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Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement between the City of Mansfield and the City of Grand Prairie releasing and accepting corporate limits
Presenter
Bill Crolley, Director of Planning and Development
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Over the past couple of years the City staffs from Mansfield and Grand Prairie have been working together to resolve overlapping City limit line boundaries in the northeast portion of Mansfield. The boundary area in question is north of Lowe’s Farm subdivision and is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The current Mansfield City Limit Ordinance indicates the area is in Mansfield while Grand Prairie’s Ordinance indicates it is within the City of Grand Prairie.
In addition discussions have taken place concerning the relocation of east City Limit Line along Day Miar Road from the north City Limits to Low Branch Creek. The platting of tracts of land in Grand Prairie for the Mira Lagos Subdivision has placed right-of-way dedicated by the subdivisions for Day Miar Road within the City of Grand Prairie.
This ordinance requires approval from both Mansfield and Grand Prairie; the City of Mansfield has adopted and signed the joint ordinance.
The land in northeast boundary is floodway and floodplain and is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, thus has no taxable value. The City of Grand Prairie has installed walking and equestrian trails in this area. This ordinance clarifies that northeast area in question is in the City of Grand Prairie.
The current east City Limit line south of E. Broad Street is along the existing east right-of-way line of Day Miar Road. The Master Thoroughfare Plans calls for a total of 90’ feet of right-of-way for the future widening of Day Miar Road, as subdivisions in Grand Prairie develop and plat property this additional right-of-way dedication is within the City Limit line of Grand Prairie. This ordinance will relocate the east City Limit line to accommodate the entire future right-of-way for Day Miar Road south of E. Broad Street within the City of Mansfield.
The east City Limit line north of E. Broad Street is currently along the centerline of Day Miar Road. The City of Grand Prairie has undeveloped property and a gas well on the east side while on the west side Mansfield has developed residential. Based on predicted traffic flow circulation Day Miar Road north of E. Broad Street will mostly serve Grand Prairie residents in the future, thus the City Limit line will move to the west right-of-way line of Day Miar Road. This section of Day Miar Road will be entirely within the City of Grand Prairie.
The City of Grand Prairie staff is in concurrence with the proposed city limit line alignments and boundary descriptions. Attached is a letter of concurrence from Grand Prairie.
Financial Consideration
N/A
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A JOINT ORDINANCE AND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MANSFIELD AND THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE RELEASING AND ACCEPTING CORPORATE LIMITS
WHEREAS, the City of Mansfield ("Mansfield") is a home rule city situated within the Counties of Tarrant, Johnson, and Ellis, State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Prairie ("Grand Prairie") is a home rule city situated within the Counties of Tarrant, Dallas, and Ellis, State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mansfield and Grand Prairie share common boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Section 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes adjacent municipalities to make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width; and
WHEREAS, the tracts of land subject to this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement and fully described in Exhibit "B" and Exhibit "C" are less than 1,000 feet in width; and
WHEREAS, Mansfield and Grand Prairie desire to adjust their corporate boundary lines, whereby Mansfield will release land from its corporate limits to be relinquished to and become part of the corporate limits of Grand Prairie, and Grand Prairie will release land from its corporate limits to be relinquished to and become part of the corporate limits of Mansfield; and
WHEREAS, the respective governing bodies of the cities hereby determine that this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals and welfare of the citizens of the respective cities and hereby authorize the mayor of each city to execute this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND MUTALLY AGREED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Sections 43.021 and 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code, Mansfield and Grand Prairie hereby agree that the boundaries between the cities will be adjusted as depicted in Exhibit "A", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes.
SECTION 2. In accordance with the terms of this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement, Mansfield hereby relinquishes approximately 0.76 acres as depicted and described in Exhibit "B" to Grand Prairie and disannexes and discontinues such property as part of Mansfield. Grand Prairie accepts and annexes that property depicted and described in Exhibit "B" into its corporate limits.
SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement, Grand Prairie hereby relinquishes approximately 4.5 acres as depicted and described in Exhibit "C" to Mansfield and disannexes and discontinues such property as part of Grand Prairie. Mansfield accepts and annexes the property depicted and described in Exhibit "C" into its corporate limits.
SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Councils of Mansfield and Grand Prairie that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Joint Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections, since the same would have been enacted without incorporation in this Joint Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 5. Mansfield and Grand Prairie do hereby covenant and agree to protect, preserve, and defend the herein depicted boundary adjustment.
SECTION 6. Mansfield and Grand Prairie agree and ordain that the adoption by both cities of this Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement, and the boundary changes resulting there from do nto mitigate, diminish or lessen in any way the rights that either party may have, at law or in equity, to challenge or contest any other annexations, attempted annexations, or extraterritorial jurisdiction claims made by the other party.
SECTION 7. The Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement shall become effective and shall become a binding agreement upon Mansfield and Grand Prairie by the adoption of same in regular open city council meetings of Mansfield and Grand Prairie.
SECTION 8. The Joint Ordinance and Boundary Agreement, upon adoption by both cities, shall be executed in duplicate originals by the Mayor of each city.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 11TH DAY OF december, 2012.