DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgette White, Interim Director of Planning and Community Development
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT:
A Briefing and possible action regarding three annexation study areas to include IH 10 West, US 281 North, and IH 10 East.
SUMMARY:
This is a briefing regarding three annexation study areas to include IH 10 West, US 281 North, and IH 10 East.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In 2012, the San Antonio City Council requested an update of the City's Annexation Policy. The City Council approved the updated annexation policies in 2013. Subsequently in 2013, the City Council directed staff to undertake a county-wide analysis of potential annexation areas. In April 2014, City Council was presented the Annexation 360 Report that identified 30 areas for potential annexation consistent with the updated Policy. In mid-June 2014, City Council prioritized the top five areas.
In December 2014, the City Council approved a policy plan to initiate limited purpose annexation for five annexation priority areas. The five areas identified were separated into two phases. Phase 1 included three areas: Interstate 10 West, US Highway 281 North, and Interstate 10 East. Phase 2 included two areas: US Highway 90/Loop 1604 and US Highway 151. Annexation open house sessions for Phase I areas were held in August 2015 and the public hearing process was initiated. On October 20, 2015, the Annexation 360 Preliminary Fiscal Analysis was presented to the City Council.
In November 2015, the City Manager convened a work group consisting of seven outside professionals to review the City's growth assumptions within the City's 20 Year Financial Annexation Impact Study. The Annexation Technical Work Group's charge was to analyze the City's financial and growth assumptions and to review two third-party reports that evaluated the City's financial assumptions and annexation polic...
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