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Long Beach council stalls MLK Center lease after vote fails to reach required supermajority
Summary
A resolution to authorize a long-term lease with MLK Center Inc. failed to win the four affirmative votes required by the city charter. Council members cited late edits to the lease and a $1 purchase option as reasons for opposition. The council moved to executive session for legal advice.
The Long Beach City Council failed to approve a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter a new lease agreement with MLK Center Inc., after the measure received three affirmative votes but fell short of the four-vote supermajority required by the city charter.
The measure, which would have granted MLK Center Inc. a 30-month lease with automatic renewals (potentially extending to 12.5 years if the tenant met lease terms) and an option to purchase the building for $1, drew both support and concern at Tuesday’s meeting.
City Manager Dan Creighton urged the council to approve the lease, saying the agreement “puts past issues behind us and gets the MLK Center back to providing a service to the…
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