PRESENTER: Presenter
Valeria Acevedo, City Attorney
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of the second and final reading of an ordinance amending the New Braunfels Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Section 1-12, to update the official map reflecting the city’s current boundaries and designating that a copy be kept by the Offices of the City Secretary and City Engineer, and other city offices authorized by the City Manager.
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DEPARTMENT: City Attorney’s Office
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All districts
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE ON JULY 22, 2024.
This ordinance is part of an effort by staff to update outdated ordinances. This current ordinance needs to be updated to comply with state law, Local Government Code, Ch. 41, “Map of Municipal, Boundaries and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction”. Input was received from the Planning and Development Services Dept. Directory, the GIS Manager, and the City Secretary’s Office. State law requires cities maintain current maps showing the city’s boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction. The law also requires that copies be kept, at a minimum, in the offices of the City Secretary and City Engineer. The City of New Braunfels currently also maintains copies in the GIS Division of the IT Dept. and Planning and Community Development Dept. If state law is amended in the future, the ordinance is written to also be amended in order to remain compliant with state law on city boundary maps.
ISSUE:
The current ordinance needs to be updated to reflect the most current map identifying the city’s boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this ordinance.