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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
BUILDING OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATION AREA,
AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, BEING LOCATED ON A
TRACT OF PUBLIC LAND BOUNDED BY COKE STREET, WINNEBAGO
STREET, ROWNLEE STREET, AND BUFFALO STREET; DIRECTING
THE CITY TTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST T E OWNERS, VIRG0110 RIOS AND WIFE, MERCEDES RIOS;
AND DECLA ING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
BEING A TRACT OF LANG OUT OF LOT 41, BLOCK 2, CRAVEN
HEIGHTS AS SHOWN BY MAP OF RECORD IN VOLUME A, PAGE 7,
MAP RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID TRACT OF LAND
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS
AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 44, SAID
POINT BEING IN THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 50.4.00T
WIDE CULBERSON STREET, FOR THE NORTHEAST AND BEGINNING
CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED;
THENCE S. 00 141 W., WITH THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE
OF SAID CULBERSON STREET, A DISTANCE OF 52.88 FEET TO
A POINT IN THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY No. 37, FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE S. 714° $61 1311 W., WITH THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY
LINE OF SAID INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, A DISTANCE OF 51.8
FEET TO A POINT IN THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID LOT 4
FOR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT;
THENCE N. 00 14' E., WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID LOT 44, A DISTANCE OF 66.84 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF SAID LOT 44, FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
THIS TRACT;
THENCE S. 89° 371 E., WITH THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID LOT Y, A DISTANCE OF 50.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 2993.0 SQUARE FEET OF LAND MORE OR LESS;
AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY SWIMMING POOL, TO BE LOCATED ON A TRACT OF
PUBLIC LAND BOUNDED BY COKE STREET, WINNEBAGO STREET, BROWNLEE STREET,
AND BUFFALO STREET, REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN
AND TO THE AFORESAID PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND; AND
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WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE
IN THE FOLLOWING: VIRGINIO RIOS AND WIFE, MERCEDES RIOS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 15 UNABLE TO ARRIVE
AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS AS TO THE PRICE AND
VALUE OF 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
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 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 BUILDING OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL
AND RECREATION AREA, AND FOR 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 ITS FINAL CONCLUSION
AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO SAID PROPERTY FOR USE IN THE BUILD-
ING OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATION AREA, 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 PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATION
AREA, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AS ABOVE
DESCRIBED AND PROVIDED 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 INTRO
DUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
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SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ANO THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF
SUCH CHARTER RULE, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE
OF ITS INTRODUCTION ANO TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE
Zit DAY OF MARCH, 1970.
ATTEST:
APPRO ED:
DAY OF MARCH, 1970:
CITY AT
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Texas
Ageday of 4X- $0-is-64.i , 192W
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 laid 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,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon ��((( e
Gabe Lozano, Sr. A "
V. A. "Dick "Bradley, Jr. 41 2
Eduardo E. de Ases !.!./,..,�
Ken McDaniel Ar
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts if
Ronnie Sizemore i� f
The above ordinance was passed by the foil: ling vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo B. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. rWrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore