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Home My WebLink About02044 ORD - 03/07/1947AN ORDINANCE'`'' APPROVING THE ASSIGNLMNT OF THE GROUND LEASE MADE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO MASTON NIXON, LON C. HILL, MARK A. WELSH, MEREDITH 4UEEN, HERBERT S. LOWREY, GEORGE" H. JONES, LESLIE - NOLFORD, JOHN W. SUTTON AND N. D. RHODES, TRUSTEES OF THE AIMRICAN LEGION PLAMMIT CENTER, SAID LEASE BEING ASSIGNED TO CORPUS CHRISTI JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT AND DECLARING AN EMERGUTCY. MIEREAS, on April 4, 1945, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, a municipal corporation, made a five (5) year lease to Maston Nixon, Lon C. Hill, Mark A. Welsh, Meredith Queen, Herbert S. Lowrey, George H. Jones, Leslie Rolford, John W. Sutton and N. D. Rhodes, TRUSTEES of THE A7- RIC.1N LEGION PLACEYENT CENTER, said lease covering certain land upon which the present American Legion Placement Center is located; and WHEREAS, Maston Nixon, Lon C. Hill, Mark A. Welsh, Meredith queen, Herbert S. Lowrey, George 1-I. Jones, Leslie Wolford, John W. Sutton and N. D. Rhodes, TRUSTEES for the A&LWRICAN LEGION PLACE1,1ENT CENTER, did on the 28th day of February, 1947, assign said lease to Corpus Christi Junior College, subject to the approval of the City Council of Corpus Christi, Texas, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CrFHI:TI, TEXAS; SECTION 1. That said assignment of ground lease from Maston Nixon, Lon C. Hill, Itgark A. Ilelsh, Meredith Queen, Herbert S. Lowrey, George H. Jones, Leslie r'iolford, John fl. Sutton and N. D. Rhodes, TRUSTEES of THE MIMICAN LEGION PLACEMMIT CENTER, to Corpus Christi Junior College District is hereby approved; however, the said Corpus Christi Junior College District is to have said lease subject to all terms and conditions set out in the original lease. SECTION 2. The public importance of allowing Corpus Christi Junior College District to operate said leased premises for school purposes creates a public emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no Ordinanca or Resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative 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. PASSED and APPROVED this % day of hiarch, A. D. 1947- MkYOR PRa TMI, City of Corpus Christi, Texas. ATTEST: l -�'/Z City Secretary / APPROVED AS TO LWAL FOR11: City Attorney Corpus Christi, Texas March 7, 1947 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen; 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, hereby 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-PRO TEM, City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following voter uVesley E. Seale John A. Ferris George R. Clark, Jr. 0 ,� Ray R. Henry The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote. lNesley E. Seale John A. Ferris George R. Clark, Jr. as g Ray R. Henry` oZ0 �s� TIE STATE OF TEPAS ASSTGNP1NUT OF GROUND LEASE COUNTY OF NUECES ICT40W ALL MEN BY TITii$ PItESFJiS`fEt, t//h��attt�� The undersigned, Ma.ston Nixon, Lon C. Hill, (( E!a% aIeredith Queen, Herbert S. Lowrey, George II. Jones, Leslie ".olford, John Sutton and N. D. Rhodes, T. tUGTEES of TI S AMRIf A ' ,: I Tr 1 ,k7l i AIITIT CENTER, acting herein through resolutions duly passed by the local American Legion Posts, and Lessees in the ground lease herei4 assigned, for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar (x'1.00) and other valuable considerations to them in hand paid by the CORPUS MMISTI JT11OR ^,OLLI ?AI: DEI TRICT, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, subject to the .mitten approval of the Lessor, CT.TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, do hereby assign, transfer and convey unto the said CORPUS CIRT.STI JUNIOR COLLEGE, I)T_`3TTZTCT a certain ,ground lease bearing date of April 4, 1915, made by the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, a municipal Corporation, to the TRUSTEES for the A',IERICAN LLGION I?f,.ACEMITT CETMER for a terra of five (5) years from date of lease, and for the specific and only purposes as set out in said lease, all and singular, the premises therein mentioned and described. TO ITAVE AND TO HOLD the same for and during the remainder of the term mentioned in said lease. This assignment of lease is made subject to the obtaining of the written approval of the CITY or CORPUS CHRISTI therefor, and with the fur- ther limitation and obligation on the part of the Assignee at the expira- tion of the lease term to remove the said building and all other improve- ments now located thereon or to be placed thereon, or if the Assignee should cease to use said building and premises before the expiration of the lease term for a Veteran's Guidance Center that it will then remove file building and all improvements from the leased lot, as called for in said ground lease herein assigned, and return the parcel of land to the -1- CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI in the condition as provided for in the said ground lease given by it to Assignor Trustees, IN WITNESS VNIMOF the undersigned Trustees, acting herein under the powers duly given them by resolutions passed by the local American Legion Posts of Corpus Christi, Texas, execute and deliver this assign - meet this the day of February, I THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF hMECES Herbert S. Lowrey Georife H. Jones Leslie Wolford i John W. Sutton � . D. Rhodes BEFORE t,IF, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this day personally appeared hlaston Nixon, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the fore_roing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consider- ation therein expressed. "A SINGLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF NUECES BEFORE ME, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this day personally appeared W. L. (Leslie) Wolford known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this the 28 day of February A. D. 19 147 Notary Public in and for N ue c e s County, Texas. =- ra• >•• �� -• ^� *• ^� °� •N1 °emu• Catherine H. Wainscott -2- TILE STATE OF TEXAS : COURTY OF MCES DEFOIE IZ, the imdersigned a Notary Public inan�l, for s. u 3 and ;; ",tate, on this day personally appeared ;on r% Rill, �L, ;.teredith C'ueen, Herbert 3, Lowrey, ueorge Ii. Jones, mod, John Sutton, and T.I. D. Rhodes, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me thatthey executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein ex};ressed, T7IGI1 II .BIER ':.f .MV-5 'L SI A5, OP - , TCL this the day of February, 1.r., 1917, r�C N Public in and for i?uecea County, Texas. TIE .. ^T7" t OF CORPUS CTWM,TT, Lessor therein, actin, herein b;; its City £daaager, Rn7);!YTC T?. TA0;TAS, heretofore duly authorized and empowered br• an ordinance of the "it = ^.cineil, does i;ereby ratify, eonfirrl, and ap; ;rove the above assignment of the : -round lease by the ".irustecs of the Placement Center to the Corus Christi Jir or- ';olle;e ..strict. DI "ITIFESS !4'IEPSOF the City of Corpus Christi has caused this ratification and approval of the assignment of said lease to be signed with its corporate name by its City ?Tanager who is thereunto duly authorized by an ordinance duly passed by the City Counbil, on this thee' day of �e 1947. CITY of CORPUS CHRISTI By- Roderic B. Thomas, City Manager —3-