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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/10/2019

BACKGROUND

In 2014 and 2015, the City Council approved resolutions 14-R-107 and 15-R-28 authorizing agreements with the Schertz Chamber of Commerce to operate the City's Visitors Center on behalf of the City and produce visitors guide and map as well as lease the Kramer House to the Chamber from which to operate the Visitors Center and the Chamber's other operations. These agreements expire at the end of September 2019. As such, staff is proposing to enter into new agreements with The Chamber (Schertz-Cibolo-Selma Area), very similar to the prior ones. Both agreements are essentially for up to five years and the City can terminate them with advance notice - 30 days and 90 days respectively.

GOAL

The goals of this resolution are to contract with The Chamber to provide visitors center services and to lease the Kramer House to The Chamber.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

To provide efficient and effective visitor center promotions to the benefit of local residents and businesses and to maximize the use of City facilities.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends approval of the resolutions to authorize the City to enter into these agreements.

FISCAL IMPACT

The lease agreement will bring in $7,800.00 in revenue to the City annually. The amount paid to The Chamber annually for visitors center services is provided for in the City's annual budget after they provide their proposed budget to staff each year. For FY 2019-20 it is just under $63,000 for visitors center operations and design and printing of the visitors guide.

RECOMMENDATION

Approval of Resolution 19-R-111.

Attachments
Resolution 19 r 111
Visitors Center Operations
Kramer House Lease