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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.e. Set public hearing on declaring property as unneeded and authorizing lease with Willows Center Concord, LLCCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District e BOARD OF DIRECTORS • • POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: September 18, 2014 Subject. SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO DECLARE LANDS AS CURRENTLY UN- NEEDED AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH WILLOWS CENTER CONCORD, LLC (APN 126- 440 -003) Submitted By. Initiating Dept. /Div.: Lisa Hiddleson, Prov. Sr. Right of Way Agent Engineering /Environmental Services REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: T. Brightbill — Senior Engineer D. Gemmell — Environmental Services Division Manager J. Petit — Director of Engineering K. Alm Roger S. Bailey Counsel for the District General Manager ISSUE: District owned land must be declared un- needed by the Board before it can be leased out. RECOMMENDATION: Set November 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to receive comments on declaring a portion of the parcel (APN 126- 440 -003) contiguous with 1975 Diamond Boulevard, Concord as currently un- needed, and authorizing the General Manager or his designee to execute a lease agreement. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The proposed yearly rent is $15,256.00 per year with annual increases at the lesser of 4% or San Francisco Region Consumer Price Index. ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The Board may decline to establish the recommended public hearing date or may elect to choose a different date; however, a public hearing must be held and the property must be declared as "currently un- needed" if a new lease is to be executed. BACKGROUND: The lease is for a portion of the 53,579- square foot strip of land that the District owns in fee and through which the District's existing 72 -inch diameter A -Line Interceptor passes. The fee strip is located between the Willows Shopping Center in Concord and Interstate 680. Willows Center Concord, LLC, Lessee has been in continuous possession of the property since January 1983. The District and the Lessee entered into a property lease agreement for the subject property on January 20, 1983. The lease had an initial term of twenty years, and was to automatically extend for an additional twenty years at the end of the initial term, unless cancelled by either property. California Health & Safety Code Section 6514.1(d), which became effective after the date of the original lease, required that leases for periods longer than 10 years be awarded through a competitive bid process. In light of the new regulation, the District and Lessee mutually agreed to terminate the original lease on May 9, 2005 and entered C:\ Users \danderson\AppData \Local \Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to Set PH for Willows Center 9- 18- 14.doc Page 1 of 2 POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: September 18, 2014 Subject: SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO DECLARE LANDS AS CURRENTLY UN- NEEDED AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH WILLOWS CENTER CONCORD, LLC (APN 126- 440 -003) into the current lease for a term of ten years, expiring May 9, 2015. The lease use is compatible with District use and County requirements. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set November 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. as-the date and time for a public hearing to receive comments on declaring a piece of property located within 1975 Diamond Boulevard, Concord (APN 126- 440 -003) as currently un- needed, and authorizing the General Manager or his designee to execute a new lease with Willows Center Concord, LLC for a term less than ten years. C:\ Users \danderson\AppData \Local \Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to Set PH for Willows Center 9- 18- 14.doc Page 2 of 2