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Alamosa council unanimously approves 15-year lease of city land to Gingerbread House to preserve childcare capacity
Summary
Council approved a 15-year lease (renewable in 5-year terms) of a 1.6-acre city parcel to the Gingerbread House, a childcare provider serving about 115 students with 28 employees, at no lease cost but with a requirement the property remain used for childcare.
The Alamosa City Council unanimously approved a motion Feb. 4 to lease a 1.6-acre city parcel east of Century Mobile Home Park and north of the cemetery to the Gingerbread House, a local childcare provider.
City staff said the 15-year lease renews in five-year intervals and carries a condition that the site be used for childcare to preserve local capacity. Staff described the Gingerbread House as one of three operating childcare facilities in the city; it serves about 115 students and employs 28 people. Council and staff said the lease is intended to keep the provider operating after it would otherwise have lost its location on the ASU campus.
Council discussed two site options during the meeting; staff confirmed the preferred site is the 1.6-acre parcel at 110 & 20th Street and noted the city had vetted multiple locations. Council clarified that the record should reflect whether council preferred option 1 or did not object to the provider choosing between options; a friendly amendment recorded that council did not care which option would be used provided the lease proceeds. The motion to approve the lease carried unanimously.
City officials said there is no lease cost to the provider and that the arrangement helps ensure continued childcare availability for employers, parents and community members. The council asked staff to continue coordination on design and any public improvements needed to bring the site into operation.
