ST9301A-CS 960112 DALLAS COUNTY
PUBLIG WORKS
January 12, 1996
Mr. Ken Griffin, P.E.
City Engineer
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
255 Parkway
Coppell, Texas 75019
Re: Sandy Lake Project 91-838
(Coppell E. City Limits to Dallas City Limit)
Harrington and Farrow ROW Documents, Right of Entry,
Interim Plan Submittal & Agency Coordination Conference
Dear Mr. Griffin:
Reference is made to your recent telephone discussion with Irv
Griffin of my staff. Topics discussed included the status of the
Harrington parcel, details of the final plans and a response to my
letter to you dated December 18, 1995. This letter is to follow up
that .discussion concerning the Harrington property, to inform you
of activities underway, request actions from you and to advise you
of an upcoming conference. For ease of reference, we have separated
this letter into various topics as follows:
1. Harrington and Farrow ROW Documents:
As you requested we have instruction our consultant to finish
,' all the needed plats and legal description for these parcels.
See copy of letter (attached) to the consultant dated January
12, 1996 for additional information about this instruction.
Also, since contact with the owner of the Farrow property, had
previously been deferred we ask that you commence this
negotiation promptly.
2. Right of Entry:
We are aware that you anticipate a time period of
approximately three months to acquire the needed parcel or
parcel through the Eminent Domain process. As you may know,
Dallas County desires to have the right of way clear prior to
February 28, 1996. With this in mind we recommend you consider
obtaining a "Right of Entry" prior to that time. For your
information and use we are attaching a copy our standard
document (4 pages) entitled "AGREEMENT FOR RIGHT OF ENTRY,
POSSESSION AND USE".
411 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75202 653-7151
Ken Griffin, P.E.
January 12, 1996
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3. Interim Plan Submittal:
Enclosed you will find one set of "Interim" Final Plans for
this Sandy Lake Road project in the Cities of Dallas, Coppell
and Carrollton. This is being provided for your use for making
final comments and for identifying additional City requested
(and City funded) items that you may desire. These items
include but are not limited to irrigation conduits, additional
pavement markings, stripes, traffic signal conduit, street
light foundations, street light conduit etc., that your City
may request that Dallas County incorporate into construction
of the project.
4. Agency Coordination Conference:
This is to advise you that the next "Sandy Lake Road Co-
Ordination Conference" is scheduled for 2:30 PM Thursday,
January 25, 1996 at the Dallas County Public Works Conference
Room. Your attendance and participation is desired and will be
appreciated.
You may call Irv Griffin or Alberta Blair-Robinson at this office
if you have questions concerning the above, any of the attachments
mentioned in this letter, or have questions concerning any other
feature of the bridge project.
Sincerely,
Director of ~b '~Works
ABB/ISG/isg
Enclosure: Interim Final Plans
Attachments: 1. Letter to Charles Gojer and Associates Inc.
with attachments dated January 12, 1996
2. Right of Entry Form
CC:Abel Saldana, P.E., Dallas County Project Engineer
Selas Camarrillo, P.E., Asst. Dir. DCPW
ffle:IRV: Griff'm.Ken
Project:
Parcel:
AGREEMENT FOR
· RIGHT OF ENTRY. POSSESSION AND USE
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF DALLAS §
THAT I,
is/are the owner(s) of a certain tract of land in Dallas County, Texas, more fully descn'bed in
EXHIBIT 'A' attached hereto, which by this reference becomes a part hereof.
The County of Dallas, acting by and through the Department of Public Works of the
County of Dallas, may acquire
to said tracts(s) of land, except all the oil, gas and sulphur which can be removed from
beneath the above-described tract(s) of land, for the purpose of comuucting a road and the
The County of Dallas, will acquire these interests in the hereinafter described tract(s)
of !and, together with title to all fixed improvements thereon, by purchase; or upon the
failure to purchase, by means of condemnation proceedings.
The County of Dallas must have the right of entry on and use of said described
tract(s) of land, encumbered with the improvements thereon by or as
~ soon thereafter as may be poss~le, for the purpose of. beginning construction of said road
and relocation of utilities, if any, as it would be impractical if not impossible for the County
.of Dallas to either purchase said interests or to institute condemnation proceedings by that
date, now therefore: ~
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that,
hereinafter c~iled Grantor, hereby acknowledged, and confessed, whether one or several,
has granted and by these presents does Grant unto the County of Dallas, hereinafter called
Grantee the right of entry upon, and the right to remove any fLxed improvements located
thereon, and the exclusive possession and use of the tract(s) of land, described in EXHIBIT
THIS GRANT of right of entry, possession and use is conditioned upon the following:
1. That the Grantee, their Agent, Employees, Contractors and the Utility
Companies acting by and through the Department of Public Works, shall have the right of
entry upon, possession and use of the land(s) described in EXHIBIT "A", and the right to
remove any fixed improvements located thereon, from and after. , unless
terminated as hereimu'~er provided.
2. That the grant herein made shall not prejudice in any way Grantor's rights to
receive full and just compensation according to law for the interests to be acquired by the
Grmm~e in the above-described land(s) as encumbered with improvements thereon, save and
except ali oil, gas and sulphur as above provided. The date of taki .ng for valuation purpcm~
is hereby agreed to be the date stated in one (1) above for the purposes of any
CommissiOners Hearing or Jury Trial.
3. That this grant, and the right of entry, posSeSSion and use obtained by the
Grantee hereunder, shall ipso facto terminate and be void and of no further force and effect
on the fu'st day of the seventh month following the month of execution of this Agreement,
unless the Grantee has, prior to said date, entered into a contract of sale with Grantor for
the purchase, of said rights to said land, or in the alternative has filed condemnation
proceedings for the acquisition of said rights in the County Court of Dallas County, Texas,
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which has jurisdiction thereof under the provision of the Texas Statutes. The time limitations
aa stated herein may be extended by mutual agreement in writing.
4. That it is expressly provided that in the event the Grantee institutes
condemnation proceedings, under this grant, the Grantee will not be liable to Grantor for
interest except as provided by law on any award or judgment in such proceedings for any ,
period prior to the time that the amount of the award is deposited into the registry of the
Court.
TO HAVE TO HOLD the possession and use of the above described tract of land for
the purposes and subject to the limitations above described.
EXECUTED this day of ,19--.
GRANTOR (if corporation) GRANTOR (if individual)
By:
" ACKNOWLlr. BG~
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BEFORE ME, Tug UNDH~ION~,
a notary public in and for said County and State, on this day personally appeared
known to me to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed
to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that ... he ... executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE', this., day of ., 19-.
Notary Public in and for the State of Texas
My Commission Expires
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COUNTY OF DALLAS
Lee F. Jackson, County Judge .
ACKNOWL~r~GMENT
TUF~ STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority,
on this day perSOnally appeared Lee F. Jackson, Coollty Judge for Dallas County, Texas,
known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
insu'ument and acknowledged.to me that th6 same was the act of Dallas County, Texas. a
political subdivision of the State of Texas. 'and that he executed the same as the act of the
County of Dallas for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and in the capaci~
herein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this _ day of ,. A,D. 19
Notary Public in and for the State of Texas
My Commission Exp~
A:\Cn~'YDOCLRow~ROE .
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