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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05865 ORD - 08/10/1960' IMS:JKH:8- 10 -60,- AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF THE AREA DESIGNATED AS LAREDO STREET, NORTH OF AND ABUTTING BLOCK 1 OF STEELE ADDITION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM BLUNTZER STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1 OF STEELE ADDITION, RESERVING A UTILITY EASEMENT FOR EXISTING UTILITIES BUT OTHERWISE ABANDONING THE SAID STREET AREA UNTO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS OF STEELE ADDITION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE INTENTION OF CLOSING A PORTION OF THE AREA DESIGNATED AS LAREDO STREET, NORTH OF AND ABUTTING BLOCK 1 OF STEELE ADDITION, AND EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM BLUNTZER STREET TO THE„ EAST LINE OF BLOCK 1 OF STEELE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, HAS BEEN GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF ALL OWNERS ABUTTING SAID STREET AND WITHIN 450 FEET THERE- OF, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 196o, BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DULY DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AFTER SUCH PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE SAID AREA HAS NEVER BEEN USED AS A PUBLIC STREET ALTHOUGH SHOWN ON THE RECORDED MAP OF STEELE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND IS NOT NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WILL BE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY TO ABANDON SAID AREA AS A PUBLIC STREET SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE AUBTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR OTHER PURPOSES, EXCEPT SO MUCH THEREOF AS IS OCCUPIED BY UTILITY LINES, INCLUDING SEWER LINES OF THE CITY, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH EASEMENT SHALL BE 10 FEET IN WIDTH, HAVING A CENTER LINE COINCIDENTAL WITH THE CENTER OF SUCH SEWER LINE: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THE AREA DESIGNATED AS LAREDO STREET, NORTH OF AND ABUTTING BLOCK 1 OF STEELE ADDI- TION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM BLUNTZER STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1 OF STEELE 5865 ADDITION EXTENDED NORTHWARD FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID ADDITION, AND ABANDONING THE SAME TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN STEELE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SAVE AND EXCEPT THAT THERE IS HERE- BY RESERVED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A UTILITY EASEMENT FOR EXISTING UTILITIES, INCLUDING SEWER LINES OF THE CITY, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH EASEMENT SHALL BE 10 FEET IN WIDTH HAVING A CENTER LINE COINCIDENTAL WITH THE CENTER OF SUCH SEWER LINE. SECTION 2. UPON THE PROVIDING OF AN ADEQUATE UTILITY EASEMENT AND RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING UTILITY LINES, ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS, THE UTILITY EASEMENT HEREBY RESERVED SHALL TERMI- NATE. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE AREA HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED AND THE ABANDONING OF THE PROPERTY TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUS- PENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY OF 1g6o. ATTES W. 'El T SECRE AR APPRO ED S TO LEGAL FOR THIS THEAY OF ,1960: CI- Y ATTORNEY MAYOR THE CITY OF C P S CHRISTI, XAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS D Al OF , 19-60- TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CO P CHRIST I9 TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING 1/ JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART / JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW G VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BAR NARD- ✓ d4Z_ MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN / PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. i