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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF DENTON, AS TRUSTEE, TO SELLCERTAINREALPROPERTY; CONSENTING TO THE SALE OF CERTAIN REALPROPERTYTOTHEHIGHESTBIDDERASPROVIDEDBYLAW; AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS TO EXECUTE A DEED WITHOUTWARRANTYANDANYOTHERDOCUMENTSNECESSARYORAPPROPRIATETOCONVEYCERTAINREALPROPERTYSOLDBYTHECITYOFDENTON, AS TRUSTEE,PURSUANT TO SECTION 34.05 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Cause No. 2002-1137-158, was filed by the County of Denton, the City of
Denton, the Denton Independent School District and the Denton County Education District, inthe158thJudicialDistrictCourtinandforDentonCounty, Texas, in order to collect delinquenttaxesowinguponthefollowingdescribedrealproperty, to wit:
BEING 1.640 acres, situated in the Wm. Teague Survey, Abstract 1266A, Tract 14, Old
DCAD Tract 413, Account No. R34864, an Addition to the City of Denton, Denton
County, Texas; also being that same property more particularly described in Volume
2508, Page 705 of the Deed Records, Denton County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the 158`h Judicial District Court in and for Denton County, Texas, grantedJudgmentinfavorofthetaxingjurisdictionsofDentonCountyonJuly7, 2003 as follows:
County of Denton 3,740.36
City of Denton 1,658.56
Denton Independent School District 29,907.28
Denton County Education District 3,322.14
Total Due 38,628.34
WHEREAS, the above-described real property was offered for sale on July 7, 2003, bytheSheriffofDentonCounty, Texas, at a public auction pursuant to Judgment of the 158thJudicialDistrictCourtinandforDentonCounty, Texas, for foreclosure of the tax liens securingpaymentofthedelinquentpropertytaxes, as well as accrued penalty and interest owing thereon;and
WHEREAS, at said sale, the Sheriff of Denton County, Texas did not receive a sufficientbidrespectingtheabove-described real property, as set by law, and the above-described real
property was therefore struck off to the City of Denton, Texas, Trustee, in trust and for itself, the
Denton Independent School District and Denton County, pursuant to Section 34.01(c) of theTexasPropertyTaxCode; and
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WHEREAS, all taxing units involved as judgment creditors in the foregoing Judgmentdesiretoreselltheabove-described real property in an expeditious manner, pursuant to Section34.05 of the Texas Property Tax Code; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Denton, Texas does hereby authorize theCityofDentonasTrustee, for the benefit of itself, and the other taxing jurisdictions in DentonCountyincludingtheCityofDenton, Texas, to sell the above-described real property; andherebyconsentstothesaleoftheabove-described real property to the highest bidder, even if thehighestbidtenderedtotheCityofDentonasTrustee, is less than the market value of the above-described real property as set forth in the above-described Judgment of foreclosure or the total
amount of the Judgment against the above-described real property.
SECTION 2. The Mayor of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby authorized to execute adeedwithoutwarrantyandanyotherdocumentsnecessarytoconveytheabove-described real
property sold by the City of Denton, as Trustee, pursuant to Section 34.05 of the Texas PropertyTaxCode.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of~2006.
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M. S ER, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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