Title
Authorizing the City to amend a lease agreement with Ramsey County for the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office use of space in the City Hall Annex.
Body
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2023 the City of Saint Paul ("City"), as lessor, entered into a 2-year lease agreement renewal (the "Lease", No. TMS/17) with Ramsey County ("County"), as lessee, on behalf of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office ("Sheriff's Office") for its use for sheriff operations of space in the City Hall Annex building, 25 West Fourth Street, Suite 150 (the "Premises"); and
WHEREAS, early in 2024 civilian staff from the Sheriff's Office moved out of the Premises and into a new County space, with uniformed deputies continuing to occupy a portion of the Premises; and
WHEREAS, the City and County now wish to amend the Lease to:
1) Reduce the rent for the Sheriff's Office based on their reduced lease space from 5,700 square feet to 3,378 square feet, and
2) Allow the Sheriff's Office to continue to occupy the Premises beyond the June 30, 2025 expiration date through a month-to month tenancy, as provided in the First Amendment to Lease Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A ("Lease Amendment"); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute the Lease Amendment in a form and content substantially as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.