City of San Antonio - File #: 14-580

• File #: 14-580
• Type: Miscellaneous Item
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 9/4/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance approving a Municipal Boundary Adjustment of approximately 1.173 acres of right-of-way from the City of Live Oak to the City of San Antonio to provide safer pedestrian access to the VIA bus stops servicing the Royal Ridge neighborhood. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; John M. Dugan, Planning and Community Development]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/4/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Community Development


DEPARTMENT HEAD: John M. Dugan


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:
An ordinance approving a Municipal Boundary Adjustment with the City of Live Oak


SUMMARY:

An ordinance approving a Municipal Boundary Adjustment with the City of Live Oak releasing approximately 1.173 acres from the City of Live Oak to the City of San Antonio.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On behalf of the Royal Ridge Neighborhood Association former Councilman John Clamp initiated discussions with VIA and the City of Live Oak to relocate a VIA bus stop. On June 25, 2013 the City of Live Oak City Council, by ordinance, requested an agreement between the City of Live Oak and the City of San Antonio which authorizes the City of Live Oak to cede certain portions of O'Connor Road and right-of-way within its city boundary to the City of San Antonio. Under State law, Sec.43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code provides authority for adjacent municipalities to make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width.


ISSUE:
Currently, there are safety and location concerns regarding the VIA bus stops along this section of O'Connor Road. The locations of the bus stops are on both sides of O'Connor Road and require pedestrians to cross into the street to avoid crossing a drainage area. The VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority does not currently provide services to the City of Live Oak. By ceding the roadway to the City of San Antonio, this will allow VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority to move the two bus stops on O'Connor Road thus increasing the safety of pedestrians and VIA bus riders.

The property is currently right-of-way and will continue to be public right-of-way. O'Connor Road is designated as a Secondary Arterial Type A on the City of San Antonio's Major Thoroughfare Plan. The section in question is approximately 85 feet wide and 600 fee...