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Home My WebLink AboutPO 5327:HABITAT FOR HUMANITYinteroffice MEMORANDUM To: From: Subject: Date: Mayor, City Council, City Manager ~_~ Beverly Freeman, Director of Housing %3 ) P. O. No. 5327; Council Meeting April 1, 2003 March 28, 2003 Attached is P. O. No. 5327 authorizing the conveyance of property to Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. in accordance with the Low and Moderate Income Homebuyers Assistance Program. This property was originally purchased for $2,224.80 from Helen Haney for new conssrucslon activities. This proper5y is vacans. Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. will be building a house for a iow uo modera5e income family. This ordinance will be reflected in the deed. /BF Attachment Z.DO5319 P. O. No. 5327 04/01/03 bf ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED OF PROPERTY TO BEAUMONT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC. WHEREAS, Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. was chartered as a Texas non-profit corporation to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to iow and moderate income families; and, WHEREAS, Section 272.001(g) of the Local Government Code provides that a municipality may convey land to an entity for the development of iow or moderate income housing provided that the conveyance serves a public purpose. WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to convey the property delineated in Exhibit "A~ to Beaumont Habitat for Humainty, Inc. THAT, this conveyance is hereby authorized and shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. The sale price shall be One ($1.00) Dollar. 2. Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. shall hold title to the lot up to and until the construction of the house. It shall at this time transfer title to the homebuyer at no cost. 3. Should the unit not be constructed, property shall revert back to the City. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. true and correct. Section 2. That the City Council herein authorizes the City Manager to convey the property listed in Exhibit "A" to Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. for the purposes as delineated in the Low and Moderate Income Homebuyers Assistance Program and in substantially the same form as delineated in Exhibit "B". Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of A.D., 2003, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor , City Council NOES: ATTEST: OSCAR 0RTIZ, MAYOR EVANGELINE GREEN, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: MARK T. SOKOLOW, CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: STEVE FITZGIBBONS, CITY MANAGER EXHIBIT ~A" PROPERTY DESCRIPTION LOT NUMBER TEN (10), IN BLOCK NUMBER TEN (10), OF PARK PLACE NO. 2 ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 6 PAGE 158, MAP RECORDS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. EXHIBIT "B. SPECZAL WARRANTY DEED Date: April 1, 2003 Grantor: City of Port Arthur, Texas Grantor's Mailing Address (including County): P.O. Box 1089, Port Arthur, .lefferson County, Texas 77640 Grantee: Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Grantee's Mailing Address (including County): 610 Trinity Beaumont, TX 7770:[ Jefferson County CONS:[DERATION: That The City Manager of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, Steve Fitzgibbons, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration to the undersigned in hand paid by the grantor herein named, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, have GRANTED, SOLD and CONVEYED, and by these present do GRANT, SELL and CONVEY unto Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. PROPERTY (including any improvement): Lot Number Ten, (10), Block Ten, (10), of Park Place Addition No. 2, an Addition to the City of Port Arthur, ]efferson County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof, of record in Volume 6, Page 158, Map Records, .lefferson County, Texas. RESERVATIONS FROM AND EXCEPTIONS TO CONVEYANCE AND WARRANTY: This conveyance is made expressly subject to all easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants, and conditions and all exceptions reservations, and conveyances of minerals and/or royalties, oil and gas and/or mineral leases, affecting the above described property, and to all zoning laws ordinances, rules and regulations of municipal and/or other governmental authorities, but only to extent that same are in force and effect and relate to the above described property. This conveyance is also made subject to all state and federal laws and regulations, (including Ordinance No. .) if any, affecting said property though they may be unrecorded. Grantor, for the consideration and subject to the reservation from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells and conveys to Grantee the property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, to have and hold it to Grantee, Grantee's Heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns forever. Grantor binds Grantor and Grantee's Heirs, executors, administrators, and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular the property to Grantee and Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part there except as to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty. Executed on the day of , A.D., 2003. GRANTOR, CTI'Y OF PORT ARTHUR By: Steve Fitzgibbons, City Manager APPROVED TO ASTO FORM: CITY ATrORN EY ATTEST: CTrY SECRETARY Return to: Original to Grantee: Copy to Grantor: Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, Inc. 610 Trinity Beaumont, TX 77701 City of Port Arthur Housing Division ~.~.~. 4m Street Port Arthur, TX 77640 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF 3EFFERSON BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, on this day personally appeared Steve Fitzgibbons, City [Vlanager of the City of Port Arthur, known to me to be the person whose name is described to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the act and deed of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and the capacities therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the day of ,2003. Notary Public, State of Texas Ny Commission Expires: