DEPARTMENT: Convention & Sports Facilities
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Patricia Muzquiz Cantor
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 6
SUBJECT: Wolff Stadium Improvement Plan
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Funding Agreement with the San Antonio Missions Baseball Club, Inc. and appropriation of funds for the design and construction of the Wolff Stadium Improvement Plan, in an amount not to exceed $364,000.00, from the Wolff Stadium Building Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Ordinance Number 2006-11-16-1300, dated November 16, 2006, authorized the Baseball Stadium Facility Lease Agreement with the San Antonio Missions Baseball Club, Inc. The original lease was for an initial term of ten (10) years with three (3) additional five (5) year renewal options. Ordinance Number 2017-03-02-0126, dated March 2, 2017, authorized a First Amendment extending the agreement through September 30, 2021 with two (2) additional five (5) year renewal options. As a part of this agreement, the City and the Missions also agreed to develop a Stadium Improvement Plan to enhance the customer experience with the goal of making Wolff Stadium a first in class. The First Amendment stipulates that the cost of the improvements will be split between the City and the Missions, with the Missions responsible for 30% of the costs and the City responsible for 70% of the costs.
The San Antonio Missions Baseball Club, Inc. is preparing to advance in professional baseball from a Double-A League to a Triple-A Pacific Coast League beginning April 2019. Stadium improvements are necessary to comply with League standards. The San Antonio Missions Baseball Club, Inc. will design and construct the Wolff Stadium Improvement Plan that includes home and visitor club house renovations, home and visitor dug out improvements and batting cage improvements for a total project cost of $520,000.00. Pursuant to the terms of the First Amendment, the San Antonio Missions Baseball Club, Inc., is responsi...
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