SUBJECT (PROPERTY): Recommendation that an ordinance be passed approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement between Elizabeth Ghio and the City of Houston, appropriation of funds and authorizing payment of the purchase price for the acquisition of 1 Hideaway Circle, Houston, TX 77074 , Lot 1, in Block 3, of Braeburn Valley, Section One a subdivision in Harris County, Texas. Parcel QY22-011
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) An ordinance be passed approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement between Elizabeth Ghio and the City of Houston, appropriation of funds and authorizing payment of the purchase price & Title Fees (Title Policy, HOA Transfer Fee) to South Land Title, LLC for the acquisition of 1 Hideaway Circle, Houston, TX 77074 , Lot 1, in Block 3, of Braeburn Valley, Section One a subdivision in Harris County, Texas. Parcel QY22-011
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The structure located at 1 Hideaway Circle has been identified as a Severe Repetitive Loss Structure by the National Flood Insurance Program due to repetitive flooding. The City of Houston included this property in an application for flood mitigation via acquisition of 4 homes under the 2018 FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program approved by Council on January 23, 2019 by Ordinance 2019-0054. This grant was subsequently awarded and accepted by Council on July 21, 2021 by Ordinance 2021-0625. Post acquisition the structure will be demolished and the land beneath returned to green space as required by the terms of the grant agreement.
The City’s offer was based on an appraisal by David Ambrose, MAI of the Ambrose Group. The valuation was reviewed and recommended for approval by a senior staff appraiser of Houston Public Works.
The parties now wish to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement, the terms of which include the following:
Contract for Sale 1 Hideaway Circle, Houston, TX 77074 , Lot 1, in Block 3 of Braeburn Valley
Section One subdivision, Parcel QY22-011:...........$300,000.00
Title Policy:..............................................................$1,886.00
HOA Transfer FEE:..................................................$500.00
Total:........................................................................$302,386.00
The City will invoice TWDB for reimbursement of acquisition costs.
FISCAL NOTE: No fiscal note is required on grant items.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works