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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, BEING PARCEL 43 -A;
IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNERS, SAID CONDEMNATION
BEING NECESSARY FOR THE OCEAN DRIVE BAYFRONT PARK
SITE #5, OCEAN DRIVE - CRAIG TO ALAMEDA, PROJECT
No. 22o- 67 -97, FOR PUBLIC STREET AND OTHER MUNICIPAL
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 15 NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND DESIGNATED AS
PARCEL 43 -A, OCEAN DRIVE BAYFRONT PARK SITE #5, OCEAN DRIVE - CRAIG TO
ALAMEDA, PROJECT No. 220- 67 -97, 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 AFORESAID PROJECT REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF
FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND:
BEING ALL OF LOT 1, BLOCK 3 OF MONTCLAIR ADDITION,
AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
AS SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 15,
PAGE 33, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS MAP RECORDS, TO WHICH
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION.
AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE IN THE
FOLLOWING: HAL LEE; 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 l
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 NECES-
SARY THAT THE SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THAT SAID TITLE BE ACQUIRED IN FEE TITLE THROUGH
7HE 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
OORPUS 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
9017
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 INTERST, FOR USE BY THE
CITY FOR THE OCEAN DRIVE 13AYFRONT PARK SITE #5, OCEAN DRIVE - CRAIG TO
ALAMEDA, PROJECT No. 220- 67 -97, SAID PROJECT BEING FOR PUBLIC STREET,
PUBLIC PARK, EROSION CONTROL 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 SAID OCEAN
DRIVE BAYFRONT PARK SITE #J, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AS AFORESAID.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO
GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE AFORESAID TRACT OR PARCEL OF
LAND HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSES HEREIN STATED AND DESCRIBED
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND 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 EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY
EXIST, 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 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1968.
ATTEST:
CITY CRET R A OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY F S BER, 1968:
ASSIST N CITY ATT Y
COyR�P -UPS CHRISTI, T AS
L�LS� DAY OF 96/ k
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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 14EETINGS 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,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED Y HE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
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 FOLL WING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON,�
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. 'DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GAGE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS