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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of an amendment and extension to an existing lease in support of the department of information technology.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The facilities management division received a request in September 2015 from the department of information technology to amend and extend a lease with the Sabey Data Center, LLC, for space in the Sabey Data Center, 3355 South 120th Place, Suite 5201 A, Tukwila, Washington, within council district eight. The lease was originally executed on August 8, 2008.
2. The department of information technology needed space for the purpose of hosting county servers and core network infrastructure.
3. The facilities management division determined on September 2015 that there was not an appropriate county-owned option.
4. The facilities management division determined, through consultation with the department, 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 Sabey Data Center with Sabey Data Center, LLC, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance and to take all actions necessary to implement the terms of the lease.