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Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease for a Portion of Building 169 with the Pacific Pinball Museum, a 501(C)(3) California Nonprofit Organization, Located at 1680 Viking Street, Suite 101 at Alameda Point, Alameda, California, for a Term of Thirty-Six Months. [Requires 4 affirmative votes]
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). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a lease with Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM), a California Nonprofit Corporation, for a portion of Building 169 at Alameda Point for a term of thirty-six months. PPM is the current occupant under a License Agreement with the City of Alameda (City) for a period of seven months that expired on December 31, 2024. The recommended new lease will help provide continual occupancy of the building, while City staff work to effectuate City Council's strategy for disposition and redevelopment of Alameda Point's Enterprise District.
BACKGROUND
PPM is a non-profit organization that started in 2002 and has been a tenant at Alameda Point since 2006. The goals of PPM are to: inspire an interest in electricity, physics, math and the wonders of science; stimulate an interest and appreciation for art; provide a mentor center to encourage students to learn about science, art and history; create the first pinball museum in the U.S. and preserve a valuable collection of pinball machines; educate the public on the history of the pinball machine and its impacts upon American history, art and technology; and create a destination that is educational, entertaining, and enjoyed by the entire family. ...
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