DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT: Consideration of the following items related to implementation of the Alamo Master Plan project located in District 1 as requested by the City of San Antonio:
A. An Ordinance closing, vacating and abandoning sections of right-of-way located on N Alamo Street, Alamo Plaza, and Houston Street.
B. An Ordinance restricting sections of right-of-way located on Alamo Plaza, Alamo Street, Blum Street, E Crockett Street, and E Houston Street to pedestrian and emergency vehicle use only.
C. An Ordinance approving a master lease agreement with the Texas General Land Office for property located in the historic Alamo mission footprint and property required for the development and management of the proposed Alamo museum.
D. Conceptual approval of the treatment of the historic Mission San Antonio de Valero Plaza site and general design concepts.
E. Conceptual approval of the treatment of public right-of-way including Houston Street to the east and west of the historic mission footprint and Crockett Street, Blum Street, and Alamo Street south of the historic mission footprint.
F. Conceptual approval of alterations to the Paseo del Alamo and Maverick Walk areas to include a new, street-level connection to Losoya Street and alterations to the Torch of Friendship area to include a new connection to the River Walk.
G. Final approval to dismantle, repair, and reassemble the Cenotaph (Spirit of Sacrifice) in Alamo Plaza at the approximate location of the existing bandstand. Exact positioning and final plaza design will be considered at a future date.
SUMMARY:
The following are considerations of a right-of-way closure, vehicular restriction, real property lease, and design concepts in order to implement the Alamo Master Plan, a cooperative effort among the City of San Antonio, Texas General Land Office, and Alamo Endowment.
A. Reque...
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