ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                      NO.  12,040               

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

AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 12,005 AND 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 LINE EASEMENT DESCRIPTION

(0.006 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 Northwest corner of that certain tract of land belonging to Lafitte Investments, LLC as recorded in Conveyance Book 2299, Page 104 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, said corner being on the Easterly property line of that certain tract belonging to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as recorded in Conveyance Book 1637, Page 568 of the Records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; thence, run S81°04'00"E, along the North line of said Lafitte Investments, LLC, a distance of 15.00 feet to a set 1/2" iron rod and the POINT OF BEGINNING, said point being on the East line of an existing 15 foot servitude for a water line as recorded in Conveyance Book 2195, Page 141 of the records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; thence, run N08°56'00"E, along the East line of said existing 15 foot servitude for water line, a distance of 10.00 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 Lafitte Investments, LLC tract; thence, run N81°04'00"W, along the North line of said Lafitte Investments, LLC tract, a distance of 24.78 feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.006 acres, more or less, and being subject to any rights-of-way or servitudes in use or of record.

And

SEWER LINE EASEMENT DESCRIPTION

(0.166 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 15 foot servitude for water line; thence, run N81°04'00"W, a distance of 10.06 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 170.91 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 0.166 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 Ordinance No. 12,005 be hereby rescinded and replaced by this Ordinance.

            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 and revoke Ordinance 12,005 (Acceptance of Donation) recorded in Conveyance Book _____, Page ______.

            This Ordinance was introduced on the  12th  day of January 2021.

            Notice published on the  15th        day of  January                , 2021.

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, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            None.

ABSENT:      None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on the  27th    day of  January           , 2021.

Douglas Harvey                                 

CHAIRMAN

Carolus S. Riley                                                              

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                 

MAYOR'S APPROVAL

MAYOR'S VETO