2015-002 - Declaring city-owned property as surplus, more specifically described as 12.662 acres of land at Paris Cox Field Airport situated within the limit of the City of Paris...

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SURPLUS PROPERTY RELEASE Paris Cox Field Airport This instrument, a Deed of Release, made by the United States of America, acting by and through the Manager. Airports Division, Southwest Region. Federal Aviation Administration ( "FAA "), and pursuant to the powers and authority contained in the provisions of 49 U.S.C. §47153, to the Paris Cox Field Airport, a body politic under the laws of the State of Texas. Witnesseth: WHEREAS, the United States, acting by and through the General Services Administrator, under and pursuant to the powers and authority contained in the provisions of the Surplus Property Act, did convey to the City certain lands and other properties in the City of Paris, State of Texas, being generally described as "Paris Cox Field Airport" (hereinafter termed "Airport"), which was filed for record in the original government Deed Without Warranty dated February 25, 1949, transferring property containing Paris Cox Field Airport from the War Assets Administration to the City of Paris, Texas; WHEREAS, under the stated "Deed ", the City, for itself, its successors and assigns, assumed certain obligations and agreed to certain conditions, reservations, restrictions, warranties, and covenants which run with the land: WHEREAS; the City has requested to the FAA for release of a 12.662 acres; WHEREAS, the said Manager. Airports Division, has determined that the release of said property (1) will not prevent the accomplishment of the purpose for which the property was transferred, (2) can be granted without materially and adversely affecting the development, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the Airport; NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the above - expressed recitals and of the benefits to accrue to the United States and to civil aviation, the United States of America, upon inclusion by the City in the Instrument of Transfer conveying title to the hereinafter described real property of provisions as follows: (1) That the City of Paris reserves unto itself, its successors and assigns, for the use and benefit of the public a right of flight for the passage of aircraft in the airspace above the surface of the real property hereinafter described, together with the right to cause in said airspace such noise as may be inherent in the operation of aircraft, now known or hereafter used. for navigation of or flight in the said airspace, and for use of said airspace for landing on, taking off from or operating on the Paris Cox Field Airport, (2) That the Grantee expressly agrees for itself, its successors and assigns to restrict the height of structures, objects of natural growth and other obstructions on the hereinafter described real property, (3) That the Grantee expressly agrees for itself, its successors and assigns to prevent any use of the hereinafter described real property which would interfere with landing or taking off of aircraft at the Paris Cox Field Airport, or otherwise constitute an airport hazard, hereby releases the said real property from the conditions, reservations and restrictions as contained in the above- mentioned Instrument of Transfer from the United States of America to the City of Paris, which real property consists of a tract of 12.662 acre more or less, with the following descriptions: Situated within the Limits of the City of Paris. County of Lamar, and State of Texas, pan of the William Scott Survey #856, and being part of a called 1552.97 acre tract of land conveyed to the City of Paris by deed recorded in Vol. 308, Page 287, in the Deed Records of said County and State.