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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the execution of an Easement Conveyance Agreement with BTM Holding, LLC to acquire additional permanent utility easement and temporary construction easement in exchange for two tracts totaling 0.3 acres for the Highway 195 Water Line and Ground Storage Tank Projects.
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DATE: October 21, 2025
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Andrew Zagars, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Authorize the execution of an Easement Conveyance Agreement with BTM Holding, LLC for the Highway 195 Water Line and Ground Storage Tank Projects
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The 2025 Water and Wastewater Master Plan includes a project for the construction of a 1.5-million-gallon ground storage tank which will be located on a hill near Highway 195 and Tower Hill Lane. On January 21, 2025, City Council authorized the purchase of a 1.024-acre tract of land from Brightspeed of Texas, Inc., for the construction of the tank. Two small tracts within the 1.024-acre tract, with a total size of 0.3-acre, are not needed for the tank. These two tracts are adjacent to, and are surrounded by, a 177.645-acre tract owned by BTM Holding, LLC. Staff finds that these two tracts serve no public purpose, lack access to public roads, and cannot be used independently due to their shape, location, and small area.
In order to construct a necessary 24-inch watermain, associated with the Highway 195 Water Line Project, the City needs approximately 0.357-acre of additional permanent utility easement for a total of 1.783 acres and a temporary construction easement adjacent to an existing utility easement. The existing easement crosses the 177.645-acre tract owned by BTM Holding, LLC. Staff have negotiated BTM Holding, LLC, and determined that it is in the best interests to contract with each other to convey the new utility easement and a temporary construction easement in exchange for the two unusable tracts.
If approved, the City will deliver two special warrant...
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