The Houston Parks and Recreation Department requests City Council approve an ordinance to convey an aerial easement to CenterPoint Energy at Dwight D. Eisenhower Park.
The Park is owned by the City of Houston and operated and maintained by Harris County Precinct 1. The Park contains approximately 682 acres of land generally located on the south coast of Lake Houston, with an address of 13400 Aqueduct Road, Houston, Texas 77044.
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC requested the aerial easement of approximately 0.3888 acres (16,936 SF) on the south side of the San Jacinto River alongside CenterPoint's existing property. The proposed aerial easement is necessary for safe and reliable delivery of electric power to the greater Houston Metropolitan Area, including Houston Intercontinental Airport. The necessity of the additional aerial easement is directly related to the erosion of San Jacinto River caused by Hurricane Harvey.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 requires the City to publish three public notices and hold a public hearing prior to authorizing the use or taking of park land for non-park purposes. Notices were published in the Houston Chronicle on September 3, 2018, September 10, 2018, and September 17, 2018. A public hearing was held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in City Council Chambers, 901 Bagby Street, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas.
Director's Signature:
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Steve Wright, Director
Houston Parks and Recreation Department