CC MEETING: January 23, 2024
DATE: January 16, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Wheat, P.E., Director of Engineering
Marc Guy, Assistant City Manager
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Execute All Necessary Documents For The Purchase Of Approximately 16.2 Acres In Fee Simple And 0.58 Acres As A Public Access Easement From CFBISD For Property Located At Or Near Creekview High School, 3201 Old Denton Rd, City Of Carrollton, Denton County, Texas, In An Amount Not To Exceed $125,366.00.
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BACKGROUND:
To facilitate the completion of the Dudley Branch Hike and Bike Trail from the North Carrollton DART Station to Old Denton Road, a 3.74-acre variable width public access easement acquisition is necessary within the Creekview High School property. JLL Valuation Advisory Services has determined the appraised value of the proposed easement to be $121,366.00. In March 2023, City staff met with CFBISD, which proposed that the City take ownership of the northwest corner of the Creekview High School property. The property is separated from the remainder of the school property by the Dudley Branch channel. To avoid future maintenance, the School District is willing to sell the 16.2 acres fee simple right-of-way and a 0.58-acre public access trail easement south of Dudley Branch at the same appraised cost as the 3.74-acre easement required for the trail.
In June 2023, the CFBISD School Board approved an agenda item for the sale of the 16.2 acres fee simple right-of-way and the 0.58-acre public access trail easement to the City at the appraised value of the original requested easement ($121,366.00). Stipulations were made that a portion of the trail south of the creek and adjacent to the Creekview High School baseball field and field house within the 0.58-acre public access trail easement would be a drivable trail section for maintenance vehicles and be enclosed by a wrought iron fence that is eight fe...
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