10-23-17 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 2017- AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A 140 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF THE WEST S STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE TROON DRIVE PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT AND PLATTED AS PART OF THE RETREAT AT BAY FOREST NORTH SUBDIVISION, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DEED TO THE RETREAT AT BAY FOREST NORTH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; ANDPROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City ofLa Porte has been requested to close portions of a public right-of-way by Retreat at Bay Forest North Homeowners Association, Inc, the record owner of the property abutting the hereinafter described portion of the West S Street right-of-way, located adjacent to the Troon Drive private access easement within the Retreat at Bay Forest North Subdivision, and; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City ofLa Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine, and declare that the hereinafter described portion of the West S Street right-of-way, located adjacent to the Troon Drive private access easement within the Retreat at Bay Forest North Subdivision is not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a public road, street, or alley, and the closing of hereinafter described portion of the West S Street right-of-way, located adjacent to the Troon Drive private access easement within the Retreat at Bay Forest North Subdivision is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and benefit, and that the hereinafter described portion of the West S Street right-of-way, located adjacent to the Troon Drive private access easement within the Retreat at Bay Forest North Subdivision should be vacated, abandoned, and permanently closed. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power granted to the City of La Porte under its home rule charter and Chapter 253, Section 253.001, Texas Local Government Code, the hereinafter described portion of the West S Street right-of-way, located adjacent to the Troon Drive private access easement within the Retreat at Bay Forest North Subdivision is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned, and closedbythe City of LaPorte, being generally illustrated onExhibitncorporated herein, legally describedto wit: Being a 140 square foot tract of land located adjacent to Troon Drive private access easement within the Retreat at Bay Forest North, being more particularly describedby metes andboundsasfollows: 2