Ordinance 3157CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 3157
New Series
APPROVING A LEASE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
TERMS OF A THREE YEAR LEASE WITH KAI CONCEPTS, LLC
FOR BUILDING 168 LOCATED AT 1651 VIKING STREET, SUITE
300 AT ALAM EDA POINT
WHEREAS, Kai Concepts is the home of the Kiteboat Project where a team
of marine architects, sailors, and software developers are building and testing
kites for large -scale propulsion in waterborne transportation; and
WHEREAS, Kite propulsion has primarily been used for kitesurfing and in
single - person traction kiting. In small -scale kiting, the force of the kite can be
controlled by an individual holding on to the kite directly, but as the kite gets
larger, harnessing its power becomes more difficult; and
WHEREAS, the Kite Project's mission is to design a purpose -built vessel that
is specifically designed to harness kite power and to advance kite design and kite
controls to the point that power - assisted or autonomously controlled kites can be
used by a broad audience; and
WHEREAS, Kai Concepts has been a tenant in a portion of Building 168 at
Alameda Point since May 2013; and
WHEREAS, Kai Concepts 2013 Lease Extension Term expired on May 15,
2015 and Kai Concepts has occupied the Premises on a month -to -month basis;
and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties that the 2013 Leas shall be, and
hereby is terminated as of the Commencement Date of this Lease except for
those indemnification obligations which survive the termination of the 2013 Lease
for claims arising prior to the Commencement Date of this Lease; and
WHEREAS, the portion of Building 168, located at 1651 Viking Street, Suite
300 is approximately twenty eight thousand five hundred thirty -six square feet
and the adjacent land is approximately seventeen thousand two hundred seventy
square feet; and
WHEREAS, the monthly base rent is $11,852; and
WHEREAS, in addition to Base Rent, the tenant shall pay its share of
common area maintenance costs, all costs for services, utilities and taxes for the
Premises, and comply with lease requirements for insurance; and
WHEREAS, Alameda City Charter Section 3 -10 requires an affirmative vote
of 4 members of the City Council to approve a lease for a term over one year.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda that by four affirmative votes that:
Section 1. The City Manager of the City of Alameda or his designee is hereby
authorized to negotiate, execute, for and on behalf of the City of Alameda, a
lease with Kai Concepts, LLC for Building 168 located at 1651 Viking Street,
Suite 300 at Alameda Point for three years, subject to such technical or clarifying
revisions as are reasonably determined necessary by the City Manager and
approved by the City Attorney, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to attest to the same.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance if, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Alameda hereby declares that it would
have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsections, clause, or phrase
hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses and phrases are declared to be invalid and unconstitutional.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the
expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage.
Presiding O i er of the City Council
Attest:
Lara Weisiger, CJu y Clerk
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in
a regular meeting assembled on the 19th day of July, 2016, by the following
vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese,
Oddie and Mayor Spencer — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this'20th day of July, 2016.
Sara Weisig k, City Clerk
City of Alamla
J e C. City Attorney
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