11 - Private Tax Re-SalesItems No. I I
TO: Mayor& City Council
FROM: John Godwin, City Manager
SUBJECT: PRIVATE TAX RE -SALES
DATE: February 21, 2018
BACKGROUND: Through a previously rarely used provision of state law, The Pounders, Law
Firm has arranged for the private sale of six tax delinquent properties that failed to get bids
during previous public tax sales.
STATUS OF ISSUE: The twenty-three trustee tax properties will be sold to multiple persons for
a total of $4,250.00 This sale will move six properties frorn the city's care to private
ri,iaintenance, and at the sarne time place them back on tax rolls.
BUDGET: The city will receive unbudgeted revenue of $4,250.00.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution Approving the Private Re -Sale of Multiple Tracts
of Bid -Off Tax Foreclosed Properties.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
APPROVING THE PRIVATE RE -SALE. OF MULTIPLE TRACTS OF TAX
FORECLOSED PROPERTIES AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE DEEDS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED
TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, numerous tracts of real property (the "Trustee Properties") were
previously bid off to the City of Paris as Trustee for itself, Lamar County, Paris ISD and Paris
junior; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Tax Code Section 34.05(i) provides that the Trustee
Properties may be sold by private sale in lieu of a public sale under Texas Property Tax
Code Section 34.05(c) & (d) with the approval of all taxing units entitled to receive
proceeds from the sale, being the City of Paris, Lamar County, Paris ISD and Paris Junior
College; and
WHEREAS, private offers to purchase several of the Trustee Properties have been
received by the City of Paris (the "Private Sale");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED by the City Council of Paris,
Texas, that:
Section 1. The following offers to purchase the following tracts of real property,
being the highest bids received, are hereby accepted and the Private Sales are hereby
approved:.
• LCAD #10966 - 'EAST PARK ADDITION, BLOCK A, LOT 12, 1775 KITH NE' to Zenia
Gilmore for $508
• LCAD #107968 - 'EAST PARK ADDITION,, BLOCK A, LOT 14, 1785 18TH NE' to Zenia
Gilmore for $5807
• LCAD #11814 - 'EAST PARK ADDITION, BLOCK B, LOT 18, 16507 NE 10TH' to Zenia.
Gilmore for $1000
• LCAD ##1.5557 - 'CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 181-8, LOT 3, 111-H NW CAUSE 71173' to
Hillsboro Inlet LLC, a Wyoming LLC for $9070
• LCAD #1072156 - 'CITY OF PARIS, BLOCK 44-A, LOT 5-13' to Hillsboro Inlet LLC, a
Wyoming LLC for $8.507
• LCAD #200592 - 'WESTSIDE ADDITION, BLOCK 12, LOT 3, 2131 W CHERRY CAUSE
82314' to Joletta Sutton for $50707
Section 2. Subject to the Private Sales also being approved by Lamar County, Paris
ISD and Paris Junior College, and the receipt of the monies bid for the 'Trustee properties,
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the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a tax deed conveying the Re -Sale Properties to
the Purchaser or designee. Any prior approval to re -sell this Trustee Property is hereby
withdrawn.
Section 3. The proceeds of the Private Sale shall be distributed in accordance with
the Texas Property Tax Code and the orders of the District Courts of Lamar County, Texas.
PASSED AND, APPROVED this 26TH day of February, 2018.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
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Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
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