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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 60491Date Received: 11/16/2023 Time Received: 4:09 p.m. Record Number: PN23-00054 City Secretary No.: 60491 PUBLIC PROPERTY EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT TIER 1I 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, Assistant City Manager, or Director of the Development Services Department, and Tarrant County Hospital District d/b/a JPS Health Network, a(n) Texas nonprofit corporation ("Licensee"), acting by and through its duly authorized President and CEO. RECITALS WHEREAS, Licensee is the owner of the real property located at 908 Crawford Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76104 ("Property"), being more particular described as, Lot 2- A, Block C, Tract 21, of Rosedale Addition, an addition to the City of Fort Worth, as recorded in Deed Records, by Instrument Number D217170925, in Tarrant County, Texas, and; WHEREAS, the City owns a sanitary sewer easement (the "Public Property") adjacent to the Property, recorded in the plat records of Tarrant County, Volume 388-57, Page 861; and WHEREAS, Licensee desires to construct, place, and maintain certain improvements which will encroach in, on, above, or below the Public Property; and WHEREAS, to accommodate the needs of the Licensee, the City will allow the encroachment under the terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Licensee agree as follows: AGREEMENT 1. The City, in consideration of the payment by Licensee of the fee set out below and covenants and agreements hereinafter contained to be kept and performed by Licensee, hereby grants permission to Licensee to encroach in, on, above, or below and occupy a portion of the City's Public Property as described in and at the location shown on Exhibit "A," but only to the extent shown thereon, for the purpose of constructing, installing, and maintaining a retaining wall (the "Encroachment"). Upon completion of the Encroachment, Licensee agrees to be responsible for maintaining the Encroachment Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement OFFICIAL RECORD Page 1 of 11 CITY SECRETARY Revised 12/2022 FT. WORTH, TX within the Public Property. Licensee shall not expand or otherwise cause the Encroachment to further infringe in or on the Public Property beyond what is specifically described in Exhibit "A." 2. All construction, installation, maintenance, and operation of the Encroachment and the use or occupancy of the Public Property shall comply with and be performed in strict compliance with this Agreement and with the charter, ordinances, codes, and policies of the City. Prior to the construction or installation of the Encroachment, Licensee shall submit all plans and specifications to the Director of the Development Services Department or duly authorized representative. Licensee shall not commence construction or installation of the Encroachment nor make any use of the Public Property until after the execution of this Agreement. 3. Licensee, at no expense to the City, shall make proper provisions for the relocation and installation of any existing or future utilities affected by such Encroachment and the use and occupancy of the Public Property, including the securing the approval and consent of the appropriate utility companies and agencies of the State of Texas and its political subdivisions. In the event that any installation, reinstallation, relocation, or repair of any existing or future utility or improvements owned by or constructed by or on behalf of the public or at public expense is made more costly by virtue of the construction, maintenance, or existence of the Encroachment and use of Public Property, Licensee shall pay to City an additional amount equal to such additional cost as determined by the Director of Transportation and Public Works, the Director of the Water Department, the Director of the Development Services Department, or their duly authorized representative. 4. Licensee agrees that City may enter and utilize the Public Property at any time for any public purpose, including installing, repairing, replacing, or maintaining improvements to its public facilities or utilities necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The City shall have no responsibility or liability for any damages related to the Encroachment resulting from the City's use of the Public Property; however, the City shall make reasonable efforts to minimize such damage. 5. Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall, at the option of and at no expense to the City, remove the Encroachment and restore the Public Property to a condition acceptable to the Director of Transportation and Public Works, the Director of the Water Department, the Director of the Development Services Department or their duly authorized representative. Any such removal of the Encroachment shall be in accordance with then -existing City regulations and policies. It is understood and agreed to by Licensee that if this Agreement terminates and Licensee fails to remove the Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 2 of I I Revised 12/2022 Encroachment and restore the Public Property, Licensee hereby gives City permission to remove the Encroachment and any supporting structures from the Public Property, to restore the Public Property, and to recover from Licensee the costs expended by the City in taking such actions. 6. In order to defray all costs of inspection and supervision which the City has incurred or will incur as a result of the construction, maintenance, inspection or management of the Encroachment and use of Public Property as provided for by this Agreement, Licensee agrees to pay to City at the time this Agreement is requested an application fee in the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00). 7. The term of this Agreement shall be for thirty (30) years, commencing on the date this Agreement is executed by City. However, the City may terminate this Agreement upon Licensee's noncompliance with any of the terms of this Agreement. City shall notify Licensee in writing of any such noncompliance and if Licensee does not cure the noncompliance within thirty (30) days of notice from City, the City may terminate this Agreement. However, the City may, at its sole option, allow the Agreement to remain in effect so long as Licensee has taken reasonable measures to cure the noncompliance or is continuing to diligently attempt to remedy the noncompliance. 8. It is further understood and agreed between the parties hereto that the Public Property to be used and encroached upon is held by City as trustee for the public; that City exercises such powers over the Public Property as have been delegated to it by the Constitution of the State of Texas or by the Texas Legislature; and that City cannot contract away its duty and its legislative power to control the Public Property for the use and benefit of the public. It is accordingly agreed that if the governing body of City may at any time during the term hereof determine in its sole discretion to use or cause or permit the Public Property to be used for any other public purpose, including but not being limited to underground, surface, or overhead communication, drainage, sanitary sewerage, transmission of natural gas or electricity, or any other public purpose, whether presently contemplated or not, that the parties agree to negotiate in good faith in order to accommodate both the Encroachment and the public purpose. 9. LICENSEE AGREES TO HOLD THE CITY HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF WHATSOEVER HIND OR IN CONNECTION WITH, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OCCUPANCY, USE, EXISTENCE, OR LOCATION OF THE ENCROACHMENT AND USES Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 3 of 11 Revised 12/2022 GRANTED HEREUNDER. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CITY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY AND ALL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENCROACHMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, LICENSEE WILL REQUIRE ITS CONTRACTORS PERFORMING WORK ON THE ENCROACHMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREIN TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, SUITS OR CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, BROUGHT FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY, INCLUDING DEATH, RESULTING FROM, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLATION, OR OPERATION OF THE ENCROACHMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INJURIES, DEATH OR DAMAGES ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, SERVANTS, OR EMPLOYEES. FURTHER, LICENSEE WILL REQUIRE ITS CONTRACTORS TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY FOR ANY LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES SUFFERED BY THE CITY OR CAUSED AS A RESULT OF SAID CONTRACTORS' FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE WORK AND CONSTRUCT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN A GOOD AND WORKMANLIKE MANNER, FREE FROM DEFECTS, IN CONFORMANCE THIS AGREEMENT AND WITH THE CHARTER, ORDINANCES, CODES, AND POLICIES OF THE CITY. 10. While this Agreement is in effect, Licensee agrees to furnish City with a Certificate of Insurance naming City as certificate holder as proof that is has secured and paid for a policy of general liability insurance covering all public risks related to the proposed use and occupancy of public property as located and described in Exhibit "A." The amounts of such insurance shall be not less than $1,000,000 with the understanding and agreement by Licensee that such insurance amounts may be