City of San Antonio - File #: 15-1402

• File #: 15-1402
• Type: Miscellaneous Item
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 3/12/2015
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio River Authority and authorizing payment to SARA to complete the “Outfall Mapping Project”, and the “Drainage Master Plan” Project, in an amount not to exceed $2,400,000 for services supporting sustainable land use and for the development, management, and operation of storm water related programs, projects, and activities; and appropriating $2,000,000.00 from the Storm Water Regional Facility Fund for this purpose. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/12/2015	1	City Council A Session

DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT: Interlocal Agreement: San Antonio River Authority


SUMMARY:

An ordinance authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) and authorizing payment to SARA to complete the "Outfall Mapping Project", and the "Drainage Master Plan" payable to SARA in an amount not to exceed $2,400,000 for services supporting sustainable land use and for the development, management, and operation of storm water related programs, projects, and appropriating $2,000,000.00 from the Storm Water Regional Facility Fund.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The City of San Antonio (City) and San Antonio River Authority (SARA) have collaboratively worked with other local governmental entities since 2004 as part of an Interlocal Agreement that formed the regional management program known as the Bexar Regional Watershed Management Program (BRWM) to deliver regional flood control, drainage, storm water and water quality projects and services to more effectively address associated public safety and resource management issues.
Over the past 10 years the BRWM collectively, as well as each governmental entity individually, has worked to apply resources to effectively reduce flooding risks and address threats to water quality through the use of watershed master plans that integrate capital projects, operations, land use, Low Impact Development (LID) and Green Infrastructure (GI) methods for maximum results and community benefits. LID and GI are cornerstone concepts of land sustainability in the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability section of the City of San Antonio's 2020 Vision.


ISSUE:
A. Interlocal Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has shown, through recent studies that storm water pollution is the leading cause o...