HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Renewal of lease for office space at 428 5th Street RESOLUTION NO. 13-357
RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF LEASE FOR OFFICE SPACE AT
428 5TH STREET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, due to space limitations within the City Hall building, the primary offices for
the City of Ames Information Technology Division have been located in leased space at 428 5th
Street (Red Cross Building) since City Hall moved to its current location; and,
WHEREAS, Turnkey Investments, LLC, is the owner of the building at 428 5t' Street and
entered into a two-year lease with the City in October 2009; and,
WHEREAS,that lease was extended for an additional two years in October 2011,and notice
of renewal is now required to exercise the option of another two-year lease under current terms;and,
WHEREAS, City Hall remodeling projects to improve usage of space in that building is
currently underway,and these modifications will allow Information Technology staff to move from
the leased space to City Hall; and,
WHEREAS,keeping Information Technology in the current leased space will provide some
transitional space within City Hall during the remodeling project; and,
WHEREAS,Information Technology will move into City Hall at the end of the project,and
though the City Hall remodeling has gone much slower than planned, progress is being made and
it is fully expected that the leased space can be vacated after the two-year renewal.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that renewal of the lease agreement with Turnkey Investments,LLC,for a two-year period to provide
office space at 428 5th Street at a cost of$18,180 per year is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13t'day of August, 2013.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t'day of August, 2013.