HomeMy Public PortalAbout15873 GRO Health Centers LeaseORDINANCE NO. 15873
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 345 Whittier Street to GRO Health Centers,
for use as a community raingarden and educational center, 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 345 Whittier Street, St. Louis, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, GRO Health Centers, a non-for-profit entity is desirous of leasing said
real property to be used as a community raingarden and educational center; and
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is willing to enter into such
a lease and believes it to be advantageous and 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 GRO
Health Centers, upon the general terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the real property
known and numbered as 345 Whittier Street in the City of St. Louis, Missouri.
Section Two. The lease term shall be for an initial term of five (5) years,
commencing April 1, 2022, 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 March 10, 2022.