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← Thursday, July 24, 2025

Item 124 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for the Texas Department of Transportation Interstate Highway 35 Central Water/Wastewater Relocation Project for the public use of water and wastewater line relocation, requiring the acquisition of a wastewater easement, in two parts, consisting of 0.228 acre (9,921 square feet) of one acre of land, more or less, out of and a part of the Santiago Del Valle Survey, Abstract No. 24 in Travis County, Texas, being a portion of Tract A, Teague Buda Subdivision No. One recorded in Volume 75, Page 375, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, said tract conveyed to Aberfeldy Properties, Inc., by deed filed for record on January 16, 2015, in Document No. 2015007175 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, said 0.228 acre (9,921 square feet) of one acre of land being more particularly described in two (2) parts, and the acquisition of a temporary working space easement consisting of 0.2719 of one acre (11,842 square feet) of land, more or less, comprised of 0.1517 of one acre, being temporary workspace easements (TWSE) described in four (4) parts, and 0.1202 of one acre, being a temporary access easement (TAE), out of and a part of the Santiago Del Valle Survey, Abstract No. 24, in Travis County Texas, being a portion of the tract conveyed to Aberfeldy Properties, Inc., by deed filed for record on January 16, 2015, recorded in Document No. 2015007175 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas and described as Tract A, Teague Buda Subdivision No. One, of record in Volume 75, Page 375, of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $553,208 and 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 Aberfeldy Properties, Inc. The property is located at 1524 South Interstate Highway 35, Austin, Texas 78704. The general route of the project is Interstate Highway 35 Frontage Road from Holly Street to Texas State Highway 71/Ben White Boulevard. Funding: $553,208 is available 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