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2000-371FILE REFERENCE FORM 2000-371 X Additional File Exists Additional File Contains Records Not Public, According to the Public Records Act Other FILES Date Initials Termination of Development Contract-co attached 12/21/00 ) R ORDINANCE NO DDO- df/ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND LOCUST/288 PARTNERS, LTD AND NORTH DENTON PARTNERS, LTD, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPROXIMATE 20 ACRE TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PART OF LOT 2, BLOCK A OF THE SANDLIN ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DENTON, FOR USE AS A REGIONAL DETENTION POND, AND RELATED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 The C~ty Manager ~s hereby authorized to execute a Development Agreement between the C~ty and Locust/288 Partners, Ltd and North Denton Parmers, Ltd, in substantially the form of the Development Agreement which ~s attached hereto and made a part of th~s ordinance for all purposes, relatmg to the development of approximately 20 acres of land for use as a regional detention pond and related development issues SECTION 2 The City Manager ~s authorized to make the expenditures as set forth ~n the attached Development Agreement SECTION 3 This or&nance shall become effective lmme&ately upon ~ts passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED thls the ~'/dayof ~~ ,2000 EULINE BROCK, MAY(SR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FO~M ByHERBER~RNEYL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT This Development Agreement Is dated to be effective the 4th day of October, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), and ~s by and between the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas mumc~pal corporation (the "City"), North Denton Partners, Ltd, a Texas limited partnership ("North Denton Partners"), and Locust/288 Partners, Ltd, a Texas hmlted partnership ("Locust/288 Partners"), to wit WITNESSETH WHEREAS, North Denton Partners owns certain real property located with the city limits of the City, including that certain 30 191-acre tract, being the same lands described as Tract Two in that certmn Special Warranty Deed with Vendor's Lien, dated January 21, 1988, from SLI-GP, Inc, to North Denton Partners, Ltd, recorded in Volume 4264, Page 1384, Deed Records, Denton County, Texas (the "North Denton Partners Tract"), and WHEREAS, Locust/288 Partners owns certain real property located m the city limits of the City, being the same lands described in that certain Special Warranty Deed with Vendor's Lien, dated March 16, 1999, from KDRC II Limited Partnership to Locust/288 Partners, Ltd, recorded in Volume 4299, Page 805, Deed Records, Denton County, Texas (the "Locust/288 Partners Tract"), and WHEREAS, the North Denton Partners Tract and the Locust/288 Partners Tract are subject to that certain Planned Development zoning district, entitled "PD 120", as enacted by Ordinance No 86-173, which was amended in October of 1998 by Ordinance No 98-324 (which amended the concept plan), and WHEREAS, Locust/288 Partners has submitted a Preliminary Plat covering a portion of the Locust/288 Partners Tract (the "Prehm~nary Plat"), which was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on April 12, 2000, and WHEREAS, North Denton Partners, Ltd, as seller, and the City, as purchaser, have entered into that certain Contract of Sale (the "Detention Pond Contract"), of even date herewith, covering 20 acres, more or less, out of the North Denton Partners Tract (the "Detention Pond Property"), under which the City has the right to purchase the Detention Pond Property subject to the terms and conditions of the Detention Pond Contract, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Preliminary Plat, the parties hereto have reached certain agreements relating to the development of the Locust/288 Partners Tract and the North Denton Partners Tract (both Tracts being collectively referred to herein as the "Property") as set forth below and desire to set forth the terms of those agreements in this Development Agreement (this "Agreement"), NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations set forth DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE I herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which being acknowledged by all parties hereto, the City, North Denton Partners, and LocuslJ288 Partners do hereby agree as follows ARTICLE I Construction of Regional Detention Pond 1 01 Recitals The City and Locust/288 Partners stipulate that the recitals set forth in the preamble hereto, as well as the following remtals, are true and correct (a) the latter has submitted to the City the Preliminary