DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance authorizing an agreement with the Office of Urban Redevelopment San Antonio (OUR SA) for the administration of activities related to the 2017-2022 Neighborhood Improvements Bond Program.
SUMMARY:
This item includes an Ordinance authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of San Antonio acting through the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department and the Office of Urban Redevelopment San Antonio (OUR SA) for the administration of activities related to the 2017-2022 Neighborhood Improvements Bond Program and implementation of the 2017 Urban Renewal Plan including authority to negotiate and execute real estate contracts and authorizing expenditures not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in non-refundable earnest money contracts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Neighborhood Improvements Bond program provides for City investment resulting in private and nonprofit-sector development of housing. The $20 million program is one component of the $850 million Bond package that was approved by voters on May 6, 2017. The Neighborhood Improvements Bond program allows the City to conduct the following activities within approved geographic areas using Bond funds:
* Land acquisition
* Demolition of dilapidated/unusable structures
* Right-of-way improvements
* Extension/expansion of utilities
* Remediation of hazards such as asbestos or lead-based paint
Chapter 374 of the Texas Local Government Code required the identification of specific geographic areas based on state requirements where Bond funds can be spent. Per the statute, the areas identified are incorporated into an Urban Renewal Plan that was approved by the City Council on February 2, 2017. The following 12 Neighborhood Improvement Areas (or "Areas") were approved by City Council, thereby initiating the development of the ...
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