title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by the North Texas Municipal Water District ("NTMWD") for a Grant by the City of McKinney of Sanitary Sewer Easements Primarily Under and Across Public Land Owned by the City that is Designated as Parkland, Which Parkland is Generally Located Approximately 2,000 feet east of SH 5 and just south of Harry McKillop Boulevard, for the Construction and Installation of Sanitary Sewer Force Mains for the Mutual Benefit of NTMWD and the Public and Accompanying Ordinance
summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2E. Continuously provide a high level of customer service to our citizens)
MEETING DATE: November 15, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Development Services/Engineering
CONTACT: Michael Hebert, PE, CFM, CPESC, Assistant City Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the attached ordinance and find that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to NTMWD's use of such City-owned parkland to extend the required sewer transmission lines.
* Find that NTMWD's project includes all reasonable planning to minimize harm to the land, as a park, resulting from such use or taking.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The North Texas Municipal Water District has requested that the City allow it to use portions of the old city landfill, which is now designated as parkland on two separate tracts as permanent sanitary sewer easements totaling approximately 1.7 acres and temporary construction easements of approximately 0.5 acres for the construction and installation of two sanitary sewer force mains and appurtenances as shown on the attached location map.
* The requested sewer easements are generally located north of Wilson Creek approximately 2,000 feet east of SH 5 and just south of Harry McKillop Boulevard.
* The force main routing has considered the future alignment of Spur 399 based on TxDOT planning.
* State law as defined in Chapter 26, Protection of Public Parks and Recreational Lands, of the Texas Parks a...
Click here for full text