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June 15, 2018
ARC CVCOPTX001 LLC
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895-6146
RE: MacArthur Trail Project
Sidewalk Easement
Dear Property Owner,
The City of Coppell intends to construct the MacArthur Trail Project. The project consists of the
installation of an 8 foot hike and bike trail, curb ramps & driveway transitions along the east side
of MacArthur Blvd, from Deforest Road to Bethel School Road as shown in the Trails Master
Plan. We are requesting a sidewalk easement along the frontage of your property adjacent to
MacArthur.
The project is scheduled to advertise this year and we need to acquire the easements as soon as
possible. Enclosed are copies of the easement document. If this is acceptable, please execute the
easement and return to this office.
Your consideration of this matter is appreciated. Should you have any questions regarding these
documents, please contact me at the number below.
Sincerely,
Ge rge Marshall, P.E.
Engineering Department
City of Coppell
265 Parkway Blvd
Office: 972-304-3562
gmarshallgcoppelltx. gov
Enclosures: Design Plan Sheets
Sidewalk Easement to be executed
Exhibit A & B
Texas Land Owners Bill of Rights
2515 PARKWAY * P.O. BOX 0478 * COPPELL TX 75019 * TEL 072 402 0022 * FAX 972 304 34573
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STATE OF TEXAS §
§ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
COUNTY OF DALLAS §
THAT the term Grantor used herein shall be construed in the singular or plural
number as such term respectively represents one or more than one person.
THAT, ARC CVCOPTX001 LLC, known herein as GRANTOR, in consideration of the
sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration in hand paid by
the City of Coppell, Texas, ("GRANTEE"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does by
these present grant, bargain, sell and convey unto GRANTEE, the free and uninterrupted use,
liberty and privilege of passage in, along, upon and across the following described property owned
by GRANTOR (the "Easement") for the purpose of constructing a public or pedestrian right-of-way
sidewalk across GRANTOR'S main tract with the right and privilege at all times, of the GRANTEE
herein, its agents, employees, workmen and representatives having ingress, egress, and regress in,
along, upon and across said premises (the "Easement") for the purpose of making additions to,
improvements on and repairs to said sidewalk or any part thereof.
Said Easement being described in Exhibits "A" and "B" attached hereto and made a part
hereof for all purposes.
That in consideration of the benefits above set out, GRANTEE will remove from the
Easement, such fences, buildings and other obstructions as may be found upon said property. After
construction of the sidewalk has been completed, GRANTEE shall, except for removed
obstructions, return the surface area of the Easement to its original condition as nearly as practical
taking into consideration the nature of the work being performed. GRANTOR reserve the right to
use and maintain the surface of the Easement for purposes which will not interfere with
GRANTEE'S rights hereby granted and agree that upon completion of the sidewalk improvements
and restoration of the surface, GRANTEE shall not be obligated for future maintenance and upkeep
of the surface area.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto the City of Coppell, Texas, its successors or assigns for
the purposes aforesaid, the premises above described.
EXECUTED this
day of
GRANTOR
)2018.
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF DALLAS §
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of
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My Commission Expires:
, 2018, by
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, corporation, on behalf of said corporation.
Notary Public, State of Texas
Type / Print Name of Notary
EXHIBIT "A"
SIDEWALK & UTILITY EASEMENT
Part of Lot 10R, Kimbel Addtion
B.B.B. and C. R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 199
City of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas
DESCRIPTION, of a 221 square feet (0.005 acre) tract of land situated in the B.B.B. & C. R.R.
