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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THAT PORTION OF NUECES BAY BOULEVARD
LYING BETWEEN THE TURNING BASIN SHORELINE AND
A LINE ACROSS NUECES BAY BOULEVARD INTERSECTING
THE EAST AND WEST BOUNDARY LINES OF NUECES BAY
BOULEVARD AT A DISTANCE OF 627. FEET FROM THE
POINTS OF INTERSECTION OF THE EAST AND WEST
BOUNDARY LINES OF NUECES BAY BOULEVARD AND THE
NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAIL-
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, SUBJECT TO THE RETENTION OF
A FIRE LANE EASEMENT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE INTENTION OF HOLDING A HEARING CONCERNING
THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF NUECES BAY BOULEVARD BETWEEN THE MISSOURI
PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND THE TURNING BASIN SHORELINE HAS BEEN
GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF ALL
OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING SAID STREET AND WITHIN 450 FEET THEREOF, AND
THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON MARCH
18, 1964, BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE
CITY CHARTER; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THEWCITY COUNCIL AFTER SUCH
HEARING THAT THE SAID A,REA_IS NOT NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET AND THAT
SAID AREA WILL NOT BE NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS. BEEN!DETYERMINED THAT IT WILL BE PTO THE`A,D—
VANTAGE OF THE CITY TO ABANDON SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET AS -A PUBLIC
STREET SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR
OTHER PURPOSES; SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO THE RETENTION BY THE CITY OF SAID
FIRE LANE EASEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL,OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THAT PORTION
OF NUECES BAY BOULEVARD LYING BETWEEN THE TURNING BASIN SHORELINE AND A
LINE ACROSS NUECES BAY BOULEVARD INTERSECTING THE EAST AND WEST BOUNDARY
LINES OF NUECES BAY BOULEVARD AT A DISTANCE OF 627 FEET FROM THE POINTS
OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST AND EAST BOUNDARY LINES OF NUECES BAY
BOULEVARD AND THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD
RIGHT OF WAY, SUBJECT TO THE RETENTION BY THE CITY OF A FIRE LANE EASEMENT.
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SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE SAID STREET 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 AIWA 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,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 DAY OF APRIL, 1964•
ATTEST:
r/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECRETr / Q
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
_DAY OF APRIL, 1964:
CITY ATTORNE `
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Al OF 1� 19—V
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 INTRODUCED1 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 REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG y /
JACK R. BLACKMON V
JOSE R. DELEON f
M. P. MALDONADO /
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR. / "T
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE /FOLLO NG VOTE: Y
JAMES L. BARNARD
n / JAMES H. YOUNG /
JACK R. BLACKMON
//J JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO /
W. J. ROBERTS
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^ W. H. WALLACE, JR. /