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Committee approves new lease rate for volunteer and workforce tenants; 9-1-1 rate to follow
Summary
The facilities committee reviewed recommended rent increases for tenants in the administrative center, set Volunteer Services and Workforce Development at $14.06 per square foot, approved a three-year lease term for Volunteer Services, and discussed timing for 9-1-1 adjustments.
Committee members reviewed proposed rent adjustments for tenants at the county administrative center and approved a recommended rate of $14.06 per square foot for Volunteer Services and Workforce Development, with Volunteer Services receiving a three-year contract term.
The discussion began with staff presenting cost-per-square-foot calculations for fiscal-year projections. Staff said the building27s projected cost to operate next year was $14.06 per square foot when utilities, insurance, maintenance and capital needs were prorated across the building. One committee member noted that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) lease uses a different, higher rate in its own lease terms and that the FSA often negotiates or provides its own lease language.
After debate about affordability and the county27s desire to keep non-profit tenants in the building, a motion set Volunteer Services at $14.06 per square foot for a three-year term and also set Workforce Development at $14.06 per square foot. The roll calls recorded affirmative votes by Dawkins, Crow, Schwartz (Schwab/Schwartz spelling in transcript), and Grant for the motions as presented; recorded totals for Volunteer Services showed an annual cost projection consistent with the square footage reported.
Members discussed that 9-1-1 historically had paid $11 per square foot and that increases for 9-1-1 typically "follow" other tenant adjustments; committee members discussed whether to phasing or align increases with dispatch budget and staffing contributions. Staff said the next formal rent adjustment for 9-1-1 would not be due until its lease renewal in 2026 and that the county budget did not include full-year increases for that item for the current fiscal year.
Committee members also noted that Workforce Development had reduced occupied square footage, which reduced rent paid, and that staff would provide lease documents and renewal dates for the committee to confirm terms before finalizing additional increases.
The committee asked staff to circulate the lease detail sheets and to confirm exact square footage and the budget impact of the approved rates before the next meeting.
