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1980-003No SO -3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSING AND VACATING ALL OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT DESCRIBED IN A CERTAIN EASEMENT DATED OCTOBER 31, 1979, AND FILED OF RECORD IN VOLUME 984, PAGE 90 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS FROM HARRY R BERGERUD AND WIFE, GLADYS J BERGERUD TO THE CITY OF DE TON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE REVERSION OF THE FEE TO SAID LAND; AUTHORIZING NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO BE PREPARED AND SIGNED, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, acting pursuant to law, and upon the request and petition of the Grantee herein, deems it advisable to abandon and convey the hereinafter described utility easement to Grantee and is of the opinion that the original utility easement hereinafter described is not needed for public use, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton is of the opinion that the best interest and welfare of the public will be served by abandoning and conveying the same back to Grantee, Now, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the hereinafter described public utility easement be and the same is, hereby estinguished, vacated and permanently abandoned as an easement for public utilities insofar as the right, title and easement of the public are concerned All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the J McGowan Survey, Abstract No 797, and being part of Lot No 24, Block B of the Timber Oaks Estates, an addition to the City and County of Denton, and also being part of a tract of land as conveyed from Jason Homes, Inc to Harry R Bergerud and wife, Gladys J Bergerud by deed dated Septmber 17, 1979 and recorded in volume 975, Page 491 of the Deed Recor s of Denton County, Texas, and more particularly described as follows BEING the west 5 0 feet of said tract and being 117 00 feet in length and containing 585 00 square feet of land, more or less SECTION II hat the abandonment and conveyance provided for herein shalllextend to the right, title, easement and interest of the City of Denton, and shall be construed to extend only to that interest the governing body of the City of Denton may legally and 1I~wfully abandon and vacate SECTION III That this abandonment and conveyance is made subject to all present zoning and deed restrictions, if the latter exist, the dedication of new easements, and is subject to all existing easement rights of others, if any, whether apparent or non- apparent, aerial, surface, underground or otherwise SECTION IV That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to prepare and deliver whatever legal documents are required with regard to the area abandoned and conveyed herein, should such be requested by Grantee hereunder, the same to be executed by the Mayor on behalf of the City of Denton, and attested by the City Secretary SECTION V That the City Secretary is hereby authorized to certify a copy of this ordinance for recordation in the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas, and a certified copy of same shall be delivered to Grantee upon receipt of the fee for publishing this ordinance SECTION VI This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Denton PASSED AND APPROVED this the22nd day of Tanuary, 1980 1 I NASH, MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ATTEST BR K , ITY ECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS f BY Si