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2008-188ORDINANCE NO. 2008- / 90 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A GAS LINE EASEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON, AS GRANTOR AND ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE, LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, AS GRANTEE, REGARDING A 0.04 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED ON LOT 1, BLOCK 1 OF THE ROBSON RANCH WATER RECLAMATION PLANT ADDITION, RECORDED IN CABINET R PAGE 365, PLAT RECORDS, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING IN THE T & P.R.R SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1301, IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The Gas Line Easement by and between the City of Denton, ("Grantor") and Enterprise Texas Pipeline, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability company, ("Grantee") in substantially the form of the easement attached hereto and made part of the ordinance for all purposes (the "Easement") is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute the Easement on behalf of the City. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of zaq-alt , 2008. MARK A-B`1OUS, MAYOR ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY By: APPR ED A O LEGAL FORM: JOHN M. KNIGHT, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY By: THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF DENTON § UNDERGROUND PIPELINE EASEMENT AGREEMENT This Underground Pipeline Easement Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into between the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas Municipal Corporation and a home-rule municipal corporation of Denton County, Texas ("GRANTOR") and ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC, A Texas Limited Liability Company, ("GRANTEE"). For and in consideration of twenty-five hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and other good and valuable considerations in hand paid, the receipt of which and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the covenants contained herein, GRANTOR and GRANTEE agree as follows: 1. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, GRANTOR hereby grants to GRANTEE an easement (the "Easement" or "Easement Tract") under and across the property described in Exhibit "A", and illustrated in Exhibit "B" attached hereto (the "Easement Tract"). This grant is made subject to all matters of record affecting the Easement Tract. 2. This easement is made and accepted for the following purposes: Constructing, reconstructing, operating, replacing, relocating, rebuilding, inspecting, repairing, and maintaining one underground natural gas line under the Easement Area; together with the right of GRANTEE, its agents, employees, workmen and representatives to have restricted ingress and egress upon and across the Easement Area for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, operating, replacing, relocating, rebuilding, upgrading, inspecting, and any part thereof, said one natural gas line is not to exceed thirty-six (36) inches in diameter. 3. The natural gas line placed by the GRANTEE(s) within the Easement Area shall be underground and buried to a level or placed at a location so as not to interfere with GRANTOR's use of the surface, subject to the terms hereof. 4. The GRANTEE agrees to bury the natural gas line at a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches, however, if the pipeline situated beneath a road or a water, sewer, or drainage pipe, the natural gas pipeline shall be then buried at a minimum of sixty (60) inches. 5. All facilities placed in the Easement Area shall be maintained in good condition by GRANTEES and not to interfere, restrict or limit the use of GRANTOR's surface rights. All uses and operations by GRANTEE under the Easement shall be conducted in a safe manner consistent with good industry practices and shall comply with all laws, ordinances, and permitting requirements. Placement of gas line markers shall only be placed on the north and south boundary lines of said easement, so that they do not interfere in any way, with GRANTOR's access. 6. GRANTEE shall, at its own cost and expense comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to existing zoning ordinances, governmental rules and regulations enacted or promulgated by any governmental authority and shall promptly execute and fulfill all orders and requirements imposed by such governmental authorities for the correction, prevention and abatement of nuisances in or upon or connected with said premises because of GRANTEE's use thereof. 