DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Janet A. Martin, Interim Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Edwards Aquifer Protection Program Real Estate Services
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the negotiation and execution of contracts with Bexar Land Trust, Inc. d/b/a Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas and The Nature Conservancy not to exceed an aggregate of $2,500,000.00 for real estate services under the 2015 Venue Sales Tax - Edwards Aquifer Protection Program, for an estimated period of five years.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The purpose of the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program (EAPP) is to protect the quality and quantity of water recharging into the aquifer. In May 2015 Proposition 1 was placed on the election ballot in which voters approved the 1/8-cent venue sales tax generating $100 million for continued expansion of the EAPP. Through Proposition 1 $90 million will continue the program's efforts to obtain real estate interests by fee-simple purchase, conservation easements or donations of land over the sensitive zones of the Edwards Aquifer. The balance of $10 million will incorporate new recharge and water quality protection projects within urbanized areas of Bexar County. The City utilized a discretionary public process to procure eligible real estate services agents to assist with identifying properties appropriate for acquisition and conservation over sensitive areas of the aquifer recharge zones.
The City issued a Request for Qualifications titled "Assistance with the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program" on December 14, 2015 with a submission deadline of January 15, 2016. Three proposal responses were received, which were scored on January 28, 2016. The evaluation team consisted of representatives from the City Manager's Office, Parks and Recreation Department, Conservation Advisory Board and the Edwards Aquifer Authority. The proposals were evaluated based on the firm's ...
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