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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Sheriff’s Office <br /> <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: December 6, 2022 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Acknowledge Intent to Lease Additional Storage Unit. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Sheriff’s Office currently leases three storage units from Central <br />Storage. Two of these units are paid from the General Fund, currently <br />totaling $13,740.00 per year. The third unit is paid from a Homeland <br />Security Grant at $6,480.00 per year. The Homeland Security funded <br />unit is also utilized by Public Health to store emergency supplies. <br /> <br />The Sheriff’s Office recently received notice from Central Storage <br />that rates will be increased effective January 1 by a total of $2,316.00 <br />for 2023 and an additional $2,304.00 for 2024 for the General Fund <br />units. The grant-funded unit will be increased by a total of $3,972.00 <br />for 2023 and an additional $3,972.00 for 2024. The additional cost of <br />this storage unit is to be paid out of the General Fund until the next <br />grant cycle, at which time the cost increase can be budgeted in full <br />from grant funds. <br /> <br />Central Storage has had a unit directly behind the Sheriff’s Office and <br />adjacent to our existing rented units come available. As the Sheriff’s <br />Office continues to grow, additional storage space is becoming <br />increasingly necessary. It would be logistically advantageous for the <br />Sheriff’s Office to lease this additional unit to accommodate our <br />growth needs. Our plans for the units are to convert them into <br />evidence processing and storage. This will free up areas in the main <br />building for our training and office space needs. <br /> <br />It is anticipated that the unit will cost a total of $10,452.00 for 2023, <br />increasing to $14,424.00 for 2024. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Acknowledge Intent to Lease Additional Storage Unit. <br /> <br />HANDLING: No Handling <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Command Staff <br /> <br />