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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE ON PARCELS
NO. 20 -A AND 21 LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE
C4'IERS AND CITING LIENHOLDERS OF RECORD, IF ANY, SAID
CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
PARCELS N0. 20 -A AND 21 FOR BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK
SITE N0, 31 PROJECT NO. 291 -70 -8; DLRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CO "JDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
THE RECORD OIJNERS, GEORGE TAYLOR AND WIFE FAYE TAYLOR,
TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WEREAS, 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.
A TRACT OF LAND LYING IMMEDIATELY EAST OF LOTS 29, 30,
31 AND 32, BLOCK 155, PORT ARANSAS CLIFFS ADDITION TO -
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY THE MAP
RECORDED IN VOLUME A, PAGE 27, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH IS BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS:
ON THE EAST BY THE WATERS OF CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, ON THE
WEST BY THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF OCEAN DRIVE, AS PPE-
, SENTLY LOCATED BEING THE LOCATION AS OF THE DATE SAME
WAS CONVEYED BY GEORGE E. GIBBo;4S, JR,, TO FAYE TAYLOR
BY DEED DATED JANUARY 13, 1950, RECORDED IN VOLUME 455
PAGE 351, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS), ON THE
NORTH BY THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE CENTER LINE OF
SCOTT STREET, AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE EASTERLY EXTENSION
OF THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 29; SAID PROPERTY IS
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AND IS Sti OldN BY BRgCEY�O BLOCK
MAPS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS LOT G, ALTA VISTA
CLIFFS ADDITION.
PARCEL
A TRACT OF LAND LYING EAST OF LOTS 25, 26, 27 AND 2%
BLOCK 15, PORT ARANSAS CLIFFS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AS SHOWN BY THE MAP RECORDED,
VOLUME A, PAGE 27, NAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY; TEXAS,
BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF OCEAN DRIVE AND THE
CORPUS CHRISTI BA WATERS OF
Y, HAVING 4l ITS NORTHERN BOUNDARY THE
NORTH LINE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOT 28 EXTEIIDED.TO
CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, AND FOR ITS SOUTHERN pGUNOARY TH
SOUTH LINE OF THE AB E
OVE MENTIONED LOT
S
CORPUS CHRIST, BAY. THE ABOVE TRACT. OFLANDTHAVINGTO
BEEN ACQUI;2ED BY GEORGE TAYLOR BY DEED DATED JANUggy 2R,
191 {2, RECORUED lid VOLUME' 275
SOMET I. "dES REF R , PAGE 6211; SAID PROPERTY IS
E „RED TO APID IS SHOWN BY BRACEY's BLOCK
{`DAPS OF THE CITY OF. CORPUS CHRISTI, AS LOT F, ALTA VISTA
CLIFFS ADDITION,
AND
IdY {EREAS, THE NECESSITY FOR
USE BY THE CITY FOR BAYFRONT OPEN 'SPACE
PARK SITE NO.. 3, hRQJECT NO. 291 -70.-8, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES,
11395
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REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF THE AFORESAID PARCELS OF LAND; AND
WEREAS, RECORD TITLE TO THE AFORESAID PARCELS APPEAR TO BE IN
THE FOLLOWING: GEORGE TAYLOR AND WIFE FAYE TAYLOR; 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 PARCELS, AND DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE CITY; IT IS,
THEREFORE, DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT IS NECESSARY THAT SAID LOTS
OR PARCELS 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 THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING THE AFORESAID PARCELS OF LAND AND PREMISES,
EXCLUDING MINERAL INTERESTS, FOR USE BY THE CITY FOR THE BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE
PARK SITE NO, 3, PROJECT NO,
291`70'8, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES,
AND TO CONDEMN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE AFORESAID PARCELSOR TRACTS 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 P
ND. 20-A Q PARCELS
AND 21 FOR 13AYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK SITE NO. 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 PARCELS OR TRACTS OF
LAND HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BAYFRONT OPEN SPACE PARK
SITE NO. 3 AND FOR 01 -HER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AS HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED AND
PROVIDED, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSIOP7 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
-2-
COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECES-
SITY 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 10 FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT
13 ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE
DAY OF
1973•
ATTEST•
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CITY SECRETAR
MAYOR
APPROVED: THE CITY OF COR S f-IRISTI, TEXAS
2uf� DAY OF
1973
CITY ATTORNEY ��
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF
19 �
ORDINANCE,
FOR RPUBLICEE IER EMERGENCY AND FORTH TIE IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR E EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED R THE SUS R
REQUEST
RESOLUTION
SUSPEND SAID CHARTER MEETINGS
RULE OR REQUIREMENT COUNCIL;
PASS THIS AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON I, THEREFORE,
CITY COUNCIL, THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR IS OTHE
� AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
SPECTFU LY,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF P CHRISTI,. TEXAS
-THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE '
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BDSQUEZ, 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
CHARLES A. 13ONNIWELL -
' RODERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO,, SR, '
J. HOWARD STARK
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