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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION,
AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS, - FIXING
A TIME LIMIT FOR PERFORMANCE OF SUCH CONDITIONS;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE .A QUITCLAIM
DEED, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, TO BE DELIVERED
UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS `
ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE OWNERS OF BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAVE REQUESTED THE CLOSING OF THE 20-FOOT ALLEY
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EXTENDING IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION THROUGH SAID BLOCK 6 AND HAVE
AGREED THAT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SUCH ALLEY CLOSING, THE SAID PROPERTY
OWNERS WOULD=REMOVE ENCROACHMENTS NOW EXISTING IN THE EAST 20 FEET OF
WATER STREET AND PLACE CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT IN THE
AREA FROM WHICH ENCROACHMENTS ARE REMOVED, AND SAID PROPERTY OWNERS
HAVE FURTHER AGREED TO RELOCATE OR PROCURE THE RELOCATION SATISFACTORY
TO THE CITY AND PRIVATE UTILITY COMPANIES OF THE UTILITIES NOW LOCATED
IN SAID ALLEYWAY OR SOME PART THEREOF, AND WITHIN 120 DAYS COMMENCE .
CONSTRUCTION OF A MOTEL ORS, HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SOUTH ONE -HALF OF
THE SAID BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION,'AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD ON SAID REQUEST TO
CLOSE SAID ALLEYWAY AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT UPON THE COMPLIANCE
WITH THE CONDITIONS HEREINAFTER SET OUT AND PERFORMANCE OF.THE AGREEMENTS
OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IT WOULD BE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO CLOSE
SAID ALLEY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. THAT THERE IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THE
ALLEY IN BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, CONDITIONED, HOWEVER, THAT OWNERS
OF THE 20 -FOOT ENCROACHMENT NOW EXISTING ON WATER STREET, ABUTTING
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BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE
REMOVED AND THE SAID 20-FOOT AREA BE IMPROVED BY INSTALLATION OF CURBS,
GUTTERS, SIDEWALK AND PAVEMENT IN LINE WITH THE OTHER SUCH IMPROVEMENTS
IN SAID BLOCK, AND FURTHER CONDITIONED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF SAID
BLOCK 6 AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE REMOVE OR PROCURE REMOVAL OF ALL UTILITIES
OF THE CITY AND PRIVATELY -OWNED UTILITIES TO LOCATIONS SATISFACTORY TO
THE CITY AND TO THE RESPECTIVE PRIVATE UTILITY COMPANIES AND FURTHER
CONDITIONED UPON THE ACTUAL COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENT OF SAID BLOCK 6 OF A MOTEL OR HOTEL AND THE SOUTH ONE -HALF
OF SAID BLOCK 6, WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION 2. THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED, FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY, TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY
OWNERS, AND UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS HEREINABOVE SET OUT AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE AGREEMENTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, TO DELIVER SAID
DEED, PROVIDED SAID COMPLIANCE BE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE ALLEY HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED
AND THE QUITCLAIMING OF THE PROPERTY TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS
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 TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO
ORDAINED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1963-
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CITY-SErRETAIRY
APPROVED AS TO EGAL F RM TH R
27T AY OF DECEMBER, 1963:, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY ATTORNEY
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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; I, THEREFOREI 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, "
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACKMON
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JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS / -(,-
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS !PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: \)
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG ✓
JACK R. BLACKMON
' JOSE R. DELEON
" M. P. MALDONADO
" W. J. ROBERTS
W. H.
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