To: Board of Supervisors
From: Greg Baer, Director of Airports
Report Title: Approve and Authorize the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute a Lease agreement at Buchanan Field Airport
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute a lease between the County, as Lessor, and David and Peter Friedman, as Tenant, for 200 square feet of storage space located at 161 John Glenn Drive, Concord, for a term of one year, at an initial rent of $250 per month, and annual rent escalators of 3%, beginning January 1, 2026. DELEGATE authority to the Director of Airports, or designee to terminate the agreement in accordance with the terms of the lease if deemed necessary. (100% Airport Enterprise Fund)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Airport Enterprise Fund will receive annual ground lease rent totaling $3,000. If Tenant exercises its option to extend the lease, rent will increase by 3% annually.
BACKGROUND:
The property located at 161 John Glenn Drive is County-owned property and was previously under lease with Sterling Aviation, which operated as a Fixed Base Operator (FBO). David and Peter Friedman were subtenants of Sterling Aviation and rented storage space. As of December 2025, Sterling’s lease is no longer in effect, however David and Peter Friedman desire to continue renting storage space at this location. The lease anticipates that they will continue to utilize the same storage space.
Key terms of the lease include a one-year term, with five options to extend the lease for a term of one year for each option. Each option period requires consent by the Director of Airports. Initial monthly rent will be $250 and will escalate annually by 3%.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Airport Enterprise Fund and General Fund would not realize the anticipated revenue generated by this lease.