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R-80-309 - 7/10/1980Austin Office 810 1'nitcd Bunk Toner 400 went 15th Street AuntIn, Texas 78701 512J 477 -6774 Garry Mauro 11,1 R'cndler, Sr David Iln,oke Ken NIunning Shurnn Warner Legal Anslstunts Miguel -Mike' Guerrero foul Barr(, Don Wolf City Attorney 214 East Main Round Rock, Texas 78664 Dear Don: Mauro, Wendier, Sheets & Associates Attorneys at Law March 18, 1986 Re: 3.974 acres out of the P.A. Holder Survey A -297 Round Rock Office MBank Building 1111 X. 111.35, Suite 210 Round Rock, Terns 78664 512125543677 Stephan 1. Sheets Wayne Porter Kevin Bender.. Enclosed please find an Owner's Title Policy and letter I recently received from Georgetown Title. I'm not positive I know what this is but I think I remember the City buying a tract from the Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc. a couple of years ago. If you have trouble figuring out what it is let me know and I'll help you dig through the old files. SLS /jm enclosure Sincere Y. Stephan L. Sheets Mr. Stephen L. Sheets Attorney At Law 1111 North IH 35 Suite 210 Round Rock, Texas 78664 Dear Mr. Sheets: LW g eor3etown 79 O. ox 689 ' 20.g0town,'xas 78626 AREA CODE 512 GEORGETOWN 1383 -5501 AUSTIN 255-5863 Reliable land title information for Williamson County since 1893 gJ itIe P. 0. Box 835 an✓ 9e„4, g:xa. 78664 January 23, 1986 Ver / ruly yours, 1 C Wolf AREA CODE 512 ROUND ROCK 255-5838 Re: GF# 17152 The City of Round Rock 3.974 acres out of the P. A. Holder Survey A -297 Concerning the above referenced transaction, we enclose herewith an Owner's Title Policy covering the purchase from Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc. We "stumbled" upon this file and appears we have issued what was requested. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please advise. T -1 Owner Policy—Form Prescribed by State Board of Insurance of Texas — Revised 3.1 -1985 I r e . le Aza STEWART TITLE G I T A R A N T Y COMPANY STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY, a Texas corporation, hereinafter called the Company, for value does hereby guarantee to the Insured (as herein defined) that as of the date hereof, the Insured has good and indefeasible title to the , estate or interest in the land described or referred to in this policy. The Company shall not be liable in a greater amount than the actual monetary loss of the Insured, and in no event shall 1 a the Company be liable for more than the amount shown in Schedule A hereof, and shall, except as hereinafter stated, at its A4. own cost defend the Insured in every action or proceeding on any claim against, or right to the estate or interest in the land, ,pt or any part thereof, adverse to the title to the estate or interest in the land as hereby guaranteed, but the Company shall not be required to defend against any claims based upon matters In any manner excepted under this policy by the excep- tions in Schedule B hereof or excluded by Paragraph 2, "Exclusions from Coverage of this Policy ", of the Conditions and �i `� Stipulations hereof. The party or parties entitled to such defense shall within a reasonable time after the commencement i3 Stipulations of such action or proceeding, and in ample time for defense therein, give the Company written notice of the pendency of ; the action or proceeding, and authority to defend. The Company shall not be liable until such adverse interest, claim, or ) right shall have been held valid by a court of last resort to which either litigant may apply, and if such adverse interest, . ; claim, or right so established shall be for less than the whole of the estate or interest in the land, then the liability of the '∎ #' Company shall be only such part of the whole liability limited above as shall bear the same ratio to the whole liability that i')V� the adverse interest, claim or right established may bear to the whole estate or interest in the land, such ratio to be based on respective values determinable as of the date of this policy. In the absence of notice as aforesaid, the Company is re- . ��'; lieved from all liability with respect to any such interest, claim or right; provided, however, that failure to notify shall not )+P prejudice the rights of the Insured if such Insured shall not be a party to such action or proceeding, nor be served with pro- 4+ cess therein, nor have any knowledge thereof, not in any case, unless the Company shall be actually prejudiced by such )0) failure. Upon sale of the estate or interest in the land, this policy automatically thereupon shall become a warrantor's policy ') and the Insured shall for a period of twenty -five years from the date hereof remain fully protected according to the terms . hereof, by reason of the payment of any loss, he, they or it may sustain on account of any warranty of title contained in the '>ita transfer or conveyance executed by the Insured conveying the estate or interest in the land. The Company shall be liable (r ,I under said warranty only by reason of defects, liens or encumbrances existing prior to or at the date hereof and not excluded i, either by the exceptions or by the Conditions and Stipulations hereof, such liability not to exceed the amount of this policy. 0 I p. » /, IN WITNESS HEREOF, the STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY has caused this policy to be executed by its y Chairman and President under the seal of the Company, but this policy is to be valid only when it bears an authorized 4 . countersignature, as of the date set forth in Schedule A. �A�4 STEWART TITLE , GUARANTY COMPANY /C2747‘elq ::: l:�'r • ` P Chairman of the Board Countersigned ... .mss.. PoL � =�.