DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John M. Dugan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
SUBJECT:
An Interlocal Agreement with the City of Windcrest in lieu of a Municipal Boundary Adjustment from the City of San Antonio to the City of Windcrest.
SUMMARY:
A Resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Windcrest.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio received a resolution from the City of Windcrest, signed on June 2, 2014, requesting the City of San Antonio cede 0.86 of an acre of real property to the City of Windcrest. State law, Sec. 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code, provides authority for adjacent municipalities to make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width.
The narrow extent of land between Interstate Highway 35 and the current city limits line, which ranges in width between 32 feet and 38 feet, has historically been served by the City of Windcrest, due to the balance of the property being located in the City of Windcrest. The parcels along this stretch of Interstate Highway 35 access road are private property which has caused jurisdictional confusion regarding the development process. The municipal boundary adjustment would enable the entire area to be located in the City of Windcrest which has been providing municipal services to the area.
On May 13, 2015, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the MBA. On May 20, 2015, the Infrastructure and Growth Committee considered the MBA request and tabled the item directing staff to look at the impact of the proposed MBA on the Bexar Water Control and Improvement District No. 10 (WCID No. 10) due to concerns received from Windcrest citizens.
Upon analyzing the impact of the proposed MBA on WCID No. 10 it was determined by the City Attorney's Office that the City of Windcrest would be granted the ability to dissolve WCID No. 10 as...
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