18-R-133 - Acquisition of Property from Lower Colorado River Authority completion of hike and bike trailWHEREAS, the proposed hike and bike trail is included within the scope of work for the
Pedestrian Routes and Bike Lanes Project award by the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Alternative (TA) Program; and
WHEREAS, the proposed hike and bike trail must be installed within easements or right
of way held by the City which will be held by the City; and
WHEREAS, Lower Colorado River Authority has offered to sell the necessary properties
to the City at a discounted rate; and
WHEREAS, funding for the acquisition will be from personnel savings approved to be
transferred to the Pedestrian Routes and Bike Lanes project with Ordinance 18 -T -28; and
WHEREAS, the City hereby seeks authority to negotiate and acquire all necessary land
from Lower Colorado River Authority along the hike and bike trail alignment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Part 1: That Staff of the City of Schertz, Texas, is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with
Lower Colorado River Authority for an amount of $3,700.00 for the purchase of 37 parcels, as
generally shown on Exhibit A.
Part 2: That the City Manager is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to complete
the acquisition of all necessary property contemplated herein.
Part 3: The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals
are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment
and findings of the City Council.
Part 4: All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of
this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this
Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Part 5: This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of Texas and the United States of America.
Part 6: If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such provision
to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the : City Council hereby
declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Part 7: It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution is
adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public
business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required by
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Part 8: This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so
resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 23rd day of October, 2018.
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