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Cotati extends month-to-month lease for downtown public parking after staff negotiation
Summary
The council approved a short-term, month-to-month extension to a private-property lease that provides public parking downtown. The agreement pays the property owner $1,800 per month with a 90‑day termination clause and will be revisited at midyear to consider long-term parking options and funding.
City staff recommended a temporary extension of a private-property lease that provides public parking in downtown Cotati, and the council approved the short-term amendment so the downtown lot will remain available to the public while staff develops longer-term options.
The parking area sits behind several downtown businesses. Staff told the council the original 25-year arrangement — under which the city financed improvements and maintained the lot while there was no ongoing rent payment to the owner — expired at the end of the month. The majority property owner had indicated they would relist the property for sale and asked the city to consider a month-to-month lease rather than a…
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