DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 3
SUBJECT:
Brooks Development Authority: Funding Agreement for the South New Braunfels Extension Project and Funding Agreement Amendment for Brooks Drainage & Multi-Use Pathway Project
SUMMARY:
Consideration of the following items related to infrastructure improvements at Brooks City Base, located in Council District 3:
A. An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Funding Agreement with Brooks Development Authority (BDA) for South New Braunfels extension from Lyster Road to Loop 410 South Project in the amount of $2,000,000.00 funded with Certificates of Obligation as approved in the FY 2017 Budget.
B. An ordinance authorizing an amendment to a Funding Agreement with Brooks Development Authority (BDA) for Brooks Drainage and Multi-Use Pathway Project to allow the project to be completed in its entirety rather than in segments and amending the completion date from March 2016 to February 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A. The South New Braunfels from Lyster Road to Loop 410 Project is intended to provide a much needed alternative to the existing street system surrounding Brooks City Base (Southeast Military Drive, South Presa Street, and Goliad Road) as well as provide easier access to IH-37 and Loop 410 South. The improvements will allow for efficient traffic movement, less congestion and facilitate the development of the Brooks City Base campus. This project will provide necessary design, engineering, right-of-way planning and acquisition from Lyster Road to Loop 410 South. The S. New Braunfels project will consist of preliminary design and engineering for an 86 foot right-of-way including signalized intersections, storm drains, drainage channel excavation, storm water detention systems, a 10-foot wide multi-use path, utilities, landscaping and irrigation.
This agreement will be executed in compliance ...
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