TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the Amended and Restated Access and Demolition Agreement with Plenary Properties Long Beach, LLC, Mid Block Site Devco, LP, and Mid Block Demo, LLC, all of Los Angeles, CA, and any necessary documents or agreements, to address a change order to the Civic Center Project and the demolition of the old City Hall; and
Increase appropriations in the Civic Center Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $375,000, offset by a reduction in the $6,375,000 receivable from Plenary Properties Long Beach, LLC, to $6,000,000 for early demolition of the former City Hall. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
On December 15, 2015, the City Council approved an agreement with Plenary Properties Long Beach, LLC (Plenary), for the design, build, finance, operation, and maintenance of a new Long Beach Civic Center, including City Hall, Main Library, Port Administration, and revitalized Lincoln Park (Project). At that time, the City Council approved a contract contingency to address various design updates and unforeseen conditions that might occur during construction. Over the past five years, the Project team and City of Long Beach (City) leadership have worked to design and construct facilities that meet the requirements of City operations and sustainability targets within the approved budget and contingency.
On October 30, 2020, Plenary achieved final completion on the following facilities: City Hall, Port Administration, and Main Library. The new Lincoln Park (Park) is now open and old City Hall demolition is almost complete.
As specified in the agreement, the City team is working to transfer the old City Hall site (Midblock) to Plenary for proposed development of an essential workforce housing project entitled for retail, grocer, and other related uses. On February 16, 2021, the City Council authorized execution of a Fourth Amendment to the contract with Plenary, which included an Amended and R...
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