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Council tables lease for 920 N. Alama Street after safety and cost questions
Summary
A proposed six-year lease with Fathers and Mothers Who Care to occupy and invest in city-owned property at 920 North Alama Street was tabled after council members requested a building-and-safety inspection, an ADA review, and a clearer cost breakdown before any approval.
Council considered an unfinished-business item to authorize the city manager to enter a six-year lease with Fathers and Mothers Who Care for city-owned property at 920 North Alama Street.
Staff materials indicate the nonprofit proposed capital improvements to the facility (discussion cited an investment figure of roughly $168,000). Several council members, however, said the staff report did not include a granular breakdown of the required repairs or evidence of a building-and-safety inspection. Concerns were raised about ADA compliance, the building’s water/safety history, and whether the city should perform repairs before leasing city-owned space.
Councilwoman Darton and other members asked building and safety to inspect the structure before the council votes. Staff said the facility was not on any current city rehabilitation schedule and that the city would include it in an upcoming facilities-condition assessment; the city manager offered to have building and safety conduct an immediate assessment if the council wanted to proceed.
Given those outstanding questions, the council directed staff to obtain a building-and-safety inspection and tabled the lease item for further review.
No lease was approved at the Nov. 4 meeting; staff were directed to return with inspection results, cost breakdowns and confirmation of ADA compliance before further action.
