DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Lease Agreement Between Dakota County And Pacifica Mall Burnsville LLC In Burnsville, Minnesota, For Burnhaven Library Renovation Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a lease agreement with the leasing agent for Burnsville Center (Pacifica Mall Burnsville LLC) in Burnsville, MN, for use of temporary library during construction renovations of the "Burnhaven Library Renovation" project. This project is included in the 2025-2029 Facilities Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY
Burnhaven Library serves the city of Burnsville and neighboring cities as Dakota County's westernmost branch library location. Burnhaven will be closed in the spring of 2026 for renovation. Staff have searched for temporary library spaces similar to past spaces leased for the same use during other library renovation projects. Staff have negotiated a space lease with the Burnsville Center just across Burnhaven Drive from the library. The proposed temporary library space is nearly 3,800 square feet within the prior Children's Place store and has ground-level access located near the southwest corner of the mall. The space will serve as the primary branch library location for the entire renovation timeframe.
Dakota County Real Estate Office, Capital Projects Management, the Library Department, Information Technology, and Burnsville Center's leasing agent (Pacifica Mall Burnsville LLC) have agreed to the lease terms listed within the attachment Draft Lease Agreement. Approximate rental rates are:
* January 1 through April 30, 2026 - $4.77 per square foot, or $6,318.32 for this period.
* May 1 through April 30, 2027 - $14.32 per square foot, or $56,865.00 per year.
To accommodate the County's alterations and relocation to the temporary library, the lease term runs from January 2026 through April 2027. Burnhaven's renovations will begin in April 2026 and...
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