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ARTICLE 11 1
RELATING TO LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR LEASED OFFICE AND OPERATING SPACE 2
SECTION 1. This article consists of a Joint Resolution that is submitted pursuant to Rhode 3
Island General Law § 37-6-2(d) authorizing various lease agreements for office space and operating 4
space. 5
SECTION 2. Department of Human Services (31 John Clarke Road, Middletown). 6
WHEREAS, the Department of Human Services currently occupies approximately 4,400 7
square feet at 31 John Clarke Road in the Town of Middletown; 8
WHEREAS, the Department of Human Services currently has a current lease agreement, 9
in full force and effect, with Child and Family Services of Newport County for approximately 4,400 10
square feet of office space located at 31 John Clarke Road, Middletown; 11
WHEREAS, the existing lease expires on November 30, 2023, and the Department of 12
Human Services wishes to exercise its option to renew this lease for an additional five (5) year 13
term; 14
WHEREAS, the State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Department of Human 15
Services, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement with Child and Family 16
Services of Newport County that would interfere with the Department of Human Services lease 17
agreement or use of the facility; 18
WHEREAS, the leased premises provide a critical location for the offices of the 19
Department of Human Services from which the agency can fulfill its mission; 20
WHEREAS, the annual base rent in the agreement in the current fiscal year, ending June 21
30, 2023, is $88,989.18; 22
WHEREAS, the anticipated annual base rent of the agreement in each of the five (5) years 23
of the renewal term will not exceed $97,196.00; 24
WHEREAS, the payment of the annual base rent will be made from funds available to the 25
Department of Human Services for the payments of rental and lease costs based on annual 26
appropriations made by the General Assembly; and 27
WHEREAS, the State Properties Committee now respectfully requests the approval of the 28
General Assembly for the lease agreement between the Department of Human Services and Child 29
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and Family Services of Newport County for leased space located at 31 John Clarke Road, 1
Middletown; now therefore be it: 2
RESOLVED, that this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island hereby approves the 3
lease agreement, for a term not to exceed five (5) years and an aggregate base rent not to exceed 4
$485,980.00; 5
RESOLVED, that this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by the General 6
Assembly; 7
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit duly 8
certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, the Director of the Department of Human 9
Services, the Director of Administration, the State Budget Officer, and the Chair of the State 10
Properties Committee. 11
SECTION 3. Department of Human Services (125 Holden Street, Providence). 12
WHEREAS, the population who resides in the Greater Providence area and who qualifies 13
for Department of Human Services programming has a demonstrable need for a second customer 14
service center in the capital city that is readily accessible to residents and includes adequate parking; 15
WHEREAS, the Department of Administration has conducted of review of its State-owned 16
inventory of space. Based on this review, the current State-owned building inventory does not 17
include office space that can accommodate the space requirements of the Department of Human 18
Services; 19
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that effective January 17, 2023, the Department of Human 20
Services will enter into a one-year lease for a property located at 125 Holden Street, Providence, 21
which features a 17,000 square foot office space that meets these requirements, including fifty (50) 22
parking spaces; 23
WHEREAS, the annual base rent for the first year of the agreement is $476,000.00; 24
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the annual base rent of the new lease agreement in each 25
of the ten years of the term increases annually by the greater of (i) the percentage increase in the 26
Consumer Price Index (the “CPI”) as published in the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 31 27
of each lease year or (ii) three percent (3%); 28
WHEREAS, the payment of the annual base rent will be made from funds available to the 29
Department of Human Services for the payments of rental and lease costs based on annual 30
appropriations made by the General Assembly; 31
WHEREAS, the State Properties Committee now respectfully requests the approval of the 32
General Assembly for the lease agreement between the Department of Human Services and 125 33
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Holden St. LLC, for the office space located at 125 Holden St. in the City of Providence, Rhode 1
Island; now therefore be it: 2
RESOLVED, that this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island hereby approves the 3
lease agreement, for a term not to exceed ten (10) years and an aggregate base rent not to exceed 4
$5,448,840.00; 5
RESOLVED, that this joint resolution shall take effect upon passage by the General 6
Assembly; 7
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit duly 8
certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, the Director of the Department of Human 9
Services, the Director of Administration, the State Budget Officer, and the Chair of the State 10
Properties Committee. 11
SECTION 4. Department of Children, Youth and Families (530 Wood Street, Bristol). 12
WHEREAS, the Department of Children, Youth and Families currently occupies 13
approximately 15,693 square feet at 530 Wood Street in the Town of Bristol; 14
WHEREAS, the Department of Children, Youth and Families currently has a current lease 15
agreement, in full force and effect, with WSA Property, Inc. for approximately 15,693 square feet 16
of office space located at 530 Wood Street, Bristol; 17
WHEREAS, the existing lease expires on July 31, 2023, and the Department of Children, 18
Youth and Families wishes to exercise its option to renew this lease for an additional five (5) year 19
term; 20
WHEREAS, the State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Department of Children, 21
Youth and Families, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement with WSA 22
Property, Inc. that would interfere with the Department of Children, Youth and Families lease 23
agreement or use of the facility; 24
WHEREAS, the leased premises provide a critical location for the offices of the 25
Department of Children, Youth and Families from which the agency can fulfill its mission; 26
WHEREAS, the annual base rent in the agreement in the current fiscal year, ending June 27
30, 2023 is $356,701.80; 28
