HomeMy WebLinkAbout08032 ORD - 05/25/1966AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN
LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY,
TEXAS; DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 5202 NEFF
LANE, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNERS AS BEING
RALPH W. KING AND WIFE, GLADYS FAY KING, SAID CON-
DEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR NAVIGATION BOULEVARD,
UP RIVER ROAD TO LEOPARD STREET, PROJECT, SAID RIGHT
OF WAY TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES AND BEING
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS
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 WHICH ARE NEEDED IN CONNECTION WITH
THE IMPROVEMENT OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD, FROM UPRIVER ROAD TO LEOPARD
STREET, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, THE SAID NAVIGATION BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
No. 220- 64 -63, REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO
THE FOLLOWING PARCEL OF LAND:
A TRACT OF LAND 40 TO 43.38 FEET IN WIDTH AND 191.50
FEET IN LENGTH OUT OF THAT CERTAIN TWO -ACRE TRACT OF
LAND CONVEYED TO RALPH W. KING AND WIFE, GLADYS FAY
KING BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 291 1951 OF RECORD IN VOL.
531, PAGE 513, NUECES COUNTY, DEED RECORDS. SAID
TRACT OF LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY
METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 2 -ACRE TRACT,
SAID POINT BEING IN THE PRESENT WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE
OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD (WHALEN DRIVE) FOR THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE S. 70 031 E. WITH THE PRESENT WEST RIGHT OF WAY
LINE OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD (WHALEN DRIVE) A DISTANCE
OF 191.50 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 2 -ACRE
TRACT FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE S. 83° 101 W. WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID 2 -ACRE TRACT A DISTANCE OF 40 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE N. 7 °031 W. PARALLEL TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE
OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD A DISTANCE OF 149.24 FEET TO A
POINT;
THENCE N. 11° 37' 34" W. A DISTANCE OF 42.39 FEET TO A
POINT IN THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID 2 -ACRES FOR THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE N. 83° 10' E. WITH THENORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID
2 -ACRE TRACT A DISTANCE OF 43.38 FEET TO THE PLACE OF
BEGINNING.
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WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND
APPEARS TO BE IN THE FOLLOWING, TO -WIT: RALPH W. KING AND WIFE,
GLADYS FAY KING; 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 LOT OR PARCEL 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 LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED ABOVE
BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THAT SAID TITLE BE
ACQUIRED IN FEE SIMPLE THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THE CITY'S 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 FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES, AND TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE
TO THE LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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 SUITS TO
THEIR FINAL CONCLUSION AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO SAID
PROPERTIES FOR USE AS STREET RIGHT OF WAY AS A PART OF NAVIGATION
BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, NO. 220 - 624 -63.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC NECESSITY AND IMPORTANCE FOR THE
CITY TO GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE OF THE LOT OR PARCEL
OF LAND HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR USE AS STREET RIGHT OF WAY TO BE-
COME PART OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED AND PROVIDED, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
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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 THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS
THE DAY OF MAY, 1966.
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ATTORNEj
MAYO
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
�) DAY OF , 19�
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
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,
MAYOR"
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
BONN I E S 1 ZEMORE
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WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN CIS
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE