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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN
TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY,
TEXAS; DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE
RECORD TITLE OWNERS AND CITING LIENHOLDERS OF RECORD;
SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF PARCELS NO. 32 AND 33, BEING LOTS 2 AND 3, BLOCK 4,
COLE PLACE, FOR BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK SITE NO. 4,
PROJECT NO. 291 -70 -8; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE OWNERS,
0. D. EDWARDS AND WIFE, PATTIE W. EDWARDS, TO CARRY
OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN PARCELS OR TRACTS OF LAND DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
PARCEL NO. 32 AND
SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF NUECES, STATE OF TEXAS, AND BEING
LOTS NOS. TWO (2) AND THREE (3), BLOCK N0. FOUR (4), COLE
PLACE, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS
SHOWN BY THE OFFICIAL MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
VOLUME 11, PAGE 57,•MAP RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
FOR BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK SITE N0. 4, PROJECT N0. 291 -70 -8; AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE IN
THE FOLLOWING: 0. D. EDWARDS AND WIFE, PATTIE W. EDWARDS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF
SAID LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND, AND DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE
CITY; IT IS, THEREFORE, DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT 15 NECESSARY
THAT THE SAID LOTS OR PARCELS OF -LAND DESCRIBED BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THAT SAID TITLE BE ACQUIRED IN FEE TITLE THROUGH
THE EXERCISE OF THE CITY'S POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID PUBLIC PUR-
POSE:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT, 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 PROCEED-
INGS BE INSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE OF
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THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND AND PREMISES, EXCLUDING
ft MINERAL INTEREST, FOR USE
BY THE CITY FOR OCEAN DRIVE BAYFRONT PARK SITE #4, PROJECT NO. 291 -70 -8, SAID
PROJECT BEING FOR PUBLIC PARK, EROSION CONTROL AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE AFORE-
SAID PARCELSOR TRACTS 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 SAID
OCEAN DRIVE SAYFRONT PARK SITE #Y, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AS
AFORESAID.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO
GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AID TITLE TO THE AFORESAID TRACISOR PARCELS OF
LAND HEREINA80VE DESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSES HEREIN STATED AND DESCRIBED
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND-AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECES-
SITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, 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 TH
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CITY SECRE A/
APPROV :
Z DAY 0 1971:
ITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1S4yt_ DAY OF ,'19 7/
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.
RESPE ,
J
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPU C RISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR. v J
J.' HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. SONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK