Res 088-86 7/1/1986r
RESOLUTION NO. g,a.
RESOLUTION DETERMINING NECESSITY FOR ACQUISITION
OF UTILITY EASEMENTS IN MORNINGSIDE PARK ADDITION,
APPROVING APPRAISALS OF PARCELS #320 , #321, #322,
AND #323 , SETTING JUST COMPENSATION, AND AUTHORIZING
PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION.
WHEREAS , the City of Wichita Falls proposes annually to accom-
plish certain utility improvements to upgrade its water distribution
system; and,
WHEREAS, the Morningside Park Addition has been targeted to
receive a new distribution line due to the age and general condition
of the present line; and,
WHEREAS , Corlett, Probst & Boyd, Inc. , have now completed the
engineering design on this project and identified four parcels of
property which must be acquired for utility easements prior to
construction; and,
WHEREAS , Parcels #320 , #321, #322 , and #323 have been appraised
by an independent appraiser employed by the City, and such 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 . The legal descriptions of the 10 ' wide utility
easements to be acquired are as follows :
Parcel #320
BEGINNING at a point in the South line of Lot 1,
Block 1, Morningside Park Addition, said point
being 5 . 0 feet behind the back of the curb on
Morningside Drive;
THENCE North and Northwest with a curve to the
left, parallel to and five feet from the East
line of Lot 1 and the back of the curb on
Morningside Drive to a point in the East right-
of-way line of Tilden Street, and being the
centerline of an easement out of Lot 1, Block
1, Morningside Park Addition.
Parcel #321
BEGINNING at a point in the North line of a tract
conveyed to Jack A. Young as described in Volume
1433, Page 299 of the Wichita County Deed Records,
said point being 5 .0 feet behind the back of the
curb on Pembroke Lane and 10 feet Southwest from
the North line of Lot 6 , Block 1, Morningside
Park Addition;
THENCE Southwest and West parallel to and five
feet behind the back of the curb on Pembroke Lane
and Morningside Drive 130 feet, and being the
centerline of an easement out of Lot 6 , Block 1,
Morningside Park Addition.
Parcel #322
BEGINNING at a point in the North line of Lot 11,
Block 1 , Morningside Park Addition, said point
bears East 5 .5 feet from an iron rod at the
Northwest corner of Lot 11;
THENCE Southeast parallel to and five feet from
the West line of Lot 11, a distance of 160 feet,
and being the centerline of an easement out of
Lot 11, Block 1 , Morningside Park Addition.
Parcel #323
BEGINNING at an iron rod at the Southeast corner
of Lot 13, Block 1 , Morningside Park Addition;
THENCE West with a curve to the left and the South
line of Lot 13 , a distance of 20 feet;
THENCE North approximately 41 feet to a point in
the East line of Lot 13;
THENCE Southeast with the East line of Lot 13 ,
a distance of 50 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING.
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SECTION 2 . The amount of just compensation is to be set as
follows:
Parcel #320 1 ,412 .00
Parcel #321 784 .00
Parcel #322 967 .00
Parcel #323 235 .00
The above-stated amounts of just compensation are also the
fair market values determined by a real estate appraiser employed
by the City of Wichita Falls . The City Manager is hereby authorized
to acquire utility easement rights on Parcels #320 , #321, #322 ,
and #323 , as described above, in the name of the City of Wichita
Falls .
SECTION 3 . In the event that 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 and directed to cause to be
instituted condemnation proceedings to obtain such property in the
name of the City of Wichita Falls for the new Morningside Park
waterline.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of July, 1986 .
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ATTEST:
Ci y Clerk
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