Title
Consider a resolution determining the necessity and authorizing the use of the City’s power of eminent domain to acquire 0.0778 acre of land owned by Walima LLC for the Gattis School Road Segment 2 Project.
Body
The City's appraised value for this parcel is $99,193 ($36,691 for land + $62,502 for improvements. The owners have not provided an acceptance or substantive response to the City's initial offer (February 27, 2026) or final offer (October 23, 2026).
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 proposed improvements to the Gattis School Road Segment 2 Project: a 0.0778-acre tract of land from property owned by Walima LLC, as described in Exhibit A of the resolution.”