DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Hardberger Park Land Bridge (2017 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
Consideration of the following items related to the Hardberger Park Land Bridge, a 2017 - 2022 General Obligation Bond funded Project, located in Council Districts 8 and 9:
A. An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Donation Agreement with the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000, of which $1,000,000 to be funded by Bexar County and $2,000,000 to be funded by the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Grant, $4,205,000 to be funded by private donation and $2,795,000 from the Hardberger Conservancy in connection with the Hardberger Park Land Bridge Project.
B. An ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of a Multiple Use Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), authorizing City of San Antonio to enter, construct and maintain a land bridge in the right of way located over Wurzbach Parkway, a roadway on the state highway system, necessary for the completion of the Hardberger Park Land Bridge Project.
C. An ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of a construction contract in an amount not to exceed $18,265,000 to SpawGlass Civil Construction Inc. to construct a land bridge over Wurzbach Parkway connecting the West and East Parks in order to provide pedestrian, bicycle and wildlife mobility throughout the Park, a 2017 General Obligation Bond funded Project; and, authorizing the appropriation of $182,325 from the Tree Canopy Preservation and Mitigation Fund for the Hardberger Park Land Bridge Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
On May 6, 2017, San Antonio voters approved the 2017-2022 Bond Program, consisting of six propositions totaling $850 Million to be used on various capital improvement projects to address community infrastructure needs ...
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