Res 019-89 2/7/1989RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION DETERMINING NECESSITY FOR
ACQUISITION OF PARCELS 452 -A AND 453 -A FOR
THE HOLLIDAY CREEK PROJECT, APPROVING THE
APPRAISALS, SETTING JUST COMPENSATION, AND
AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION.
WHEREAS, two parcels of property have been designated for
acquisition in order to allow the construction of earthen ditches
to be constructed in conjunction with the Holliday Creek Project;
and,
WHEREAS, the appraisals have been completed on these
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 constructing two
fifty foot wide drainage ditches and accommodating public
utilities, as needed, for the Holliday Creek Project.
SECTION 2. The legal descriptions of the drainage and
utility easements to be acquired are as follows:
Parcel #52 -A
A 0.562 acre tract out of Block 7, Sayles
Irrigation Subdivision, and being the east
fifty feet of a temporary fill easement
described in Volume 1485, Page 387 of the
Wichita County deed records.
Parcel #53 -A
A 0.546 acre tract out of Block 7, Sayles
Irrigation Subdivision and being the east
fifty feet of a temporary fill easement
described in Volume 1486, Page 645 of the
Wichita County deed records.
SECTION 3. The amount of just compensation for the drainage
and utility easements to be acquired are as follows:
Parcel #52 -A $4,896.00 #53 -A $4,757.00
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
#52 -A and #53 -A, described above, in the name of the City of
Wichita Falls.
SECTION 4. In the event the City Manager is unable to
purchase such parcels for the appraised value, he 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 Manager is hereby authorized to
institute condemnation proceedings to obtain such property in the
name of the City of Wichita Falls for the Holliday Creek Channel
Improvement Project.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of February, 1989.
ATTEST:
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