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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Appropriation <br /> <br /> <br />Source of Funds: N/A <br /> <br />Requested By: <br /> <br />Account Number: N/A <br /> <br />Department: Plannin2 <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: N/A <br /> <br />Report: _Resolution: _Ordinance: L <br /> <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br />1. Ordinance <br />2. Area Map <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: _YES -X-NO <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />The City has received an application from Mr. Navin Patel to vacate, abandon and close a portion <br />of the West "F" Street Right-of-Way from the west right-of-way line ofS.H. 146 to 310' west, <br />containing 24,800 square feet. The applicant desires to close the subject right-of-way to facilitate <br />the future development of a Super 8 Motel. <br /> <br />City Staff and the City's franchised utility companies (i.e. Centerpoint Energy, AT&T & Comcast) <br />have each reviewed the applicant's request and have expressed no o~jection to the closing as <br />requested. <br /> <br />In accordance with Section 62.35 of the Code of Ordinances, StatT has ordered an independent <br />appraisal conducted of the right-of-way for which fair market value has been established at $5.00 <br />per square foot. The City has subsequently received payment from the applicant in the amount of <br />$93.000 (75% of Fair Market Value per the ordinance). <br /> <br />As pm1 of the negotiation, the developer has agreed to allow the City an ingress/egress easement to <br />access a trail head location on our adjacent F216 (Little Cedar Bayou) regional detention poncl. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends vacating. abandoning, and closing the West "F" Street Right-of-Way as <br />requested by the applicant. <br /> <br />Action Required of Council: <br /> <br />)rove an ordinance vacating. abandoning. and closing the West "",:" Street Right-of-Way from <br />the est right-of-way line ofS.H. ]46 to 3 ]0' west. <br /> <br /> <br />Council Agenda <br /> <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Ron Bottoms, City Manager <br />