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File #: 15-1408   
Type: Misc - Interlocal Agreement
In control: City Council A Session
On agenda: 3/12/2015
Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County for the Flood Control Capital Project "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" located in Council District 8 and authorizing payment to Bexar County in an amount not to exceed $211,061.33 available from 2007-2012 General Obligation Bond Funds. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements]
Attachments: 1. ILA_COSA-Bexar_Prue Road_012215_FINAL, 2. Exhibit.PrueRd, 3. Draft Ordinance, 4. Ordinance 2015-03-12-0203
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements      
 
 
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
      
      
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 8
 
 
SUBJECT: Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County for the Prue Road at French Creek
Project (LC-6)
 
 
SUMMARY:
 
An Ordinance authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County for the Flood Control Capital Project "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" located in Council District 8 and authorizing payment to Bexar County in an amount not to exceed $211,061.33 available from 2007-2012 General Obligation Bond Funds in the Prue Road Project.
 
 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
 
The "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" Capital Project is part of the Bexar County Flood Control Program and this project consists of the replacement of an existing low water crossing with a span bridge between Old Prue Road and Wilson Oaks. Bexar County's total construction budget for this project is $3,500,000.00. The bridge will provide an unflooded vehicular travel route for citizens and emergency responders during a 1% annual chance (100-year) storm event. Associated project features include channel improvements, additional travel lanes, and utility adjustments. The span bridge will be constructed wide enough to accommodate up to five vehicular travel lanes in the future.
 
The City completed its $10 million portion of the 2007-2012 General Obligation Bond Project at Prue Road in June 2012. This project widened Prue Road to four lanes from Country Dawn to Autumn Bluff. The City set aside funding in this project in order to partner with the County to provide for the additional Prue Road roadway improvements but needed to wait until Bexar County was ready with its flood control project before the street could be widened east and west of the bridge at French Creek.
 
 
ISSUE:
 
This ordinance authorizes the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County for the Flood Control Capital Project "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" located in Council District 8 and authorizes payment to Bexar County in an amount not to exceed $211,061.33 available from 2007-2012 General Obligation Bond Funds.
 
This $3.5 million project is to be managed by Bexar County, and will consist of widening of Prue Road east and west of the proposed bridge at French Creek, including the addition and reconfiguration of traffic lanes in both directions, as well as the necessary signage and striping to improve traffic flow in both directions. Incorporation of the additional project scope into Bexar County's Flood Control Capital Project "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" will minimize construction inconveniences to the public since it will be constructed at the same time rather than with a future project and will ultimately  improve the safety and traffic flow of this area. The "Prue Road at French Creek Project (LC-6)" will begin no later than July 2015 and be completed by July 2016.
 
 
ALTERNATIVES:
 
As an alternative, City Council could choose not to approve this Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County and require this work to be completed by City of San Antonio.  The most cost effective option is to approve this agreement, which will reduce costs and minimize construction inconveniences to the public.
 
 
FISCAL IMPACT:
 
This ordinance approves the Interlocal Agreement and authorizes the transfer of funds from the City of San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $211,061.33 to Bexar County's "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" Project, funded by 2007-2012 General Obligation Bonds from the Prue Road Bond Project (Country Dawn to Autumn Bluff).
 
 
RECOMMENDATION:
 
Staff recommends approval of this ordinance authorizing the execution of this Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County for the Flood Control Capital Project "Prue Road at French Creek (LC-6)" in an amount not to exceed $211,061.33.