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Fairways-CN 880810The City W,th A BeauUful Fut,~ August 10, 1988 Mr. Nat ineers Northpark, Suite 300 88 N. Central Expressway [las, Texas 75231 P 0 Box 478 Co ell, Texas 75019  2 0022 Fairway Drive Railroad Crol ng/St. Louis & Southwestern Railway De Mr. Meier: As discussed is a copy of the proposed agreement. It appt to seek City Council approval and there is a funding commitment of $153,439, that you have indicated would be assumed by your client. Please arrange and coordinate with Frank Trando for the funding process. Once your package is set-up and ready, please submit to me for review and approval by Ginn, Inc., and the City Attorney. I will then seek City Council approval. If there are any other needs regarding this matter please advise. Please advise me as to the "fiber optic line" that will be installed by the Railway Company. The City will need a drawing containing existing and proposed exhibit- ing, at least how "Exhibit A" of the agreement ties into our Right-of-Way etc. Does the twenty (20) foot height limitation con- straint our abilities for any requirements such as twenty-one (21)(?) foot clearance of over-head wires? There is a two (2) year construction spec. (paragraph 4). What is the timing of the construction of Fairway Drive and/or the City's guarantee that it will be constructed? Do we have all other easements for our public improvements across this rail line? (paragraph 5). Would there be any Federal Safety Funds available for this project? FORWARDED TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL DATE: - By copy of this letter, I am alerting the related City Departments of this pending construction, and providing them the opportunity of review and comment. Thank you. l~/~Ity Engineer RRD/lsg xc: (letter and drawing) Alan Ratliff, City Manager Frank Trando, Deputy City Manager/Finance Director Taryon Bowman, P&Z Coordinator Shohre Daneehmand, Civil Engineer Larry Jackson, City Attorney (with Agreement) Wayne Ginn, Ginn, Inc. Steve Goram, Director of Public Works Richard Terry, Acting Fire Chief Tom Griffin, Police Chief FRWY.RR.CRSNG ME"MO1 ~RTHUR 8LVO. 2885' TO FT WORTH 44/ 439 BELT tiN& ROAD 9 $cole: ,, I = I00' Hor,z I0 "P. 5; PROPOSED EASEMENT .'-- ' 665~4f 74 I = TCC 605'6§ ~0 ..... ~ /00' PL~S~NT ~ PROPOSED 48' RUBBER CROSglNG LEGEND II - 45f 449 447 St. Louis Soutl~vestem Reilw~y Company COPPEL L.t rE XA5 CITY Of' COPPELL August 3, 1988 GMO 84468 City of Coppell P. O. Box 478 Coppell, Texas 750~9 ......... Dear Sir: Reference proposed Fairway Drive, Milepost TCC-605.65 in Coppell, Texas. Attached are duplicate counterparts of proposed agreement covering proposed project. Please arrange for execution of behalf of the City and return both counterparts to this office for our further handling. You should also attach a certified copy of resolution passed by the governing body of the City authorizing execution and acceptance of the document. Also, be advised that there are plans, if not already in place, to install a fiber optic line on our property at this location. Yours truly, C~'.' Bradley ~ 5. Asst. Superintendent AS:jr Attachment APPROVED AS TO FORM BY GENERAL COUNSEL MARCH [E, 1973 CS7362 STREET GR HIGHWAY EASEMENT ·his lm enlure, made this day of ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a Missouri corporation, CITY OF COPPELL, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, . 19 . by and between herein called "Railroad", and herein called "Grantee": 1. That Railroad hereby grants to Grantee the right to construct, reconstruct, maintain and use a street or highxvay, hereinafter termed "highway", upon and across the real property described on the attached Exhibit "A". 2. The rights herein granted are expressly limited vertically and shall not extend beyond a plane parallel with and twenty (20) feet above the roadway surface of the highway as originally constructed, except that, lighting fixtures and simi- lar highway appurtenances may extend above said plane, provided that any such facilities will be removed or rearranged within thirty (30) days after notification from Railroad that such facilities interfere with Railroad's intended use of the space above said plane. 3. This grant is subject and subordinate to the prior right of Railroad, its successors and assigns, to use all the pro- perry described in the performance of its duty as a common carrier, and there is reserved unto Railroad. its successors and assigns, the right to construct, reconstruct, maintain, use and remove existing and future transportation, communication. power and pipeline facilities in, upon, over, under, across or along said property. In the event Railroad trackage facilities are removed from said property, Railroad shall not be obligated to make any change in the grade of said highway, nor shall such removal affect Railroad's title to the underlying property. This grant is subject to all licenses, leases, easements, restrictions, conditions, covenants, encumbrances, liens and claims of title which may affect said property, and the word "grant" shall not be construed as a covenant against the existence thereof. 4. The rights herein granted shall lapse and become void if the construction or reconstruction of said highway is not commenced within two (2) years from the date first herein written. 5. This grant shall not be construed as conveying or otherwise vesting in Grantee the right to install or to authorize the installation of any ditches, pipes, drains, sewer or underground structures, or the facilities of any telegraph, telephone or electric power lines in. upon, over, under, across or along said property, except as necessary for maintenance of said highway. 6. Grantee shall obtain any necessary governmental authority to construct, reconstruct, maintain and use said highxvay. Any contractor performing work on the property herein described shall execute Railroad's standard form of contractor's agreement prior to commencing any work on Railroad s prem'ses. 7. Except as herein otherwise provided, Grantee shall bear the entire expense of constructing, reconstructing and main- mining said highway. The crossing of said highway over any tracks of Railroad shall be constructed and maintained at the grade of said tracks now or hereafter existing. After the construction or reconstruction of said highway has been completed. Railroad shall maintain the surface of that portion of said highway between lines two (2) feet outside the rails of each track located thereon. Should Railroad abandon tracks leading to said highway, Railroad may abandon its rails, ties and appurte- nant materials and leave same in place. In such event. Railroad shall not be liable for maintenance of the portion of said highway specified above. · 8. As part consideration herefor, Grantee agrees to pay Railroad an amount equal to all assessments levied by any lawful body against the property of Railroad to defray any part of the expense incurred in connection with the construction or reconstruction of said highway commenced within two (2) years from the date first herein written, 9. Should Grantee at any time abandon the use of said property or any part thereof, or fail to use the same for said purpose for a continuous period of one (1) year. the rights granted shall cease to the extent of the use so abandoned or discontinued, and Railroad shall at once have.de right, in addition to but not in qualification of the rights hereinabove re- served, to resume exclusive possession of said property or the part thereof the use of which is so discontinued or abandoned. Upon termination of the rights hereby granted, Grantee agrees to remove said highway, including the paving· from said property of Railroad, to restore said property as nearly as practicable to the same state and condition in which it existed prior to construction of said highway, and to bear the expense thereof. Should Grantee in such event fail· neglect or refuse to so remove said highway and restore said property, such removal and restoration may be performed by Railroad at the expense of Grantee, ~vhich expense Grantee agrees to pay to Raih-oad upon demand. i0. This indenture shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the suocessors and assigns of the partise hereto. 11. Sections 12 to 16 inclusive on the attached insert are hereby made parts of this indenture. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto h~ve caused these presenta to be year first herein written. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY CITY ~1~ COPPELL . By ~ttest · Clerk By ~Title)