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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Apnronriation <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: May 11,2009 <br /> <br />Source of Funds: N/A <br /> <br />Requested By: Tim Tietjens <br /> <br />Account Number: N/A <br /> <br />Department: Planlline. <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: N/A <br /> <br />Report: _Resolution: _Ordinance: 2L <br /> <br />Amount Requested: N/A <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br />1. Ordinancc <br />2. Arca M~lp <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: _YES -X-NO <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Development of the Town Plaza project at Five Points requires the City to close the San Jacinto <br />Avenue Right-of-Way between E. Main and E. "A" Streets. <br /> <br />Harris County Public Infrastructure Depmtment maintains the one-way pOltion of the San Jacinto <br />Avenue roadway between E. Main and E. "A" Streets and has agreed to the abandonment of this <br />section of roadway and to remove it from its road log. <br /> <br />Additionally, Staff has solicited and received comments from each of the City's franchised utility <br />companies regarding the proposed closing. AT&T and Comcast have each issued letters of no <br />objection while Centerpoint Energy maintains an existing streetlight and streetlight circuit, for <br />which the City has paid the company to remove from the right-or-way. The City's Public Works <br />Department has also reviewed the proposed closing and inteq)oses no objection. <br /> <br />Action RCQ uircd of Council: <br /> <br />Approve an ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing the San Jacinto Avenue Right-of-Way <br />) ween E. Main and E. "A" Streets to facilitate development oftbe City's Town Plaza prqject. <br /> <br /> <br />, Council A Tcnda <br /> <br />s t ~OJ <br /> <br />Datc <br />