File #: 2020-7623   
Type: Consent Calendar Item
Body: City Council
On agenda: 1/21/2020
Title: Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Assistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community Development Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director, as Real Property Negotiators for the Potential Lease of Building 169 at 1680 Viking. (City Manager)
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Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Assistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community Development Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director, as Real Property Negotiators for the Potential Lease of Building 169 at 1680 Viking. (City Manager)

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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The City of Alameda (City) has received private party interest in leasing Building 169 at Alameda Point. The inquiry initiates the need to identify real property negotiators to represent the City in connection with such prospective negotiations. As such, staff is recommending that the City Council designate City Manager Levitt, Assistant City Attorney Maxwell, Community Development Director Potter, and Assistant Community Development Director Mocanu, as the real property negotiators, which will allow them to meet with City Council in closed session to discuss price, terms and conditions related to possible lease, offer Building 169 for lease in a manner compliant with all applicable laws and represent the City in negotiations with a public or private party.

BACKGROUND

Building 169, containing approximately 43,355 rentable square feet, located at 1680 Viking Street on Alameda Point, is currently leased to Pacific Pinball Museum. The lease agreement was entered into on February 1, 2017, and expires January 31, 2020.

DISCUSSION

Under Government Code Section 54956.8, Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 9, the City Council must identify the real property negotiators for negotiation of the terms, price and conditions concerning real property, such as Building 169. Staff recommends that the negotiators be Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Assistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community Development Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director, for the potential leasing of Building 169. This will allow City Manager Levitt, Assistant City Attorney Ma...

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