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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 43379BECRU �a�rnncr �o� o EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, a home rule municipal corporation of Tarrant County, Texas ("City "), acting by and through its duly authorized City Manager or duly designated Assistant City Manager, or designee and Magnum Mufflers Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Licensee ", owner of the property located at 3425 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, Texas ("Property"). RECITALS WHEREAS, Licensee is the owner of certain real property described as O.L.V. Heights, Hlk Lot 5. Lots 5 &6, an addition to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas as recorded, Instrument D211198641 of the Deed records of Tarrant County ( "Property "); and WHEREAS, the City has a 20 foot utility casement (the "Easement") in the property as shown on the map attached to this Agreement as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein, and WHEREAS, Licensee desires to construct /place a fence and concrete (the "Encroachment ") which will encroach onto the City's Easement as shown on the attached survey and only to the extent shown thereon; and WHEREAS, to accommodate the needs of the Licensee, the City will approve allowing the Encroachment under the teens and conditions as set forth in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Licensee agree as follows: AGREEMENT The City, in consideration of the payment by the Licensee of the fee set out below and covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, to be kept and performed by the Licensee, hereby grants permission to the Licensee to encroach upon and occupy a portion of the City's Easement as described in and at the location shown Exhibit A. Licensee shall not expand or otherwise cause the Encroachment to further infringe in or on the City's Easement beyond what is specifically described in the exhibit(s) attached hereto. OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX 2. All construction, maintenance and operation in connection with such Encroachment, use and occupancy shall comply and be performed in strict compliance with the Charier, Ordinance and Codes of the City and in accordance with the directions of the Director of the Water Department of City, or his duly authorized representative. Prior to the construction of the Encroachment, Licensee shall submit all plans and specifications to the Director or his duly authorized representative. Licensee shall not commence construction of the Encroachment until such approval shall be indicated in writing by the Director. However, such approval shall not relieve Licensee of responsibility and liability for concept, design and computation in the preparation of such plans and specifications. 3 Licensee agrees that City may enter and utilize the referenced areas at any time for the purpose of installing, repairing, replacing or maintaining improvements to its public facilities or utilities necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the public for any other public purpose. City shall bear no responsibility or liability for any damage or disruption or other adverse consequences resulting from of Encroachment installed by Licensee, but City will make reasonable efforts to minimize such damage. Should it become necessary to remove the Encroachment to install, repair, replace or maintain improvements to City public facilities or utilities in the Easement, the Licensee shall remove the Encroachment at the Licensee's expense, The Cityshall famish the Licensee with notice ifremoval of the Encroachment is deemed necessary by the Water Department. Licensee agrees that upon request of City, and within 30 days from the date of such request, to relocate the Encroachment away from the Easement and to restore the Easement to its original condition all at the sole cost and expense of Licensee. 2 4. The Lieensee further agrees that City shall have the absolute right at its discretion to terminate this license or refuse to allow the Licensee to continue to have the Encroachment over, under or across the Easement if the City determines that the Easement is being substantially damaged by the Encroachment, or that the Encroachment otherwise places an undue burden on the operation of the municipal utility(ies) system or in the event the Licensee fails to comply with the provisions of this Agreement. City shall furnish Licensee with notice requiring the removal in a time period as is reasonable under the circutnstames. After receipt of such notice, the Licensee shall thereafter immediately remove the Encroachment and restore the Easement to the same condition as existed prior to the installation of the Encroachment. In the event the Licensee fails to promptly remove the Encroachment and restore the Easement within the time required by the notice, the City may remove the Encroachment and restore the Easement and assess a 1 ien on the Property for the costs expended by the City to remove the Encroachment. 5. Licensee agrees to pay to City at the time this Agreement is executed a fee in the sum of Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($275.04) to pay necessary fees to record this Agreement in its entirety in the deed records of Tarrant County. A LICENSEE COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, AND DOES HEREBY INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS AND /OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF WHATSOEVER KIND OR CHARACTER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OCCUPANCY, USE, EXISTENCE OR LOCATION OF SAID ENCROACHMENTS AND USES GRANTED HEREUNDER, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES, ELECTED OFFICIALS OR INVITEES OF THE CITY; AND LICENSEE HEREBY ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH CLAIMS OR SUITS. LICENSEE SHALL 3 LIKEWISE ASSUME ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL INDEMNIFY CITY FOR ANY AND ALL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENCROACHMENTS AND ANY AND ALL ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LICENSEE, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES, OR INVITEES. 7. Licensee covenants and agrees that it shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor as to all rights and privileges granted hereunder and not as an off eer, agent, servant or employee of City, and Licensee shall have exclusive control of and the exclusive right to control the details of its operations, and all persons performing same, and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, subcontractors, licensees and invitees. The doctrine of respondent superior shall not apply as between City and Licensee, its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors and subcontractors, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint enterprise between City and Licensee. S. Licensee agrees and acknowledges that this Agreerrtcnt is solely for the purpose of permitting Licensee to construct, maintain and locate the Encroachment over or within the described Easement and in not a conveyance of any right, title or interest in or to the Easement. 9. In anv action brought by the City for the enforcement of the obligations of the Licensee, City shall be entitled to recover interest and reasonable attorney's fees. 10. The parties agree that the duties and obligation contained paragraphs 3 and 4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 11. Licensee covenants and agrees that it will not assign all or any of its rights, privileges or duties under this contract without the written approval of City, and any attempted assignment without such written approval should he void. I2. Any cause of action for breach of this Agreement shall be brought in Tarrant County, Texas, This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. 13. This agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. EXECUTED this Z') day of 20JZ, City Licensee City of Fort Worth Magnum Mufflers Inc. am Director Planning and Development Department ATTEST; City S STATE OF TEXAS NO M &C REQUIRED By. -t Name-. Irene Ordonez Title: Vice President/ Owner As To Form and Legality stant City Attorney OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY 5 FT. WORTH, TX COUNTY OF TARRANT BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of Texas, on this day personally appeared Randle Harwood known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as the act and deed of the City of Fort Worth, and in the capacity therein stated. -)-(I— GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this__ day of 20 1 . Ira SMNZ t Notary Notary Public in and For the Stat f Texas TEXAS 1' STATE OF 1'E ply Comm. 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