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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM
Report: Library Connection @ Adams Square at 1100 Chevy Chase Drive Lease Agreement Renewal
1. Motion approving fourth amendment to extend the lease agreement with Neighborhood Legal Services for Library Connection @ Adams Square
COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Consent Item
Approved for December 9, 2025 calendar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 2005, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLS) has been providing rental space at 1100 Chevy Chase Drive for Library Connection @ Adams Square. Library Arts & Culture Department (LAC) is requesting to extend the lease agreement with NLS with a fourth amendment for an additional five years with an option to renegotiate the rental increase for the final three years. 4i2
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RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council approves a fourth amendment to extend the lease agreement with Neighborhood Legal Services for Library Connection @ Adams Square at 1100 Chevy Chase Drive for an additional five-year renewal, with an option for the Library to renegotiate the rental increase for the final three years.
ANALYSIS
In August of 2005, the City Council approved the establishment of a storefront library in southeast Glendale and directed staff to enter into lease negotiations with Neighborhood Legal Services, the owner of a space located at 1100 Chevy Chase Drive. City Council approved the lease agreement in January 2006.
Library Connection at Adams Square opened in 2008 and has been operating as a successful branch library since its inception.
The original lease was for a five-year period from April 2006 to March 2011. The City exercised the option in the lease agreement to extend it for an additional five years from April 2011 to March 2016.
In 2016, the Council approved lease Amendment No. 1, which extended the lease for an additional five years from April 2016 to March 2021.
In 2021, the Council approved lease Amendment No. 2, which extended the lease for an additional three years from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2024, with an option to extend it for an additional two-year period until March 31, 2026. The City exercised the option to extend the lease until March 31, 2026 with Amendment No. 3.
The Library, Arts & Culture Department and NLS wish to extend the lease for an additional five-year renewal commencing April 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2031, with the following terms:
Three percent (3%) increase for the first two years, from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028.
Three and one-half percent (3.5%) increase for the remaining contract years, from April 1, 2028 to March 31, 2031, with the opportunity to request renegotiation of the April 1, 2028 rental increase on or before January 3, 2028.
At that time, parties will agree to the rental increase for the remaining three years of the contract, or another amount as negotiated.
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The following table provides details of the annual rent increase and renegotiation opportunity:
Fiscal Year Increase Annual Rate
April 2025-March 2026 (current lease) 2.5% $73,521.46
April 2026-March 2027 3.0% $75,727.10
April 2027-March 2028 3.0% $77,998.92
January 3, 2028- Library connection has option to request to renegotiate the following increases:
April 2028-March 2029 3.5% $80,728.88
April 2029-March 2030 3.5% $83,554.39
April 2030-March 2031 3.5% $86,478.79
STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
Over the last two fiscal years, FY23-24 and FY24-25, 43,139 patrons visited Library Connection @ Adams Square, to study, access computers and wifi, and attend programs, all for free. During that same period, the library circulated 30,298 physical items. Although it serves all Glendale residents and surrounding communities, Library Connection @ Adams Square primarily serves the residents of Southeast Glendale, with Pacific Park Library as the next closest location.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of extending the lease for April 2026 through June 2026 is $18,932. Of this amount, $18,380 was included in the FY 2025-26 budget per the table below. The remaining amount of $552 will be transferred from another category within the department’s discretionary budget. No additional funds are being requested at this time. 4i4
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Existing Appropriation
Amount Account String Funding Source
$18,932 46006-1010-LAC-6002-P4112 General Fund
Department Cost Center Program
Library, Arts &
Culture
Adams Square Library Connect
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Because no possibility exists that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA review under the common sense exemption set forth in 14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3).
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
In accordance with the City Campaign Finance Ordinance No. 5744, the names and business addresses of the members of the board of directors, the chairperson, CEO, COO, CFO, Subcontractors and any person or entity with more than ten percent interest in the company proposed for contract in this agenda item Report are attached in Exhibit
3. ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1. Deny the request to extend the lease agreement with Neighborhood Legal Services for Library Connection @ Adams Square. Denial of the request will result in closure of the library branch, prohibiting Southeast Glendale residents from easy access to in-person library services and programs.
2. The City Council may consider any other alternative not proposed by staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:
Lessa Pelayo-Lozada, Director of Library, Arts & Culture Prepared by:
Armineh Hoonanian, Principal Administrative Officer
Approved by:
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1: Lease
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Exhibit 2: Amendment No.3
Exhibit 3: Campaign Disclosure Form