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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14557 ORD - 10/18/1978vp:10- 17- 78:1st AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE UNOPENED ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 9, 10, 11 AND 12 OF THE STEELE ADDITION, FROM DUNCAN STREET TO HARMON STREET SUBJECT TO THE RETENTION OF A 10' WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT IN EACH OF THE ALLEY RIGHTS -OF -WAY AND CLOSING THE 10' ALLEY IN BLOCK 8 OF STEELE ADDITION FROM HARMON STREET TO PORT AVENUE ALL IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, COUNTY OF NUECES, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, notice of the time and place for holding a hearing concerning the closing of the unopened alleys in Blocks 9,,10, 11 and 12 of •the Steele Addition, from Duncan Street to Harmon Street, subject to the retention of a 10' wide utility easement in each of the alley rights -of -way and closing the 10' alley in Block 8 of Steele Addition from Harmon Street to Port Avenue, all in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County,- Texas, was given by publication and mail to the last known addresses of the owners of property abutting the alleA proposed to be closed and within 450 feet bf the area to be closed, and thereafter, pursuant to said notice, public hearing was held at Regular Council Meeting by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on September 20, 1978, in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter; and WHEREAS, it was determined by the City Council after such hearing that the public alleys hereinabove described, proposed to be closed, are not needed, nor will they within the foreseeable future be needed as public alleys, but easements for all existing utility easements are to be retained: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the unopened alleys in Blocks 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Steele Addition, from Duncan Street to Harmon Street, subject to the reten- tion of a 10' wide utility easement in each of the alley rights -of -way and p� closing the 10' alley in Block 8 of Steele Addition from Harmon Street to Port Avenue, all in the City of Corpus Christi, County of Nueces, Texas, be and the same are hereby closed for public use and abandoned to the abutting property owners, save and except that the City hereby retains the width of the said alleys for utility easements. OFfc �� JUL 0 8 1980 JL455'7 r V SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 3. The fact that the public convenience and necessity would be better served by the abandoning of the aforesaid easements 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 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 d day of October, 1978. ATTEST: _ �! // VA City -Secretary APPROVED: ___(7_DAY OF OCTOBER, 1978: J. BRUCEEA,YC%OCK, CITY ATTORNEY By Assistant Ci torney Corpus Christi, Texa 1�day of 19 7Y 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 suspension 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 ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully }__, The above ordinance was passed Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr. Edward L. Sample Y flFjCDRPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS following vote: M THE The Charter rule was suspended by Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr., Edward L. Sample (. The above ordinance was passed Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr. Edward L. Sample Y flFjCDRPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS following vote: M