SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118473

• Record No: CB 118473
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118473
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/17/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124841
• Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute an amendment extending certain lease agreements between The City of Seattle and KBS SOR CENTRAL BUILDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for office space the City leases at 810 Third Avenue; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Nick Licata
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 - Basic Lease Terms, 3. Summary Att 2 - Vicinity Map, 4. Finance and Administrative Services Presentation (8/12/15), 5. Signed Ord 124841

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/21/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/21/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
8/21/2015	1	Mayor	returned
8/18/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/17/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/12/2015	1	Finance and Culture Committee	pass	Pass
8/10/2015	1	City Council	referred
7/29/2015	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/28/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/28/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute an amendment extending certain lease agreements between The City of Seattle and KBS SOR CENTRAL BUILDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for office space the City leases at 810 Third Avenue; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the City has leased office space for the Human Services Department (HSD) and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) on separate floors in the Central Building under separate agreements, each for a term of 10 years, as authorized by Ordinances 121934 and 121935, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the scope of programs administered by SOCR has expanded to include Labor Standards, which administers the minimum wage, wage theft, paid sick and safe time, and job assistance ordinances, necessitating additional office space for such programs; and
WHEREAS, between space reconfiguration and personnel moves within HSD, HSD needs less office space than it has historically required; and
WHEREAS, there is not sufficient office space within City-owned buildings for the foreseeable future in which to accommodate SOCR's and HSD's space needs; and
WHEREAS, HSD's existing lease in the Central Building expires on August 24, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Central Building's landlord is willing to extend the term of the HSD lease for the reduced amount of office space and to extend the terms of HSD's and SOCR's leases for an approximate period of ten years, each; and
WHEREAS, the Central Building's 810 Third Avenue location provides public benefits including excellent transit service and accessibility to all people that are served by both HSD's and SOCR's programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council's approval of this lease amendment is required under Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.127.020, because the total office square footage leased in one calend...