DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Funding Agreement: Hangar 9 Museum (2012 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the following items related to the Hangar 9 Museum Project, a 2012 - 2017 Bond Program project: (a) the execution of a funding agreement with Brooks Development Authority in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 and authorizing payment; and (b) the negotiation and execution of a License Agreement for use of property, located at 8008 Inner Circle Drive, Brooks Air Force Base, to the City from Brooks Development Authority for a term of twenty years at a rate of $1 per year. Upon expiration of the license term, City will relinquish the use of the property back to Brooks Development Authority.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
On May 12, 2012, San Antonio voters approved the 2012 - 2017 Bond Program, consisting of five propositions totaling $596 Million. The Bond Program funds will be used on various capital improvement projects, to address community infrastructure needs and improve the overall quality of life in San Antonio. As part of that program, $250,000.00 in Library, Museum and Cultural Arts Improvements General Obligation Bond funds were approved for the restoration of historic Hangar 9 Heritage Site at Brooks City-Base.
Hangar 9, built in 1918, was one of 16 original hangars built during World War I at Brooks Field. It is the last remaining wooden aircraft hangar in the U.S. Air Force and was last restored in 1969 as part of a community effort. It is included in the Texas State Historical Survey, entered in the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. As part of its commitment to preserve the history of the former Brooks Air Force Base, Brooks City Base presented plans in April 2012 to completely refurbish and preserve the historic Hangar 9 building and surrounding area, ...
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