TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute the Third Amendment to Office Lease No. 34494 between Tower 222 SP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Landlord), and the City of Long Beach (Tenant), and any and all documents necessary to extend Sublease No. 35014 between the City of Long Beach (Sublandlord) and the State of California Employment Development Department (Subtenant) for the continued use of office space at 222 West 6th Street, Suite 410, San Pedro, California, through June 30, 2024. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
DISCUSSION
On November 22, 2016, the City Council authorized the execution of Lease No. 34494 (Lease) between 222 West Sixth Street, LLC, predecessor-in-interest to Landlord, and the City of Long Beach (City), for approximately 8,020 square feet of office space at 222 West 6th Street, Suite 410, San Pedro (Premises), for the relocation and continued operation of the Harbor Gateway WorkSource Center (HGWSC). On September 19, 2017, the City Council authorized the First Amendment to the Lease to incorporate an additional 1,175 rentable square feet (Suite 480), into the Premises for the YouthSource Center. On November 15, 2022, the City Council authorized the Second Amendment to the Lease to relinquish Suite 480 and to extend the term of Suite 410 through June 30, 2023. Further, the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD), through Sublease No. 35014 (Sublease), utilizes space at the Premises to administer the Employment Services program and to provide labor exchange services to job seekers and veterans. The Lease and Sublease are currently both on month-to-month holdover status.
Through a contract with the City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department (LAEWDD), the HGWSC assists approximately 1,500 job seekers per month with no-cost job training and employment placement services and serves as America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) for the San Pedro/Harbor Area. All s...
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