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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR80-278 CITY OF PLAINVIEW RESOLUTION NO. R80-278 O0 19° 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS ESTABLISHING LAND ACQUISITION POLICY AND PROCEDURES, AND THE INTENT TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PARCELS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1978-80 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STORM DRAINAGE PROJECT. WHEREAS, the City Council is vitally concerned with efficient execution of the Community Development Projects under its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the engineering consultants and the surveying consultants have determined the appropriate location for the portion of the proposed east drainage channel between'~misco Lake. and Running Water Draw; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has determined that there is an immediate need to acquire that portion of the channel right-of-way, in order that, construction may proceed in conjunction with the City of Plainview's 1979 Paving Project; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of the storm drainage channel right-of-way will eventually help alleviate the storm water runoff problem on the east side of the City; and WHEREAS, in keeping with policy and procedures consistent with HUD and applicable statutes governing acquisition of property for Community Development Programs, the City of Plainview has adopted the following General Land Acquisition Policy and Procedures: 1. The City of Plainview will make every reasonable effort to acquire each property bM negotiated purchase before instituting eminent domain proceedings against the property. 2~ The City of Plainview will not require any owner to surrender the right to possession of his property until the City pays, or causes to be paid, to the owner _~ the agreed purchase price arrived at by negotiation~ S. The City of Plainview will not require any person lawfully occupying property to surrender possession without at least ninety (90) days written n6tice from the City, of the date on which possession will be required; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the-Mayor and the City Council of the City of Plainview that the following procedures be adopted and the following parcels as listed in section 4 be acquired for the Community Development Storm Drainage Program: Section 1. Period of Negotiation and Final Offer Requirements. A. Negotiation Period 1) The City of Plainview shall make a diligent, conscientious effort to ind~u~ the owner to accept a fair and proper price for his property. 2) It is hereby determined that the normal period of initial negotiation: need not exceed forty-five (45) days. 3) Should:the City Staff member feel that an impasse has been reached, he shall immediately prepare for the City Manager's signature the final notice stipulated in Section 1-B hereof. RESOLUTION NO. R80-278 Page 2 I CITY OF PLAINVIEW O0 94 B. Final Notice 1) When efforts to negotiate have been unsuccessful, the City shall prepare for the City Manager's signature, a notice making a final offer to the owner in writing. 2) This final offer shall include an invitation to discuss acquisition of the property with the City Manager, afford a reasonable period of time for the owner to accept or reject the invitation, and include a notification of the date on which the City intends to institute eminent domain proceedings if agreement cannot be reached on the purchase of the property within the .t:ime~spedi'fied. Section 2. Institution~of Condemnation Proceedings .A. To avoid delay in the timely filing of condemnation proceedings due to failure of negotiations to effect acquisition, the City Manager is authorized and instructed to notify the City Attorney to institute condemnation proceedings for acquisition of any property, provided the above requirements have been met. B. The City Manager is further authroized and instructed to institute condemnation proceedings for any property that must be acquired by condemnation for curative title purposes. C. A report of any and all such actions taken by the City Manager shall be presented to the City Council at the next Regular Meeting for ratification. Sed~ion 3~ Maintenance of Records A. The City shall maintain records of its negotiations and other actions. B. As evidence of the Departments adherence to this policy and HUD ~equirements, the Community Development staff members serving:asnegotiators, .shall maintain individual records of all negotiation with individual property owners. Section 4. Designation of-Property to be Acquired A tract of land out of and being the East 100.0 feet of a 12.21 acre tract of land out of the N.E. part of the Poliet Smith Homestead Survey, Hale County, Texas, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a steel rod set 963.0 feet West and 25 feet South of the Northeast corner of the Poliet Smith Homestead Survey, Hale County, Texas, and for the Northeast corner of a 12~21 acre tract described in deed recorded in Vol. 429, Page 245, Deed Records of Hale County, Texas; THENCE S.89o41'10,,W. 100.0 feet along the North line of said 12.21 acre tract to a point; RESOLUTION No. R80-278 Page Thre~ I CITY OF PLAINVIEW i THENCE South 1,366.63 feet along a line 100 feet West from and par'allel to the West line of a tract deeded to the City of Plainview, Texas, described in Vol. 132, Page 448, Deed Records of Hale County, Texas, to a point in the South line of said 12.21 acre tract; THENCE S. 85o45'30"E. 100.27 feet along the South line of said 12.21 acre tract to a steel rod in the West line of said city tract; THENCE North 1,374.6 feet along the West line of said city tract to the Place'of Beginning and containing 3.146 acres of land. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 10th day of June, 1980. ATTEST: WALTER S. DODSON, City Clerk