Plat covering all or part of the Locust/288 Partners Tract, (b) among other things, the Preliminary Plat provides for development of the lands covered thereby into a single-family, residential subdivision called "North Pointe" to be developed in phases (the "Subdivision"), (c) to manage the increased storm runoff which may result from construction of the subdivision, the City has Indicated its preference that a regional detention pond be constructed which would serve not only the Locust/288 Partners Tract, but other lands as well, rather than development-specific detention ponds constructed to serve only the lands covered by the various phases of the Sub&vision as reflected in the Prehmlnary Plat, (d) the Detention Pond Contract is intended to give the City an opportunity to acquire the land necessary for construction of such a regional detention pond, (e) if the Detention Pond Contract is terminated pursuant to the terms thereof, the City intends to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire all or part of the Detention Pond Property under its rights of eminent domain, and (f) the parties anticipate the probablhty that the City will not be able to complete acquisition of the Detention Pond Property and construction of the regional detention pond prior to completion of the first phase of the Subdivision 1 02 Obligation to Construct SubJect to Locust/288 Partners' rights set forth in Article II, below (the "Retained Raghts"), upon 0) the Cay's closing of the purchase of the Detention Pond Property pursuant to the Detention Pond Contract, or (ii) the date of a final judgment awarding all or part of the Detention Pond Property to the City pursuant to the City's institution of condemnation proceedings therefor, the City shall commence and diligently pursue design and construction ofareglonal detention pond in size, configuration, and location sufficient to accommodate storm water runoff from the Locust/288 Partners Tract and North Denton Partners Tract, and such other DEVFiOPMENT AOREEMENT PAGE 2 lands as the City may reasonably determine should also be served thereby I 03 Pro-Rata Contribution The prowslons ofth~s Section 1 03 are subject to the waiver prowslons set forth ~n Section 2 03, below Prior to the recordation of the final plat for each phase of the Subdlwsmn development covered by the Prehm~nary Plat (and as a condition to the recordation of same), Locust/288 Partners agrees to pay the C~ty the sum of 0) $935 00 per acre (or portmn thereof) subject to such final plat, and (u) an additional amount serving as an escalator from the date construction of the regional detention pond ~s completed, such amount being equal to the product of the amount set forth ~n 0), above, mult~phed by 06/365, mult~phed by the number of days elapsed from the date constmcnon of the regional detention pond ~s completed to the date of payment (the "Pro-Rata Contribution") Th~s amount will serve as Locust/288 Partners' pro-rata contribution towards the cost of the City's construction of the regional detention pond 1 04 Indemnity (a) If 0) Locust/288 Partners does not exercise the Retained Rights or (ii) Locust/288 Partners exercises the Retained Rights but the C~ty subsequently commences construction of or constructs the regional detention pond on all or part of the North Denton Partners Tract, the City agrees to lndemmfy, defend, and hold Locust/288 Parmers, ~ts officers, &rectors, partners, employees, successors, and assigns harmless from and against all clmms, causes of action, fines, damages, costs, attorneys' fees, demands, settlements, and threats of ht~gat~on suffered or incurred by, or asserted against, Locust/288 Partners, ~ts successors and assigns, relating to, directly or indirectly, the C~ty's construction or use of, or failure to complete constructmn of, the regional detention pond and ~ts operauon (b) If Locust/288 Partners exercises the Retained Rights, it agrees to ~ndemmfy, defend, and hold the City, ~ts officers and employees harmless from and agmnst all claims, causes of action, fines, damages, costs, attorneys' fees, demands, settlements, and threats of litigation suffered or ~ncurred by, or asserted agamst, the C~ty, its officers, employees, successors, and assigns, relating to, &rectly or indirectly, Locust/288 Partners' exercise of the Retmned Pdghts or constructmn or use of the development-specific detention pond constructed by Locust/288 Partners pursuant to ~ts exercise of the Retmned Rights, as prowded ~n Amcle II, below DEVELOPMENT AOREEMENT PAGF 3 ARTICLE II Retained Rights 2 01 Right of Entry to Construct Development-Specific Detention Pond (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if Locusff288 Partners determines in its