DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 8
SUBJECT:
Developer Participation Agreement: UTSA Boulevard and Hausman Road
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Developer Participation Agreement between the City of San Antonio and UTSA Blvd IH 10 LP, a Texas Limited Partnership in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000.00 for the construction of a north-south connector between UTSA Boulevard and Hausman Road, located in Council District 8.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As part of the FY 2018 Budget, $2,100,000 was approved for construction of a north-south connector between UTSA Boulevard and Hausman Road within the Schumacher Tract. This project will include street work, drainage improvements, and traffic signals, as well as widening at UTSA Boulevard and the addition of a left turn lane on Hausman Road. The project will create 12-foot lanes in each direction as well as a 4-foot sidewalk on one side of the roadway and a 10-foot sidewalk on the other which is wide enough to serve as a shared-use path and can accommodate both bicyclists and pedestrians at the same time. This project will provide connectivity in the area to accommodate current and anticipated development in the area.
Hausman Road was widened and reconstructed through the 2012-2017 Bond Program. UTSA Boulevard, from Babcock Road to IH-10 was reconstructed as two projects, one overseen by the City and one overseen by TxDOT. Hausman Road and UTSA Boulevard both run east-west, with the major connections being Babcock Road and IH-10. This project will provide additional north-south connectivity between Hausman Road and UTSA Boulevard.
This agreement is in compliance with the Texas Local Code, Sections 212.071 - 212.074, which allows municipalities to enter into a contract with a developer for the construction of public improvements related to a development. The State Code limits the participation by the ...
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