revised upward at City's option and that Licensee shall so revise such amounts immediately following notice to Licensee of such requirement. Such insurance policy shall not be canceled or amended without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Building Official of the City. A copy of such Certificate of Insurance is attached as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein for all purposes. Licensee agrees, binds, and obligates itself and its successors and assigns to maintain and keep in force such public liability insurance at all times during the term of this Agreement and until the removal of the Encroachment and restoration of the Public Property. Licensee shall require all contractors performing work on the Encroachment contemplated herein to provide Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 4 of 11 Revised 12/2022 insurance equal to or in excess of the amounts required by the City's standard specifications. The City must be named as an additional insured on all such insurance policies. Licensee must provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance (ACORD or form approved by the State of Texas), supplied by each contractor's insurance provider. 11. Licensee agrees to deposit with the City when this Agreement is executed a sufficient sum of money to be used to pay necessary fees to record this Agreement in the real property records of the county in which the Encroachment is located. After being recorded, the original shall be returned to the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth. 12. Licensee agrees to comply fully with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, and regulations in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Encroachment and use of the Public Property. 13. Licensee agrees to pay promptly when due all fees, taxes, or rentals provided for by this Agreement or by any federal, state, or local statute, law, or regulation. 14. 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 officer, 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 respondeat 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. 15. Licensee agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement is solely for the purpose of permitting Licensee to construct, maintain, and locate the Encroachment over or within the Public Property and is not a conveyance of any right, title, or interest in or to the Public Property, nor is it meant to convey any right to use or occupy property in which a third -party may have an interest. Licensee agrees that it will obtain all necessary permissions before occupying such property. Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 5 of 11 Revised 12/2022 16. In any 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 to the extent allowed under Texas law. 17. The parties agree that the duties and obligations contained in Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 18. Licensee covenants and agrees that it will not assign all or any of its rights, privileges, or duties under this Agreement without the written approval of the City, and any attempted assignment without such written approval shall be void. In the event Licensee conveys the Property, Licensee may assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to the new owner of the Property, and Licensee shall be deemed released from its duties and obligations hereunder upon City's approval in writing of such assignment, which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned or withheld. Foreclosure by a secured lender of Licensee or assignment to a secured lender by Licensee in the event of default or otherwise shall not require City approval provided that said lender notifies City in writing within sixty (60) days of such foreclosure or assignment and assumes all of Licensee's rights and obligations hereunder. However, no change of ownership due to foreclosure or assignment to any secured lender of Licensee shall be effective as to City unless and until written notice of such foreclosure or assignment is provided to City. 19. 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. 20. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. 21. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but all of which shall constitute one instrument [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE] Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 6 of I 1 Revised 12/2022 City: CITY OF FORT WORTH By: DJ Harrell (Nov 16, 202315:31 CST) D.J. Harrell, Director of the Development Services Department Licensee: Tarrant County Hospital District d/b/a JPS Health Network A Texas n nprofit corporation 7BY: Karen Duncan President and CEO Date: Nov 16, 2023 Date: pOFman pORt�pa� ATTEST: ado �'-.; Approved As To Form and Legality Jannette Goodall, Jeremy Anato-Mensah City Secretary Assistant City Attorney Date: Nov 16, 2023 Date: Nov 16, 2023 Contract Compliance Manager: By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration of this contract, including ensuring all performance and reporting requirements. Rebecca Diane Owen (Nov 16, 202310:39 CST) Rebecca Owen Development Services Date: Nov 16, 2023 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 7 of 11 Revised 12/2022 �ttI 11. ;� M 11 9� 11: lU y 0 lM DR16-1 Ol 1►1 w" STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of Texas, on this day personally appeared D.J. Harrell, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he 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. