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ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION FACT SHEET				CITY OF SHREVEPORT
TITLE AN ORDINANCE TO ENLARGE THE LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT – A 10-ACRE TRACT OF LAND, BEING THE CYPRESS CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION, LOCATED IN SECTION 21, (T16N-R13W), CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. TAG NO. 09-04				DATE 08-31-09	ORIGINATING DEPT./DIV. DEPT. OF OPERATIONAL SERVICES/ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SECTION
					SPONSOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER
					PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SECTION BRYAN K. WOOLEY, COUNCILMAN DISTRICT D
PURPOSE
To annex a 10.0 acre tract of land, lying contiguous to the City limits, into the City of Shreveport. This proposed ordinance will have direct impact on Council District “D”.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of Shreveport received a request to annex the Cypress Creek Estates Subdivision. This subdivision contains 3 large residential lots, water lines, sewer lines, and a private street. This subdivision will provide additional tax revenues to the City as well as providing additional housing to the citizens of Shreveport.
TIMETABLE A public hearing must be held prior to final passage. It is requested that the City Council consider this annexation at its September 22, 2009 meeting, with public hearing and second reading on October 13, 2009.
Introduction:	September 22, 2009
Final Passage:	October 13, 2009
SPECIAL PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS Has to be published in the official journal 10 days prior to the public hearing date October 13, 2009.
FINANCES			SOURCE OF FUNDS
Cost for this project: N/A Cost of this parcel: N/A			Capital Budget (N/A)
CONCLUSION
The Department of Operational Services has no objections to this Annexation Ordinance.
FACT SHEET AND ORDINANCE PREPARED BY:		William M. Talton, Property Management

ORDINANCE NO. OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE TO ENLARGE THE LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT – A 10-ACRE TRACT OF LAND, BEING THE CYPRESS CREEK ESTATES SUBDIVISION, LOCATED IN SECTION 21, (T16N-R13W), CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

TAG NO. 09-04

BY: COUNCILMAN

WHEREAS, Section 172 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 provides for annexation by petition; and

WHEREAS, petitions signed by more than the required percentage in number of registered voters and in number of resident property owners and by more than the required percentage in property value of resident owners of the area described below have been filed with the City Council to annex and bring within the corporate limits of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, the following described property, to wit:

10 acres, more or less: A certain tract of land located in the North Half of Section 21 (T16N-R13W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and being the Cypress Creek Estates subdivision as per plat filed and recorded in Book 6000, Page 44, of the Conveyance Records of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and further described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 26 of the Wildoak Subdivision, as per plat recorded in Book 1500, Page 337, of the Conveyance Records of Caddo Parish, run thence S 00° 00’ 48” W along the East line of said subdivision a distance of 672.26 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 74 of the Long Lake Estates Subdivision, Unit 6, as per plat recorded in Book 2200, Page 135, of the Conveyance Records of Caddo Parish; run thence S 89° 59’ 12” E along the North line of said Unit 6 a distance of 660.00 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 79 of said Unit 6 and the Southwest corner of Lot 103 of the Long Lake Estates Subdivision, Unit 7, as per plat recorded in Book 2200, Page 235, of the Conveyance Records of Caddo Parish; run thence N 00° 00’ 48” E along the West line of said Unit 7 a distance of 618.64 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 100 of said Unit 7 and a point on the South right-of-way line of Overton Brooks Road; run thence Westerly along the said right-of-way line a curve distance of 451.11 feet: run thence S 89° 58’ 04” W a distance of 213.26 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said tract containing an enclosed area of 10 acres, more or less.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal, and regular session convened, that the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport are hereby changed to include within the limits and boundaries of said City the above-described property.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the annexed area contained herein be and is hereby assigned to Council District “D”.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council be and is hereby authorized to file, within ten (10) days of the final passage of this ordinance, with the Clerk of the District Court

for Caddo Parish a description of the entire boundary of the municipality as changed by this ordinance.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council be and is hereby authorized to record a certified copy of this ordinance in the official records of the District Court for Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items, or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items, or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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