The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) recommends City Council approve an ordinance making findings related to the use or taking of approximately 2,757.36 square feet of land out of Eisenhower Park for the transportation of oil and gas products; approving and authorizing an easement conveyance from the City to Sunoco Pipeline L.P. for the project.
Sunoco Pipeline L.P. has requested an easement in Eisenhower Park to construct and maintain a 12" pipeline to run 6.9 miles in length. The pipeline will begin south of North Lake Houston Parkway/Walton Rd., traversing south crossing HWY. 90 and terminating at its Moore Road facility. The proposed 12" pipeline will connect to an existing Sunoco pipeline between Sunoco's Moore Road facility and Nederland facility as necessary for transporting oil and gas products. Sunoco also requires 6.3824 acres of workspace. Work is scheduled to begin immediately following Council approval of the Easement.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 requires the City to publish three public notices and hold a public hearing before authorizing the use or taking of park land for non-park purposes. Notices were published in the Houston Chronicle on April 21, April 28, and May 5, 2021. City Council held a public hearing on the use of the park land on May 19, 2021.
Director's Signature:
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Kenneth Allen, Interim Director
Houston Parks and Recreation Department