CC MEETING: February 20, 2024
DATE: February 13, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Wheat, P.E., Director of Engineering
Marc Guy, Assistant City Manager
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Execute All Necessary Documents For The Purchase Of Approximately 0.0009 Acres (40 Square Feet) As A Public Drainage Easement At 4201 Wilson Lane, City Of Carrollton, Denton County, Texas, For The Coyote Ridge Drainage Improvements Project In An Amount Not To Exceed $500.00.
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BACKGROUND:
This resolution will provide authorization to purchase a drainage easement to construct planned improvements in the Grandview Ridge neighborhood. As part of the 2013 bond program the City approved drainage funds to reconstruct a portion of the drainage system in the Grandview Ridge neighborhood, adjacent to the Coyote Ridge Golf Course. This effort involves constructing a drainage pipe within the right-of-way of Wilson Lane and Fairway Drive. To achieve this, the pipe will need to cross a small portion of private property. The property owner has been made aware of the situation and has given consent and approval for the easement to be acquired by the City.
The City is prepared to acquire a 0.0009 acre (40 square feet) drainage easement from the property located at 4201 Wilson Lane. City staff and the property owner have negotiated a purchase price of $500.00.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding is available from 2013 General Obligation bond funds allocated to the Coyote Ridge project.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
This project will support the City Council's strategic objectives and vision of building a community that families and businesses want to call home by:
* Providing adequate flood protection to the citizens and businesses of Carrollton.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase property at 4201 Wilson Lane for a drai...
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