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RESOLUTION NO. 1260
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS APPROVING IN THEORY THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY
LOCATED NEAR GOOSE CREEK AND THE INTERSECTION OF STATE
HIGHWAY LOOP 201 AND STATE HIGHWAY SPUR 330 IN EXCHANGE FOR
THE AD VALOREM TAXES AND OTHER CONSIDERATION DUE AND OWING
TO THE CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the landowners/taxpayers of the property below-
described have proposed a transaction involving the transfer to the
C__ty of Baytown (the "City" ) , the County of Harris and the Goose
Creek Consolidated Independent School District, collectively referred
to as the "taxing authorities, " of several parcels of land out of an
approximately one hundred seven (107) acre tract of land near the
intersection of State Highway Loop 201 and State Highway Spur 330 and
Goose Creek; and
WHEREAS, as proposed, the taxpayers/landowners will convey an
adequate amount of land, equal in value to the taxes due to each of
the taxing authorities; and
WHEREAS, all of the one hundred seven (107) acres of land has
been valued by an appraiser previously approved by the taxing
authorities; and
WHEREAS, such appraisal revealed that the tract of land has a
value in excess of the taxes due; and
WHEREAS, an environmental assessment report, conducted on the
property, disclosed that the City will be required to remove various
drums and to abandon a six inch (611 ) diameter water well from the
property to be given to the City; and
WHEREAS, the landowners/taxpayers have agreed to give to the
C=_ty extra land worth five thousand dollars ($5, 000) to help defray
the costs of abandoning the above-referenced well; and
WHEREAS, the closing cost to date, such as the environmental
assessment and the appraisal, have been paid for, either by the
landowners/taxpayers or through the proceeds from the sale of dirt
which Council previously authorized in April 1994 ; and
WHEREAS, Council' s approval is now requested in order to move
the land/tax transaction forward to a closing date, at which time,
all taxes due to each taxing authority will be paid out of the
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purchase price, an amount equal to the taxes due for each taxing
authority; and
WHEREAS, the net effect of the transaction will be an exchange
of deeds to each of the taxing authorities for a certificate
evidencing taxes paid to the taxpayer/landowners; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to acquire such property through the
manner proposed and plans to develop the same as a park adjacent to
Goose Creek, as a continuation of the Goose Creek Stream Hike and
Bike Trail and as a proposed animal shelter site; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS :
Section 1 : That the City Council of the City of Baytown
approves in theory the acceptance of property located near Goose
Creek and the intersection of State Highway Loop 201 and State
Highway Spur 330 in exchange for the ad valorem taxes due and owing
to the City.
Section 2 : This Resolution shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown this 14th day of September, 1995 .
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
A"TEST:
E--LEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
,f&ACIO RAMIREZ, S City Attorney
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