DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Alamo Plan Reset
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the Amended and Restated Ground Lease and Operating Agreement between the City and General Land Office that incorporates and facilitates the implementation of the revised Alamo Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On October 15, 2015, City Council executed a cooperative agreement among the Texas General Land Office (GLO), Alamo Endowment Board, and the City of San Antonio regarding the Joint Master Plan for the Alamo and surrounding area. The Agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of each party as well as the management and oversight structure for the master plan's development and adoption. The Agreement created a six-member Management Committee that includes two representatives from each entity. Councilmember Rebecca Viagran and City Attorney Andy Segovia represent the City of San Antonio. The Agreement also created a two-member Executive Committee and appoints the Mayor of San Antonio and the Commissioner for the General Land Office.
The Cooperative Agreement identified the Vision and Guiding Principles developed by the Alamo Citizen Advisory Committee as the foundation for the Master Plan. The Alamo Citizen Advisory Committee includes 10 members appointed by the Mayor, 10 members appointed by the City Council member, 6 members appointed by the State, and 4 technical advisory members representing industry organizations. The Committee's role is to provide citizen feedback in an advisory capacity to the Management Committee on the development of the Alamo Plan to ensure it is in keeping with the Vision and Guiding Principles.
The Management Committee selected Preservation Design Partnership (PDP) in association with San Antonio based Fisher Heck Architects and Grupo De Dise?o Urbano (GDU) of Mexico to lead the Alamo master planning process. On May 11, 2017, City Council unanimously approved...
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