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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: May 6, 2006
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Kelly DiMartino
Helen Matson
SUBJECT
Resolution 2008-039 Authorizing the Lease of a Portion of City-Owned Property Located at 200
West Mountain Avenue, Suites A and B, For Up to Two Years As Part of the Fort Collins Public
Access Network ("FC-PAN").
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the adoption of the Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City is recommending that there be no cost to FC-PAN for leasing the space nor for the cost of
utilities during the first year. However, during the second year, FC-PAN will pay for utilities only.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
FC-PAN is the City's designated public access provider. One of its responsibilities, as required by
the City, is to provide and operate a Community Media Center. Operations Services has identified
449 square feet of City-owned space at 200 West Mountain Avenue that is available for this purpose
and is contracting with FC-PAN for its use. Details of the agreement are as follows:
• The City will provide temporary space for the Community Media Center.
• Year One: 449 square feet of space and utilities provided at no cost.
• Year Two: 449 square feet of space provided at no cost; FC-PAN pays for utilities
(approximately$65 per month).
BACKGROUND
FC-PAN is a relatively new non-profit,with extremely limited funding. The reason for its existence
is to provide public access television services,something that the City may provide itself or contract
out. For the past two years, FC-PAN has been seeking City assistance in finding space for the
Community Media Center that could be provided at no, or very low cost.
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It is important that the space be in close proximity to City Hall as the City purchases and owns the
public access equipment,and the equipment that physically puts the public access programming on
the air is located at City Hall.
Space has previously not been available. With the relocation and consolidation of some City offices,
space for FC-PAN is now available at 200 West Mountain. The majority of the building will be
used by the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative(RMI2). FC-PAN offices will be contained in one
area of the building that provides a separate entry so that appropriate office hours can be set.
The lease agreement covers only a two year term. The expectation is that during those two years,
FC-PAN will secure funding for on-going operation costs, including rent, at a more permanent
location.
ATTACHMENTS
I. Location Map.
ATTACHMENT 1
200 W. Mountain Ave-Stes A & B
Fort Collins Public Access Network
Location Map
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RESOLUTION 2008-039
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF A PORTION OF CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 200 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITES A AND B,
FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AS PART OF THE FORT COLLINS PUBLIC ACCESS
NETWORK("FC-PAN")
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of the property legally described as a portion of Lot 2,
Replat Lots 1-49, Block 31, Fort Collins, Colorado, also known as 200 West Mountain Avenue,
Suites A and B (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City purchased the Property for the Civic Center Master Plan and has not
yet finalized specific plans for the Property; and
WHEREAS, FC-PAN is the City's designated public access provider and one of its
responsibilities, as required by the City of Fort Collins, is to provide and operate a Community
Media Center; and
WHEREAS, FC-PAN has been seeking City assistance in finding space that could be
provided at no or very low cost; and
WHEREAS,the City desires to lease 449 square feet of the Property to FC-PAN at no cost
for the first year and, during the second year FC-PAN would pay for utilities only; and
WHEREAS, under Section 23-114(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, the Council
is authorized to lease, for a definite term of two years or less, any and all interests in real property
owned in the name of the City,provided that the Council first finds, by resolution,that the lease is
in the best interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Council hereby finds that leasing the Property under the terms listed
above is in the best interests for the City of Fort Collins.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute lease agreements for the
Property on terms and conditions consistent with this Resolution,together with such additional terms
and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be
necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City,including any necessary changes to the
legal description of the Property, as long as such changes do not materially increase the size or
change the character of the leased premises.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 6th
day of May A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk