Item 94 Passedunofficial
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This item authorizes eminent domain proceedings to acquire about 0.31 acres of easement at 1711 Rutland Drive, owned by RAP Villas Del Sol LLC, for the Rutland to Northgate Trail. The project runs from Metric Boulevard east to Rutland Drive, roughly a block north of Rundberg Lane, and is meant to bring park services within a half-mile of residents in a park-deficient area with a new trail and pocket park. The property is currently appraised at $148,973, with the funding coming from Austin Parks and Recreation's Parkland Dedication Fund, though the price could rise based on updated appraisals or a settlement or judgment.
The official agenda language
Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Rutland to Northgate Trail, on behalf of Austin Parks and Recreation, for the public use of a trail and pocket park to bring park services within one-half mile of residents in a park deficient area, requiring the acquisition of approximately 0.3109 acres (13,543 square feet) of Sidewalk, Trail, and Recreational Easement out of and a portion of the Thomas J. Chambers Survey, Abstract No. 7 and previously described as part of the George W. Davis Survey, Section No. 15, Abstract No. 217, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of a called 11.1142 acre tract of land, also being a portion of Lot 1, Rutland Square, a Subdivision according to the Plat recorded in Volume 67, Page 91, of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas currently appraised at $148,973 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the needed property is RAP VILLAS DEL SOL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The property is located at 1711 Rutland Drive, Austin, Texas, 78758. The general route of the project is from Metric Boulevard east to Rutland Drive, approximately one block north of Rundberg Lane. Funding: $148,973 is available in Austin Parks and Recreation's Parkland Dedication Fund.
"Without objection, items 92, 93 and 94 are adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
- Zenobia Joseph tied park access to restoring bus route 240 in the Rutland area