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• ORDINANCE NO. 95- 2043 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND CONVEYANCE BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE OF A PORTION OF LOT 5, BLOCK 3, SHADY RIVER SUBDIVISION, SECTION 2, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, TO ROBINSON CAPEN AND WIFE, MARIAN V. CAPEN; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City of La Porte has previously acquired title to Lot 5, Block 3, Shady River, Section 2, Harris County, Texas, for public utility purposes. The City of La Porte has since determined that a portion of said Lot 5 is no longer needed by the City of La Porte for public utility purposes, and may be offered for sale. The City of La Porte has entered into an agreement with Robinson Capen and wife, Marian V. Capen, for the sale and purchase of said portion of said Lot 5, for a cash sales price of $ 8026.42 Section 2. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes such agreement, and the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a special warranty deed in form attached to this ordinance as Exhibit "A", incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. The City Secretary is hereby authorized to attest to all such signatures and to affix the seal of the City to such special warranty deed. Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government