HomeMy WebLinkAbout15062 ORD - 08/15/1979AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR 9.25 ACRES OF FEDERAL SURPLUS
PROPERTY, SPECIFICALLY AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A_ FROM
THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AS PUBLIC USE LAND;
AND AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR SAID PROPERTY FROM
THE GENERAL SERVICES AIMIINISTRATION THROUGH THE HERITAGE
CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE, THE CONTIGUOUS 9.25
ACRES TO 126.97 ACRES PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED FROM THE GEN-
ERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION KNOWN AS RODD FIELD, LOCATED
IN THE COUNTY OF NUECES, STATE OF TEXAS; CERTIFYING THE
ELIGIBILITY OF THE CITY OF OORPUS CHRISTI TO RECEIVE FED-
ERAL SURPLUS LAND; DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS RES-
PONSIBLE OFFICER FOR THE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING HIM TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PAY THE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE TRANSFER, AND DESIGNATING
THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS FISCAL OFFICER FOR THE PROJECT;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, The City Council desires to apply for the 9.25 acres of
federal surplus property described as Corpus Christi Tracking Station, Rodd
Field " Exhibit A for the purpose of developing an open
space
and recreation area, contiguous to and a part of 126.97 acres previously acquired;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is a municipal corporation, a home
rule city and a political subdivision of the State of Texas, and that application
is being made under the provisions of Section 203 (K)(2) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, (63 Statute 387) as amended, and rules
and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has legal authority, is willing and
is in a position to assume immediate care and maintenance of Corpus Christi Track-
ing Station, Rodd Field; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate the Director of Finance
of the City of Corpus Christi as the fiscal officer for the project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate the City Manager as the
responsible officer for the City for the project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the City Manager to execute
all documents necessary to obtain the surplus properties and wishes to authorize the
City Manager to pay the administrative expenses incident to the transfer;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That it is hereby determined that the City of Corpus Christi
is eligible to receive Federal surplus properties from the General Seivices Admin-
istration through the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Serer devel ing
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Corpus Christi Tracking Station, Rodd Field, GSA Control
acres, as an open space and recreation area.
Number 8000-19435, 126.97
SECTION 2. That the City Manager is hereby designated as the responsible
officer for the City for the aforesaid project.
SECTION 3. That the City Manager is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to obtain the surplus property.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager is authorized to pay all administrative
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expenses incident to the transfer of the surplus property.
SECTION 5. That the Director of Finance is hereby designated as the
fiscal officer for the project.
SECTION 6. The necessity and urgency for immediate application for sur-
plus federal properties from the General Services Administration through the Heri-
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tage Conservation and Recreation Service as promptly as possible creates a public
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emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter
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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 fro and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO
the /5 -day of _„ , 1979. k
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ORDAINED, this
AIThST:
City/Secreta
APPROVED:
r4 DAY OF / , 1979
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, ITY ATTORNEY
Exhibit A
OR f/
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
EXHIBIT A-
A tract of -land situated in the County of Nueces, State of Texas, and
being a portion of the former Rodd Field, Texas, later known as the
NASA Tracking Station, Corpus Christi, Texas; and being all or a part
of Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 31 of Section 21, and
portions of Lots 5, 6, and 7 of Section 22 of the Flour Bluff and Encinal
Farm and Garden Tracts as shown by map of record in Map Book A, pages 41„
42 and 43 of the Deed Records of Nueces County and being more particular-
ly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the existing fence N 02 degrees -16'
-10" W, 303.60•feet from Southeast corner of NASA (formerly
Rodd Field) tract, 136.22 acres. Thence N 87 degress -40'
-50" W, 790.58 feet to the Southwest corner of this tract,
said point being a chisled 'X", thence N 02 degrees -14' -29"
W, 512.37 feet to the Northwest corner of this tract, said
point being a chisled "X", thence N 87 degrees -41'-12" E,
775.74 feet to a corner of this tract, said point being a 1/2"
iron pin, thence S 02 degrees -06' -42" E, 125.51 feet to a
corner of this tract, said point being a fence post, thence
N 87 degrees -53' -28" E, 14.95.feet to a corner of this tract,
said point being a fence post, thence S 02 degrees -16'-10" E,
386.72 feet to the point of beginning and containing 9.25 acres
more or less;
Corpus Christi, Texas
JS day of
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
, 1919
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,
MAYOR
HE CIot,OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspende. by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample OP
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz /
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
The above ordinance was passed
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
by
the
following vote:
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