§ 2-1547. Leases of city-owned real property.

(a)

Authority to lease. The chief procurement officer, upon the request of and after consultation with the using agency, shall lease city-owned real property if:

(1)

The sale of the property is not in the best interests of the city and the property is not currently being used by the city; or

(2)

The real property has been newly acquired, but not immediately put to use by the city, and may be leased on a month-to-month basis.

(b)

City-owned houses. City-owned houses shall be leased in accordance with section 2-6.

(c)

Improvements to property, restrictions on use. If city-owned real property is to be leased, the chief procurement officer shall, after consultation with appropriate agencies, include as part of the solicitation the requirement that improvements to the property be made for the health, benefit and general welfare of the city and that restrictions shall be placed on the use of the property to promote public policies, including but not limited to redevelopment, historical preservation and billboard limitations.

(d)

Appraisal. The chief procurement officer shall obtain an appraisal on the city-owned property to be leased to determine the fair market rental value of the property.

(e)

Request for lease proposals. Unless otherwise provided, leases of city-owned real property, other than governmental agencies, shall be solicited through a request for lease proposals.

(f)

Procedure. The chief procurement officer shall follow the procedures for public notice, opening of proposals, stating of evaluation factors, discussions with responsible offerors and revisions to proposals, as set forth in section 2-1189, when soliciting leases for city-owned real property.

(g)

Award. Award shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the request for lease proposals to the highest responsible and responsive offeror, provided that the rental fee offered is acceptable to the chief procurement officer as the fair market rental value of the property, based upon the appraisal. Where such rental fee offered is not acceptable to the chief procurement officer, the offer may be rejected and the chief procurement officer may negotiate the lease, provided that the negotiated rental fee is higher than the highest responsible offeror's rental fee, or offers may be resolicited.

(h)

Revision of rental fees. Rental fees for city-owned real property shall be revised annually by the chief procurement officer, and the rental fee schedule shall be adopted by the city council and approved by the mayor.

(i)

Multi-term leases. If the lease may be renewed or extended beyond its original term, the chief procurement officer shall comply with the requirements of section 2-1205, as applicable.

(Ord. No. 2009-78(09-O-1876), § 14, 12-15-09)