LA County Board

36. Department of Children and Family Services Lease\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed\nlease with Chase Lancaster Services, LP, a California limited partnership\n(Landlord), for the Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) use of\napproximately 51,292 sq ft of office space and 180 on-site parking spaces\nlocated at 1140 Commerce Center Drive, in the City of Lancaster (5)\n(Premises), for a term of 10 years, with an estimated maximum first-year base\nrental amount of $1,693,000, with a one-month rent abatement of approximately\n$142,000, which will equal $1,551,000, and an estimated total proposed lease\namount, including tenant improvement (TI), and low-voltage costs of\n$34,425,000 over the 10-year term, rental costs to be 45% funded by State and\nFederal funds and 55% by Net County Cost (NCC) that is already included in\nDCFS’ existing budget, DCFS will not be requesting additional NCC for this\naction; find that the proposed lease is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act; and take the following actions:\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to reimburse the Landlord\n$5,643,000 for the County’s TI contribution, if paid in a lump sum or\n$6,865,000 if amortized over five years at 8% interest per annum;\nAuthorize the Director of Children and Family Services, to contract with\nand direct the Director of Internal Services, in coordination with the Chief\nExecutive Officer, for the acquisition and installation of telephone, data,\nand low-voltage systems and vendor installation (Low-Voltage Items) at a\ntotal amount not to exceed $6,800,000, paid in a lump sum or $8,273,000\nif amortized over five years at 8% interest per annum, with the cost for\nthe Low-Voltage Items to be in addition to the rental costs and the\nCounty’s TI contribution payable to the Landlord; and\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary\ndocumentation necessary to effectuate the terms of the proposed lease\nand take actions necessary and appropriate to implement the proposed\nlease, including, without limitation, exercising any early termination rights\nand options to extend at fixed annual increases of 3%. (24-5303)