TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement By and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. for Space at the Family Service Center, 6919 Outreach Way, Suite B103, North Port, Florida, 34287.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement by and between the City of North Port, Florida, and the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. for Space at the Family Service Center, 6919 Outreach Way, Suite B103, North Port, Florida, 34287.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement by and between the City of North Port, Florida, and the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. for Space at the Family Service Center, 6919 Outreach Way, Suite B103, North Port, Florida, 34287.
Pros: Maintaining a Lease with the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. ensures the continuity of crucial services to North Port residents.
Cons: Providing discounted access to City-owned property through a Lease Agreement with the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. limits the City’s ability to use the space for staff or programs, or to make it available to another entity to offer alternative services to residents.
Option 2: Deny the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement by and between the City of North Port, Florida, and the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. for Space at the Family Service Center, 6919 Outreach Way, Suite B103, North Port, Florida, 34287.
Pros: Creates the capacity for reallocation, either within the organization or to another tenant, allowing it to be used for services that meet community needs.
Cons: Limits access of supportive services to domestic and sexual violence survivors in our community.
Background Information
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc. provides free services to victims of domestic and...
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