AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 2/6/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement with Corona-Norco Unified School District located at 152 E. Sixth Street, Corona. (Corona-Norco Unified School District)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement with Corona Norco Unified School District.
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ANALYSIS:
Background
The property at 152 E Sixth Street is a 15,000 square foot commercial parcel located in Downtown within the south side of the Corona Mall. The city's former Redevelopment Agency (RDA) purchased the property in the late 1990s and did tenant improvements inside the building to house satellite offices for the Redevelopment Department and Public Works Capital Improvement and Finance Divisions. The aforesaid departments eventually moved into the new City Hall in 2005 at which time the property became satellite offices for the Police Department. The Police Department occupied the building for several years until the new Police Station was built.
In August 2010, the former RDA decided to lease the building and approved a five-year lease with the Riverside Community College District (RCCD). RCCD provided programs and services focused on economic and workforce development initiatives for the region. Within that lease time frame the former RDA transferred the property to the City of Corona due to the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency. At the end of the five years, RCCD planned to move their economic and workforce development operations to Downtown Riverside; however, the Corona Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) was in search of a satellite office to operate their new parent center program, which aimed to build family and school partnerships.
On October 12, 2015, the City Council approved a lease for 10 years wit...
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