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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.
11, SOUTH STAPLES -PADRE ISLAND DRIVE TO SARATOGA, PROJECT
NO. 220 -70 -107; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RECORD OWNERS,
CALVIN F. WALLACE AND WIFE, MARGARET WALLACE, TO CARRY
OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
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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:
' PARCEL NO. 11
BEING A 10 FOOT WIDE BY 100 FOOT LONG STRIP OF LAND
PARALLEL TO AND ABUTTING SOUTH STAPLES STREET DESCRIBED O.S BEING
THE SOUTHEAST 10 FEET OF LOT 19, BLOCK 5, GARDENDALE NO. 2
AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 8, PAGE 38, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, AND CONTAINING 1000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND
MORE OR LESS. '
AND
. WHEREAS, THE NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SOUTH S`6PLES IMPROVE-
MENTS, 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: CALVIN F. WALLACE AND WIFE, MARGARET WALLACE; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE
AT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS 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 DIINE14T DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BE INSTITUTED
-uR Tug F'U f:PU. +is OF ACQUIit L,JG THL AFORESAID PARCEL OF LAND AND PREMISES, EXCLUDING,
MINERAL INTERESTS, FOR USE BY THE CITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SOUTH STAPLES
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IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 220 -70 -107, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AND
TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE AFORESAID PARCEL J ^. 7-.ACT OF LAND,
EXCLUDING MINERAL INTERESTS.
SECTION Z. 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 SOUTH
STAPLES IMPROVEMENTS, 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 SOUTH STAPLES IMPROVEMENTS 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 SEVENAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING
DECLARED THAT SUCH PU!ILIC 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 // F/ROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE
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/ DAY OF 1973•
ATTEST /
CITY SECRET AR MAYOR
THE CITY OF COR S C RISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
MAY OF MARCH, 1973:
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��• CITY ATTORNE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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.
LLY,
YOR
THE CITY OF CORP C ISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BONNIE SIZEM ORE
CHARLES A. BONNtWEIL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. '-•�,� ,,,// ._ .
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
_ GABE LOZANO, SR.
ti. HOWARD STARK R
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING
RONNIE SIZEMORE
. - CHARLES A. BONNIWELL.
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. -
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR,
J. HOWARD STARK