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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06062 ORD - 02/01/1961AH:1 -27 -61 .� o • AN ORDINANCE 1PPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND THE SUM OF $150.000.00 -OR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PARCELS 0 STATE OF TEXAS AND APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220 -56 24_,_QROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, HIGHWAY 286 RELOCATED,— AIITHOR17 G_ _AND DIRECTING THE CITY M€�NAGER_TO EXECUTE_ =REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, F ,HE—ACQUISITION OF SAID PARCELS, WHEN AND ONLY WHEN THE PURCHASE PRICE IS WITHIN THE "APPROVER VALUE" AS DETERMINED BY'THE STATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPART- MENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WHEREBY THE CITY AGREED TO PURCHASE THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY FOR STATE HIGHWAY N0. 286, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAYS AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS AGREED TO DETERMINE EACH PARTICULAR PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND TO BE ACQUIRED AND TO APPRAISE SAID LAND AND TO SET AN "APPROVED VALUE" UPON EACH OF SAID TRACTS AND TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR ONE -HALF OF THE COST THEREOF AND WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONSTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NECESSARY TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND, AS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF TEXASp BY AND THROUGH ITS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS AND TO APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION THEREOF: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $150P000.00 FROM STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND N0. 220 FOR THE ACQUISI- TION OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF PROPERTY FOR RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAYS HIGHWAY 286 RELOCATED PROJECT N0. 220- 56 -24. IT BEING THE INTENTION OF THE COUNCIL TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO COVER THE AFOREMENTIONED PURCHASES, BUT IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE COUNCIL TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR ONE -HALF OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF EACH TRACT OR PARCEL PURCHASEDS FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS WITH THE OWNERS OF THOSE PARCELS OR TRACTS OF LAND DESIGNATED BY THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPART- MENT AS NEEDED FOR STATE HIGHWAY ND. 286 RELOCATED, THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, WHEN AND ONLY WHEN THE PARCEL OR TRACT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AS NEEDED FOR SAID PROJECT, AND WHEN THE SALES CONTRACT IS FOR AN AMOUNT OF MONEY WITHIN THE "APPROVED VALUE1P AS SET AND DETERMINED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE AND IN BEGINNING THE PURCHASING OF THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY SO THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY N0. 286 RELOCATED, CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, PROJECT MAY BE BEGUN IMMEDIATELY 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 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 AFTER I,i'V_PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS _LDAY OF MAYOR THE CITY OF CO PUS CHRIST , TEXAS Al-,FE9i !/ / CITY SE RET RY APPROVED AS RM THIS ,. /DAY ig61: CITY A T BB8B -Z5 -60 26 January 1961 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF N0. 220 Street Bond - $150.000.00 - Project 220 -56 -24 FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS J _L-AY OF�GrP is 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 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, MAYO THE CITY OF CO JC I, T EXAS 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 ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.