DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks, Interim Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 1
SUBJECT:
A reconfiguring of land located in and adjacent to Hemisfair and Hemisfair Parkland
SUMMARY:
An ordinance to adjust property lines within Hemisfair to add parkland and facilitate P3 development. Transfers to dedicated parkland total 0.719 acres and include the following: 0.383 acres of abandoned Market Street ROW and 0.336 acres of land formerly deeded to Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corporation (HPPFC). Conveyances to the HPPFC total 0.7435 acres and include the following: 0.656 acres of abandoned Market Street ROW and 0.0875 acres of former public right of way along South Alamo Street. The final conveyance is from HPPFC to City totaling 0.060 acres. All land is located in or adjacent to Hemisfair in Council District 1. This action also authorizes a second amendment to the Master Lease Agreement and Master Agreement to reflect these transactions.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) was established on August 13, 2009 to manage and oversee the planning, development, construction, managing, and financing of projects within Hemisfair. On February 9, 2012, City Council approved the Hemisfair Master
Plan to restore connectivity and revitalize the area into a vibrant, urban parks district with multiple uses.
On December 5, 2013, City Council passed and approved a dedication of 18.47 acres of public parkland within Hemisfair consisting of six tracts of land known as Hemisfair Parkland.
On December 18, 2013, the City conveyed 14.15 acres of land through seven tracts of land situated Hemisfair to the Hemisfair Park Public Facility Corporation (PFC) to develop a series of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) with real estate developers in accordance with the Hemisfair Master Plan.
On February 24, 2016 the Planning Commission approved City of San Antonio Transfer of Owner...
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