DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
SUBJECT:
Renewal and Amendment of Lease Agreement: Human Services Department - Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing the execution of the Renewal and Amendment of Lease Agreement between the City of San Antonio as Landlord and Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc. (FSA) as Tenant for the continued use of office space located at 2806 E. Commerce, The Claude Black Community Center, for a five-year term expiring March 31, 2025, for the annual rental rate of $10.00, with the mutual right to terminate with 90 days’ notice.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The FSA has been a tenant at the Claude Black Community Center since June 2005 providing a home-base and training location for its staff for various types of youth services and programs that operate in schools, including youth against gang activities, youth counseling and case management and parent engagement programs. FSA has requested that the size of the leased premises be reduced slightly from 630 square feet to 551 square feet in an effort to improve efficiencies. The City of San Antonio advocates for and continues to fully support the capacity of community-based organizations to provide social and human development services to the San Antonio community. This action will serve to provide the City’s support of the continued mission of the FSA by providing the space needed to support the programs it offers to the youth and parents of San Antonio.
ISSUE:
The City of San Antonio recognizes the need for the continued services provided at the Claude Black Community Center by the FSA and therefore supports this action to ensure no interruption of the services being provided to the citizens of San Antonio who benefit from them.
ALTERNATIVES:
An alternative to entering into this Lease Agreement with FSA would be for the City to require the FSA to leave the building and attempt to lease space elsewhere. However, this course of action would certainly cause an interruption in the services provided by FSA to the youth and parents of San Antonio for an undetermined amount of time, thereby limiting the effectiveness of the mission of the City and the FSA with regard to youth support programs. Approval of this action will eliminate the potential risk of jeopardizing the mission, goals, and program objectives of the FSA and the City of San Antonio.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amount of revenue generated by this lease agreement for the entire five-year term is $50.00. This revenue will be deposited in the general fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this Renewal and Amendment of Lease Agreement between the City of San Antonio and Family Services Association of San Antonio, Inc., for space at the Claude Black Community Center for a five-year term.