For City Council Meeting [August 9, 2022]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Kathy Brann, Economic Development Manger
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Request City Council to: (1) Approve Amendment #6 to Cooperative Agreement 93-049 between the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and the City of Rialto; and (2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.
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BACKGROUND:
Cooperative Agreement 93-049 between the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) and the City of Rialto has been amended several times since the original agreement was approved in February 1993. The Agreement addresses joint management responsibilities by SBCTA and the City related to the John Longville Metrolink Train Station. Most of the prior amendments related to provisions associated with the joint project to expand the Metrolink train station and parking lots.
The most recent Amendment #5 was approved by the City on July 25, 2017, and related to the City's prior approval of a lease agreement ("Lease") between the City and Terrence Harper to lease the John Longville Depot in the Metrolink Station for a new food service establishment (the "Forum Blues Caf?"). Amendment #5 defined roles and responsibilities for the administration of leases with third parties located on the non-operating railroad portion of the Metrolink train station (inside the depot).
Amendment #5 included the following provisions:
* The City administers and manages any leases for the non-operating portion of the Rialto Metrolink Station, including negotiating terms, managing tenants, enforcing lease terms, and collecting rent.
* The City shall consult SBCTA on proposed tenants and shall receive quarterly status updates on the existing leases.
* SBCTA and the City shall share lease revenues, with the City retaining 2.5% of all gross lease revenues to cover property management fees with the remainder divided equally between SBCTA and the City.
Under the pro...
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