Informational Briefing on Projects in the Proposed 20072012 Bond Program that Leverage Funding

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Informational Briefing on Projects in the
Proposed 2007-2012 Bond Program that Leverage
Funding

• CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

Presented by Peter Zanoni Management Budget
Director April 12, 2007
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Briefing Purpose

• Present City Council business agreement terms
  related to 11 projects within Proposed Bond
  Program that leverage funding and/or assets
• Expresses Citys participation commitment and
  threshold intentions
• Provide greater detail of information to public
• General project description
• Defines ownership, management, and operation
  plans
• Public benefit
• Highlights leveraged funding details for 17
  Street/Drainage projects and implementation
  strategy

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Background

• City Council approved Bond Project Selection
  Guide included criteria that projects should
  leverage dollars for infrastructure improvements
• Proposed Bond Program includes 28 total projects
  leveraging funds and/or assets
• 8 park, recreation, open space, and athletics
  related projects
• 1 library project
• 2 public health facility projects
• 15 street projects
• 2 drainage projects
• For 11 leveraged non-street/drainage projects,
  Business Agreement Terms were established by City
  staff and representatives for partnering-entity
• Meetings conducted in January and February with
  City staff, Legal Counsel, and partnering-entities

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Next Steps

• Develop binding funding agreements that include
  aspects of development, use, operation, and
  management
• Future negotiation and final approval required by
  City and Entity
• Optimal strategy to have final development
  agreement approved before Bonds are issued for
  project
• Develop and execute project delivery plans for
  Street/Drainage projects

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11 Projects

• Non-Street/Drainage
• Proposed Bond Projects

Total Bond Funds 15.8 million Total Current
Leveraged Estimate 84 million
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Leveraged Non-Streets/Drainage Projects

• UTSA Athletic Complex
• Regional Sportsplex Special Needs Park
• George Gervin Youth Center
• Heritage Neighborhood Pool
• Mission del Lago Area Park Development
• Kingsbourough Walking Track Lighting

• Palo Alto College Soccer Field
• Mitchell Lake Wetlands Conservation Education
  Center Facility
• Fine Arts Library
• CentroMed Community Health Center
• CommuniCare-Barrio Family Health Center

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1 - UTSA Athletic Complex

• General Project Description
• Provide venues for youth tournaments,
  competitions, championships, and university games
• Baseball, softball, track, soccer, tennis, and
  various practice fields
• Located on 50 acres of land

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1 - UTSA Athletic Complex (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• Owned by University of Texas System
• Managed by UTSA Athletic Department
• All project operation and maintenance expenses
  responsibility of the University of Texas System
• City Public Benefit
• UTSA will sponsor and co-sponsor athletic
  competitions at complex to include requested
  City-related events
• UTSA will offer reduced ticket prices for
  collegiate events to students with valid school
  identification

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2 - Regional Sportsplex Special Needs Park

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with Gordon Hartman Family
  Foundation
• Sportsplex as presently planned to consist of
• 5 acre Special Needs Park
• Swings, games and pathways specially designed and
  built for the handicapped
• 21 soccer fields, 15,000 square foot community
  center
• Picnic tables and BBQ facilities around six acre
  lake
• Located on approximately 225 acres of land

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2 - Regional Sportsplex Special Needs Park
(cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• Gordon Hartman Foundation to establish 501(c)(3)
  to manage and operate facility
• All project operation and maintenance expenses
  responsibility of the Gordon Harman Foundation or
  the yet to be established not-for-profit
  corporation
• City Public Benefit
• Free admission to the general public for the
  Special Needs Park
• Use of the soccer fields by the general public
  will require user/spectator fees

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3 - George Gervin Youth Center

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with George Gervin Youth Academy
• Two-story Youth Center to consist of
• 8 classrooms, 3 gymnasiums, showers, restrooms,
  concession stand, workout room and 2 offices
• Located on approximately 1.3 acres of land

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3 - George Gervin Youth Center (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• George Gervin Academy will use donated land
  currently owned by George Gervin Youth Center,
  Inc.
• All project operation and maintenance expenses
  responsibility of the George Gervin Academy
• City Public Benefit
• Free admission to the general public
• Open access, sports training, supervised
  activities for youth, and league play

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4 - Heritage Neighborhood Pool

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with Heritage Neighborhood
  Association
• City to renovate and operate existing swimming
  pool facility as a public swimming pool
• Renovations to include
• Pool structure, decking, bathhouse, parking,
  walkways, ADA modifications, and mechanical,
  electrical, and plumbing improvements
• Located on approximately 2.33 acres of land

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4 - Heritage Neighborhood Pool (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• Once Bond Funds have been allocated for pool
  renovation, Heritage Neighborhood Association
  will deed 2.33 acres over (to include the pool)
  to the City of San Antonio
• City Public Benefit
• Pool facility to become a City swimming facility
• Open to the public and surrounding neighborhoods
  once renovation complete

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5 - Mission del Lago Area Park Development

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with Mission del Lago, Ltd.
• Development of two sports courts and/or other
  facilities
• Ownership / Management / Operation
• Mission del Lago, Ltd. will donate land to the
  City adjacent to the parking lot at Mission del
  Lago Golf Course
• City will own and operate park and associated
  improvements
• City Public Benefit
• Park/sports facilities open to the public

