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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-395S but OocumwaW eEinpi<es\UNseule us" ad 6, ORDINANCE NO JCnD - 2A 5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVING A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND WARREN A SEARLS AND BARBARA SEARLS FOR THE PURCHASE A PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0 008 ACRE OR 359 SQUARE FEET OF LAND SITUATED IN THE N H MEISENHEIMER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 811 IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR USE AS STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR U S HIGHWAY 77, WITH FEE SIMPLE TITLE VESTING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a Real Estate Contract between the City and Warren A Searls and Barbara Searls, in substantially the form of the Real Estate Contract which is attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes, for the purchase of approximately 0 008 acre or 359 square feet of land for use as street right-of-way for U S Highway 77, with fee simple title vesting in the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Transportation Commission SECTION 2 The City Manager is authorized to make the expenditures as set forth in the attached Real Estate Contract SECTION 3 This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the /7 A day of 4) r 2000 EULINE BROCK, MAYOR ATTEST, JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY APPR ED AS O LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PIWTY, CITYATTORNEY En REAL ESTATE CONTRACT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON THIS CONTRACT OF SALE is made by and between WARREN A. SEARLS AND BARBARA SEARLS (hereinafter referred to as "Seller") and CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, a home rule municipality, of Denton, Denton County, Texas, (hereinafter referred to as "Purchaser"), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. PURCHASE AND SALE Seller hereby sells and agrees to convey, and Purchaser hereby purchases and agrees to pay for all that certain tract, lot or parcel of land described in Exhibit "A" attached with all rights and appurtenances pertaining to the said property, including any right, title and interest of Seller in and to adjacent streets, alleys or rights -of -way (all of such real prop- erty, rights, and appurtenances being hereinafter referred to as the "Property"), together with any improvements, fixtures, and personal property situated on and attached to the Property, for the consideration and upon and subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions hereinafter set forth. Seller shall pay all cost for toe removal, installation, construction, reinstallation, reconstruction, labor and materials for any and/or improvements located within the property described in Exhibit "A". Any improvements not removed by December 31, 2000 shall become property of the City of Denton, Texas. PURCHASE PRICE 1. Amount of Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Property shall be the sum of $521.00 2. Payment of Purchase Price. The full amount of the Purchase Price shall be payable in cash at the closing. S OBLIGATIONS The obligations of Purchaser hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of each, of the following conditions any of which may be waived in DISK 5 whole or in part by Purchaser at or prior to the closing. 1. Preliminary Title Report. within twenty (20) days after the date hereof, Seller, at Seller's sole cost and expense, shall have caused the Title Company (hereinafter defined) to issue a owners policy commitment (the "Commitment") accompanied by copies of all recorded documents relating to easements, rights -of -way, etc., affecting the Property. Purchaser shall give Seller written notice on or before the expiration of tan (10) days after Purchaser receives the Commitment that the condition of title as set forth in the Commitment is or is not satisfactory. In the event Purchaser states the condition of title is not satisfactory, Seller shall, at Seller's option, promptly undertake to eliminate or modify all unacceptable matters to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser. In the event Seller is unable to do so within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice, this Agreement shall thereupon be null and void for all purposed otherwise, this condition shall be deemed to be acceptable and any objection thereto shall be deemed to have been waived for all purposes. 2. Surve . Purchaser may, at Purchaser's sole cost and expense, obtain a current survey of the Property, prepared by a duly licensed Texas land surveyor acceptable to Purchaser. The survey shall be staked on the ground, and shall show the location of all improvements, highways, streets, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, or other water courses, fences, easements, and rights -of - way on or adjacent to the Property, if any, and shall contain the surveyor's certification that there are no encroachments on the Property and shall set forth the number of total acres comprising the Property, together with a metes and bounds description thereof. Purchaser will have ten (10) days after receipt of the survey to review and approve the survey. In the event the survey is unacceptable, then Purchaser shall within the ten (10) day period, give Seller written notice of this fact. Seller shall, at Seller's option, promptly undertake to eliminate or modify the unacceptable portions of the survey to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser. In the event Seller is unable to do so within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice, Purchaser may terminate this Agreement, and the Agreement shall thereupon be null and void for all purposes and the Escrow Deposit shall be returned by the Title Company to Purchaser. Purchaser's failure to give Seller this written notice shall be Disk 5 PAGE 2 deemed to be Purchaser's acceptance of the survey. 