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Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, recommending the Board:
1) Direct and authorize staff to determine that the contingencies are satisfied and authorize the close of escrow, on or before May 26, 2023 with the owners Carlton Commercial Properties LLC concerning the acquisition of property identified as Assessor's Parcel 070-270-031 (commonly known as 3883 Ponderosa Road in Shingle Springs);
2) Authorize the Chair to sign the Certificate of Acceptance for the property; and
3) Authorize the Chair to sign the Assignment of Lease and Amendment III to the Commercial Lease Agreement (Fenix 7564) between County and Carlton Commercial Properties LLC transferring to the County the existing commercial lease between seller and the existing tenant GHD, Inc.
FUNDING: Capital Reserve.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 20, 2022, the Board decided to utilize the dormant juvenile hall located at 299 Fair Lane as a temporary Navigation Center until a permanent one can be constructed. Once the permanent Navigation Center is completed the 299 Fair Lane facility is anticipated to be renovated into the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) currently located at 935 Spring Street. These factors require the County to work with the Superior Court to relocate the juvenile court to Building C in the space currently occupied by the Registrar of Voters. The Division was instructed to negotiate the purchase of 3883 Ponderosa Road to house the Registrar of Voters for election operations.
A third party, GHD Inc., holds a lease for a portion of the building space until March 31, 2024, with the tenant having the right and option to extend the lease term for an additional three (3) years. The lease would provide the County approximately $52K in additional annual revenue (the initial lease amount was indicated at approximately $63K but the County negotiated a reduced leasable square footage figure to allow extra space for Elections). There are no negative impacts to th...
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