Case File 26-0881
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An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to Dolores H. Garcia de Silva, for the purchase price of $18,228; such real property legally described as Tract 16C, Block 36, Ysleta Grant, in the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
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Confirm second reading vote on Ysleta Grant land sale
Why now: E2 documents the motion by Representative Limón, seconded by Representative Niño, carrying on first reading 2026-08-04, while E1 shows the same ordinance at second reading 2026-08-18 with no vote result recorded.
What to do: The record shows a recorded motion and passing vote on first reading but no vote outcome captured for the August 18 second reading — obtain the signed ordinance and the certified minutes before relying on the conveyance for title, escrow, or closing. Ask counsel for the deed itself to confirm whether any reverter, use restriction, or reconveyance condition attaches to the tract.
Act before: After the signed ordinance and certified minutes are obtained
Check city surplus land list for other Ysleta Grant tracts
Why now: The ordinance conveying Tract 16C, Block 36, Ysleta Grant for $18,228 moved from first reading on 2026-08-04 to second reading on 2026-08-18, so the transaction is at its final step.
What to do: The $18,228 price for Tract 16C, Block 36 signals a small or remnant city-held parcel in the Ysleta Grant being moved at appraised or nominal value; pull the plat and the city's surplus/excess property inventory to see which adjacent tracts in Block 36 remain in city hands and whether they are buildable or conveyable only to abutting owners. Waiting until after closing means the assemblage opportunity passes to the new owner.
Act before: After the deed for Tract 16C is recorded
Ask how $18,228 price on city land was set
Why now: The identical $18,228 figure and single named purchaser appear at both the 2026-08-04 first reading and the 2026-08-18 second reading with no valuation basis stated in either entry.
What to do: Request the appraisal, the staff memorandum, and any bid or offer solicitation behind the conveyance of Tract 16C, Block 36, Ysleta Grant — the record names a single named buyer and an exact price but never explains whether the parcel was publicly marketed or sold directly to an abutting owner. File now while the transaction file is still open; once the deed records, staff routinely closes the working file.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to Dolores H. Garcia de Silva, for the purchase price of $18,228; such real property legally described as Tract 16C, Block 36, Ysleta Grant, in the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
A motion was made by Representative Limón, seconded by Representative Niño, to Introduce on First Reading the item. The motion carried by the following vote: