All Good Living Lease (1900 Thau Way)
September 19, 2023
All Good Living Lease: Background
• Lease between the City and the Alameda Food
Bank (Food Bank) commenced on February 1,
1991, expired on February 1, 2016 and has been
month-to-month since that time.
• The Food Bank has notified the City that they have
ceased to operate out of the Food Bank trailer as
the building and limited parking is no longer
adequate to meet their operational needs.
• All of their operations have been moved to 650 W
Ranger Ave. temporarily.
All Good Living Lease:
Prospective Tenant
• All Good Living Foundation (AGLF), a nonprofit focused on supporting vulnerable children with basic needs, is interested in taking over use and maintenance of the building and associated premises.
• Alameda Food Bank owns the trailer, and will donate the trailer to AGLF.
• AGLF’s use would be similar to the Food Bank, and include an onsite office, and storage and distribution of clothing, toiletries and food to children in need, including students, families, school staff and the unhoused.
All Good Living Lease
• AGLF was has been in existence for roughly 5 years and a fully formed nonprofit for about 3 years.
• They fill an essential community need by providing clothes, shoes, toiletries and gift cards to homeless students and others vulnerable children in need. • They provide a community closet for McKinney-Vento students, and staff and teachers in need of assistance.
• They also provide to APD and Alameda Family Services, as needed, with socks, toiletry items, and kids clothes.
• They recently began to expand their services beyond AUSD to other Alameda County schools.
All Good Living Lease :
Proposed Lease Terms
Lease land for $1.00 per year
Term of 4 years and 11 months
6-month notice to vacate land
Trailer to become City property
at end of term
All Good Living Lease: Why Lease to AGLF?
• AGLF is doing important work in the Alameda community providing:
• Clothes and food pantries that support basic needs of the unhoused. • Healthy snacks, clothing, hygiene products, and other essential items to children in need.
• Works with the AUSD and other schools to arrange on-site closets that are open to students and their families, and educators in need. • AGLF able to productively reuse trailer and maintain existing site with comparable social service use
All Good Living Lease: Recommendation
Staff recommends that City Council approve
the Lease with All Good Living Foundation