DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Consideration of a resolution recommending the authorization of two temporary construction easements between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) for the use of an approximately 0.125 acre tract and an approximately 0.618 acre tract of City-owned property, both of which are generally adjacent to the San Pedro Creek between Nueva Street and Dolorosa Street, in order to facilitate the completion of Phase I of the San Pedro Creek Improvement Project.
SUMMARY:
A resolution supporting a temporary construction easement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio River Authority for use of an approximately 0.125 acre tract and an approximately 0.618 acre tract of city-owned property, both of which are generally adjacent to the San Pedro Creek between Nueva Street and Dolorosa Street, in order to facilitate the completion of Phase I of the San Pedro Creek Improvement Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Bexar County and the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) have an agreement to complete the design and construction of the San Pedro Creek Improvements Project (the "Project"). Bexar County is the primary funder and SARA is the project manager. There are a total of four phases planned in the overall Project intended to revitalize a two (2) mile segment of the creek through downtown San Antonio beginning at the IH-35 flood tunnel inlet near Fox Tech High School and ending at the confluence with Alazan and Apache Creeks at IH-35 near the stockyards.
SARA is currently under contract with Sundt Davila Joint Venture for the construction of Phases 1 and 2. All current Project funding is dedicated to the completion of Phases 1 and 2 at a total current cost of $160,650,312.
Phase 1 of the Project begins at the tunnel inlet and ends at Cesar Chavez Boulevard. Phase 1 includes the construction of gates located ...
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