HomeMy Public PortalAbout15643 Holly Hills Community Garden Lease Agreement OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 15643
AN ORDINANCE, authorizing the Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer on
behalf of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to lease certain real property of the District in
the City of St. Louis, Missouri known and numbered as 3820 Bates to Holly Hills Improvement
Association (HHIA), for use as a community garden, and to execute a Lease Agreement upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set out.
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District owns certain real property
in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, incident to its public functions and responsibilities, said property
being a corner lot located at 3820 Bates Street, St. Louis, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, Holly Hills Improvement Association (HHIA), a non-for-profit entity
is desirous of leasing said real property to be used as a community garden; and
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is willing to enter into such
a lease and believes it to be advantageous an in the public interest to do so.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District does hereby lease to Holly
Hills Improvement Association (HHIA), upon the general terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, the real property known and numbered as 3820 Bates in the City of St. Louis, Missouri.
Section Two. The lease term shall be for an initial term of five (5) years,
commencing May 1, 2021, at the rental of One Dollar ($1.00) per year, with one (1), five-year
option to renew the lease upon the expiration of the initial term on the same terms and conditions.
Section Three. The Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer on behalf of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District are hereby authorized to execute a Lease Agreement giving
effect to Sections One and Two of this ordinance hereof and embodying such other terms and
conditions as approved by the Office of General Counsel of the District. Accordingly, this
ordinance shall take effect upon its enactment.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted on April 8, 2021.