SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to purchase a 0.1417-acre corner lot for the City’s ongoing efforts to enhance downtown mobility, improve accessibility, and promote long-term economic development "surface only" from, Meuchadim of Texas, LTD, for $300,000.00. A 0.1417-acre (6,172 sq. ft) corner lot, more or less, conveyed to Meuchadim of Texas, LTD, recorded in volume 5537, pages 0806, official public records, Webb County, Texas, situated in Lot 1, Block 22, W.D. within the City of Laredo, Webb County Texas. Parcel is being more particularly described and depicted in "Exhibit A". Provided for an effective date. Funding is available in the Bridge Construction Fund and 2025 Certificate of Obligation Bond.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
The 0.1417-acre corner lot is needed to improve the access to the mobility, parking, municipal access, and pedestrian connectivity within the downtown corridor.
VIVA LAREDO PLAN ALIGNMENT
Alignment Rating: Strong
Level of Alignment
The proposed acquisition directly advances the Comprehensive Plan’s emphasis on downtown mobility, pedestrian accessibility, and strategic investment supporting downtown economic vitality. The City’s stated purpose for acquiring the property—“enhance downtown mobility, improve accessibility, and promote long-term economic development”—closely corresponds to multiple Plan policies.
Supporting Goal(s)/Policy(ies)
Policy 6.1.1 — Pedestrian and Cyclist Priority
“Prioritize the needs of pedestrians and cyclists, especially in Downtown, near schools, and in low-mobility neighborhoods.”
Viva Laredo City of Laredo Comprehensive Plan, p. 6.7.
Relevance: The property is a corner lot located in Downtown and is being acquired specifically as part of the City's efforts to enhance downtown mobility and accessibility. Acquisition of strategic right-of-way/property can facilitate improvements benefiting pedestrians and cyclists, particularly at a downtown inte...
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