PRESENTER: Presenter
Matthew Eckmann, Assistant Director of Public Works
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Discuss and consider approval of a resolution of the City of New Braunfels, Texas, authorizing the use of eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of right-of-way that is necessary to advance and achieve the public use of improving Barbarosa Road and Saur Lane to meet the existing and future needs of the City, in the event negotiations are unsuccessful:
a. a 0.4592-acre ROW and 0.158-acre Utility Easement out of the Antonio Maria Esnaurizar Survey, Abstract 20, Guadalupe County, Texas, out of Lot 2A, Timmerman Subdivision as recorded in Volume 5, Page 393 A & B, Map and Plat Records of Guadalupe County, Texas Located at 2241 Westmeyer Road, New Braunfels, Texas 78130, and Assigned Guadalupe County Appraisal District Property ID 43773
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Barbarosa Road/Saur Lane Project is one of the projects approved in the 2023 Bond. The project will widen the road from two lanes to four lanes between FM 1101 and Sangerhalle Road. The project will provide for 12-foot driving lanes, a 16-foot median, and upgraded pedestrian facilities. It will also provide for intersection improvements and improved drainage infrastructure. The City has negotiated in good faith with all property owners but has been unsuccessful in acquiring the necessary property rights from this parcel in order to advance the project.
ISSUE:
Staff is seeking the approval for the City to exercise its power of eminent domain, if necessary, to acquire the necessary property rights from the following properties:
a. Property owned by Teresa Hudson.
i. a 0.4592-acre ROW and 0.158-acre Utility Easement out the Antonio Maria Esnaurizar Survey, Abstract 20, Guadalupe County, Texas, out of Lot 2A, Timmerman Subdivision as recorded in Volume 5, Page 393 A & B, Map and Plat Records of Guadalupe County, Texas Located at 2241 Westmeyer Road, New Braunfels, Texas 78130, and Assigned Guadalupe County Appraisal District Property ID 43773
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
N/A Economic Mobility N/A Enhanced Connectivity N/A Community Identity
N/A Organizational Excellence N/A Community Well-Being
FISCAL IMPACT:
All funds associated with property acquisition and eminent domain for the Barbarosa Road/Saur Lane Project are incorporated in the funding for this project as part of the 2023 Bond Program, therefore sufficient funds are available.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval