DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Property acquisition for Development Services Department (DSD) Parking Expansion Project
SUMMARY:
An ordinance for the Development Services Department (DSD) Parking Expansion Project, a Development Services Enterprise Fund project, located in Council District 1; authorizing the acquisition, through negotiation, of interests in land sufficient for project purposes, of one parcel of privately-owned real property at 1920 S. Alamo containing approximately 1.062 acres (46,261 square feet) of land in NCB 1009; and declaring it to be a public use project for the acquisition and appropriating an amount not to exceed $1,175,000 from the Development Services Enterprise Fund, payable to the selected title company for land and associated title fees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The increase in the number of City employees housed at the Cliff Morton Development and Business Services Center (One Stop) at 1901 S. Alamo has significantly impacted the ability of patrons to find parking. Currently, 338 parking spaces exist at the One Stop.
Staff identified seven properties that were within walking distance of the One Stop and could be utilized for parking. After a thorough comparison and analysis of these properties by DSD and TCI, six were eliminated from consideration either because the size of the parcel would not suit the needs of the department or the property owner was not willing to sell. The property located at 1920 S. Alamo was determined to be the most desirable due to its size and location.
State law requires an appraisal to be provided to property owners in order to set the basis (a value) for negotiations for public acquisitions. Noble & Associates, Inc. provided the City with an updated appraisal of t...
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