RE 01-27-87.2 RESOLUTION NO. 012787.2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, DETERMINING THE PUBLIC NECESSITY OF ACQUIRING A
NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR AN AT-GRADE PUBLIC STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
CROSSING, RELATED SLOPE AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS, AND UNDERGROUND
UTILITY EASEMENTS TO A TRACT OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 13,460 SQUARE
FEET IN A/{EA OWNED BY THE ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
AND LOCATED WITHIN THE PROPOSED ROYAL LANE EXTENSION IN THE CITY
OF COPPELL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, hereby determines that a public necessity exists that
requires the acquisition of approximately 13,460 square feet of
land more or less for a non-exclusive easement for an at-grade
public street right-of-way crossing, related slope and drainage
easements, and underground utility easements in the City of
Coppell, Dallas County, Texas. That such tract is more
particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a
part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, additionally finds that the above-described easement is of
paramount importance to the public in order to allow for the
extension of Royal Lane, a major thoroughfare in the City of
Coppell and throughout the north Dallas area, and to make
possible the location of a U.S. Post Office mail facility which
will provide a significant number of jobs and increased tax base
to Coppell. The City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas
further finds that the Royal Lane railroad crossing must be
at-grade and cannot be accomplished in any other practical way
due to excessive cost, engineering difficulties, and restrictions
on access.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of acquiring said
easements, and believing that the sum of money hereinafter set
forth represents a fair cash market value of said easement and
full damages legally allowed by law, the City Manager, or his
designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to offer the
property owner the sum of $20,167.00 for the necessary easements
on such property.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager, or his designee, is
hereby authorized and empowered to offer the property owner the
sum of $193,865.00 for the cost of relocating switches and
constructing railroad stacking lanes in accordance with a final
design approved by the City of Coppell. This offer is subject to
a written contract being executed by the City and the railroad
within thirty (30) days of the passage of this Resolution which
provides that the railroad will complete the construction no
later than December 31, 1987. The payment of the sums described
in this section shall be made only upon the completion of
construction within the prescribed time period. If the railroad
does not agree to relocate the switches and construct the
railroad stacking lanes in accordance with this section, the City
shall have the right to construct or have constructed those
improvements.
SECTION 5. That the City Manager, or his designee, is
further authorized to make a tender of said offer by Certified
Mail, Return Receipt Requested, addressed to Mr. R.R. McClanahan,
Division Superintendant, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company,
1400 East Second, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601, with a copy to Mr.
David R. Andrews, Field Engineer, St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Company, 7600 South Central, Dallas, Texas 75216.
SECTION 6. That the City Manager and the City Attorney are
authorized to comply with the statutes of the State of Texas with
reference to the necessary legal requirements existing in or
relating to the exercise of eminent domain to appropriate said
easement for the City of Coppell.
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DULY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
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