HomeMy WebLinkAbout4-28-2005-11.07 - Resolution - 04/28/2005 • RESOLUTION NO. 4-28-2005-11.07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF 4.8 MITIGATION CREDITS IN THE
STEELE CREEK MITIGATION BANK, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE MITIGATION PLAN FOR UNITED STATES
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS APPLICATION NO. 200200723 FOR THE WOLF
PEN CREEK UPPER TRAILS SYSTEM PROJECT IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, in March, 2002, the City Council approved a revised engineering contract with
McClure Engineering, Inc. for the final design of the Wolf Pen Creek Upper Trails System
Project, and in August 2004, approved a construction contract with JaCody, Inc. for the
construction of the Wolf Pen Creek Upper Trails Project, Phase I on the section Wolf Pen
Creek between George Bush Drive East and the State Highway 6 Bypass; and
WHEREAS, at the time the construction contract was awarded, a United States Army Corps
of Engineers Section 404 Nationwide Permit No. 14 was required including an approved
mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has approved and accepted the
City's submitted mitigation plan to buy 4.8 Mitigation Credits in the Steele Creek Mitigation
Bank in Robertson County, Texas, in lieu of on -site mitigation plantings, mowing
• restrictions, and ensuring the future survival rates of the plantings in the Wolf Pen Creek
Upper Trails System; 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 4.8 Mitigation
Credits in the Steele Creek Mitigation Bank in Robertson County, Texas, is
more cost effective and a reasonable alternative to on -site mitigation
plantings, mowing restrictions, and ensuring the future survival rates of
plantings in the Wolf Pen Creek Upper Trails System.
PART 2: That the City Council hereby approves the purchase of 4.8 Mitigation Credits
in the Steele Creek Mitigation Bank in Robertson County, Texas, as part of
the Wolf Pen Creek Upper Trails System Project.
PART 3: That the City Council authorizes the Mitigation Payment of $72,000.00 to the
Steele Creek Mitigation Bank in Robertson County, Texas for said 4.8
Mitigation Credits.
PART 4: That the funding for the Mitigation Payment shall be budgeted from the
Wolf Pen Creek TIF Fund in the amount of $36,000.00 and the Drainage
Utility Fund in the amount of $36,000.00.
PART 5: That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
ADOPTED this 28`'' day of April, A.D. 2005.
ATT ST: APPROVED:
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CON 'IF, HOOKS, City Secretary RON SILVIA, Mayor
APPROVED:
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City Attorney