HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/19/2011 - RESOLUTION 2011-034 AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF CITY- DATE: April 19, 2011
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STAFF: Helen Matson _
Kayla Ballard
Resolution 2011-034 Authorizing the Lease of City-Owned Property Located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, Suite A,
to Beet Street for Up to Two Years.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Beet Street is a non-profit arts and culture economic development organization formed by the Fort Collins Downtown
Development Authority (DDA) to help develop Fort Collins into a nationally recognized arts and culture center and
destination by distinguishing themselves as an intellectually vital community that fosters, celebrates, and inspires
human creativity. Beet Street is in need of a larger office space and has approached the City to utilize approximately
1,808 square feet of space located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, Suite A. Beet Street plans to move into the
Carnegie Building after the new Fort Collins Museum/Discovery Science Center is built, subject to approval of a lease
for that space by the City Council.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Beet Street is currently operating in a small facility and desires to expand their space. Beet Street has received
approval from its Executive Committee to lease 200 West Mountain Avenue Suite A.
Beet Street enhances the community's cultural offerings and organizations, develops cooperative programming with
existing arts and culture organizations and assets, and adds to the economic vibrancy and development of downtown
by building arts and culture as a unique economic engine. It hosts a wide range of thematic events each year that tap
into the extremely high level of talent that already exists in the community. In addition to cultural events and
programming, Beet Street provides incubator-style economic development services to the arts and culture community,
and advocates for the development and availability of cultural facilities to aid in growing the arts and culture industry
in Fort Collins.
Because Beet Street's cultural programming efforts are designed to be collaborative and to presentthe creative talents
of the broader arts and culture community, Beet Street works closely with most Fort Collins arts groups and many
individual artists.Through its Streetmosphere program in 2010, it collaborated with 56 different arts and entertainment
acts made up of 185 performers. At Creative Garden at Bohemian Nights at NewlNestFest, Beet Street presented
15 arts groups on the Performing Arts stage and 20 individual artists were invited to be vendors. Through its
professional development efforts,itworked with 10 arts groups for a 10-week entrepreneurial skills development class
last fall and 25 individual artists for the upcoming weekend intensive class.
Beet Street started as a committee of the DDA, but has been an independent 501c3 since 2007. Beet Street has
continued to receive funding support from the DDA. This funding support is currently phasing out, with the last
investment from the DDA coming in 2012.
FINANCIAL/ ECONOMIC IMPACTS
In lieu of rent, Beet Street will pay utilities costs during its occupancy, including electricity, water, natural gas, sewer
and storm water.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location map
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RESOLUTION 2011-034
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
AT 200 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE A,
TO BEET STREET FOR UP TO TWO YEARS
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of the property located at 200 West Mountain Avenue,
Suite A, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, from 2004 to 2010 the City purchased the Property in furtherance of the Civic
Center Master Plan and has not yet finalized specific plans for the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Property was leased by the City as part of the Rocky Mountain Innosphere
(formerly RM12) program but it is now vacant; and
WHEREAS, Beet Street, a non-profit organization, needs a larger facility for the operation
of its arts and cultural center for a period of approximately one year, after which period of time it
plans to move into the City's Carnegie Building, subject to City Council approval of a lease for that
space; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the Property would be an appropriate facility for
Beet Street to rent; and
WHEREAS,because of the public benefit provided by Beet Street, and its non-profit status,
City staff is recommending that Beet Street not be charged rent for its use of the Property; and
WHEREAS, Beet Street would be required to pay its share of utilities for the Property; and
WHEREAS, under Section 23-114(a) of the City Code, the City 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 City 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 City Council hereby finds that leasing the Property to Beet Street for
UP to two years under the terms listed above is in the best interests of the City.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a lease agreement
consistent with the terms of this Resolution, together with such additional terms and conditions as
the City Manager,in consultation with the City Attorney,determines to be appropriate to protect the
interests of the City or effectuate the purposes of this Resolution, including any necessary changes
to the description of the Property, as long as such changes do not materially increase the size or
change the character of the property to be leased.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 19th
day of April A.D. 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk