Res 2025-064 approving a ten-year lease agreement with Calaboose African American History Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, for the lease of the Cephas House located at 217 West Martin Luther King Drive

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CITY OF SAN MARCOS FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT FOR NONPROFIT TENANTS This Lease Agreement ("this Agreement") is entered into on the 1 st day of April, 2025, between the City of San Marcos, Texas, ("the City"), a Texas home rule municipality, and the Calaboose African American History Museum a Texas nonprofit corporation ("the Nonprofit"), collectively referred to as Parties(`the Parties"). RECITALS: 1. The Calaboose African American History Museum is a Nonprofit entity and has as its public purpose the operation and administration of the Cephas House. The Calaboose African American History Museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history and culture through engaging exhibits: educational programs, and community partnerships, we inspire curiosity, appreciation, and a deeper understanding of our shared heritage. The vision is to be a vibrant cultural hub where history comes to life, fostering a sense of connection, learning, and pride in our past while inspiring future generations. 2. It is the desire of the City Council of the City of San Marcos and the Board of Directors of the Nonprofit to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms by which the City will lease to the Nonprofit the City facility commonly luiown as the Cephas House from which the Nonprofit will carry out its public purpose in San Marcos for the benefit of the City and its residents. NOW,THEREFORE,THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. PREMISES; PUBLIC PURPOSE. A. The City leases to Nonprofit and Nonprofit leases from the City the premises in San Marcos,Texas,located at 217 West Martin Luther Icing Drive as further described on Exhibit"A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes ("the Premises"),subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and to be used solely for the public purpose of operating and administering the Cephas House in the City to provide the services as described in Exhibit C, ("the Public Purpose"). The Premises are more clearly described in the Hays County Central Appraisal District records as: R 140127. B. The Premises may not be used for any other purpose than the Public Purpose. The failure of the Nonprofit to maintain the use of the Premises solely for the Public Purpose shall be considered a breach of this Agreement and will result in the automatic termination of this Agreement. SECTION 2. TERM. A. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date on which authorized representatives of both parties have signed below following the approval of the City Council of the City of San Marcos ("the Effective Date") and, unless sooner terminated as provided in this Agreement, shall extend for a period of ten (10) years from the Effective Date, April 1, 2025. If