Agenda Item # 1
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
February 10, 2015
Agenda Report # 77
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: CCG Employee Health & Wellness Facility Lease Agreement with
Physicians Realty Trust
INITIATED: Human Resources Department
Recommendation: Approval is requested to continue a 5-year lease agreement for
medical office space identified as 2000 10th Avenue, Suite 410 for a CCG Health
and Wellness facility.
Background: City Council approved a lease agreement on February 5, 2013 with
Resolution No. 44-13. At that time the 2000 building was owned by Columbus
Regional Healthcare Systems, Inc. The 2000 building has now been purchased by
Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed publicly traded real estate investment
trust which focuses exclusively on healthcare facilities. The original term
of this lease shall be five (5) years commencing on April 1, 2013 and ending at
midnight on March 31, 2018.
In a letter to the Community Reinvestment Director dated November 20, 2014,
the new building owner wrote, ?All of the terms and conditions of the lease for
the space you occupy were assigned by the previous owner to DOC-2000 10TH
Avenue MOB, LLC and remain unchanged.? The proposed change would not change
the terms or conditions of the original lease with Columbus Regional.
Financial Considerations: The monthly rental rate for the property lease is
$2,914 including utilities. After reviewing other potential sites, a selection
committee recommended the 2000 building property as the most appropriate in
cost, functionality, availability and employee access. The lease of the
Health and Wellness Center is included in the facility?s overall operations
costs.
Legal: Authorization of Council to continue this rental contract agreement
with the new owner Physicians Realty Trust is required.
Recommendation/Actions: The City Manager, Community Reinvestment, Human
Resources, Finance and the Internal Auditor recommend continuing the contract
agreement.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _______
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE
AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OFFICE AND MEDICAL SPACE WITH
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST.
WHEREAS, the Columbus Council authorized the opening of an employee
health and wellness center; and,
WHEREAS, a site evaluation team reviewed available sites, selecting a
suite in the 2000 building medical plaza as the most appropriate site; and,
WHEREAS, the 2000 building located in the medical plaza was purchased
by Physicians Realty Trust and they have agreed to continue the current five
year lease that existed between the Columbus Consolidated Government and
Columbus Regional Healthcare System; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Council must authorize the continuation of the
lease agreement with Physicians Realty Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a lease
agreement with Physicians Realty Trust for the specified medical/office space
identified as 2000 Tenth Avenue, Suite 410.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia,
held the ____ day of February, 2015 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of ____ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting _______________.
Councilor Baker voting _______________.
Councilor Barnes voting _______________.
Councilor Buck voting _______________.
Councilor Davis voting _______________.
Councilor Henderson voting _______________.
Councilor Huff voting _______________.
Councilor Thomas voting _______________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting _______________.
Councilor Woodson voting _______________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor
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