Memorandum
Date: September 9, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Ray Buenaventura, Chief Public Defender
Subject: Consideration of the First Amendment to Commercial Lease Agreement Between the County of Lake and Lakeport Plaza, LLC, for Office Space at 55 1st St, Lakeport
Executive Summary:
On December 3, 2024, the Lake County Board of Supervisors approved a Commercial Lease Agreement for 4,716 square feet of office space at 55 1st St, Lakeport, used by the Public Defender's office. The original Lease (attached) provided for space split between the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building, and additionally provided for a Right of First Refusal, should additional space become available on the 2nd Floor; from the outset, the Public Defender's Office's hope was to ultimately occupy the entirety of the 2nd floor.
Administrative Office staff have been notified the balance of the 2nd floor space is now available (as of September 1, 2025). Public Defender staff transitioning to use of this space is anticipated to take 60-90 days; the Amendment, therefore, provides for a three-month period (i.e., September 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025) during which 6,119 total square feet will be leased.
The 2nd floor space, alone, is approximately 4,810 square feet, and sufficient to accommodate existing and anticipated Public Defender staffing requirements. Effective December 1, 2025, the County will lease only those 4,810 square feet of 2nd floor space.
Base Rent for space at 55 1st St. is $2.10/square foot (static for the full ten years, with no CPI or other increases). Additionally, a Flat Fee of $1.00/square foot is assessed to provide for Operating Expenses, which encompass electricity, sewer, trash, disposal, water service, elevator service, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) maintenance, pest control, basic landscaping and an alarm system. The Operating Expenses Flat Fee will be re-evaluated, and adjusted to reflect actual costs, ...
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