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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease No. 35335 with LGB CA Holdings, LLC, dba Ross Aviation, a Delaware limited liability company, for City-owned property at 3250 Airflite Way. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
On June 12, 2018, the City Council authorized the execution of Amended and Restated Lease No. 35335 (Lease) with Ross Aviation for the continuation of Fixed Base Operator (FBO) services for general aviation at the Long Beach Airport (Airport), including aircraft hangars, aircraft tie-downs, the sale of fuel for based and transient aircraft, and the leasing of office space and facilities. The Lease further incorporated an additional 3.17 acres of land adjacent to the existing 12.16-acre leasehold to allow for Ross Aviation to develop a new common storage hangar to enhance its services dedicated to the general aviation community. The total area under the Lease is currently 15.33 acres (Leased Premises); however, this is subject to further modification based upon a survey to be completed by the Lessee and approved by the Airport. Both the development of the new hangar and the surveying of the Leased Premises has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 17, 2020, the City Council took several actions to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Long Beach community. This included a moratorium on evictions, a deferment of monthly rent, and provided for a subsequent rent repayment period for both residential and commercial renters. As the adverse effects of the pandemic continue to bear upon the community, these mitigating actions continue to evolve. On May 19, 2020, the City Council authorized an extension to the moratorium, but exempted the Airport so that it could work with its tenants on a case-by-case basis to address COVID-related impacts and negotiate rent deferments or other accommodations in accordance with Federa...
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