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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
FIRST STATE BANK OF DENTON, PERMITTING SAID BANK TO OCCUPY CERTAIN
AIR SPACE OVER PORTIONS OF WALNUT STREET AND AUSTIN STREET TO CON-
STRUCT AND MAINTAIN AN ELEVATED MULTI-LEVEL STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
AND PEDESTRIAN USE, PROVIDING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, CONDITIONS AND
TERMS FOR SUCH USE, IMPOSING CERTAIN FEES, AND DECLARING AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
That Alexander M Flnlay, Jr , Mayor, is hereby authorized and
d~rected to sign and execute that certain agreement by and between
the City of Denton and the First State Bank of Denton, granting unto
sa~d F~rst State Bank the exclusive right and permIssion to use and
occupy certain portions of the a~r space above the public streets
desorlbed thereln at a height beglnnlng no less than fifteen (15)
feet above the crown of pavement of each street, for the purpose of
constructing and malnta~nlng two (2) multi-level structures, and
which agreement ~s marked Exhibit "A" and attached to th~s ordinance
for the purpose of ~dent~f~cat~on
That such signing by sald Mayor shall be an official act of
the C~ty of Denton and shall thereupon grant said Bank the permission
r~ght and privilege stated in sa~d Agreement according to ~ts terms
and conditions
That th~s ordInance shall be and become effective twenty-one
(21) days after its flnal passage and approval, during which period
the C~ty Secretary shall publlsh the full text on two consecutive
weeks
PASSED on first readlng the 12th day of October, A D 1971
FINALLY PASSED and APPROVED th~s 26th day of October, A D 1971
ALEXANDER M FIN~AY, JR ~AY~
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ~
ATTEST /~
BROOKS~~Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
K Q BARTON,-CITY ATTORNEY
Y OF DENTON, TEXAS
&q~ CONSENT AGREEMENT
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this the 1st day of
January , A D 1972, by and between the C~ty of Denton,
a Municipal Corporation of Denton County, Texas, acting here~n by
and through Alexander M Flnlay, Jr , ~ts duly authorized Mayor,
and the F~rst State Bank of Denton Texas, a Corporation, here~n-
after called Bank, acting herein by and through Wm C Orr, Jr ,
· ts duly authorized President,
WITNESSETH
I
For and in consideration of the payment by the Bank of the
amount set out below and the true and faithful performance of the
mutual covenants here~n contained, the C~ty of Denton hereby grants
unto sa~d Bank ~_he exclusive r~ght and permission to use and occupy
the portions of the a~r space above the public streets described
below for the purposes and in the locations hereinafter described,
at a helght beglnnlng no less than f~fteen (15) feet above the crown
of pavement of each street, to-w~t
The construction and maintenance of enclosed multi-level
structures not more than 20 feet in w~dth across Walnut
Street, and not more than 120 feet an w~dth across Austin
Street, as follows
1 BEGINNING at the southeast corner of Block 8 of the
Original Townslte of Denton, Texas,
THENCE south 0° 22' 55" east 60 0 feet to a polnt for
a corner,
THENCE west 0° 16' 40" south 20 0 feet,
T~ENCE north 0° 22' 55" west 60 0 feet,
THENCE east 0° 16' 40" north 20 0 feet to the point of
beginning, all measured on a plane at elevation 660 00,
which ~s 15 0 feet above the crown of the pavement
Walnut Street ~mmed~ately under the west line of the
described area
2 BEGINNING at the northeast corner of Block 9 of the
Original Towns~te of Denton, Texas,
THENCE south 0° 22' 55" east 120 0 feet to the southeast
corner of the sa~d Block 9,
THENCE east 0° 16' 40" north 60 0 feet to a point for a
corner,
THENCE north 0° 22' 55" west 120 0 feet,
THENCE west 0° 16' 40" south 60 0 feet to the point of
beginning, all measured on a plane at elevation 657 65,
which is 15 00 feet above the crown of the pavement in
Austin Street immediately under the north line of the
described area
TO '}{AVE AND TO HOLD, all and singular, the privileges afore-
said to it, the said First State Bank of Denton, its successors and
assigns, together with the right and privilege at any and all times
during the terms hereof to enter said premises or any part thereof
for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing and maintaining
said elevated structures and the necessary entrances and exits, pro-
vlded, however, that the above conveyance is subject to the covenants,
hereby made by Bank as a condition hereto that said structures and
any entrances thereto or exits therefrom shall in no manner be con-
structed, reconstructed, maintained or operated as to obstruct or
hinder the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic upon and
along the full width of Austin Street, from Walnut Street to Mulberry
Street, and Walnut Street from Austin Street to South Locust Street,
in said City of Denton, Texas, and that said structures and any en-
trances thereto or exits therefrom shall not Interfere with the free
public use of such street and any sidewalk adjacent thereto, except
for such temporary restrictions upon use by the public as may be
actually required in the construction, repair and maintenance of such
structures or any entrance thereto or exit therefrom and in such cases
only upon express permission, in writing, from the City Manager of the
City of Denton, Texas In case of and upon any violation or nonobser-
vance of any of the covenants and conditions contained herein, this
conveyance shall be null and void and the sa~d premises shall wholly
and absolutely revert to the City, its successors and assigns, and no
act or omission on the part of any beneficiary of this clause shall be
a waiver of the operation of any such covenant or condition
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II
Said construction and maintenance shall be performed an strict
compliance with the applicable Codes of th~ City of Denton and in
