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← Thursday, April 24, 2025

Item 114 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for the Interstate Highway 35 Central Water/Wastewater Relocation Project for the public use of water line improvements, requiring the acquisition a Water Line Easement in two parts consisting of 0.0046 acre (200 square feet) of one acre of land, more or less, out of and part of the Santiago Del Valle Survey, Abstract No. 24, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of Lots 8, 9, and 10, Elmhurst, a subdivision of record in Volume 3, Page 214, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas (P.R.T.C.TX), conveyed to Austin Affordable Housing Authority, by Deed filed for record on February 28, 2002, recorded in Document No. 2002038532 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas (O.P.R.T.C.TX), currently appraised at $8,400, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the needed property is Austin Affordable Housing Authority. The property is located at 1507 South Interstate Highway 35, Austin, Texas 78741. The general route of the project is Interstate Highway Frontage Road from Holly Street to Texas State Highway 71/Ben White Boulevard. Funding of $8,400 is available in the in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

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
  • Krista Laine D6 Yes
  • Mike Siegel D7 Yes
  • Paige Ellis D8 Yes
  • Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
  • Marc Duchen D10 Yes

Official votes