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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 0.137-acre tract of land from property owned by Compass Bank required for the proposed Gattis School Road Improvement Project, and take other appropriate action (Parcel 18).
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The landowners have made no substantive response to our initial offer letter (12.21.18) or our final offer letter (3.13.19) correspondence. We also sent an additional follow up status request letter to the branch manager at the subject bank site on 4.5.19 with no response to date.
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 certain roadway and utility improvements in connection to the Gattis School Road Project: a 0.137-acre tract of land from property owned by Compass Bank, as described in Exhibit A of the resolution.”