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 16th day of November , 20_21_. Digitally signed by Brooke Brooke Bonnell Bonnell Date: 2023.11.16 15:58:42-06'00' Notary Public in and for the State of Texas After recording return to: Development Services Department Development Coordination Office 200 Texas Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement O�gRYPCBROOKE BONNELL _ Notary Public * * STATE OF TEXAS Notary I.D. 134009525 My Comm. Exp. Oct. 11, 2026 Page S of 11 Revised 12/2022 STATE OF I COUNTY O -BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of 1J,,46,12i , on this day personally appeared Karen Duncan, President and CEO (Title) known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he or she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as the act and deed of Tarrant Countv Hospital District a/b/a JPS Health Network, a Texas nonprofit corporation (entity type), and in the capacity therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this R day of IUCy;Bh:� 20 Notar1'c in and for the State o� Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Suzanne Barnes Not Public * 1*' STATE�F TEXAS Notary ID #12417257-2 '• oF,�,�,' My Comm. Exp. 08/06/2026 MR W Page 9 of 11 Revised 12/2022 EXHIBIT A Depiction and description of the Encroachment Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 10 of I I Revised 12/2022 EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT BEING 0.004 acre of land situated in the PETER T. WELCH SURVEY, Abstract No. 1643, City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, and being a portion of Lots 3 & 4, Block C, Rosedale Addition, to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 32, Page 382, of the Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas. Said 0.004 acre of land being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a point lying N 890 05' 18" E 98.87 feet, from a '/i' iron rod found at the Southwest corner of said Lot 3, Block C, Rosedale Addition, said POINT OF BEGINNING also lying in the North right-of-way line of Dashwood Street (a 50' wide public right-of-way); THENCE severing said Lots 3 & 4, Block C, as follows: 1. NORTH 12.00 feet, to a point; 2. EAST 15.00 feet, to a point; 3. SOUTH 11.77feet, to a point lying in the North right-of-way line of aforesaid Dashwood Street; 4. S 890 05' 18" W 15.00 feet, along the South boundary line of said Lots 3 & 4, Block C and the North right-of-way line of said Dashwood Street to the POINT OF BEGINNING containing 0.004 acre (178 square feet) of land. -............... ..: CFiR(S L. SLEVINS .................. 5792 ..v •,r " SURVE~v G:L423'kEASF.MENTSIRcncdale Addil ion, Lots 3 & 4, Blk C - Encruacluntnt Easement - 0.004 Acrc.doc EXHIBIT A - — TRACT 23 CC# D21717O925 9 P.R.T.C.T. LOT 4, BLOCK C ' I ROSEDALE ADDITION Sv �� 6 VOL. 32, PG. 382 & V�E1, 00. P.R.T.C.T. ---------- TRACT 27 PEA p85�RP CC# P. 2/7170925 TRACT 24 CC# 2171 TO925 P LOT 3. BLOCK C ROSEDALE ADDITION �L ..- VOL. 332, PG. 382 P.R.T.C.T. TRACT 25 CC# D21717O925 P.R.T.C.T. f i TRACT 26---..-------'- j CC# D21717O925 I P.R.T.C.T. EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT 0.004 ACRE L2 (178 SO. FT.) 1/2" IRF _ _ - _ _ _ _ �,.a _ —_- ,.a — — — — N 89'0S' 18"E 98.87' L4 POINT OF BEGINNING DASHWOOD STREET Q- - I LOT 4. BLOCK G ROSEDALE ADDITION i VOL. 32, PG. 382 P.R.T.C.T. Course Bearing Distance L1 NORTH 12.00' L2 EAST 15.00, L3 SOUTH 11.77' i L4 S 89005,181, W 15.00, BRITTAIN & CRAWFORD LAND SURVEYING & -� TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING TEL (817) 926-0211 FAX (817) 926-9347 P.O. BOX 11374 • 3908 SOUTH FREEWAY FORT WORTH. TEXAS 76110 EMAIL: odmGnObllloln—Cr**ford-Com YIFASIrEr .w.w:n—ere.fed.eam FIRM CERTIFICATION/ IOT9000 ,D 2013 5611o1n & Cro*fold. LLC Al Rights Reserved EXHIBIT MAP OF 0.004 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN BLOCK C ROSEDALE ADDITION CITY OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS ......................... ,•CHRIS L. BLEVINS .,..A..... 5792� JUNE 1, 2023 z ,l0 O SCALE 1 "=40' (KC) PR0JECTS\JPS—R0SE0ALE AODN\JPS—BLOCK—C—ENCROACHMENT—EASEMENT.dwg EXHIBIT B Certificate of Insurance Tier II Easement Encroachment Agreement Page 11 of 11 Revised 12/2022 ®