sole discretion that (1) construction of any phase of the Subdivision will be completed prior to the City's completion of construction of the regional detention pond and (ii) construction and/or enlargement and modification ora development-specific detention pond will be necessary to service the storm water runoff needs of the phase of the Subdivision being completed, Locust/288 Partners shall have the right from time to time (the "Retmned Rights"), exercised by notice to either the City or North Denton Partners (whichever may then own the Detention Pond Property, as the case may be), to enter upon the Detention Pond Property for the purposes set forth in Section 2 02, below (b) At any time and from time to time following the City's acquisition of the Detention Pond Property (either through closing under the Detention Pond Contract or by way of condemnation) and upon Locust/288 Partners' written request, the City agrees to grant and convey to Locust/288 Partners a nonexclusive easement over and across up to four (4) contiguous acres out of the Detention Pond Property for the following purposes (1) for constructing and/or enlarging and modifying a development- specific detention pond to service the storm water runoff needs o£any phase or phases of the Subdivision, pursuant to the construction rights set forth in Section 2 02, below, (2) for ingress and egress in connection with the construction and/or enlargement and modification of the development-specific detention pond, and (3) for discharge of storu~ water onto, over, and across the Detention Pond Property This easement shall terminate upon the City's completion of construction of the regional detention pond The instrument granting and conveying the easement shall be in the form to which the City and Locust/288 Partners shall reasonably agree (c) At any time and from time to time prior to the City's acquisition of the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 4 Detention Pond Property (e~ther through closing under the Detention Pond Contract or by way of condemnation) and upon Locust/288 Partners' written request, North Denton Partners agrees to grant and convey to Locust/288 Partners a nonexclus~ve easement over and across up to four (4) contiguous acres out of the Detention Pond Property for the following purposes (1) for constructing and/or enlarging and modify~ng a development- specffic detention pond to servme the storm water runoffneeds of any phase or phases of the Subd~vis~on, pursuant to the construction rights set forth ~n Section 2 02, below, (2) for ingress and egress in connection w~th the construction and/or enlargement and modification of the development-spemfic detention pond, and (3) for discharge of storm water onto, over, and across the Detention Pond Property Th~s easement shall terminate upon the C~ty's acqms~t~on of the Detention Pond Property The ~nstrument granting and conveying the easement shall be ~n the form to whmh North Denton Partners and Locust/288 Partners shall reasonably agree 2 02 Construction of Development-Specffic Detention Pond If Locust/288 Partners exercises the Retmned R~ghts, ~t shall have (and such Retmned R~ghts shall ~nclude) the right to commence construction of a development-specffic detention pond to service the storm water runoff needs of the lands covered by the first phase of the Subdivision, as well as the right to upgrade the outfall, excavate, and otherwtse enlarge and/or modify the development-specific detention pond to servme the storm water runoff needs o£the lands covered by subsequent phases of the Subdivision Prior to commencement of construction, Locust/288 Partners shall submit eng~neenng plans for the development-specific detention pond's construction and/or enlargement and modfficat~on to the C~ty for review The development-specffic detention pond shall be designed to reasonably facd~tate ~ts ~ncorporatton ~nto the design of the regional detentmn pond by the C~ty The City shall approve such plans unless the C~ty's eng~neenng staff reasonably has leg~timate eng~neenng reasons for rews~ng the plans Such legitimate reasons can only relate to the design's abdtty to accommodate storm water runoff from the lands covered by the Prehminary Plat, ~md such leg~timate reasons cannot ~nclude concerns relating to lands other than those covered by the Prehm~nary Plat or pohcy concerns about favoring regional detention ponds over development-specffic detention ponds, except for the reqmrement that it be designed to reasonably fac~htate ~ts ~ncorporation into the design of the regional detention pond In other words, and except for the design ~ntegratmn reqmrement, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 5 if under sound engtneenng