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Airports, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, on behalf of the Sheriff's Office, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to County of El Dorado Airport Ground Lease for Portable Hangars 2072 between the County and Lessee, Richard F. Moorhouse, for use of Space TP-25 for Lessee’s privately-owned hangar at the Placerville Airport, with a Sublease to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office for helicopter storage, extending the term and increasing the rental amount of the Sublease, with no change in term or rental fee for Lessee, with rental fees paid annually in accordance with fees established by the Board Resolution in effect at the time payment is due. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: Placerville Airport Enterprise Fund - Fee Revenue; General Fund to Lessee.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The County entered into County of El Dorado Airport Ground Lease for Portable Hangars #2072 (Lease #2072) with Richard F. Moorehouse on September 26, 2023, for a privately-owned portable aircraft storage hangar occupying Placerville Airport Space TP-25, which included an integrated Sublease to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office (EDSO) for the storage, maintenance, and use of a helicopter, crew work and standby, and other related or incidental activities for operation of a law enforcement and public safety facility, for a term of two years from the commencement date of the Sublease with a one-year extension. The initial two-year term ended, and with permission of the Lessee, EDSO is holding over with a month-to-month tenancy at the monthly rate of $1,500.
EDSO is looking into hangar options and is interested in building a new hangar in the future for storage of their helicopter. To allow for the time needed to construct a new hangar, EDSO desires to extend the term of the Sublease for an additional five years. If EDSO builds a hangar or finds another helicopter storage option during the extended five-year term, EDSO ma...
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