DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Lease Agreement Amendment With State Of Minnesota Department Of Administration On Behalf Of Minnesota Department Of Employment And Economic Development For Office Space At Northern Service Center
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize lease agreement amendment with Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for office space located at the Northern Service Center.
SUMMARY
Space related to the Career Force Center is currently used by the following agencies at the Northern Service Center:
* DEED
* HIRED
* Avivo, formerly Resource Inc.
HIRED and Avivo are two private non-profit agencies that contract with Dakota County to provide employment and training services to persons eligible for the Workforce Investment Act, State and Federal dislocated worker programs and the Minnesota Family Investment Program in Dakota County. Because these two agencies coordinate service delivery with the County and State of Minnesota, these agencies have had office space in the Northern Service Center since 2007.
DEED has leased space in the Northern Service Center since 2002. Their most recent lease expires on December 31, 2022.
Staff recently completed negotiations with DEED for a one-year lease for the use of approximately 1,398 square feet of office space in the Northern Service Center through December 31, 2023 (see Attachment: Lease Amendment Draft). This lease has two automatic one-year extensions for 2024, and 2025 should both the County and DEED agree to the extensions.
The 2023 lease rates are $23.12 per square foot annually, an increase of one and one-half percent over the 2022 rates. Each subsequent extension has a compounding one-and-one-half percent rate increase over the prior year. Rates are consistent with comparable County space.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the County Board authorize execution of th...
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