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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06096 ORD - 03/15/1961SE CNC =BB:3 -17 -61 • t AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OWNED BY JACK E. PAINTER, ET AL. LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, DESCRIBED AS LOT 1. THE EAST ONE -HALF OF LOT 11 AND ALL OF LOT 12, BLOCK 7. JONES ADDITION AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,.AS SHOWN BY VOLUME 3, PAGE 17 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID CONDE14NATION BEING NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST.1; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN LAND WHICH IS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS 'CHRISTI; AND WHEREAS, SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, KNOWN AS PROJECT N0, 220- 56 -249 REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEE TITLE. IN AND TO LOTS It THE EAST ONE- HALF OF LOT 11 AND ALL OF LOT 12, BLOCK 7, JONES ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS 'CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 3, PAGE 17 OF THE NAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR ROAD RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE SAID PROJECT; AND WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN THE NAME OF JACK E. PAINTER, ET AL; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNER AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF THE SAID LAND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON; THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE SAID PROPERTY BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. DOES HEREBY ORDER, DIRECT AND AUTHORIZE THAT EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BE INSTITUTED FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES TO ACQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THOSE CERTAIN LOTS, TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND AND THE i • IMPROVEMENTS THEREON OWNED BY .JACK E. PAINTER, ET AL, SITUATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SUCH LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS THE FEE TITLE IN AND TO LOTS 1, THE EAST ONE -HALF OF LOT 11 AND ALL OF LOT 12, BLOCK 7, .JONES ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY VOLUME 3, PAGE 17 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, ALL OF WHICH APPEARS OF RECORD TO BE OWNED BY .JACK E. PAINTER, ET AL. SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE SAID PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THE PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN, AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CON- CLUSION, AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE PROPERTY FOR A ROAD RIGHT OF WAY SO THAT SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT N0. 220- 56 -24, MAY BE FURTHERED. SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE FOR ROAD RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY HEREINBEFORE SET OUT 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 THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED. AND THAT THIS ORDI- NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS P SSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS 44 DAY OF A r: f MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS ITY SECR TARY APPRD,VED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS 1DAY OF 1961: • z CITY ATTORNEY / i • CORPUS CHRIST[, TEXAS 2 DAY OFAo:=194_L 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 SMALL 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 CORPUS CFaSTI, 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. IRE ABOVR ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE % R. A. HUMBLE i GABE LOZANO, SR. /"