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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Lease in Favor of Stephen and Norma Morris Family Trust with Respect to the Lease of Real Property Between Stephen W. and Norma G. Morris, and the City of Alameda for the Tidelands Parcel Adjacent to the Uplands Parcel at 1354 Eastshore Drive, Alameda, CA.
This action is exempt from further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Community Development 21661825)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Lease (Assignment) in favor of Stephen and Norma Morris Family Trust (Assignee) with respect to the Lease of Real Property dated January 29, 1984 (Lease), between Stephen W. and Norma G. Morris (Assignor), and the City of Alameda (City) for the Tidelands parcel (Tidelands Parcel) adjacent to the uplands parcel at 1354 Eastshore Drive, Alameda (Upland Parcel). The Assignment is attached as Exhibit 1 and the Lease is attached as Exhibit 2. A map with the location of the parcels is attached as Exhibit 3. This Assignment is being requested because the Assignor is transferring its home on the Uplands Parcel, as part of Assignor's estate planning efforts, and requested to transfer also the adjacent Tidelands Parcel to Assignee, a family trust.
BACKGROUND
The City acquired the Tidelands Parcel, as well as others, from the State of California to be held in trust for the people of California pursuant to Chapter 348 of the Statutes of 1913, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 594 of the Statutes of 1917. Historically in Alameda, tidelands parcels abutting privately-owned upland residential parcels have been leased exclusively to the upland property owners for the cons...
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