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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4057 RESOLUTION NO. 4,057 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT IN FAVOR OF THE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA ACROSS CERTAIN LANDS OWNED BY THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock has acquired certain lands in Pulaski County, Arkansas, for the purpose of developing a port facility on the Arkansas River and an industrial park in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock acquired a portion of these lands from diverse owners subject to existing right of way easements in favor of Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America which easements are presently of diverse widths or undefined in width and when so constitute a cloud upon the title of the City of Little Rock; and WHEREAS, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America now owns and operates two pipelines within said easements and proposes to construct a third pipeline within the easements; and WHEREAS, it is beneficial to the Little Rock Port Authority in developing said real estate for the purposes for which said Authority was organized to supercede and replace the present existing right of way easements with a new right of way easement which estab- lishes the width of said easement at one hundred twenty-five (125) feet over and across said lands; and WHEREAS, in order to enable the easement to be established at the width of one hundred twenty-five (125) feet, it is necessary to grant an additional easement to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America over and across 1.88 acres of said property; and WHEREAS, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America has agreed to pay to the City of Little Rock One Thousand Five Hundred Twenty- five and NO/100 Dollars ($1, 525 . 00) and other good and valuable consideration for a new right of way easement which shall supercede and replace the three prior existing right of way easements; and WHEREAS, the Little Rock Port Authority has approved the new proposed right of way easement. WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed right of way easement is attached hereto and made a part of this resolution. - 2 - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION 1. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the aforesaid right of way easement with Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America acting for and on behalf of the City of Little Rock. SECTION 2 . All payments to the City of Little Rock because of said new right of way easement shall be forwarded to the Finance Office of the City of Little Rock and deposited in the fund of the Little Rock Port Authority. ADOPTED: August 19, 1968 ATTEST: E t.zen APPROVED: / City Clerk Mayor r ;j i i RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT 1 THIS EASEMENT, made and entered into this day of , 1968, by and between City of Little Rock, Grantor , and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America , Grantee , U ITNE S S ET H: WHEREAS, by certain instruments and judgments , Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Company, its successors and assigns , and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America were granted Right of Ways and Easements to construct, reconstruct, operate , main- tain, repair, alter, replace , move and remove a pipeline or pipelines under , upon, over, through and across certain real estate in Pulaski County, Arkansas , which instruments , and real estate are more particularly described below: (A) Description of Right of Way conveyed by this instrument f and affected in whole or in part by the prior instruments listed in (B) below: A part of the SW of the SE the NW of the P � �� � SEA, the South 15 acres of the SW, of the NE of Section 16, and the NEk of the NWA, the NW4 of the NEk of Section 21, all in Township 1 North, Range 11 West, more particularly described as follows : A right of way and easement 125 feet in width across the above described property, being 25 feet westerly and 100 feet easterly of the following described line : Beginning at a point on the north line of the South 15 acres of the Southwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter (SWk of NE4) of Section 16 that is 563 feet east of the northwest corner thereof ; thence at an entrance angle of 83° 00 ' and run for a distance of 834 feet to a point ; thence turn an angle to the right of 0° 13' and run for a distance of 1612 feet to a point ; thence turn an angle to the left of 0° 21 ' and run for a distance of 584 feet to as point ; thence turn an angle to the right of 3 18' and run for a distance of 253 feet to 8 point ; thence turn an angle to the right of 5 58 ' and run for a distance of 1258 feet to the point of exit on the south line of the Northeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter (NE4 of NW4) of Section 21, said point being 1144 feet east of the southwest corner thereof . (B) Prior Right of Way Agreements and Judgments Deed Record Book Grantors Instrument or Judgment or Case Number Ben J. Field Right of Way Agreement Deed Record 444, p 495 Joy R. Johnson and Helen M. Johnson Right of Way Agreement Deed Record 504, p . 531 Joy R. Johnson and Amendment to Right of Helen M. Johnson Way Agreement Deed Record 805, p. 403 Mary J. Raines Judgment U.S. Dist . Court, Eastern District of Ark. LR 62-C 121 Mary J. Raines Judgment Pulaski County Circuit No. 37456 (All of the above described Right of Way Agreementsand Judgments being hereinafter collectively referred to as "said Right of Way Agreements and Judgments" and all of the above described real estate being hereinafter referred to as "said Real Estate"); and WHEREAS, Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Company or Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America subsequently constructed two pipelines across said Real Estate in accordance with its rights under said Right of Way Agreements and Judgments ; and WHEREAS, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (here- inafter referred to as "Natural") has succeeded to all of the rights and property of Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Company including the interest of said Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipe- line Company in and to said Right of Way Agreements and Judgments and the pipelines constructed pursuant thereto; and WHEREAS, City of Little Rock is the present owner of -2- said Real Estate ; and WHEREAS, City of Little Rock has requested that Natural enter into a new Right of Uay Easement with City of Little Rock which shall supersede and replace said Right of Way Agreements and Judgments , and Natural is willing to do so provided that Natural is granted a one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide right of way across said Real Estate for its two existing pipelines and , in addition, is granted the right to construct, reconstruct , operate , maintain, repair, alter , move and remove a third pipeline within such one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide right of way; NOW WHEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10) , in hand paid, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged , the parties hereto agree as follows : 1 . City of Little Rock hereby grants , conveys and warrants unto Natural, its successors and assigns , a one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide permanent right of way and ease- ment to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, alter, replace, move and remove three pipelines for the transportation of gas , oil , petroleum products , or other liquids , gases or other substances which can be transported through a pipeline under , upon, over, through and across said Real Estate described above, together with the right of ingress and egress at agreed points for such purposes and all other rights necessary or con- venient for the enjoyment of the privileges herein granted, in- cluding, but not limited to, the construction of such surface and subsurface appliances and appurtenant facilities as , in Grantee 's judgment, may be necessary or convenient for such operations ; -3- . s hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of any applicable homestead exemption laws . 2 . It is expressly understood and agreed that the right to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, alter , replace , move , remove and change the size of three pipelines includes the existing two pipelines so that Natural shall have the right to construct one future additional pipeline within the one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide right of way granted hereunder . 3 . It is expressly understood and agreed that Natural shall have the right to use such additional areas adjacent to the one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide right of way granted hereunder that Natural, in its sole discretion, shall deem necessary for the construction of a third pipeline within the one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide right of way granted hereunder during the period of construction. 4 . Natural by acceptance of this easement, agrees that City of Little Rock may construct and maintain across (as distinguished from running lengthwise within) said one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide strip of land , roads as will not prevent or unnecessarily interfere with the exercise by Natural of its rights , and Natural further agrees that City of Little Rock may use the one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide strip of land in any other manner that will not inter- fere with the interest of Natural hereunder including main- tenance of unpaved parking lots for light vehicles , PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no buildings , structures or obstructions of any kind shall be placed , built or constructed on, under or over said one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide strip of land , -4- is • • f =` except as hereinabove provided, and PROVIDED FURTHER, that Natural shall have the right from time to time to cut trees, r undergrowth and other obstructions located on the said one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot wide right of way granted hereinabove , that, in its judgment, may interfere with the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of the three pipelines and Natural agrees to maintain the property in as good a mowed condition as the adjacent property. 5 . Natural covenants and agrees that the two exist- ing pipelines constructed hereunder are buried below plow depth and the future pipeline to be installed will be buried below plow depth . Natural further covenants and agrees that it will pay to City of Little Rock, its successors and assigns and to any tenant or lessee thereof, as their respective interests may appear, any damages to fences , improvements, growing crops and timber which may be caused by the constructing, reconstructing, operating, maintaining, altering , repairing, replacing, moving or removing of the pipelines , appliances or appurtenant facilities authorized hereunder . 6. Natural further agrees , by acceptance of this Easement that the City of Little Rock may construct a sewer line on the property not closer than fifteen (15) feet westerly from the proposed third pipeline , and that Arkansas Power and Light Company may use the eastern most fifteen (15) feet of the property for overhang purposes . 7 . It is expressly understood and agreed that this Easement shall replace the Right of Way Agreements and Judgments listed above in regard to said Real Estate described herein, and said Right of Way Agreements and Judgments are hereby cancelled -5- and terminated in regard to said Real Estate described herein upon execution of this Easement . 8 . This Easement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs , successors , legal representatives and assigns to the parties of this Agreement . IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Grantor has set its hand and seal as of the day and year first above written . CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ATTEST: This instrument prepared by George Pike, Jr. SMITH,WILLIAMS,FRIDAY & BOA! 1100 Boyle Building Little Rock, Arkansas -6- y • ` ACKNWLEDGMENT STATE OF ARKANSAS) ) ss . COUNTY OF PULASKI) I , a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, do here- by certify that personally known to me to be the of the City of Little Rock, and personally known to me to be the of said City of Little Rock, and per- sonally known to me to be the same persons whose names are sub- I scribed to the foregoing instrument , appeared before me this day in person and severally acknowledged that as such and they signed and delivered said instrument and caused the seal of said City of Little Rock to be affixed thereto, as their free and voluntary act, and as the free and voluntary act and deed of said City of Little Rock, for the uses and purposes herein set forth . GIVEN under my hand and Notarial seal this day of , A.D . 1968 . NoL ry Public (S E A L) My Commiss ion Expires : -7-