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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 14716: AIR PRODUCTS, LLCinteroffice MEMORANDUM To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager From: Mark Sokolow, City Attorney ~~ ~,1 ~ ~:~~ - Date: May 2, 2008 Subject: P. R. No. 14716; Council Meeting May 7, 2008 Attached is P. R. No. 14716 as it pertains to approving easements with Air Products LLC as it pertains to a 14" Hydrogen Pipeline. The EDC Agreement is contingent upon the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation approving the portion of the pipeline that crosses EDC property at a Special EDC Meeting on May 6, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. MTS:ts Attachment cc: Floyd Batiste Guy Goodson z.pr14716 memo P. R. No. 14716 05/02/08 is RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AS IT PERTAINS TO APPROVING EASEMENTS WITH AIR PRODUCTS LLC AS IT PERTAINS TO A 14" HYDROGEN PIPELINE WHEREAS, Air Products LLC is installing a pipeline in the City; and WHEREAS, the City has issued a permit, Number 08-O1, for the pipeline to cross City streets; and WHEREAS, Air Products LLC has to obtain easements to cross City or EDC property; and WHEREAS, Air Products LLC will cross the EDC tract adjacent to IASIS Hospital; and WHEREAS, Air Products LLC will cross a portion of Lucian Adams Park; and WHEREAS, Air Products LLC will cross another 60' wide City tract. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That the City herein authorizes the President and Secretary of the EDC to sign the easement, in substantially the same form as described in Exhibit "A", for the EDC tract. z.pr14716 Section 3. That the City Manager herein is authorized to sign the easement, in substantially the same form as described in Exhibit "B", for the City tract at Lucian Park. Section 4. That the City Manager herein is authorized to sign the easement, in substantially the same form as described in Exhibit "C", for the 60' wide tract adjacent to the KCS Right of Way. Section 5. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Corporation. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this _ day of A.D., 2008, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor _~ NOES: MAYOR ATTEST: ACTING CITY SECRETARY z.pr14716 APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: CITY MANAGER z.pr14716 EXHIBIT "A" to the Resolution NONEXCLUSIVE PIPELINE EASEMENT STATE OF TEXAS § § KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § WHEREAS, Air Products LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Air Products") has a permit from the City of Port Arthur to lay and operate a pipeline in the City of Port Arthur in accordance with the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur. WHEREAS, Air Products has indicated that it has, or will require easements in the area as described in Exhibit ~~ A,~ WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation desires to cooperate with Air Products for the installation of the pipeline, which will assist in the economic development of the area and will facilitate funding to City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation. WHEREAS, this easement to Air Products is subject to and subordinate to the use of the land as a location of businesses using incentives under Section 4A, Article 5190.6 VTCA. NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: z.air products~ipeline easement_edc ]. That the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas (hereinafter called "Grantor"), for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($700) per rod and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of all of which is hereby acknowledged and confessed, does hereby grant, convey, and warrant unto Air Products (hereinafter called "Grantee), the nonexclusive right, privilege, and easement to install a pipeline of no more than 486.63 feet or 29.49 rods and appurtenances thereto on, over, under, across and through a strip of land owned by Grantor situated in Jefferson County, Texas. That said nonexclusive easement shall be limited to an easement of five feet in width on the portion of the land, as shown on Exhibit "B", attached hereto and made a part hereof. Grantee agrees to provide an "as-built" survey of the nonexclusive easement prepared by a registered surveyor promptly upon finalization of construction of same. Grantor and Grantee further agree that any monies payable by Grantee to Grantor hereunder shall be adjusted to actual footage per said survey and shall be paid at such time as the survey is furnished by Grantee to Grantor. z.air products~ipeline easement_edc 2 That said easement shall be for the purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining, operati ng, replacing, and repairing one (1) hydrogen line not to exceed fourteen inches (14") in diameter, and all appurtenances thereto (except valves), and centered on the above described line. Said Easement is granted subject to the following provisions: 1. Grantee shall make a one (1) time payment per rod for the pipeline easement. 2. The Pipeline shall be buried a minimum of five (5) feet below the surface of natural ground. 3. Profile and alignment to be approved by the City Engineer~of Port Arthur. 4. Excavations made on Grantor's property shall be promptly refilled by Grantee, the earth well tamped, the ground left in the same condition as before laying of said pipeline, and locations of the line marked at points of turn and the markers maintained and plainly visible. All street and drainage conditions shall be restored to as good or better condition than the original state. 5. All driveways and public streets shall be crossed by the bored method. 6. This pipeline shall be bored beneath all utility lines, including storm drainage, with a minimum of three (3) feet vertical clearance. 