Record No: CB 119249    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 119249
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 5/14/2018
Ordinance No: Ord 125580
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to a lease agreement for warehouse space; authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to enter into a lease agreement with MB Warehouse, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, for warehouse space in the building located at 2021 22nd Avenue South; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
Attachments: 1. Att 1 - Lease Agreement
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 – Map Illustrating Location, 3. Summary Att 2 – Basic Lease Terms, 4. Presentation (added; 5/9/18), 5. Signed Ordinance 125580, 6. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to a lease agreement for warehouse space; authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to enter into a lease agreement with MB Warehouse, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, for warehouse space in the building located at 2021 22nd Avenue South; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, since 1975, The City of Seattle's Communication Shop ("Comm Shop"), a business unit of Seattle Information Technology ("Seattle IT") has operated out of a City-owned building located at 1933 Minor Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City has recently entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to dispose of the property at 1933 Minor Avenue, authorized by Ordinance 125533; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) evaluated proposals to provide new space that will better meet the operational needs of the Comm Shop in an area of Seattle that is less dense; and
WHEREAS, the City's interdepartmental Homeless Outreach Navigation Team ("Navigation Team") does not currently have designated space in a City-owned facility for its operations and engaged FAS to look for leased external space; and
WHEREAS, it was the conclusion of FAS, Seattle IT, and the Navigation Team that their collective business needs could be met via the co-location of the Comm Shop and the Navigation Team space in a single larger facility that was more cost-effective for the City than two smaller facilities; and
WHEREAS, FAS has experience with the financial administration of such co-location of diverse City functions; and
WHEREAS, MB Warehouse is the current owner and landlord for the property located at 2021 22nd Avenue South in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.127.020 requires City Council approval of lease agreements that exceed five years, and for warehouse lease space that is greater than 9,0...

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