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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Agenda Date Requested: September 12, 2011 <br />Requested By: Tim Tietiens <br />Department: Planning <br />Report: Resolution: Ordinance: X <br />Exhibits: <br />1. Ordinance <br />2. Deed to Grantee <br />3. Area Map <br />Appropriation <br />Source of Funds: <br />N/A <br />Account Number: <br />N/A <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />N/A <br />Amount Requested: <br />N/A <br />Budgeted Item: _YES <br />X NO <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />The City has received an application from Pastor Jackie King of Victory Tabernacle Church to <br />vacate, abandon and close the alley in Block 187, La Porte (see Exhibit 3, Area Map). <br />City Staff has reviewed the church's closing request and determined that neither the City nor its <br />franchised utility companies maintain existing facilities within the alley to be closed. <br />In accordance with Section 6235 of the Code of Ordinances, Staff has ordered an independent <br />appraisal of the alleys in question to determine the fair market value. The appraisal established a <br />value of $1.00 per square foot. The City has subsequently received payment from Victory <br />Tabernacle in the amount of $5,700 (75% of Fair Market Value per the ordinance). <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends vacating, abandoning, and closing the subject alley and delivering a deed for the <br />closed alley to the adjoining landowner. <br />Action Required of Council: <br />Approve an ordinance vacating, abandoning, and closing the 7,600 square foot alley in Block 187, <br />La Porte; and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed to the adjoining landowner, Victory <br />Tabernacle. <br />Approved for City Council Agenda <br />Ron Bottoms, City Manager <br />Date <br />