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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to Lease Agreement 505-L1111 with Robert Earl Olson and Martha Waddell Olson, Trustees of the Robert Earl Olson and Martha Waddell Olson Family Trust, Dated January 13, 1998. Amendment II converts the lease from an annual to a month-to-month basis effective January 1, 2014, with no change to the monthly rate of $1,658.55 for the Health and Human Services Animal Services Program located at 415 Placerville Drive, Suites M and N, Placerville. The cost of the existing Suites M and N is $1.0292 per square foot, and the cost of leasing the break area, restroom, and access to the data closet for the computer servers is $1.00 per square foot; and
2) Authorize Facilities to issue, on behalf of the County, a letter notifying the Lessor of the County’s intent to cancel the lease at least 30 days in advance of cancellation.
FUNDING: Fees for Services and General Fund.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
Funding for the lease is included in the Health and Human Services Agency’s (“HHSA”) budget for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2013-14. HHSA will include funding for the remainder of the lease term in future budget requests.
Background
County-owned office space is not available to house both the Animal Services Program and animals in their care and control. The current office space located at 415 Placerville Drive has been leased since June 1, 2007 as temporary offices for program staff for the administrative purposes of processing licensing and responding to calls from the public. In addition, Animal Services has leased 511 Placerville Drive since January 1, 2007 as a temporary animal shelter for its Western Slope area (File ID 09-1337) until the permanent animal shelter is ready for occupancy (File ID 10-1235). Remodeling work is progressing on the permanent Animal Shelter, which is expected to open between September and November 2014. A...
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