7. GRANTEE agrees and fully understands that the pipeline and appurtenant facilities located in the Easement Tract are "at risk". GRANTEE shall arrange for the pipeline, appurtenant facilities, all activities, and improvements within the Easement Tract to be adjusted within the Easement Property to facilitate road or other utility crossings, at the reasonable request of GRANTOR, within ninety (90) days of notification by GRANTOR, and the cost associated with the adjustment of the pipeline, appurtenant facilities, all activities, and improvements shall be completely borne by the GRANTEE. 8. GRANTOR hereby reserves the right to use the Easement Area for all purposes except as herein restricted, subject, however, to the rights granted herein to Grantees. Grantor shall build no buildings within the Easement. Grantor, without limitation, reserves the right to do any of the following: (a) grant public or private rights-of-way; (b) convey other public or private utility easements that do not unreasonably interfere with Grantee's permitted use; (c) install and maintain landscaping and associated irrigation; (d) install and maintain fencing; (e) pave over the facilities with parking lots, entranceways, roads, and sidewalks using either concrete or asphalt materials, and (f) make any other use of the Easement Area that does not unreasonably interfere with Grantees' permitted use. 9. Provided however, if GRANTEE shall discontinue or abandon, for a period of five (5) years, the use of the natural gas line facilities within the Easement Area, then this Easement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. 10. After construction is completed regarding such natural gas line, no work shall be performed by GRANTEE within the Easement Area unless permission to perform said maintenance work is given by GRANTOR. Except in the case of a maintenance emergency where such work may be initiated with reasonable notice (it being understood and agreed that, in some case, the circumstances of emergency may not permit notice to be given prior to commencement of the repair work). GRANTEE shall provide GRANTOR with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice before commencement of any work within the Easement Area (such notice of request to enter Easement Area will need to be mailed to: City of Denton, Attention City Engineer, 215 E. McKinney, Denton, Texas 76201, Attn: Frank Payne). 11. GRANTEE shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend GRANTOR from any and all damages or injury of any kind whatsoever by reason of injury to property or third person occasioned by its use of the Easement Tract or act of omission, neglect or wrongdoing of GRANTEE, his officers, agents, employees, invitees or other persons, with regard to the Facilities and maintenance of such improvements; and the GRANTEE shall, at his own cost and expense, defend and protect GRANTOR against any and all such claims and demands. 12. GRANTEE shall diligently repair any damage to improvements on the Easement Tract or surrounding property and shall completely restore the surface of the Easement Tract and surrounding real property from damage resulting from GRANTEE's use of the Easement Tract. 13. GRANTEE shall also maintain at all times and shall provide to GRANTOR proof of General Liability Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 to include coverage for premises/operations, products/completed operations, independent contractors and contractual liability; Automobile Liability Insurance in the amount of $500,000 to include coverage for all Autos or for Owned/Leased Autos, Non-Owned Autos, and Hired Cars; and Environmental Impairment Liability in the amount of $1,000,000. All policies shall name the City of Denton, Texas as an Additional Insured, to the extent lawfully possible. 14. GRANTEE may assign this Easement, upon notifying GRANTOR in advance, and shall remain liable for the required insurance coverage set forth in Paragraph 13 above, until the ASSIGNEE has substituted all the required insurance coverage that is set forth in Paragraph 13 above. 15. The Easement is conveyed and accepted subject to all encumbrances, covenants, easements and other matters recorded in the Real Property Records of Denton County, Texas. 16. It is agreed that this grant covers all the agreements between the parties and that no representation or statements, verbal or written, have been made modifying, adding to, or changing the terms of this Agreement. The rights and obligations set forth in this Easement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of GRANTOR and GRANTEES and shall run with the land, so as to benefit and burden the future owners of any direct or indirect interest in the real property encumbered by this Easement. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto GRANTEE, its successors and assigns, so long as the right and easement herein granted shall be used by, or useful to, GRANTEE for the purpose herein granted, with restricted ingress to and egress from the premises for the purpose of constructing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, repairing, altering, replacing, changing the size of and removing the property of GRANTEE herein described. In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Parties herein have executed this Agreement this the LO /fc~ day of , 2008. GRANTOR City of Denton, Texas A Texas Municipal Corporation /A By: George C. Campbell City Manager ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY By: IV A,- L T" -0 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM JOHN M. KNIGHT, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY By: v 0 APPROVED AND AGREED: GRANTEE ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC, A Texas Limited Liability Company P. O. Box 4735, Houston, Texas 77210-4753 By Title:.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF DENTON § I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that George C. Campbell is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that he signed this instrument, on oath stated that he was authorized to execute the instrument and acknowledged it as the City Manager of the City of Denton, Texas, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, to be the free and voluntary act of such party for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. Given under my hand and seal of office this a~ day of 0016,all-, 2008 `•'O"= JENNIFER K. WAITERS Notary Public, State of TexBe My Commission Expires Docembor 19, 2010 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON No ~Publi 1/ f- ~ Printed Name fi I/ My commission expires: 1'2Zb 47 / An ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ~c u eL i~ rvW~ the Aljtzrf W 9 - /,q - be-1- of Enterprise Texas Pipeline LLC, a Texas limited liability company, known to me to be the person and official whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of such party for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. Given under my hand and seal of office this % day of ~Ttt~j ct S i )2008. RONALD S. MILLS Notery Public. State of Texas My Commission Expires sevembor 14, 2011 ig Notary P is ponct(--'D M I L L S Printed Name My commission expires: I4 - (?6 AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: City of Denton, Texas Real Estate and Capital Support 601 East Hickory Street, Suite B Denton, Texas 76201 ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS UEI JOB NO. 9848.000 CITY OF DENTON TRACT NO. TX-DE-0058.00000 EXHIBIT A DESCRIPTION OF A FIFTY (50) FEET WIDE PERMANENT EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY UPON THE PROPERTY OF CITY OF DENTON DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS DESCRIPTION OF A FIFTY (50) FEET WIDE PERMANENT EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY SITUATED IN THE T. & P. RR. CO. SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1301 AND THE W. L. DUNNING SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1568, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING UPON, OVER, THROUGH AND ACROSS A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN CALLED 2.9150 ACRES TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN AND CONVEYED TO CITY OF DENTON, BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN COUNTY CLERKS FILE NUMBER (C.C.F.NO.) 2007-29967, OF THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS (R.P.R.D.C.T.), (REFERRED HEREINAFTER TO AS THE "ABOVE REFERENCED TRACT OF LAND"), SAID FIFTY (50) FEET WIDE PERMANENT EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY BEING SITUATED THIRTY-FIVE (35) FEET WEST AND FIFTEEN (15) FEET EAST OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED BASELINE, SAID BASELINE BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREIN BEING BASED UPON THE TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTH CENTRAL ZONE, NAD 83 AS DERIVED FROM A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SURVEY PERFORMED BY UNIVERSAL ENSCO, INC. IN MARCH 2007; COMMENCING at a %2 inch iron rod found marking the northeast corner of the above referenced tract of land; THENCE South 84° 39' 53" West, across a