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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 Maxwell, Community Development Director Potter, and Assistant Community Development Director Mocanu, to negotiate on the City’s behalf, based on direction provided by the City Council.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve Eric Levitt, Lisa Maxwell, Debbie Potter, and Nanette Mocanu as real property negotiators for the potential leasing of Building 169;
- Identify other staff as negotiators; or
- Choose not to negotiate the potential lease of either Building 169
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact from the approval of real property negotiators.
MUNICIPAL CODE/POLICY DOCUMENT CROSS REFERENCE
This action has no effect on the Alameda Municipal Code.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Approval of real property negotiators is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, as topic at hand involves the negotiation of the possible lease of property.
CLIMATE IMPACTS
This action has no climate impacts.
RECOMMENDATION
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 Leasing of Building 169 at 1680 Viking Street.
CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager requests approval of the Real Property Negotiators.
Respectfully submitted,
Gerry Beaudin, Assistant City Manager
cc: Eric Levitt, City Manager