HomeMy WebLinkAbout031111 ORD - 04/11/2017 Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of property located within the
city at 1906 Lipan Street, 1910 Lipan Street and 1914 Lipan Street to
Habitat for Humanity for construction of single-family affordable
housing, subject to specified conditions; authorizing the City Manager
or designee to execute all necessary documents related to the
transactions; and providing for severance.
Whereas, it is the City Council's express intention and goal to support the creation,
construction, and occupation of affordable housing available to low-income
individuals and families within the City of Corpus Christi ("City");
Whereas, to advance the goal, the City Council has determined that particular
parcels of municipally-owned land may be sold to qualified nonprofit corporations for
the development of affordable single-family housing units so long as reasonable
conditions are imposed and met;
Whereas, in accordance with Section 253.010 of the Texas Local Government
Code, the City Council may provide for the manner in which any land acquired by
the city may be sold to a qualified nonprofit corporation;
Whereas, the City has determined that Habitat for Humanity Corpus Christi, Inc., a
Texas nonprofit corporation, ("Habitat") is a qualified nonprofit corporation pursuant
to the provisions of Section 253.010 of the Texas Local Government Code;
Whereas, the City desires to sell three parcels of land to Habitat, and Habitat
desires to purchase the land from the City, for construction of single-family
affordable housing on each parcel; and
Whereas, the City agrees to convey the land to Habitat, and Habitat agrees to
accept the land, subject to the imposition of reasonable terms and conditions set out
in the conveyance documents.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,Texas:
Section 1: The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute all necessary
documents related to the purchase of a parcel of land by Habitat for Humanity
Corpus Christi, Inc. ("Habitat"), in exchange for the payment of$10, and subject to
the imposition of reasonable terms and conditions upon Habitat in the conveyance
documents including, but not limited to: (a) a restriction that limits development of
structures on the land to single-family housing and only those structures that meet
the definition of"affordable housing," as the term is defined under federal law,
available for purchase by low-income individuals and families; (b) a reversion clause
in the City's beneficial favor, as a condition to be met by Habitat subsequent to the
conveyance, requiring completion of construction and occupancy of the structure
within 24 months of conveyance; and (c) a restriction against the re-conveyance of
the land by Habitat at a price in excess of the acquisition price. Furthermore,
subject to the above stated terms and conditions, the City Manager or designee is
authorized to convey the following sbeeificpgrcfls of real property: (1) Lot 8A, INDEXED
Block 4, Brennan Addition, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas and known by its
physical address as 1906 Lipan Street, located within the city of Corpus Christi,
Texas; (2) Lot 7A, Block 4, Brennan Addition, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
and known by its physical address as 1910 Lipan Street, located within the city of
Corpus Christi, Texas; and (3) Lot 6A, Block 4, Brennan Addition, Corpus Christi,
Nueces County, Texas and known by its physical address as 1914 Lipan Street,
located within the city of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Section 2: If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it will not affect any other section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is
the definite intent of the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision,
phrase, word and provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its
purpose.
Section 3: A copy of the executed documents shall be filed in the office of the
City Secretary.
That the foregoing or in ce was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the day of ,l L , 2017, by the following vote:
Mayor Ben Molina Cc --
Rudy Garza LA 9 Lucy Rubio
i ___I.J.Q.,_
Paulette Guajardo ` ' Greg Smith
Michael Hunter I • Carolyn Vaughn
I lI
Joe McComb
o
That the foregoing ordinan a warTI for the second time and passed finally on this
the ; tF_day ofd 2016, by the following g
vote:
Mayor V Ben Molina l' b;1► cv`{�
Rudy Garza I Lucy Rubio IA A!
Paulette Guajardo `i.' 0 Greg Smith / 44, 1
Michael Hunter I. If
Carolyn Vaughn
I
_0Joe McComb
____At(?..2_
rt-
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ) day ofCbilfee-A.St ,
2017.
ATTEST:
I\ 64( '7 C-C., 4-CAC K-(r, ..._.‘s—e..-(1 .4)\xial
Rebecca Huerta Mayor
City Secretary
031 .1_ I 1