HomeMy WebLinkAbout09971 ORD - 10/28/1970AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE CONSENT AGREEMENTS BY AND BETWEEN THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER,
SOUTHERN DIVISION, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING
COMMAND, AND BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY, SAID
AGREEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
OF AN 8 -INCH SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN UNDER THE
EXISTING RAILROAD TRACK AT ENGINEERING STATION
350 +92 (HOLLY ROAD AND KOSTORYZ), ALL AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN COPY OF EACH CONSENT AGREEMENT
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO ENTER INTO ONE CONSENT AGREEMENT, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE
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UNITED.STATES OF AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, SOUTHERN
DIVISION, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, AND AN AGREEMENT BY AND
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BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN 8° SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN
UNDER THE EXISTING RAILROAD TRACKS AT ENGINEERING STATION 350 +92, OR THE
INTERSECTION OF HOLLY ROAD AND KOSTORYZ, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN
THE AGREEMENTS, A COPY OF EACH OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A
PART HEREOF.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 8 -INCH SANITARY SEWER
FORCE MAIN IS SCHEDULED TO BE BEGUN AT AN EARLY DATE AND THE FACT THAT
NO FORMAL WRITTEN CONSENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA OR THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY 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 BUT THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR
HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVIf1G
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 FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
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SO ORDAINED, THIS THEDAY OF 1970.
ATTEST:
ITY SECRE AR O
HE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPRO ED:
,LDAY OF 0 TOBER 1970:
C Y ATTORNEYO
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CONSENT AGREEMENT
of the
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THIS A REEF.ENT, made and entered into by and between the UNITED STATES
Southern Division
OF AMERICA, represented by the Commanding Officer, Naval
Facilities Engineering Command, acting under the direction of the Commander,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Secretary of the Navy, herein-
after calle the "Government" and City of Corpus Christi
whose addre s is P. 0. Box 9277, Corpus Christi, Texas
hereinafter called the "Used' to wit:
WITNESSETH:
The "Government" hereby states that no objection is made to the "User's"
occupancy mid use for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, operating and
repairing a _8 -inch C.A. sanitary sewer force main '
hereinafter referred to as the "Facility" on, through, under, over and across
a portion o land described as follows:
A stril of land ),0 feet in length and 10 feet in width, the
centerline of which intersects Station Number_ 350 +92
of the existing railroad as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made
a part hereof, with ingress to and egress from the said land for the
purposc s above stated,
Under the following terms and conditions:
1. That the "User" previously has obtained written consent from the
Texas Mexic n Railway Company for the construction of the "Facility" and
approval of the plans and specifications therefor.
2. That the "User" assumes the burden of obtaining any easement
required from the mimer and any and all parties having or claiming to have an
interest herein.'
3. This statement of no objection is not assignable or transferable,
except upon written consent by the "Government" or its duly authorized repre-
sentative named herein.
4. In no event shall this agreement be considered as granting any
interest in the lands hereinabove described. Further, this instrument shall
not be construed as granting any right in excess of the rights and interests
presently o ed by the "Government ", nor as in any way granting any part of
the rights end interests owned by the "Government ".
5. The "User" shall retain title to the "Facility" covered by this
instrument and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the con-
structing, maintenance, operation, repair and removal of said "Facility" shall
be borne by the "User ". Upon the termination of the use, the "User" shall
remove the hereinabove described facility and restore the land described, as
nearly as practicable to its condition prior to the construction of the
"Facility" to the satisfaction of the "Government ". In the event the "User"
fails or refuses to remove the "Facility" and restore the premises to the
satisfaction of the "Government ", the "Government" may do so and any expenses
incurred by the "Government" in removing such "Facility" or property or in
restoring the land, shall be reimbursed by the "User ".
6. All activities as pertain to the aforesaid use shall be at the
sole cost of the "User ", and shall be subject to such reasonable rules and
regulations, as regards supervision or otherwise, as may from time to time
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be prescribed by the "Government" or by the Commanding Officer,
Division, Charleston., South Carolina
011, i, Nival Facilities Engineering Command, NS �sYI 9U 3�UUo who is
hereby designated as the local representative of the "Government" in charge
of administering this agreement.
