DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources City of San Antonio Water Policy Study.
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources City of San Antonio Water Policy Study to analyze policies, procedures and regulations being developed to ensure water security through the year 2060.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City's Water Policy Study currently is in draft form. The Water Policy Study was initiated through a City Council Consideration Request memo from Councilman Nirenberg filed on February 10, 2014. A subsequent memo reflecting the work of Mayor Castro and Councilman Nirenberg was issued to the Mayor and City Manager on April 10, 2014 by Councilman Nirenberg. Councilman Nirenberg's April 10 correspondence provided additional guidance on the scope of work for the Water Policy Study.
City staff had contemplated developing a Request for Proposal to solicit an entity to develop the Water Policy Study. Through our inquiry stages, it was brought to our attention from a water policy expert at the University of California that the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR) was the preeminent water policy organization in the State of Texas. Since the IRNR is affiliated with the Texas A&M University System, the City had the option to negotiate an Interlocal Agreement as authorized by the Texas Government Code. City staff's approach to recommend an Interlocal Agreement with the IRNR for the City's Water Policy Study was presented to the City Council's Infrastructure & Growth Committee on May 21, 2014. The Council Committee concurred with this approach.
On October 9, 2014, City Council approved the Interlocal Agreement with the IRNR for the development of the Water Policy Study in the amount of $98,096. The study was funded entirely with one-...
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