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Commission renews West Leesburg CDC lease at Resource Center for three years after debate over term length
Summary
After discussion and a failed attempt to extend the term to 10 years, the commission approved a three-year renewal lease between the city and the West Leesburg Community Development Corporation for office space at the Leesburg Resource Center.
The City Commission on Feb. 24 approved a three-year renewal lease authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute a lease with the West Leesburg Community Development Corporation for office space at the Leesburg Resource Center.
Commissioners debated whether the organization should receive a longer-term lease. One commissioner moved to extend the lease to 10 years; the motion failed for lack of a second. Commissioners and the city manager said the city historically issued three-year leases for the West Leesburg CDC and that the commission could adopt a different term if it chose. Several commissioners said they preferred shorter leases to preserve flexibility in city planning; others and the CDC’s president, Fred Griffin Jr., urged a longer term to provide organizational stability given that the resource center building was originally built to house the West Leesburg CDC.
Fred Griffin Jr., president of West Leesburg CDC, told the commission that the organization had no plans to leave the building and that a longer lease would help planning and operations. After debate, the commission returned to the staff-recommended three-year term and approved the lease by roll call.
The resolution authorizes signature on the lease and keeps the CDC in its current office space under the three-year renewable agreement. Staff said the lease structure and any future term changes will be brought to the commission for consideration.
