DEPARTMENT: Office of EastPoint and Real Estate Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Etienne
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
SUBJECT:
Lease Agreement: Truancy Court
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an ordinance authorizing the execution of a lease with a term commencing August 1, 2015 and ending July 31, 2017 for 4,771 square feet of courtroom and office space located at 4551 Dietrich Road, in Council District 2, with the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) for an annual rental amount of $23,450.52.
Either party may terminate the lease upon 60 days notice provided however that the termination will not be effective until the end of any particular SAISD academic year.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Municipal Court Truancy Program serves 16 school districts and charter schools in Bexar County, yet SAISD accounts for 58% of the cases filed. It is projected that with enhanced services, Municipal Court will be spending close to 75% of all of its resources on SAISD alone. Demographic research verifies that the eastside of San Antonio represents a majority of the cases under the domain of the program with many of these ending up with a warrant for failure to appear.
It is the Municipal Court's intent to provide a community-based truancy intervention court at the former Pfeiffer Elementary School to service the eastside community. The site is located in the Eastside Promise Zone and will help achieve the educational outcomes of the revitalization initiative. A Judge, Case Managers, City Prosecutors and staff will be there to assist with prevention/intervention contracts to preclude a formal criminal charge being filed. The court also will hear filed cases. Truancy services and programs will be provided along with bi-weekly forums for parents and students that have not yet met the threshold for the filing of a criminal case but have a number of unexcused absences needing to be addressed. The Court's primary focus will be to keep f...
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