Co. Survey, Abstract No. 199, City of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas; said tract being part of Lot
10R, Kimbel Addition an addition to the city of Coppell according to the plat recorded in Instrument
No. 20070358584 of the Official Public Records of Dallas County, Texas; said tract being part of
that tract of land described in Special Warranty Deed to ARC CVCOPTX001 recorded in
Instrument No. 200900276955 of said Official Public Records; said 221 square feet (0.005 acre)
tract being more particularly described as follows (bearing system for this survey is based on the
City of Coppell's published control network and the Texas State Plane Coordinate System - NAD
83(2011), North Central Zone 4202, based on observations at CP09, CP12, CP20 made on
November 17th, 2014 with an applied combined scale factor of 1.000136506):
COMMENCING, at a "+" cut in concrete found at the north end of a right-of-way corner clip at the
most westerly southwest corner of said Lot 10R; said point being in the intersection of the east
right-of-way line of MacArthur Boulevard (a 100 -foot wide right-of-way) and the north right-of-way
line of Sandy Lake Road (a variable width right-of-way);
THENCE, North 03 degrees, 28 minutes, 55 seconds West, along the west line of said Lot
10R and the said east line of MacArthur Boulevard, a distance of 7.26 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING;
THENCE, North 03 degrees, 28 minutes, 55 seconds West, continuing along the said west line
of Lot 10R and the said east line of MacArthur Boulevard, a distance of 22.74 feet to a point for
corner;
THENCE, South 29 degrees, 48 minutes, 33 seconds East, departing the said west line of Lot
10R and the said east line of MacArthur Boulevard, a distance of 8.78 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE, South 03 degrees, 26 minutes, 19 seconds East, a distance of 7.57 feet to a point for
corner;
THENCE, North 89 degrees, 05 minutes, 43 seconds East, a distance of 3.84 feet to a point for
corner;
THENCE, South 29 degrees, 48 minutes, 33 seconds East, a distance of 22.65 feet to a point for
corner in the south line of said Lot 10R and the said north line of Sandy Lake Road;
THENCE, South 89 degrees, 27 minutes, 39 seconds West, along the said south line of Lot 10R
and the said north line of Sandy Lake Road, a distance of 5.53 feet to a point for corner;
PAGE 1 OF 2
EXHIBIT "A"
SIDEWALK & UTILITY EASEMENT
Part of Lot 1 OR, Kimbel Addtion
B.B.B. and C. R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 199
City of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas
THENCE, North 47 degrees, 00 minutes, 39 seconds West, departing the said south line of Lot
10R and the said north line of Sandy Lake Road, a distance of 17.79 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING;
CONTAINING: 221 square feet or 0.005 acres of land, more or less.
(A survey plat of even survey date herewith accompanies this description.)
The undersigned, Registered Professional Land Surveyor, hereby certifies that the foregoing
description accurately sets out the metes and bounds of the easement tract described.
Michael Cleo Billingsley Date
Registered Professional Land Surveyor No. 6558
Pacheco Koch, LLC
6100 Western Place, #1001, Fort Worth TX 76107
(817) 412-7155
TX Reg. Surveying Firm LS -10193824
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Michael Cleo Billingsley Date
Registered Professional
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CITY OF COPPELL
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1. A metes and bounds description of even
survey date herewith accompanies this plat
of survey.
2. Bearing system for this survey is based on
the City of Coppeli's published control
network and the Texas State Plane
Coordinate System — NAD 83(2011). North
Central Zone 4202, based on observations at
CP09, CP12, CP20 made on November 17th,
2014 with an applied combined scale factor
of 1.000136506.
SIDEWALK & UTILITY
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PART OF LOT 1OR
KIMBLE ADDRION
B.B.B. & C.R.R. CO. SURVEY,
ABSTRACT NO. 199
CITY OF COPPELL, DALLAS COUNTY. TEXAS
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Michael Cleo Billingsley Date
Registered Professional
Land Surveyor No. 6558
CITY OF COPPELL
SIDEWALK 49 UTILITY EASEMENT
(VOL. 98087, PG. 3309)
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fgit•: f.< _ TX REG. ENGINEERING FIRM F-14439
TX REG. SURVEYING FIRM LS -10193924
DRAWN BY CHECKED BY I SCALE DAiE JOB N(/AOER
CAE MCB/PMD V-20'
SEPT. 2015 3842-14.426
ROAD
(VARIABLE WIDTH RIGHT—OF—WAY)
1. A metes and bounds description of even
survey date herewith accompanies this plat
of survey.
2. Bearing system for this survey is based on
the City of Coppeli's published control
network and the Texas State Plane
Coordinate System — NAD 83(2011). North
Central Zone 4202, based on observations at
CP09, CP12, CP20 made on November 17th,
2014 with an applied combined scale factor
of 1.000136506.
SIDEWALK & UTILITY
EASEMENT
PART OF LOT 1OR
KIMBLE ADDRION
B.B.B. & C.R.R. CO. SURVEY,
ABSTRACT NO. 199
CITY OF COPPELL, DALLAS COUNTY. TEXAS
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North: 7040109.01'
Segment #1 . Line
Course: N3°28'55"W
North: 7040131.71'
Segment #2 . Line
course: S29°48'33"E
North: 7040124.09'
segment #3 . Line
Course: S3'26'19"E
North: 7040116.53'
Segment #4 . Line
Course: N89°05'43"E
North: 7040116.59'
Segment #5 . Line
course: S29°48'33"E
North: 7040096.94'
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course: S89027'39"W
North: 7040096.89'
Segment #7 . Line
course: N47°00'39"W
North: 7040109.02'
Perimeter: 88.91'
Error Closure:
Error North:
Precision 1: 8890.00
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East: 2441031.49'
Length: 22.74'
East: 2441030.11'
Length: 8.78'
East: 2441034.48'
Length: 7.57'
East: 2441034.93'
Length: 3.84'
East: 2441038.77'
Length: 22.65'
East: 2441050.03'
Length: 5.53'
East: 2441044.50'
Length: 17.79'
East: 2441031.49'
Area: 221 Sq. Ft.
