Case File 26-0801
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An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to Carlos Silveyra Padilla, for the purchase price of $80,300.00; such real property legally described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 25, Parkdale Addition Unit Four, an addition to the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 26, Page 14, Real Property Records of El Paso County, Texas.
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Get certified land sale ordinance with recorded vote tally
Why now: Item 15 carried 8-0 on first reading July 21, 2026, while the August 4, 2026 adoption entry (motion by Representative Acevedo, seconded by Representative Canales) records no vote count for the $80,300 sale.
What to do: Request the certified copy of the adopted ordinance and the August 4 minutes: the first reading on July 21 shows a recorded 8-0 tally on Item 15, but the adoption record states only that the motion carried without a numeric vote. Confirm the second-reading tally and the authority and appraisal the City relied on to sell to a named individual rather than by competitive process, before relying on the conveyance in a title opinion or closing.
Act before: After the certified ordinance and minutes are produced
Verify Parkdale lot sale terms before planning construction
Why now: The ordinance conveying the two lots to Carlos Silveyra Padilla for $80,300 cites the plat recorded in Volume 26, Page 14 and was adopted August 4, 2026 after first reading July 21, 2026.
What to do: Pull the executed deed and the recorded plat at Volume 26, Page 14 for Lots 1 and 2, Block 25, Parkdale Addition Unit Four to confirm easements, building lines, and any reverter or use restriction the City attached to the $80,300 conveyance. Old-plat setbacks and utility easements on two combined lots can eliminate the building envelope you assumed when you priced the site.
Act before: After the deed and plat are obtained and reviewed
Ask how Parkdale lot buyer and price were set
Why now: The item passed 8-0 as Item 15 on July 21, 2026 and was adopted August 4, 2026 with no recorded tally, and neither appearance discloses an appraisal or bidding process for the $80,300 conveyance.
What to do: File a records request for the appraisal, any solicitation or competing offers, and the staff memo behind the $80,300 sale of two city lots to Carlos Silveyra Padilla, and ask why the adoption record carries no vote tally when first reading was 8-0. The public record names one private buyer and one price but never explains how either was chosen.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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A motion was made by Representative Acevedo, seconded by Representative Canales, to Adopted the item. The motion carried by the following vote:
An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to Carlos Silveyra Padilla, for the purchase price of $80,300.00; such real property legally described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 25, Parkdale Addition Unit Four, an addition to the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 26, Page 14, Real Property Records of El Paso County, Texas.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
introduce ordinance pursuant to Section 3.9 of the City Charter and advertise for public hearing (public hearing to be held August 4, 2026)