Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

TO:	David Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Jonathan Douglass, City Clerk/Assistant to the City Manager
CC:	Scott McCullough, Planning and Development Services Director Toni Wheeler, City Attorney
DATE:	June 6, 2013
RE:	Extension of Riverfront Plaza Lease

Please place this item on the next available City Commission Meeting agenda for consideration.

The city leases 6,486 square feet of office space from Riverfront, L.L.C. at One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 110, to house the Development Services Division of the Planning and Development Services Department.  That lease expires during the next budget year and staff recommends renewal at the current lease rate of $5,648.22/month (see attached amendment to the lease agreement).

It remains an important goal of the city to physically unify the Planning and Development Services Department into a “one-stop shop” for development related services. Staff continues to evaluate opportunities to co-locate the different divisions of the department, but in the mean time staff recommends renewal of the lease at Riverfront Plaza through August 31, 2016, locking in the current lease rates.

ACTION:      Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to Commercial Lease Agreement with Riverfront Plaza, L.L.C., extending the lease of office space for the Development Services Division at One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 110, through 08/31/16.