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Approving a resolution of the city council of the city of Pflugerville, Texas, authorizing acceptance of the special commissioners’ award and directing the City Manager and City Attorney, or their respective designees, to take all necessary actions to complete eminent domain proceedings, including ratifying the issuance of a check in the amount of the award and depositing the same with the Travis County Court Clerk for the acquisition of 0.7539 acre of land in access for an temporary construction easement and an utility easement out of the Lucas Munos Survey No. 22, Abstract No. 513, in Travis County, Texas, also known as Tract 9 of the subdivision of the Thomas Madison Estate, being the same property conveyed to Myrdis Allen, by deed recorded in volume 2619, page 48, deed records, Travis County, Texas.
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The proposed agenda item requests approval and acceptance of the special commissioners’ award along with authorization for the City Manager and City Attorney, or their designees, to take all necessary actions to finalize eminent domain proceedings for parcel 35 necessary for the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project.
The Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project requires the acquisition of property, including a temporary construction easement, as well as access easements to facilitate the construction of the new raw water line. This project will transport water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, running parallel to the City’s existing raw water line to provide additional water supply to support Pflugerville's current and future needs. It includes approximately 15 miles of 42-inch water pipeline and improvements to the Colorado River Intake Pump Station, increasing water transfer capacity from the Lower Colorado River Authority from 12,000 acre-feet per year to 24,000 acre-feet per year.
On January 9, 2024, City Council authorized staff to initiate eminent domain proceedings after the property owner and the City c...
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