DATE: September 1 ,2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney
Robert W. Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Amendment II to Lease of Office Space for District Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment II to Lease Agreement #15-585 with Joe Cooper for office space used by the District Attorney, 929 L Street, Fresno, CA 93721, amending the term of the Lease to terminate on or before November 30, 2020, with fixed monthly rent of $17,215.
.REPORT
Lease Agreement #15-585, as amended previously, will expire September 30, 2020. The recommended second amendment will amend the Lease to continue until November 30, 2020, which will allow for continued occupancy by the District Attorney until the District Attorney’s Office is able to move into the Rowell Building. The monthly rent for the office space, is $17,215 per month, and the amended Lease will terminate on or before November 30, 2020.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no alternative action, as the County has not located any available temporary space to relocate District Attorney staff at the Cooper Building while the construction of the Rowell Building is completed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommend action. The monthly rent will remain $17,215 per month. Grant funds cover approximately 84% of the lease and associated costs. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues for rent, janitorial, utilities, and security are included in the FY 2020-21 Recommended Budget for District Attorney Org 2860 and District Attorney-Grants Org 2862, which will be presented to your Board in September 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The District Attorney’s Office currently leases 10,658 square feet of office space at 929 L Street in Fresno for its grant-funded units, including: Consumer Protection, Real Estate Fraud, Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud, Automobile Insurance Fraud, Disability and Health Insurance Fraud, Rural Crimes, and ID Theft.
The current amended Lease term ends on September 30, 2020. The recommended second amendment extends the term to end on or before November 30, 2020.
The recommended second amendment will enable the District Attorney’s Office to stay in its current location until the District Attorney’s Office is able to move to the Rowell Building, which is scheduled to begin in early winter of 2020.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #24, November 5, 2019
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Lease Amendment II
CAO ANALYST:
Samantha Buck