3. Seller's Compliance. Seller shall have performed, ob- served, and complied with all of the covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, observed, and complied with by Seller prior to or as of the closing. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows, which representations and warranties shall be deemed made by Seller to Purchaser also as of the closing date: 1. There are no parties in possession of any portion of the Property as lessees, tenants at sufferance, trespassers or other parties. 2. Except for the prior actions of Purchaser, there is no pending or threatened condemnation or similar proceeding or assessment or suit, affecting title to the Property, or any part thereof, nor to the best knowledge and belief of Seller is any such proceeding or assessment contemplated by any governmental authority. 3. Seller has complied with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, statutes, rules and restrictions relating to the Property, or any part thereof. 4. To the beat of the seller's knowledge, there are no toxic or hazardous wastes or materials on or within the Property. Such toxic or hazardous wastes or materials include, but are not limited to, hazardous materials or wastes as same are defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended. CLOSING The closing shall be held at the office of Dentex Title Company on or before November 30, 2000, or at such title company, time, date, and place as Seller and Purchaser may mutually agree upon (which date is herein referred to as the "closing date"). Diek 5 PAGE 3 1. CLOSING REQUIREMENTS Seller's Requirements. At the closing Seller shall: A. Deliver to State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Transportation Commission a duly executed and acknowledged Deed in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit "B" conveying good and marketable title to all of the Property, free and clear of any and all liens, encumbrances, conditions, easements, assessments, and restrictions, except for the following: 1. General real estate taxes for the year of closing and subsequent years not yet due and payable; 2. Any exceptions approved by Purchaser pursuant to Purchaser's Obligations here- of; and 3. Any exceptions approved by Purchaser in writing. B. Deliver to Purchaser a Texas Owner's Policy of Title Insurance at Purchaser's sole expense, issued by Dentex Title Company, Denton, Texas, (the "Title Company"), or such title company as Seller and Purchaser may mutually agree upon, in Purchaser's favor in the full amount of the purchase price, insuring fee simple title for the State of Texas to the Property subject only to those title exceptions listed in Closing Requirements hereof, such other exceptions as may be approved in writing by Purchaser, and the standard printed exceptions contained in the usual form of Texas Owner's Policy of Title Insurance, provided, however: 1. The boundary and survey exceptions shall be deleted if required by Purchaser and if so required, the costs associated with same shall be borne by Purchaser; 2. The exception as to restrictive cove- nants shall be endorsed "None of Record"; 3. The exception for taxes shall be Disk 5 PAGE 4 limited to the year of closing and shall be endorsed °Not Yet Due and Payable"i and 4. The exception as to liens encumbering the Property shall be endorsed "None of Record". C. Deliver to Purchaser possession of the Property on the day of closing. 2. Purchaser's Requirements. Purchaser shall pay the consideration as referenced in the "Purchase Price" section of this contract at Closing in immediately available funds. 3. Closing Costs. Seller shall pay all taxes assessed by any tax collection authority through the date of Closing. All other costs and expenses of closing in consummating the sale and purchase of the Property not specifically allocated herein shall be paid by Purchaser and Seller, except for Seller's attorney fees. REAL ESTATE COMMISSION All obligations of the Seller and Purchaser for payment of brokers' fees are contained in separate written agreements. BREACH BY SELLER In the event Seller shall fail to fully and timely perform any of its obligations hereunder or shall fail to consummate the sale of the Property except Purchaser's default, Purchaser may either enforce specific performance of this Agreement or terminate this Agreement by written notice delivered to seller. BREACH BY In the event Purchaser should fail to consummate the purchase of the Property, the conditions to Purchaser's obligations set forth in PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS having been satisfied and Purchaser being in default Seller may either enforce specific performance of this Agreement, or terminate this Agreement by written notice delivered to purchaser. Dlek 5 PAGE 5 MISCELLANEOUS 1. Assignment of Agreement. This Agreement may be assigned by Purchaser without the express written consent of Seller. 2. Survival of Covenants. Any of the representations, war- ranties, covenants, and agreements of the parties, as well as any rights and benefits of the parties, pertaining to a period of time following the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby shall survive the closing and shall not be merged therein. 3. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed received when sent by United States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, at the address set forth beneath the signature of the party. 4. Texas Law to Apply. This Agreement shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and all obligations of the parties created hereunder are performable in Denton County, Texas. 5. Parties Sound. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns where permitted by this Agreement. 6. Legal Construction. In case any one or more of the pro- visions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, said in- validity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 7. Prior Agreements Superseded. This Agreement constitutes the sole and only agreement of the parties and supersedes any prior understandings or written or oral agreements between the parties respecting the within subject matter. S. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. 9. Gender. words of any gender used in this Agreement shall be held and construed to include any other gender, and words in Disk 5 PAGE 6 the singular number shall be held to include the plural, and vice versa, unless the context requires otherwise. 10. Memorandum of Contract. Upon request of either party, both parties shall promptly execute a memorandum of this Agreement suitable for filing of record. 11. Compliance. In accordance with the requirements of the Texas Real Estate License Act, Purchaser is hereby advised that it should be furnished with or obtain a policy of title insurance or Purchaser should have the abstract covering the Property examined by an attorney of Purchasers own selection. 12. Time Limit. In the event a fully executed copy of this Agreement has not been returned to Purchaser within ten (10) days after Purchaser executes this Agreement and delivers same to Sel- ler, Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Seller. DATED this day of 2000. SELLER ,WARREN A. S LS � A) BAhBARA M. SEARLS Disk 5 PAGE 7 PURCHASER THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS B Mich 1 W z City Man er 215 E. McKinney Denton, Texas 76201 aPROVED AS TO FORM CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DEI v TEXA �,Y STATE O8 TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON T rument is acknowledged before me, on this 4 day of 2000 by Michael W. Jez, City Manager, of the ty of Denton, a municipal corporation, known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the said City of Denton, Texas, a municipal corporation, that he was duly authorized to perform the same by appropriate ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton and that he executed the same as the act of the said City for purposes and consideration therein expressed, an�in the capacity therein stated. / / / 17 `�'� ANN PORSYTHE Notary Publlo, State of Texas ` My0mmleolonFor" t" o WM'' MAY 9, 2002 STATE 08 TEXAS COUNTY 08 DENTON Notaiy Publi6 in d for the State of Texa This in trument is acknowledged before me, on this Z1 � day of , 2000_ by Warren A. Searle and Barbara M. Searle. �Qp00000000o0oo0000OW000=0 g Xev ROGER N WILKINSON 8 Notary Public State of TexasMy Commission Expiresj.Sj Oo0o00000000000000000000 1e46i� Not Public in and for the State of Texas Disk 5 PAGE 8 EXHIBIT "A" County j, Highway U.S. ,77 Project Limits- From I.H. 35 To U.S.380 CSJ 0195-02- Account•�_ FIELD NOTES FOR PARCEL $3 Page 1 of 1 Rev October 27, 1994 BEING A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO WARREN A SEARLS AND WIFE, BARBARA M. $EARLS, RECORDED IN VOLUME 789, PAGE 272, DEED RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS (DRDCT), AND, BEING SITUATED IN THE N H. MEISENHEIMER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO 811, CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COMMENCING for reference at a found 1/2-Inch Iron rod for the southwest corner of said Searle tract, THENCE S 889 29' 07" E, along the south property line of said Searle tract, a distance of 156 48 feet to a set 5/8-Inch Iron rod with an aluminum cap being the POINT OF BEGINNING, some being a point on the new west right of way line of U.S. 77 and being in a non -tangent circular curve to the right having a radius of 11489 16 feet, (1) THENCE northeasterly, along the new west right of way line of U S 77 and said curve to the right, through a delta angle of 000 18' 15", an arc distance of 61.00 feet, and having a chord which bears N 030 11' 25" E, a distance of 61.00 feet to a set 5/8-inch Iron rod with an aluminum cap, said point being on the north line of said Searle tract, and the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Joe Bryon Pennington, recorded in Volume 974, Page 652, DRDCT, (2) THENCE S 880 25' 18" E, along a line common to said Searls tract and said Pennington tract, a distance of 5.88 feet to a found 1/2-Inch Iron rod for the northeast corner of said Searle tract, some being the southeast corner of said Pennington tract, and said point being on the existing west right of way line of U S. 77; (3) THENCE S 030 12' 21" W, along a line common to said Searle tract and existing west right of way line of U.S. 77, a distance of 60 99 feet to a point, being the southeast corner of said Searle tract; (4) THENCE N 880 29' 07" W, along the south line of said Searle tract, a distance of 5 86 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 0.008 acre, or 359 square feet of land, more or less JOHN�F WILDER.. J n F Wilder, R.P.L S. { Date Texas No 4285 �yo9 4285