Res 196-89 12/19/1989RESOLUTION NO. 196-89
RESOLUTION DETERMINING NECESSITY FOR
ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS FOR PHASE III OF THE
HOLLIDAY CREEK PROJECT, APPROVING THE
APPRAISALS, SETTING JUST COMPENSATION, AND
AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION.
WHEREAS, approximately fifty parcels of property have been
designated for acquisition in order to provide drainage and
utility right-of-way for Phase III of the Holliday Creek Project;
and,
WHEREAS, the appraisals have been completed on five parcels
and such appraisals have been reviewed by the Property
Administrator and are now on file in the Property Management
Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. It is necessary that the City of Wichita Falls
acquire the hereinafter described property located in Wichita
Falls, Wichita county, Texas, for the purpose of providing right-
of-way for drainage and utilities in Phase III of the Holliday
Creek Project.
SECTION 2. The legal descriptions of the drainage and
utility easements to be acquired are as follows:
Parcel #78
A 0.73 acre tract out of Block 7, Irrigation
Subdivision, as fully described by metes and
bounds in a field survey prepared by Biggs &
Mathews, Inc. , on October 20, 1989.
Parcel #80
A 1.70 acre tract out of the J. A. Scott
Survey No. 7, Abstract 295, as fully
described by metes and bounds in a field
survey prepared by Biggs & Mathews, Inc. , on
October 20, 1989.
Parcel #81
A 1. 16 acre tract out of the J. A. Scott
Survey No. 7, Abstract 295 , as fully
described by metes and bounds in a field
survey prepared by Bigs & Mathews, Inc. , on
October 19, 1989.
Parcel 184
A 2. 90 acre tract out of Block 1, Reeves
Subdivision, J. A. Scott Survey No. 6,
Abstract 301, as fully described by metes and
bounds in a field survey prepared by Biggs &
Mathews, Inc. , on November 2, 1989.
Parcel #85
A 0.06 acre tract out of the J. A. Scott
Survey No. 7, Abstract 295, as fully
described by metes and bounds in a field
survey prepared by Biggs & Mathews, Inc. , on
October 20, 1989.
SECTION 3 . The amount of just compensation for the drainage
and utility easements is to be set as follows:
Parcel #78 1,159. 00 84 21,035.00
80 2,720. 00 85 758. 00
81 1,392. 00
These amounts are also the fair market value determined by
Henderson Appraisal and Consultants, who were employed by the
City to appraise these tracts. The City Manager is hereby
authorized to acquire drainage and utility easements on Parcels
78, #80, #81, #84, and #85 described above in the name of the
City of Wichita Falls.
SECTION 4. In the event the Property Administrator is
unable to purchase the parcels for the appraised value, the City
Manager is authorized to increase the offer when, in his
judgment, it appears to be in the best interest of the City to do
so to save the cost of condemnation. If both parties are unable
to agree upon a value for the property, the City Attorney is
hereby authorized to institute condemnation proceedings to obtain
such property in the name of the City of Wichita Falls for a
drainage channel for the Holliday Creek Project.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19th day of December, 1989.
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