R-2020-02 Resale of Tax Delinquent Located at Lot 12, Block 110

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RESOLUTION 2020-02 WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, La Porte Independent School District, Harris County, Harris County Education Department, Port of Houston of Harris County Authority, Harris County Flood Control District, Harris County Hospital District and San Jacinto Community College District ("Taxing Authorities") foreclosed on a property ("the property") through a delinquent tax lawsuit and judgment identified as follows: Tract 2: Lot 12, Block 110 of the Town of La Porte in Harris County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof, filed in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. Account No. 023-219-010-0012; and WHEREAS,the Taxing Authorities remain unpaid after exhausting all legal means to satisfy the collection of the delinquent taxes due and owing to the Taxing Authorities, including conducting a public auction of the property by the Harris County Constable whereby the property was struck off to the Taxing Authorities; and WHEREAS, being no bids for the property at the tax sale on July 2, 2002, the City of La Porte, Trustee for itself and the other Taxing Authorities, now holds the property in trust to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, interest and costs owed to all Taxing Authorities participating in the foreclosure judgment; and WHEREAS, the property held in trust by the City of La Porte, Trustee for itself and the other Taxing Authorities, is exempt from taxation and it is in the best interest of the Taxing Authorities to have the property returned to the active tax roll as a taxable property; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has received an offer of$2,229.04 to purchase the property from the James Sumra, NOW, THEREFORE,IT IS ORDERED by the City Council of the City of La Porte: 1. That all of the above paragraphs are true, correct and in the best interest of the City of La Porte and all the other Taxing Authorities, and as such they are hereby incorporated in full and made part of this resolution; 2. That the City of La Porte accepts the tax resale offer by James Sumra and authorizes the Mayor of the City of La Porte to sign and execute the deed on behalf of the City of La Porte as Trustee for itself and the other Taxing Authorities, to transfer title to the person submitting the offer to purchase the property. PASSED AND APPROVED this,the ) D ' day of V-a�p , 2020. CITY OF L p'l` ' .E, TEXAS Alai • Louis ' . Risby, May A ATT ST APPROVED AS TO FORM — ID Jece, -- 7::7g-A-44-1-<-1 L:- ' oodward,ity Secre ' Clark . Askins,Assistant City Attorney