09-09-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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RESOLUTION 2019-13 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: Lots 11 and 12, Block 988, Town of La Porte, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 27, Map Records of Harris County, Texas. Account No. 024-157-000-0049 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 propelty 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 6, 1999, the City of La Porte, Trustee for itself and the other Taxing Authorities, now holds the propelty 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 $3,289.38 from Samuel Schoolcraft to purchase the property. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the City of La Porte: 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 Samuel Schoolcraft 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 day of 2019. CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS Louis R. Rigby, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: