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O-86-2265 - 12/23/1986AN ORDINANCE 2265 AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED TO ACQUIRE AN EASEMENT ACROSS CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY DOYLE H}CKERSON THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. WHEREAS, in order to provide timely utility service for the public health and safety of Round Rock it is necessary to acquire easements for the placement of public utilities; and WHEREAS, the route of the easement has been based on proper engineering principles and planned to have minimum impact on the property in value; and WHEREAS, the staff of the City of RoundRock has attempted to acquire a Public Utility Easement from Doyle Hickerson; and WHEREAS, the offer of the City of Round Rock has not been accepted; and WHEREAS, the need to acquire and take possession of the easement is becoming critical, Now Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS That the Council finds that negotiations have been conducted with the owners and further finds that the City of Round Rock and the owners have been unable to agree upon the value of the easement and further finds that the alignment of the easement has been located according to proper engineering principles and further that the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to proceed to acquire through eminent domain proceedings a public utility easement over, across and under certain property owned by Doyle Hickerson and described as follows: See Attached Exhibit "A" (Mark through the following alternative that is not applicable.) AlterAlternative I. By motion duly mede, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with. READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this _____ day Alternative 2. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the of / p' ' 198 co . APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this of '. ' '' , 1986' ATTEST: E LANO" City Secretary day day MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas DATE: December 19, 1986 SUBJECT: Council Agenda, December 23, 1986 ITEM: 11A - Consider an ordinance authorizing the City Attorney to proceed with eminent domain proceedings on the Doyle Hickerson Tract. (Second Reading) In order to complete the Southeast projects 15" sewer line, an easement is necessary to be obtained from Doyle Hickerson. Of the more than 90 easements required for this project, we only have this and one other to obtain. Mr. Hickerson requests to date have been fiscally impossible. This is the second reading of the ordinance.