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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THAT PORTION OF CHICO STREET EXTENDING BETWEEN
THE NORTH LINE OF BLOCK 2 Alm THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 2,
LOMA ALTA ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, EXTENDED WESTWARD TO THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF
WAY OF MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; RESERVING, HOW-
EVER, 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 CHICO STREET WAS GIVEN BY PUBLICATION
AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY
ABUTTING SAID PORTION OF CHICO STREET 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, MAY 29, 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 CHICO STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THAT
PORTION OF CHICO STREET EXTENDING BETWEEN THE NORTH LINE OF BLOCK 2 AND THE
SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 2, LOMA ALTA ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, EXTENDED WESTWARD TO THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY OF
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, IS NOT NOW NEEDED FOR STREET PURPOSES
BUT WILL BE NEEDED FOR UTILITY AND STORM SEWER PURPOSES) NOR WILL IT BE
WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CITY LEGAL STAFF THAT THE
REVERSIONARY RIGHTS TO SAID PORTION OF CHICO STREET LIE IN THE ASSIGNEE
AND GRANTEE OF THE DEDICATOR OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ONE CARLOS BETANCOURT,
ABUTTING OWNER TO THE SAID PORTION OF CHICO STREET; AND THAT TqE ABUTTING
OWNER, MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, HAS NO REVERSIONARY RIGHTS IN
SAID PORTION OF CHICO STREET; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF
THE CITY TO ABANDON THE SAID PORTION OF CHICO STREET FOR STREET PURPOSES
SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED TO RETAIN
ALL OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT IN EXISTENCE AT THE PRESENT TIME, INCLUDING
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STORM SEWERS, A MAP OF SUCH EASEMENT AND EXISTING UTILITY LINES, MARKED
"EXHIBIT A ", BEING ATTACHED HERETO, INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART
HEREOF FOR ALL PURPOSES, SHOWING THE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF PRESENTLY
EXISTING UTILITY LINES:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THAT PORTION OF CHICO STREET BETWEEN THE NORTH
LINE OF BLOCK 2 AND SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 2, LOMA ALTA ADDITION TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, EXTENDED WESTWARD TO THE RAILROAD
RIGHT OF WAY OF MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR
PUBLIC STREET USE AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY; AND
THAT THE SAID PORTION OF CHICO STREET HEREIN DESCRIBED, BE AND IS HEREBY
PERMITTED TO REVERT TO CARLOS BETANCOURT, SUBJECT TO AND EXCEPTED FROM
SAID ABANDONMENT, THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO RETAIN THE
UTILITY AND STORM SEWER EASEMENT HEREIN DESCRIBED IN SAID AREA FORMERLY
DESIGNATED AS THAT PORTION OF CHICO STREET, SAID EASEMENT EXTENDING 21 FEET
WEST OF THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 27, BLOCK 2, LOMA ALTA, AND RUNNING
PARALLEL TO SAID WEST PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 27 FOR A DISTANCE OF 103.46
FEET FROM HOWARD STREET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 2, LOMA ALTA.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE 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
. k) DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1969.
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APPROVED:
DAY OF; FEBRUARY, 1969:
CITY AT,'O RItlEY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDE BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE;
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
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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. /
P. JIMENEZ, JR., MAD.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. `WRANGLER" ROBERTS