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Council approves short‑term marquee lease; lights to be turned off for structural repairs
Summary
Berkeley approved a one‑year, terminable lease to use the marquee on the former Rite Aid building, agreed to pay $4,000 to cover lighting costs for Dec. 2024–Mar. 2025, and will turn off marquee lighting during planned structural repairs; the Downtown Development Authority agreed to pay for structural work.
City staff and the Downtown Development Authority told council members the marquee on the former Rite Aid building is not a city‑owned asset but had long been used by the city under a lease and maintenance arrangement. City Manager Van Vleck said the property owner requested the city pay part of the electrical bill beginning Sept. 20, 2024, and staff estimated the marquee’s current lighting costs at roughly $1,000 a month.
Van Vleck recommended a short‑term lease that would allow the city…
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