Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City, ("Lessee"), desires to enter into a lease agreement with Livingston Court Management LLC, ("Lessor"), for the lease of approximately 1,600 square feet of office space located at 3585 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43227 and the contiguous parking spaces on the premises. The aforementioned building is the proposed site of the City's "Neighborhood Pride Center". The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to execute those documents necessary to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement between the aforementioned parties, with the City having the option to extend the lease for three (3) additional one year periods if so desired.
Emergency action is requested to allow the execution of this agreement to proceed, thus allowing the City to immediately carry out its "Neighborhood Pride Center" operations without delay.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute those documents necessary to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement between the City of Columbus and Livingston Court Management LLC, for the lease of approximately 1,600 square feet of office space located at 3585 East Livingston Avenue and the contiguous parking spaces, as the proposed site of the City's "Neighborhood Pride Center"; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City, ("Lessee"), desires to enter into a lease agreement with Livingston Court Management LLC, ("Lessor"), for the lease of approximately 1,600 square feet of office space located at 3585 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43227, and the contiguous parking spaces on the premises; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned building is the proposed site of the City's "Neighborhood Pride Center"; and
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that the rent consideration for the term of the lease and any subsequent renewal periods, shall be the covenants, conditions, agreements and stipulations contained within the Lease and the Lessee's best efforts to make available certain city government information and service within the immediate area and community overall; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute those documents necessary to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement, with certain options to extend the Lease if so desired, for the lease of certain real property located at 3585 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43227 for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development be, and hereby is, authorized to execute those documents approved by the Department of Law, Division of Real Estate necessary to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement by and between the City of Columbus, ("Lessee"), and Livingston Court Management LLC ("Lessor") for the lease of approximately 1,600 square feet of office space located at 3585 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43227, and the contiguous parking spaces on premises.
Section 2. That the terms and conditions of the lease shall be in form approved by the City Attorney's Office and shall include the following:
a) The annual rent shall be the covenants, conditions, agreements and stipulations contained within the Lease and the Lessee's best efforts to make available certain city government information and service within the immediate area and community overall.
b) The term of this Lease shall be for a one (1) year period, with the option of extending this Lease for three (3) additional one (1) year periods commencing immediately upon the last day of the initial term of any subsequent term.
c) Such other terms and conditions as agreed to and approved by the City Attorney.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.