DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
A briefing by the San Antonio River Authority on the San Pedro Creek Improvements Project and the declaration as surplus and conveyance of City owned real property interests along and near San Pedro Creek for the purpose of the project.
SUMMARY:
The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) is the project manager for the San Pedro Creek Improvements Project. SARA staff will provide a briefing on the project scope, status, and next steps.
This ordinance also authorizes the declaration as surplus and conveyance of 19 City owned real property interests, located in City Council District 1 along or near the existing San Pedro Creek, to the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) for the purpose of the San Pedro Creek Improvements Project. The total estimated value of the property interests is $4,153,010.40.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The San Pedro Creek Improvements Project is a 2 mile improvement to San Pedro Creek. The projects northern boundary begins at the flood tunnel inlet at IH-35 and ends at the confluence of the Alazan and Apache Creeks at IH-35 to the south. Phase 1 is from the San Pedro Creek Tunnel Inlet to Cesar Chavez; Phase 2 is Guadalupe to South Alamo; Phase 3 is South Alamo to IH35; and Phase 4 is Cesar Chavez to Guadalupe. The project includes 4 miles of trails and 11 acres of landscaped area and will remove 30 acres of property from the flood plain.
The project is currently at 70% design and will reach 100% by March 2016. Construction will begin on Phase 1 in summer of 2016 and will be completed in May 2018 and Phase 2 will begin in fall 2016 and will be completed in fall 2018.
The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) is the project manager. The estimated project cost is $175 million and Bexar County has already committed $125 million to the project. Of the $175 million, $...
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