14-R-63 - Supporting a Governance Charter Agreement with Joint Base San AntonioRESOLUTION NO. 14 -R -63
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
SUPPORTING A "GOVERNANCE CHARTER" AGREEMENT BETWEEN JOINT
BASE SAN ANTONIO (JBSA), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WHEREAS, as a result of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005, installation support
functions at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis were combined with those at Randolph and
Lackland Air Force Bases under a single organization to form the largest joint base operation in
the Department of Defense: Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA); and
WHEREAS, employing 80,000 people, Joint Base San Antonio is the largest employer in San
Antonio, supporting more than 250,000 personnel in the regional area, comprising a total plant
replacement value of $10.3 billion, and executes an annual budget of $240 million; and
WHEREAS, On January 3, 2013, 10 USC § 2336 was signed to law, increasing Department of
Defense /Service latitude in pursuing intergovernmental support agreements; and
WHEREAS, in order to capitalize on this authority while continually striving to provide
unrivaled installation support, 502d Air Base Wing (ABW) and Joint Base San Antonio
Installation Commander, hosted a forum with community leaders and mission partners to discuss
opportunities for P4 partnerships on February 21, 2014.
WHEREAS, San Antonio Community Partnership will propose and manage public- public and
public - private (P4) initiatives to achieve savings in energy efficiency, joint purchasing, and
moral, welfare, and recreation (MWR) services; and
WHEREAS, the ultimate aim of the San Antonio Community Partnership is to sustain and
increase the military value of JBSA and support the economic vitality and quality of life in the
region.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes collaboration with Joint Base
San Antonio and San Antonio Community Partnership; a non - binding charter and would
not commit the city contractually or financially.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be
true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are
adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent
with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and
the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved
herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be
valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted
without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at
which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time,
place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including
this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as
amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 22nd day of July, 2014.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Scagliola, M, -- 4'ro -Tem
ATTEST:
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)