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RESOLUTION NO. 1465
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, REQUESTING THE SHERIFF, TO SELL CERTAIN PROPERTIES
AT A PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO SECTION 34.05 (C) OF THE TEXAS
TAX CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown desires to return deteriorated or
unproductive properties to the tax rolls, to enhance the value of ownership to the properties
neighboring those which been bid off to the City of Baytown in tax foreclosure sales, and to
improve the safety and quality of life throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, in light of such goals, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of
the City of Baytown to sell via public sale the following properties:
Property Legal Number and Date of Tax
Address Description Style Of'SUit Forec]OSLirc
Sale
2320 New Jersey Lot 5, Blk. 25; East Cause No. 91-12676; City of 4/5/94
Baytown, Baytown, Baytown v. James Melvin
Harris County, Texas Brown and Susan Purfurst
Brown
317 E. Sterling
Lots 11 & 12, Blk. 7; Cause No. 1,134,843; City of 7/3/79
Thomas Wright; Baytown v. Floyd Ciruti
Baytown, Harris
County, Texas
(the"Properties"); and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that at such public sale, the acceptance of a bid by
the officer conducting the sale is conclusive and binding on the question of its sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, the right of redemption on the Properties has expired more than six months
prior to the date of this resolution; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the findings of the City Council of the City of Baytown contained in
the recitals of this resolution are hereby approved and adopted.
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Section 2: That pursuant to Section 34.05 (c) of the Texas Tax Code, the City
Council of the City of Baytown requests the Sheriff to sell the Properties at a public sale in the
manner prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure for the sale of property under execution.
Section 3: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit this
resolution to the Sheriff and to receive any bid accepted by the officer conducting the public sale
of the Properties.
Section 4: 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 the 14`h day of December, 2000.
PETE C. ALFARO,Mayor
ATTEST:
GASMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAWREAVR., City Attorney
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