DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 7
SUBJECT:
Lease amendment for SAPD's Texas Anti-Gang Unit located at 4402 Piedras
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the execution of a lease amendment with Brass LeftOut, LLC for 36,400 square feet of office space in Council District 7, at 4402 West Piedras Street to be used for the Texas Anti-Gang Initiative (TAG) at an initial monthly rent of $66,190.44 increasing to $69,726.23 per month in the final year of the term.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) was awarded by the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division (CJD), a grant to initiate and establish a multi-agency task force in San Antonio to combat gang activity in the area. In furtherance of the grant objectives on May 25, 2017, Council approved the lease of 26,811 square feet at 4402 West Piedras Street. The TAG program established operations in the building in November 2017.
The success of the program has resulted in the need for additional space to accommodate tactical operations and classroom space, so partner agencies can provide officer training. This effort supports the TAG initiative, of which SAPD is an active participant, and will contribute to public safety efforts to reduce gang activity in Bexar County.
Per direction of the Office of the Governor, SAPD and CJD will transition the TAG program to be operated by the State of Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). This transition began in early 2019 and will be complete, with the exception of some long-term items, in the next few months, with the physical TAG location to remain in San Antonio at the 4402 West Piedras Street location.
ISSUE:
Since its implementation, the TAG program has had significant success recruiting area public safety organizations including the State of Texas, Bexar County and federal law enforcement agencies to contribute resources in the joint effort to re...
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