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Neg Amd 1 to Lease Agmt LS00000032 with St. Olaf's Catholic Church of Minneapolis, Minnesota for safe space at 819 2nd Avenue South, Mpls
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Lease Agreement LS00000032 with St. Olaf's Catholic Church of Minneapolis, Minnesota for rental of 11,281 square feet of space located at 819 2nd Avenue South in Minneapolis, extending the lease term on a month-to-month basis; that following review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
Hennepin County Health and Human Services ("County") currently leases 11,281 square feet of space in a building owned by St. Olaf's Catholic Church ("St. Olaf's") located at 819 2nd Avenue South, Minneapolis ("Building"). The leased space is utilized as temporary safe space for families experiencing homelessness. Under Lease Agreement LS00000032, authorized on December 22, 2023, by Resolution 23-0506, the County has the right to extend the current lease term through July 21, 2024.
Amendment 1 to Lease Agreement LS00000032 with St. Olaf's will allow the County to extend the lease beyond July 21, 2024, on a month-to-month until such date that County makes the decision to no longer renew/extend the lease, or until St. Olaf's exercises its right to terminate the lease with thirty (30) days' written notice to County. Base rent will remain at the current rate of $7,000 per month plus operating costs of approximately $2,000 per month. Operating costs are adjusted each month based on the actual costs of the previous month.
Hennepin County has had a shelter-all policy for families with children since 2005, but recently that practice has been severely tested and family shelter and overflow sites were above normal capacity. Levels of family homelessness began increasing steeply foll...
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