F101 Master Watershed Plan-Maria Marrero

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: March 28. 2005 Appropriation Requested By: Wayne Saho Source of Funds: Bond Fund 040 Department: Planning Account Number: 040-9892-847-11.00 040-9892-700-91.50 Report: Resolution: Ordinance: x Amount Budgeted: $171.848.00 Exhibit 1: Ordinance Amount Requested: $83.000.00 Exhibit 2: Map of Tract Budgeted Item: YES NO SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION As part of the La Porte Comprehensive Plan and the FI0l Master Watershed Plan, the continued build out of the FI01 channel system was recommended to help ease some of the drainage burdens that the existing systems are experiencing the in the Lomax area and to serve future development The owner, Maria Marrero, of the land located on North P Street where such property is identified on the attached exhibit had heretofore sought to build on land earmarked for future expansion of the FI0l system. The City has reached agreement with the property owner to purchase the land needed for the continued build out of the FIOl system for the amount of$83,000. The land the City will be acquiring is called out as Tract lA. Tract 2B, and Takings C as shown in yellow on Exhibit 2 attached hereto - such land totalling 5.12 acres. It is recommended that the City of La Porte purchase this land at this time to keep the FI0l plan intact. The recommended source of the funds is Fund 040 which has an earmarked $19,895.31 and a contingencyof$151,953 from FY 04-05 budget. A public hearing is not required. Action Reauired bv Council: Consider approving an ordinance permitting the city to purchase 5.12 acres ofland on North P Street for the sum of $83,000 for the FlOl system continuance. Approved for City Council A2enda ~~~k~ ebraBrooks F azeUe, City anager 3-d;J-D 5 Date