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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

10/12/2021

BACKGROUND

GBRA owned and operated a wastewater plant at 22330 IH-35 North and in 2021 GBRA decomissioned this wastewater plant. The City of Schertz owns and operates a lift station located along the back of the propery that serves Northcliff and receives all of the flow from Cypress Point, Friesenhahn, Covers Cove, Parklands and the Homestead lift station. Since most of northern Schertz currently flows through this lift station, it would be wise startegically to purchase this property to increase future capacity. GBRA is currently selling this 3.4096 acres of land and it is in a prime location with IH-35 frontage and access. The I-35 access to the property is also the only access we have to the lift station located on the back of the property. Since we only have an utility easment for the part of the property where the lift station sits, purchasing the property will ensure ability and flexibility for design and size of the future capacity In addition, this property has been appraised at the value GBRA is selling it for, indicating a fair price.

GOAL

To strategically secure property to accomodate infrastructure to ensure safe and reliable services to Schertz and its growing population.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

This property has the potential of providing numerous benefits to Schertz residents. For example, this location could serve as a convenient storage area for equipment and materials; creating efficiencies by allowing faster response times to emergencies and job sites. By being located nearer to job sites, maintenance costs would be reduced as a result of less wear and tear on equipment and vehicles. In additon, jobs would be completed quicker by eliminating windshield time. For example, equipment, such as the street sweeper, must return to the main Public Works location on Commercial Place to empty material once its bin is full. Then, the street sweeper returns to the area and continues sweeping. By providing an additional site, in Northern Schertz, the street seeper could cover more streets in less time.

The property is also an ideal location for a future large regional lift station providing much needed future sewer capacity to support future growth in the area. There are very large undeveloped parcels of land, both residental and commercial, that will require future sewer service through this location. Since most of northen schertz already flows through the existing lift station increasing flows throug this site would require upgrades to the current lift station that would require a larger footprint to constuct extra needed capacity in the area. By purchacing the property, Schertz would have space to upsize the lift station, including construction, and have room for storage of materials and equipment. Purchasing property now and at the current cost is a strategic invement to be able to provide future sewer facilities to serve Northern Schertz.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends Council approve Resolution 21-R-97 authorizing the City staff to enter into a purchase negotiation with GBRA for 3.4096 acre tract of land located at 22330 IH-35 north in schertz comal county texas with a cost not to exceed $698,000 .

FISCAL IMPACT

The total not to exceed amount is $698,000.00. However, City staff will work to negotiate a lower cost for the puchase of the property. This money is in the _____________budget for __________.

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