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1996-086E \WPDOCS\ORD\CHAMBER AMD AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE DENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on the 21st day of August, 1973, Lessee and Lessor entered into a lease for a term of twenty-five years, beginning the 1st day of September, 1973 and ending on the 31st day of August, 1998 on the following described property, to wit lying and being situated ~n the City of Denton, County of Denton, State of Texas, being Lot 15, Block 431 of the City of Denton, Texas (approximately 25,000 square feet) the same being land owned by the Lessor situ- ated on the north-east corner of Parkway and Carroll Boulevard ("Ease Lease"), and W~EREAS, on the 16th day of March, 1976, Lessor and Lessee entered znto that certain addendum to lease extending the term of the Base Lease for a period of twenty-fzve years to end on the 31st day of August, 2023, and WHEREAS, the Lessor and Lessee are desirous of entering ~nto an additional extenszon of the base lease for another twenty-five year per~od, to extend the lease through the 31st day of August, 2048, and WHEREAS, the Lessor and Lessee have entered into that certain contract, as amended, whereby the Lessee zs to provide certain economic development services and to promote tourzsm and commerce wlthln the C~ty of Denton, and WHEREAS, the Lessee is desirous of making major improvements to the building on the leased premises as descrzbed above in an amount expected to exceed $400,000, and WHEREAS, the Lessor considers that the extension of thzs Base Lease to Lessee ~s essential to support the activities of Lessee to promote economic development and tourzsm within the C~ty and that these activities constitute a part of the Lessor's program under TEX LOC GOV'T CODE §380 001 to promote economic development and to stimulate buszness and commercial activity and constitute a public purpose, NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Second Addendum to Lease between the Czty of Denton and the Denton Chamber of Commerce, a true, complete, and correct copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes SECTION II That th~s ordznance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the~'W~' day of ~, 1996 BOt~ CASTLEBERRY, MA7 ~ ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO 97-1168R HERB FROUTY, CITY ATTY 215 E MCKINNEY DENTON, TEXAS 76201 STATE OF TEXAS § CO=T¥ OF § SECOND ADDENDUM TO LEASE This second addendum to that certamn agreement of lease made the 21st day of August, 1973 by and between the City of Denton, Texas, known heremn as "Lessor" and the Denton Chamber of Commerce, known herein as "Lessee", as amended, hereinafter referred to as "base lease" RECITALS WHEREAS, on the 21st day of August, 1973, Lessee and Lessor entered into a lease for a term of twenty-five years, begmnnmng the 1st day of September, 1973 and ending on the 31st day of August, 1998 on the following described property, to wit lying and being situated in the City of Denton, County of Denton, State of Texas, bemng Lot 15, Block 431 of the City of Denton, Texas (approximately 25,000 square feet) the same being land owned by the Lessor smtu- ated on the north east corner of Parkway and Carroll Boulevard, and WHEREAS, on the 16th day of March, 1976, Lessor and Lessee entered into that certain addendum to lease extending the term of the base lease for a period of twenty-fmve years to end on the 31st day of August, 2023, and WHEREAS, the Lessor and Lessee are desirous of entering into an addmtmonal extension of the base lease for another twenty-five year period, to extend the lease through the 31st day of August, 2048, and WHEREAS, the Lessor and Lessee have entered Into that certain contract, as amended, whereby the Lessee is to provide certain econommc development services and to promote tourism and commerce within the City of Denton, and WHEREAS, the Lessee is desirous of making ma3or improvements to the bulldmng on the leased premises as described above in an amount expected to exceed $400,000, and WHEREAS, the Lessor consmders that the extension of this base lease to Lessee Ks essentmal to support the actlvltmes of Lessee to promote econommc development and tourmsm w~th~n the Cmty and that these actlvmtmes constmtute a part of the Lessor's program under TEX LOC GOV'T CODE §380 001 to promote econommc development and to stimulate business and commercial activity and constitute a public purpose, NOW, THEREFORE, The Lessor and Lessee hereby agree to addend the base lease in accordance wmth the following terms and conditions 1 That the base lease is hereby amended by extending the term of the lease on the above-described property for an addmtzonal twenty-five years so that the term begmns on the 1st day of Septem- ber, 1973 and will end on the 31st day of August, 2048 for a conslderataon of one dollar ($1 00) per each year of the lease upon the condltaons and covenants of this lease 2 That section III of the base lease as hereby amended to read as follows That the Lessee wall assume full responsablllty for the general upkeep, maintenance, and repair of the building and property and all improvements placed thereon during the term of the lease, including without limitation, all improvements to the demised premises That during the term of thas lease, the Lessee shall keep the building and premises fully insured at all tames durang the term of this lease, with an ansurance company licensed to do business in the State of Texas with polacles of fire, casualty, and property damage ansurance to the full extent of the actual market value of the demised