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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10698 ORD - 02/09/19722/9/72:Bjw c ti. AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING A 5 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT IN LOT 4, SECTION 13, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THERE EXISTS A FIVE -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT IN LOT 4, SECTION 13, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, THE AFORESAID EASEMENT IS NOT NOW NEEDED BY THE CITY, NOR WILL IT WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE BE NEEDED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY TO ABANDON THE EASEMENT HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE OWNERS OF THE AFORESAID LOT FOR OTHER PURPOSES: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: '1 SECTION 1. THAT THE 5-FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT, EXISTING IN LOT Y, SECTION 13, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, BE AND THE SAME IS CLOSED AND ABANDONED FOR PUBLIC USE AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF SAID LOT 4, SECTION 13, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS. ALTERNATE EASEMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN A NEW PLAT OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND. SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE AFORESAID EASEMENT CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND 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 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 FEBRUARY, 1972. ATTEST: . I I o CI SECRET R MAYOR AP VED: THE CITY OF CORPUS H ISTI, TEXAS Y OF FEBRUARY, 197 A,5SX CITY ATTORN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS qAl DAY OF 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 1 40 I C MAYOR - -L THE CITY OF CORPU RISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBER TO BO S.0 EZ, M.D. REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE h CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK