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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07267 ORD - 06/24/1964REY:BJw:6/24/64 a AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND; DESCRIBING THE SAME; DESIGNATING THE TITLE HOLDER; DESIGNATING SAID CONDEMNATION AS BEING NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CORPORATE CITY LIMITS OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR PARK AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR THE SCIENCE PARK PROJECT; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PRO- CEEDINGS 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 LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND WHICH ARE MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND WHICH ARE NEEDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCIENCE PARK PROJECT AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND WHEREAS, THE SAID SCIENCE PARK PROJECT REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PARCELS OR TRACTS OF LAND: ,, PARCEL #2 LOT 2, BLOCK 104, BEACH PORTION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; PARCEL #7 FRACTIONAL LOTS 9, 10, 11 AND 12, BLOCK 104, BEACH PORTION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; PARCEL #8 LOT 7, BLOCK 94, BEACH PORTION, AN ADDITION TO•THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF PARCELS 2 AND 7 APPEARS TO BE IN GUNDER- LAND MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., AND RECORD TITLE OF PARCEL 8 APPEARS TO BE IN KENNETH GUNDERLAND; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF SAID LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND, AND DAMAGES, FOR THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE CITY; IT IS, THEREFORE, DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE'SAID LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND DESCRIBED ABOVE BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THAT SAID TITLE BE ACQUIRED IN FEE TITLE THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THE CITY'S POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE: 7267 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 THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND AND PREMISES, EXCLUDING MINERAL INTERESTS FOR USE BY THE CITY FOR THE SCIENCE PARK PROJECT AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE I CITY LIMITS AND TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE AFORESAID PARCELS OR TRACTS OF LAND EXCLUDING MINERAL INTEREST. SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE SAID PROPERTY, AND AGAINST ALL PERSONS WHO APPEAR TO HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN, AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS FINAL CONCLUSION AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO SAID PROPERTY FOR USE IN THE SCIENCE PARK PROJECT AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE AFORESAID TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR THE SCIENCE PARK PROJECT AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED AND PROVIDED CREATES A PUBLIC ERERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY RE- QUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDI- NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERA- TIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO- DUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF JUNE, 1964. ATTEST!\ / _ %l /�_- �^ "" THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY/ [ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THI �-02ftY OF JUNE, 1964: Cufy ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS / / , DAY OF , l9 k �F TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE,FOR_E_- 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 COUNCILS 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, YOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO crz W. J. ROBERTS _ W. H. WALLACE, JR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO NGIVOTES JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR.