SUBJECT: Ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of 1) two 10 foot-wide water line easements, 2) two 4-foot by 5-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, and 3) three 10-foot by 10-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, all out of Block 2, South Park Village and/or Block 1, South Park Village, Section Three, Additions, out of the Thomas Tobin Survey, A-774. Parcels SY21-081A through SY21-081G
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) It is recommended City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of 1) two 10 foot-wide water line easements, 2) two 4-foot by 5-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, and 3) three 10-foot by 10-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, all out of Block 2, South Park Village and/or Block 1, South Park Village, Section Three, Additions, out of the Thomas Tobin Survey, A-774, in exchange to the City of a cash consideration of $37,129.00. Parcels SY21-081A through SY21-081G
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Justin Strickland of LJA Engineering, 1904 West Grand Parkway North, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77449, on behalf of Danna Sivan, Owner, Sandrock Gardens, LLC requested the abandonment and sale of 1) two 10 foot-wide water line easements, 2) two 4-foot by 5-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, and 3) three 10-foot by 10-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, all out of Block 2, South Park Village and/or Block 1, South Park Village, Section Three, Additions, out of the Thomas Tobin Survey, A-774. The applicant plans to use this site to develop 64 single-family residential lots. Sandrock Gardens, LLC has completed the transaction requirements, has accepted the City’s offer, and has rendered payment.
The City will abandon and sell to Sandrock Gardens, LLC:
Parcel SY21-081A
21,592 square-foot water line easement: $22,672.00 (R)
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 50%
Parcel SY21-081B
13,087 square-foot water line easement: $13,741.00 (R)
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 50%
Parcel SY21-081C
20 square-foot fire hydrant easement: $42.00
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 100%
Parcel SY21-081D
20 square-foot fire hydrant easement: $42.00
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 100%
Parcel SY21-081E
100 square-foot fire hydrant easement: $210.00
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 100%
Parcel SY21-081F
101 square-foot fire hydrant easement: $212.00 (R)
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 100%
Parcel SY21-081G
100 square-foot fire hydrant easement: $210.00
Valued at $2.10 per square foot x 100%
TOTAL ABANDONMENT AND SALE $37,129.00
Therefore, it is recommended City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the abandonment and sale of 1) two 10 foot-wide water line easements, 2) two 4-foot by 5-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, and 3) three 10-foot by 10-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, all out of Block 2, South Park Village and/or Block 1, South Park Village, Section Three, Additions, out of the Thomas Tobin Survey, A-774, in exchange to the City of a cash consideration of $37,129.00.
Fiscal Note
“Revenue for this item is included in the FY2023 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.”
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works