SUBJECT: Amend Ordinance 2015-874 to include an additional 0.4292 acres to a previously approved Municipal Setting Designation Ordinance for Baker Hughes Incorporated for the site located at 7135 Ardmore Street, Houston, TX 77054. (MSD # 2014-071-FLM).
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) It is recommended that City Council amend Ordinance 2015-874 to include an additional 0.4292 acres to an existing Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) ordinance for Baker Hughes Incorporated for the site located at 7135 Ardmore Street, Houston, TX 77054.
BACKGROUND: In 2003, the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of Municipal Setting Designations (MSD), which designate an area in which the use of contaminated groundwater is prohibited for use as potable water. The law is administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and requires local City support to designate an MSD. The intent of the legislation is to encourage redevelopment of vacant or abandoned properties while protecting public health. On August 22, 2007, City Council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 47 of the Code of Ordinances by adding Article XIII relating to groundwater, which provides a process to support or not support an MSD application to the State (ordinance amended 7/14/2010).
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: City Council passed Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) Ordinance 2015-874 on September 16, 2015 for Baker Hughes Incorporated for a 13.2435 acre site located at 7135 Ardmore Street, Houston, TX 77054. The site consists of two tracts of land totaling 13.6727 acres, a 13.2435 acre tract and a 0.4292 acre tract. The 0.4292 acre tract was not included in the original final property description. This amendment will modify the MSD ordinance to include the complete legal description of all of the tracts totaling 13.6727 acres to be the designated property.
RECOMMENDATIONS: It is recommended that City Council approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance 2015-874, approved on September 16, 2015, to add 0.4292 acres to the previously approved MSD located at 7135 Ardmore Street.