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CityCouncil | 2020-10-06 | 15 | The Assistant Community Development Director responded one applicant is under a long term license and currently operating month to month; the Surplus Lands Act has impeded the ability to provide long term leases; staff considers the applicant a tenant. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether the agreement is a license or lease. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the tenant has multiple properties; one property is a lease in holdover and the other two are licenses, which are renewable. Councilmember Oddie questioned Council deciding to provide abatement and lease amendments coming before Council; discussed a previous tenant's lease amendment; stated Council is operating in a vacuum and provides transparency. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council is discussing a business arrangement between tenants and property management staff. The City Attorney responded any fundamental changes to an existing lease would come before Council for final approval. The Assistant Community Development Director stated staff initially proposed promissory notes to be cross defaulted with leases; staff did not intend to return to Council for approval of the promissory notes; Council may direct staff to do so; the nine month programs will be executed by lease amendment and could come before Council for approval if desired; expressed concern about delaying helping tenants. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether eligible non-profits eligible must be 501(c)(3), to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether a boundary would be considered for Spirits Alley tenants. The Assistant Community Development Director responded Spirits Alley tenants are on Monarch Street. Councilmember Oddie inquired the difference between the rent assistance program and the non-profit/Spirits Alley program; questioned whether there are two funds or one. The Assistant Community Development Director responded there is one bucket of money under the Base Reuse Fund; stated the $1.5 million is coming from the unappropriated fund balance; the nine-month program is part of the $14 million anticipated operating fund; staff will adjust revenue projections accordingly; the revenue projection in the current fiscal year would be lowered and the revenue projection over the next three years would be raised anticipating the repayment of funds. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 13 October 6, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-10-06.pdf |