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AI- 48688
Commissioners Court
Meeting Date: 07/13/2020  
Right of Way Acquisition for West Lucas Road
Submitted For: Clarence Daugherty Submitted By: Teresa Nelson
Department: Engineering  
Request Type: GENERAL
Information
Department Action
When the Commissioners Court awarded funds for the improvement of W. Lucas Rd. to the City of Lucas, the Court placed a condition that the remainder of the ROW be acquired to provide 120’ of ROW for the whole length of the project. The procedure is for the City to begin acquisition of the additional ROW concurrently with the preparation of the construction plans, both with City funds. The County would provide the award for construction funding if all the ROW has been acquired by that stage.
The City of Lucas has now requested that the County consider a different approach to acquiring the necessary additional ROW for Lucas Rd. Instead of the City acquiring the ROW and the funding for the project being held until the ROW is acquired, they are requesting that the County acquire the ROW using funds that were designated for ROW in their proposal ($826,000). This would allow them to move forward with the project without taking the chance it would be held up by the ROW acquisition process (because the additional ROW is not required for the improvements).
Twenty-nine parcels will have to be acquired. Appraisals would need to be performed as soon as possible to determine whether or not the $826,000 is enough. If it is not, the additional amount needed will have to come out of the award which reduces what is available for design and construction – obviously the City needs to know that as soon as possible.
This is not the way that City projects partially funded by the County have been executed in the past. However, there is no law or rule to prevent this; it is a policy decision of the Commissioners Court. It is requested that the Commissioners Court vote on acquiring the additional ROW for W. Lucas Rd using funds awarded to that project.
 
Purchasing Department Action
No action by Purchasing. MD
HR and/or IT Action
Budget Department Action
Request for the County to acquire ROW utilizing funds designated for ROW in the City of Lucas's project proposal totaling $826,000.  Project was approved in the amount of $8,365,180 for the City of Lucas as a part of the FY 2020 Bond Sale of 2018 Bond Election Proposition B funding.
Auditor's Office Action
Bond funds available.
Commissioners Court

Acquire additional Right-of-Way for West Lucas Road, Engineering.
Budget Information
Information about available funds
Budgeted: Funds Available: Adjustment: Amount Available: $826,000
Unbudgeted: Funds NOT Available: Amendment:
Account Code(s) for Available Funds
1: TBD via 2018 city bond projects
Fund Transfers
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