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Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City of premises located at 2800 S. 20th Street, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to sublease up to 85,000 square feet at 2800 S. 20th Street from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development. The space is intended for the City’s Unified Call Center, including the 911 and 311 call centers, police and fire dispatch, the Office of Emergency Management, and the Emergency Operations Center, under a lease of up to 10 years with possible renewals and a purchase option.

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Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 23, 2015
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to enter into a sublease agreement, as subtenant, with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, as tenant and sublandlord, for use by the City of premises located at 2800 S. 20th Street, pursuant to terms substantially similar to those set forth in the document attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”

SECTION 2. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and approve the lease and other documents necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, which lease and documents shall contain such terms and conditions as the City Solicitor shall deem necessary and proper to protect the interests of the City of Philadelphia and to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance.

EXHIBIT “A”

Terms of Proposed Lease and Sublease

For 2800 S. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA

1. Landlord:

Defense Realty, LLC.

2. Tenant and Sublandlord:

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.

3. Subtenant:

City of Philadelphia, acting through its Department of Public Property.

4. Square Footage:

Not to exceed 85,000 square feet.

5. Premises Address:

Defense Center Business Campus, Building #6, 2800 S. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA.

6. Use of the Premises:

The Premises will serve as the location of the City's Unified Call Center which will house the City's 911 and 311 Call Centers, Police and Fire Dispatch, the City's Office of Emergency Management and the City's Emergency Operation Center.

7. Commencement Date:

Work on the fit-out of the Premises will commence during the fourth quarter of the 2015-2016 fiscal year.

8. Term

: Not to exceed ten (10) years. In the event that the City does not exercise its option to purchase the demised premises (as described in paragraph 9), City shall have the option to renew the Term for two (2) additional five (5) year renewal terms (each a “Renewal Term”). City may exercise this option by providing written notice to Landlord at least one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the end of the Term or then- current Renewal Term, as applicable.

9.

Purchase Option:

City shall have the option to purchase the demised premises at the end of the term of the lease on one year prior written notice for the fair market value of the improved premises, which shall be determined through a process agreed to by both Landlord and the City prior to the execution of the lease, less the cost of any improvements made to the demised premises by the City, if the Tenant improvements are included in the appraised value. Landlord and City shall jointly engage a mutually agreeable real estate appraiser to determine the fair market value of the improved premises as of the date of the completion of the fit out of the Premises. So long as both parties agree to the value determined by such real estate appraiser, said appraised amount shall be the price for purchasing the demised premises (the “Purchase Price”). In the event City exercises the Option to Purchase, City shall have a credit against the Purchase Price, at the closing of said purchase, equal to thirty (30%) percent of the total of Fixed Rent paid over the Term.

10. Fixed Rent:

$8/ square foot plus the amortized cost of the fit-out of the Premises.

11. Utilities:

The City will be responsible for the provision of utilities to the Premises.

12. Cost of the Fit-Out of the Premises:

The cost to fit-out the Premises will be negotiated with the Landlord.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered printed and placed on next first reading calendar

    Pass
  4. Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Reported favorably

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Public Property and Public Works

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass