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Home My WebLink About07927 ORD - 03/02/1966vMP:3/2/66 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 LIMITSjDF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR PARK, OR SCIENCE PARK, AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. r- Y` 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 FUUhY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR PARK OR SCIENCE PARK AND OTHER 4UNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND , ;4..1-_ WHEREAS, THE SAID PARK PROJECT REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PARCELS OR TRACTS OF LAND: 4 PARCEL 1 LOTS 7 AND 8, BLOCK 93, BEACH PORTION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; PARCEL 16 / THE WEST 92.22 FEET OF LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 93, BEACH PORTION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; PARCELS 15 AM 9 ti LOTS 4, 5, 6,'8 AND 9, BLOCK 94, BEACH PORTION, AN ADDI- TION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE ABOVE PARCELS TO BE IN THE FOLLOWING: THE WEST 92.22 ,FEET OF LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 93, BEACH PORTION: WAYNE A. JOHNSON; GEORGE MUNSON AND WIFE, OLETA HOGAN MUNSON, AND GRAND LODGE OF THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF HERMANN OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; LOTS 5, 6, S AND 9, BLOCK 94, BEACH PORTION: WAYNE A. JOHNSON, FRANK E. LANG AND WIFE, BELLE LANG; RALPH GRAHAM, TRUSTEE; AND DOROTHY G. CAPEHART; LOT 4, BLOCK 94, BEACH PORTION: WAYNE A. JOHNSON; LOTS 7 AND 8, BLOCK 93, BEACH PORTION: WAYNE A. JOHNSON; AND MONA ETHEL BATES; x AND f "� 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 `• t; 7927 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 CITYtS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE: 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 PARK OR SCIENCE PARK PROJECT AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE 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 µINSTITUTE 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 PARK OR 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 PARK OR SCIENCE PARK PROJECT AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED AND PROVIDED 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 THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF _2_ c- ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT /FROW AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE U\ DAY OF MARCH, 1966.. n ATTEST: MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI., TEXAS CITY SECRETAR - ' APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS ::�7,,� DAY OF MARCH, 1966: dj-a'e `x CITY ATTORNEY / / a s • a s CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS / ° _ DAY OF/,f/-tJ '1966 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, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON (_Ct PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL J RONNIE SIZEMORE 21 -e- WM. H. WALLACE ✓ii THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL (Ij,��e/.i P_ RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE (f/lt Qi U 0