DEPARTMENT: EastPoint & Real Estate Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Etienne
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT: Disposition: Closure of an improved portion of S. Main Street
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the closure, vacation, and abandonment of an improved portion of S. Main Street Public Right of Way, bounded by Dolorosa Street to the north and E. Nueva and W. Nueva Street to the south, with easement conditions, in Council District 1, as requested by Bexar County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Bexar County (Petitioner) is requesting the closure, vacation and abandonment of an improved portion of S. Main Street in City Council District 1, as shown on attached Exhibit "A." The proposed closure is bounded by Dolorosa Street to the north and E. Nueva and W. Nueva Street to the south. Specifically, the proposed closure is located between the Bexar County Courthouse and the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center. Petitioner's purpose for this closure is to address multiple existing security challenges posed by the court system operations as well as possible future challenges resulting from the location of a federal courthouse, which will be constructed nearby on the former Police Department Headquarters site on W. Nueva Street in the near future. Issues addressed include the efficient and effective transfer of inmates to and from court. This includes ensuring the safety of court personnel and citizens. Petitioner will allow emergency services to have unobstructed access to proposed closure and will provide an easement for public access. The easement will be a condition of the closure, recorded at the courthouse and made a public record. Additionally, the County is constructing a new west entrance to the Courthouse that will serve as the weekend entrance to a new County History Center. Bexar County will start begin construction upon approval by City Council.
The construction cost is estimated at $770,000 and includes the followin...
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