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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, DESCRIB-
ING SAID PROPERTY AS PARCEL NO. 480, IDENTIFYING THE
RECORD TITLE OWNER AS VIRGINIA BLACKNALL GRADY, SAID
CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES
AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY 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, A CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND WHICH IS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, KNOWN AS PROJECT N0. 220 -56 -24.3,
REQUIRED THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PARCEL IN
THE THIRD SECTION OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY:
PARCEL #480
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE VIRGINIA
BLACKNALL GRADY 18.844 ACRE TRACT AND THE PROPOSED EAST
RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 286 (RELOCATED), FROM
WHICH POINT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID GRADY TRACT BEARS
N. 28' 38' 40" E., 730.48 FEET;
THENCE N. 12' 37' 48" W., 50.78 FEET ALONG THE PROPOSED
EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 286 (RELOCATED) TO
A POINT;
THENCE N. 04' 21' 35" W., 383.32 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT -OF-
WAY LINE TO A POINT;
THENCE N. 12' 10' 53" E•, 383.32 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT -OF-
WAY LINE TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED
GRADY TRACT FOR THE MOST NORTHERN NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS
TRACT;
THENCE N. 61' 53' 10" W., 300.48 FEET TO A POINT, THE NORTH-
WEST CORNER OF THE SAID GRADY TRACT AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER
OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE S. 28' 39' 17" W., 1259.77 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE
OF THE SAID GRADY TRACT TO A POINT IN THE NORTH RIGHT -OF -WAY
LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 358 (LEXINGTON.BLVD.) FOR THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE S. 61' 50' 56" E., 651.63 FEET ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT -
OF -WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 350 TO A POINT FOR THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF THE SAID GRADY TRACT AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
THIS TRACT;
THENCE N. 28' 38' 40" E., 529.71 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF
THE SAID GRADY TRACT T01HE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
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WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
ACQUIRE THE AFORESAID PARCEL OF LAND BY NEGOTIATION; THEREFORE IT IS
NECESSARY THAT THE SAID PROPERTY BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF ITS 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, TEXASj DOES
HEREBY ORDERS DIRECT AND AUTHORIZE THAT EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BE INSTI-
TUTED IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THERE IS EXCLUDED FROM SAID ESTATE TO BE CONDEMNED ALL OF
THE OILS GAS AND SULPHUR WHICH CAN BE REMOVED FROM BENEATH THE SAID LAND
WITHOUT ANY RIGHT WHATEVER REMAINING TO THE OWNERS OF SUCH OILS GAS AND
SULPHUR OF INGRESS OR EGRESS TO OR FROM THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF EXPLORING] DEVELOPING DRILLING OR MINING OF THE SAME.
SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE SAID
PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON IF ANY, AND ALL PERSONS APPEARING TO
HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN] AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUITS TO
THEIR CONCLUSIONS AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE SAID PROPERTY
FOR ROAD RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES SO THAT SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET
IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT N0. 220 -56 -24.3, MAY BE FURTHERED.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE FOR ROAD RIGHT OF
WAY PURPOSES TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY HEREINBEFORE SET OUT CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS-
PENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE
MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXISTS HAVING
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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 DECEMBER, 1966.
ATTEST:
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CIT4 SECRET Rr/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THI
% , DAY OF �CEMBER, 1966:
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CITY ATT'08N
CORPUS CHRIST!' TEXAS
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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 VOTEa
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 VOTEo
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE �7 °
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL /�,/tv_
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE