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← Thursday, January 18, 2024

Item 55 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire a fee simple property interest needed for the ETJ1 GRN3 project for the public use of providing parkland along Onion Creek. The property is 10.99 acres (478,852 square feet), more or less, of land situated in the Santiago Del Valle Grant, Abstract 24, Travis County, Texas and being out of a 43.02 acres tract described in a Special Warranty Deed to BVF-V Onion Creek LLC, recorded in Document No. 2021217347, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $430,967, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award. The owner of the needed property is BVF-V Onion Creek LLC. The property is located at approximately 12000 South Interstate Highway 35, Austin, Texas 78652. The general route of the project is east along Onion Creek from Old San Antonio District Park to the Cascades development east of Interstate Highway 35.

The roll call

Approved 11-0

  • Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
  • Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
  • Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
  • José Velásquez D3 Yes
  • José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
  • Ryan Alter D5 Yes
  • Mackenzie Kelly D6 Yes
  • Leslie Pool D7 Yes
  • Paige Ellis D8 Yes
  • Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
  • Alison Alter D10 Yes

Official votes