Title
Approving a conditional purchase agreement and associated conveyance documents between Gloria Kuempel of the Charles William Kuempel Family Trust (Parcel No.1) and the City of Pflugerville as necessary to acquire real property interests for the Cottonwood West Lift Station & Force Main 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 Gloria Kuempel of the Charles William Kuempel Family Trust (Parcel No.1) and the City of Pflugerville as necessary to acquire real property interests for the Cottonwood West Lift Station & Force Main Project.
The Cottonwood West Lift Station and Force Main project will serve development within the Cottonwood sewershed along the Cameron Lane corridor conveying flows to the future Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. This project is essential for the Meadowlark Development on the east side of Cameron Lane, south of Jesse Bohls Drive.
City staff, in collaboration with the City's property acquisition consultant, successfully negotiated this purchase agreement with Gloria Kuempel of the Charles William Kuempel Family Trust for an exclusive permanent utility easement and temporary construction easement Parcel No. 1, required for the project. The settled purchase price is $55,000, pending City Council approval.
Approving this purchase agreement secures one of the final easements needed for the project, allowing it to move forward with the bidding and construction phase. This item is supported by the Infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan.
Prior City Council Action
City Approved a professional services supplemental agreement for professional engineering services with Kimley-Horn, In the amount of $119,463.00 to provide professional services associated with the Cottonwood West Lift Station & Force Main Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
City Approved a professional services supplemental agreement for professional engineering services with Kimley-Horn, In the amount of $1,285,932.00 to provide professional services associated with the Cottonwood West Lift Station & Force Main Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Deadline for City Council Action
Action is requested on March 25, 2025.
Funding Expected: Revenue __ Expenditure _X_ N/A __
Budgeted Item: Yes _X_ No __ N/A __
Budget Source: Certificate of Obligation Bonds and Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
Amount: __$55,000______
1295 Form Required? Yes __ No _X_
Legal Review Required: N/A __ Required _X_ Date Completed: ____2/27/2025__
Supporting documents attached:
Purchase Agreement
Cottonwood Lift Station and Force Main Project Exhibit
Recommended Action
Approving a conditional purchase agreement and associated conveyance documents between Gloria Kuempel of the Charles William Kuempel Family Trust (Parcel No.1) and the City of Pflugerville as necessary to acquire real property interests for the Cottonwood West Lift Station & Force Main Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.