DEPARTMENT
Real Estate and Asset Management
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Lease Agreement between Fulton County, Georgia ("Lessor") and the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia ("Lessee") for the City of Sandy Springs to enhance the maintenance, care, and landscaping of the Reading Garden located at the Sandy Springs Library, located at 395 Mount Vernon Highway, NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Effective upon approval. There is no cost to Fulton County. The term of this Lease Agreement Lease is for a period of twenty (20) years, commencing on the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated or extended. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Pursuant to Fulton County code Section 1-117, the Board of Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction and control over directing and controlling all the property of the County, as they may deem expedient, according to law.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Arts and Libraries
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
The Department of Real Estate and Asset Management (DREAM) recommends approval of this Lease Agreement. The Sandy Springs site includes a Reading Garden, located on Tax Parcel ID 17-007100010346, which features a walking meditation labyrinth and benches where patrons can enjoy reading. Under the Lease Agreement, Sandy Springs will have the right to use, maintain and operate the Reading Garden: as a reading garden, a public green space, a public park, library programming, and for programmi...
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