City Council to Consider Leasing Parking Spaces to Local Auto Dealer

As part of Monday’s consent calendar, the City Council will consider an amendment allowing Rusnak/Pasadena to lease 171 parking spaces from the City in the Del Mar Station Garage to store excess retail vehicle inventory.

The city would receive a $122,094 payment for the initial one-year term.

The Del Mar Station garage consistently operates at less than maximum capacity and the expected revenue from leasing these spaces helps to balance the cost of the garage’s operation. The expected revenue of $122,094.00 is calculated on 171 spaces being leased at $70 per space with a 15% discount.

Since 1998 the City has provided the means for the Rusnak/Pasadena Automotive Group to store excess retail vehicle inventory at an offsite location.

The Rusnak property does not have sufficient storage for these vehicles, according to the report.

In 1998 the city leased parking spaces from the Parson’s Corporation Parking Structure to sublet to Rusnak/Pasadena. In 2013 this agreement ended when Parson’s redeveloped their campus resulting in the loss of parking spaces.

To offset the loss of spaces at Parson’s, in 2013 the city entered into an agreement with Rusnak/Pasadena to lease 171 parking spaces in the Del Mar Station Garage. The city designated two isolated sections of the garage for vehicle storage. The sections are gated, secured, and located such that regular vehicle flow is not impacted.

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