Approval of First Amendment to License Agreement with City of Blythe, Indio

The Riverside County Office on Aging provides Senior Nutrition and Fit After 50 exercise programs at the City of Blythe Community Center (Center) located at 445 North Broadway, Blythe, California. Approximately sixty meals are served to seniors every weekday and an additional thirty meals are served through the homebound delivery program. Office on Aging has exclusive use of the Center between the hours of 6:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to provide meals and senior programs. Office on Aging uses the Center’s banquet room, kitchen, common area restrooms and an office and pantry storage rooms. The Center continues to provide the space required for Office on Aging to continue to provide the various programs for the residents within this region. Office on Aging has exclusive use of the Blythe Community Center, located at 445 North Broadway, between the hours of 6:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to provide meals and senior programs. Office on Aging uses the Center's banquet room, kitchen, common area restrooms, office and pantry storage rooms. The Center continues to provide the space required for Office on Aging to continue to provide the various programs for the residents within this region. The proposed First Amendment to License Agreement (First Amendment) will extend the Lease term, modify the rental schedule, establish option periods and a corresponding option rent schedule. The County has licensed the premises for senior citizen programs since September 1, 2014. The existing license agreement was approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 10, 2024 (M.O. #3.12). The First Amendment to the License Agreement with the City of Blythe is defined as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is the extension of an existing lease; no expansion of existing facilities or change in land use will occur. No additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.