DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Closing, vacating, and abandoning 0.0875 acres of public right of way along south Alamo street; a resolution conveying the 0.0875 acres to Hemisfair PFC Tract 2; an acceptance of real property by the City of San Antonio consisting of a total of 0.396 acres of property; a dedication by the City of San Antonio of real property consisting of a total of 0.443 acres of property to parkland located adjacent to Hemisfair Park and Hemisfair Parkland in Council District 1.
SUMMARY:
A resolution closing, vacating, and abandoning 0.0875 acres of public right of way along south Alamo street; a resolution conveying the 0.0875 acres to Hemisfair PFC Tract 2; a resolution supporting the acceptance of real property by the City of San Antonio consisting of a total of 0.396 acres of property; a resolution supporting the dedication by the City of San Antonio of real property consisting of a total of 0.443 acres of property to parkland located adjacent to Hemisfair Park and Hemisfair Parkland in Council District 1.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) was established on August 13, 2009 to manage and oversee the planning, development, construction, managing, and financed projects within Hemisfair. On February 9, 2012, City Council approved the Hemisfair Master plan to restore connectivity and revitalize the area into a vibrant, urban district with multiple uses.
On December 5, 2013, City Council passed and approved a dedication of 18.47 acres of public parkland within Hemisfair consisting of six tracts of land known as Hemisfair Parkland.
On December 18, 2013, the City conveyed 14.15 acres of land through seven tracts of land situated within Hemisfair to the Hemisfair Park Public Facility Corporation (PFC) to develop a series of public-private partnerships with real estate developers in accordance with the Hemisfair Master Plan.
On February 24, 2016 the Planning Commission approved City of San Antonio Transfer of Ownership of five parcels of property totaling 3.218 acres adjacent to the Hemisfair Park Public Facility Corporation PFC Tracts 1, 4, 5a, 7a, and 8 and 0.276 acres dedicated Hemisfair Parkland Tract 1.
On May 19, 2016, City Council approved the transfer of ownership of the 0.052 acre parcel of property from the City of San Antonio to the Hemisfair Park PFC as PFC Tract 4A allowing the Acequia Lofts development receive an essential parcel of land for the first P3 development at Hemisfair. The City anticipates conveying and dedicating the remaining tracts along with the below tracts in December 2016 except for tracts 5a, 7a, and 8 which shall be considered at a later date.
ISSUE:
While several tracts of land were intended to be incorporated into the PFC tracts and Hemisfair Parkland tracts, the tracts were not previously ready to be conveyed and dedicated. They are summarized in Attachment I.
Parcel A
The City shall dedicate 0.107 acres of land out of Public Waterway Right-of-Way Market Street which was previously closed, vacated, and abandoned to a Hemisfair Parkland Tract. (Attachment II)
Parcel B
The PFC shall convey 0.060 acres of land out of the 3.360 acre PFC Tract 2 to the City of San Antonio. (Attachment III)
Parcel C
The PFC shall convey 0.336 acres of land out of the 3.360 acre PFC Tract 2 to the City of San Antonio. The City of San Antonio shall dedicate the 0.336 acres of land to a Hemisfair Parkland Tract. (Attachment IV)
Parcel D
The City shall close, vacate, and abandon the existing ROW dedication on a 0.0875 acre tract of land along S. Alamo Street and shall then convey the 0.0875 acres of land to PFC Tract 2. (Attachment V)
ALTERNATIVES:
None
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the planning commission approve a resolution closing, vacating, and abandoning 0.0875 acres of public right of way along south Alamo street; a resolution conveying the 0.0875 acres to Hemisfair PFC Tract 2; a resolution supporting the acceptance of real property by the City of San Antonio consisting of a total of 0.396 acres of property; a resolution supporting the dedication by the City of San Antonio of real property consisting of a total of 0.443 acres of property to parkland located adjacent to Hemisfair Park and Hemisfair Parkland in Council District 1.