Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Austin Watershed Protection’s Williamson Creek - Tributary 4 Channel Stabilization Project for the public use of stream stabilization and wastewater improvements along Williamson Creek Tributary 4, requiring the acquisition of a temporary working space easement consisting of approximately 0.0105 of one acre (456 square foot) easement, and a temporary ingress and egre

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Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Austin Watershed Protection’s Williamson Creek - Tributary 4 Channel Stabilization Project for the public use of stream stabilization and wastewater improvements along Williamson Creek Tributary 4, requiring the acquisition of a temporary working space easement consisting of approximately 0.0105 of one acre (456 square foot) easement, and a temporary ingress and egress easement consisting of approximately 0.0383 of one acre (1,668 square foot) easement, out of the William Cannon Survey, Abstract Number 6, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of the remainder of Lot 2, Wesleyan Church, a subdivision of record in Book 59, Page 79, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas, said Lot 2 (Tract 2) conveyed to Housing Authority of the City of Austin by special warranty deed dated December 1, 2020, as recorded in Document Number 2020232074, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $1,866 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the needed property is the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, a Texas Public Housing Authority. The property is located at 6020 South First Street, Austin, Texas 78745. The general route of the project is from north to south along Tributary 4 to Williamson Creek between Eberhart Lane and Creekside Circle. Funding: $1,866 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Watershed Protection.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).