DEPARTMENT: Center City Development and Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Operations and Maintenance Agreement between the City of San Antonio, San Antonio River Authority, and Bexar County for the San Pedro Creek Project.
SUMMARY:
Consideration of the following items related to the San Pedro Creek Improvement Project located downtown in Council District 1.
A. An Ordinance approving an Operations and Maintenance Agreement with San Antonio River Authority and Bexar County for San Pedro Creek.
B. An Ordinance authorizing the creation of three park police officer positions to be utilized for Phases 1 and 2 of the San Pedro Creek Project funded through the Houston Street Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #9.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The San Pedro Creek Improvement Project shall revitalize a two mile segment of the creek through downtown San Antonio in four phases 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. Bexar County has allocated $132.5 million for the project and is working with the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) to complete the design and construction of the Project. SARA has contracted with Sundt Davila to the construct Phases 1 and 2.
On May 6, 2017, San Antonio voters approved the City of San Antonio's 2017-2022 Bond Program for a total of $19,500,000 towards the San Pedro Creek Improvements Project. In December 2017, the City executed an Interlocal Agreement between SARA and the City in the amount of $19,500,000 to go towards Phases 1 and 2 of the Project. The City has also contributed property to SARA to complete the project. The total value of the property conveyances is $4,746,630.40.
The design work is funded for Phases 1 and 2. Construction is funded for the majority of Phase 1, which is being completed in three sub-phases. Phase 1.1 begins at the tunnel inlet and end...
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