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NO.
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR ACQUIRING REAL
PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING ITS APPROPRIATION OR
CONDEMNATION FOR PUBLIC USE
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council on , 20, in M&C ,
ordered and decreed that a public necessity existed to acquire 0.003 acres in right-of-way easement and
0.067 acres for a temporary construction easement from improved property located at the intersection of
S. Hulen Street and Walraven Circle in the Wedgwood Addition, Block 57, Tract A, City of Fort Worth,
Tarrant County, Texas, as described in the exhibits attached to the above -referenced M&C; those exhibits
are incorporated herein for all purposes (the "Property");
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council has determined that:
- the Property is needed for the Hulen Street at Granbury Road Intersection Improvements
Project (the "Project");
- the land rights in the Property are needed for new roadway and pedestrian improvements;
- public necessity required the acquisition by condemnation of the Property, located within the
alignment of the Project;
- the use of the Property will be a public use; and
- the Real Property Division of the Property Management Department is authorized to acquire
by negotiation the Property needed for the Project.
WHEREAS, negotiations between the City of Fort Worth and the property owner, Miranda, Inc.,
were unsuccessful due to the inability to reach a mutually agreed upon value for the property interests
being acquired by the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, on this day of , 20 , at a regular meeting of the
Fort Worth City Council, upon Motion of Councilmember , to wit:
"I move that the Fort Worth City Council adopt the resolution authorizing use of the power of
eminent domain to acquire 0.003 acres in right-of-way easement and 0.067 acres for a temporary
construction easement from improved property owned by Miranda, Inc. The property is needed for
the Hulen Street at Granbury Road Intersection Improvements Project, a public use that will add a right -
turn lane on Hulen Street, south of the Granbury Road intersection. The land rights in the subject property
are needed for a new travel lane, storm drainage improvements, sidewalks, and streetlights as necessary.
The property is located at the corner of S. Hulen Street and Walraven Circle in the Wedgwood
Addition, Block 57, Tract A, City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. The property interests to be
acquired are described by metes and bounds and depicted by survey exhibits attached to this Mayor and
Council Communication."
Seconded by , duly put and carried: RESOLUTION.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
The City of Fort Worth, Texas, is authorized to use the power of eminent domain to acquire the
Property for the public use and inclusion in the Project; and
The City Attorney be and is hereby authorized and directed to file or cause to be filed, to spend all
reasonable and necessary legal expenses, and to carry through to final judgment proceedings in eminent
domain for the acquisition of the property interest listed above and attached to the M&C.
Adopted this day of
ATTEST:
By:
Mary Kayser, City Secretary
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