17-R-08 - Authorizing City Manager to negotiate for the purchase of land for Fire Station 3RESOLUTION NO. 17 -R -08
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR THE
APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF FIRE STATION THREE.
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Schertz voted to approve general obligation bonds
for the construction of a new fire station in the southern section of Schertz; and
WHEREAS, an ISO Based Fire Station Location study was performed by a professional
engineer as a part of the City's overall facility master plan; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Station Location study identified three preliminary locations in the
vicinity of F.M. 1518 and Ray Corbett Drive as appropriate locations for fire station three; and
WHEREAS, additional review was conducted on these three preliminary locations based
upon potential site layout, utility availability and accessibility, drainage and flooding concerns,
emergency travel routes, and options for safely entering into normal traffic flow to rank order the
three locations from most feasible to least feasible; and
WHEREAS, a parcel of land on the north side of Lower Seguin Road, approximately
1,200 feet west of F.M. 1518 was determined to be the most feasible location for the new fire
station; and
WHEREAS, preliminary architectural design work has been completed and it has been
determined that approximately 4.5 acres of land is necessary to accommodate the proposed site
plan; and now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into
negotiations with the property owner or their agent for the purchase of approximately 4.5 acres
of land for the location of Fire Station Three with a general value conforming to an appraised
value for land by a certified land appraiser conforming to the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice and Title XI Regulations and related standards.
Section 2. City Council authorizes the City Manager to extend an offer letter to the
property owner and if agreement is reached, the City would enter into a due diligence period
where surveys and testing would be completed to verify the parcel of land is appropriate for the
construction of a fire station.
Section 3. City Council acknowledges that once a purchase price is agreed to and all
due diligence is completed, City Staff will report back to City Council for authorization to move
forward with land purchase.
Section 4. 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.
Section 5. 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.
Section 6. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 7. 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.
Section 8. 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.
Section 9. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 7th day of February, 2017.
CITY OF ERTZ, TEXAS
Mayor, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
City Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
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