� may. 0.5801- 400406 A President 4 � v4 a k n; 3.jr 581 (Rev. 3 -1 -85) 1. Definitions The following terms when used in this policy mean: (a) "land ": The land described, specifically or by reference, in Schedule A, and improvements affixed thereto which by law constitute real property. (b) "public records ": Those records which impart constructive notice of matters relating to the land. (c) "knowledge ": Actual knowledge, not constructive knowledge or notice which may be imputed to the Insured by reason of any public records. (d) " date": The effective date, including hour if specified. (e) "insured ": The Insured named in Schedule A and, subject to any rights or defenses the Company may have had against the named Insured or any person or entity who succeeds to the interest of such named Insured by operation of law as distinguished from purchase, any person or entity who succeeds to the interest of such named Insured by operation of law as distinguished from purchase including but not limited to the following: (1) heirs, devisees, distributees, executors and administrators; (ii) the successors in interest to a corporation resulting from merger or consolidation or the distribution of the assets of such corporation upon partial or complete liquidation; (iii) the partnership successors in interest to a general or limited partnership which dissolves but does not terminate; (iv) the successors in interest to a general or limited partner- ship resulting from 'the distribution of the assets of such general or limited partnership upon partial or complete liquidation; (v) the successors in interest to a joint venture resulting from the distribution of the assets of such joint venture upon partial or complete liquidation; IQ the successor or substitute trustee of a trustee named in a written trust instrument; or (vii) the successors in interest to a trustee or trust resulting from the distribution of all or part of the assets of such trust to the beneficiaries thereof. 2. Exclusions from the Coverage of this Policy THE POLICY DOES NOT INSURE AGAINST LOSS OR DAM- AGE BY REASON OF THE FOLLOWING: (a) LACK OF ADEOUATE TITLE IN THE INSURED PROP- ERTY TO ALLOW IT TO BE USED SOLD, TRANSFERRED, LEASED OR MORTGAGED FOR ANY PURPOSE INTENDED BY THE INSURED NOR LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY OR ECONOMIC EXPECTATION. (b) Governmental rights of police power or eminent domain unless notice of the exercise of such rights appears in the public records at the date hereof; and the consequences of any law, ordinance or governmental regulation including, but not limited to, building and zoning ordinances. (c) Any titles or rights asserted by anyone including, but not limited to persons, corporations, governments or other entities to tidelands, or lands comprising the shores or beds of navigable or perennial rivers and streams, lakes, bays, gulfs or oceans, or to any land extending from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation, or to lands beyond the line of the harbor or bulkhead lines as established or changed by any government, or to filled -in lands, or artificial islands, or to riparian rights, or the rights or interests of the State of Texas or the public generally in the area extending from the line of mean law tide to the line of vegation or their right of access thereto, or right of easement along and across the same. (d) Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters (1) created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the Insured; (2) not known to the Company and not shown by the public records but known to the Insured either at the date of this policy or at the date the Insured acquired an estate or interest insured by this policy and not disclosed in writing by the Insured to the Company prior to the data such Insured became an Insured hereunder; (3) resulting in no loss or damage to the Insured; (4) attaching or created subsequent to the data of this policy; (5) resulting in loss or damage which would not have been sustained if the Insured had paid value for the estate or interest insured by this policy; or (6) the homestead or community property or survivorship rights, if any, of any spouse of any Insured. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS 3, Defense and Prosecution of Actions (a) In all cases where this policy provides for the defense of any action or proceeding, the Insured shall secure to the Company the right to so provide defense in such action or proceeding, and all appeals therein, and permit it to use, at its option, the name of the Insured for such purpose. (b) The Company shall have the right to select counsel of its own choice whenever it is required to defend any action or proceeding, and such counsel shall have complete control of said defense. (c) The Company shall have the right at its own cost to institute and without undue delay prosecute any action or proceeding or to do any other act which in its opinion may be necessary or desirable to establish the title to the estate or interest as insured, and the Company may take any appropriate action under the terms of the policy, whether or not it shall be liable thereunder, and shall not thereby concede liability or waive any provision of this policy. When after the date of the policy, the Insured notifies the Company as required herein of a lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or other defect in title to the estate or interest in the land insured by this policy which is not excluded or excepted from the coverage of this policy, the Company shall promptly investigate such charge to deter- mine whether the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect is valid and not barred by law or statute. The Company shall notify the Insured in writing, within a reasonable time, of its determination as to the validity or invalidity of the Insured's claim or charge under the policy. If the Company concludes that the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect is not covered