Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Legal Services Department

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Toni Ramirez Wheeler, Director of Legal Services
CC:	Cynthia Boecker, Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager Jonathan Douglas, Assistant to the City Manager
Date:	November 27, 2007
RE:	Lease Extension for The Shelter, Inc.

Since 1982, the City has leased property to The Shelter, Inc. at 342 Missouri Street.  The current Extension of Lease Agreement expires January 1, 2008.  The Shelter, Inc. requests, and staff recommends, another five-year extension of the lease, with the remaining terms of the agreement unchanged.  The Shelter, Inc. pays $100 per month in rent for the facility.

The Shelter, Inc. provides emergency residential care for children placed with them following action by law enforcement or the court.  In addition to providing emergency housing for children, the Shelter, Inc. also provides crisis intervention to families and refers families and children to other community agencies, as needed.  The Shelter, Inc. identifies emergency placement options in the community for children, if there is a significant risk to a child or the community.  The Shelter, Inc. provides Juvenile Offender Services and other family services.  The mission of the agency is, “to improve the lives of children and families. We serve children from all over the state of Kansas in our home community of Lawrence.”

An Extension of Lease Agreement extending the lease from January 2008 through January 2013 is attached.  Staff recommends the City Commission authorize the City Manager to execute the Extension of Lease Agreement.