City of San Antonio - File #: 19-4289

• File #: 19-4289
• Type: Capital Improvements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/13/2019
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving Funding Agreements totaling $2,053,334.00 for three water quality demonstration projects under the Proposition 1 Edwards Aquifer Protection Program with: A) University of Texas at San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $798,636.00 for a three year term; B) University of Texas at San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $1,035,761.00 for a three year term; and C) Texas A&M University at San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $218,937.00 for a one-and-a-half year term. Funding for this ordinance is available from the 2015 Sales Tax Venue Fund included in the FY 2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program. [Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD, Interim Assistant City Manager; Xavier D. Urrutia, Director, Parks & Recreation]

DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:

Edwards Aquifer Protection Program - Demonstration Projects


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes Funding Agreements for three (3) water quality demonstration projects under the Proposition 1 Edwards Aquifer Protection Program with: A) University of Texas at San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $798,636.00 for a term of three (3) years; B) University of Texas at San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $1,035,761.00 for a three (3) year term; and C) Texas A&M University at San Antonio in an amount not to exceed $218,937.00 for a one-and-a-half (1.5) year term. Funding for this ordinance is available from the 2015 Sales Tax Venue Fund included in the FY 2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program.

This ordinance also authorizes the execution of necessary documents by the Director of Parks and Recreation.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In May 2015, voters renewed for the third time the Proposition 1 Edwards Aquifer Protection Program, funded through a portion of a 1/8-cent sales tax in the amount of $100 million. Previous elections set the initiative at $90 million and included Edwards Aquifer protection efforts beyond Bexar County. The current voter-approved program includes $10 million dedicated for aquifer water quality projects within urbanized areas of Bexar County over the Recharge and Contributing Zones of the Edwards Aquifer. These projects have come to be known as "demonstration projects" which the City is pioneering in coordination with San Antonio River Authority, Edwards Aquifer Authority and San Antonio Water System. A solicitation ran from April through September 2018 and yielded ten (10) demonstration project submissions. Three projects are recommended for consideration under three categories: New Construction & Research (UTSA), Research/Data (UTSA) and Other/Best Management Practices training development (Texas A&M Universi...