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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 2015-08 RESOLUTION NO. R2015-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, DETERMINING THAT LAND IS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND EXPANSION OF STEVE,NSON PARK; ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF SAID LAND FROM FLORENCE LANNING, PROPERTY OWNER WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood now finds and determines that public convenience and necessity requires the City of Friendswood to acquire property over and across a tract of land containing 1.997 acres for the maintenance and operation, and expansion of Stevenson Park in the City of Friendswood, Texas, a more specific description of said 1.997 acre tract of land is contained in Exhibit "A", General Warranty Deed, and made a part thereof, (herein after the "Land"); and WHEREAS, the City of Friendswood, through its duly authorized representative, has negotiated with the owners of said tract of land for the dedication of such property for the herein stated purpose and has been able to agree with such owners as to the fair market value thereof, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS: Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Friendswood finds that bona fide negotiations have been conducted by the authorized representative of the City for the acquisition of the property over the herein described tract of land, and that said negotiations were successful, and that the acquisition of the property for the negotiated price is approved. Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute any documentation necessary to accept, document,and record said Deed. PASSED,APPROVED,AND RESOLVED this 0'day of May,2015. Kevin MI_Tland Mayor ATTEST: • ....EN •• Melinda Welsh, TRMC ;��; •.0 '� City Secretary CI R2015-08 2 R2015-08 Exhibit A NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS:IF YOU AREA NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER, GENERAL WARRANTY DEED STATE OF TEXAS § § KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF GALVESTON § THAT FLORENCE LANNING ("Grantor"), for and in consideration of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00)and other good and valuable consideration paid in cash to the Grantor by the Grantee herein named, has GRANTED, BARGAINED, SOLD AND CONVEYED and by these presents does GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL AND CONVEY unto the CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, a Home-Rule City of the State of Texas ("Grantee"), all of the property described as being a 1.997 acme tract of land in the Sarah McKissick League, Abstract No. 151, also known as 220 Shadwell Lane, Friendswood, Galveston County, Texas, farther described in the attached exhibit (the "Property"). THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE BY GRANTOR AND ACCEPTED BY GRANTEE subject to the terms, conditions and provisions hereof and further suhject to all applicable easements, conditions, restrictions, covenants, mineral or royalty interests, mineral reservations, surface waivers, liens, encumbrances,regulations or orders of municipal and/or other governmental authorities, if any, or other matters of record,to the extent,but only to the extent,they are validly existing and affect the Property. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Property,together with all singular the rights and appurtenances thereto and in anywise belonging, unto the said Grantee, its successors and assigns forever; and Grantor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns, to Warrant and Forever Defend all and singular the Property unto the said Grantee, its successors and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim.the same of any part thereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the.Grantor herein has executed this General Warranty Deed, to be effective as of the'Lj)day of '�.t-i X2015. FLORENCE LANNING By: � L�G'�1.riiE.c=ca Property Owner THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF GALVESTON § } - This instrument was acknowledged before me on 8} z3, 2015 by --(titl )o€FLORENCE LANNING. "'oQ° Judy Wheeler '% Notary Pu rlic, State of Texas =A's,o : Notary Public,Public,Slate,of Texas My CommMion Expires s,9FF '4PI, I% *•.,,,�°,„,•,.+^• May 16,2015 City of Friendswood Sarah McKissick League 1.997 Afire Abstract No. 951 "Lanning Tract" STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF GALVESTON § METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION of a 1,997-acre tract in the Sarah McKissick League, Abstract No. 151, Galveston County, Texas. Said 1.997-acre is a part of Lot 13 of Friendswood Subdivision as recorded in Volume 7, Page 20 in the Galveston County Map Records and is that same tract of land described in deeds to Florence A, Lanning (Lanning Tract) as recorded in Clerk's File No.'s 9962576 and 9962577 in the Galveston County Clerk's Office, Said tract is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: COMMENCING at the point of intersection of the projected southeasterly line of the herein described "Larinfng Tract" with the northwesterly line of Winding Way (n.k.a, Shadwell Lane, based on a width of 60-feet), same being the southeasterly line of said Lot 13, said 'point bears South 41°37'60' West, 814.19 feet from a 518-Inch iron rod found at the intersection of said northwesterly line of Winding Way and the southwesterly line of F.M. 518 (a.k.a. South Friendswood Drive); THENCE, North 48 022'10" West, along the projected northeasterly line of the herein described "Lanning `f racy' for a distance of 115.00 feet to a %Anch iron pipe found for the POINT OF BEGINNING and east corner of the herein described tract; THENCE, South 56°54'11"West, along the southeasterly fine of the hereln described tract for a distance of 18315-feet to a 1-inch iron pipe found for the south corner of said"Lanning Tract", said point is in the southeasterly line of a 5.18-1cre tract of land described in a deed to Charles John Maisel, Jr. as recorded in Clerk's File No. 9721.650 in the Galveston County Clerk's Office, from which a found 318-inch iron rod found for the southeasterly corner of said 5.18-acre tract bears South 48°22'10" East, 102.85 feet; THENCE, North 48°22'10" West, along the southwesterly line of the herein described "Lanning Tract", same being the northeasterly line of said 518=acre tract, for a distance of 466,60 feet to a 518-inch iron rod set for the west corner of the herein described tract, said point is in the northwesterly line of the aforementioned Lot 13, same being the southeasterly line of a 0.935 of an acre tract described in a deed to Kenneth E. Shoros and wife, Rosemary Shoros as recorded in Clerk's File No. 9134878 in the Galveston County Clerk's Office, from which the west corner of the said Lot 13 bears South 41 037'52"West, 229.82 feet; THENCE, North 41°37'52" East, along the northwesterly line of said "Lanning Tract"same being the northwesterly line of said Lot 13, for a distance of 177.26 feet to a 518-Inch iron rod set for the north corner of the herein described tract, from which a 516•inch Iron rod found for the southeasterly corner of said Kenneth E. Shoros tract bears North 41037,52" East,76.67 feet; THENCE, South 48°22'10" East, along the northeasterly line of the herein described "Lanning Tract", same.Wrig the southwesterly line of a called 10,6941-acre tract described in a deed to the City of Friendswood as recorded in Book 2417, Page 176 in the Galveston County Deed Records, for a distance of 515100 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing a computed area of 1.997-acres(67,000 square feet). NOTES: 1. The bearings shown hereon are based on the Texas Coordinate System of 1983, South Central Zone. 2. A separate survey plat has been prepared in oonneotion with this metes and bounds description. 3. All set corners have a survey cap stamped 'Wilson Survey Group", The Wilson Survey Group, Inc. y�AAOX—V 2006 Fast Broadway, Suite 108 Pearland, Texas 77581 Michael D. Wilson,.R.P.L.S. (281)485-3991 t=2egistratlon.No,4821 Job No. 15-113 TBPLS Firm No, 10014900 A,�s a mAS®s gss'�+by*twxa't�.ab$9darevAi4'M'x' M1CI ELI) WILSON T. 2