No...it said that the City Council had passed a resolution in 1928 to allow the use in perpetuity, but that doesn't mean there's necessarily any perpetual lease agreement.
In 1928 City Council adopted a resolution allowing the Boy Scouts to use land at 22nd and Winter streets “in perpetuity,” as long as any building on the premises housed Boy Scouts-related programming. But City Council members voted May 31 to authorize termination of the lease on grounds that the city will not “subsidize” any organization that discriminates against gays.The BSA can still use the land...as long as they pay the rent of $200,000.
Alrighty then. Good catch. I’m not a lawyer, so I don’t understand how adopting a “resolution to use land in perpetuity” is in all practicality different from issuing the “lease in perpetuity,” but it appears you’re correct on the terminology.
Both sides are making good points here. On the one hand, the BSA built the building and continued to maintain it and paid for refurbishments, all on their own. On the other hand, the BSA didn’t build the building on land they own. So, LEGALLY, the BSA may not have a chance. But, it’s a shame that the city may be able to charge them so much in rent or take the building.