DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 2
SUBJECT:
License Agreement with Eastside Christian Action Group
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the execution of a License Agreement with Eastside Christian Action Group for the continued operation, maintenance and use of the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, located in Martin Luther King Park and the Wheatley Heights flood buyout property in Council District 2. The term of the agreement is for five (5) years, beginning on the date of execution with up to two (2) additional five (5) year renewal options, subject to the approval of City Council for a total maximum term of fifteen (15) years; no City funds are associated with this action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In 2008, voters approved a Bexar County Venue Tax Program (BCVTP) that provided funding for various amateur sports organizations to develop or expand sports complexes to serve local teams and enhance tourism. Eastside Christian Action Group (ECAG) was selected by Bexar County to receive $7,500,000.00 from the venue tax for the development of a sports complex. Pursuant to Ordinance 2009-06-18-0532, ECAG entered into a License Agreement with the City to develop, operate and maintain the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex (WHSC) which is located on approximately 170 acres in Martin Luther King Park and in the Wheatley Heights area. Since the execution of the initial license agreement, ECAG has added amenities including a football field, an eight lane running track, stadium seating, and a parking lot located at the northern area of Martin Luther King Park.
Under a new, managing consortium established by ECAG at the facility with George Gervin Youth Center and Standard of Athletics, over 107,000 people attended approximately 160 events at the stadium complex from June 2015 through June 2016. In lieu of rental fees, ECAG will operate and continue to maintain the licensed premis...
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