SR-800-005 (13)
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Council Meeting: February 10, 2004 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Five-Year Lease with a Five-Year Option with Angel Flight West, Inc. for
space at the Santa Monica Airport
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a five-year lease with a five-year option with Angel Flight West, Inc. for
space at the Santa Monica Airport.
DISCUSSION
Angel Flight West, Inc. intends to occupy approximately 2,384 square feet of office
space in the Specialty Hangar Building for a period of five years with a five-year option
beginning March 1, 2004. Angel Flight West, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that
provides free air transportation for people requiring medical treatment. Pilots who
volunteer their time and aircraft provide transportation. Angel Flight West, Inc. has been
a tenant of the Santa Monica Airport since 1988 and has proven to be a financially
sound company and an excellent tenant. The operation is consistent and compatible
with the surrounding tenants. This lease will allow Angel Flight West, Inc. to expand
and relocate from the current 1,027 square feet they occupy in the Airport
Administration Building Courtyard. This site is on the north side of Airport Avenue and
the use is aviation related. It is the south side of Airport Avenue that is the primary non-
aviation designated area and which includes the arts priority buildings.
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BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The five-year lease with Angel Flight West, Inc. will generate $214,581 in revenue for
the Airport Fund. Annual revenue of $42,916 is included in the 2004/05 budget and will
be budgeted in subsequent years to increase with the consumer price index.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize City Manager to negotiate and
execute a five-year lease with a five-year option with Angel Flight West, Inc. for space
at the Santa Monica Airport.
Prepared By: Jeff Mathieu, Director of Resource Management
Rod Merl, Sr. Administrative Analyst ? Special Projects
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