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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN PARCEL
OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE
OWNERS, SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR THE
EXTENSION OF JOSEPHINE STREET TO WINNEBAGO STREET, AND
FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, BEING °PROJECT NO.
22o- 64 -64; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE OWNERS, THE
ESTATE OF ISABEL M. GONZALES, DECEASED; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIR, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
LOT SEVEN (7), BLOCK A, DIAZ ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS
SHOWN BY THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME "A ",
PAGE 51 MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND
WHEREAS, THE SAID JOSEPHINE STREET EXTENSION TO WINNEBAGO
STREET REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO THE
AFORESAID PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND; AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE IN
THE FOLLOWING: HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ISABEL M. GONZALES, DECEASED;
AND
4MEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS UNABLE TO
ARRIVE AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS AS TO PRICE
AND VALUE OF SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING THEREOF
BY THE CITY, AND ADDITIONALLY THERE APPEARS TO BE A TITLE DEFECT; IT IS,
THEREFORE, DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE
SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED 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
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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 JOSEPHINE STREET EXTENSION TO WINNEBAGO STREET, SAID PROJECT
BEING FOR PUBLIC STREET, AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS, AND TO CONDEMN THE FEE 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 ITSFINAL CONCLUSION AND TO
OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO SAID PROPERTY FOR USE IN THE SAID JOSEPHINE
STREET EXTENSION TO WINNEBAGO STREET, 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
LAN) HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR THE JOSEPHINE STREET EXTENSION TO WINNEBAGO
STREET, SAID PROJECT BEING FOR PUBLIC STREET AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED AND PROVIDED, CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTIONSHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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 A 0 _DAY OF DECEMBER, 1969.
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CIT SECRE AR f THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: a
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1969:
CITY ATtORNE
Corpus Christi, a as
day of 19
TO THE MEMBERS OF TILE 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.
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Respectfully,
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jthefollowing
THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by
vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick "Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
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Ronnie Sizemore
The above ordinance was passed by the
following vote:
. Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
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Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. 'Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
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