0.01 Course: N33°39'42"W
0.009 East: -0.006
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LANDOWNER'S
BILL OF RIGHTS
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STATE OF TEXAS LANDOWNER'S BILL OF RIGHTS
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This Landowner's Bill of Rights applies to any attempt by the government or a private entity to take your property.
The contents of this Bill of Rights are prescribed by the Texas Legislature in Texas Government Code Sec. 402.031
and Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code.
1. You are entitled to receive adequate compensation
if your property is taken for a public use.
2. Your property can only betaken for a public use.
3. Your property can onlybe taken bya governmental
entity or private entity authorized by law to do so.
4. The entity that wants to take your property must
notify you that it wants to take your property.
5. The entity proposing to take your property
must provide you with a written appraisal from
a certified appraiser detailing the adequate
compensation you are owed for your property.
6. The entity proposing to take your property must
make a bona fide offer to buy the property before
it files a lawsuit to condemn the property - which
means the condemning entity must make a good
faith offer that conforms with Chapter 21 of the
Texas Property Code.
7. You may hire an appraiser or other professional to
CONDEMNATION PROCEDURE
determine the value of your property or to assist
you in any condemnation proceeding.
8. You may hire an attorney to negotiate with the
condemning entity and to represent you in any
legal proceedings involving the condemnation.
9. Before your property is condemned, you are
entitled to a hearing before a court appointed
panel that includes three special commissioners.
The special commissioners must determine
the amount of compensation the condemning
entity owes for the taking of your property.
The commissioners must also determine what
compensation, if any, you are entitled to receive
for any reduction in value of your remaining
property.
10. If you are unsatisfied with the compensation
awarded by the special commissioners, or if you
question whether the taking of your property was
proper, you have the right to a trial by a judge or
jury. If you are dissatisfied with the trial courts
judgment, you may appeal that decision.
Eminent domain is the legal authority that certain entities are granted that allows those entities to take private
property for a public use. Private property can include land and certain improvements that are on that property.
Private property may only be taken by a governmental entity or private entity that is authorized by law to do so. Your
property may be taken only for a public purpose. That means it can only be taken for a purpose or use that serves
the general public. Texas law prohibits condemnation authorities from taking your property to enhance tax revenues
or foster economic development.
Your property cannot be taken without adequate compensation. Adequate compensation includes the market value
of the property being taken. It may also include certain damages if your remaining propertys market value is
diminished by the acquisition itself or by the way the condemning entity will use the property.
HOW THE TAKRNG PROCESS BEGINS
The taking of private property by eminent domain must follow certain procedures. First,'the entity that wants to
condemn your property must provide you a copy of this Landowner's Bill of Rights before - or at the same time - the
entity first represents to you that it possesses eminent domain authority.
Second, if it has not been previously provided, the condemning entity must send this Landowner's Bill of Rights to
the last known address of the person who is listed as the property owner on the most recent tax roll. This requirement
stipulates that the Landowner's Bill of Rights must be provided to the property owner at least seven days before the
entity makes a final offer to acquire the property.
Third, the condemning entity must make a bona fide offer to purchase the property. The requirements for a bona fide
offer are contained in Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code. At the time a purchase offer is made, the condemning
entity must disclose any appraisal reports it produced or acquired that relate specifically to the property and were
prepared in the ten years preceding the date of the purchase offer. You have the right to discuss the offer with others
and to either accept or reject the offer made by the condemning entity.
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
If you and the condemning entity do not agree on the value of your property, the entity may begin condemnation
proceedings. Condemnation is the legal process that eligible entities utilize to take private property. It begins with a
condemning entity filing a claim for your property in court. If you live in a county where part of the property being
condemned is located, the claim must be filed in that county. Otherwise, the condemnation claim can be filed in
any county where at least part of the property being condemned is located. The claim must describe the property
being condemned, state with specificity the public use, state the name of the landowner, state that the landowner and
the condemning entity were unable to agree on the value of the property, state that the condemning entity provided
the landowner with the Landowner's Bill of Rights, and state that the condemning entity made a bona fide offer to
acquire the property from the property owner voluntarily.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS'HEARING
After the condemning entity files a condemnation claim in court, the judge will appoint three local landowners to
serve as special commissioners. The judge will give you a reasonable period to strike one of the special commissioners.