by this policy, or was other- wise addressed in the closing of the transaction in connection with which this policy was issued, the Company shall specifically advise the Insured of the reasons for its determination. If the Company concludes that the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect is valid, the Company shall take one of the following actions: (1) institute the necessary proceedings to clear the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect from the title to the estate as insured; (2) indemnify the Insured as provided in this policy; (3) upon payment of appropriate premium and charges therefor, issue to the current Insured or to a subsequent owner, mortgagee or holder of the estate or interest in the land insured by this policy, a policy of title insurance without exception for the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect, said policy to be in an amount equal to the current value of the property or, if a mortgagee policy, the amount of the loan; (4) indemnify another title insurance company in connection with its issuance of a policylies) of title insurance without exception for the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect; (5) secure a release or other document discharging the lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or defect; or (6) undertake a combination of 1. through 5. herein. (d) Whenever the Company shall have brought an action or interposed a defense as required or permitted by the provisions of this policy, the Company may pursue any such litigation to final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction and expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to appeal from any adverse judgment or order. (e) Whenever requested by the Company, such insured shall give the Company all reasonable aid in any such action or proceeding, in effecting settlement, securing evidence, obtaining witnesses, or prosecuting or defending such action or proceeding, and the Company shall reimburse such insured for any expense so incurred. (f) Any action taken by the Company for the defense of the Insured or to establish the title as insured, or both, shall not be con- strued as an admission of liability, and the Company shall not thereby be held to concede liability or waive any provision of this policy. 4. Payment of Loss (a) No claim shall arise or be maintainable under this policy for liability voluntarily assumed by the Insured in settling any claim or suit without written consent of the Company. (b) All payments under this policy, except payments made for costs, attorney fees and expenses, shall reduce the amount of the insurance pro tanto; and the amount of this policy shall be reduced by any amount the Company may pay under any policy insuring the validity or priority of any lien excepted to herein or any instrument hereafter executed by the Insured which is a cfarge or lien on the T.1 Owner Policy Schedules —Form Prescribed by State Board of Insurance of Texas — Revised 3 -1 -1983 SCHEDULE A GF 17152 5 GF No. 400406 A Owner Policy No. 0 -5801- THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK NAME OF INSURED: Fold Amount 1. The estate or interest in the land insured by this policy is (Fee Simple, Leasehold, Easement, etc. — Identify or Describe) FEE SIMPLE 2. The land referred to in this policy is described as follows: BEING 3.974 acres of land out of' the P. A. Holder Survey, Abstract No. 297, in Williamson County, Texas, and being more fully described by metes and bounds as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. NONE Countersigned. BY 581213 25M 2.85 $7,948.00 11Y� ed CouMa[s nature SCHEDULE B Date of Policy: March 15, 1983 This policy is subject to the Conditions and Stipulations hereof, the terms and conditions of the leases or easements, insured, if any, shown in Schedule A, and to the following matters which are additional exceptions frorh the coverage of this Policy: 1. The following restrictive covenants of record itemized below (insert specific recording data or state "None of Record") - NONE OF RECORD 2. Any discrepancies, conflicts, or shortages in area or boundary lines, or any encroachments, or any overlapping of improvements. 3. Taxes for the year 19 80 and subsequent years, and subsequent assessments for prior years due to change In land usage or ownership 4. The following lien(s) and all terms, provisions and conditions of the instrument(s) creating or evidencing said lien(s) Blanket sewer line easement dated February 10, 1939, to the 5. City of Round Rock, recorded in Volume 294, Page 380, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. GEORGETOWN TITLE COMPANY, INC. Continued on next page STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY Fold Continuation Form 203 -A -T Continuation of Schedule B GF 17152 5 Attached to and made a part of Stewart Title Guaranty Company Policy No. 0 -5801- 400406 A 6. Easement dated December 27, 1944, to Texas Power & Light Co., recorded in Volume 328, Page 334, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. 7. Existing sewer line as set out in easement dated September 15, 1978, as shown on plat prepared by Haynie and Kaltman, Inc. 8. The following easements, if located so as to affect this property: a. Easement dated July 17, 1925, to Lone Star State & Power Co., recorded in Volume 226, Page 2, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. b. Easement dated July 18, 1925, to Lone Star State & Power Co., recorded in Volume 222, Page 507, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. c. Easement dated March 26, 1939, to Texas Power & Light Co., recorded in Volume 294, Page 520, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. d. Easement dated November 18, 1940, to Texas Power & Light Co., recorded in Volume 308, Page 33, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. e. Easement dated March 29, 1972, to City of Round Rock, recorded in Volume 547, Page 495,•Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. 