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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 3.B 01/26/2015Agenda Item #3.B a0�`SAL tri 785$ A DATE: January 26, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager FROM: Sue Castellucci, Housing � G SUBJECT: An Ordinance (Second Reading) Authorizing Lease of Real Property Located at 3 Rocca Drive Petaluma, CA (APN: 006-423-033) to the Veterans Centers of America (VRC) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Lease and Related Documents RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance Authorizing Lease of Real Property Located at 3 Rocca Drive, Petaluma, CA (APN 006-423-033) to the Veterans Centers of America (VRC) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Lease and Related Documents. BACKGROUND On January 5, 2015, the City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a lease of real property located at 3 Rocca Drive, Petahuna, CA (A.P.N. 006-423- 033) to the Veterans Centers of America (VRC) and authorizing the City Manager to execute the lease and all related documents. The recommended action provides for a second reading and adoption of the ordinance. The staff report For the first reading of this itern at the January 5, 2015 Council meeting is provided for further background information. FINANCIAL IMPACTS In consideration of the fact that VRC is providing a valuable community service, the rent on the leased space is proposed to be $10.00 per year. ATTACHMENTS 1. Ordinance 2. Staff Report of First Reading from January 5, 2015 City Council Meeting ATTACKK M INT #I EFFECTIVE DATE ORDINANCE NO. N.C.S. OF ORDINANCE Introduced by Seconded by ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT, BETWEEN VETERAN'S RESOURCE CENTERS OF AMERICA (VRC), A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ("TENANT") AND THE CITY OF PETALUMA ("LANDLORD") FOR A PORTION OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY(APN 006-423- 033) ("PREMISES"), 3 ROCCA DRIVE, PETALUMA, CA, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE LEASE TRANSACTION WHEREAS, Section 46 of the Charter of the City of Petaluma requires that specified actions for the acquisition, sale, or lease of real property be taken by Ordinance; and, WHEREAS, Landlord owns in fee simple real property located at 3 Rocca Drive, Petaluma, CA (Assessor's Parcel Number: 006-423-033), which has been improved with a building ("Property"); and WHEREAS, currently, Tenant provides essential social and human services to the homeless veterans community in Petaluma; and WHEREAS, Tenant desires to offer transitional housing to previously homeless veterans, and the Landlord desires to provide a location at which the Tenant may offer such services, subject to the terms and conditions of the lease attached to and made a part of this ordinance as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds this action qualifies for categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines), sections 15061, 15301 because the project involves operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing and minor alteration of an existing facility involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the City's determination, in that leasing to Veteran's Resource Centers of America the City owned property at 3 Rocca Drive for transitional housing pursuant to the lease will not result in significant expansion of use of the property in terms of impacts on the property and the neighborhood beyond the current impacts of the services being offered on site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated into this ordinance as findings of the City Council. Section 2: The City Council approves the lease, between the City of Petaluma as Landlord, and VVC, as Tenant, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A. Section 3: On behalf of the City, the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute documents substantially in accordance with Exhibit A, as determined by the City Attorney, and all other documents reasonably necessary to complete the lease transaction. Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or otherwise invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or preempted by State legislation, such decision or legislation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be declared unconstitutional, unlawful other otherwise invalid. Section 5: This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption by the Petaluma City Council. Section b: The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish or post this Ordinance or a synopsis for the period and in the manner provided by the City Charter and any other applicable law. INTRODUCED and ordered posted this 511, day of January , 2015. ADOPTED this _ day of Ayes: Noes: Abstain: None Absent: None ATTEST: 2015 by the following vote: None Claire Cooper, CMC, City Clerk David Glass, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Eric W. Danly, City Attorney ATTACt iMENT 2 DATE: January 5, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager FROM: Sue Castellucci, Housing SUBJECT: Introduction (First Reading) of An Ordinance Authorizing Lease of Real Property Located at 3 Rocca Drive, Petaluma, CA (APN: 006-423-033) to the Veteran's Resource Centers of America and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Lease and Related Documents RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance Authorizing Lease of Real Property Located at 3 Rocca Drive, Petaluma, CA (APN 006-423-033) to the Veteran's Resource Centers of America and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Lease and Related Documents. BACKGROUND The City of Petaluma has historically acted in partnership with local nonprofits to address the Council's goal or providing safe, decent, affordable housing for the community's low-income people. The Veteran's Resource Centers of America (formerly the Vietnam Veterans of California) provides essential social and human services to the veterans in our community. The property at 3 Rocca Drive, which is owned by the City of Petaluma, was purchased as part of the Flood Control project in 1996 to be used as a construction shack. After the completion of the flood control prgject, the City Council directed staff to lease tine house to the Vietnam Veterans of California, which has changed their name to Veteran's Resource Centers or America, for use as a transitional house for previously homeless veterans. The property needed rehabilitation which was completed in the Fall of 2003. A lease was entered into between the City of Petaluma and the Veteran's Resource Centers of America in September 1, 2003. DISCUSSION The current lease expired on September 1, 2014. The house at 3 Rocca Drive is an 3 -bed residential transitional housing facility for homeless veterans. The majority of veterans served in the program will have substance abuse issues, along with physical and mental health problems. This program will provide supportive services geared to the acquisition of independent living skills and permanent housing through, either sustainable wage employment of subsidized housing for the permanently disabled, unable to work veterans. 4 Pursuant to the requirements ofthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Title 1 4, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines), sections 15061, 15301, the action qualities for a categorical exemption because it involves operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing and minor alteration of an existing facility involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the City's determination. FINANCIAL IMPACTS In consideration of the fact that Veteran's Resource Centers of America is providing a valuable community service as noted above, the rent on the leased space will be $10.00 per year. ATTACHMENTS 1. Ordinance 2. Lease 3. Memorandum of Lease