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Home My WebLink About09075 ORD - 10/16/1968BJW:10/1/68 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THAT PORTION OF LA BRANCH STREET, IN ROLLING ACRES ADDITION, EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF TULOSO MIDWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT FIFTEEN -ACRE TRACT, WESTWARD TO THE WESTERN END OF LA BRANCH STREET;RESERV- ING, HOWEVER, UTILITY EASEMENT TO THE CITY FOR ALL UTILITIES AND STORM SEWER PURPOSES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING A HEARING CON- CERNING THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF LA BRANCH STREET WAS GIVEN BY PUBLICA- TION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOW ADDRESSES OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING SAID PORTION OF LA BRANCH AND WITHIN 450 FEET OF THE AREA TO BE CLOSED, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1968, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND WHEREAS, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER SUCH HEARING THAT THE PORTION OF LA BRANCH STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE WESTERN 210 FEET OF LA BRANCH STREET IN ROLLING ACRES ADDITION EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF TULOSO MIDWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT FIFTEEN -ACRE TRACT, WESTWARD TO THE WESTERN END OF LA BRANCH STREET ALL IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, IS NOT NEEDED FOR STREET PURPOSES; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY TO ABANDON THE SAID PORTION OF LA BRANCH STREET FOR STREET PURPOSES SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED TO RETAIN ALL OF THE UTILITY EASEMENTS IN EXISTENCE AT THE PRESENT TIME, INCLUDING STORM SEWERS; AND THAT THE EXPENSE OF ANY RELOCATION OF SAID FACILITIES, INCLUDING FIRE HYDRANTS, BE BORNE BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THAT PORTION OF LA BRANCH STREET EXTENDING 210 FEET IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF TULOSO MIDWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT FIFTEEN -ACRE TRACT, WESTWARD TO THE WESTERN END OF LA BRANCH STREET, IN ROLLING ACRES, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, ,a 90'75 IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC STREET USE AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY, BUT THERE IS, HOWEVER, SAVED AND EXCEPTED FROM SAID ABANDONMENT, AND RETAINED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE EASEMENTS FOR UTILITIES INCLUDING SANITARY SEWERS, DRAINAGE AND STORM SEWERS ON THE SOUTHERN PO FEET OF THAT AREA OF LABRANCH HEREBY CLOSED, EXCEPT FOR THIS RESERVATION, SAID EASEMENT HEREBY RESERVED BEING PERPETUAL. THE EXPENSE OF ANY RELOCATION OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING FIRE HYDRANTS WHICH NEED TO BE RELOCATED SO AS TO BE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE RESERVED 20-FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT SHALL BE BORNE BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER OR OWNERS. THE CLOSING OF SAID STREET SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON THE FILING OF A REPLAT OF LOTS E AND H AND THE VACATED STREET AREA AS ONE LOT, APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND PLACED OF RECORD. SECTION Z. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET 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 16d) DAY OF OCTOBER, 1965. ATTEST: Cl* SEC ET Y APPROVED: DAY OF OCTOBER, 1968: CITY ATTORNEY AYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 20 17 14f L0./ oo D V Aflfc. Q lo 7v lo -r o- IYI doley rcl;,00l 91*,rl 44, I c. Ir Oon c,,/,y in CGO Z, I F I �� e �, m � ,d�.,�.P �'�� CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS p () / /t- -bAY OF De:t -C[_PhJ l �d 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 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, YOR 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 ✓ "-� P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. 1/0_4e� GA13E LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDAN I EL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS/ THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON ✓/ RONNIE SIZEMORE ✓ �/ V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.�___(n�,yC,/ P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. ✓� GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL d L� W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS, V ,Vve---1 rlzlll til —.fs CfA 0 0.0 ho otl fl, jo�o 0• 1 IA,l 0-VI'G. NJ. CITY OF CORPUS CHNSTI, TEXAS G A S D I V I S 1 0 N -. ID PROJECT NO.-- -1-DA-H IV 7--- 0• 1 IA,l 0-VI'G. NJ.