7. A temporary construction easement of 75 feet in width is granted herein, and being adjacent to the heretofore described line, as shown on Exhibit "B". The temporary easement is granted for a period of one z.air products~ipeline easement_edc 3 hundred and twenty (120) days for construction, with the right to reasonably use said temporary easement in the event of repairs, replacement, or removal of said pipeline in the future. 8. All damages caused to the surface of the Grantor's property by the Grantee or his affiliates shall be promptly repaired at the Grantee's expense. This includes but is not limited to damage caused by heavy equipment to the roads and utility structures and any ruts, as well as to the landscaping. 9. Grantee shall provide adequate warning devices to protect the public for the duration of the work, and shall comply with all safety requirements as are normal to the industry. 10. If said pipeline is abandoned for a continuous period of one (1) year, said Easement shall immediately terminate, free of any claim or right by Grantee. 11. Grantee has the sole responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the pipeline in a safe manner for the duration of this Easement. 12. This Easement shall continue in full force for so long as (1) the pipeline is utilized to transport hydrogen, (2) so long as Air Products has a pipeline permit with the City of Port Arthur, and (3) so long as the Grantee is in compliance with the terms of this Easement. Upon termination hereof, Grantee shall immediately abandon the pipeline, in accordance with Chapter 66 of the City of Port Arthur Code of Ordinances and other applicable state and federal laws. 13. Grantee may terminate the Easement by giving Grantor ninety (90) days written notice. Grantor may terminate the Easement by giving Grantee thirty (30) days written notice if Grantee is in noncompliance with the terms - z.air products~ipeline easement_edc [~ of this Easement for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice. 14. That the right of ingress and egress granted herein is limited to the above described easement and the routes depicted on Exhibit "B" hereto, and does not include the right of ingress and egress to any part of Grantor's other lands. Upon commencing construction, repair, maintenance or removal` of said pipeline, Grantor shall be given reasonable notice, either oral or written, when the initial entry shall be made. 15. Grantor reserves the right to use the said premises for all residential, agricultural, recreational, commercial and industrial purposes; provided that Grantor shall not construct any improvements on the easement strip which would unreasonably interfere with Grantee's exercise of the rights herein conveyed. Grantor, Grantor's heirs, successors and assigns shall have the right to construct, reconstruct or maintain streets, roads or drives, road ditches, drainage ditches, and utilities, over and across and along said right-of-way at such place or places as Grantor may from time to time hereafter select for public or private use. Grantee agrees that, upon written request of Grantor, within 180 days of the request, Grantee will lower its pipeline, at Grantee's expense, to provide the cover required by applicable safety standards or the requirements of any governmental body and to encase the line if required by the requirements of any governmental body. Such crossing may include streets, roads, drives, ditches, and utilities within it. This agreement to lower to provide the cover required and to encase if required shall be deemed a condition of this easement and if violated or breached, and not thereafter corrected by Grantee within 20 days of mailed notice (sent by certified mail, return receipt requested), of such violation or breach will entitle Grantor, and Grantor's z.air products~ipeline easement_edc rj heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, to terminate this easement. Grantee shall not obstruct or inhibit the flow of water on the premises, nor interfere with any drainage during its construction, and shall be liable for any damages outside of the easement area caused by standing water resulting from any such obstruction or inhibition of the flow of water or from blocked drainage facilities. Grantee agrees that all water canals shall be bored and not cut to assure that water requirements for landscaping or foliage are not affected or interrupted. 16. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, Grantee's sole access and ingress and egress to the easement described above shall be from public roads or from Grantee's existing pipeline easement(s) or work space hereinafter provided for on adjoining properties and Grantee releases any right of other or further access or ingress or egress across any remaining land of Grantor. 17. At all times during which this agreement is in effect, Grantee shall maintain general liability insurance coverage of not less than $2,000,000 covering damages which Grantor could suffer as a result of Grantee's operations. Grantee shall name Grantor as an additional insured and shall cause such policy to waive subrogation against the Grantor. That rights herein granted to Grantee are not assignable without Grantor's written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) and provisions herein shall be binding upon successors and assigns of both parties. That in consideration of the privilege herein granted, Grantee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Grantor from z.air products~ipeline easement_edc 6 any and all claims, suits, or demands for damage or loss to property, or for personal injuries to or death of persons, including all necessary costs and expenses to Grantor relating to such claims, suits, or demands caused by, resulting from, or arising from the construction, maintenance, operation, repair, or removal of said pipeline, except for negligent acts of Grantor. In addition, Grantee shall furnish a bond in a form and with corporate surety satisfactory to Grantor, in an amount of Forty-Five Thousand and no/100 ($45,000) Dollars, as delineated in Chapter 66 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur. Such Bond shall inure to the benefit of Grantor and any person who may suffer a loss or injury as a result of Grantee's operations. That the venue of any cause of action herein shall be in Jefferson County, Texas. z.air products~ipeline easement_edc 7 SIGNED AND AGREED TO on the day of 2008. GRANTOR: BY: CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SECTION 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Signature: Printed Name: President Secretary ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the day of 2008, by Floyd Batiste, as CEO of the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation, on behalf of said corporation. Notary Public in and for the State of Texas z.air products~ipeline easement_edc $ SIGNED AND AGREED TO on the day of 2008. GRANTEE: BY: AIR PRODUCTS LLC Signature: Printed Name: Title: ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS ~ COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ~ This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the day of as behalf of said corporation. of Air Products LLC on Notary Public in and for the State of Texas 2008, by z.air products~ipeline easement_edc 9 EXHIBIT "A" O_ T 0 a D c C 0 N 7 N 3 x a EXHIBIT "B" JEFFER~C~N Cf~UN1Y, TEAS T. & N.O. R.R. CO. SURVEY, A-243 EXHIBIT T. & N.O. R.R. CO. A-243 ~' cALC. CORNER JF-051.6-S e7e~`~N~ ~ ~T AL JEFFERSON COUNTY „~'`~ '' ~''~~ gON DRAINAGE DISTRICT No. 7 10.56 ACRES CLERKS FILE Ne. 200.3029586 O.P,R.J.C.1'. ~~ P.d.L3. c., J~~ DETAIL "A" G~'EV ~, JF-053 ~, W(LLIA4AS & RAO, L.F. RESIDUE OF '.50.192 AC=eES CLERKS FILE No. 200004170E ~ PROPOSED o•P.R.J.c.r. 14" PlPEUNE JF-052.3 / CITY OF PORT ARTHUR .? ~,/ 4A DEV. CORP. 5.326 ACRES CLERKS FILE No. 2003029594 O.F.R.J.C.T. „~-- FNO. _.__.....------ 1 j 2" I.R. ? - - _._------- ~.'-"'~'"` "._ WiLLIA1.d McFAODIN A-418 _LfNE UST 1. N 36'38'01" E - 475.54'-TIE 2. N 6729"13" E - 103.43' 3. N 67`40'21" E - 383.20' 4. S 36'18'07" W - 138.91'-TIE ~` °~.... ~~.~ N.T.S. TOTAL LENGTH: 486.63 FEET = 29.49 RODS PERMANENT EASEMENT (0.06 AC.) ® TEMPORARY WORK SPACE (0.78 AC.) 9086Y J. MAY REGLSTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR NO. 4217 BEARENGS BASED DN TEXAS STATE PLANE COORD3NATE SYSTEM, NAD 83, SOFlTH CENTRAL. ZONE, DERIVED FROM cFS oasERVATt~s d{U;~AN6 NC~Y~ERiA'C, t . P HOUSTON, TEXAS '720PrHmllton BaufeYard ~ + ~.{ Allentown, PA 78795-1501 s PROf~OSED 14" PIPELINE ACROSS CITY OF PART ARTHUR 4A DEV. Ct?RP. 1 "=200' I TX-JF-052.3 EXilII31T E:ASEMINT I)fSCRIF'71()N Air Products [,LC JF-OS2.3 City of Port Arthur 4A Dcv. Corp. Being a centerline description of a five (5} foot wide c;a ernent located in the T. &. N.O. R.R. Survey, Abstract No. 243, Jefferson County, Texas and being out of that certain 5.32( acre tract described in a Special 1Varranty Decd dated July ] 7, 2003 to the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation, recorded under Clerk's File No. 2003029594 Official Public Records of Jefferson County, Texas. Said five (5) foot pride easement being two and one-hatf (2.5) feet right of and two and on~*-E-atf (2.S) feet left of the following d~critred tine. BEG1NNlNG at a point on the northwest line of said 5.326 acre tract and a southeast line of a 10.56 acre tract described by decd. to Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7, recorded under Clerk's File ?~!o_ 2003029586. Official Public Records of Jefferson County, Texas, said point bears N 36° 38' 01" );. a distance of 475.54 feet, along said line, from a ,z" iron rod found far the west corner of said 5.326 acre tr<zct. THENCi N 67° 29' 13" G, a distance of :1.03.43 feet and N 67° 40` 21" E. a distance of 383.20 Ecct severing said 5.326 acre tract to the point of termination of said easement on the southeast line oi' said 5.326 acre tract and the northwest Cine cif the residue of a 150.192 acre tract described by deed to Williams & RAO, l...P., recorded under C;lerk's Pile No. 2000041708 Official Public Records of Jefferson County. Texas, said point kx;ars S 36° I8' 07" W', a distance of 138.91 feet, along said line, from a point calculated for the north. corner of said. 5.326 acre tract. Total Length of this easement being 486.b3 feet or 29.49 rods. Title work provided by Air Products 1,LC. Bearings based on the Texas State Plane Coordinate System NAD 83, Texas South t;cntral 'bone F)eria•cd fmrn (iPS Observations. Prepared front a sun•cy made oFZ the ground by 9ustang Engineering. L.l'. and referenced by plat, dated November 28, 2007 attached hereto and made a paz-t hereof. May Ol, 2008 Bobby J. May Registered i'rofessional Land Surveyor No. 4217 EXHIBIT "B" NONEXCLUSIVE PIPELINE EASEMENT STATE OF TEXAS ~ § KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ~ WHEREAS, Air Products LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Air Product") has a permit from the City of Port Arthur to lay and operate a pipeline in the City of Port Arthur in accordance with the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur. WHEREAS, Air Products has indicated that it has, or will require, easements. WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur desires to cooperate with Air Products for the installation of the pipeline, which will assist in the economic development of the area and will facilitate funding tc City of Port Arthur. WHEREAS, this easement t.o Air Products is subject to and subordinate to the use of the land as a park or other purposes as approved by the City. NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: That the City of Port ;Arthur organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas (hereinafter called "Grantor"), for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($700) per rod and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of all of which is z.air products~ipeline easement city 1. hereby acknowledged and confessed, does hereby grant, convey, and warrant unto Air Products, (hereinafter called "Grantee), the nonexclusive right, privilege, and easement to install a pipeline of no more than 1,847.12 feet or 111.95 rods and appurtenances thereto on, over, under, across and through a strip of land owned by Grantor situated in Jefferson County, 'Texas, at Lucian Park. That said nonexclusive easement shall be limited to an easement of five feet in widt:~ on the portion of the land, as shown on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof. Grantee agrees to provide an "as-built" survey of the nonexclusive easement prepared by a registered surveyor promptly upon finalization of construction of same. Grantor and Grantee further agree that any monies payable by Grantee to Grantor hereunder shall be adjusted to actual footage per said survey and shall be paid at such time as the survey is furnished by Grantee to Grantor. That said easement shall be for the purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining, operating, replacing, and repairing one (1) hydrogen line not to exceed fourteen inches (14") in diameter, and all appurtenances thereto (except valves), and centered on the above described line. Said Easement is granted subject to the following provisions: z.air products~ipeline easement city 2 1. Grantee shall make a one (1) time payment of $700 per rod for the pipeline easement, for a term of twenty-five (25) years. The Easement can be renewed for an additional twenty-five (25) years on payment of an additional $1,000 so long as Air Products is in compliance with this Agreement, and so long as the renewal is in accordance with the procedures or provisions in the City_ Charter. 2. The Pipeline shall be buried a minimum of five (5) feet below the surface of natural ground. 3. Profile and alignme:~t to be approved by the City Engineer of Port Arthur. 4. Excavations made on Grantor's property shall be promptly refilled by Grantee, the earth well tamped, the ground left in the same condition as~before laying of said pipeline, and locations of the line marked at points of turn and the markers maintained and plainly visible. All street and drainage conditions shall be restored to as good or better condition than the original state. 5. All driveways and public streets shall be crossed by the bored method. 6. This pipeline shall be bored beneath all utility lines, including storm drainage, with a minimum of three (3) feet vertical clearance. 7. A temporary construction easement of 75 feet in width is grar.~ted herein, and being adjacent to the heretofore described line, as shown on Exhibit "A". The temporary easement is granted for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days for construction, with the right to reasonably use said temporary easement in the event of repairs, replacement, or removal of ,said pipeline in the future. z.air products pipeline easement city 3 8. All damages caused to the surface of the Grantor's property by the Grantee or his affiliates shall be promptly repaired at the Grantee's expense. This includes but is not limited to damage caused by heavy equipment to the roads and utility structures and any ruts, as well as to the landscaping. 9. Grantee shall provide adequate warning, devices to protect the public for the duration of the work, and shall comply with all safety requirements as are normal to the industry. 10. If said pipeline is abandoned for a continuous period of one (1) year, said Easement shall immediately terminate, free of any claim or rigr.t by Grantee. 11. Grantee has the sole: responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the pipeline in a safe manner for the duration of this Easement. 12. This Easement shall continue in full force during the twenty-five (25) year term for so long as, (1) the pipeline is utilized to transport hydrogen, (2) so long as City of Port Arthur has a pipeline permit with the City of Port Arthur, and (3) so long as the Grantee is in compliance with the terms of this Easement. Upon termination hereof, Grantee shall immediately abandon the pipeline, in accordance with Chapter 66 of the City of Port Arthur Code of Ordinances and other applicable state and federal laws. 13. Grantee may terminate the Easement by giving Grantor ninety (90) days written notice. Grantor may terminate the Easement by giving Grantee thirty (30) days written notice if Grantee is in noncompliance with the terms of this Easement fo:r a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice. 14. That the right of ingress and egress granted z.air products~ipeline easement city !~ herein is limited to the above described easement and the routes depicted on Exhibit "A" hereto, and does not include the right of ingress and egress to any part of Grantor's other lands. Upon commencing construction, repair, maintenance or removal of said pipeline, Grantor shall be given reasonable notice, either oral or written, when the initial entry shall be made. 15. Grantor reserves the right to use the said premises for park and other purposes as approved by the City; provided that Grantor shall not construct any improvements on the easement strip which would unreasonably interfere with Grantee's exercise of the rights herein conveyed. Grantor, Grantor's heirs, successors and assigns shall have the right to construct, reconstruct or maintain streets, roads or drives, road ditches, drainage ditches, playing fields, and utilities, over and across and along said right-of-way at Sl1Ch place or places as Grantor may from time to time hereafter select for public or private use. Grantee agrees that, upon written request of Grantor, within 180 days of the request, Grantee will lower its pipeline, at Grantee's expense, to provide the cover required by applicable safety standards or the requirements of any governmental body and to encase the line if required by the requirements of any governmental body. Such crossing may include streets, roads, drives, ditches, and utilities within it. This agreement to lower to provide the cover required and to encase if required shall be deemed a condition of this easement and if violated or breached, and not thereafter corrected by Grantee within 20 days of mailed notice (sent by certified mail, return receipt requested), of such violation o:r breach will entitle Grantor, and Gran.tor's heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, to terminate this easement. Grantee shall not obstruct or inhibit the flow of water on the premises, nor interfere with any drainage z.air products~ipeline easement city rj during its construction, and shall be liable for any damages outside of the easement area caused by standing water resulting from any such obstruction or inhibition of the flow of water or from blocked drainage facilities. Grantee agrees that all water canals shall be bored and not cut to assure that water requirements for landscaping or foliage are not affected or interrupted. 16. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, Grantee's sole access and ingress and egress to the easement described above shall be from public roads or from Grantee's existing pipeline easement(s) or work space hereinafter provided for on adjoining properties and Grantee releases any right of other or further access or ingress or egress across any remaining land of Grantor. 17. At all times during which this agreement is in effect, Grantee shall maintain general liability insurance coverage of not less than $2,000,000 covering damages which Grantor could suffer as a result of Grantee's operations. Grantee shall name Grantor as an additional insured and shall cause such policy to waive subrogation against the Grantor. That rights herein granted to Grantee are not assignable without Grantor's written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) and provisions herein shall be binding upon successors and assigns of both parties. That in consideration of the privilege herein granted, Grantee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Grantor from any and all claims, suits, or demands for damage or loss to property, or for personal injuries to or death of persons, including all necessary costs and expenses to Grantor z.air products~ipeline easement city relating to such claims, suits, or demands caused by, resulting from, or arising from the construction, maintenance, operation, re~>air, or removal of said pipeline, except for negligent acts of Grantor. In addition, Grantee shall furnish a bond in a form and with corporate surety satisfactory to Grantor, in an amount of Forty-Five Thousand and no/100 ($45,000) Dollars, as delineated in Chapter 66 of t=he Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur. Such Bcnd shall inure to the benefit of Grantor and any person who may suffer a loss or injury as a result of Grantee's operations. That the venue of any cause of action herein shall be in Jefferson County, Texas. z.air products~ipeline easement city '] SIGNED AND AGREED TO on the day of 2008. GRANTOR: CITY OF PORT ARTHUR BY: Signature: Printed Name: ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the day of 2008, by Stephen Fitzgibbons, City Manager of the City of Pcrt Arthur, on behalf of the City of Port Arthur. Notary Public in and for the State of Texas z.air products~ipeline easement city $ SIGNED AND AGREED TO on the day of 2008. GRANTEE: BY: AIR PRODUCTS LLC Signature: Printed Name: Title: ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS ~ COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ~ This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the day of as behalf of said corporation. of Air Products LLC on Notary Public in and for the State of Texas 2008, by z.air products pipeline easement city 9 EXHIBIT "A" JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS T. & N.O. R.R. CO. SURVEYS, A-241. & 244 B.B.B. & C. R.R. CO. SURVEY, A-80 EXHIBIT SHEET 1 OF 2 LINE LIST t. N 53'21'42" W-22.51'-TIE 2. N 36'54'02" E-1146.85' 3. N 60'56'48" E-41.81' 4. S 36'38'1 t" W-134.92'-TIE 5. S 53'21'2D" E-51.62'-TlE 6. N 36'44'00" E-638.60' 7. N 26'20'29" E-19.86' 8. S 53'20'08" E-49.08'-TIE B.B.B. & C. R.ft. CO. A-80 JF-058.2 GULF STATE UTILff1ES COMPANY 5.1 ACRES VOL. 1328, PG. 217 D.R.J.C T. r~~ FNO. 6" CONC. MOPl. e TER~iiNAL 7 POINT SEE DETAIL "B" PRAY. AIR T. & N.O. R.R. CO. _ ~--""`"'--- P~PEU^7E A-241 CALC. CORNER ` _..~-r ~ - ~-~-~ ~ 4 .,, v POINT OF PRQPOSED a RE-ENTRY T. & NA.02 4R. CO. JF-058 l4" PIPELINE p~ CITY t7F PART ARTHUR POINT OF EXIT 32.43 ACRES (LOTS 3 8: 4} VOL. 1612, PG. 353 LOT N0, 2, BLK. 10, RANGE 1 SEE DETAIL "A" VOL. 1610, PG. 244 D.R.J.C,T. ~r JF-058.1 wJ 7. ¢~ GULF STATE UTILITIES COMPANY ~~ 11.36 ACRES w`~ VOL. 1330, PG. 552 ~~~ D.R.,J.C.T. e¢' /',~ -f' ~~ ~'~ P.Q.B. -----"i JF-057 ~, / ~\ ANGEL MID JEFF COUNTY J.V. ~ L~~.. PARCEL A: FNO. 5/8" I.R. TRACT 158-A 14.39G ACRES FILE NO. 1999035119 O.P.R,J.C.T. t `~ ~_..._ BOBBY J. MAY REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOP. NO. 4217 BEARINGS BASED ON TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NAO 83, SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE, DERIVED FROM GPS OBSERVATIONS TOTAL LENGTH: 1847.12 FEET = 111.95 RODS MUSTANG ENGlNfERING, t . P. NOTE: FOR DETAIL SEE SHF.EJ 2 OF 2 NousroN, Texas pf(AMx br d1ECKE0 By MPRWLD DY DATE DAT£ MS TC BM 8 27 07 8 27 07 Air Products LLC 7201 Hamilton 8oulevord `• Allentown, PA 18195-1501 PROPOSED 14" PIPELINE ACROSS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR °=400' ( TX-JF-058 ~ I~~~~~ ~EFF~~sor~ cou~~, T~xAs T. & N.O. R.R. CO, SURVEYS, A-241 & 244 B.B.B. & C. R.R. CO. SURVEY, A-80 EXHIE3IT SHEET 2 OF 2 ~~ bETAIL "B" N.T.S. PERMANENT EASEMENT (0.21 AC.) t'Gl//l TEMPORARY WORK SPACE (2.89 AC.) ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY WORK SPACE (0.11 AC.) NOT ~ FOR PJ„AT S~E_,5t#EET 1 OF 2 a~usr~r77c Frrcr~Er-R~~c, f . R. HOUS70N, TEXAS Air Producks llC 7207 Homihon 8oulevcrd ~ +i*< Agerskawn, PA 181 95-5 50 7 PROPOSED 14' PIPELINE ACROSS CffY OF PORT ARTHUR TX-JF-058 p~T,A(L "A" N.T.s, 1ix111Bff eASrh11:NT Dl>scRn'rtc)N :fir Products 1,1:,C S['-U58 City afPott Arthur Being a cenfcrline description of a five (5) fcwt wide easement located iu the "C. Nc Iv,D. R.R. Co. Survey. Ahstracl No. 244, the T. K N.O. R.R. Co, Survey, Abstract No. 241 and the 13:B.B. R C. R.R. Co. Survey, ;16stract Nu. 8U Jefferson County, Texas and txing aft of that certain 32.43 acre tract described by deed datad September U3, 1969 to the City of Port Atthau, retarded in Volume IG12, Page 353 of the Decd Retards of Jefxcrsan C:ount;, 'T'exas and that certain tract of land, (1.at 2, t3lack !U. Kange "I" of die Pon .4rtlzur l,.and Company Subdivision}, described by dei'd datcxi Septemlx;r Q3, 1969 to the City of Pon ;lrthur, recorded in Vahmte 1619, Pago 244 ofthe Deed Retards of Ieffersan County, Texas. Said Live (5) foot rr~ide casement being twv and one-half (2,5) feet right of and two and one-half (2.5) feet left of the follow•infi described line. BLGI'NNING aY a point on the sc~rut$west fine of said 32.43 ucrr tract and the northeast line of that certain t4.390 acre tract, (~fruct IS8-A}, described by deed to Angel A4id IeffCounty 3.V., recorded under Gler&'s File :Ao. 1 999035 1 1 9. Official Puhlie Rc-cords of 7cffarson County, Texas, sand poinf bears N S3` 21 ` 4^_" i1`. a distance of 22.5 i trot, alang said line, front a Sf8" iron cad found for the south tamer of said 3? 43 aa~c tract. I iil?N('t: ?~ 36° 54' 02" C, a distance of t 146.85 fret and V 60° 56' 48" E, a distance of 11.81 feet se~•erin~ said 32.43 acre tract to a POINT OI= EkIT' on the southt~ast line of said 32.43 acre tract and the northwest line of a 1 f 36 acre tract described by deed uz Gu1CState Utiti[ics Company mcordcd in Votume 1338. Page ±52 of tine lleed Reuan9s of Jefferson County. Texas, said point bears S 36'~ 38' i l" 4V, a distance of 134.92 feet. along said tine, Liam the e.~.t mrner of said 62.43 ante tract and the earth comer of said 1 I ,3G ae.re tract on the southwest line of said L,ed 2, Block lU, range "1" 111ENCL beginning at a POINT OP RE-L:N"1RY an the southwest line of said Jet 2, 81ock lt), Range "1" and ibe northeast line of said 1 i.3(i acre tract, ssid point hears S S3' 21' 2O' E, a distance of S1.G2 feet, alone said Ihae, from the catst cornet of said 32.43 acre tract and the earth earner of said 11.36 acre tract. ~1'H'ENCf: N 36° 44' 0U" E, a distance of G38.C>U feet and N 26' 20' 29" F a distance of 19.86 feet, severing, said L,of 2, 131ack 10, Range "1", to tt-it point of terrrtinutian of said easement an the nartheast Zinc of said t,nt 2, I3loeb lU, Anrtge "I" and the southwest line of a S.I acre tract described by decd to Gulf State I;titities Catupany, recrorded is Volume 1328, Page 217 of d,e Deed Reurrds of Iet3'ersan <'oonty, Texas. said point bears S 53° 20' U8' I>, a distance of 49.08 fcet. along said line, from a G" catw7ete tuonumrnt found for chat evert czmter i)f saiel S.l acre tract. ~fotal Length afthis easentcnt heing 1847.12 feet or f 1 l.95 rods. Title work providul by icir Pm~Iucis LI:C. t3carings based on the'fcxas State Plane Qxxdinate System NAD 83, Texas South Central lrnzc 13erived from CrPS Obscn•utions. Prepv~ed term a survice made on tlee ~vuad by;t9ustang Engineering, L.P. and relcrenced by plul, datec:< August 27, 2A(?7 auacFed herein and made a part heraaf. i••1av Ol. 2U0S Bahbv 1. 41av Registered Professional Lmzd Surveyor \c>. 4? 17 EXHIBIT "C" to the Resolution NONEXCLUSIVE PIPELINE EASEMENT STATE OF TEXAS § § KNOW ;.~,LL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § WHEREAS, Air Products LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Air Product") has a permit from the City of Port Arthur to lay and operate a pipeline in the City of Port Arthur in accordance with the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur. WHEREAS, Air Products has indicated that it has, or will require, easements. WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur desires to cooperate with Air Products for the installation of the pipeline, which will assist in the economic development of the area and will facilitate funding to City of Port Arthur. WHEREAS, this easement to Air Products is subject to and subordinate to the use of the land for such purposes as approved by the City, including utility lines. NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: That the City of Port Arthur organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas (hereinafter called "Grantor"), for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred and No/100 Dollars (.$700) per rod and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of all of which is z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract 1 hereby acknowledged and confessed, does hereby grant, convey, and warrant unto Air Products, (hereinafter called "Grantee), the nonexclusive right, privilege, and easement to install a pipeline of no more than 62.71 feet or 3.80 rods and appurtenances thereto on, over, under, across and through a strip of land owned by Grantor situated in Jefferson County, Texas. That said nonexclusive easement shall be limited to an easement of five feet in width on the portion of the land, as shown on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof. Grantee agrees to provide an "as-built" survey of the nonexclusive easement prepared by a registered surveyor promptly upon finalization of construction of same. Grantor and Grantee further <~gree that any monies payable by Grantee to Grantor hereundf=_r shall be adjusted to actual footage per said survey and :hall be paid at such time as the survey is furnished by Grantee to Grantor. That said easement shall be for the purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining, operating, replacing, and repairing one (1) hydrogen line not to exceed fourteen inches (14") in diameter, and all appurtenances thereto (except valves), and centered on the above described line. Said Easement is granted subject to the following provisions: z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract 2 1. Grantee shall make a one (1) time payment of $700 per rod for the pipeline easement, for a term of twenty-five (25) years. The Easement can be renewed for an additional twenty-five (25) years on payment of an additional $l, 000 so long as Air Products is in compliance with this Agreement, and so long as the renewal. is in accordance with the procedures or provisions in the City_ Charter. 