Title
Approving a conditional purchase agreement and associated conveyance documents between Travis County (Parcel 54 & 55) 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 Travis County (Parcel 54 & 55) and the City of Pflugerville as necessary to acquire real property interests for the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project and authorizes 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 a temporary construction easement, 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 agreement with Travis County provides temporary construction easements necessary for the project. City staff negotiated with Travis County for these temporary construction easements on Parcel Nos. 54 and 55, agreeing to the appraised amount of $237,908.00, pending City Council approval. During negotiations, City staff requested a fee waiver for tree mitigation and the temporary construction easement, similar to what was granted in the early 2000's for the first pipeline, given the long-term reclaimed water partnership between the City ...
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