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Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Lease Agreement, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $783,636, with G&I IX Marina Village Office Park LP for Approximately 6,944 Square Feet of Office Space Located at 1001 Marina Village Parkway to Serve as the Alameda Fire Department Administration Facility.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (Fire 10032200)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7798086&GUID=196F9D3D-4763-4232-9E24-A198B3358AD4&Options=&Search=&FullText=1>
This ordinance was not revised when it was introduced.
Full text of the ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _____
AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $783,636, WITH G&I IX MARINA VILLAGE OFFICE PARK LP FOR APPROXIMATELY 6,944 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE LOCATED AT 1001 MARINA VILLAGE PARKWAY TO SERVE AS THE ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION FACILITY
WHEREAS, the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) currently operates out of facilities that are outdated, undersized, and no longer meet the operational, safety, and spatial needs of a modern fire service; and
WHEREAS, the RRM Design Group’s Facility Assessment, presented to the City Council on October 7, 2025, identified Fire Station 1 and the adjacent Fire Administration building as high-priority facilities in need of significant upgrades to address seismic safety, space limitations, and operational inefficiencies; and
WHEREAS, a key recommendation of the assessment was to relocate Fire Administration to allow for the expansion and modernization of Fire Station 1 at its current site; and
WHEREAS, the relocation of Fire Administration will enable the consolidation of currently dispersed administrative functions-including Fire Prevention, Emergency Operations, and Emergency Medical Services-into a single facility, thereby improving coordination, communication, and service delivery; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified a cost-effective and strategically located facility at 1001 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 100, offering approximately 6,944 square feet of office space on the first floor, suitable for housing Fire Administration; and
WHEREAS, the proposed lease agreement includes a five-year term with a total cost not to exceed $783,636, inclusive of annual base rent increases of 3% beginning in Year 2, and a one-time 3% adjustment to the operational expense portion in Year 2, and includes a three-month rent-free period and early access as early as mid-April 2026; and
WHEREAS, funding for the lease will be provided through a combination of existing lease allocations in the department’s operating budget and Internal Service Fund (ISF) savings, with a request for additional funding to cover a portion of one-time move-in and setup costs; and
WHEREAS, this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense).
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Alameda does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The Interim City Manager of the City of Alameda is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the City, a five-year lease agreement with G&I IX Marina Village Office Park LP for approximately 6,944 square feet of office space located at 1001 Marina Village Parkway, subject to such technical or clarifying revisions as are reasonably determined necessary by the Interim City Manager and approved by the City Attorney. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to the same.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Alameda hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage.
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Presiding Officer of the City Council
Attest:
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 3rd day of February 2026, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 4th day of February 2026.
______________________ Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda