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A RESOLUTION
LATURE OF TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING THE
CHRISTI BY PATENT DATED JANUARY 4, 1924, AND
URQING THE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATOR FROM NUECES
COUNTY] TEXAS. TO EXPEDITE THE PASSAGE OF SAID BILL;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREASy THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PURCHASED FROM THE STATE
OF TEXASp PAID THE CONSIDERATION THEREFORE AND OBTAINED A PATENT THEREOF
DATED JANUARY 4, 1924, AND REFERRED TO AS PATENT N0. 86, VOL. 21 -A,
WHICH IS A PART OF THE BAYFRONT AREA IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREASp SEVERAL ACCUMULATIVE ACTS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE CONCERNING THE RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI CONCERNING THE CONVEYANCE IN THE SAID SUBMERGED AND HITHERTO
SUBMERGED LAND; AND
WHEREASj THE OWNERS OF THE LANDS GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS
THE C.G. GLASSCOCK 22.39 ACRE TRACT AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
IN AN EXCHANGE DEED BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,' AND C. G.
GLASSCOCK, DATED FEBRUARY 2, 1955, RECORDED IN VOL. 674, PAGE 193,
OF THE DEED RECORDS NUECES COUNTY TEXAS, ARE DESIROUS OF DEVELOPING
SAID 22.39 ACRE TRACTS AND THE PLANS FOR SAID DEVELOPMENT REQUIRE THE
USE OF AN ADDITIONAL AREA ABUTTING SAID LAND, WHICH ADDITIONAL AREA
IS NOW SUBMERGED AND DESCRIBED AS AN AREA OF 500' X APPROXIMATELY
20501, HAVING AS ITS WEST LINE THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID C. G. GLASS -
COCK 22.39 ACRE TRACT; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT WOULD
BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO PERMIT SUCH USE OF SAID AREA IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OF THE EXISTING 22.39 ACRE TRACTS AND THAT A LONG TERM
LEASE SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF REFERENDUM VOTE
OF THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS, AND PARTICULARLY
THE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATOR REPRESENTING NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
BE URGED TO PROPOSE AND URGE THE PASSAGE OF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION
TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ENACT A LONG TERM LEASE OF SAID
SUBMERGED LAND TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF SAID 22.39
ACRE TRACT ABOVE MENTIONED, UPON THE APPROVAL OF SUCH LONG TERM LEASE
BY A REFERENDUM VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI.
SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO EACH OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATOR
REPRESENTING NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE FOR THEIR
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS
RESOLUTION REQUIRE PROMPT AND IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE PART OF THE CITY
AND THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE 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 HELD 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 RESOLUTION BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH RESOLUTION TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT
IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE f DAY OF
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ATTEST:
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SEC TAR
APPROVED AS TQ LEGAL FORM THIS
-9 DAY OF A-&" _, 1961:
CITY ATTORaEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF 79�I
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
RESOLUTION 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; 10 THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
J
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THE CITY OF CORPUS HRISTI,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE=
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNAI
JOSE R. DELEoN
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTER
-BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER '�} c4le
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD V
JOSE R. DELEoN
M. P. MALDONADO
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W. J. ROBERTS `
JAMES H. YOUNG . ��