CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
IGR COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM
TO: Intergovernmental Relations Council Committee
FROM: Jeff Coyle, Director, Intergovernmental Relations Department
SUBJECT: Consent to Emergency Service District No. 7's Request to Incur Debt
DATE: June 12, 2015
SUMMARY
A briefing on a request from Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 7 to incur debt of up to $5 million for renovations, replacement equipment, and construction of a fire station. City consent to incur debt is required pursuant to the agreement terms between Bexar County and the City of San Antonio that created ESD No. 7 in 2006.
BACKGROUND
On March 2, 2006, City Council approved, through ordinance #2006-03-02-0264, an agreement with Bexar County to create Emergency Service District No. 7 within the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) for the provision of fire suppression and emergency medical services for individuals residing within the district's boundaries. ESD No. 7 is located in northwestern Bexar County and is generally described as bounded on the west by the Bexar County-Medina County boundary line; on the south and east by the city limits of the City of San Antonio; and on the north by the Grey Forest Volunteer Fire Department response area.
The agreement includes the following conditions:
* ESD No. 7 cannot incur debt in excess of $20,000 without the consent of the City.
* If the City annexes a portion of ESD No. 7, any contractual obligations of ESD No. 7 to, or the payment of any debt incurred by, a third-party contractor will not be a debt for purposes of Texas Health and Safety Code Section 775.002 unless City approved the contract creating the obligation or debt.
* Any fire station constructed by ESD No. 7 will be located and constructed with the concurrence of the San Antonio Fire Department.
* ESD No. 7 will ensure that its requirement is compatible with City's equipment.
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