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~People Serving People, CITY OF RIVERSIDE CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 1, 1998 ITEM NO.: 4 SUBJECT: POLICE DEPARTMENT STOREFRONT - RIVERSIDE PLAZA - AREA 3 BACKGROUND: In connection with the community policing program, and with authorization from City Council on May 7, 1996, the Police Department opened a storefront in the Magnolia Town Center at 6059 Magnolia Avenue. On October 27, 1998, the Property Manager issued a thirty-day notice to terminate and requested that the Police Department vacate the premises no later than November 27, 1998. The Police Department has located an alternate location within the Riverside Plaza at 3647 Riverside Plaza. The landlord is agreeable to leasing the property for a period of approximately twelve months or until October 31, 1999, at no cost to the City effective December 1, 1998. The space contains approximately 6,000 square feet, approximately 2,000 square feet of which is storage. FISCAL IMPACT: There are no rental costs or security deposit. The Police Department as the tenant pays utilities (cost of heat, water, light, power, telephone, janitorial, etc.) and other operating costs. Utilities and office supplies are estimated to cost between $10,000 and $12,000 for the balance of the fiscal year. Staffing in the form of a Police Service Representative is estimated at $60,000. The cost of the salaries for the PSR is subsidized by CDBG funds which are available in Account 220-511200-453907; the balance of the operating costs are provided for within the Police Department's budgeted funds. ALTERNATIVES: Deny the request. Direct staff to locate an alternate site or close the storefront. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Lease Agreement with Westminster Central LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, dba Plaza Riverside Associates, with terms as outlined in this report. 4-1