HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6369: SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED FOR CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO JEFFERSON COUNTY P. O. NO. 6369
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL WARRANTY
DEED FOR CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO JEFFERSON
COUNTY
WHEREAS, Jefferson County desires to construct a new office
building located in the downtown area of Port Arthur; and,
WHEREAS, in 1969 by authority of Ordinance 69 -58 the City of
Port Arthur closed, vacated, abandoned, and relinquished the
seventy -foot (70') wide right -of -way of Shreveport Avenue between
Fourth Street and Lakeshore Drive, save and except for the north
twenty feet (20') of said right -of -way adjacent to the Fourth
Street right -of -way; and,
WHEREAS, the City reserved unto itself a Public Utility and
Storm Sewer Drainage Easement in said portion of the Shreveport
Avenue right -of -way that was closed, vacated, abandoned, and
relinquished; and,
WHEREAS, Jefferson County has requested that the City abandon
the said north twenty feet (20') of the Shreveport Avenue right -of-
way that is adjacent to the Fourth Street right -of -way in order to
allow the County to construct their new office building; and,
WHEREAS, Section 252.002(a)(16) and Section 253.001(a) of the
Local Government Code provides that a municipality may convey land
for the development of said land for public purposes; and,
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WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be in
the best interest of the public to close, vacate, abandon, and
relinquish the said twenty -foot (20') section of Shreveport Avenue
right -of -way and convey it to the County so that the land can be
better utilized by the County, said tract of land delineated in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, the consideration for the conveyance by the City of
said right -of -way shall be: (a) that the County constructs its new
office building in the downtown area for public uses; (b) that the
County agrees to the existence, continued use and extension of the
previously- reserved Public Utility and Storm Sewer Drainage
easement; and, (c) that the County agrees that Jefferson County
Drainage District No. 7 shall retain access to their Shreveport
Avenue Pump Station by way of said easement.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 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 subject to the easement below reserved,
the City Council herein authorizes the Interim City Manager to
convey to Jefferson County by Special Warranty Deed the twenty -foot
(20') section of the 70 -foot wide Shreveport Avenue right -of -way
lying adjacent to the Fourth Street right -of -way, said tract of
land being delineated in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
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Section 3. That as a condition for the closing, vacating,
abandoning, and relinquishing for the above described section of
Shreveport Avenue right -of -way lying adjacent to the right -of -way
of Lakeshore Drive, the following described Public Utility and
Storm Sewer Drainage Easement is retained by the City of Port
Arthur, and said easement shall remain in full force and effect,
to -wit:
A seventy -foot (70') wide by twenty feet (20') deep easement
over, across and under the remaining portion of the Shreveport
Avenue right -of -way being conveyed herein and which is adjacent to
the Fourth Street right -of -way.
Section 4. That this being an ordinance not requiring
publication, it shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage.
Section 5. That a certified copy of this Ordinance No.
14- evidencing the closing, vacating, abandoning and
relinquishing of the aforesaid Shreveport Avenue right -of -way and
the reservation of the aforesaid and described Easement shall be
filed for record in the office of the County Clerk of Jefferson
County, Texas.
Section 6. That a copy of the caption of this Ordinance shall
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council
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READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this day of
2014 AD, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: AYES:
Mayor:
Councilmembers: ;
NOES:
Deloris "Bobbie" Prince,
Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard,
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Valecia Tizeno,
City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
John A. Comeaux, P.E.,
Interim City Manager
CLEIvkfuv&
Leslie McMahen, P.E.,
City Engineer/ Public Works Consultant
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EXHIBIT "A"
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REV. DATE DESCRIPTION DWG. APPR.
Proposed Ordinanace 6369
Closing, Vacating, Abandoning, and Relinquishing
of a Portion of Shreveport Avenue Right -Of -Way.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
ENGINEERING DIVISION
DRAWN A. Alfred SCALE 1'— 200'
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