SUBJECT: Request for a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of Brackenridge Street, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, and an alley, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, between Jensen Drive and Highway 59, both located in Brackenridge and Cobb Addition and/or Fifth Ward Place Addition, out of the S.M. Harris Survey, A-327. Parcels SY20-012A and SY20-012B
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended City Council approve a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of Brackenridge Street, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, and an alley, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, between Jensen Drive and Highway 59, both located in Brackenridge and Cobb Addition and/or Fifth Ward Place Addition, out of the S.M. Harris Survey, A-327. Parcels SY20-012A and SY20-012B
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Chuck Davis, C. L. Davis & Company, 1500 Winding Way, Friendswood, Texas, 77546, on behalf of Houston Independent School District (HISD) (Leesa Love, Senior Real Estate Manager) requested the non-acceptance of Brackenridge Street, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, and an alley, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, between Jensen Drive and Highway 59, both located in Brackenridge and Cobb Addition and/or Fifth Ward Place Addition, out of the S.M. Harris Survey, A-327. The subject street and alley encumber the former Langston School Campus at 2815 Campbell Road, Houston, Texas, 77026, which is to be sold. The street and alley have never been paved or used for utility purposes, and the City has identified no future need for them. The Joint Referral Committee reviewed the request and determined the request could be processed as a non-acceptance.
Therefore, it is recommended City Council approve a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of Brackenridge Street, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, and an alley, from Campbell Street to Quitman Street, between Jensen Drive and Highway 59, both located in Brackenridge and Cobb Addition and/or Fifth Ward Place Addition, out of the S.M. Harris Survey, A-327.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works