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Committee examines city real-estate tracking and port tenant delinquencies after examples of abandoned debris and litigation
Summary
Staff described the Real Estate Information System (REIS) and noted gaps where enterprise departments maintain separate lease systems; Port staff outlined major delinquency and litigation matters (about $1.2M in overdue rent in two major cases and roughly $60M annual port revenue). The committee discussed improved reporting and automated interfaces between systems.
A lengthy committee discussion reviewed how the city tracks leases and permits, how enterprise departments report their data, and how the city responds to tenants that fall into arrears.
Amy Brown, the real‑estate director, described REIS (the Real Estate Information System) and said it currently tracks about 100 active leases and 32 permits for general‑fund departments. Brown said the city collects roughly $10 million annually from those third‑party leases and that the August accounts receivable snapshot showed about $45,000 in 30–60‑day delinquencies (roughly 5% of a monthly take). She noted that 22 of the tracked leases are…
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