practices the design for construction and/or enlargement and modification of the development-specific detention pond would serve the storm water runoff needs of the phase of the Subdlvis~on at issue, the C~ty shall approve such plans and shall take all such other actions as are required by its procedures to approve construction and/or enlargement and modification pursuant thereto Following the Ctty's acqutsitlon of the Detention Pond Property, all construction contracts shall require that the contractor provide comprehensive general habthty and worker's compensation coverage tn the type and manner required by the City's general condttions for pubhc works construction, which shall include without limitation the City being named as an additional insured Performance and payment bonds shall also be requrred tn the manner required for C~ty pubhc works contracts 2 03 Return of Pro-Rata Contnbutton If the Retmned R~ghts are exercised by Locust/288 Partners in connectton with a particular phase of the Subdivision and it has made a Pro-Rata Contribution to the City for that particular phase of the Subdivision, the City shall refund the Pro-Rata Contribution (plus ~nterest at six percent [6%] per annum from the date of the payment of the Pro-Rata Contribution to the date of the City' s repayment under this Section 2 03) to Locust/288 Partners within ten (10) days of completion of the construction and/or enlargement and modification of the development specific detention pond and acceptance thereof by the City If Locust/288 Partners has not made a Pro-Rata Contribution to the City for a particular phase of the Subdivision, then within ten (10) days of completion of construction and/or enlargement and modification of the development-specxfic pond and acceptance thereof by the City, the City shall waive any requirement that a Pro-Rata Contribution be made to the City by Locust/288 Partners for that particular phase of the Subdivision 2 04 Cttv's Acceptance of Pond Acceptance of construction and/or enlargement and modification of the development-specific detention pond shall be made by the C~ty if such construction and/or enlargement and modification meets the specifications provided for in the engineering plans for same which have been approved by the City Such acceptance shall not be unreasonably w~thheld or delayed 2 05 Sanitary Sewer Line Attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exh~btt "A" is a drawing showing the location of an existing City sanitary sewer hne that traverses the Detention Pond Property The development of the Subdivision shown on the Prehmlnary Plat located to the west of the Detention Pond Property (the "West Area") contemplates, and the Ctty will permit, that the segment of the existing sanitary sewer line shown on Exhtbit "A' that traverses the Detention Pond Property wall be utfltzed for all phases in the West Area Such segment ofthe ex~st~ng samtary sewer line is not currently being used However, when the development of the Subdivision shown on the Pmhmlnary Plat located to the north of the Detention Pond Property receives final plat approval, the segment of the existing samtary sewer hne DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 6 shown on Exhibit "A" shall be vacated upon the completion of construction of a new sanitary sewer line as shown on Exhibit "A" Exhibit "A" shows the portions of the new sanitary line to be constructed by Locust/288 Partners, or its successors or assigns, and that portion to be constructed by the City The covenants in this Section 2 05 nm with and affect all of the lands comprising the Subdivision, and are binding upon all present and future owners of said property 2 06 Extraction and Deposit of Soil (a) In constructing the Regional Detention Pond, the City shall have the right to deposit onto the "Remaining Property" (as that term ts defined below) up to 10,000 cubic yards of soft extracted from the Detention Pond Property The City may deposit such soil In piles without any grading or compaction of any kind Prior to depositing the soil, the City will notify Locust/288 Partners, or the then current owner of the Remaining Property (the "Owner"), in writing of the intent to deposit the soft Within 10 days after the notice, the Owner may give the City written direction of the preferred location to deposit the soil If no written direction is made within said time period, the City will be penmtted to deposit the soil at any location on the Remaining Property (b) The Owner shall be entitled to extract up to 90,000 cubic yards of soil from the Detention Pond Property at a location that does not interfere with the regional detention pond After extraction, if reqmred by the City, the Owner shall level and restore the area of extraction in such manner as may be reasonably directed by the City Prior to extracting the soil, the Owner will notify the City in writing ofthe intent do so Within 10 days after the notice, the City may give the Owner written direction of the preferred location to extract the soft If no written direction is made within said time period, the Owner will be permitted to extract the soil at any location on the Detention Pond Property that does not interfere with the regional detention pond At the time of the development of the regional detention pond, and with the Owner's approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the City may deposit additional soil on the Remaining Property which will count towards satisfaction of the 90,000 cubic yards provided for in this paragraph Such deposits shall be made in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 2 06(a) above (c) The covenants in this Section 2 06 run with and affect the Detention Pond Property and Remaining Property, and are binding upon all present and future owners of said property As used in this Agreement, the term "Remaining Property" shall mean that portion of the Subdivision on which, at the relevant time, no subdivision improvements have been constructed or are in the process of being constructed DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 7 ARTICLE III Miscellaneous 3 01 Notices Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered, whether actually received or not, on the earher date of (l) actual receipt, if delivered in person or by messenger or overnight courier with evidence of delivery, or (ii) transmission of an electronic facsimile transmission ("Fax") with confirmation of delivery, or (iii) upon deposit ~n the United States Mini as required below Notices may be transmitted by Fax to the Fax telephone numbers specified below, if any Notices delivered by mall must be deposited in the U S Postal Service, certified mall, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and properly addressed to the intended recipient at the address set forth below Any party may change its address for notice purposes by delivering written notice of ~ts new address to all other parties ~n the manner set forth above which notice of change of address will be effective five (5) days after receipt 3 02 Attorney's Fees If any party shall be required to employ an attorney to enforce or defend the rights of such party hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs 3 03 Inteeration This Agreement contains the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cannot be varied except by written agreement The parties agree that there are no oral or signed agreements, understandings, representations or warranties made by the parties which are not expressly set forth herein 3 04 Survival Except as otherwise provided ~n this Agreement, any portion of this Agreement not otherwise consummated by the exercise of and closing under any option granted herein will survive as a continuing agreement by and between the Parties 3 05 Binding Effect This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bind the pames hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns 3 06 Time for Performance Time is of the essence under each provision of th~s Agreement Strict comphance w~th the times for performance is required 3 07 Governing Law This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, and unless otherwise provided herein, all obhgatlons of the parties created under this contract are to be performed in the county where the Property is located DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 8 3 08 Severabflltv If any prowslon of th~s Agreement ~s held to be lnvahd, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the ~nvahd, illegal or unenforceable prows~on shall not affect any other prows~ons, and th~s Agreement shall be construed as ~fthe lnvahd, dlegal, or unenfomeable prowsmn ~s severed and deleted from th~s Agreement 3 09 Counterparts This Agreement may be executed ~n a number of ~dentmal counterparts Each counterpart ~s deemed an original and all counterparts shall collectively constitute one agreement 3 10 Gender. Number Unless the context requires otherwise, all pronouns used ~n th~s Agreement shall be construed to ~nclude the other genders, whether used in the mascuhne, fem~mne or neuter gender Words ~n the singular number shall be construed to include the plural, and words ~n the plural shall be construed to include the singular 3 11 Assignment North Denton Partners and Locust/288 Partners shall have the right upon ten (10) days prior written notme to the C~ty to assign their respective rights and delegate their respective duties under th~s