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Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Lease for a Restaurant Suite Portion of the Historic Alameda Theatre Complex, with Play House, LLC, Doing Business as Director's Cut (Project Burger), Located at 2319 Central Avenue, Alameda, California, for a Term of Thirty-Six (36) Months with One (1) Extension Option for Thirty-Six (36) Months. [Requires 4 affirmative votes]
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 24361815)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Adam W. Politzer, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the Interim City Manager to execute a new Lease with the existing tenant, Play House, LLC doing business as Director's Cut ("Project Burger" or "Tenant") for an approximately 1,850 square foot existing restaurant space located in a portion of the Historic Alameda Theater Complex at 2319 Central Avenue, Alameda, California, for an initial term of thirty-six (36) months with one (1) extension option for an additional thirty-six (36) months depicted in Exhibit 1, attached here to.
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda (City) owns the Historic Alameda Theater Complex (Complex) located at 2315 and 2319 Central Avenue. The Complex, designed by Art Deco architect Timothy L. Pflueger, was opened in 1932, and underwent significant renovations in 2006.?The Complex includes the theater and cineplex leased to a private operator, and two retail suites with separate entrances on Central Avenue. One suite is currently occupied by a barber shop and the other by a restaurant, Play House, LLC, doing business as Director's Cut but operating as Project Burger.
Project Burger has been a tenant of the City, and operating a family-friendly, sit-down restaurant at this location since 2018 in approximatel...
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