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Commission directs workshop on facility‑lease policy after lengthy debate on nonprofit discounts and utilities costs
Summary
After extended discussion about a proposed facility lease policy that would apply a set discount to market rates (double net leases), the commission directed staff to schedule a workshop to analyze options including a fixed square‑foot approach, utilities allocation, legal defensibility of tiers, and hardship discounts for volunteer nonprofits.
The commission took up a proposed facility lease policy on May 5 that would standardize leases for city‑owned facilities using a set discount from market value and a double net structure (tenant pays a pro rata share of operating costs). Staff presented sample scenarios and a recommended framework; commissioners and staff debated how any discount should be applied, whether a uniform per‑square‑foot price would be preferable, and how utilities, maintenance and other operating costs should…
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