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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN LOT OR
PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; DE-
SCRIBING SAID PROPERTY AS BEING LOT 1, BLOCK 104,
BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS; IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNER AS
BEING CORPUS CHRISTI TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, SAID
CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY WHICH IS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC AS A
PARK, SCIENCE PARK AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES;
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION
PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE; 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 FOR PARK, SCIENCE PARK AND/OR
OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND
WHEREAS, THE SAID PARK PROJECT REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE
SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PARCELS OR TRACTS OF LAND:
LOT N0. ONE (1), IN BLOCK NO. ONE HUNDRED FOUR (104),
OF THE BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN VOLUME "A °, PAGE 3, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING A PORTION OF THE SAME PROPERTY
CONVEYED BY J. B. MILLS, AND WINNIE H. MILLS TO GEORGE
W. BAKER AND MATTIE BAKER BY WARRANTY DEED DATED JULY
31, 1919, RECORDED IN VOLUME 127, PAGE 258, DEED
RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
DESIGNATED AS BAYFRONT ARTS AND SCIENCE PARK PARCEL #1;, AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE ABOVE PARCEL APPEARS TO BE IN CORPUS
CHRISTI TRANSPORTATION COMPANY; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE
AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNER 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:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
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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 PARCEL
OR TRACT 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 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
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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
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
SEPTEMBER, 1966.
ATTEST-'
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CI Y SEC ETARY
APPROVED AST LEGAL FORM T
2/ DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1966:
CITY ATTORN
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX
DAY OF ��•
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; 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,
/ / j' (D A4
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
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE 2i
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONN I E S I ZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE __ L