DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Council District 6
SUBJECT:
Westside Education & Training Center Improvements
SUMMARY:
Two ordinances authorizing the following items related to the Westside Education & Training Center (WETC), an Alamo Colleges Workforce Specialty Center operating at the former Lincoln Elementary School, property of EISD, located at 563 SW 40th Street in Council District 6:
A. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Edgewood Independent School District (EISD), Alamo Community College District (ACCD), Westside Development Corporation (WDC), and the City of San Antonio (City) for the purpose of performing capital improvements to the Westside Education & Training Center (WETC).
B. A Funding Agreement with the WDC in the amount of $500,000.00 for the purpose of making these initial improvements to the campus in support of continued workforce development.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Westside Education & Training Center (WETC) was created in 2006 out of a partnership between the City, ACCD and EISD to provide a means for residents to attain entry-level occupational skills or to increase technical skills. EISD allows for the use of their campus through a no-cost lease agreement and provides a base-level of campus maintenance while ACCD continues to make leasehold improvements and provide programmatic staffing.
Since opening, WETC has enrolled over 12,000 students in workforce training, occupational and academic instruction. The facility in its current condition has reached capacity in the number of programs and students it can serve.
The existing buildings on the campus require mechanical systems upgrades, including the installation of an elevator, to allow for the full use of existing space at the site. The second floor of the existing building is not ADA-accessible, therefore, unusable. These capital improvements are esti...
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