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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 12/19/2023
District I
Item Creation Date: 12/4/2023

25CF138 – Purchase and Sale Agreement - Javier P. Bautista and Elsa Paredes (Seller) for the purchase of 8,650 square feet of land, being Lot 29 in Block 21 of Smith and Gibbons Addition, for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Agenda Item#: 47.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating funds out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund; approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between JAVIER P. BAUTISTA AND ELSA PAREDES, Sellers and City of Houston, Texas, Purchaser for Purchase of approximately 8,650 square feet of Land and Improvements being Lot 29 in Block 21 of Smith and Gibbons Addition, Houston, Harris County, Texas, for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

Background:

RECOMMENDATION:  Approve and authorize a Purchase and Sale Agreement between Javier P. Bautista and Elsa Paredes (Seller) and the City of Houston (Purchaser) for the purchase of 8,650 square feet of land, being Lot 29 in Block 21 of Smith and Gibbons Addition, an Addition in Harris County, Texas for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) and appropriate funds.

 

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:  The General Services Department recommends approval of a Purchase and Sale Agreement between Javier P. Bautista and Elsa Paredes (Seller) and the City of Houston (Purchaser) for the purchase of 8,650 square feet of land for a purchase price of $140,000.00 as determined by survey plus closing costs. HPARD desires to use the land to expand the adjacent Woodruff Park. 

 

PROPERTY LOCATION:  8802 Woodruff St., Houston, TX  77012

 

The following is a breakdown of expected costs:

 

$140,000.00    Purchase Price  

$    7,000.00    Estimated Survey, ESA, Title Policy, and Closing Costs  

$147,000.00    Total

 

FISCAL NOTE:   No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.

 

WBS No.:  F-000513-0036-2

 

DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE/DATE:

 

 

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C. J. Messiah, Jr.

General Services Department

 

 

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Kenneth Allen

Houston Parks and Recreation Department

 

Amount and Source of Funding:

$147,000.00   Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund (4035)

 

 

 

 

Contact Information:

Enid M. Howard

Council Liaison

Phone: 832 393-8023

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