PILLAR: Core
AGENDA DATE: March 25, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2
DEPARTMENT: Department of Facilities and Real Estate Management
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
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An ordinance granting a private license to The State of Texas, for the use and benefit of the Health and Human Services Commission, for the use of approximately 582 square feet of subsurface land to install, maintain, occupy and utilize a telecommunication ductbank that consists of two six-inch conduits with an 18-strand fiber optic cable under a portion of Medical District Drive right-of-way located near its intersection with Amelia Court - Revenue: General Fund $1,000.00 annually, plus $20.00 ordinance publication fee
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BACKGROUND
This item grants a private license to The State of Texas, for the use and benefit of the Health and Human Services Commission, for the use of approximately 582 square feet of subsurface land to install, maintain, occupy and utilize a telecommunication ductbank that consists of two six-inch conduits with an 18-strand fiber optic cable under a portion of Medical District Drive right-of-way located near its intersection with Amelia Court. The use of this area will not impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The term of this license is forty years.
The licensee is an agency of the State of Texas, and as such, is self-insured. The licensee will indemnify the City to the extent allowed by law.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
Revenue: General Fund $1,000.00 annually, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee
OWNER/EXECUTIVE
The State of Texas, for the use and benefit of the Health and Human Services Commission
Scott M. Schalchlin, Deput Executive Commissioner
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