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Consider a resolution determining the necessity and authorizing the use of the City’s power of eminent domain to acquire fee simple title to 1.2319 acre of land from property owned by Palm Valley Lutheran Church of Round Rock, Texas, required for the proposed Joe Dimaggio Blvd. Extension Project.
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This property is required for construction of extension improvements to Joe Dimaggio Blvd. for connection at Hwy 79. The property was platted as a right of way reserve lot by the church. Although we have engaged in discussions with the church representatives indicating that our offer is not satisfactory, no monetary purchase proposal has been received in response to the City's initial offer of $794,198 ($14.80/SF) on 1.27.23 or final offer on 3.15.23.
This resolution reserves the City's right to use eminent domain to acquire this tract should it become necessary.
EMINENT DOMAIN MOTION LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Mayor and Council:
The Texas Government Code §2206.053 has very specific requirements for the motion to authorize eminent domain proceedings. In order to make certain that we comply with these statutory requirements, I recommend that the motion to adopt the resolution be read aloud as follows:
"I move that the City Council approve this resolution which authorizes the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire fee simple title to the following parcel of land for construction of the proposed Joe DiMaggio Boulevard Extension Project: a 1.2319-acre of land from property owned by Palm Valley Lutheran Church of Round Rock, Texas, as described in Exhibit A of the resolution.”