WHEREAS, the anticipated annual base rent of the agreement in each of the five (5) years 29
of the renewal term will not exceed $337,399.50 in years one (1) through three (3) and $353,092.50 30
in years four (4) through five (5); 31
WHEREAS, the payment of the annual base rent will be made from funds available to the 32
Department of Children, Youth and Families for the payments of rental and lease costs based on 33
annual appropriations made by the General Assembly; and 34
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WHEREAS, the State Properties Committee now respectfully requests the approval of the 1
General Assembly for the lease agreement between the Department of Children, Youth and 2
Families and WSA Property, Inc. for leased space located at 530 Wood Street, Bristol; now 3
therefore be it: 4
RESOLVED, that this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island hereby approves the 5
lease agreement, for a term not to exceed five (5) years and an aggregate base rent not to exceed 6
$1,718,383.50; 7
RESOLVED, that this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by the General 8
Assembly; and be it further 9
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit duly 10
certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, the Director of the Department of Children, 11
Youth and Families, the Director of Administration, the State Budget Officer, and the Chair of the 12
State Properties Committee. 13
SECTION 5. Department of Revenue (2000 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket). 14
WHEREAS, the Department of Revenue currently occupies approximately 4,877 square 15
feet at 2000 Diamond Hill Road in the City of Woonsocket; 16
WHEREAS, the Department of Revenue currently has a current lease agreement, in full 17
force and effect, with Woonsocket Mall, LLC for approximately 4,877 square feet of office space 18
located at 2000 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket; 19
WHEREAS, the existing lease expires on November 30, 2023 and the Department of 20
Revenue wishes to exercise its option to renew this lease for an additional five (5) year term; 21
WHEREAS, the State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Department of Revenue, 22
attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement with Woonsocket Mall, LLC that 23
would interfere with the Department of Revenue lease agreement or use of the facility; 24
WHEREAS, the leased premises provide a critical location for the offices of the 25
Department of Revenue from which the agency can fulfill its mission; 26
WHEREAS, the annual base rent in the agreement in the current fiscal year, ending June 27
30, 2023 is $75,770.00; 28
WHEREAS, the anticipated annual base rent of the agreement in each of the five (5) years 29
of the renewal term will not exceed $78,519.70; 30
WHEREAS, the payment of the annual base rent will be made from funds available to the 31
Department of Revenue for the payments of rental and lease costs based on annual appropriations 32
made by the General Assembly; 33
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WHEREAS, the State Properties Committee now respectfully requests the approval of the 1
General Assembly for the lease agreement between the Department of Revenue and Woonsocket 2
Mall, LLC for leased space located at 2000 Diamond Hill Road; now therefore be it: 3
RESOLVED, that this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island hereby approves the 4
lease agreement, for a term not to exceed five (5) years and an aggregate base rent not to exceed 5
$392,598.50; 6
RESOLVED, that this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by the General 7
Assembly; 8
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit duly 9
certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, the Director of the Department of Revenue, the 10
Director of Administration, the State Budget Officer, and the Chair of the State Properties 11
Committee. 12
SECTION 6. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (To Be Determined). 13
WHEREAS, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education currently occupies 14
approximately 61,044 square feet of State-owned space in the Shepard Building located at 259 15
Westminster Street in the City of Providence; 16
WHEREAS, the Department of Administration wishes to surplus the Shepard Building 17
property and relocate the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to another suitable 18
space; 19
WHEREAS, the Department of Administration has conducted a review of its State-owned 20
inventory of space. Based on this review, the current State-owned building inventory does not 21
include office space that can accommodate the space requirements of the Department of Elementary 22
and Secondary Education; 23
WHEREAS, the Department of Administration is currently working with the Department 24
of Elementary and Secondary Education on the advertisement of a Request for Proposals to lease 25
approximately 25,000-30,000 square feet of office space and associated parking spaces in the City 26
of Providence for a term of five (5) years; 27
WHEREAS, the leased premises to be determined will provide a critical location for the 28
offices of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from which the agency can 29
fulfill its mission; 30
WHEREAS, the anticipated annual base rent of the agreement in each of the five (5) years 31
of the renewal term will not exceed a commercially reasonable amount determined through a 32
procurement process; 33
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WHEREAS, the payment of the annual base rent will be made from funds available to the 1
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the payments of rental and lease costs 2
based on annual appropriations made by the General Assembly; 3
WHEREAS, the State Properties Committee now respectfully requests the approval of the 4
General Assembly for the lease agreement between the Department of Elementary and Secondary 5
Education and a Landlord to be determined for leased space located at a location to be determined; 6
now therefore be it: 7
RESOLVED, that this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island hereby approves the 8
lease agreement, for a term not to exceed five (5) years and an aggregate base rent not to exceed a 9
commercially reasonable amount to be determined through a procurement process; 10
RESOLVED, that this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by the General 11
Assembly; 12
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit duly 13
certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, the Commissioner of the Department of 14
Elementary and Secondary Education, the Director of Administration, the State Budget Officer, 15
and the Chair of the State Properties Committee. 16
SECTION 7. This Article shall take effect upon passage. 17