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Staff Report For A Resolution To Approve A Lease Agreement Between The City Of San Leandro And The San Leandro Improvement Association For The Caretaker Unit, Two Specific Parking Spaces, and Non-Exclusive, Non-Possessory Use of The Casa Peralta Buildings and Grounds For $1,500.00 Per Month For A Two Year Term, and Authorizing the City Manager to Complete Negotiations of the Lease, Subject to Approval as to Form by the City Attorney
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The City Manager recommends that the City Council approve a resolution that does the following: Approves the basic lease terms between the City and the San Leandro Improvement Association of the Casa Peralta Caretaker Unit, two specific parking spaces, and Non-Exclusive, Non-Possessory use of the Casa Peralta Buildings and Grounds at $1,500.00 per month for a total of two (2) years; and (2) authorizes the City Manager to negotiate the remaining terms and execute the Lease Agreement, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
BACKGROUND
The San Leandro Improvement Association (SLIA) approached the City Manager and the Library Director to discuss renting and using the facilities at the Casa Peralta. According to the SLIA, it is set to commence an agreement with Stepping Stones to beautify public spaces along East 14th Street and needs a base of operations to stage and perform this work. The SLIA also needs parking for its vehicles, including a watering vehicle that uses City well water to perform various watering tasks around the Downtown. SLIA also seeks to provide a presence at the Casa Peralta throughout the day to activate the Casa Peralta grounds, assist in the prevention of all day or night encampments, and work with the City on public access and revenue opportunities for the Casa Peralta.
ANALYSIS
A proposed lease agreement between the City and the SLIA would commence August 1, 2015, which would do the following:
1. Lease the Casa Peralta Caretaker Uni...
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