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<br />Message <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />Cummings, Robert <br /> <br />From: Sabo, Wayne <br />Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 13:56 <br />To: Malik, Masood; Debbie Wilmore; Cummings, Robert; Huber, Mark <br />Subject: FW: Lease of real property to Dr. Patel <br /> <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Joerns, John <br />Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:48 PM <br />To: Alton Porter (E-mail 2); Alton Porter (E-mail); Barry Beasley (E-mail); Chuck Engelken (E-mail); Debra Feazelle (E- <br />mail); Howard Ebow (E-mail); Louis Rigby (E-mail); Martha Gillett (E-mail); Mike Clausen; Mike Clausen (E-mail); Mike <br />Mosteit (E-mail 2); Mike Mosteit (E-mail); Peter Griffiths (E-mail); Tommy Moser (E-mail) <br />Cc: Feazelle, Debra; Alexander, Cynthia; Gillett, Martha; Sabo, Wayne <br />Subject: FW: Lease of real property to Dr. Patel <br /> <br />Answer to question raised at 3/28 council meeting. <br /> <br />The lease of city property does not have to be bid-JJ <br /> <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Clark T. Askins [mailto:ctaskins@swbell.net] <br />Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:24 PM <br />To: Joerns, John <br />Subject: Lease of real property to Dr. Patel <br /> <br />Mr. John Joems: <br /> <br />To confirm our telephone conversation earlier today, it is my legal opinion that the notice and bidding <br />requirements for the transfer of public land contained in LGC Section 272.001 would not apply to the proposed <br />transaction with Dr. Patel, since it would be by way oflease. In the decision of Walker vs. City ofGeorgetvwn, <br />86 SW3d. 249, (Tex.App.-Austin, 2002), review denied Nov. 14,2002, the court held that because Section <br />272.001 uses the language "sold or exchanged", and nowhere refers to leases ofland, it can not be made to <br />apply to lease agreements. (The court applied the same reasoning to Section 253.001, dealing with election <br />requirements for transfers of park land or public squares, since 253.001 likewise refers only to "sales", and not <br />leases). <br /> <br />Thank you, and please call me if you have any further questions. <br /> <br />Clark Askins <br />Assistant City Atty. <br /> <br />04/01/05 <br />