HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 12-137 RESOLUTION NO. 12-137
WHEREAS, the Beaumont Housing Authority is interested in acquiring the vacated
Beaumont Family Violence Task Force building located at Fair Park for the amount of
$123,000; and,
WHEREAS, the Beaumont Housing Authority has the power of the exercise of
eminent domain; and,
WHEREAS, consent of the governmental entity is required if the property to be
acquired is already devoted to public use and belongs to a municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the intended use for the property as a
community resource center to be used in conjunction with the HOPE VI housing complex
is appropriate and is in the best interest of the citizens of Beaumont and consent should
be granted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby, in
all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the Beaumont Housing Authority be and it is hereby granted consent to
exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire the vacated Family Violence Task Force
building owned by the City of Beaumont in the amount of$123,000.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 19th day of
June, 2012.
- *or Becky Ames -