RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Kevin Kolb of Total Surveyors, Inc., 4301 Center Street, Deer Park, Texas, 77536, on behalf of Yale and I10 Property Management, LLC, Yale Midtown Partners, LLC, and 5401 Lawndale, LLC, (Mir Azizi, Manager of all companies), declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of the remaining portions of the alleys located within Blocks 314, 315, and 299 of the Houston Heights Addition, out of the John Austin Survey, A-1, Parcels SY20-038 and SY20-039 - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

SUBJECT:  Request for a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of the remaining portions of the alleys located within Blocks 314, 315, and 299 of the Houston Heights Addition, out of the John Austin Survey, A-1.  Parcels SY20-038 and SY20-039

RECOMMENDATION:  It is recommended City Council approve a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of .  Parcels SY20-038 and SY20-039

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:  Kevin Kolb of Total Surveyors, Inc., 4301 Center Street, Deer Park, Texas, 77536, on behalf of Yale and I10 Property Management, LLC, Yale Midtown Partners, LLC, and 5401 Lawndale, LLC, (Mir Azizi, Manager of all companies), requested the non-acceptance of the remaining portions of the alleys located within Blocks 314, 315, and 299 of the Houston Heights Addition, out of the John Austin Survey, A-1.  The applicant plans to incorporate the alley portions into its abutting properties with no plans for redevelopment at the present time.  The subject alley portions have never been paved or used for utility purposes, and the City has identified no future need for them.  The Joint Referral Committee reviewed the request and determined the request could be processed as a non-acceptance.

Therefore, it is recommended City Council approve a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of the remaining portions of the alleys located within Blocks 314, 315, and 299 of the Houston Heights Addition, out of the John Austin Survey, A-1.    

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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director

Marjorie L. Cox

Assistant Director-Real Estate