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CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
Item 4B
Lease Agreement for Grazing on
City Park Property
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Requested Action
City Council renewal of a lease
agreement with Tommy Keeton for
grazing on approximately 4.5 acres of
undeveloped City park property
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City -owned Undeveloped Property
The grazing lease is for approximately 4 acres of undeveloped park land along the
southeast corner of Lonesome Dove Road and Foxfire Lane and is typically referred
to as the Coker property.
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Approximately 4.5 acres of a mixture of pasture /low level
vegetation land along eastern boundary of City
(Lonesome Dove and Foxfire)
Benefits of Lease Agreement
• Cost effective method of maintaining City
property
✓ No staff time required for maintenance
✓ No impact on City equipment or supplies
✓ Estimated cost saving of $2,000 annually
The land is primarily covered in grass and shrub and was purchased for
future park access to the adjoining US Army Corps of Engineers property.
Grazing on the undeveloped land provides a cost effective method of
maintaining the property without utilizing staff time or City equipment.
Estimated annual saving savings are approximately $2,000.
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Terms of Lease
• Lease term July 31, 2012 — July 31, 2014
• Previous grazing leases:
2010 -12 Tommy Keeton
2008 -10 William and Peggy Ihnfeldt
2006 -08 Gary and Laurette Yates
• Two -year lease with opportunity to terminate
with sixty days written notice
• Tenants accept property in existing condition
The proposed lease would be for a two -year term with the opportunity to terminate
at any time with 60 day written notice. The present tenant, Mr. Tommy Keeton,
would be responsible for accepting the property in its present condition, mowing and
maintaining the premises in a good, safe condition and vacating the premises upon
termination of the lease.
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Financial Consideration
The City saves the cost of mowing and maintaining
approximately four acres of undeveloped land
during the course of the 2yr lease. The savings is
realized in:
• Staff time — 2 staff x 1.5 hrs per mowing
session x 24 mowings
• Staff commute time to mowing site
• Reduced impact on equipment and supplies
• Estimated cost savings is approximately
$2,000 annually
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Citizen 1 Board Input
• Lease agreement reviewed by City Attorney
• Parks Board recommended approval (5 -1 -0) July
9, 2012 meeting
City Council consideration August 21, 2012
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SOUTHLAKE
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