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<br />REQiST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGffDA ITEM <br /> <br />Appropriation <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: January 13, 2003 <br />IIequeJIed By: DOUg~Ppe~ <br />Department: Planning <br /> <br />Source of Funds: <br /> <br />Account Number: <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: <br /> <br />Report: _Resolution:.l.. Ordinance:_ <br /> <br />AunountRequested: <br /> <br />Exhibits: Resolution with <br />Metes and Bounds Descriptions and Map <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: YES . <br /> <br />Summary and Recommendation <br /> <br />The City is 95% complete with plans to extend Canada Road from Spencer Highway to Fairmont <br />Parkway. According to the plans prepared by the City's engineering consultant, additional right- <br />of-way needs to be acquired to complete this project. <br /> <br />The attached Resolution authorizes Knox Askins, City Attorney to represent the City in the <br />acquisition of the property described in the attached metes and bounds descriptions. It further <br />provides that in the event the owners and the City cannot agree on fair market value of the <br />property, the City Attorney is authorized to initiate eminent domain proceedings to acquire the <br />properties. Council will be informed of any recommendation to initiate eminent domain <br />proceedings. <br /> <br />This Resolution and attached documentation will be filed for record at the Harris County <br />Courthouse. This information will be picked up by future land title searches and therefore will <br />alert potential buyers of these properties that the City intends to acquire these properties for this <br />project. <br /> <br />The tracts referenced in this Resolution are located along the southern portion of Canada Road <br />(the northern portion will be constructed within existing right-of-way). Tracts A and D, which <br />are not included .with this Resolution, are owned by Harris County Flood Control District and the <br />City respectively. <br /> <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Consider approval of a Resolution authorizing the acquisition of rights-of-way for the <br />construction of Canada Road. <br /> <br />Approved for City Council Ae;enda <br /> <br /> <br />I-t h~ <br />Dat( <br />