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Home My WebLink About08442 ORD - 05/03/1967vMP:S /1/67 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING ABANDONED THE 10 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT OUT OF BLOCK 17 OF THE J. C. RUSSELL FARM BLOCKS, ITS WEST LINE BEGINNING AT LOS PALMAS STREET IN THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI IN- DUSTRIAL DISTRICT, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 1, MAP RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND EXTEND- ING EAST TO THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF AIRPORT ROAD AS SHOWN ON SKETCH ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID EASEMENT BEING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 774, PAGE 579, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, DEED RECORDS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, A CERTAIN 10 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT EXISTS IN BLOCK 17 OF THE J. C. RUSSELL FARM BLOCKS, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 61, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, SAID UTILITY EASEMENT IS NOT NOW USED OR NEEDED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ALL OF THAT CERTAIN 10 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT HERETOFORE EXISTING WITHIN BLOCK 17 OF THE J. C. RUSSELL FARM BLOCKS, ITS WEST LINE BEGINNING AT LOS PALMAS STREET IN THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 611 MAP RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING EAST TO THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF AIRPORT ROAD AS SHOWN ON SKETCH ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ABANDONED AND RELEASED AND RELINQUISHED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNTO THE PRESENT OWNER OF SAID PROPERTY. SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR RECOGNIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF THE EASEMENT HERETOFORE EXISTING AND ABOVE DESCRIBED 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 8442 • 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 11 DAY OF MAY, 1967. ATTEST: CI ECRETAZOO LEGAL FORM IS OR A THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS PPROVED AS / DAY OF MAY, 1967: lz�ll;xa3 CFTY ATTORNEY • FM 61 1 0 r Ar. Ts v-7-u.- JIsr,41-e 8217 OF G rW S, ON qj WIN WFSr, ra eg P4 4c 5 4=lel$ T. A&ANaov- 7-62 z C coe r of .P achrrio.v. ,r TER- OPPICE COMIJUi ICATIOf, De P f Gas Di:;sion'- Pu '_ic U�ilities °j ppR To h.r. Jnl:,.•a K. Lontos, City r'ngineer _ ..�_ s pU6UC V;OnKS , From B. P. Ledbetter, Gen. Cupt., Gas System Dafe A:'ri1 24, 1967 a� `A ` Ab =ndon Utility easerent, Block 10, C,crouc Christi Ind. uict. °-. -2 uGjecf _ - - The Driscoll Foundation, owners of subject property (clock 10, Corpus Cl :risti Industrial Listrict, Section r?_) requested that the Gas bivision kill e.ns abandon our 6" gas main within a dedicated utility eaccr.sent across this property and relay a new gas main along -Jeacon Street, (See plat attached) and agreed to pay the sum of x2,927.99 to cover this work which has now been completed and the Gas Division has no further necessity for this easement. Lr. 1'zdl hin.- has a copy of the letter, dated April 17, 1967, fro: Keys, Russell, Watson and Seaman, Attorneys for the Driscoll roundation, requesting thst this utility easerent be abandoned. p �� B. F. Ledbetter, P.-E. Gen. Supt., Gas System BPL:1Y3: ew cc: Director of Public Utilities Asst. City i!: na&er Chief Accountant Gas Superintendent File: DN 667 -28 f J KEYS, RUSSELL. �VATSO\ & S1iADIA\ AT -ronw EYS AT LAW w,=iiww ny.cb DRISCOLL Dvii.U1 \O �o�.n a. scwnnn Corpus GHRIS'1'I, TXXAS 78401 April 17, 1967 7r'. B. P. Ledbetter, P.E. General Superintendent Gas System City of Corpus Christi P. 0. Bo*. 1622 Corpus Christi, Texas Dear Mr. Ledbetter: With reference to your letter of February 6, 1967 addressed to the Driscoll Foundation, pertaining to the re- location of the city's 6 inch gas line as more fully reflected by your letter and the attachments thereto, it is our understand- ing that the re- Location work has now been completed. The Driscoll Foundation agreed to bear the cost of re- locating the gas line to the extent of $2 927.99, providing, however, the city released to the foundation all rights in and to the easement in which the gas line was laid and which crosses the foundation property at Baldwin and Airport Road, all as shown by the plat attached to your letter. Payment of such sum shall be made immediately following receipt by the Driscoll Foundation of an acceptable instrument releasing to the foundation the abandoned right -of -way easement. Yours very truly, KEYS, RUSSELL, WATSON & SEAMAN By Attorneys—for the Robert DT 1sc6II and Julia Driscoll and Robert Driscoll, Jr. Foundation HJP : j hh cc: The Driscoll Foundation 17th Floor, Driscoll Building Corpus Christi, Texas G,E DIU, ic., Dzcezbcr 19, 1966 to the cost Of rcloc tint Our 611 Iwo it C•ym C"'Ll 2, me mm"noman CS milk Qs. •d pmt to subv--it the C�;tL,."2te cm i%dicatE!d c:1 PIA I ttac!;cu: p;'o I Of V, *,,—za�-ped 0-0 t& new mv,,e On ;e,1CC1n :.t. and 91151 or 6" C.:,.; �V.ill L;1zjjL tht-- Utility to be clojed ...... <2,�27-99. This cst7j.-.A" cq&Rmnt Smi lair tleoess . *_'Y to the now !me and kill er,,a t.b.,-,ndcjj the ol-, IS is -,.,e cars be of service to you, PIC85C fe,jj free to CC.3.1 Upon us. Icum V-cr7 Truly, AF - MUMMI J-1-ructcr of LL-I-na?c L,.i:. �-es Not. MY Qmger Chief 1ccovabut, Gin Cu•rinty,g1t Fi�G: A� TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS C0 CHRISTI AS DAY OF 19,0 FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCEI A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED1 AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY] l� IT, 1--l' A OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. J. A. "JACK" GRANT GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL P. JIMENEZ, JR.) M.D. ILI THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO NG VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON czlflA RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY1 JR. J. A. "JACK" GRANT GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. Li