Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the Sale of a 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement and a 20’ Temporary Construction Easement Totaling Approximately 0.310 Acres of Land as More Particularly Described Hereinafter, Located on the West Side of Ridge Road Near its Intersection With Wilmeth Road to North Texas Municipal Water District for the Construction of the Stover Creek Force Main Pipeline Project; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Easements and Documents Regarding the Sale of Said Easements to North Texas Municipal Water District
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(21: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: August 18, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services/Engineering
CONTACT: Gary Graham, PE, PTOE, Director of Engineering
Todd Wright, Real Estate Acquisitions Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This item authorizes the sale, at fair market value, of a 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement and a 20’ Temporary Construction Easement totaling approximately 0.310 Acres to North Texas Municipal Water District (“NTMWD”) for use in the construction of the Stover Creek Force Main Pipeline Project (the “Project”), and further authorizes the City Manager to execute all necessary easements and documents for the sale of said property.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• NTMWD is currently planning for the construction of the Project and acquiring the easements necessary for the Project. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2026.
• NTMWD finds it necessary to acquire easement rights on City-owned land for use as a 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement which is identified in the Resolution as Exhibit “A”, Tract I and a 20’ Temporary Construction Easement which is identified in the Resolution as Exhibit “A”, Tract II.
• NTMWD submitted an appraisal and extended an offer on behalf of NTMWD in the full amount of the appraised fair market value to purchase the 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement and the 20’ Temporary Construction Easement from the City, in the following amounts:
o 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement in the amount of $808.00.
o 20’ Temporary Construction Easement in the amount of $118.00.
• The total purchase price for the 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement and the 20’ Temporary Construction Easement is $926.00.
• This agenda item authorizes the sale of the 40’ Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement and the 20’ Temporary Construction Easement to NTMWD for the fair market values identified above, and further authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents necessary for the sale of said Easements to NTMWD associated with the construction of the Stover Creek Force Main Pipeline Project.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• In accordance with Texas Local Government Code Section 272.001(b)(5), the sale is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.
• Funding from the sale will be placed in the respective Capital Project Fund from which the land was originally acquired.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A