2. The Pipeline shall be buried a minimum of ten (10) feet below the surface of natural ground. 3. Profile and alignment to be approved by the City Engineer of Port Arthur. 4. Excavations made on Grantor's property shall be promptly refilled by Grantee, the earth well tamped, the ground left in the same condition as before laying of said pipeline, and locations of the line marked at points of turn and the markers maintained and plainly visible. All street and drainage conditions shall be restored to as good or better condition than the original state. 5. All driveways and public streets shall be crossed by the bored method. 6. This pipeline shall be bored beneath all utility lines, in<:luding storm drainage, with a minimum of three (3) feet vertical clearance. 7. A temporary construction easement of 60 feet in width is granted herein, and being adjacent to the heretofore described line, as shown on Exhibit "A". The temporary easement is granted for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days for construction, with the right to reasonably use said temporary easement in the event of repairs, replacement, or removal of said pipeline in the future. z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract 3 8. All damages caused to the surface of the Grantor's property by the Grantee or his affiliates shall be promptly repaired at the Grantee's expense. This includes but is not limited to damage caused by heavy equipment to the roads and utility structures and any ruts, as well as to the landscaping. 9. Grantee shall provide adequate warning. devices to protect the public for the duration of the work, and shall comply with all safety requirements as are normal to the industry. 10. If said pipeline is abandoned for a continuous period of one (1) year, said Easement shall immediately terminate, free of any claim or right by Grantee. 11. Grantee has the sole responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the pipeline in a safe manner for the duration of this Easement. 12. This Easement shall continue in full force during the twenty-five (25) year term for so long as, (1) the pipeline is utilized to transport hydrogen, (2) so long as City of Port Arthur has a pipeline permit with the City of Port Arthur, and (3) so long as the Grantee is in compliance with the terms of this Easement. Upon termination hereof, Grantee shall immediately abandon the pipeline, in accordance with Chapter 66 of the City of Port Arthur Code of Ordinances and other applicable: state and federal laws. 13. Grantee may terminate the Easement by giving Grantor ninety (90) days written notice. Grantor may terminate the Easement by giving Grantee thirty (30) days written notice if Grantee is in noncompliance with the terms of this Easement fo:r a period of thirty ( 3 0 ) days after receipt of such notice. 14. That the right of ingress and egress granted z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract /~ herein is limited to the above described easement and the routes depicted on Exhibit "A" hereto, and does not include the right of ingress and egress to any part of Grantor's other lands. Upon commencing construction, repair, maintenance or removal of said pipeline, Grantor shall be given reasonable notice, either oral or written, when the initial entry shall be made. 15. Grantor reserves the right to use the said premises for such purposes as approved by the City; provided that Grantor shall not construct any improvements on the easement strip which would ur.~reasonably interfere with Grantee's exercise of the rights herein conveyed. Grantor, Grantor's heirs, successors and assigns shall have the right to construct, reconstruct or maintain streets, roads or drives, road ditches, drainage ditches, and utilities, over and across and along said right-of-way at such place or places as Grantor may from time to time hereafter sele~~t for public or private use. Grantee agrees that, upon written request of Grantor, within 180 days of the request, Grantee will lower its pipeline, at Grantee's expense, to provide the cover required by applicable safety standards or the requirements of any governmental body and to encase the line if required by the requirements of any governmental body. Such crossing may include streets, roads, drives, ditches, and utilities within it. This agreement to lower to provide the cover required and to encase if required shall be deemed a condition of this easement and if violated or breached, and not thereafter corrected by Grantee: within 20 days of mailed notice (sent by certified mail, return receipt requested), of such violation or breach will entitle Grantor, and Grantor's heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, to terminate this easement. Grantee shall not obstruct or inhibit the flow of water on th.e premises, nor interfere with any drainage during its construction, z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract [j and shall be liable for any damages outside of the easement area caused by standing water resulting from any such obstruction or inhibition of the flow of water or from blocked drainage facilities. Grantee agrees that all water cana]_s shall be bored and not cut to assure that water requirements for landscaping or foliage are not affected or interrupted. 16. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, Grantee's sole acceti>s and ingress and egress to the easement described above shall be from public roads or from Grantee's existing pipeline easement(s) or work space hereinafter provided for on adjoining properties and Grantee releases any right of other or further access or ingress or egress across any remaining land of Grantor. 