DATE: December 6, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Lease Agreement with the Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League to Expand the Commercial Kitchen at the Matt Jimenez Community Center and Operate the Commercial Kitchen Incubator Program
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with the Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League (DSAL) to expand the commercial kitchen at the Matt Jimenez Community Center and operate the Commercial Kitchen Incubator Program once the renovation is complete.
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SUMMARY
The commercial kitchen at the Matt Jimenez Community Center (MJCC) on Ruus Road has been underutilized for many years. In August 2022, Alameda County Supervisor Brown’s Office and DSAL approached the City with a proposal to provide funding to expand and remodel the MJCC kitchen and then lease the space as part of Dig Deep Farm’s Kitchen Incubator Program. Staff is seeking authorization from Council to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with DSAL that would include the kitchen expansion and a five-year operational lease with the option for an additional five-years upon agreement by all parties. The renovation will occur concurrently with the Phase I construction of the Stack Center and the commercial kitchen program will be integrated into the Stack Center campus.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution