Legislation Details

File #: 26-1682   
Type: Eminent Domain Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/17/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/28/2026 Final action:
Title: Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Austin Water's Upper Tannehill Wastewater Improvements: Morris Williams Project for the public use of stream restoration/stabilization, and the replacement of a 24-inch wastewater line, requiring the acquisition of fee simple consisting of approximately 0.2033 acre Lot 22, Block 3, Devonshire Park, Section Five, an addition to the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to the Map or Plat thereof recorded in/under Volume 66, Page 24, of the Map/Plat records, Travis County, Texas currently appraised at $285,000 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 Lovell Drive, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The property is located at 2909 Lovell Dr., Austin, Texas 78723. The general route of the project is along the Tannehill Branc...
Indexes: District 1
Attachments: 1. Draft Resolution, 2. Exhibit A, 3. Map, 4. Recommendation for Action
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Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Austin Water's Upper Tannehill Wastewater Improvements: Morris Williams Project for the public use of stream restoration/stabilization, and the replacement of a 24-inch wastewater line, requiring the acquisition of fee simple consisting of approximately 0.2033 acre Lot 22, Block 3, Devonshire Park, Section Five, an addition to the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to the Map or Plat thereof recorded in/under Volume 66, Page 24, of the Map/Plat records, Travis County, Texas currently appraised at $285,000 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 Lovell Drive, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The property is located at 2909 Lovell Dr., Austin, Texas 78723. The general route of the project is along the Tannehill Branch Creek between Lovell Drive and the Morris Williams Golf Course. Funding: $285,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.

Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

For More Information:
Brandon Williamson, Austin Financial Services, 512-974-5666; Michael Gates, Austin Financial Services, 512-974-5639; Minda Sarmiento, Capital Delivery Services, 512-974-5645.

Additional Backup Information:
The Upper Tannehill Wastewater Improvements: Morris Williams project includes the construction of new stormwater control measures at Morris Williams Golf Course, stream restoration/stabilization along Tannehill Branch Creek between Lovell Drive and Morris Williams Golf Course, and the replacement of a 24-inch wastewater line. The general route of this project is along the Tannehill Branch Creek between Lovell Drive and the Morris Williams Golf Course.

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