Kennedale EDC authorizes purchase of 811 West Kendall Parkway for $120,000

The Kennedale Economic Development Corporation board voted Sept. 23 to authorize the city manager to purchase the property at 811 West Kendall Parkway for $120,000. The motion followed an executive session described by the board as deliberation regarding real property value. The vote was made after the board left an executive session called for “deliberation regarding the purchase exchange lease, real property value” (transcript citation). A board member made the motion “to authorize the city manager to purchase the land at 811 West Kendall Parkway for the sum of $120,000,” which another board member seconded. The board announced the motion passed with one abstention. The board invoked a closed session authority before the motion. The transcript records a statutory citation in the executive-session announcement as “5 5 1 Dot 07/02” followed by the purpose (deliberation regarding purchase/exchange/lease of real property and value); no further statutory citation or formal public documentation was provided during the public portion of the meeting. The meeting record does not identify which board member abstained, nor does it supply the intended future use of the property or financing details for the purchase. The transcript shows the motion text and the vote outcome but does not attach deeds, appraisals, or a purchase contract to the public minutes. Board members did not provide additional public comment at the time of the vote. No public comment about the purchase appears in the transcript recordings provided. The board had approved the meeting’s consent agenda earlier in the session before the executive session and returned to public session to make the motion.