Sponsor: Property Management
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Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with Metropolitan Council for Leased Space in the Metro Square Building
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Recommendation
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1. Approve the second amendment to the lease agreement with Metropolitan Council, 390 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55101, for space at Metro Square, 121 7th Place East, Saint Paul, MN 55101, to extend the lease for the period of March 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, at a negotiated rate.
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the lease amendment.
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Background and Rationale
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The Metropolitan Council has leased space at Metro Square since March 2018, initially using it for the Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Office. On February 22, 2022, Metropolitan Council expanded the use of the office to include support for the Purple Line BRT Project Office.
The current lease term is to expire February 28, 2025. While the Gold Line BRT is scheduled to open March 2025, there will still be follow-up and closeout tasks to be completed before staff can transition to new projects. The Purple Line BRT is actively evaluating its needs and opportunities through various partnerships.
Since neither project will be ready to vacate the office space by the current lease expiration date, a request has been made for a short-term lease extension until further clarity about the project future is established.
Property Management supports extending the lease for the Metropolitan Council at Metro Square and has negotiated a ten-month lease extension at market-rate pricing.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☐ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☐ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
The racial equity impact of this lease amendment is unknown.
Community Participation Level and Impact
There is no community engagement related to the lease amendment.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
The second lease amendment includes a rate of $20.89 per square foot or $166,740 for the term of the ten-month lease extension. Revenues from the lease extension and corresponding expenditures will be incorporated into the 2025 Property Management operating budget.
Last Previous Action
On February 22, 2022, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the first lease amendment with Metropolitan Council to allow for use of the leased space in Metro Square by the Purple Line BRT Project Office (Resolution B2022-055).
Attachments
1. Second Amendment to Lease Agreement