Res 145-87 9/1/1987RESOLUTION NO. /61.P---4 /
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPRAISAL OF
PARCELS #12-A, #13, AND #13-A FOR THE
HOLLIDAY CREEK CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, SETTING JUST COMPENSATION, AND
AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to acquire drainage easements
on Parcels #12-A, #13 , and #13-A for the excavation of
Holliday Creek; and,
WHEREAS, such property has been appraised by Henderson
Appraisal and Consultants, an independent appraisal firm
employed by the City of Wichita Falls, and the appraisals
have been reviewed by the Property Administrator and are 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 drainage easements on the hereinafter
described property for the purpose of constructing the
Holliday Creek Channel Improvement Project.
Section 2. The legal descriptions of the drainage
easements located in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas,
to be acquired are as follows:
Parcel #12-A
A 0. 016 acre tract of land out of the John
A. Scott Survey No. 11, Abstract 299, as
fully described by metes and bounds in a
field survey prepared by Corlett, Probst, &
Boyd, Inc. , in January, 1987.
Parcel #13
Tract 1 A 0. 531 acre tract of land out of
the John A. Scott Survey 11, Abstract
299.
Tract 2 A 0. 529 acre tract of land out of the
John A. Scott Survey 11, Abstract 299.
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Tracts 1 and 2 of Parcel #13 are fully described by
metes and bounds in a field survey prepared by Corlett,
Probst, & Boyd, Inc. , in January, 1987.
Parcel #13-A
A 0. 251 acre tract of land out of the John
A. Scott Survey 11, Abstract 299, as fully
described by metes and bounds in a field survey
prepared by Corlett, Probst, & Boyd, Inc. ,
in January, 1987.
Section 3 . The amount of just compensation is to be
set at $84.00 for Parcel #12-A, $3,694. 00 for Parcel #13 ,
and $875.00 for Parcel #13-A, which is also the fair market
value determined by Henderson Appraisal and Consultants, who
were employed by the City to appraise these three tracts.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to acquire drainage
easements on Parcels #12-A, #13 , and #13-A as 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 1st day of Septeiber,
1987.
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