DEPARTMENT: Eastpoint & Real Estate Services Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Etienne
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 6 and 7
SUBJECT: Disposition: ROW closure (improved portion of Callaghan Road)
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an ordinance authorizing the closure of a 4.0908 acre improved portion of Callaghan Road, NCB 11493, located in Council Districts 6 and 7, a city-initiated request as part of the 2007-2012 Bond Program.
Callaghan Road (Culebra to Commerce) was a project authorized under the 2007-2012 Bond Program. The project provided for widening and reconstruction of Callaghan Road from Culebra Road to Commerce Street, to include dual turn lanes, multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists, sidewalks, curbs, driveway approaches, and necessary drainage and traffic signal improvements. The drainage work included the construction of a new storm drain system, culverts, and a drainage channel along Callaghan Road.
Reconstruction included the removal of an "S" curve on Callaghan Road through realignment. It was necessary to acquire property from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). SwRI agreed to convey the property necessary for the realignment in exchange for the 'old' portion of Callaghan once the construction was complete. The city and SwRI entered into an Exchange Agreement on April 4, 2011 in which the parties agreed to the terms of the exchange. SwRI conveyed 4.2713 acres to the city as part of the Callaghan reconstruction project. The city completed the reconstruction of the road, and now the city requests the closure, vacation and abandonment of a 4.0908 acre improved portion of Callaghan Road located within NCB 11493. SwRI owns the abutting property, so as the underlying fee owner, the 4.0908 acre tract can be incorporated into its campus.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This ordinance will authorize the closure of a 4.0908 acre improved portion of Callaghan Road, NCB 11493, located in Council Districts 6 and 7, a city-initiat...
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