STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                    NO.  12,005               

The following Ordinance was introduced by Mr.  Harvey                 , who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mrs.  Dawson                     :

AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF MONROE FROM PETERS FAMILY URBAN PROPERTIES, LLC AND OSPREY PROPERTIES, LLC, AND FURTHER PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO:                                                        

WHEREAS, the City of Monroe is in need of the property described hereinbelow for water and sewer purposes; and

WHEREAS,   Peters Family Urban Properties, LLC and Osprey Properties, LLC, are the owners of the property described hereinbelow and wish to donate to the City of Monroe for the mutual benefits to be derived from the Act of Donation; and

WHEREAS, the Property Description is as follows, to-wit:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

WATER EASEMENT DESCRIPTION

(0.009 ACRES) 

A certain tract of land situated in Section 73, Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows: 

BEGINNING at a found 1/2" iron rod at the Northwest corner of that certain tract of land belonging to Donald C. Fowler as recorded in Conveyance Book 2299, Page 70 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, said corner being on the Easterly right-of-way line of Fulton Drive as recorded in Conveyance Book 1921, Page 791 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; thence, run N08°56'00"E, along the Easterly right-of-way line of said Fulton Drive, a distance of 8.37 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run S81°04'00"E, a distance of 15.00 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run N08°56'00"E, a distance of 1.63 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run S81°04'00"E, a distance of 24.78 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run S08°56'00"W, a distance of 10.00 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod on the North line of said Fowler tract; thence, run N81°04'00"W, along the North line of said Fowler tract, a distance of 39.78 feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.009 acres, more or less, and being subject to any rights-of-way or servitudes in use or of record.

And

SEWER EASEMENT DESCRIPTION

(0.157 ACRES)

A certain tract of land situated in Section 73, Township 18 North, Range 4 East,

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCE at a found 5/8" iron rod at the Northeast corner of Lot 3 of Tower Medical Park being a Re-subdivision of Lots 1-11 as recorded in Plat Book 24, Page 95 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; thence, run S81°04'00"E, a distance of 60.00 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence, continue S81°04'00”E, along the Easterly right-of-way line of Tower Drive, a distance of 179.86 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run S08°56'00"W, a distance of 10.00 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run N81°04'00"W, a distance of 169.86 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run S08°56'00"W, a distance of 374.98 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run S15°19'48"W, a distance of 170.35 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod on the east line of an existing 30 foot drainage servitude; thence, run N08°56'00"E, along the east line of said existing 30 foot drainage servitude, a distance of 83.98 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod on the Easterly right-of-way line of Fulton Drive as recorded in Conveyance Book 1921, Page 791 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; thence, run N15°19'48"E, along the Easterly right-of-way line of said Fulton Drive, a distance of 86.41 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod; thence, run N08°56'00"E, along the Easterly right-of-way line of said Fulton Drive, a distance of 384.42 feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.157 acres, more or less, and being subject to any rights-of-way or servitudes in use or of record.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that the donation of immovable property from Peters Family Urban Properties, LLC and Osprey Properties, LLC to the City of Monroe, a copy of the Act of Donation of Immovable Property attached hereto, be and the same are hereby accepted.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Friday Ellis, Mayor, be and he is hereby duly authorized to accept this Donation on behalf of the City of Monroe.

This Ordinance was introduced on the  28th    day of July 2020.

Notice published on the  31st    day of  July               , 2020.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows: 

AYES:             Harvey, Ezernack, Woods, Wilson & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:       None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  11th     day of  August            , 2020.

Juanita G. Woods                  

CHAIRMAN                                                                                        

Carolus S. Riley                     

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                 

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

MAYOR’S VETO