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Approve a Lease Agreement for approximately 17,424 square feet at 500 Chadbourne Road in Fairfield, relocating the Workforce Development Board of Solano County's Fairfield Job Center for a 5 year, 4 month term effective June 1, 2019; and Authorize the President/Executive Director of the Workforce Development Board of Solano County to sign the agreement and any subsequent amendments which are administrative in nature
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the relocation of the WDB's Fairfield office location and enter into a new five (5) year, four (4) month Lease Agreement effective June 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024 at 500 Chadbourne Road in Fairfield, totaling 17,424 square feet; and Authorize the President/Executive Director to sign the agreement and any subsequent amendments which are administrative in nature.
SUMMARY:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County is currently under a lease at 320 Campus Lane in Fairfield that expires June 30, 2019. Staff have evaluated the location and conducted a search to relocate the Fairfield location, which houses the WDB administration and Fairfield's America's Job Center of California (AJCC). Staff selected a location at 500 Chadbourne Road in Fairfield's Busch Business Park.
Relocation of the WDB's Fairfield location is favorable several reasons. Reasons include a more convenient location allowing clients better access to services, a modernized building improving IT capabilities, cheaper utilities, and efficient HVAC. The new location would also include better signage and would be closer to Department of Rehabilitation, Health & Social Services, Kaiser Behavioral Health, and other community-based non-profits located in Busch Business Park.
The proposed Landlord has also offered several incentives such as four (4) months of free rent, one m...
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