2004-070-RES ADOPTING A PROGRAM OF POOLING LOTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING ENTITLED THE HOMESTEAD PROGRAM

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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-070 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A PROGRAM OF POOLING LOTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, ENTITLED THE HOMESTEAD PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CONTRACTS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the continued proliferation of vacant and abandoned lots and structures within the city limits of the City of Paris constitutes a blight on affected neighborhoods, encourages crime and illegal activity, and generally is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the community; and, WHEREAS, in the past, the City of Paris has utilized its own resources to periodically clean up such real property because the owners thereof have failed to meet their obligations as property owners; and, WHEREAS, neglected properties are often properties on which taxes are unpaid, and when foreclosed for delinquent taxes often continue in a blighted condition, whether sold for taxes or not; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris, as a participant and active supporter in that program known as Keep Paris Beautiful, has already embarked on an ambitious series of ordinance changes to clean up and control junk, litter, substandard structures, waste hauling, and to promote historic preservation, all intended to address blighted conditions and the health, safety, and welfare of the City; and, WHEREAS, as part of said effort, the City of Paris foresees the need for a program for recycling or placing single family residential lots or parcels of real property which have been foreclosed for delinquent ad valorem taxes or for other reasons and have not been redeemed by their owners in accordance with state law into a pool to afford qualified low and moderate income individuals the opportunity to obtain said lots, participate in other grant and loan programs, and construct new houses thereon, thereby alleviating said blight, removing said property from the pool of properties maintained by the City, enhancing the tax base for the Taxing Entities by fostering the construction of new single family residential homes, and generally improving the health, safety, and welfare of the Citizens of the City of Paris; and, -1-