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AN ORDINANCE relating to the authorization of an amendment and extension to an existing lease at 8869 Southeast View Park Road, Port Orchard, Washington, to support the operations of the department of information technology.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The facilities management division contacted the department of information technology in May 2014 and received approval to amend and extend a lease with GTP Towers I, LLC, for space in the View Park Tower, 8869 Southeast View Park Road, Port Orchard, Washington. The lease was originally executed on October 1, 1999.
2. The department of information technology needed space for the purpose of providing emergency radio communications.
3. The facilities management division determined in July 2014 that there was not an appropriate county-owned option.
4. The facilities management division determined, through consultation with the department of information technology, that amending and extending the lease was the most cost-effective option for the county.
5. The facilities management division successfully negotiated an amendment to the lease.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The executive is authorized to execute an amendment and extension to the lease for the View Park Tower with GTP Towers I, LLC, substantially in the form
of Attachment A to this ordinance, and to take all actions necessary to implement the terms of the lease.