Title
Approving a conditional purchase agreement and associated conveyance documents between Vanterra Capital Group, LLC (Parcel No. 52 & 52A) and the City of Pflugerville as necessary to acquire real property interests for the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
The proposed agenda item requests approval of a conditional purchase agreement and associated conveyance documents between Vanterra Capital Group, LLC (Parcel No. 52 & 52A) and the City of Pflugerville as necessary to acquire real property interests for the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same. This item supports the infrastructure pillar of the City’s Strategic Plan.
The Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project requires the acquisition of property, involving both permanent and temporary construction easements, as well as access easements to facilitate the construction of the new raw water line. The water line project will transport water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, parallel to the City’s existing raw water line to provide additional water supply to support the future of Pflugerville. This project comprises approximately 15 miles of 42-inch water pipeline and improvements to the Colorado River Intake Pump Station to allow for increase transfer in water supply from the Lower Colorado River Authority from 12,000 acre-feet per year to 24,000 acre-feet per year.
This conditional purchase agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC conveys the necessary temporary construction easement and water pipeline easement necessary to construct the project. While this parcel was identified for eminent domain, staff continued negotiations which resulted in a resolution with the property owner for a settled amount of $139,110.00. This not only eliminated the need for the eminent domain process but also averted all associated additional costs.
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