R-2003-29 approve purchase of office building by HCAD

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. . RESOLUTION NO. ~f)D:3'~O( RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF OFFICE BUILDING BY HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WHEREAS, Section 6.05(a) of the Texas Tax Code authorizes the board of directors of an appraisal district to purchase or lease property and to construct improvements as necessary to establish and operate the appraisal office; and, WHEREAS, Section 6.05(b) of the Texas Tax Code provides that the acquisition of real property or the construction or renovation of a building or other improvement by an appraisal district must be approved by the governing bodies of three-fourths of the taxing units entitled to vote on the appointment of appraisal district board members; and, WHEREAS, the City of La Porte is a taxing unit entitled to vote on the appointment of members of the board of directors ofthe Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD); and, WHEREAS, at its regular monthly meeting held October 15,2003, the board of directors of HCAD adopted Resolution No. 2003-8 proposing acquisition by lease-purchase agreement and renovation of an office building located at 13013 Northwest Freeway, Houston, Harris County, Texas (the "Building") for the purpose of establishing and operating the appraisal office therein; and, WHEREAS, the board of directors ofHCAD has delivered a copy of Resolution No. 2003-8 To the presiding officer of the governing body of the City of La Porte together with information showing the costs of other available alternatives to the lease-purchase ofthe Building; and, WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of La Porte believes the acquisition ofthe Building is in the best interest ofHCAD and the taxing units it serves; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council OF THE City of La Porte: