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R-79-268 - 12/27/1979 RESOLUTION NO. WHEREAS, H. C. Warren and wife, Cora Warren are the owners of a strip of land suitable for use as a parking lot, and WHEREAS, the strip of land is located behind the U. S. Post Office and the old Farmers State Bank building, which have been purchased by the City, and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it desirable to lease the strip of land from the Warrens to provide additional parking for the employees of the City and visitors to City Hall, Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, r TEXAS, That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City a lease agreement with H. C. Warren and wife Cora Warren, a copy of said lease being attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. RESOLVED this 27th day of December, 1979. MIKE ROBINSON,_Mayor P.ro-tem s City of Round Rock, Texas ATTEST: JC iNN LSD City Secretary THE STATE OF TEXAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON This is a lease contract, made and executed in �duplicate, by and between H. C. Warren and wife, Cora Warren, of William- son County and the City of Round Rock, Texas, WITNESSETH: The said H. C. Warren and wife, Cora Warren, agree to lease to the City of Round Rock, Texas the following described real property, situated in the City of Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, to-wit: A strip of land twenty-one feet (21 ' ) wide, being parallel with the North boundary of the H. C. Warren Property, being lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 10, City of Round Rock, Williamson -County, Texas, and shown on plat attached hereto as ex- hibit "A". for the term of one year, from the 1st day of January, 1980, at the monthly rental of Seventy-five and no/100 Dollars ($75.00) per month, during such term, the first payment to be made on or before the 10th of January, 1980, and on the same day of each succeeding month thereafter. The City of Round Rock shall have the right to use this property as a parking lot for the term of the lease as aforesaid. The area between the fence and the curb is to be kept clean at the expense of the City. The City shall have the option to renew this lease on an annual basis by notifying the Warrens of its decision on or before December 1 of each year hereafter. Executed by the City of Round Rock on this _ ° day of December, 1979. Executed by H. C. Warren and wife, Cora Warren on this day of C",�AAJJ , 19 90 CITY OF R ND R E EXAS B L-Arry L. Toni, Mayor —`ATTEST: J anne L City Secretary H. C. Warren Cora Warren THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day person- ally appeared Larry L. Tonn, Mayor of The City of Round Rock, Texas, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he exe- cuted the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. ,Given under my hand and seal of office on this the �— day of December, 1979. , NotaryqPublic in and for p 1 Williamson County, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON Before me, the undersigned authority on this day person- ally appeared H. C. Warren known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowl- edged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office on this the day of l9 Notary Public in and for Williamson County, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day person- ally appeared Cora Warren known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowl- edged to me that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. 2 Give under my hand and seal of office on this the 30 day of ALnA44 19 80 Notary Pub is in and for v Williamson County, Texas tf,J n o e y 1 \�\ CD -0 ° od I O I s • F 2 I Z Id l '� u I N 180 zo.z O �• ;PDRTABLE Q i :BUILDING W to O• \I N3 \ Qz O _ 1 J S 18°001 E - 135.00 (n \\ O. ) 0 ,CL yf O N 0 — - O • SBOd 1.O s \D\D '. W - v RAMP —7--L:j 2d �. l I 11 fl X bl-4 � SHEPPARD STREET i ��"", ,:mss.°F.� 1; a:;�, �C,.,' = L �* i I 1 A I � �, !! I` i , �� � � �, . . _ ��, LPUFJGIV - - 1. Round Rock: A New old City Hall I T J Front view,before It used to house a fire truck—this trim little stone building in downtown Round ;4 ;`qtr :a•,{`i:�„i; " l ��`; '--K° p' ''••R, T",�tkx- + Rock—but you'd never know it now.• h'k,,. ,�.}:r.sG;°�'t°- �;t ate. `x�•%`: '�t - "` `"�r I n fact,time was when almost all city functions were carried on from this one small structure.But the fire and police • `'_� •�'" _ ?+t'<'+' ��`'"`° � _ .; departments moved to new facilities, .�t�;`!s••i.�'S. +•�;� - - leaving a city hall that looked like a fire [;2 ;;; station,attd a decision to be made:build a new city hall or"fix up"the old one. As in any potential recycling project, two basic considerations emerged.Was r the existing structure physically suitable -_ ;� s't;:, . .•-._- ' for transformation into the desired end - - ._;`44, •;-x_ `'°°_-• ,�7,;}, ;; result?And would the costs beti.: ° Y; r reasonable?Architects said"yes"to both questions,and the city officials took their x• word for it. With the final result,the Austin firm of �.== - ^"'�°` r'-yt_ '-.� , s• Wilson Stoeltte Martin laid to rest any -'c_y-",;' '_5; =c.�; `_s"=3I= "`-S' _c?: +•'--i"^" t_ - .t3;,- { previous doubts.Minor structural - -1.. -"v A "'f•"'`°-a:"y'`-_.a modifications increased usable space by about 35%.Exterior touching-up and interior refinishing gave the whole Front view,after building a"new'look.Yet the basic 3 charm of the old stone structure was preserved.("You might say it wasi�""' i�'•) �,T �s 3r =y 'liberated',"says architect Horace ?•• L] t�•v Wilson.)For 518 per square foot,City Manager Jim Hislop and his staff are ;,Q•L]3 , happy.As for the folks of Round Rock, well they'd gotten sorta used to the old building after fifty years or so,and they're i,•-- ra,?•'�;.;^ 's` �-,_'�'F/! "� glad it'sstill around. Ip City Manager's office v ;^ J ; e 1 '^ Added stairway 10 Texas Architect M1��ctrl.�•�tzl 1.7� _