for the Historical Society to display historical artifacts in one location for public viewing and to offer retail sales of promotional items. Additionally, the concrete basement vault would provide excellent storage space for historical archives. The Historical Society currently occupies the property under a Right of Entry Permit to allow certain improvements to be initiated to prepare for a Smithsonian Exhibit Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement. This exhibition, in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach, is a national tour that includes this site as the only scheduled Southern California location.
To accommodate the Historical Society on a long-term basis, a proposed lease has been negotiated with the following major provisions:
· Lessor: City of Long Beach
· Lessee: Historical Society of Long Beach, California, a California nonprofit corporation.
· Leased Premises: 4258-4260 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach...
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