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111. Regular Meeting March 3, 2003 Page 7 Mr. Mihalkanin moved for the adoption of the Resolution and Ms. Narvaiz ~econded the motion. Mr. Taylor asked if the Council wanted to sell this )iece of property for less than what it is valued. He also asked how much )f the money would go to the taxing entities and how much would go to the law firm. Steve Byrd, partner with Linebarger, stated this piece of property is a tax foreclosure, which allows a sale on the courthouse steps. There were no bids on the property, so less than the bid amount can be accepted. He stated the City is the first entity to consider this matter. Mr. Taylor stated he feels the taxing entities should hold onto this property. Mr. Mihalkanin stated if this property would be assessed annually for 15%. He stated he would like to receive 100% of the value, but how long would the property be off the tax rolls. He stated he would rather receive some money than none. Mr. Montoya stated if someone wants to purchase this property and put it back on the tax roll, then he feels the Council should adopt this Resolution. Mr. Mayhew stated he agrees the Council should try to get some of their money back. Ms. Narvaiz inquired to if the Historic Preservation Commission knows about this property. Mr. O'Leary stated he does not think the Historic Preservation Commission knows about this property. Ms. Tatum stated she thinks this property should be sold to the Morenos especially since no one bid on it. Mr. Byrd stated this property once had a building on it, which added value to the property. He also stated when money is collected, the court costs would be paid first ($900.00), and then the 2002 taxes in full ($300.00). This will leave ~4,800.00 to be divided equally between the three entities' percentages to ~pply towards the judgment amounts. The Council then voted unanimously for adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the Linebarger tax collection presentation. Steven Bird with the Linebarger lawfirm presented the Council with a handout showing the status of the tax collection for the City since July. He stated there have been four mailouts to delinquent taxpayers and then were followed up with phone calls. He stated they have also set up payment arrangements when this was needed. He also stated compared to last year the tax collections are up[ There are 18 pieces of property with similar situations like the one discussed earlier on the agenda. Mr. Bird stated his firm is trying to get these 18 pieces of property back on the tax roll quickly. He provided a pie chart to show the status of these delinquent taxes. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the Hispanic Chamber Office Proposal funding for land purchase. Mayor Habingreither stated Staff has done research and found seven pieces of parkland which were used as something other than parkland. He stated he feels the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has potential to help the City with Economic Development. He ~tated he wants the Council to consider purchasing property for the Hispanic 2hamber of Commerce. Mr. Mihalkanin asked whether the Hispanic Chamber of 2ommerce still wants the same amount of property. Mayor Habingreither stated he thinks the most important thing is the location. He stated he would like to ask the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to find the property,