Item 63 Passedunofficial
Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest needed for Austin Water’s Barton Creek Lift Station Improvements Project for the public use of improving system reliability, reducing overflow risk in the Barton Creek watershed and providing the necessary easements (three permanent easements and one five-piece temporary easement) needed to access the lift station, requiring the acquisition of eight easements: an access easement consisting of 0.4049 acres of land, a gas line and water line easement consisting of 7656 square feet of land, a wastewater easement consisting of 1884.00 square feet of land, a temporary workspace easement consisting of 0.4049 acres of land, a temporary workspace easement consisting of 2811 square feet of land, a temporary workspace easement consisting of 1556 square feet of land, a temporary workspace easement consisting of 994 square feet of land, and a temporary workspace easement consisting of 828.00 square feet of land, all eight easements out of Lot C, Barton Creek Plaza subdivision, recorded in Volume 81, Page 369 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, said Lot C, Barton Creek Plaza subdivision conveyed to L.P Barton Creek, LLC per Document Number 2014092629, recorded in the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $472,983, 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 LP Barton Creek, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The property is located at 3816 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78704. The project work will occur only on the parcel where the property is located, there is no other route. Funding: $472,983 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.
The city wants to use eminent domain to acquire eight easements — three permanent and several temporary — on a property at 3816 South Lamar Boulevard so Austin Water can upgrade the Barton Creek Lift Station. The goal is to improve system reliability and cut the risk of sewage overflows in the Barton Creek watershed, and the city says there's no alternate route, so the work has to happen on this parcel. The property is currently appraised at $472,983, with that amount available in Austin Water's Capital Budget, though the final price could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment.
"item 63, 64 and 65 are adopted with council member Velasquez off the dais and two absences" — meeting transcript (unofficial)