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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/05/2006 - RESOLUTION 2006-094 AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF A POR ITEM NUMBER: 19 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: September 5, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Patrick Rowe Marlys Sittner SUBJECT Resolution 2006-094 Authorizing the Lease of a Portion of the City-Owned Property at 250 North Mason Street, Fort Collins, Colorado For Up to Two Years. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. FINANCIAL IMPACT Rent collected from this lease will result in at least $3,552 in unanticipated revenue. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the Transit Center became operational, the City has leased an office to a company that has provided over-the-road bus service at the Center. The current tenant is Greyhound Lines, Inc. Greyhound's lease will expire September 30, 2006 and the company has expressed a desire to continue leasing the premises. This service has been beneficial to the community and City staff would like to continue leasing the premises to the current tenant. The Lease Agreement will be for the rental of a 190 square-foot office space and an outdoor bicycle/storage unit. The lease term will be for one year, with the City having the option to renew for an additional one-year term. The annual rental for these spaces will be$3,552. The tenant will be required to carry commercial general liability insurance, commercial automobile liability insurance and worker's compensation insurance. DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER 250 N. MASON LOCATION MAP i _MAPLE ST CAR BARN S _ z O f z N 0 - m z z m m z y z z O 0 D m Z O m Z fn (A _LL LAPORTE AVE, � D mom m0 � -me C < am0 � A O 0 y� m yz � m csi 70 m N ® 250 N. Mason Location n ._ ._ ..__.... . .. .... ._. . . _... RESOLUTION 2006-094 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF A PORTION OF THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 250 NORTH MASON STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO FOR UP TO TWO YEARS WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins (the "City") is the owner of property known as the Downtown Transit Center ("Center") located at 250 North Mason Street, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Center is operating as a central multi-modal facility; and WHEREAS, the City has been leasing a portion of the Center consisting of a 190 square foot office space, an outdoor storage locker and the use of an outdoor bus stop area (the "Premises") to Greyhound Lines, Inc. ("Greyhound") for the purpose of providing over the road transportation; and WHEREAS, the City desires to continue leasing the Premises to Greyhound for a term of up to two years, at an annual rent of at least $3,552; WHEREAS, under Section 23-114 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, the City Council is authorized to lease any and all interests in real property owned in the name of the City, provided that Council first finds 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 City Council hereby finds that leasing the portion of the Center 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 a negotiated Lease Agreement for the Premises, consistent with the terms of this Resolution, together with such additional terns 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. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 5th day of September, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk