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Approve a Business Lease Contract between the City of Clearwater and Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. for the use of city-owned properties located at 701 N Missouri Avenue and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City has leased out city property at 701 N Missouri Avenue for the Head Start program for several years and specifically to Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) for over 5 years. Head Start is a community service program aimed at providing preschool-aged children with structured recreation and educational opportunities. The Head Start program is funded by federal grant dollars and is being operated by LSF, a Non-Profit Agency, at the 701 N Missouri site under the direction of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The Head Start facility at 701 N. Missouri is being operated entirely on city owned property. The 0.98-acre site contains a playground and several small buildings for use of the site as a pre-school nursery.
The optional 5-year extension to the previous lease between LSF and the City was not requested by LSF by the due date and has reverted to a month to month basis. LSF has requested a new lease for the 701 N Missouri site to begin on April 5, 2019.
The proposed lease has terms and conditions similar to the previous lease. The lease has an initial end date of December 2023 to coincide with LSF’s grant cycle with an option to extend for one additional 5-year term. The lease has a rental rate of $1 for the lease term.