DATE: September 26, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Heath
Robert W. Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Amendment II to Lease No. 10-309 with the FMAAA Foundation
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Second Amendment to Lease No. 10-309 with the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging Foundation to extend the term from April 1, 2017 to a month-to-month lease for 4,000 sq. ft. of office space at 2085 E. Dakota, Fresno and 4,000 sq. ft. of storage space 2025 E. Dakota, Fresno and increase the rent by $1,280 to $6,680 per month for the Public Guardian's Office, total not to exceed $80,160 a year.
REPORT
The Department of Behavioral Health's Public Guardian Office (PGO) leases 4,000 sq. ft. of office space at 2085 E. Dakota, Fresno and 4,000 sq. ft. of storage space at 2025 E. Dakota, Fresno. The Department recommends continuation of the lease but, on a month-to-month basis. When the space was first leased in June 2010, Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging (FMAAA) proposed a reduced rent ($1.00 for office and $0.35 for storage) as a result of County budgetary issues. The recommended lease amendment cost is $1.32 for office space ($5,280 monthly) and $0.35 per sq. ft. for storage space ($1,400 monthly); a total of $6,680 a month. The lease is paid for with Mental Health (Lanterman-Petris-Short) and Probate conservatorship funds, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. The Department would like to continue to occupy space at the FMAAA property as it provides both office and storage space at a nominal cost. The recommended lease is on a month-to-month basis and the Department is open to finding a more economical site.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended amendment is retroactive to April 1, 2017. The original lease expired on March 31, 2017, du...
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