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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06035 ORD - 01/11/1961CNC:BB :1 -11 -61 • • AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MR. PAUL SNYDER FOR HIS CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, RESULTING FROM AN ERRONEOUS PAVING ASSESSMENT AGAINST HIS PROPERTY IN BLOCK ONE, CORONADO ADDITION; AND DECLARING AN EMERG.EN CY. WHEREAS, MR, PAUL SNYDER IS THE OWNER OF LOTS EIGHTEEN (18), NINETEEN (19), ,TWENTY (20)9 TWENTY -ONE (21) AND TWENTY -TWO (22), BLOCK ONE (1), CORONADO ADDITION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND WHEREAS, SAID PROPERTY ABUTS THE IMPROVEMENTS ON BALDWIN BOULEVARD FROM PORT AVENUE TO HIGHWAY 44; AND WHEREAS, THE ASSESSMENT AGAINST MR. SNYDERIS PROPERTY WAS ERRONEOUS IN THAT A CERTAIN PIECE OF SIDEWALK 24 FEET LONG WAS LEFT IN PLACE AND NEW SIDEWALK WAS NOT BUILT IN ITS PLACE AND NO ADJUSTMENT IN THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT WAS MADE FOR SAID SIDEWALK; AND WHEREAS, THE SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT AGAINST SAID PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY 96 SQUARE FEET WHICH WAS ASSESSED AT THE RATE OF $0.426 PER SQUARE FOOT; AND WHEREAS, SAID ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT RESULTED IN THE PAVING CERTIFICATE BEING ISSUED IN THE EXCESS AMOUNT OF FORTY AND 90100 ($40.90) DOLLARS, WHICH SUM CONSTITUTES A CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MR. PAUL SNYDER WHEREBY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF $40.90 IS TO RECEIVE A COMPLETE RELEASE RESULTING FROM THIS CLAIM. SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THIS CLAIM IS A VALID AND PRESENT SUB- SISTING CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THAT THERE IS THE IMMEDIATE POSSIBILITY OF LITIGATION WITH THE ADDITION OF COURT COSTS WHICH WILL INCREASE THE ULTIMATE COST TO SAID CITY AND IS THEREFORE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ALL OF WHICH CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE 0 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 E %1ST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION 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 AFTlS PASSAGE. IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED. THIS ( / DAY OF 1961. "�i MAYOR , THE CITY OF CO PUS CHRI I. TEXAS A TTEyf Ct SECRETAR ` APPROVE AS TOLEGAL FORM TH1S °---/ai / /� /�—�]• —DAY O /F. 1961: zZF/Y• AV rm4rclTy ATTORNEY • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ILDAY O 19_� f 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 F-OR 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; 1, 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, G MAYO THE CITY OF CO US CHRI I, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY I ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.