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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09833 ORD - 07/08/1970JRR:jkh:mvl 7 -8 -70 AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE ALLEY RUNNING BETWEEN MORGAN AVENUE AND CRAIG STREET AND PARALLEL TO FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH STREETS FOR A DISTANCE EXTENDING FROM THE OPENING OF SAID ALLEY ONTO MORGAN AVENUE AND ALONG THE REAR OF LOTS 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 AND 13, IN BLOCK 4, BAY VIEW III RESERVING A FULL ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY AND EASE_ MENT FOR ALL UTILITIES; CONDITIONING THE CLOSING ON APPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF CURB AND SIDEWALK ALONG THE MORGAN AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY FRONTING THE ALLEY A� BEING CLOSED; PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FENCE LOCATED AT A LINE AT THE ALLEY ENTRANCE ON MORGAN AVENUE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CONSTRUCTED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Notice of the time and place for holding a hearing concerning the closing of an alley running North and South between Morgan Avenue and Craig Street, and parallel with the 1200 blocks of 15th and 16th Streets was given by publication and registered mail to the last known addresses of the owners of property abutting said alley 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, June 3, 1970, at which time a recess was declared, said hearing being continued at Regular Meeting of the City Council on June 24, 1970, in accordance with the Rrovisions of the City Charter; and WHEREAS, it was determined by the City Council after such hearing that it would best serve the public convenience and necessity to close only that portion of the alley which runs to the rear of Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 in Block 4, Bay View III Addition, as that portion of the alley is not now needed for alley purposes (but will be needed for utility purposes), nor will it, within the foreseeable future be needed as a public alley; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is to the advantage of the City to close the above described portion of said alley so that the same may be used by the abutting property owners for other purposes; however, the City Council has determined it is necessary to retain easements for all utilities: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 9833 • SECTION 1. That that portion of the alley running North and South between Morgan Avenue and Craig Street and parallel with the 1200 Blocks of 15th and 16th Streets, which alley extends along the rear of Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 in Block 4 of Bay View III Addition (being only that portion which runs for depth of three lots off the Morgan Avenue end of the alley), in the City of Corpus Christi, is hereby closed for public use and abandoned to the owners of the abutting property, subject to the hereinafter provided conditions and restrictions. SECTION 2. That said closing will not be effective until abutting owners construct a curb and sidewalk approved by the Director of Public Works in the right of way of Morgan Avenue in front of the area being closed and construct at least one fence across the alley being closed to designate that it is no longer open to the public. The aforesaid fence shall be constructed of material and at location determined by the Director of Public Works. SECTION 3. There is hereby reserved to the City of Corpus Christi an easement for all utilities in the full width of the right of way of the alley between Morgan Avenue and Craig Street. SECTION 4. The fact that the public convenience and necessity would be better served by the closing of the aforesaid alley 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,= _day of .Tul Y, 1970. AT-TES City Se et Y R AP 9VED: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS �2 ,DD AY 0 JUL 1970: C Y Attorney, ng Corpus Christi Texas day 19Z 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, 0�i <1j THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick'Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore The above ordinance was passed by the fort wing vote: Jack R. Blackmon -T� Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. 'Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore �.j Y: