Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Georgetown regarding Georgetown's dis-annexation of 24.362 acres of land, and the release of approximately 94 acres from the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Georgetown.
Body
This is an agreement by which the jurisdictional boundary between Round Rock and Georgetown is to be adjusted for property located on the south side of Westinghouse Road and to the east of A.W. Grimes Boulevard (FM 1460). Approval of the agreement by both cities will allow Round Rock to annex and serve property adjoining the Avery North Planned Unit Development, which was approved by the City Council on July 24, 2013.
The property to be dis-annexed from the City of Georgetown consists of 24.362 acres owned by John S. Avery, Sr., the John S. Avery Exempt Trust and Ruben and Joyce Greinert. The property to be released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Georgetown includes the 24.362 acres along with additional property owned by the John S. Avery Exempt Trust, a total of approximately 94 acres.
The terms of the inter-local agreement include the preservation of a transportation corridor within the former MKT right-of-way, also known as Mokan. A 65-foot wide corridor would be preserved on the Avery North PUD property, allowing for future transportation uses with the exception of freight rail. The City of Georgetown will retain the former MKT right-of-way located within their jurisdiction to the north of the Avery PUD property.
In coordination with the inter-local agreement, the City has also been negotiating with Georgetown for a connection of Oakmont Drive from its planned terminus north of Teravista Parkway to CR 116 (Rabbit Hill Road) where it meets Westinghouse Road in Georgetown. Negotiations have also included the provision of the City of Round Rock's wastewater capacity for a property which will remain in Georgetown's jurisdiction. While not a part of the inter-local agreement, these separate negotiations have played a role in Georgetown's willingness to dis-annex the 24.362 acres and to adjust the ETJ boundary.
The City of Georgetown approved a resolution granting a petition for dis-annexation for the 24.632 acre property on August 13, 2013. This resolution also established terms for this inter-local agreement. The City of Georgetown approved the dis-annexation on first reading on November 12, 2013. The remaining scheduled actions, to complete the terms of the agreement, are:
· Tuesday December 10, 2013 - The City of Georgetown adopts the inter-local agreement, the second reading of the dis-annexation of the 24.362 acres and the release of the approximately 94 acre ETJ area.
· Thursday December 19, 2013 - The City of Round Rock accepts the 94 acres as within their ETJ.
· The property owners of the 94 acres may petition the City of Round Rock for annexation once it has been accepted into Round Rock's ETJ. A zoning application to incorporate this land into the Avery North PUD is also likely.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends approval.