9. Reversionary rights in favor of Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc., as retained in a deed to City of Round Rock, dated June 19, 1980, and recorded in Volume 909, Page 810, Deed Records, Williamson County, Texas. 10. Rights of parties in possession. 11. Visible and apparent easements, if any. 150M 9.85) Page STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY EXHIBIT "A" \ / BEING a 3.974 acre tract or parcel of land out of the P.A. Holder Survey, Abstract No. 297 situated in Williamson County, Texas, and also being a portion of a 43 acre tract conveyed to the Lutheran Welfare Society of Texas described in a deed recorded in Volume 298, Page 549 of the Deed Records of said County; Beginning at an iron pin found by a fence corner at the most easterly ell corner in the East line of said 43 acre tract for the Southeast corner hereof, said point. being in the North line of First Amended Addition to Trinity Place, a subdivision "recorded in Volume 2, Page 147 of the Plat Records of said County; THENCE S 72 degrees 30'20" W, along a portion of the South line of said 43 acre tract, 684.36 feet to an iron pin set for the Southwest corner hereof, being S 72 degrees 30'20" W, 34.16 feet from the Northwest corner of said subdivision; THENCE N 42 degrees 48' W, 162.86 feet to an iron pin set for the most westerly Northwest corner hereof, being in the South line of a 4.0 acre tract conveyed to the City of Round Rock described in a deed recorded in Volume 294, Page 378 of said Deed Records; THENCE N 72 degrees 30' E, 378.92 feet along said South line to an iron pin set for the Southeast corner of said 4.0 acre tract, being an ell corner hereof; THENCE North 222.96 feet along the East line of said 4.0 acre tract to an iron pin set for the most northerly Northwest corner hereof, said point being the Southeast corner .,'of a 0.084 acre tract surveyed this day and also being distant, South 7.75 feet from the Northeast corner of said 4.0 acre tract; - THENCE S 89 degrees 48'55" E, 401.23 feet to an iron pin set under a fence along the East line of said 43 acre tract for the Northeast corner hereof; THENCE S 00 degrees 10'45" E, 249.36 feet along said East line to the Point of Beginning of this described tract containing 3.974 acres of land more or less. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS Continued (continued and concluded from reverse side of Policy Face) land, and the amount so paid shall be deemed a payment to the Insured under this policy. (c) The Company shall have the option to pay or settle or compromise for or in the name of the Insured any claim insured against by this policy, and such payment or tender of payment, together with all costs, attorney fees and expenses which the Company is obligated hereunder to pay, shall terminate all liability of the Company hereunder as to such claim. Further, the payment or tender of payment of the full amount of this policy by the Company shall terminate all liability of the Company under this policy. Id) Whenever the Company shall have settled a claim under this policy, all right of subrogation shall vest in the Company unaffected by any act of the Insured, and it shall be subrogated to and be entitled to all rights and remedies of the Insured against any person or property in respect to such claim. The Insured, if requested by the Company, shall transfer to the Company all rights and remedies against any person or property necessary in order to perfect such right of subrogation, and shall permit the Company to use the name of the Insured in any transaction or litigation involving such rights or remedies. 5. Policy Entire Contract Any action, actions or rights of action that the Insured may have, or may bring, against the Company, arising out of the status of the title insured hereunder, must be based on the provisions of this policy, and all notices required to be given the Company, and any statement in writing required to be furnished the Company, shall be addressed to it at P. 0. Box 2029, Houston, Texas 77252. 6. This policy is not transferable. 7. COMPLAINT NOTICE Should any dispute arise about your premium or about a claim that you have filed, contact the agent or write to the company that issued the policy. If the problem is not resolved, you may also write the State Board of Insurance, Department C, 1110 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, Tx, 78786. This notice of complaint procedure is for infor- mation only and does not become a part or condition of this policy. STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1896 INCORPORATED 190 A NAM E RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR MORE THAN 75 YEARS AS BEING SYNONYMOUS +m ._....� �� RESOLUTION NO. c3(/ R WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock has entered into an agreement with the Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc., for the acquisition of additional land to expand the City's sewage treatment plant, and WHEREAS, the agreement provides for the exchange of certain tracts of real estate between the City and the Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc., and WHEREAS, a Deed of Exchange has been executed by the Lutheran Social Service of Texas, Inc., and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to execute said Deed of Exchange, Now Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, THAT The Mayor of the City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City duplicate originals of a Deed of Exchange, a copy of said Deed being attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. RESOLVED this 10th day of July, 1980. / • /`ti - JO T'N, - or City of Round Rock, Texas