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6 - Kingsborough Walking Track Lighting

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with Harlandale Independent School
  District (HISD)
• Construction of a lighted walking track with
  curbing adjacent to the Kingsborough City Park
• City will pay for the lighting equipment
• HISD will pay for construction, curbing, and
  granite for the track project

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6 - Kingsborough Walking Track Lighting (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• HISD will own the Kingsborough School Walking
  Trail and will be responsible for its maintenance
  
• The City will be responsible for the annual
  electricity costs to operate walking trail
  lighting equipment
• City Public Benefit
• After school hours, citizens will have access to
  the lighted walking trail adjacent to the
  Kingsborough City Park

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7 - Palo Alto College Soccer Field

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with Alamo Community College
  District (ACCD)
• Development of Phase II of the soccer field at
  Palo Alto College
• Phase II includes lighting, grandstands, parking,
  and restroom facilities
• Development may also include a second smaller
  soccer field

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7 - Palo Alto College Soccer Field (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• ACCD will be responsible for all operation and
  maintenance expenses
• City Public Benefit
• Soccer field will be open to the general public
  and citizens will benefit from the soccer field
  as visitors, participants, and spectators
• Associated fees will be charged to citizens of
  the use of fields

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8 - Mitchell Lake Wetlands Conservation
Education Center Facility

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with the National Audubon Society,
  Inc., through its education center Mitchell Lake
  Audubon Center
• Expansion of current facility at Mitchell Lake
  Wetlands Conservation Education Center
• Development to include outdoor pavilion with
  lighting, public restroom, and additional parking

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8 - Mitchell Lake Wetlands Conservation
Education Center Facility (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• Current facility located on land owned by SAWS,
  and all improvements will be made on SAWS-owned
  land
• The National Audubon Society, Inc., through
  Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, will be responsible
  for all operation and maintenance expenses
• City Public Benefit
• Improvements allow for additional educational
  programs and hours of operation for students and
  citizens
• 2 visitor entry fee charged during normal hours,
  but center also coordinates many free community
  programs

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9 - Fine Arts Library Facility

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with the North East Independent
  School District (NEISD)
• Development of a Fine Arts Library at Robert E.
  Lee High School
• The facility will be approximately 7,000 sq. ft.
• Uses prior library space of high school

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9 - Fine Arts Library Facility (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• NEISD will be owner of facility and will be
  responsible for maintenance expenses
• Annual Staffing/Operating expenses and cost-share
  per entity to be determined
• City Public Benefit
• Fine Arts Library will be accessible to general
  public during and after school hours

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10 - CentroMed Community Health Center

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with non-profit CentroMed to
  construct a new Community Health Center
• Primary medical, dental, and mental health
  services
• Ancillary services including radiology, lab, and
  pharmacy specialty care and wellness
  programming such as cardiovascular exercise
  instruction and cooking classes
• 64,000 sq ft. of development on CentroMed-owned
  land

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10 - CentroMed Community Health Center (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• CentroMed will retain ownership and operation of
  the facility
• CentroMed will be responsible for all operation
  and maintenance expenses
• City Public Benefit
• Community Health Center will be available to
  low-income and uninsured residents of the service
  area

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11 - CommuniCare-Barrio Center

• General Project Description
• Collaboration with non-profit CommuniCare Health
  Centers to renovate the Barrio Family Health
  Center
• Renovation to include two medical pods,
  separate waiting areas, expanded and improved
  laboratory area, replacement of the aging roof,
  and accommodations for electronic medical records
  system

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11 - CommuniCare-Barrio Center (cont.)

• Ownership / Management / Operation
• CommuniCare Health Centers will retain ownership
  and operation of the facility
• CommuniCare Health Centers will be responsible
  for all operation and maintenance expenses
• City Public Benefit
• CommuniCare Health Centers are available to
  low-income and uninsured residents of the service
  area

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17 Projects

• Street/Drainage
• Proposed Bond Projects

Total Bond Funds 123.7 million Total Current
Leveraged Estimate 280.9 million
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Leveraged Streets Projects

• 36th Street Extension through Kelly USA
• Fredericksburg Road Congestion Mitigation
• Medical Drive at Fredericksburg Road
• Medical Center Intersection Improvements Phase IV
  thru VII

• Stone Oak Parkway (281 to Bulverde)
• Redland Road ( 281 to 3,600 feet east of 281)
• Bulverde Road (Evans to Marshall Road)
• Wurzbach Connectivity

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Leveraged Streets Projects (cont.)

• Blanco Road (Hildebrand to Jackson Keller)
• Bridge Replacement (TxDOT Off-System Bridge
  Program)
• Walters Street (IH35 to Fort Sam Main Gate)
• Arena Road (Coyote Road)

• Rogers Road Extension
• Starcrest/410 Right of Way Acquisition
• Bulverde Road (Evans to Marshall Road)
• Fort Sam Houston Transportation Projects

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Leveraged Drainage Projects

• Culebra Creek RSWF _at_ 1604

• Fort Sam Houston

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Street / Drainage Projects

• Clear and broad understanding improvements will
  be completely public owned asset and would
  benefit public
• Proposed Project Delivery options
• Developer Participation Contracts
• Public Agency Contracts
• Land donation
• Design build (pending legislative action)

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Street / Drainage Projects
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Street / Drainage Projects (cont.)