17. At all times during which this agreement is in effect, Grantee shall maintain general liability insurance coverage of not less than $2,000,000 covering damages which Grantor could suffer as a result of Grantee's operations. Grantee shall name Grantor as an additional insured and shall cause such policy to waive subrogation against the Grantor. That rights herein granted to Grantee are not assignable without Grantor's written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld} and provisions herein shall be binding upon successors and assigns of both parties. That in consideration of the privilege herein granted, Grantee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Grantor from any and all claims, suits, or demands for damage or loss to property, or for personal injuries to or death of persons, including all necessary co:~ts and expenses to Grantor z.air products pipeline easement_city_60' tract 6 relating to such claims, suits, or demands caused by, resulting from, or arising from the construction, maintenance, operation, repair, or removal of said pipeline, except for negligent acts of Grantor. In addition, Grantee shall furnish a bond in a form and.with corporate surety satisfactory to Grantor, in an amount of Forty-Five Thousand and no/100 ($45,000) Dollars, as delineated in Chapter 66 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur. Such Bond shall inure to the benefit of Grantor and any person wha may suffer a loss or injury as a result of Grantee's operations. That the venue of any cause of action herein shall be in Jefferson County, Texas. z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract '] SIGNED AND AGREED TO on t:he day of 2008. GRANTOR: CITY OF PORT ARTHUR BY: Signature: Printed Name: ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS ~ COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ~ This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the day of 2008, by Stephen Fitzgibbons, City Manager of the City of Port Arthur, on behalf of the City of Port Arthur. Notary Public in and for the State of Texas z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract $ SIGNED AND AGREED TO on i~he day of 2008. GRANTEE: BY: AIR PRODUCTS LLC Signature: Printed Name: Title: ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the day of as behalf of said corporation. of Air Products LLC on 'Notary Public in and for the State of Texas 2008, by z.air products~ipeline easement_city_60' tract 9 EXHIBIT "A" JEFFERSQN COUNTY, TEXAS B.B.B. & G R.R. CO. SURVEY, A-79 EXHIE3IT >; I `~, THOMAS F. MCKINNEI' A-41 _. _ - FND. __ _ ----_. _ FENCE CORNER - ' _ __. -___ ~ (JF-064 ! SANTA MARIA BUILDING COMPANY ~~ TRACT NO. S, 3.8055 ACRES ~~' / ~' TRACT Na. 2: 0.75 kCRES ~~~ VOL. S 533, PG. 73 ,,T~',~ „P D.R.J.C.T. 5 ~f ~~ ! CD B.B.B. & C. R.R. CO. '~r,Q \ A-SD ~y~- r.\ ~7ERt~INAL POINT ~ PROpOS£D r~° P~P~unrF C/?~ P.O.R. EXIST. TEPPCO PIPELINE: 1 B.B.B. & C. R.R. Cfl. A-73 f~~ SEE DETAIL "A" 3 J FND. 5/8" I.R. `~ . JF-083.2 CkTY OF PORT ARTHUR &0 FOOT N1DE STRIP VOL. 155, PG. S69 D.R.J.C.T. LIN£ L(ST ~~ S 40'13`x:2" E-688.68'-TIE 2. N 3TtO'Pi0" E-62.71' 3. N 4G"13':?2" Vl-310.23'-TEE i^j ,. . y~r BOBBY J, MAY REgSTERED PROF£SSIONAL LAND SURYtYOR N0. 4217 BEARINGS BASSO ON TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM NAD 83, SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE, DERIVED FROM GP5 OBSERVATIONS. TOTAL. LENGTH: 62.71 FEET = 3.80 ROpS PERMANENT EASEMENT (Q.Ot AC.) ® TEMPORARY YORK SPACE (0.10 AC.) ~~usr~~le EhicruESR~,~c, ~ . p. NOUSTflN, TEXAS ORNMi/ 6f CfQCXEQ 0Y MPROVED BY CUTE WTE DLE TC BM i2 05 0712 05 0 A'a ProGUCta LLC 7261 Hamilton f3oulnvar~ ~ ..v Nlnntown. PA 18195-t5fJ4 PROPOSED 74" PIPELINE ACROSS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TX-JF-063.2 p~TAiL °A~ N.T.S. 1/XNf BIT SASFMFNT DE:SCI2IF''I'IQN Air Products 1<t..C A~-OG3.2 City of fort Arthur Beim a centerline description of a Live (5) foot wide easement located in (the B.I3.B. R. C. R.R. Cc~. Survey, Abstract Na. 79 Jei'fcrson County. Texas and being cud of that certain GO fact strip described by deed dated April 1 I, 1913 to the City of Part fArtbur, recorded in Volurr~c f S5, Nage 1 fig a1'the Deed Records of Jefferson County. Texas;. Said f5ve (.5) foot r~~ide easement being tcvo and one-half (Z.S) foot right of and t~sa and one-half (2.S) feet Icft of the following; described line. Bf;GINNINCi at a point on the southwest lino of said GO €oot wide strip amd the northeast line of the Kansas City Railway Company, said paint f?~ars S 4E?° F 3' ~2" T:, a distance of 688.68 feet, along ktid tine;, from a fence canter found .for the occatpiedf ~4•cst earner of" said 6(} fix~t wide strip. '[`I tE~:?vCE N .37° l0' SO" E, a distance of 62.71 feet, severing said 60 fo<ot wide strip, to the point of termination of said easement on the northeast tine thereof avid the southwest line of a 3.8055 acre tract, (Tract No. 1), descritx;d by deed to Santa R~faria [3uilding C:ampany, recorded in Volume 1633, Page 7.3 of the Deed Rs,cords of Je;tfersan County. "texas, said point bears N 40° f 3' 22" ~`, a distance of 310.23 feet, along said line, tram a 5~`8" iron rod found for the south c;arner o1C a 0.75 acre tract, ('Tract No. ;2), described by deed to Santa iti4aria Ciuifding Company, recorded in Volume 1633, Page• 73 of the Deed Records of Jeftcrson County, 'T'exas. "fbtat length offhis easement being (i~.71 fi.et ar 3.80 rods. Title wort: provided by Air- Products L,LC. Bearines based on the 'f~exas State Plane Coordinate System NAT} 8~3, Texas South Central lone Derived ii•om (iPS f)bsenations. Prepared from a survey made on the ground by il~Tustang ingineering, L.P'. and referenced by plat, dated December 05. 200'7 aliached hercta and trade a }part hea'eo#: tv3av O 1 < Z{)08. i3ohby .t. h4:ay Registered Professional Land Surveyor No. ~F? 17