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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09151 ORD - 12/04/1968r • VMP:12I168 • AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO CONDEMN FOR UTILITY PURPOSES A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS PARCEL NO. 1, UTILITY RELOCATION, SOUTH PADRE ISLAM DRIVE - KOSTORYZ TO LARCADE, AND IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNERS, ARTHUR H. KARP AND WAYNE LUNDQUIST, SAID CON- DEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC FOR 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 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. 1, UTILITY RELOCATION, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DRIVE - KOSTORYZ TO LARCADE, 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: A STRIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN WIDTH AND 150 FEET IN LENGTH OUT OF LOT 8 -A OF THE REPLAT OF A PORTION OF LOT 8 LEXINGTON VILLAGE AS SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 66, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, MAP RECORDS. SAID STRIP OF LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 8 -A FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT; THENCE S. 61' 30' E. WITH THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 8 -A, BEING ALSO THE SOUTHWEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET TO THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 8 -A FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT; THENCE S. 29' W. WITH THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 8 -A, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO A POINT FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT; THENCE N. 61' 30' W. PARALLEL TO AND 10 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 8 -A FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT; THENCE N. 29' E. WITH THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 8 -A, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN- NING; AND WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE IN THE FOLLOWING: ARTHUR H. KARP AND WAYNE LUNDQUIST; AND 91-51 r WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND, AND DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE CITY IT IS, THEREFORE, DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT IS NECESSARY 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 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 AFOREMENTIONED PROJECT, SAID PROJECT BEING NECESSARY FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND TO CON- DEMN 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 PROJECT 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 HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSES HEREIN STATED AND DESCRIBED CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND 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 -2- TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS / DAY OF � 19ly ' FOR THE- REA50NS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCES 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 1, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT A14D PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY} MAYOR I'ru• Yarn THE CITY OF 0RP ISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE; JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ� JR v M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS If THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON� RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEYS JR. P. JIMENEZj JR., M.D. oll GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS