HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2009-3090-A extend City Manager’s authority additional 180 days to execute land sales contracts/related documents for conveyance of houses under 2006 H.O.M.E. Northside Neighborhood Project19
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Agenda Date Requested: January 12, 2009
Requested By: Tim 'Tieteens
Department: Planning
Report: Resolution: Ordinance: X
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SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
On July 14, 2008, City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute land sale
contracts and related documents as hart of the H.O.M.E. Program Year 2006 Northside Neighborhood
Single Family Construction project. This authorization expired after 180 days (January 10, 2009).
At this time, City Council is being asked to extend the City Manager's authority to execute future sales
contracts and related documents for an additional 180 days.
Action Required by Council:
prov an ordinance amendment to extend the City Manager's authority to execute land sale contracts
and rely d documents for the 2006 H.O.M.E. Northside Neighborhood Project for an additional 180
days.
Ron Bottoms, City Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. *0'0-#-3090-A
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE LAND SALE
CONTRACTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS, AS PART OF THE H.O.M.E. PROGRAM
YEAR 2006 NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT, BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND BUYERS OF PROPERTIES AT
224 NORTH 6TH STREET, ALSO DESCRIBED AS LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 66y 211
NORTH 1ST STREET, ALSO DESCRIBED AS LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 621 207
NORTH 2ND STREET, ALSO DESCRIBED AS LOTS 21, 22, AND 23, BLOCK 631
AND 216 NORTH 2ND STREET, ALSO DESCRIBED AS LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 62,
AT SUCH TIME AS BUYERS ARE LOCATEDY MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECTI CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSEI
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW1 AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes
the contract, agreement, or other undertaking described in the
title of this ordinance, in substantially the form as shown in the
documents which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute land
sale contracts and related documents on behalf of the City of La
Porte, with buyers of properties located at 224 North 6th Street,
211 North 1st Street, 207 North 2nd Street, and 216 North 2nd
Street, at such time as buyers of said properties are located and
agree to purchase same from the City. The authority given to the
City Manager to execute the agreements and related documents
approved by this ordinance shall expire one hundred eighty (180)
days from its passage and approval. The City Secretary is hereby
authorized to attest to all such signatures and to affix the seal
of the City to all such documents.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided,
however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject
matter covered by this ordinance.
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
Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required
by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject
matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted
upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms
such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval, and it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 12th day of January, 2009.
ATTEST:
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Martha A. Gillett U
City Secretary
APPROVED:
ClArk T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney
CITY OF LA PORTE
By:
Alton E. Porter
Mayor
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