Sec. 2-172. - Excluded leases or licenses.

(a)

Authority. The board of supervisors authorizes (1) for all county property, the public infrastructure director; (2) for county property managed by the regional parks department, the regional parks director; and (3) for county property managed by the Sonoma County Airport, the airport manager; (hereinafter collectively referred to as "directors" or singularly as "director"), to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the county, in a form approved by county counsel, leases or licenses where the actual monthly rental of the executed lease or license shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and the term of the executed lease or license, including any renewal term(s), shall not exceed a cumulative total of ten (10) years. During the term of such lease or license, each director shall have authority, as to those leases or licenses he or she is authorized to execute hereunder, to enforce the provisions of those leases or licenses on behalf of the county, including, without limitation, the right to terminate, authorize tenant improvements, and withhold deposit funds, provided that the director determines, upon consultation with county counsel, that such remedies are in the best interest of the county and are otherwise consistent with the provisions of the lease or license.

(b)

Nothing in this Section 2-172 shall be construed to authorize a director to make county real property available at less than market rate to any person or entity without a determination by the board of supervisors pursuant to applicable law, including but not limited to a determination that the program to be supported by such consideration is necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the county and that the county property is not and, during the time of possession, will not be needed for county purposes, in accordance with Government Code section 26227.

(c)

Notice. Notice for excluded leases or licenses shall be provided in accordance with Government Code section 25537.

(d)

In accordance with Government Code section 25537, the authority granted by this article to each director shall expire on June 20, 2029. Upon the expiration of this article, each director shall submit to the board a summary report of the property interests leased or licensed under this authority.

(Ord. No. 6482, § I, 5-21-2024; Ord. No. 6293, § I, 11-12-2019; Ord. No. 6087, § I, 10-28-2014)