HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-09-3q - Resolution - 11/09/2009RESOLUTION NO. 11- 09 -09 -3a
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF 5.5 MITIGATION CREDITS IN THE STEELE
CREEK MITIGATION BANK, AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE MITIGATION PLAN
FOR UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECT NO. 2009- 00206.
WHEREAS, in April, 2009, the City Council approved an engineering contract with Mitchell and
Morgan LLP for design services for Holleman Drive extension through the City of College
Station property and a connection to the existing Jones - Butler roadway just east of the Dowling
Road Pump Station.; and
WHEREAS, at the time construction is to proceed, a United States Army Corps of Engineers
Section 404 Permit No. 2009 -00206 is required; and
WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has approved and accepted the City's
mitigation plan to buy 5.5 Mitigation Credits in the Steele Creek Mitigation Bank in Robertson
County, Texas; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That the City Council hereby finds that the purchase of 5.5 Mitigation Credits in the
Steele Creek Mitigation Bank in Robertson County, Texas, is the desired method of
mitigation.
PART 2: That the City Council hereby approves the purchase of 5.5 Mitigation Credits in the
Steele Creek Mitigation Bank in Robertson County, Texas, from OXBOW
Investments Inc. as part of the Holleman Extension Project.
PART 3: That the City Council authorizes the Mitigation Payment of $137,500.00 to OXBOW
Investments Inc. for said 5.5 Mitigation Credits.
PART 4: That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
ADOPTED this 9th day of November , A.D. 2009.
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