Contra Costa Cinema (Cinema) owns 555 Center Avenue, Martinez, identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 162-493-012, which includes a movie theater. The County owns 595 Center Avenue, Martinez, identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 162-493-009, which is used as a County facility. On August 8, 1990, the County and Cinema’s predecessor in interest, Duffel Financial and Construction Company, entered into a parking easement agreement that, among other things, allows the County and persons visiting the County facility to use 30 parking spaces on Cinema’s property between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Cinema intends to complete a remodel project that will require its use of some parking spaces designated for County use under easement agreement. This amendment to the parking easement agreement will revise the location of the 30 parking spaces on Cinema’s property that will be available for County use to accommodate Cinema’s remodel of its facilities. The parking spaces the County will be able to use are shown in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 of said amendment.
If this amendment is not approved the Cinema could temporarily block the County’s use of parking spaces on Cinema’s property during the remodel project, which would negatively impact County operations at 595 Center Avenue, Martinez.