DEPARTMENT: Library
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ramiro Salazar
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 1
SUBJECT:
An ordinance authorizing a Space Use Agreement between the San Antonio Public Library and the Monte Vista Historical Association and accepting a financial obligation by the Monte Vista Historical Association.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a five-year agreement with the Monte Vista Historical Association for use of space adjacent to the main building of the Landa Branch Library. This ordinance also accepts a one-time financial allocation to the San Antonio Public Library of $10,000.00 and subsequent annual financial allocations of $7,200.00 for the Landa Branch Library to be paid at the rate of $600.00 per month dedicated for the maintenance and preservation of the Landa Branch Library.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio through the San Antonio Public Library has had in place an agreement with the Monte Vista Historical Association since July 1994 for the use of space, consisting of a small office and meeting room located in a detached annex adjacent to the main Landa Branch Library (233 Bushnell). The use of space agreement had not been updated since its adoption in 1994 and the Library Department with the support of the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees is recommending a new agreement to better align the use of the space with the operations of the Landa Branch Library and the mission of the San Antonio Public Library. Furthermore, the space in question is not programmed to be used by the San Antonio Public Library.
With City Council approval, the San Antonio Public Library and the Monte Vista Historical Association will enter into a new five-year agreement which will facilitate the efforts of both parties as it relates to the historical preservation of the Landa Branch Library and serving the Monte Vista Community. The agreement provides for a one-time financial allocation to the San ...
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