HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 17-210RESOLUTION NO. 17-210
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2004, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas
adopted Resolution No. 04-167 awarding a thirty (30) year lease agreement to Industrial
Safety Training Council (ISTC) for the management and operation of the Beaumont Fire
Training Grounds located on Marina Drive; and,
WHEREAS, the lease states that the Lessee shall, in case of fire or other
casualty damage, give immediate notice to Lessor; and,
WHEREAS, the lease also states that if the premises are so damaged as to be
unfit for occupancy, Lessor or Lessee may elect to terminate the lease, in which case
Lessee rental will be prorated to the date of such damage; and,
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2017, a notice was received from ISTC asking the
City to accept termination of the lease due to excess flood damage to the Beaumont
Fire Training Grounds due to Hurricane Harvey and being unfit for occupancy; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that it is in the best interest of the
City of Beaumont to terminate the lease agreement with Industrial Safety Training
Council (ISTC) for the management and operation of the Beaumont Fire Training
Grounds located on Marina Drive;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the lease agreement with Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) for the
management and operation of the Beaumont Fire Training Grounds located on Marina
Drive is hereby terminated.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 10th day of
October, 2017.
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