DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Temporary Construction Easements for Phase I of the San Pedro Creek Improvements Project
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an ordinance authorizing the execution of two temporary construction easements between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) for the use of a 0.125 acre tract and a 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 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 along 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 cost of $160,650,312. Phase 1 of the Project begins at the tunnel inlet and ends at Cesar Chavez Boulevard. Phase 1 also includes the replacement of the street bridges at Houston, Commerce, Dolorosa, Nueva and Graham Streets.
ISSUE:
The City of San Antonio property described above will be utilized through two separate Temporary Construction Easements. The first easement for a 0.125 acre tract is necessary for a staging area site for the continued construction of the second segment of Phase I of the San Pedro Creek Improvement Project and will be in effect for 24 m...
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