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← Thursday, April 24, 2025

Item 115 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 improvements, requiring the acquisition of a Water Line Easement consisting of 0.124 (5,419 square feet) of one acre of land, more or less, and a Temporary Workspace Easement consisting o0.0263 (1,146 square feet) of one acre of land, out of and a part of the Santiago Del Valle Survey, Abstract No. 24, in Travis County Texas, being a portion of Lot 1, Lela Parkinson Subdivision of record in Volume 17, Page 34 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas (P.R.T.C.TX.); Said Lot 1, conveyed to Paul Cameron, Trustee of the Schuler Family Trust of 1998, by Deed filed for record on March 21, 2002, recorded in Document No. 2002055238 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas (O.P.R.T.C.TX), currently appraised at $197,571 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 Paul Cameron, Trustee of the Schuler Family Trust of 1998. The property is located at 1317 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78741. The general route of the project is Interstate Highway 35 Frontage Road from Holly Street to Texas State Highway 71/Ben White Boulevard. Funding: $197,571 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water Department.

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