DATE: May 8, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney-Public Administrator
Robert Bash, Director of Internal Services/CIO
SUBJECT: Lease of Office Space for District Attorney-Public Administrator
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive ten-year lease with Foundry Park Investors, LP for office space located at 2510 S. East Avenue, Suite 500, Fresno, CA, effective January 15, 2018, to be funded by the District Attorney-Public Administrator and Fresno Police Department.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended lease will permit the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC) to continue leasing 12,300 square feet of office space. The lease is for 10 years and the rent for the first six months will be $12,915 per month ($1.05 per square foot), increase to $13,530 per month ($1.10 per square foot), and thereafter increase by 2% each January. The rent, utilities and janitorial costs will be shared (50% each) by the District Attorney-Public Administrator (DA) and Fresno Police Department (FPD). The leased premises location is within District 3.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended action is retroactive to January 15, 2018. After lengthy negotiations due to a variety of terms, including utility issues and the enclosure of additional parking spaces, the terms were finalized in late 2017. These additional negotiations caused a significant delay in preparing the lease.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Sufficient appropriations are included in the District Attorney-Public-Administrator's FY 2017-18 budget for Org 2860 and will be included in subsequent budget requests.
DISCUSSION:
The recommended action will execute a new lease for the current MAGEC location. The facility consists of 12,300 square feet of office space and some 58 parking stalls. The term of the lease is 10 years commencing on January 15, 2018, and...
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