7. In the event that death or injury occurs to any person, or loss,
destruction or damage to any property, in connection with the construction,
maintenance, operation, repair, removal or restoration of the hereinabove
described "Facility" occasioned in whole or in.part by the acts or omissions
of the "User" its agents, servants or employees, the "User" agrees to indem-
nify and save harmless the "Government" from and against any loss, expense,
suit, claim, or demand to which the "Government" may be subjected as result
of death, injury, loss destruction or damage. But this agreement shall not
be construed as giving any cause of action for recovery of any sum by anyone
other than the "Government" and the claims resulting from acts or omissions
of the "Government" will not be subject of indemnification or reimbursement.
8. The "User" shall be responsible to the "Government" for any and
all loss or damage to "Government" property, arising out of the exercise of
this consent agreement. Any property of the "Government" damaged or destrcyed
by reason of the exercise of the consent given herein, shall be pro-,ctly
r ,-paired by the "User" to the satisfaction of the "Government" or in lieu of
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such repair or replacement, at the election of the.. "Government" shallgthe
"Government" an amount sufficient to compensate for such loss sustained by
reason of damages to or destruction of the "Government's" property.
9, This agreement concerns use of a specified area for a specific
purl,ose as herein set out and the "User" shall not under any circumstances
cr9ate an interference with the use and enjoyment of rights or interests of
the Government in the land by "Government ", its.grantees or assigns,
10. No member of or delegate.to the Congress, or Resident
Commissioner shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement, or
to any benefit arising therefrom. Nothing, however, herein contained shall
be construed to extend to any incorporated company, if the consent agreement
be for the general benefit of such corporation or company,
11. The "iJser" warrants that no person or agency has been employed
or retained to solicit or secure this agreement, upon an agreement or under-
standing for a'ccmmission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee,
excepting bona fide established commercial agencies, maintained by the "User"
for the purpose of securing business. For breach. or violation of this
warranty, the "Government "shall have the right to annul this agreement
without liability, or in its discretion, to require payment to the "Government"
by the "User" the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokergge, or
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contingent fee.
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12. Any repairs to the B!' Sani
railroad track will have to be made subject to continuous traffic rule.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Navy Department on behalf of the United
States of America.has caused this consent agreement to be executed this
day of �9
• UNITED STATES .OF AMERICA
BY
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THIS CONSENT AGRF:E'T NT is also executed by the "User" in,acknowledgmen0
and acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth therein, this
day of - - - - -- , 19_
ATTrST:
City Secretary
APPROVM AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF G7i , 1917,9:
City.-Attorney
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
By
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
OF PERSON EXECUTING AGREE
MENT ON BEHALF OF "USER"
certify that I am the City Manager of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, a municipal corporation, incorporated under
the Home Rule Statutes of the State of Texas, and that I, who signed the above
and foregoing consent agreement on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi was
then the City Manager, of said Municipal Corporation] that said consent agree-
ment was duly signed for and on behalf of said City of Corpus Christi by
authority of its governing body and is within the scope of its corporate
powers.
Certified this day of , 19_.
By,
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this day of , 19_.
Notary Public in and for
Nueces County, Texas
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CONSENT AGREEMENT
of the
TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into, by and between the Texas -
Mexican Railway Company, a Texas Corporation domiciled in the County of Webb,
State of Texas, hereinafter called the "Railroad" and the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, a municipal corporation hereinafter called the "User ".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, The United States of America is the owner of an easement
and railroad facilities shown on Bureau of Yards and Docks Drawing Number
189900 attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, On the 25th day of June 1947, the United States of
America entered into an Agreement NOy(R) -41896 with the "Railroad" concerning
the use of such tracks and facilities; and
WHEREAS, The City of Corpus Christi, Texas desires to lay a
R Tnch rA Sewer fort main
under and across the Government's existing track at the location known as the
"Railroad's" Engineering Station 350+92 as is shown more particularly
on Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, Subject to the terms and conditions stated below, the
Texas Mexican Railway Company has no objection to the crossing of and under-
, neath said track insofar as said Railway Company's operations are concerned;
NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the Texas
Mexican Railway Company, and the City of Corpus Christi, Texas do hereby
enter into the following agreement:
1. The railroad does hereby grant its permission for the said
city to lay and maintain, operate and repair the above listed pipe line.
Said -pipe line shall be installed and maintained at all times in a proper
and protective manner.
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3. It is understood and agreed that said "User" shall well and
sufficiently indemnify and save harmless the "Railroad" from all claims,
demands, damages, actions and court costs to which said Railroad it subjected
to paying as a result of the negligent maintenance, use and operation of said
pipe line, including the negligent construction, repair or failure, in any
manner of said line, if the "User" would have been, in law, liable therefor
after assertion of legal defenses.
4. It is understood and agreed also that the agreements under this
consent agreement to said "User" are limited and strictly subject, to rights
and obligations possessed by the "Railroad" under its agreement with the
"Government ".
S. The said "User" has paid to the "Railroad" the sum of One
Dollar ($1.00) as a part of the consideration for this agreement, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
6. If upon and after abandonment by ordinance by the Council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas in regular session, of.said pipe line,
said City or "User" has not removed all of its property within a reasonable
length of time, covered by this agreement from under the railroad tracks, it
is understood and agreed that said Railroad shall have the full right in its
discretion to retain said property on said premises or to destroy, abandon,
sell or otherwise dispose of the same. However, in the event the "Railroad"
removes the property and restores the premises to its original condition, any
expense incurred by the Railroad concerning such removing and relocation
shall be borne by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. All obligations imposed by this contract shall be perform-
able in the County of Nueces, Texas and binding upon the parties hereto,
their successors and assigns.
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It is understood and agreed that.before
said.pipe line is
installed 'and
also before any changes or repairs are made at any time, that
the "User"
will notify the-General Manager's
Office in Laredo, Texas, of the
Railroad.
The "User" agrees to maintain the
said pipe line so as to keep it
free from
leaks and defects and interference
with drainage at the said loca-
tion.
3. It is understood and agreed that said "User" shall well and
sufficiently indemnify and save harmless the "Railroad" from all claims,
demands, damages, actions and court costs to which said Railroad it subjected
to paying as a result of the negligent maintenance, use and operation of said
pipe line, including the negligent construction, repair or failure, in any
manner of said line, if the "User" would have been, in law, liable therefor
after assertion of legal defenses.
4. It is understood and agreed also that the agreements under this
consent agreement to said "User" are limited and strictly subject, to rights
and obligations possessed by the "Railroad" under its agreement with the
"Government ".
S. The said "User" has paid to the "Railroad" the sum of One
Dollar ($1.00) as a part of the consideration for this agreement, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
6. If upon and after abandonment by ordinance by the Council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas in regular session, of.said pipe line,
said City or "User" has not removed all of its property within a reasonable
length of time, covered by this agreement from under the railroad tracks, it
is understood and agreed that said Railroad shall have the full right in its
discretion to retain said property on said premises or to destroy, abandon,
sell or otherwise dispose of the same. However, in the event the "Railroad"
removes the property and restores the premises to its original condition, any
expense incurred by the Railroad concerning such removing and relocation
shall be borne by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
7. All obligations imposed by this contract shall be perform-
able in the County of Nueces, Texas and binding upon the parties hereto,
their successors and assigns.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WEBB
BEFORE ME, The undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for
Webb County, Texas, on this day personally appeared
of the Texas Mexican Railway Company, known to me to be.t a person and
officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowl-
edged to me that the same was the act of The Texas Mexican Railway Company
aforesaid, a corporation, and that he executed the same as the act of such
corporation for the purpose and consideration therein expressed, and in the
capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE; This Day of ,
19 -
Notary Public Webb County, Texas
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
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BEFORE ME, The undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for
Nueces County, Texas, on this day personally appeared
City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi, known to me to be the person
and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the said City of Corpus
Christi, a municipal corporation, and that he executed the same as the
act of such corporation for the purposes and consideration therein
expressed, and in the capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, This the day of
, 19
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
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Corpus Christi, Texas
,Um, day of & , 19-;&-
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 suspen ed by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.__C��
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
The above ordinance was passed by the f owing vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
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Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore