1999-213AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
DENTON AND JOHN WESLEY HESTER, RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF 0 004
ACRES OF LAND FOR THE EXPANSION OF U S HIGHWAY 77 (PARCEL 32),
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
~ That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a Real Estate
Contract between the City and John Wesley Hester, in substantially the form of the Real Estate
Contract which is attached to and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes, for the purchase
of 0 004 acres of land for the expansion ofU S Highway 77 (Parcel 32)
~_I That the City Manager is anthonzed to make the expenditures as set forth
in the attached Real Estate Contract
~ That this orchnanee shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~'~ day of (~~ ,1999
JAC~M~LER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
R~AL ESTATE CONTP. ACT
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
THIS CONTRACT OF SALE is made by and between JON WESLEY
HESTER (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
condltzons 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 w~th all
rights and appurtenances pertaln~ng to the sazd property,
including any right, title and interest of Seller ~n and to
ad3acent streets, alleys or rmghts-of-way (all of such real prop-
erty, rights, and appurtenances being hereinafter referred to as
the "Property"), together with any improvements, f~xtures, and
personal property situated on and attached to the Property, for
the consideration and upon and sub3ect to the terms, provisions,
and conditions hereznafter set forth Seller shall pay all cost
for the removal, Installation, constructzon, relnstallatzon,
reconstruction, labor and materials for any and/or zmprovements
located within the property described in Exhibit "A" Any
improvements not removed by August 1, 1999 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 $500 00
2. p~y~ent of Purchase Price The full amount of the
Purchase Price shall be payable in cash at the closing
PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS
The obligations of Purchaser hereunder to consummate the
transactmons contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction
of each of the following conditions any of which may be waived zn
whole or in part by Purchaser at or prior to the closing
i 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, r~ghts-of-way,
etc , affecting the Property Purchaser shall give Seller
written not~ce on or before the expiration of ten (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 tltle ~s not
satisfactory, Seller shall, at Seller's option, promptly
undertake to el~mlnate or modify all unacceptable matters to the
reasonable satlsfactlon of Purchaser In the event Seller ~s
unable to do so within ten (10) days after receipt of written
not~ce, th~s Agreement shall thereupon be null and void for all
purposes, otherwise, this cond~tlon shall be deemed to be
acceptable and any objection thereto shall be deemed to have been
waived for all purposes.
2 Survey Purchaser may, at Purchaser's sole cost and
expense, obtain a current survey of the Property, prepared by a
duly l~censed 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 r~ghts-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 w~th a metes and bounds description
thereof
Purchaser wlll have ten (10) days after receipt of the survey
to review and approve the survey In the event the survey 1s
unacceptable, then Purchaser shall w~th~n the ten (10) day
period, g~ve Seller written notlce of this fact Seller shall,
at Seller's optlon, promptly undertake to eliminate or modify the
unacceptable port~ons of the survey to the reasonable
satisfaction of Purchaser. In the event Seller ~s unable to do
so within ten (10) days after receipt of written not~ce,
Purchaser may terminate thls Agreement, and the Agreement shall
thereupon be null and void for all purposes and the Escrow
Deposit shall be returned by the T~tle Company to Purchaser
Purchaser's failure to glve Seller thls written not~ce shall be
deemed to be Purchaser's acceptance of the survey
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3 Seller's Compliance Seller shall have performed, ob-
served, and complied with all of the covenants, agreements, and
conditions requmred by thms Agreement to be performed, observed,
and complied wmth by Seller prior to or as of the closing
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as
follows, whmch representatmons and warrant~es shall be deemed
made by Seller to Purchaser also as of the closmng date
1 There are no parties in possession of any portion of the
Property as lessees, tenants at sufferance, trespassers or other
part~es
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,
regulatlons, statutes, rules and restr~ctlons relating to the
Property, or any part thereof
4 To the best of the seller's knowledge, there are no toxmc
or hazardous wastes or materials on or wmthln the Property Such
toxic or hazardous wastes or matermals ~nclude, but are not
lmmlted to, hazardous matermals or wastes as same are defined by
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended,
and the Comprehensive Envmronmental Response Compensatmon and
Llab~llty Act (CERCLA), as amended
CLOSING
The closing shall be held at the office of Dentex Title
Company on or before July 30,1999, 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")
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CLOSING REQUIREMENTS
1 Seller's Requirements At the closing Seller shall
A Deliver to State of Texas, acting by and through the
Texas Transportation Commlss~on a duly executed and
acknowledged Deed in the form as attached hereto as
Exhlblt ~B" conveying good and marketable t~tle 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 Obl~gatlons 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 l~sted in ~oslna Reaulrements 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
I 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",
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3 The exception for taxes shall be
l~mlted to the year of closing and shall
be endorsed "Not Yet Due and Payable",
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 pH~chaser's Recuirements Purchaser shall pay the
consideration as referenced in the "Purchase Price" section of
this contract at Closing in immediately available funds
3. ~ Seller shall pay all taxes assessed by
any tax collection authority through the date of Closing Ail
other costs and expenses of closing ~n consummating the sale and
purchase of the Property not speclflcally allocated herein shall
be paid by Purchaser
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 fall to fully and timely perform
any of its obllgations hereunder or shall fa~l 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 not~ce delivered to seller
BREACH BY PURCHASER
In the event Purchaser should fa~l 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 e~ther enforce specific
performance of this Agreement, or terminate th~s Agreement by
written notice delivered to purchaser
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MISCELLANEOUS
1, Assianment of Aareement This Agreement may be assigned
by Purchaser without the express written consent of Seller
2. Survival of Covenants Any of the representations, war-
rant~es, covenants, and agreements of the part~es, as well as any
r~ghts and benefits of the parties, pertaining to a per~od of
t~me following the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby shall survive the closing and shall not be merged there~n
3. Not~ce Any notice required or permitted to be delivered
hereunder shall be deemed received when sent by Un,ted States
mail, postage prepaad, certified maal, return receapt 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 ADDlv 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 ~ This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the partaes and their respective hears,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and
assigns where permitted by this Agreement
6 Legal Construction In case any one or more of the pro-
vasaons contained an this Agreement shall for any reason be held
to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable ~n any respect, sa~d ~n-
validity, illegality, or unenforceab~l~ty shall not affect any
other,provision hereof, and th~s Agreement shall be construed as
if the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never
been contaaned herein
7 ~r~or A~reements Superseded. This Agreement constitutes
the sole and only agreement of the partaes and supersedes any
praor understandings or written or oral agreements between the
parties respecting the within subject matter
8 .T~. Time ~s of the essence an thas
Agreement
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9 Gender Words of any gender used mn this Agreement shall
be held and construed to include any other gender, and words xn
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 elther party,
both parties shall promptly execute a memorandum of this
Agreement suitable for filing of record
11 ComDlxance In accordance with the requirements of the
Texas Real Estate L~cense Act, Purchaser ~s hereby advised that
it should be furnished with or obtain a pollcy of title ~nsurance
or Purchaser should have the abstract covering the Property
examined by an attorney of Purchaser's own selection
12 Time L~m~t In the event a fully executed copy of thxs
Agreement has not been returned to Purchaser w~th~n ten (10) days
after Purchaser executes this Agreement and delivers same to Sel-
ler, Purchaser shall have the right to terminate th~s Agreement
upon written notice to Seller
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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215 E McK~nney
Denton, Texas 76201
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTy OF DENTON
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This instrument is acknowledged before me, on this /~day o,~
, 1999 by Michael W. Jez, City Manager, of the City
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 eame 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
C~ty Council of the City of Denton and that he executed the eame
as the act of the said City for~rposes and consideration
]~/~*~ N°~ryNpNu~oO, Rs:~TdH~xa, I tN~:~sr~tatP:b~i~e~aind for
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
on this ~ day of
T~.~instrument is acknowledged before me,
· 1999 by Jon Weslev HesteI
~ NO :y Public in and for
Irate
of
Texas
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EXHIBIT "A"
County Denton Page I of 1
Htghway U.S. 77
Project Umsta' From I.H. 35 Rev September 15, 1994
To U.S. 3BO
CSJ.
Account:
FIELD NOTES FOR PARCEL 32
BEING A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO ELOISE T LOHMAN, RECORDED
IN VOLUME 1569, PAGE 845, DEED RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS (DRDCT}, AND BEING SITUATED
IN THE N H MEISENHEIMER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 810, CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING, for reference at e found 1/2-Inch iron rod for the southwest comer of Lot 4, Block 2, of the
Denton North Addition Unit One rapist as recorded in Volume 7, Page 33 of the Plat Records of Denton County,
Texas (PRDCT), same being a point on the east line of ~ald Lohman tract and on the existing north right of way
line of U.S 77,
THENCE S 00° S1' 36" W, along the east property llne of said Lohman tract, e distance of 23 09 feet to a set
- -5/8-inch iron rod with an aluminum cap being the POINT OF BEGINNING, same being a point on the new north
right of way line of U S 77;
(1) THENCE S 00° 51' 35" W, along the east hne of said Lohman tract, a distance of 0.22 feet to
e point, same being the southeast comer of said Lohman tract, and said point being on the
existing north right of way line of said U.S. 77; ~
(2) THENCE N 58° 43' ES" W, along · line common to said Lohman tract and the existing north right
of way line of said U.S. 77, e distance of 120.28 feet to at a found I/2-1nch iron rod for the
southwest oomer of said Lohman tract, same being the southeast corner of a tract of land
conveyed to Donald Edwin Gibson end wife, Gertrude Gibson, recorded in Volume 524, Page 602,
,DRDCT;
(3) THENCE N 01 o 04' 56" E, along a line common to smd Lohman tract and said Gibson tract, a
distance of 3,80 feet to a set 5/8-1nch iron rod with an aluminum cap, said point being on the
new north right of way line of U.S. 77 and being in a non-tangent circular curve to the left hawng
· radius of 2804.79 feet;
(4) THENCE Southeasterly, along the new north right of way line of U S. 77, and along said curve
to the left, through a delta angle of 02° 08' 08", an arc distance of 104.54 feet, and having a
chord whioh bears S 570 07' 33' E, a distance of 104 53 feet to a set 5/8-inch iron rod w,th an
aluminum cap, being a point of tangency;
(5) THENCE S 68° 11' 36" E, along the new north right of way line of U.S 77, e distance of 17 59
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, end oontalning 0.004 acre, or 158 square feet of land, more
or less
John F Wilder, R P.L.S Date
Texas No 4285