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Home My WebLink AboutPR 23735: PROPERTY DONATION AT 3000 39TH STREET FROM DR. RAJ K. SINGLA OF SINGLA REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. P.R. No. 23735 04/26/24 ht RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A REAL PROPERTY DONATION LOCATED AT 3000 39TH STREET FROM DR. RAJ K. SINGLA OF SINGLA REAL ESTATE COMPANY,INC. WHEREAS,Dr.Raj K. Singla,owner of Singla Eye Institute has dedicated numerous years to serving the community of Port Arthur; and WHEREAS,Dr.Raj K. Singla has retired and wishes to donate the medical office building located at 3000 39th Street to the City of Port Arthur for a noble cause, as delineated in Exhibit"A"; and WHEREAS,the City finds it beneficial to accept the real property donation and utilize it for various public purposes that will continue to serve and benefit the residents of Port Arthur. 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 Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to accept the land and its improvements located at 3000 39th Street, from Dr. Raj K. Singla of Singla Real Estate Company, Inc., in substantially the same form as attached as Exhibit"B". Section3. That the transfer of this property donation will be facilitated via the services of a title company and the City Manager is authorized to execute the necessary documents to complete the transfer of ownership. Section 4. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of , A.D., 2024, at the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor • City Council NOES: Thurman Bill Bartie, Mayor ATTEST: Sherri Bellard, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: J s M. Black, rim City Attorney APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: Ronald Burton, CPM City Manager Exhibit "A" (Donation Letter) Raj&Santosh Singla 4965 Bellechase Dr Beaumont,TX 77706 409-223-2810 10-03-2023 Ronald Burton City Manager City Hall 444 4th Street, Suite 410 Port Arthur,TX 77642 TX 77642 Reference property for donation Singla Real Estate 3000 39 th Street Port Arthur,TEXAS 77642 We are closing our medical practice on October 13,2023 We will like to donate this property to city of Port Arthur to be used for some noble cause. Please let us know what can we do?We will prefer this to be accomplished ASAP as we will not like the building to stay empty. Raj K Singla 1 Exhibit "B" (General Warranty Deed) NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS: IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. GENERAL WARRANTY DEED Date: , 2024 Grantor: Singla Real Estate Company, Inc., a Texas corporation Mailing Address (including county): 4965 Bellechase Drive Beaumont,Texas 77706 (Jefferson County) Grantee: City of Port Arthur Grantee's Mailing Address (including county): 444 4th Street Port Arthur, Texas 77641-1089 (Jefferson County) Consideration: $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration. Property (including any improvements): See Attached Exhibit "A" Reservations from and Exceptions to Conveyance and Warranty: Grantor, for the Consideration and subject to the Reservations from Conveyance and the Exceptions to Conveyance and Warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to Grantee the Property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any way belonging, to have and to hold it to Grantee and Grantee's heirs, successors, and assigns forever. Grantor binds Grantor and Grantor's heirs and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular the Property to Grantee and Grantee's heirs,successors,and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the Reservations from Conveyance and the Exceptions to Conveyance and Warranty. Easements, rights-of-way, and prescriptive rights, whether of record or not; all presently recorded restrictions, reservations, covenants, conditions, oil and gas leases, mineral severances, and other instruments, other than liens and conveyances, that affect the property; rights of adjoining owners in any walls and fences situated on a common boundary; any discrepancies, conflicts, or shortages in area or boundary lines; any encroachments or overlapping of improvements; property taxes for prior years, the payment for which Grantee assumes; and subsequent assessments for that and prior years due to change in land usage, ownership, or both, the payment of which Grantee assumes; and navigational servitude asserted by any governmental authority. As a material part of the Consideration for this deed, Grantor and Grantee agree that Grantee is taking the Property "AS IS"with any and all latent and patent defects and that there is no warranty by Grantor that the Property has a particular financial value or is fit for a particular purpose. Grantee acknowledges and stipulates that Grantee is not relying on any representation, statement, or other assertion with respect to the Property condition but is relying on Grantee's examination of the Property. Grantee takes the Property with the express understanding and stipulation that there are no express or implied warranties except for limited warranties of title set forth in this deed. Grantor, for the consideration and subject to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to Grantee the property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging,to have and hold it to Grantee, Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns forever. Grantor binds Grantor and Grantor's heirs, executors, administrators, and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular the property to Grantee and Grantee's heirs,executors,administrators,successors,and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, when the claim is by,through, or under Grantor but not otherwise. GRANTOR, Singla Real Estate Company STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § This instrument was acknowledged before me on day of 2024 by Notary Public, State of Texas 2 GRANTEE, City of Port Arthur Ronald Burton, City Manager STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § This instrument was acknowledged before me on day of , 2024 by Ronald Burton, City Manager of the City of Port Arthur, Texas. Notary Public, State of Texas AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: City of Port Arthur Legal Department 444 4th Street Port Arthur,Texas 77641-1089 3 Exhibit"A" PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: BEING a tract or parcel of land out of and a part of Lot Number Seven(pt. of 7) in Block Number Six (6) in Range "J" of the Lands of the Port Arthur Land Company, Jefferson County, Texas, as the same appears upon the map or plat thereof,on file and of record in Vol. 1 page 22 Map Records of Jefferson County, Texas, and being more fully described by metes and bounds as follows, to- wit: BEGINNING at a point which lies 1,186.77 feet South 41 deg. 13 min. West and 30.00 feet South 48 deg. 47 min. East from the Northeast corner of Lot 8, Block 6, Range "J" of the Lands of the Port Arthur Land Company,Jefferson County,Texas; said point being in the Southerly line of 39th Street and being the FIRST AND BEGINNING CORNER of the tract of land herein described; THENCE South 48 deg. 47 min. East, a distance of 150.00 feet to point for second corner; THENCE North 41 deg. 13 min. East, a distance of 127.92 feet to point for third corner; THENCE South 48 deg. 47 min. East, a distance of 141.00 feet to point for fifth corner; THENCE North 41 deg. 13 min. East, a distance of 150.00 feet to point for fifth corner; THENCE North 48 deg. 47 min. West,a distance of291.00 feet to point for sixth corner; said point being in the Southerly line of said 39th Street; THENCE South 41 deg. 13 min. West along the Southerly line of said 39th Street, a distance of 277 .92 feet to FIRST AND BEGINNING CORNER. 4