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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07106 RES - 12/18/1963VMP:12 -18 -63 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY TO ACCEPT CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE CITY TO BE USED AS A PORTION OF A SCIENCE PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSAL HERETOFORE MADE TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCES AND ARTS, INC., WITH CERTAIN RESERVATIONS IN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE CREATION AND APPOINTMENT OF A SCIENCE PARK ADVISORY BOARD; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN MADE TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY THE FOUNDATION OF SCIENCES AND ARTS, INC., FOR THE FURNISHING OF CERTAIN LAND TO BE USED BY THE CITY AS A PART OF A BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HERETOFORE ON OR ABOUT 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1963, BY MOTION APPROVED THE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK; AND f WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS TO ESTABLISH A BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK ON THE BAYFRONT NEAR THE SHIP CHANNEL, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE LAND AREAS NOW WITHIN BLOCKS 93, 942 95, 104 AND 105, BEACH PORTION, SOMETIMES ALSO KNOWN AS BEACH ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT OF SAID BEACH PORTION, SOMETIMES ALSO KNOWN AS BEACH ADDITION, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, SAID FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCES AND ARTS, INC., PRO- POSES TO CONVEY TO THE CITY AS A GIFT RESTRICTED, HOWEVER, TO THE USE OF THE SAME AS A PART OF THE CITY BAYFRONT SCIENCE"PARK, ALL OF LOTS 11 2 AND 10 AND THE WEST ONE -HALF OF LOT 3, IN BLOCK 105, AND ALL OF BLOCK 95, BEACH PORTION, SOMETIMES ALSO KNOWN AS BEACH ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS AND TO EITHER ACQUIRE FOR THE CITY OR PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ACQUISITION BY THE CITY OF LOTS,8, 91 11 AND 12, IN BLOCK 105, BEACH PORTION, SOMETIMES ALSO KNOWN AS BEACH ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID GIFT OF FUNDS, HOWEVER, TO BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (17,500.00): 710G NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE PROPOSAL TO CONVEY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THE LANDS AND FUNDS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED, RESTRICTED TO THE USE BY THE CITY FOR A BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK, IS HEREBY ACCEPTED AND THE CITY COUNCIL, AS THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY, HEREBY EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE DONORS OF SAID PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC. THERE IS HEREBY, HOWEVER, RESERVED TO THE CITY, NOTWITH- STANDING THE TERMS OF SUCH PROPOSAL, THE EXERCISE OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OVER SAID PARK AND THE DETERMINATION OF SUCH QUESTIONS AS MAY ARISE CON- CERNING THE ACQUISITION OF SUCH LAND AS IS NECESSARY TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY. SECTION 2. THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY DESIGNATES THE AREA, IN- CLUDING BLOCKS 93, 94, 95, t04 AND 105, BEACH PORTION, SOMETIMES ALSO KNOWN AS BEACH ADDITION, OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS A SITE FOR A BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK AND DIRECTS THE CITY MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACQUISITION OF SAID LAND AND THE PROBABLE COST THEREOF, IF ANY, TO THE CITY AND THE MEANS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION THEREOF AND MAKE SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THESE MATTERS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY UNDER TERMS OF SAID PROPOSAL TO MAKE LAND AVAILABLE TO THE CITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAID BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK. SECTION 3. THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND AS PROMPTLY AS THE COUNCIL DETERMINES, A BOARD, TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK ADVISORY BOARD, BE CREATED AND APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL WITH SUCH DUTIES AND TERMS IN OFFICES AS MAY BE DESIGNATED IN THE ORDINANCE CREAT- ING SUCH BOARD TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL IN THE ACQUISITION AND SUPERVISION OF SAID BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK AND THE DEVELOPMENT THEREOF, AND TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL ON SUCH MATTERS AS ARE SUBMITTED TO SUCH BOARD FOR ADVICE. SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL BY THE CITY OF THE PROPOSED GIFT OF A PORTION OF THE SITE OF A BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK SO AS TO COMMENCE AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE -2- THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK, 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 PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, THIS THE DAY OF DECEMBER, 1963. ATTEST: OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ill CITY SEC E ARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS DAY OF DECEMBER, 1963: CITY ATTbRNE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI By The Foundation for Sciences & Arts, Inc. For The Development of the-Bayfront Science Park The Foundation for Sciences and Arts, Inc. proposes to make a gift to the City of Corpus Christi of the following described property, subject to the conditions hereinafter provided: All of lots 1, 2 and 10, and the West one -half of lot 3, Block 105, and all of Block 95, Beach Addition to the City of Corpus Christi. The deed to this property will be conditioned upon the City's performing the hereinafter provided acts and will contain a provision that title will revert to the Foundation at the election of the Foundation, in the event the City fails to perform such acts. The deed will contain the fur- ther provision that the property will revert to the Foundation, its successors or assigns, at any time that the City fails to dedicate the same to civic purposes, and at no time shall the property ever be sold, traded or transferred in any way from City ownership. The Foundation is undertaking to acquire Lots 8, 9, 11 and 12, Block 105, Beach Portion Addition. In the event the Foundation is unable to acquire these properties, the City shall acquire such property and the Foundation will agree to make a money gift to the City for the purpose of acquiring the properties, such gift not to exceed $17,500.00, estimated to be the fair value of such properties. Therefore the total lands given to the City, or made available to the City, at the cost of the Foundation will approximate 3.59 acres. The gift deed to the City will be specifically conditioned upon the City performing the following acts: 1. The City will acquire Block 94 in its entirety within one year from January 1, 1964; Block 93 in its entirety within tvo years from January 1, 1964; and Block 104 in its entirety within three years from January 1, 1964. r 2. The City owns certain p'rdperty, within Block 93, all of Block 92 and all of the area designated as "Barge Docks ". It agrees that such publicly held lands will not be disposed of or otherwise transferred and that such lands shall be set aside as part of this project. It further agrees that as such properties are acquired within the designated areas, all intervening streets shall be vacated and closed as may be permitted by the police powers of the City. 3. The area covered by Blocks 92, 93, 94, 95, 104, 105, and the dock area and the intervening streets are to be designated by the City and zoned as a Science Park. Such park to consist of buildings and facilities dedi- cated to the advancement of scientific and cultural activities. 4. Upon the recommendations of the Foundation for Sciences and Arts and the Corpus Christi Arts Council, the City will make available to various non- profit organizations a sufficient amount of land within the Science Park area to permit the construction of scientific or cultural facilities by such non - profit organizations. The locations and land requirements of such facil- ities shall be in conformity with a land use pattern to be hereafter agreed to by the City and the Foundations. Such land shall be made available at no charge to the proponents of such facilities on a perpetual easement or on such other basis as may be required to permit the financing of the proponent's pro- ject. The City shall maintain all areas within the park surrounding the scien- tific or cultural facilities as landscaped park and parking area for the use of the general public. 5. In the event that a non - profit organization recommended by the Foundation for Sciences and Arts and the Corpus Christi Arts Council is pre- pared to build qualified facilities on any of the land covered herein prior to the time that such land is acquired by the City, then in such event the City will use its best efforts to accelerate its acquisition program so as not to delay the installation of any facilities contemplated herein. ' P 6. In the event that the City fails to comply with any of the conditions herein set forth, then title to the property in Blocks 95 and 105 shall revert to the Foundation at its election. 7. The City shall join with the Foundation for Sciences and Arts, Inc. in joint endeavor to acquire from the U. S. Engineers all of the land and dock area now occupied by said Engineers to the end that such area be incorporated in the science park. This area, when acquired, is to be dedicated to the development of a seaquarium for the advancement of scienti- fic and educational knowledge in marine life. i i i _ CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS jDAY OF iy 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; 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO - DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, y� M THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI G VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG -- _ - - - -� JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. r