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RESOLUTION 2020-18 <br />THE STATE OF TEXAS § _ <br />§ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: <br />COUNTY OF HARRIS § <br />RESOLUTION AND ORDER <br />WHEREAS, the City of LaPorte, LaPorte Independent School District, Harris County, <br />Harris County Education Department, Port of Houston of Harris County Authority, <br />Harris County Flood Control District, Harris County Hospital District and San Jacinto <br />Community College District ("Taxing Authorities") foreclosed on a property ("the <br />property") through a delinquent tax lawsuit and judgment identified as follows: <br />Lot 1, 2, & 3, Block 105, in the Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, <br />according to the Map recorded in Volume 8, Page 16, Map Records of Harris <br />County, Texas. Account No. 023-217-005-0001 <br />WHEREAS, the Taxing Authorities remain unpaid after exhausting all legal means to <br />satisfy the collection of the delinquent taxes due and owing to the Taxing Authorities, <br />including conducting a public auction of the property by the Harris County Constable <br />whereby the property was struck off to the Taxing Authorities and; <br />WHEREAS, being no bids for the property at the tax sale on July 1, 2014, the City of La <br />Porte, Trustee for itself and the other Taxing Authorities, now holds the property in trust <br />to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, interest and costs owed to all Taxing <br />Authorities participating in the foreclosure judgment; <br />WHEREAS, the property held in trust by the City of La Porte, Trustee for itself and the <br />other Taxing Authorities, is exempt from taxation and it is in the best interest of the <br />Taxing Authorities to have the property returned to the active tax roll as a taxable <br />property; <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has received an offer of $22,000.00 to purchase the <br />property from BP Coastal Builders & Developers, LLC. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED by the City of La Porte: <br />1. That all of the above paragraphs are true, correct and in the best interest of the <br />City of La Porte and all the other Taxing Authorities, and as such they are hereby <br />incorporated in full and made part of this Resolution; <br />2. That the City of La Porte accepts the tax resale offer by BP Coastal Builders & <br />Developers, LLC and authorizes the Mayor of the City of La Porte to sign -and <br />execute the deed on behalf of the City of La Porte as Trustee for itself and the <br />other Taxing Authorities, to transfer title to the entity submitting the offer to <br />purchase the property. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />