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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO A CERTAIN PARCEL
OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE
OWNERS AND CITING LIENHOLDERS OF RECORD, SAID CONDEMNA-
TION BEING NECESSARY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PARCEL NO.
23, BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK SITE NO. 3, PROJECT NO.
291 -70 -8; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CON-
DEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RECORD OWNERS JAMES
D. CABLE AND WIFE, MARY PEARLE CABLE, 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, A CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
AND
PARCEL NO. 23
A TRACT OF LAND LYING IMMEDIATELY EAST OF LOTS 17 THROUGH
20, BLOCK 15, PORT ARANSAS CLIFFS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED IN
VOLUME A, PAGE 27, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
SUCH PROPERTY BEING SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AND KNOWN AS
LOT D, BLOCK 15 -A, PORT ARANSAS CLIFFS. PROPERTY IS ALSO
REFERRED TO AND SHOWN BY BRACEY'S BLOCK MAPS OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS LOT D, ALTA VISTA CLIFFS ADDITION.
WHEREAS, THE NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE
PARK SITE N0. 3, AND OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF
THE AFORESAID PARCEL OF LAND; AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE TO THE AFORESAID PARCEL APPEARS TO BE IN
THE FOLLOWING: JAMES D. CABLE AND WIFE MARY PEARLE CABLE; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE
AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNER AND CLAIMANT AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE
OF SAID PARCEL, AND DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE CITY; IT IS, THERE-
FORE, DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT IS NECESSARY THAT SAID LOT OR
PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED BE ACQUIRED 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
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THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING THE AFORESAID PARCEL OF LAND AND PREMISES, EXCLUDING
MINERAL INTERESTS, FOR USE BY THE CITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BAYFRONT OPEN
SPACE PARK SITE N0. 3, PROJECT N0. 291 -7o -8, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES,
AND TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE AFORESAID PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND,
EXCLUDING MINERAL INTERESTS.
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 ACQUISITION OF BAYFRONT
OPEN SPACE PARK SITE N0. 3, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO
GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND
HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK SITE
NO. 3 AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AS HEREINABOVE 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 INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE
SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR
HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND 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 THE /c2 --tP— DAY OF JULY,Jq��1
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CITY SECRE AR Y, AYOR
THE CITY OF 'RP US H ISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
ID Of ULY, 1972:
CITY -ATIf ORy Y
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CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
DAY OF �J ��✓
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.
DREsPECFULLY, -
THE CITY -OF CORPU CH ISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
�~ RONNIE SIZEMORE 0
CHARLES A. BONNIWE LL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD.T. BRANCH
• THOMAS V. GONZALES
•{� - • GABE LOZANO, SR.
- V. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
- RONN 1 E $ I ZEMORE
• CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
. REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES � •
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK