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Res 103-96 8/6/19961 RESOLUTION NO. /O 3 % A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, GRANTING AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY TO T.U. ELECTRIC COMPANY TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO THE MPEC MESSAGE BOARD; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, an electronic message board has been purchased which will be installed on the west side of the City' s Health Department in order to advertise events at the MPEC; and WHEREAS, T.U. Electric has requested an easement on the City-owned property in order to install the necessary service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Mr. James Berzina, City Manager of the City of Wichita Falls, is hereby authorized to execute that certain easement and right- of-way agreement, which is attached hereto, to Texas Utilities Electric Company across City-owned property at 1700 Third Street to provide electric service to the new MPEC message board. SECTION 2 . It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6th day of August, 1996 . i A Y O > ATTEST: City lerk District : Wichita Falls WA/Proj . : 310R898/6112296 Map Ref . : 392770 Easement : ER- EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY STATE OF TEXAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF WICHITA That the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, a Municipal Corporation, acting herein and by its duly authorized officer of Wichita County, Texas, hereinafter called "Grantor" , whether one or more, for and in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10 . 00) and other valuable consideration to Grantor in hand paid by Texas Utilities Electric Company, a Texas Corporation, 2001 Bryan Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, hereinafter referred to as "Grantee" , has granted, sold and conveyed and by these presents does grant, sell and convey unto said Grantee, its successors and assigns, an easement and right-of-way for overhead and/or underground electric supply and communications lines, consisting of a variable number of wires and cables, supporting structures, surface mounted equipment, conduits and all necessary or desirable appurtenances over, under, across and upon Grantor' s land described as follows : SEE EXHIBIT "A" (ATTACHED) Together with the right of ingress and egress along and upon said easement and right-of-way and over and across Grantor' s adjoining properties for the purpose of and with the right to construct, maintain, operate, remove and reconstruct said lines; the right to relocate along the same general direction of said lines; the right to relocate said lines in the same relative position to any adjacent road if and as such road is widened in the future; the right to lease wire space for the purpose of permitting others to string or lay wire or cable along said lines; the right to prevent construction of any and all buildings, structures or other obstructions which may endanger or interfere with the efficiency, safety, and/or convenient operation of said lines and their appurtenances and the right to trim or remove trees or shrubbery within, but not limited to, said easement area, to the extent as may be necessary to prevent possible interference with the operation of said lines or to remove possible hazard thereto. Grantor shall not make changes in grade, elevation or contour of the land, within the easement area, that will damage the integrity of the Grantee' s facilities or reduce the ground clearance to unacceptable limits (Per the National Electric Safety Code) , in the reasonable judgement of Grantee . Grantor reserves the right to use the land within the above described easement area for purposes not inconsistent with Grantee' s use of such property, provided such use shall not interfere with the exercise by Grantee of the rights hereby granted. a TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described easement and rights unto the said Grantee, its successors and assigns, until all of said lines shall be abandoned, and in that event said easement and right-of-way shall cease and all rights herein granted shall terminate and revert to Grantor or Grantor' s heirs, successors or assigns . And I do hereby bind myself, heirs and legal representatives, to warrant and forever defend all and singular the above described easement and rights unto the said Grantee, its successors and assigns, against, every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof . WITNESS our hands this day of 1996 . City of Wichita Falls By: James Berzina, City Manager Attest : Lydia Torres, City Clerk SEAL) CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, CHURCHES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ETC. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WICHITA BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared James Berzina, City Manager, of the City of Wichita Falls, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the act and deed of the City of Wichita Falls and as City Manager, thereof, and for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the day of 1996, A.D. My commission expires : Notary Public, State of Texas Notary' s Printed Name 4 EXHIBIT "A" 162 c i4 ' rik A/ /2 r v./F. V-Co2N,ER of 1S4 D G. o Eg(Ef rr Aga u"TA u. -s 9o'± —4'21/21 14A LT-xi CL////C o p i v c -- No SCALE t) The intent of this "EXHIBIT" is to pictorially show the approximate location of the easement . It is not intended as an actual survey. Calls shown are references only. No statement is made to the validity of these calls . Grantor : City of Wichita Falls District : Wichita Falls Service Planner: Gordon Drake WA/Project : 310R898/6112296 Map Ref : 392770 County: Wichita Block 1-A of th Blakely Addition, an addition to the City of Wichita Falls Volume 1045, Page 576 ; Volume 1047, Page 748 ; Volume 1049 , Page 454 ; and Volume 1052 , Page 879