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RESOLUTION 2022-07 <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte foreclosed on a property ("the property") through a delinquent <br />tax lawsuit and judgment identified as follows: <br />LOTS I THROUGH 7, BLOCK 413, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AS <br />SHOWN ON THE MAPS OR PLATS RECORDED IN THE REAL PROPERTY <br />RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING THAT ACCOUNT <br />SHOWN IN THE MAPS AND RECORDS OF THE HARRIS COUNTY <br />APPRAISAL DISTRICT UNDER ACCOUNT NUMBER 024-047-013-0001 <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte remains unpaid after exhausting all legal means to satisfy the <br />collection of the delinquent taxes due and owing to the City of La Porte, including conducting a <br />public auction of the property by the Harris County Sheriff whereby the property was struck off to <br />the City of La Porte and; <br />WHEREAS, being no bids for the property at the tax sale on November 7, 1923, the City of La <br />Porte now holds the property in trust to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, interest and costs <br />owed to the City of La Porte; <br />WHEREAS, the property held in trust by the City of La Porte is exempt from taxation and it is in <br />the best interest of the City of La Porte to have the property returned to the active tax roll as a <br />taxable property; <br />WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has received an offer of $20,000.00 to purchase the property <br />from Gus Brieden. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED by the City of La Porte: <br />I . That all of the above paragraphs are true, correct and in the best interest of the City of La <br />Porte and as such they are hereby incorporated in full and made a part of this Resolution; <br />2. That the City of La Porte accepts the tax resale offer by Gus Brieden and authorizes the <br />City Manager of the City of La Porte to sign and execute the deed on behalf of the City of <br />La Porte to transfer title to the person submitting the offer to purchase the property. <br />APPROVED, PASSED AND ORDERED this the 11th day of April, 2022. <br />CITY OF P E <br />Rigby/,Moor <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />77, <br />Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney <br />rfs C�?14N�`t ,._ <br />