DEPARTMENT: Government and Public Affairs
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jeff Coyle
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Consenting to Emergency Service District No. 8's Request to Incur Debt
SUMMARY:
A briefing on a request from Bexar County Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 8 to incur debt of $4,353,750 for a fire station and firefighting equipment. City consent is required pursuant to the agreement terms between Bexar County and the City of San Antonio that created ESD No. 8 in 2007.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On February 15, 2007, City Council approved, through ordinance #2007-02-15-0184, an agreement with Bexar County to create Emergency Service District No. 8 within the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) for the provision of fire suppression and emergency medical services for individuals residing within the district's boundaries. ESD No. 8 is located in northwestern Bexar Count.
The agreement includes the following conditions:
* ESD No. 8 cannot incur debt in excess of $20,000 without the consent of the City.
* If the City annexes a portion of ESD No. 8, any contractual obligations of ESD No. 8 to, or the payment of any debt incurred by, a third-party contractor will not be a debt for purposes of Texas Health and Safety Code Section 775.002 unless City approved the contract creating the obligation or debt.
* Any fire station constructed by ESD No. 8 will be located and constructed with the concurrence of the San Antonio Fire Department.
* ESD No. 8 will ensure that its requirement is compatible with City's equipment.
* ESD No. 8 will enter into mutual aid agreements.
The above imposed conditions were included on the ballot for the election to confirm the creation of ESD No. 8 and authorize the imposition of a tax.
In February 2019, ESD No. 8 submitted a request for the City of San Antonio to accept the ESD securing debt of up to $8 million to provide for near term and long term financing of capital needs, including the design and const...
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