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Board approves nonbinding MOU to renegotiate lease for coroner's building; a $50,000 preliminary design cost clause noted
Summary
The commissioners approved a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with NBCS Investments LLC regarding 1300 N. Santa Fe (coroner's building). Staff said the MOU preserves agreed terms while parties negotiate a lease‑purchase and that the MOU appears to obligate the landlord for up to $50,000 in preliminary design costs should the lease not proceed.
County staff described a memorandum of understanding with NBCS Investments LLC to memorialize current terms while the parties negotiate a lease‑purchase for the coroner's building at 1300 North Santa Fe Avenue. Staff said the MOU is generally nonbinding but that language on preliminary design costs appears to require the landlord to incur up to $50,000 in such costs and that those costs would be binding if the lease is not executed.
A commissioner asked for clarification about the $50,000 clause; staff confirmed the interpretation that the landlord will rely on the MOU and may incur those costs. Commissioners said consolidating coroner services into one building makes financial and operational sense and approved the MOU.
The MOU was presented as a step to keep negotiations on track while parties prepare a definitive lease‑purchase agreement; it does not itself finalize purchase terms but includes binding language related to preliminary design costs as discussed on the record.
