HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 298 CITY OF THE COLONY
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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
DEED BY THE CITY MANAGER CONVEYING CERTAIN
PROPERTY TO THE LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT ("L.I.S.D.") IN CONSIDERATION OF
CERTAIN PROPERTY BEING CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF
THE COLONY ("CITY") BY THE "L.I.S.D." PURSUANT
TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEX. REV. CIV. STAT.
ANN. ARTICLE 1017 THROUGH 1019, ARTICLE 5421q
AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE LAWS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECT-
IVE DATE.
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
CITY OF THE COLONY
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that
on November 8, 1983, a special election was held in the City
of The Colony, Texas, ("CITY"), wherein a majority of the duly
qualified resident electors of the City voted in favor of
selling or trading approximately 14.726 acres of park property
("SUBJECT PROPERTY"), and that all provisions of the Texas
Election Code and Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Article 1017 through
1019 were fully complied with; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that on
the 14th day of December, 1983, a Public Hearing was held at
which time the City Council found and determined that the sell
or trade of the "Subject Property" meets the requirements of Tex.
Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Article 5421q and that all provisions of
said Article 5421q were complied with; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to trade "Subject
Property" by authorizing the execution of a deed by the City
Manager conveying "Subject Property" to the Lewisville Independ-
ent School District "L.I.S.D." in consideration of certain pro-
perty being conveyed to the "City" by "L.I.S.D." pursuant to a
certain Property Exchange Contract dated June 27,1984; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines such
trade of the "Subject Property" is in the best interest of the
citizens of The Colony.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all the matters in the preamble are
found to be true and correct and are hereby incorporated into
the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby reaffirms
and reapproves the Property Exchange Contract between the City
and the L.I.S.D. dated June 27, 1984.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby authorizes
and directs the City Manager to execute a deed and perform all
necessary acts to convey Subject Property to L.I.S.D. in con-
sideration of certain property being conveyed to The Colony by
L.I.S.D. pursuant to and in accordance with Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.
Ann. Articles 1017 through 1019, Article 5421q and all applicable
State laws.
Section 4. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance or application thereto any
person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a
Court of competent jurisdiction such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance; and the City
Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining por-
tions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective
from and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the c~ day of ~~ ,
1984. ~
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Attest:
Janet~add, City Secretary
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Approved as to form:
John F. Boyle, City Attorney