SUBJECT:
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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute the grant of a drainage easement to the City of Austin on CapMetro-owned property located at 7001 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas 78724, for the purpose of directing offsite stormwater through CapMetro property. The easement will allow the city of Austin to access, install, construct, operate, use, maintain, repair, modify, upgrade, monitor, inspect, replace, make connections with, remove, and decommission the facilities which include drainage channels, drainage conveyance structures, and detention and water quality controls with all associated roads, gates, bridges, culverts, erosion control structures, and other appurtenances. CapMetro will be responsible for the ongoing operations and maintenance of the stormwater infrastructure.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This action has no fiscal impact.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
☐ 1. Customer ☒ 2. Community
☐ 3. Workforce ☒ 4. Organizational Effectiveness
Strategic Objectives:
☐ 1.1 Safe & Reliable Service ☐1.2 High Quality Customer Experience ☐ 1.3 Accessible System
☐ 2.1 Support Sustainable Regional Growth ☐ 2.2 Become a Carbon Neutral Agency
☒ 2.3 Responsive to Community and Customer Needs ☒ 2.4 Regional Leader in Transit Planning
☐ 3.1 Diversity of Staff ☐ 3.2 Employer of Choice ☐ 3.3 Expand Highly Skilled Workforce
☒ 4.1 Fiscally Responsible and Transparent ☐ 4.2 Culture of Safety ☐ 4.3 State of Good Repair
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: This conveyance will provide CapMetro infrastructure at the Expo Center Park and Ride at 7001 Decker Lane which supports sustainable regional growth in response to customer needs.
BUSINESS CASE: Conveyance of the stormwater easement to the City of Austin will allow the direction of offsite stormwater through the Expo Center Park and Ride project at 7001 Decker Lane. This easement will be provided to the City of Austin at no cost.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item was presented and recommended for approval at the Operations, Planning and Safety Committee meeting on April 10, 2024.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CapMetro desires to convey a stormwater easement to the City of Austin, which will enable the city to document the long-term conveyance of offsite stormwater through the Expo Center Park and Ride at 7001 Decker Lane. The Expo Center Park and Ride is part of the implementation of Project Connect and an essential part of addressing the transportation and mobility needs of the Austin community, thereby increasing people’s access to jobs, services, and entertainment in a reliable, safe, and convenient manner.
As a condition of receiving a site development permit, the City of Austin requires that an easement be granted to the City on the 7001 Decker Lane property allowing them to access, install, construct, operate, use, maintain, repair, modify, upgrade, monitor, inspect, replace, make connections with, remove, and decommission drainage facilities should Capital Metro fail to fulfill its operations and maintenance responsibilities.
State law and CapMetro policy requires Board approval before CapMetro grants an easement across its property.
DBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: Does not apply.
PROCUREMENT: Does not apply.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Capital Construction, Engineering & Design (CCED)
RESOLUTION
OF THE
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
AI-2024-1128
WHEREAS, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is responsible for executing the Expo Center Bus Rapid Transit Line and the Expo Center Park and Ride that are part of Project Connect; and
WHEREAS, the board awarded a construction contract to MA Smith Construction Company, Inc in March 2024 to construct the Expo Center Park and Ride located at 7001 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas 78724; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to grant a drainage easement on CapMetro property to the City of Austin to demonstrate conveyance of offsite stormwater necessary to obtain a city of Austin site development permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors authorizes the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute the grant of a drainage easement to the City of Austin on CapMetro-owned property located at 7001 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas 78724, for the purpose of granting the city ability to access, install, construct, operate, use, maintain, repair, modify, upgrade, monitor, inspect, replace, make connections with, remove, and decommission drainage facilities as set forth in the easement.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Becki Ross