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 lease agreement between the County and YES Nature to Neighborhoods, a California nonprofit corporation, for the use of approximately 5,000 square feet of an approximately 7,500 square-foot County-owned building located at 303 41st Street in Richmond, in exchange for (i) $3,850 per month, and (ii) providing programs youth and adults related to health and wellness, social justice, and leadership development, for a two-year term beginning September 1, 2025, as permitted by Government Code section 26227.
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 September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
The County owned property located at 303 41st Street in Richmond has been vacant for several years. The site was previously used by the County's Health Services Department as a mental health clinic. YES Nature to Neighborhoods, a California 501(c)(3) corporation, desires to lease a portion of the building for use as office space while its headquarters undergoes renovations. The short-term nature of the lease is beneficial for the County as it will minimize the potential for the building to cause blight in the neighborhood while the County determines how best to use the building going forward. In addition, YES Nature to Neighborhoods will be able to continue to provide programs to the community during the renovation of its headquarters building.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve this action will result in the building remaining vacant and could cause this community-serving nonprofit to be temporarily displaced from the Richmond com...
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