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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 10/10/2017
District E, District G
Item Creation Date: 9/6/2017
20BAM9681/Abandonment of Easements/SY16-086
Agenda Item#: 9.
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ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a 6-foot-wide water line easement and an 8-foot-wide sanitary sewer easement; abandoning said easements to ABERCROMBIE CUSTOM HOMES, L.P., abutting owner, in consideration of its payment of $3,100.00 to the City and the conveyance to the City of a 10-foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, located in Lot 8, Block 3, Broad Oaks Addition, Chas. Sage Survey, A-697, Harris County, Texas, and other consideration - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS |
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SUBJECT: Ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of a 6 foot-wide water line easement and an 8 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, in exchange for conveyance to the City of a 10 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, all within Lot 8, Block 3, located in the Broad Oaks Addition, out of the Chas. Sage Survey, A-697. Parcels SY16-086A, SY16-086B, and DY16-075
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) It is recommended City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of a 6 foot-wide water line easement and an 8 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, in exchange for a consideration of $3,100.00 minimum fee plus conveyance to the City of a 10 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, all within Lot 8, Block 3, located in the Broad Oaks Addition, out of the Chas. Sage Survey, A-697. Parcels SY16-086A, SY16-086B, and DY16-075
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Jake Patrick, Vernon G. Henry & Associates, 3050 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 450, Houston, Texas 77056, on behalf of Abercrombie Custom Homes, L.P. (Abercrombie Custom Homes, GP, LLC [B.A. Abercrombie Jr., Partner], General Partner), requested the abandonment and sale of a 6 foot-wide water line easement and an 8 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, in exchange for conveyance to the City of a 10 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, all within Lot 8, Block 3, located in the Broad Oaks Addition, out of the Chas. Sage Survey, A-697. Abercrombie Custom Homes, L.P., the abutting property owner, plans to incorporate the subject easements into its property for construction of a single-family residence. The Joint Referral Committee reviewed and approved this request.
Abercrombie Custom Homes, L.P. has complied with the transaction requirements, has accepted the City’s offer, and has rendered payment in full.
The City will sell to Abercrombie Custom Homes, L.P.:
| Parcel SY16-086A |
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750 square-foot water line easement:
Valued at $70.00 per square foot X 50%
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$26,250.00 |
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| Parcel SY16-086B |
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1,000 square-foot sanitary sewer easement:
Valued at $70.00 per square foot X 50%
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$35,000.00 |
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| TOTAL ABANDONMENT |
$61,250.00 |
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| In exchange, Abercrombie Custom Homes, L.P. paid: |
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Cash
Plus conveyed to the City:
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$ 3,100.00 (minimum fee) |
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| Parcel DY16-075 |
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1,895 square-foot sanitary sewer easement:
Valued at $70.00 per square foot X 50%
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$66,325.00 |
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| TOTAL CASH AND CONVEYANCES |
$69,425.00 |
Therefore, it is recommended City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of a 6 foot-wide water line easement and an 8 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, in exchange for conveyance to the City of a 10 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, all within Lot 8, Block 3, located in the Broad Oaks Addition, out of the Chas. Sage Survey, A-697.
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| | | | | | | | Contact Information:
Darrin Ward
Acting Senior Assistant Director - Real Estate Services
(832) 395-3154
Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Acting Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering
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