If a commissioner is struck, the judge will appoint a replacement. These special commissioners must live in the
county where the condemnation proceeding is filed, and they must take an oath to assess the amount of adequate
compensation fairly, impartially, and according to the law. The special commissioners are not legally authorized
to decide whether the condemnation is necessary or if the public use is proper. Their role is limited to assessing
adequate compensation for you. After being appointed, the special commissioners must schedule a hearing at the
earliest practical time and place. The special commissioners are also required to give you written notice of the
condemnation hearing.
You are required to provide the condemning entity any appraisal reports that were used to determine your claim
about adequate compensation for the condemned property. Under anew law enacted in 2011, landowners' appraisal
reports must be provided to the condemning entity either ten days after the landowner receives the report or three
business days before the special commissioners' hearing - whichever is earlier. You may hire an appraiser or real
estate professional to help you determine the value of your private property. Additionally, you can hire an attorney
to represent you during condemnation proceedings.
At the condemnation hearing, the special commissioners will consider your evidence on the value of your
condemned property, the damages to remaining property, any value added to the remaining property as a result of
the condemnation, and the condemning entity's proposed use of your condemned property.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS'AWARD
After hearing evidence from all interested parties, the special commissioners will determine the amount of money
that you should be awarded to adequately compensate you for your property. The special commissioners' decision
is significant to you not only because it determines the amount that qualifies as adequate compensation, but also
because it impacts who pays for the cost of the condemnation proceedings. Under the Texas Property Code, if the
special commissioners' award is less than or equal to the amount the condemning entity offered to pay before the
proceedings began, then you may be financially responsible for the cost of the condemnation proceedings. However,
if the special commissioners' award is more than the condemning entity offered to pay before the proceedings began,
then the condemning entity will be responsible for the costs associated with the proceedings.
The special commissioners are required to provide the court that appointed them a written decision. That decision is
called the 'Award.' The Award must be filed with the court and the court must send written notice of the Award to all
parties. After the Award is filed, the condemning entity may take possession of the property being condemned, even
if either party appeals the Award of the special commissioners. To take possession of the property, the condemning
entity must either pay the amount of the Award or deposit the amount of the Award into the court's registry. You
have the right to withdraw funds that are deposited into the registry of the court.
OBJECTRON TO THE SPECIAL COMMMSIONERS' AWARD
If either the landowner or the condemning entity is dissatisfied with the amount of the Award, either party can
formally object to the Award. In order to successfully make this valuation objection, it must be filed in writing with
the court. If neither party timely objects to the special commissioners' Award, the court will adopt the Award as the
final judgment of the court.
If a party timely objects to the special commissioners' Award, the court will hear the case in the same manner that
other civil cases are heard. Landowners who object to the Award and ask the court to hear the matter have the right
to a trial and can elect whether to have the case decided by a judge or jury. The allocation of any trial costs is decided
in the same manner that costs are allocated with the special commissioners' Award. After trial, either party may
appeal any judgment entered by the court.
DISMISSAL OF THE CONDEMNATION ACTION
A condemning entity may file a motion to dismiss the condemnation proceeding if it decides it no longer needs
your condemned property. If the court grants the motion to dismiss, the case is over and you are entitled to recover
reasonable and necessary fees for attorneys, appraisers, photographers, and for other expenses incurred to the date
of the hearing on the motion to dismiss.
If you wish to challenge the condemning entity's authority to take your property, you can lodge that challenge by
filing a motion to dismiss the condemnation proceeding. Such a motion to dismiss would allege that the condemning
entity did not have the right to condemn your property. For example, a landowner could challenge the condemning
entity's claim that it seeks to take the property for a public use. If the court grants the landowner's motion, the court
may award the landowner reasonable and necessary fees for attorneys, appraisers, photographers, and for other
expenses incurred to the date of the hearing or judgment.
IRELOCATION COSTS
If you are displaced from your residence or place of business, you may be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable
expenses incurred while moving personal property from the residence or relocating the business to a new site.
However, during condemnation proceedings, reimbursement for relocation costs may not be available if those costs
are separately recoverable under another law. Texas law limits the total amount of available relocation costs to the
market value of the property being moved. Further, the law provides that moving costs are limited to the amount
that a move would cost if it were within 50 miles.
RECLAMATION OPTIONS
If private property was condemned by a governmental entity, and the public use for which the propertywas acquired
is canceled before that property is used for that public purpose, no actual progress is made toward the public use
within ten years or the property becomes unnecessary for public use within ten years, landowners may have the
right to repurchase the property for the price paid to the owner by the entity at the time the entity acquired the
property through eminent domain.
DISCLAIMED
The information in this statement is intended to be a summary of the applicable portions of Texas state law as
required by HB 1495, enacted by the 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session. This statement is not legal advice and
is not a substitute for legal counsel.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Further information regarding the procedures, timelines and requirements outlined in this document can be found
in Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code.
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