premises The Lessor shall be named as an additional insured and a beneficiary on the policies The policies shall contain provisions that they shall not be cancelled or changed without the insurer provadlng both Lessee and Lessor thirty (30) days prior notace of such change or cancella- tion Lessee agrees to pay before delinquency all charges for water, gas, heat, electricity, power, and other samalar charges incurred by Lessee wath respect to and during the occupancy of the demised premises 3 That save and except as amended hereby, that the original base lease, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, the a duly authorazed represe~9~ve of the D~rtles a~ove have hereunto executed same on the ~W-'day of ~, 1996 CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS / ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS CITY SECRETARY HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY A \cm~m~a ~ President - ; ' ' Page 2 Minutes Regular Meetm§ Board of D~rectors DENTON CHAMBER of COMMERCE April 18, 1996 VOTING DIRECTORS PRESENT (65%) Fred Gossett, Chmrman Sue Darby Ellen Schertz Don R Morns Priscilla Sanders Joe Mutroy George H~ghflll Phylhs P~ttman Bill Patterson D~ck Smith Christine Rowell Ed Smith Tony Clark PAST BOARD CHAIRMEN & EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS PRESENT R~chard Hayes Jean Schaake Eric Jackson Joe Thurmon (for Jessee) OTHER GUESTS & STAFF PRESENT M~ke Berry Jo Ann Ballantine (staff) R~ck Woolfolk C J Bohn (staff) Charles W Carpenter (staff) Chairman Gossett called the meeting to order at 11 46 a m, Sanders gave an ~nvocat~on D~ck Smith moved that all ~tems hsted on the CONSENT AGENDA be approved as d~stnbuted ~n advance, which ~ncluded M~nutes of the Regular March 21, 1996 Board of D~rectors meeting, F~nanc~al Statements for the Chamber's General Fund, Convention & V~s~tor Bureau and Economic Development reflecting the penod ending March 31, 1996, and Staff Actw~ty Reports from the C&VB and Economic Development (cop~es of original exhibits attached to file) Rowe[I seconded, the mouon carried Berry, from S~r Speedy Printing and the recently approved prowder for the Denton Chamber's Intemet service, rewewed possible options for offenng COUPONS or SPECIAL PROMOTIONS for members through access to the Chamber's web page He suggested a set up fee of $25, of which $15 would go to S~r Speedy, then a monthly charge of $10, which would be a non-dues income source for the Chamber Following a brief d~scuss~on, Berry agreed to come back at the regular May 16 Board meeting w~th actual hard sample Schaake and Woolfolk gave a presentation regarding the DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTION scheduled for May 4 (cop~es of exhibits attached to file) The total package ~s $123 5 mdhon, and ~s estimated to increase the DISD tax rate by a maximum of 8 cents per $100 valuation They responded to several questions and comments - continued - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (4/18/96) - Page 2 H~ghflll rewewed the MEMBERSHIP REPORT (copy of original exhibit attached to file), then moved that all New Accounts be approved as submitted, and that the following accounts hsted as Ehg~ble for Drop be held another 30 days Denton Area Association of CPA's, Dawd Duff~eld Co, Lovetouch Naris and Debb~e Johnson - Ebby Halhday, Realtor P~ttman seconded, the motion carried Carpenter rewewed the proposed ADDENDUM to the ex~st~ng LEASE w~th the CITY OF DENTON for the properb/on which the CHAMBER BUILDING ~s located through the year 2048 for $1 00 annually (copy of ongtnal exhibit attached to file) He noted that the proposal had been approved conceptually by the Board dunng ~ts regular February 15, 1996 meeting Clark moved that Carpenter be authorized to formally execute the contract w~th the C~ty of Denton as presented Schertz seconded, the motion carried Carpenter rewewed the proposed AMENDMENT to the ex~stmg AGREEMENT w~th the CITY OF DENTON for the Chamber to continue prowdmg ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING SERVICES (copy of original exhibit attached to file), but now contract d~rectly w~th the newly created DENTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION D~ck Smith moved that full Board approval be delayed until the ~ssue of the Ten Percent for Marketing clause ~s clarified, and confirmation that the Economic Development Corporation will m fact honor the contract w~th the Chamber to prowde marketing and promotional services, and upon satisfaction of these questions, the Executive Committee be allowed to grant approval Patterson seconded, the motion carried Carpenter will meet w~th the C~ty Attorney and City Finance D~rector on April 24, the EDC Board will meet April 23 Jackson, representing LEADERSHIP DENTON, reviewed a memo (copy of original exhib~t attached to file) which sought input concermng the ~ssues of The 1995-96 Class Project which focused on the Economic Development Sales Tax, All-day class sessions v s Evemngs and Reserve Fund He noted that the 1996-97 LD Steenng Committee w~ll meet soon to schedule dates, and recommendations from a special rewew of the overall program will probably be submitted next January Chairman Gossett noted that the record should reflect that Wayne Allen, David Bdes; T~m Crouch, Phil Galhvan, Scott Koemg and Conme Pelphrey had all contacted the chamber off~ce ~n advance to request EXCUSED ABSENCES Being no further official bus~ness, Darby moved that the meeting be ADJOURNED at 1 25 p m H~ghflll seconded, the motion carried Resj~ctfully submitted, President [lled for Record )n. 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