Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Engineering Services
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune
Date: March 7, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance releasing, abandoning and vacating 0.037 acre and 0.159 acre of drainage easement granted to the City of Denton, Texas by Kevin Nelms, Richard Greb and wife, Nancy Greb recorded as Instrument No. 2014-26437, Real Property Records, Denton County, Texas, situated in the David Hough Survey, Abstract No. 646, Denton County, Texas, and generally located within the 2100 Block of South Mayhill Road; and declaring an effective date. [Mayhill Road Widening - Nelms/Greb Parcel M137_M138 disposition]
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BACKGROUND
On March 27, 2014, the City closed a settlement transaction with Kevin Nelms, Richard Greb and wife, Nancy Greb regarding several fee tracts and easements necessary for the Mayhill Road Widening and Improvements project. After that date, it was determined that the planned design alignment of Mayhill Road was to be reworked to follow along the existing road corridor, to utilize the established Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) railroad grade crossing rather than construct a bridge over the DCTA railroad operations (being accommodated in the corridor owned by Dallas Rapid Transit Authority.) The expense of construction of a bridge would have been prohibitive in respect to the level of funding available to build the overall road project.
As a result of that change in the planned road alignment, the subject 0.037 acre and 0.159 acre drainage easement tracts are no longer needed for the road project and will be stranded in place should the City Council endorse the contemplated Real Estate Exchange Agreement with Nelms-Greb, being concurrently considered under Consent Agenda Item ID 17-294.
The intent of the subject drainage easement abandonment initiative is considered a companion house-keeping matter to the Real Estate Exchange undertaking with Nelms-Greb, so as to remove the drainage easement tra...
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