Agreement without the express written consent of the C~ty The C~ty may not assign ~ts rights and delegate ~ts duties under th~s Agreement without the express written consent of North Denton Partners and Locust/288 Partners, or their successors or assigns 3 12 Memorandum The parties hereto shall execute, contemporaneously herewith, a Memorandum of the rights of the part~es hereto, substantially ~n the same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof for all purposes DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 9 Dated on the dates following each of the parties' respective executions, but effective on the Effective Date The C~ty of Denton, ~/ Attest a Tex.9~umclpal corporatmn J Jennifer Walters, City Secretary B '~g~'~d~// By ~'~.~. ~/~ffXt~ff I~'~'IChchael/~!/ J~/~ Namd'~ Title C~ty Mat/age/.../ Title ~,q~/.~'~'MF' ~,~9/.~/~a~'z~,/ North Denton P~ners, Ltd, Approved as to leg~ fo~ a Texas hmtted pannersh~p Her~~A~omey By SLI-GP, Inc , its General Pan~ By ~ ~ ~ / ~ By ~ N~e ( /~ f~.~ N~e M~chael S~n Title ~.~ Title President Locusff288 P~ners, Ltd, By NOPO, L L C, its General P~ner By ~~j/~/ Nameffil~~ Title M~ager DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 10 CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned City Secretary of the C~ty of Denton, do hereby certify that th~s Development Agreement was approved by ordinance or resolution adopted by the City Council of the C~ty of Denton on the 4th day of October, 2000 ~f~'/~ C~ty Secretary WDK# 116A \DevAgr C~tyDenton~NDenton Locust288 05wpd wpd DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 1 1 '~ 27 FUTURE CONNECTING soo'52 o4"~ F~R~ ~l~ AO~,GENT ~ 1'o 20 TO CREEK/D~INAGE 2~ Z ~45 Approx~mnte ahgnment for relocatmn of Samtau Sewer 11~ 3'~ to be constructed w~th easte~ hn~ of No~hpomte by developer Final ahgnment nnd pipe s~es to be determined at the time of eonst~ctmn plan review ~ ~* 0 20 LIC OP~ SpA~/P~K/D~ION ~ ~ . SSMH ~ EXHIBIT "B" MEMORANDUM This Memorandum (this "Memorandum") ~s dated to be effective the 4th day of October, 2000, and is by and between the C~ty of Demon, Texas, a Texas mumc~pal corporation (the "C~ty"), North Denton Partners, Ltd, a Texas hmlted partnership ("North Denton Partners"), and Locust/288 Partners, Ltd, a Texas hm~ted partnership ("Locust/288 Partners"), to w~t This Memorandum is executed by the City, North Demon Partners, and Locust/288 Partners, for the purposes of placing the pubhc on not~ce of the existence of that certarn Development Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the pames hereto, which grants certain rights to various part~es hereto and creates certarn obhgat~ons of various part~es hereto which cover and affect the following lands (1) that certain 30 191-acre tract, being the same land descrtbed as Tract Two ~n that certain Specml Warranty Deed w~th Vendor's L~en, dated January 21, 1988, from SLI-GP, Inc, to North Denton Partners, Ltd, recorded ~n Volume 4264, Page 1384, Deed Records, Denton County, Texas, and (2) the lands described in that certain Spemal Warranty Deed w~th Vendor's L~en, dated March 16, 1999, from KDRC II hmlted partnership to Locust/288 Partners, recorded ~n Volume 4299, Page 805, Deed Records, Demon County, Texas (the "Locust/288 Partners Tract") The rights and obhgatlons of the part~es hereto under the Development Agreement shall terminate upon the fihng for record w~th the County Clerk of Denton County, Texas, of final plats which collectively cover all of the Locust/288 Partners tract Cop~es of the Development Agreement are matntalned in the offices of the C~ty, as well as the offices of North Denton Partners and Locust/288 Partners, and are avmlable for ~nspectton and review by the pubhc Executed to be effecttve as set forth above North Denton Partners, Ltd, a Texas hm~ted parmersh~p By SLI-GP, Inc, ~~j~ Name Ml'chael S~dll4/n T~tle President Locust/288 Partners, Ltd, a Texas hm~ted partnership NOPO, L L C, ~ts General Partner By Name M~Otael Sandh T~tle Manager STATE OF TEXy.j.,,V,[, ) COUNTY OF tA14t,(.4~ Th]slnstrumentwasacknowledgedbcforemeon (~'/'~ ~'/~by, M~chaelW Jez, Clty ZIof sald corporat~l~n Manager of The City of Denton, a Texas mtmm~pal corporation,( Not~- )/)t~bll~, S{at~ of~/~xas STATE OF TE~S ) CO~TY OF ~~ ~hls )nstr~t ~a~ ac~wledged before me on ~~..~~ by ~p~~, ~of SLI-GP, Inc ,a Tex~s~o~orat~on, on behalf of smd co¢oratmn, on behalf of No~h Denton Partners, Ltd, a Texas hm~ted pannersh~p Pubhc, State of Texas STATE OF TEXAS ) Th,s ,nstru~ent~ was. acknowledged before me on ~~ ~OOby .~~ J~, M~ager ofNOPO, L L C, a Texas limited habdlty comply, on behalf of smd hmaed habfl~ty company, on behalfofLocusff288 Pa~ners, Ltd, a Texas hm]ted p~nersh]p ubhc, State of Texas