accordance with the directions of the City Manager of said City
All plans and specifications therefor shall be sub3ect to the prior
approval of the City Manager, but such approval shall not relieve the
Bank of responsibility for concept, design and computation in the pre-
paratlon of such plans and specifications
III
Upon completIon of construction and thereafter, there shall be
no encroachments in, under, on or above the surface area of the streets
and s~dewalks involved, except as shown on the attached plat which is
marked Exhibit "A", and in no case shall any portion of these struc-
tures, or any ob]ect related thereto, extend into the first fifteen
(15) feet above the crown of either such street pavement
IV
The Bank, at no expense to the City, shall make proper provision
for the relocation and/or Installation of any utilities affected by
said construction and maintenance, including the securing of approval
and consent from the utility companies and the appropriate agencies of
the State and ~ts political subdivisions In the event any Installa-
tion, relnstallat~on, relocation or repair of any existing or future
utility or improvements owned or constructed by or on behalf of the
public or at public expense is made more costly by virtue of the con-
structlon, maintenance, use or existence of the said elevated struc-
tures, the Bank shall pay to the City an additional amount equal to
such additional cost as determined by the City Council of the City of
Denton
V
In order to defray the costs of initial and annual inspection
and supervision which the City of Denton might incur as a result of
the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of the elevated
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structures provided for by th~s contract and agreement, the Bank
agrees to pay to the City of Denton the sum of Two Hundred and
Fifty ($250.00) Dollars annually, as ~nspect~on fee, to be due on
or before the 1st day of January, 1972, thence a lake sum each year
thereafter
VI
The ~n~t~al term of th~s agreement shall be f~fty (50) years,
commen¢lng on the date f~rst above written, being the execution date
of th~s agreement Subject to the authority of the Charter of the
City of Denton, the C~ty of Denton grants to the sa~d F~rst State
Bank an option to extend th~s agreement for an additional term of
f~fty (50) years Any such extension of the ~nlt~al term of th~s
agreement shall be upon the same covenants and conditions applicable
to the ~n~t~al term
VII
Upon the termlnatlon of th~s agreement for any reason whatso-
ever the Bank shall, at the option of the C~ty and at no expense to
the C~ty, remove said elevated structures, restore the publlc streets,
s~dewalks and adjacent supporting structures to a condition accep-
table to the Clty Councll and ~n accordance w~th then ex~st~ng City
specifications.
VIII
It is further understood and agreed between the parties hereto
that the legal title to Clty streets, whlch includes the demised pre-
mlses, belongs to the State, and the Clty of Denton exerclses such
powers over the streets as have been delegated to ~t by the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas and by the Legislature, that the City
of Denton holds the streets as trustee for t~e public, and that the
C~ty of Denton cannot contract away its duty and lts leg~slatlve
power to control the streets for the use and benefit of the public
It is hereby determined by the C~ty Council of the City of Denton
that the demised premises described here~n are not needed for any
foreseeable public purpose above the elevation described, and that
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the use herean granted wall not interfere with the exastang or
future use of either of said streets by the public, the City, or
the State of Texas
IX
The Bank agrees to comply fully with all applacable Federal,
State and munac~pal laws, statutes, ordanances, codes and regu-
lataons in connectaon w~th the use, construction and maIntenance
of saad elevated structures
X
The Bank agrees to pay promptly when due all permit fees, taxes
and costs provaded for by th~s agreement, or by any Federal, State
or local statute, law or ordinance
XI
The Bank covenants and agrees to indemnify, and does hereby
demnafy, and hold harmless and defend, the City 9f Denton, lts agents,
offacers and employees, from and agaanst any and all olalms for dam-
ages to property, and ~njurles or death to persons of whatsoever
kand or character, whether real or asserted, arasang out of or
dent to the constructaon, maantenance, occupancy, use, exastence or
locatlon of either or both of the saad elevated structures, and the
Bank hereby assumes all l~abalaty and responsaballty for an]urges,
deaths, ¢lalms or sults for damages to persons or property, of what-
soever kind or character, whether real or asserted, occurring during
the term of thas agreement and arls~ng out of or by reason of the
construction, malntenance, occupancy, use, exastence or locatlon of
the sald elevated structures by the Bank
XII
The,Bank agrees to deposit wath the Cat~ of Denton when th~s
agreement ~s executed a sufflcaent sum of money to be used to pay
necessary fees to record this consent agreement an ~ts entirety an
the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas After being so recorded,
the original hereof shall be returned to the Caty Secretary of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas
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XIII
Th~s agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, thelr
successors and assigns
EXECUTED th~s the day of , A D 1971
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY
ALEXANDER M FINLEY,' JR , MAYOR
ATTEST
BROOKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
FIRST STATE BANK OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY
WM C ORR, JR , PRESIDENT
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
J~Q BARTON,' C~TY ATTORNEY
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