DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: ExtraTerritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), Medina County
SUBJECT: Disposition: SAWS Sale of (former BexarMet) Surplus Property
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the declaration as surplus and disposition of a 0.579 acre tract of real property located in Medina County, and its water distribution system (including pipes, an Edwards water well and one 200,000 gallon ground storage tank) as requested by San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and authorized for disposal by the SAWS Board of Trustees through Resolution 18-077 dated March 6, 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Ratepayers voted to dissolve BexarMet and consolidate it into the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) during the November 2011 election. The U.S. Department of Justice cleared the election results in January 2012, to allow the dissolution of the utility. BexarMet assets and liabilities were transferred to SAWS. SAWS real estate department identified and evaluated the former BexarMet interests and determined some of the property interests are not necessary for the operation of the system.
The subject property and water distribution system was a former BexarMet asset and is not within the SAWS' master plan. Since the subject property and water distribution system is separate from SAWS' other infrastructure, it is expensive to maintain (capital, operating and maintenance) and is not necessary for the operation of the SAWS' system. The SAWS Board of Trustees declared the property as surplus to the system and authorized disposal of the property through Resolution 18-077 dated March 6, 2018. City departments and CPS Energy reviewed the request and had no opposition to dispose of (sell) the property.
If the sale is authorized, SAWS will follow all Local Government Codes and the Texas Water Code to properly advertise and dispose of the subject property and distribution system to a licensed and...
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