DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide, Bexar County, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
SUBJECT:
Discussion and possible action on the Interlocal Agreement, between COSA and Bexar County on the implementation of the Southern Edwards Plateau Habitat Conservation Plan (SEP-HCP).
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes an Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and Bexar County to implement the SEP-HCP; authorizes the creation of a Special Revenue Fund to account for the revenues and expenses of the SEP-HCP; appropriates $175,000 from the Development Services Fund as a loan to seed the SEP-HCP; and authorizes and accepts $175,000 from Bexar County into the Special Revenue Fund as a loan to seed the SEP-HCP. The SEP-HCP was developed to help preserve habitats in Bexar County and six surrounding counties through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In exchange, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide the Plan marketable habitat credits that can be sold to projects seeking to develop on or close to property with habitats. The revenues from the sale of the credits will be used to reimburse the Development Services Fund for the loan and purchase more property with habitat. The Plan will assist in preserving the mission of Camp Bullis.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio is home to several military installations including Fort Sam Houston and its training facility at Camp Bullis. Implementation of recommendations made in 2005 by Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) transformed Fort Sam Houston into a leading military medical education training facility and made the military training missions at Camp Bullis vital to national security. In August 2008, in an effort to support the military's mission City Council approved several initiatives based on the Joint Land Use Study that was created to address, support, and protect Camp Bullis.
The Camp Bu...
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