DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICT IMPACTED: Council District 7
SUBJECT:
Real Estate Disposition: Closure of an unimproved 15-foot wide alley Public Right-of-Way
SUMMARY:
An ordinance approving the closure, vacation and abandonment of an unimproved 15-foot wide alley Public Right-of-Way in Council District 7, as requested by the Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, for a fee of $9,633.00.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller and His Successors in Office (Petitioner) is requesting to close, vacate and abandon an unimproved 15-foot wide alley Public Right-of-Way located between Callaghan Road and Horizon Drive within New City Blocks 12283 and 14277 in Council District 7, as shown on the attached map. St. Luke Catholic Church operates on Petitioner's property at 4603 Manitou Drive. If approved, Petitioner will use the area for the storage of portable equipment for church functions. St. Luke Catholic Church Men's Club has portable grills they use for their Wild Game Dinner and other events conducted at the parish. St. Luke Catholic Church spends $6,000.00 a year on a public storage facility. Petitioner has indicated it can use the funds spent on the storage fee to help those in need. All the abutting property owners have consented to the proposed closure. RE Office - TX II LLC, the other abutting owner, has written a letter to relinquish its rights to purchase half of the alley.
ISSUE:
This ordinance approves the closure, vacation and abandonment of an unimproved 15-foot wide alley Public Right-of-Way in Council District 7, as requested by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller and His Successors in Office, for a fee of $9,633.00.
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller and His Successors in Office (Petitioner) is requesting to close, vacate and abandon an unimproved 15-foot wide alley Public Right-of-Way located between Callaghan Road and Horizon Drive within New City ...
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