DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Interlocal Agreement between San Antonio and Converse
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the City of Converse for phased Extraterritorial Jurisdiction releases, phased municipal boundary adjustments, and phased Converse Annexations in which San Antonio will release approximately 12 square miles from its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and approximately 3.6 square miles from its corporate area to the City of Converse and Converse will annex approximately 12 square miles within an area bounded by IH-35 on the north, the San Antonio city limit line east of East Loop 1604 North on the east, IH-10 East on the south, and North Foster Road on the West in Bexar County, Texas and amending the Mutual Aid Fire Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the City of Converse.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In June 2016, San Antonio removed the IH 10 East/Loop 1604 area from its annexation program. Since that time San Antonio and Converse staff have had ongoing discussions about developing a regional solution for the IH 10 East area, a fast growing unincorporated area requiring urban level services. San Antonio and Converse initiated dialogue related to developing a multi-phase strategy in which San Antonio would release unincorporated ETJ areas to Converse for annexation and cede corporate areas along Loop 1604/Graytown Road area and Gibb Sprawl Road to Converse.
Preliminary strategies were shared at the City Council B-Sessions on September 14, 2016. Proposed terms of the multi-phase agreement were presented at the City Council B-Session on February 1, 2017. The proposed agreement was discussed at the Converse City Council meeting on February 21, 2017. On February 22, 2017, the San Antonio Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed Interlocal Agreement with Co...
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