To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Lease of County-Owned Property to YES Nature to Neighborhoods
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a first amendment to a lease between the County and YES Nature to Neighborhoods, a California public benefit corporation, for the County-owned property located at 303 41st Street in Richmond, to change the commencement date of the lease from September 1, 2025, to a date that is not later than May 1, 2026, with no other change to the lease, to accommodate a delay being experienced by the lessee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Rent in the amount of $3,850 per month will be deposited into the Health Services Mental Health Department 0467, org#5950, for two years, beginning on the lease commencement date.
BACKGROUND:
On August 12, 2026, the Board approved a lease between the County and YES Nature to Neighborhoods (Lessee), for the use of a portion of the County-owned building located at 303 41st Street in Richmond while the property currently occupied by Lessee is renovated. Lessee reports that it has encountered construction challenges that will delay their renovation project and their relocation date to the County-owned property. Lessee expects to be able to take possession of the County-owned property in the first quarter of 2026 and not later than May 1, 2026.
The County-owned building is currently unoccupied and is not needed at the present time, or during the expected term of the lease, for County purposes.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve this action will result in a mismatch between the lease commencement date and the timing of tenant’s construction project.