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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />r ." <br /> <br />~ . <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br />INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />APRIL 7, 1988 <br /> <br />TO: Bob Herrera, City Mana~er <br /> <br />FROM: Stan Sherwood, Director Parks & Recreation <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Post Office Building (4th & A Streets) <br /> <br />Several months ago the City was notified that the post office <br />was mQving to a new location and the old building would be for <br />sale. At that time you appointed me committee chairman with a <br />committe made up of Joel Albrecht, Champ Dunham, and Charles <br />Smith to look into the possible City useagel of this building. <br />The committee has met three (3) times and the following is our <br />findings and recommendations. <br /> <br />I. History of Building <br /> <br />It is located at 4th and A Streets in La Porte. Attached <br />is a topographic map showing building and land included, <br />along with pictures of building and property. The <br />building is approximately 7,100 sq.ft. Construction is <br />steel framed with brick veneer exterior. It appears that <br />all interior walls are non-load bearin~ walls. At <br />present, we do not have an interior layout of the <br />building. A large portion of the land around the <br />building is paved with concrete and approximately 65 <br />parking places. There is a 50 ft. x 125 ft. section of <br />land to the west of the building that is unimproved. <br /> <br />The committee recommends that the City enter into a <br />purchase option with the owner of the building for three <br />(3) to five (5) months so the committee can have time to <br />study in detail the best use of the building, cost <br />associated with remodeling and purchase price. At <br />present the building is listed on Harris County tax rolls <br />at $104,040.00. The owner is asking $90,000.00, which <br />could possibly be negotiated. <br /> <br />II. Primary Reason for Purchasing the Building <br /> <br />A. Move the senior citizen program to this location, <br />giving them more room r". <br />B. Would eliminate the problem of stairs and elevator <br />for the senior citizens <br />C. This location would have less traffic <br />D. Program would be more centrally located to downtown <br />E. In walking distance of downtown <br />F. Space at P.O., occupied by senior citizen program, <br />could be turned into offices for P.O. as well as a <br />court room and officers for the Judge and his staff <br />G. Would allow P.D. to move prisoners to court with much <br />more ease <br />