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• <br />City Council Minutes — January 24, 2000 — Page 4 <br />11. Council considered approving a resolution approving the resale of tax properties. <br />Offer from Thomas David Hootman for Lots 13 - 18 Block 721 of Town of .La Porte. <br />Bid amount - $7,000, appraised value - $14,060, approximate amount due - $18,000. <br />Assistant City Manager Jeff Litchfield presented summary and recommendation. <br />City Attorney read: RESOLUTION 2000-04 — A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE <br />RESALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THOMAS DAVID HOOTMAN. <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Engelken to approve the resolution as presented by <br />Mr. Litchfield Second by Councilperson Sutherland. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Gay, Young, Clarke, and Mayor Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: Porter <br />Councilperson Porter arrived at 6:50 PM. <br />12. Council considered approving a resolution approving the resale of tax properties. <br />Offer from DAE Interests for Lots 18, 19, 21, 22, 26 - 32 Block 1219 of Town of La <br />Porte. Bid amount - $21,000, appraised value - $34,000, approximate amount due - <br />$23,200. <br />Assistant City Manager Jeff Litchfield presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered questions for City Council. <br />City Attorney read: RESOLUTION 2000-05 — A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE <br />RESALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TO DAE INTERESTS. <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Engelken to approve the resolution as presented by <br />Mr. Litchfield. Second by Councilperson Griffiths. The motion carried. <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, Clarke, and Mayor <br />Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />13. Council considered approving an ordinance authorizing a drainage easement from the <br />City of La Porte to Union Pacific Railroad Company. <br />Union Pacific Railroad requested a 10' easement of the City for property it owns along <br />the north -south corridor from the Strang Yard to Fairmont Parkway. Concurrent with this <br />request, the City of La Porte worked closely with the Union Pacific Railroad to acquire <br />property for the F101 Drainage Project. The sale of the needed property was successfully <br />concluded at a favorable rate to the City, and it was recommended that the Drainage <br />