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AN 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, IDENTIFYING THE
RECORD TITLE OWNER, SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECES-
SARY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF OCEAN DRIVE 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, A CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND DESIGNATED AS
PARCEL N0. 11 OCEAN DRIVE - ALAMEDA JUNCTION TO N.A.S. PROJECT, WHICH
PARCEL OF LAND IS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER AND WHICH PARCEL OF
LAND IS NEEDED IN CONNECTION WITH SAID AFOREMENTIONED PROJECT; AND
WHEREAS, THE SAID OCEAN DRIVE - ALAMEDA JUNCTION TO N.Q.S.
PROJECT REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOW-
ING PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND:
TRACT
BEING 46.354 -ACRE TRACT OUT OF CAYO DEL OSO AND CORPUS
CHRISTI BAY, SAID LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT U.S.G.S. STATION "CALLO ", LAMBERT GRID
COORDINATES, X =2,384,025.51, Y =744,293.5 LATITUDE
27° 42' 39.666 ", LONGITUDE 97° 18' 47.218 ";
THENCE N. 54° 11' 00" W., A DISTANCE OF 341.42 FEET
TO A POINT IN THE EXISTING SOUTHWEST RIGHT OF WAY
LINE OF 90 -FOOT WIDE OCEAN DRIVE;
THENCE N. 66° 29' 12" W., WITH THE EXISTING SOUTHWEST
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID OCEAN DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF
695.19 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF
THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE N. 26° 15' 28" E., ACROSS OCEAN DRIVE, A
DISTANCE OF 90.10 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EXISTING
NORTHEAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID OCEAN DRIVE FOR
A CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE S. 73° 15' 55" E., A DISTANCE OF 1704.09 FEET
TO A POINT FOR A CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE S. 72° 35' 12" E., A DISTANCE OF 2155.63 FEET
TO A POINT, FOR A CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE S. 65° 25' 17" E., A DISTANCE OF 1603.44 FEET
TO A POINT IN THE NORTHEAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID
OCEAN DRIVE FOR A CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
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AND
THENCE S. 17° 24' 48" W., ACROSS SAID OCEAN DRIVE, A
DISTANCE OF 90.0 FEET TO A POINT, FOR A CORNER OF THE
TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE N. 79, 145' 07^ W., A DISTANCE OF 1603.44 FEET
TO A POINT FOR A CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE N. 72° 35' 12" W., A DISTANCE OF 2181.75 FEET TO
A POINT FOR A CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED)
THENCE N. 59° 514' 03" W., A DISTANCE OF 1733.98 FEET
TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING]
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE
IN THE FOLLOWING:
THE STATE OF TEXAS;
AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNER AND CLAIMANT AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF
SAID LAND, AND DAMAGES, FOR THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE CITY; IT IS, THERE-
FORE, 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 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:
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 INTEREST FOR USE BY
THE CITY FOR THE OCEAN DRIVE - ALAMEDA JUNCTION TO N.A.S. PROJECT, AND
FOR 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
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OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO SAID PROPERTY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF OCEAN
DRIVE FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY
TO GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE AFORESAID TRACT OR PARCEL
OF LAND DESCRIBED HEREINABOVE FOR THE OCEAN DRIVE - ALAMEDA JUNCTION TO
N.A.S. PROJECT, AND FOR 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST,
AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE 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 AY OF MARCH, 1968.
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CITY SEC TA `(O �H ®ems
APPROVED: THE CI OF P CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF MARCH, 1968:
CITY ATTORNEY
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
.2. DAY OF , 19-L?
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, 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 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS 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,
MAYOR pwX,,m
THE CITY OF S CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
JACK R. BLACKMON aL
RONNIE SIZEMORE nAee _
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. ale I
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL OL4 4,e
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS