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Ordinance No. 12,961ORDINANCE NO. 12, 961 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE EARNEST MONEY AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 ACRES OFF OF EVERGREEN ROAD, OUT OF TRACTS 4G AND 4H, ABSTRACT 65 OF THE WILLIAM SCOTT SURVEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. ********************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the First Amendment to the Earnest Money Contract with Texas Capital Development Corporation, Inc., for the purchase of approximately 120 acres off of Evergreen Road, out of Tract 4G and 4H, Abstract 65 of the William Scott Survey, Harris County, Texas. A copy of the amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and is incorporated herein for all intents and purposes. Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immedi/ote6f d after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmatie City Counci l of the City of Baytown this the I Oh day of September, 2015. ATT L TIC BRYSCH, City Jerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., Ci ttorney H. DONCARLOS, Mayor �r' �V' Vy °o•N•• °• L ' e LL ° :Q ••4 L cobfsOl'.legal+,Karen\FileslCity Council`.Ordinances\2015`- .September 10` 1stAmendment2EarnestMoneyContractwithTexasCapital .doc Exhibit "A" FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF HARRIS § This First Amendment ( "Amendment ") to that certain "Earnest Money Contract" between the City of Baytown and Texas Capital Development Corporation, Inc., dated April 27, 2015, is made by and between the same parties on the date hereinafter last specified. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City of Baytown ( "Buyer ") and Texas Capital Development Corporation, Inc. ( "Seller ") did enter into an Earnest Money Agreement on April 27, 2015, for the transfer of certain property on which Buyer plans to develop a portion of a municipal golf course if certain contingencies are satisfied ( "Agreement "); and WHEREAS, since the execution of the Agreement, Buyer has been working with a consultant to configure the entire golf course, including that portion that will be on the Seller's property; and WHEREAS, Seller has reviewed the proposed golf course configuration; analyzed its impact on its development; and agreed to the same; and WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer desire to amend the Agreement in order to reflect the actual portions of Seller's property that the Buyer will be purchasing; NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto do hereby mutually agree as follows: 1. Definitions. Unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, words and phrases as used in this First Amendment shall have the same meanings as in the Agreement. 2. Amendment. Article III "Property" of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: III. PROPERTY The property subject to this Agreement is that property in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes, and hereinafter referred to as the "Property." First Amendment to the Earnest Money Contract, Page 1 Entire Agreement. The provisions of this First Amendment and the provisions of the Agreement should be read together and construed as one agreement provided that, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this First Amendment and the provisions of the Agreement, the provisions of this First Amendment shall control. Nothing contained in this First Amendment shall be construed in any way to limit or to waive the City's sovereign immunity. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in multiple copies, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one and the same Agreement on the day of , 2015, the date of execution by the Seller. ATTEST: LETICIA BRYSCH, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: IGNACIO RAMIREZ, SR., City Attorney BUYER: CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS RICHARD L. DAVIS, City Manager SELLER: TEXAS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC., a Texas Corporation By: (Signature) (Printed Name) (Title) First Amendment to the Earnest Money Contract, Page 2 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF Before me, on this day personally appeared of Texas Capital Development Corporation, the undersigned notary public, _, the Inc., the owner of the above - described Property, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes, in the capacity, and for the consideration therein expressed. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN before me this _ day of 12015. Notary Public in and for the State of Texas COBFSOBLegallKaren `,Files',Contracts ",Texas Capital Development Earnest Money Agreement.First Amendment.doc First Amendment to the Earnest Money Contract, Page 3 a Exhibit "A" e C L ' \' t 1 "\