portion of the above referenced tract of land, a distance of 380.2 feet to a point in the western most south line of the above referenced tract of land, same being a common line with the remainder of a called 2426.81 acres tract of land, described in and conveyed to Robson Denton Development, LP by instrument recorded in Volume 4373, Page 216 of the R.P.R.D.C.T., said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described baseline; ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS UEI JOB NO. 9848.000 CITY OF DENTON TRACT NO. TX-DE-0058.00000 THENCE North 00° 21' 14" West, across a portion of the above referenced tract of land, a distance of 35.0 feet to a point in a common line of said 2426.81 acres tract of land, being the north line of the above referenced tract of land, said point being the POINT OF TERMINATION of the herein described baseline, from which the said 1/2 inch iron rod found, bears North 89° 56' 49" East, a distance of 378.8 feet, said baseline having a length of 35.0 feet, said Permanent Easement and Right of Way containing 0.04 acre of land, more or less. For reference and further information see Dwg. No. TX-DE-0058.00000, prepared by Universal Ensco, Inc., same date. If this des original.=!accompanying plat are not sealed with the raised embossing seal of the R.P.L. z tyre appears below, it should be considered as a copy and not the Gary Greer Registered Professional Land Surveyor Texas Registration No. 4948 REVA Date EXHIBIT "B" LEGEND PROP. EXIST. PG. FND. VOL I.R. le NAD GPS TSPCS P.E.R.W. C.C.F.NO. R.P.R.D.C.T. DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS PROPOSED T. & P. RR. CO. SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1301 PAGE W. L. DUNNING SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1568 FOUND VOLUME IRON ROD PROPERTY LINE NORTH AMERICAN DATUM GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATES SYSTEM PERMANENT EASEMENT & RIGHT OF WAY COUNTY CLERKS FILE NUMBER REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS e- x 35' 15' BASELINE-, PROP. 50' P.E.R.W. It - X DETAIL "A" NOTES: N.T.S. (TRACT NO. TX-DE-0059.00000 ROBSON DENTION DEVELOPMENT, LP THE REMAINDER OF A CALLED 2426.81 ACRES VOL 4373, PG. 216 R.P.R.D.C.T. N 0 50' 100' 1 I 1 SCALE: 1"=100' . rUIIV I Ur SEE DETAIL "A" TERMINATION POINT OF COMMENCING @x N89'S6'49-E-378. FND. 1/2" I.R. e L'i SELINE 21'14"W-35.0' - - - - S84'39'53"W-380.2' POINT OF i BEGINNING TRACT NO. TX-DE-0057.00000 a+ ROBSON DENTION DEVELOPMENT, LP THE REMAINDER OF A X CALLED 2426.81 ACRES THE OWNERSHIP OF THE SUBJECT TRACT, SHOWN VOL 4373, PG. 216 HEREON, IS BASED UPON A LIMITED TITLE R.P.R.D.C.T. TRACT NO. TX-DE-0058.00000 x CERTIFICATE (L.T.C.), PREPARED FOR TRACT NO. ar TX-DE-0058.00000, DATED 09/27/07, AND PREPARED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC, NO OTHER RESEARCH WAS PERFORMED BY THE UNDERSIGNED SURVEYOR. THE L.T.C. REFERENCED ABOVE, LISTS ONLY THOSE EASEMENTS OF RECORD THAT WERE EXECUTED DURING THE TIME OF THE LIMITED SEARCH PERIOD (25 YEARS), WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN HEREON. 2. ALL BEARINGS AND DISTANCES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE GRID, BASED UPON THE TEXAS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTH CENTRAL ZONE, U.S. SURVEY FEET NAD 83, AS DERIVED FROM A GPS SURVEY, PERFORMED BY UNIVERSAL ENSCO, INC., MARCH 2007. 3. SEE SHEET 2 AND 3 OF 3 FOR DESCRIPTION. CITY OF DENTON I CALLED 2.9150 ACRES C.C.F.NO. 2007-29967 x R.P.R.D.C.T. x ~ I T. & P. RR. CO. SURVEY, A-1301 W.L DUNNING SURVEY, A-1568 X IF THIS PLAT AND THE ACCOMPANYING DESCRIPTION ARE NOT SEALED WITH THE RAISED 'EMBOSSING SEAL OF THE x SURVEYOR WHOSE NAME APPEARS BELOW, IT SHOULD BE I CONSIDERED AS A COPY AND NOT. THE ORIGINAL I, GARY GREER DO HEREaY CEP.TIFY THAT THIS SURVEY WAS MADE ON THE GROUND- UNDER MY DIRECTION FND. 1/2" I.R: FND. 1/2" I.R. AND THAT THIS PLOT CORR.F,CTLY.REPRESENTS THE e- x e- X FACTS FOUND AT THE' ME OF THE SU VEY. CITY OF DENTON Gory Greer Dats~ v/ y8 TOTAL DISTANCE ACROSS PROPERTY: 35.0' Registered Professional Land Surveyor Texas Registration No. 4948 AREA OF PERMANENT EASEMENT: 0.04 ACRE DRAWN UEI DATE 11/19/07 CHECKED PGN DATE 11/20/07 APP'D ' GHG DATE 11/20/07 E Enterprise Texas Pipeline LLC SCALE 1"=100' SHEET 1 OF 3 REV# DATE DESC. 1 6/27/08 REMOVED T.W.S. ® 4848 LOOP CENTRAL DR. UNIVER8AL SUITE 100 JOB NO. 9848.000 ® HOUSTON, TX 77081 CLIENT: Enterrxtse Texas Pipeltne LLC PH. 713-977-7770 EASEMENT PLAT PERMANENT EASEMENT & RIGHT OF WAY CROSSING PROPERTY OF CITY OF DENTON TRACT NO. TX-DE-0058.00000 DRAWING NO. REV. TX-DE-0058.00000 1