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1 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND “THE CENTER FOR ARMENIAN ARTS”, DBA OF KNOWLEDGE TRUCK, INC., A NONPROFIT CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION (“TENANT”), FOR THE LEASE OF CITY
OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 250 NORTH ORANGE STREET, FOR
A LEASE TERM EXCEEDING FIVE YEARS.
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale owns the Orange Street Garage, a public parking structure in downtown Glendale that contains ground floor office suites, including a commercial tenant space located at 250 N. Orange Street (the “Premises”); WHEREAS, the City has leased the Premises to Knowledge Truck, Inc., (DBA The Center for Armenian Arts), (“Tenant”) since September 23, 2023; WHEREAS, the lease expired on January 31, 2026, but has continued on a month- to-month basis ever since;
WHEREAS, the City, as landlord, and Tenant desire to extend the lease term by an additional five years for a total cumulative lease term of approximately eight (8) years based on the date of commencement of the extended lease, for a monthly base rent of $2,927, subject to annual CPI adjustment as set forth in the lease; and WHEREAS, Glendale Charter Article VI, Section 15, requires the City Council to adopt an ordinance for the lease of City owned property that is for a period of longer than five (5) years.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA:
SECTION 1: The City Council authorizes the continued lease of the real property located at 250 N. Orange, as more particularly described in the Lease Agreement attached to City Council staff report, dated September 1, 2026, and by this reference made a part hereof, for an additional five (5) years as set forth in the Lease Agreement.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute the Lease Agreement in substantially the form as attached to the September 1, 2026 staff report, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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2 SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective within thirty days from the date of its adoption.
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on the day of ____________, 2026.
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. ______________ was adopted by a majority vote of the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2026, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk