AGENDA DATE: 5/17/2023
TITLE:
Title
License Agreement for Additional Northside Library Parking
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: License agreement with RRP Investments LLC for additional parking at 685 Rio Road West
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Henry, Rosenberg, Herrick, Stewart, Strother
PRESENTER (S): Bill Strother
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Northside Branch Library of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (J-MRL) opened on March 15, 2015. Co-located in the building are the County's warehouse and the Albemarle County Public Schools’ (ACPS) English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) program and training room.
From the opening of the Northside Library, the amount of patron parking has been an issue. Site constraints limit the number of parking spaces on the premises to 80. To help mitigate the issue, the County entered into a license agreement with The Daily Progress on May 1, 2017, to use 21 parking spaces at 685 Rio Road West. The agreement with The Daily Progress expired on April 30, 2020. The County entered into another license agreement at that time with RRP Investments LLC, which had purchased the Daily Progress property.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment- Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs
DISCUSSION: RRP Investments LLC has proposed a new parking agreement, provided as Attachment A. The initial term of the proposed new agreement would commence May 1, 2023 and end April 30, 2024, with options to renew for two additional one-year terms.
BUDGET IMPACT: The rent for the first term of the agreement would be $18,900. This cost would be shared equally between the County, the ACPS, and J-MRL. Funding for the remainder of FY 23 is already included in their respective budgets. Funding for FY 24 is incorporated in the proposed FY 24 budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board adopt the attached resolution (Attachment B) authorizing the County Executive to execute a new parking agreement on behalf of the County once it has been approved as to substance and form by the County Attorney.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Northside Library Parking Agreement - May 2023
B - Resolution to Approve Parking Agreement