09 Water Line Easement
DRAFT
f:attorneylresworklcurrentlLCWSD Easements-Lake Crook Res 2007
November 27,2007
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A 20 FOOT
WATER LINE EASEMENT AND A 50 FOOT TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TO LAMAR COUNTY WATER SUPPLY
DISTRICT WHICH CROSSES UNDER PART OF LAKE CROOK
PROPERTY FORA 16 FOOTW ATERMAIN; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on December 10,2007, a public hearing was held to receive input from citizens
regarding a request from Lamar County Water Supply District for a 20 foot water line easement and
a 50 foot temporary construction easement to install a 16" water line under a part of Lake Crook
property as more particularly described in Exhibits A and B and depicted in Exhibit C attached
hereto (the "Project"); and,
WHEREAS, Lake Crook is a designated park and/or recreation area owned by the City of
Paris; and,
WHEREAS, according to testimony from representatives of Lamar County Water Supply
District and the City Engineer, there is no feasible or prudent alternative available for locating the
proposed 16" water line than under a portion of Lake Crook as more particularly described in
Exhibits A & B attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, the Project has been designed so as to minimize any harm to Lake Crook and
has been reviewed and accepted by the City Engineer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris hereby finds and determines, based
upon the testimony and information provided by Lamar County Water Supply District, City staff and
citizens speaking at the public hearing that there is no reasonable or prudent alternative for locating
the proposed 16" water line other than under a portion of Lake Crook as further described in Exhibits
A and B attached hereto and that the Project has been planned and designed so as to minimize any
harm to this portion of Lake Crook.
Section 3. That the request from Lamar County Water Supply District for a 20 foot utility
easement and a 50 foot temporary construction easement crossing under a part of Lake Crook
property as described in Exhibits A and B attached hereto, be and is hereby approved.
Section 4. That the Mayor of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby authorized and directed
to execute the 20 foot water line easement and the 50 foot temporary construction easement from
the City of Paris to Lamar County Water Supply District, substantially according to the documents
attached hereto as Exhibits A and B.
..' r r''r ~_.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
20' Utility Easement
Lamar County, Texas
November 2007
Being a 20' wide utility easement on and across land owned by the City of Paris in the John Watson
Survey A-I023 and in the Thomas G. Chisum Survey A-175, the centerline of said easement being
described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the West boundary line ofa called 210.536 acre tract of/and conveyed as the
sixth tract in a deed from Campbell Soup Company to Campbell Soup Supply Company L.L.c. on July
29, 1999 and recorded in volume 898, page 182 ofthe Real Property Records of Lamar County Texas,
said point being located N 00045'00" E a distance of 261.24 feet from a concrete monument found at the
Southwest corner of the aforementioned called 210.536 acre tract, said point also being located 60 feet at
a right angle from the centerline of an existing 1 OO-foot wide Oncor electric transmission line easement.
Thence N 88027'46" W parallel to the aforementioned 1 OO-foot wide Oncor easement a distance of
1282.57 feet to a point;
Thence S 47044'28" W parallel to the aforementioned 100-foot wide Oncor easement a distance of
6531.78 feet to a point in the East right-of-way line of F .M. 79, said point being located 60. feet at a right
angle from the centerline ofthe aforementioned 100 foot wide Oncor electric transmission line
easement, said point also being located S 32040'43" W a distance of 189.36 feet from a 2 inch pipe
found at the Southeast corner of a called 1.6 acre tract as conveyed from Gerald L Hanks and wife Mary
J. Hanks to Richard M. Amis on October 13,1982 and recorded in volume 649, page 853 of the deed
records of said county.
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
50' Temporary Construction Easement
Lamar County, Texas
November 2007
Being a 50' wide temporary construction easement on and across land owned by the City of Paris in
the John Watson Survey A-1023 and in the Thomas G. Chisum Survey A-175, the centerline of said
easement being described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the West boundary line ofa called 210.536 acre tract ofland conveyed as the
sixth tract in a deed from Campbell Soup Company to Campbell Soup Supply Company L.L.c. on July
29, 1999 and recorded in volume 898, page 182 ofthe Real Property Records of Lamar County Texas,
said point being located N 00045'00" E a distance of 276.24 feet from a concrete monument found at the
Southwest corner of the aforementioned called 210.536 acre tract, said point also being located 75 feet at
a right angle from the centerline of an existing 100-foot wide Oncor electric transmission line easement.
Thence N 88027'46" W parallel to the aforementioned 100-foot wide Oncor easement a distance of
1288.39 feet to a point;
Thence S 47044'28" W parallel to the aforementioned 100-foot wide Oncor easement a distance of
6531.41 feet to a point in the East right-of-way line ofF.M. 79, said point being located 75 feet at a right
angle from the centerline of the aforementioned 100 foot wide Oncor electric transmission line
easement, said point also being located S 36046'10" W a distance of 179.74 feet from a 2 inch pipe
found at the Southeast corner of a called 1.6 acre tract as conveyed from Gerald L Hanks and wife Mary
J. Hanks to Richard M. Amis on October 13,1982 and recorded in volume 649, page 853 of the deed
records of said county.
EXHIBIT 11
. T r-..T --.
11, ;
-I: ~
j: . ~
iJ
iill
in
~
-4-~
~
"r
Y"'T' -_.