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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1993-1932 e e ORDINANCE NO. 93~1932 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND ANGEL'S SELF SERVICE, INC., CONCERNING PROPERTY IN BLOCK 1446, TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes the contract, agreement, or other undertaking described in the title of this ordinance, in substantially the form as shown in the document which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute such document and all related documents on behalf of the City of La Porte. The City Secretary is hereby authorized to attest to all such signatures and to affix the seal of the City to all such documents. section 2. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the Ci ty for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has be~n open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subj ect matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. e ORDINANCE NO. 93-~932 e PAGE 2 section 3. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 27th day of Septanber ATTEST: ~LJ Sue Lenes, City Secretary , 1993. CITY OF LA PORTE By: k~ ~ ~r A 4kv e CITY OF !!A PORTE PHONE 17131 471.5020 0 P. O. Box 1 1 15 0 LA PoRTE. TEXAS 77572 August 30, 1993 Mr. David Angel, President Angel's Self Service, Inc. P.O. Box 1398 La Porte, Texas 77572-1398 Dear Mr. Angel: This letter will confirm agreements reached in our discussions, between the City of La Porte (hereinafter referred to as "La Porte"), and Angel's Self Service, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Angel"), as follows: 1. Angel, as owner of Lots 1-16, both inclusive, Block 1446, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, will execute a deed in form attached to this letter, conveying and donating said property to La Porte; 2. La Porte, in consideration of such conveyance, agrees to vacate, abandon and close the 16' alley adjacent to Lots 9-24, both inclusive, in Block 1446, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, and La Porte further agrees to relinquish to Angel, La Porte's one-half interest in and to said alley, for a total area of approximately 3,200 square feet to be relinquished to Angel under the terms of this agreement; 3. La Porte, at its sole cost and expense, shall clean up and remove the debris on Lots 1-16, both inclusive, Block 1446, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas; and 4. Angel is allowed to keep its existing mobile home and fenced yard adjacent to said mobile home, now located on the alley, and on a portion of Lots 1-16, Block 1446, in place, but only upon the following terms and conditions: e e Mr. David Angel Angel's Self Service, Inc. August 30, 1993 Page -2- a. Angel does not obtain any prescriptive rights to use of the portion of Lots 1-16, Block 1446 currently occupied by the fenced-in area and the mobile home. Rather, existence of the encroachment is at sufferance of the City of La Porte, and is to be terminated upon 90 days written notice by La Porte to Angel. b. In any event, the encroachment of the mobile home. and the fenced area shall terminate upon August 9, 2003, even if the city of La Porte has not given the gO-day notice to terminate the encroachment as provided in Paragraph 4(a) above. c. Pre-existinq. non-conforminq status of the mobile home and the fenced area. Notwithstanding the agreements relating to the encroachment of the mobile home and fenced area upon a portion of Lots 1-16, Block 1446 mentioned above, La Porte and Angel agree that the mobile. home and the fenced area (including the non-encroaching portion of the fenced area) constitute a pre-existing, non- conforming use, as said term is defined in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte. All aspects of La Porte's Zoning Ordinance apply .to said mobile home and fenced-in area as the same are constituted as a pre-existing, non-conforming use. d. Even if La Porte gives the 90-day advance notice to Angel that Angel must remove the mobile home and fenced-in encroachment as provided above, if and only if Angel moves the mobile home and fenced-in area off of Lots 1-16, Block 1446 onto the land adjacent to said lots currently owned by Angel (and being a portion of the same lot of record) e e Mr. David Angel Angel's Self Service, Inc. August 30, 1993 Page -3- such move shall not cause Angel to lose the pre-existing, non- conforming status of the mobile home and the fenced-in area, provided, that all other aspects of La Porte's Zoning and Code Ordinances apply with the exception of the move of the fenced-in area and the mobile home from one portion of the lot of record onto another portion of the lot of record. If this letter accurately represents your understanding of the agreement between La Porte and Angel, please sign and return a copy of this letter, keeping the original of this letter as your copy of the agreement. Very truly yours, CITY OF LA PORTE By: ~ T. ~ Robert T. Herrera, City Manager RTH/rf Enc. ACCEPTED AND AGREED: ANGEL'S SELF SERVICE, INC. ..."'''f~X:.,DaVi~ ~~tZ/ . . - . ..-!! -Pres1dent - " ',. ". "._~'-~~ I - . ',' _.-~ .AT'l!.ES'F<:': ''.0 ..<~ }~ J j ''''~..l.,: f ~ ,r. ~ ~_ ::: . ~.-..::. .... ...... . ~"". :.. . -'. . . :~~9~etary e e \ " . ASKINS & ARMSTRONG, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 702 W. F"AIRMONT PARKWAY . P.O. BOX 1218 LA PORTE, TEXAS 77572-1218 KNOX W. ASKINS ~OHN ~ ARMSTRONG TELEPHONE 713 471-1886 TELECOPIER 713 471-2047 October 5, 1993 ~1""""1.. - - -\1V#~ tii"'t9I::1O>j" o. 0 '!~,- t.~o I !~!\'c:.I~!~~ ,5'lJil ~t. 0 I' ~., <<:".:--\.4 ..31 I ~ ! ~ I I" .' .- ;. "" iii . ..' ~.,il!; \~' \~Ji 0CT 0 ~ 1qq:1 Mr. . John Joerns Assistant City Manager City of La Porte P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77572 l\SST, CITY MANAt.::FR OFFICE ' --,. Dear John: I enclose herewith original general warranty deed from Angel's Self Service, Inc. to the City of La Porte, conveying Lots 1-16, Block 1446, Town of La Porte. I also enclose copy of letter to Harris County Appraisal District, rendering the property on the exempt rolls. / \ ~ '1...-:- /' 'J" This deed r records. should be placed in the City's permanent real estate .--- Yours very truly, , ,/ t;J;;lbi Knox W. Askins City Attorney City of La Porte KWA: sw Enclosures , I ' - I Q 1&': J ..... . '. . ~ /' ~ . ./~;...:>- ,":: or ......z..e~-c.- ('"". y. r... _', ......... ao f; -- 1'-' :..L.'"- r__. ,.- f Le..t.4~':" r '-.a..:: ~ ~ y I:V.A.~,-:r- ~€-,'l; l. ' ,...- ~ I ...e...;' .- ~ -.-)o~ ':2.- R . .l.....o1o'.r-.. ,,~:;> /I/:'~" e....' ') .-' -'1-' \ . , . ,. ",' ,) I .....,... ,. -- .r- /"~;L._I_:/ ,/"' ~!A.>>.,.:..- < ) , ...- 'I . ,........ Vt)/~*- k ~ S?."))~../.-J. .'" ....') _I ~ 1/ ......, . ,-- r'....7~F ~... f \ ~i:~ ,.. e e .' \. ASKINS & ARMSTRONG. P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 702 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY P.O. BOX 1218 LA PORTE. TEXAS 77572-1218 KNOX W. ASKINS JOHN D. ARMSTRONG TELEPHONE 713 471-1886 TELECOPIER 713 471-2047 October 5, 1993 raisal District ATTENTION: E/ADDRESS CHANGE 20975 , TX 77292-0975 Re: See copy of deed attached Gentlemen: I represent the City of La Porte, a municipal corporation, which has acquired the property described on the attached deed. Please render this property in the name of the City of La Porte,' and place on the tax rolls as EXEMPT from taxation. Thank you for your kind assistance in this matter. Yours very truly, Knox W. Askins City Attorney City of La Porte KWA: sw Enclosure cc: Mr. John.Joerns ~sistant City Manager ~~i~y of La Porte P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77572 I.... .0 \\J .. 1 X ~ .~ P476463 e · "\ 7\ =46=0958 WARRANTY DEED Date: 09/30/93 00328028 P~76463 . 7.00 Effective August 9, 1993 Grantor: Angel's Self Service, Inc. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1398, La Porte, TX 77572 Grantee: city of La Porte (~ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1115, La Porte, TX 77572 consideration: Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) cash and other good and valuable considerations Property (including any improvements): Lots One (1) through Sixteen (16), both inclusive, Block Fourteen Hundred Forty-six (1446), of TOWN OF LAORTE, in ~ Harris county, Texas, according to the map or plat '-" thereof recorded in the office of the county Clerk of Harris County, Texas; SAVE AND EXCEPT that portion of the former alley between Lots 9 through 24, both inclusive, adjacent to said property, vacated, abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte. Grantor reserves the right to keep an existing mobile home and existing fenced yard adjacent to said mobile home, partially located on said property until the first to occur of ninety days written notice from Grantee to Grantor to remove said mobile home and fenced area, or ten years from the date of this deed, without paYment of rent by Grantor to Grantee. Reservations from and Exception to Conveyance and Warranty: Taxes for the current year have been prorated and are assumed by Grantee. This conveyance is made subject to all and singular the restrictions, conditions, oil, gas, and other mineral reservations, easements, and covenants, if any, applicable to and enforceable against the above described property as reflected by the records of the county clerk of the aforesaid county. e . '71 =46=0959 \. Grantor for the ~onsideration and subject to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to Grantee the property, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, to have and hold it to Grantee, Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns forever. Grantor binds Grantor and Grantor I s heirs, executors, administrators, and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular the property to Grantee and Grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty. When the context requires, singular nouns and pronouns include the plural. /J'I./ Anqe~~ S,elf se;Vice. Inc.. /j 'a~~1 . David Angel, resident By: FI LED FOR RECORD 8:00 AM This instrument was acknowledged .s~ 19.93, by David Angel, Service, Inc. SEP 3 0 1993 ~~C4- County Clerk, Hlrrl;tCounty, Texas before me on the,1.3 day of President of Angel's Self STATE OF TEXAS { { COUNTY OF HARRIS { IC1S tlll SAlE. RtNfAL. OR USE Of tilE DUCIlIBED REA Aiit PROVISION ltEREIN WIlQRIOlOAER!!II... IS IllVd NlD lIIIOlfQRtSlllE U/lDER FtDEIlALlAW. PROPER" m:~USE OF COl ........ THE STATE OF TEXAS} COUN~ OF J1^':lSthiS instrument was filED in File Number ~e~~ee~~e ~nC:hel~ate andOffiat~eltirJ:='='~::I~;~' duly RECOROE9. In the ICla u Harris County, leQS on SEP 301993 ~u4- coUNTY CLERK HARRIS COUNTY. TEXAS 8 Q...r...~ LJ ~ . Notary Public, State of Texas .;~!.~ .~(ji:':.~. ~N~~ a:~~ "'.cio'~' ~ CemmisslDn Ellpir8I 0&*91 .... . AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: PREPARED IN THE LAW OFFICE OF: ASKINS & ARMSTRONG, P.C. P.O. Box 1218 La Porte, TX 77572-1218 ASKINS & ARMSTRONG, P.C. P.O. Box 1218 La Porte, TX 77572-1218