Sponsor: Property Management
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Amendment Number One to Lease Agreement with Metropolitan Council at Ramsey County Metro Square Building
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Recommendation
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1. Approve the Amendment Number One to the Lease agreement with Metropolitan Council, 390 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN for space at Metro Square, 121 7th Place East, St. Paul, MN, for the period of January 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025.
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the lease amendment.
3. Authorize the County Manager to execute amendments to the lease to address changes in use by the Metropolitan Council, provided that there are no changes to the general terms and conditions and that there is no financial impact to revenue from the amendment.
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Background and Rationale
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The Metropolitan Council has leased space at Metro Square since March 2018. The initial use of the space was for the Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Office. The Metropolitan Council now requests to use half of the space in support of the Purple Line BRT Project Office.
The Purple Line is a 15-mile BRT line serving the communities of St. Paul, Maplewood, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, White Bear Township and White Bear Lake. The line will connect with existing and future light rail BRT service of the Metro System, including direct connections to the Green Line, Gold Line, B Line, G Line and H Line, as well as local and express bus routes. The line will serve 21 neighborhood-scaled, high amenity stations with frequent, comfortable, and convenient daily service from early morning to late evening in both directions allowing more available use of transportation.
The Metropolitan Council intends to co-locate staff from these two transit projects in the existing leased space. All other terms of the lease remain in effect through expiration February 28, 2025.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☐ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☐ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
The Purple Line BRT is a major investment in mobility throughout Ramsey County. The line will increase accessibility to jobs, housing, and services, thus improving the attractiveness and competitiveness of the east metro area.
Community Participation Level and Impact
There is no community engagement for this lease amendment.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact with this lease amendment.
County Manager Comments
No additional comments.
Last Previous Action
On November 28, 2017, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the Lease Agreement with Metropolitan Council for Metro Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Project Office in the Ramsey County Metro Square Building (Resolution B2017-314).
Attachments
1. Amendment Number One to Lease Agreement