RE 08-27-85 RESOLUTION Ol~ THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 082785
WHI~REAS, it being the opinion of a majority of the City Council of the City
1985, to authorize the Mayor to proceed with the acquisition of certain re~d property
for the City; and
WHEREAS, a procedural question has been raised in regard to such vote.
NOW, THERF-FORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas:
SECTION 1.
That the Mayor of the City of Coppell, Texas, is authorized to take the following
action, and to the extent such action has already been taken, the City Council does
hereby ratify such action.
A. To enter into a contract with Milton Scott Brown, Trustee, for the
acquisition of a 10-acre tract of land to be acquired by the City for streets, rights-
of-way, easements and such other uses as the City Council may from time to time
direct. Said 10-acre tract being that shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made
a part hereof for all purposes.
B. That the consideration to be paid by the City for such real property shall
be cash in the sum of $660,000.00 and the trade of that certain tract of land shown
on Exhibit "B" attached hereto for all purposes which said tract was acquired by the
City for rights-of-way and easements and used by the City for easements and as a
location of a pump station. Said pump station having since been abandoned. The City
of Coppell to retain the right to maintain its sanitary sewer force main, as a 20-foot
easement, and the City of Coppell-TRA 20-foot easement, both of which are shown on
Exhibit "B" attached hereto. Said property also being burdened with a 16-inch Lone
Star gas line along its south boundary line as shown on Exhibit "B," which if not a
recorded easement is to be retained by the City as such to the extent necessary to
permit Lone Star Gas Company to maintain such gas line.
SECTION 2.
The City Council finds, as determined by an appraisal obtained by the City, that
the property being traded is not being traded for a consideration less than its fair
market value. The City Council also finds that the trade of said tract as shown on
Exhibit "B" is a trade within the meaning of subsection d of Article 5421c-12 V.A.C.S.
in that it was originally acquired for the purpose of rights-of way and easements for
utilities.
The City Council further authorizes the Mayor of the City of Coppell to execute
such instruments as are necessary to carry out the purchase of such property partly
for cash and partly for trade or exchange as authorized by said sta(ute.
DULY ADOPT]{D by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the
~ '7~L~ day of (~'2Lt~ , 1985,
APPROVED:
-- - MAY~
ATTEST:
CJTY-SEC~RETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MAP CAN BE VIEWED IN IMAGE MODE ONLY.
8.163 Acres
(Deed 8.360 Ac)
EXHIBIT