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RFP No. 2022-142 - Development of 5025 Kiamesha Way, Mesquite, Texas for Single Family Development.
(Staff recommends acceptance of the Affluency Homes, LLC, proposal for the sale of 5025 Kiamesha Way in the amount of $45,000.00 for a single-family development and authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract for Sale and all necessary closing documents.)
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In early June 2022, the City's Economic Development Office received an inquiry on the availability of City-owned property located at 5025 and 5107 Kiamesha Way. The City acquired these two lots in February 2000 for drainage purposes related to Phase IV of the South Mesquite Creek Drainage Improvement Project, and the homes located on these lots were later demolished to allow construction of drainage infrastructure. After consultation with City Engineering staff, it was determined that 5025 Kiamesha Way could be developed again as single-family infill residential. The vacant lot located at 5025 Kiamesha Way ended up with a five-foot sanitary sewer line along the north property line, whereas the vacant lot at 5107 Kiamesha Way has underground drainage infrastructure bisecting the lot and rendering it undevelopable.
One of the allowable methods of selling real property owned by the City is the sealed bidding procedure under Chapter 272 of the Texas Local Government Code, which requires notice to the general public of the sale in a newspaper of general circulation describing the land, its location, and the procedure by which sealed bids to purchase the land may be submitted. On August 4, 2022, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop the property as single-family infill residential, and the City received only one proposal from Affluency Homes, LLC.
Affluency Homes' proposal meets the qualifications specified in the RFP and their proposed housing concept meets the City's zoning requirements and aligns with the type of infill development contemplated by City staff. The purchase pric...
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