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Home My WebLink About03348 ORD - 11/11/1952AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN REAL ESTATE CONSISTING OF APPROXI- MATELY 115 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, EXTENDING TO THE NORTH- WEST FROM THE PRESENT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, ON APRIL 8, 1952, BY ORDINANCE No. 3246, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO IMPROVE, EXTEND AND ENLARGE CLIFF MAUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF ADJACENT LAND THEREFOR; AND WHEREAS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN OFFER BE EXTENDED TO THE PRESENT OWNERS FOR SUCH ADJACENT LAND TO PURCHASE THE SAME AT A PRICE OF ONE THOUS- AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER ACRE, AND AS AUTHORIZED BY SAID ORDINANCE SUCH FORMAL OFFER WAS MADE TO SAID OWNERS BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA51 AND WHEREAS, COMMUNICATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS, INCLUDING A FINAL OFFER MADE ON NOVEMBER 4, 1952, HAVE BEEN DULY HAD BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND GUARANTY TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, AND L. H. GROSS, JUDGE I. W. KEYS, EDWIN F. FLATO AND J. R. LOCKE, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERS OF SAID LAND, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE, AND THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IS HEREBY RATIFIED, FROM w WHICH NEGOTIATIONS NO AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BY WHICH AN AMICABLE CON- TRACT FOR SUCH'PURCHASE COULD BE MADE, AND IT IS NOW NECESSARY THAT THE CITY EXERCISE ITS POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE SUCH PROPERTY; AND WHEREAS, FURTHER DELAY IN THE MATTER WOULD NOT BE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI NOR ITS INHABITANTS; ^ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PREMISES, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, DOES HEREBY ORDER THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, G F' TEXAS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: OL`� CLIFF MUS MMCIPAL AIRPORT TRMT #1 FOR RUNWAY EXTENSION BRING an irregular tract of land lying in parts of Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the J. C. Russell Farm Lots, and more particularly described as follows: BBOINM3G at a point in the northwest boundary line of Old Brownsville Road, said point of beginning bears north 43 deg. 05 nine S, a distance of 750.37 feet from the intersection of the extended center line of the existing south- east northwest ruawty of Cliff Haas Municipal Airport; Old Brownsville Road; ' Thence north 45 deg. 06 sins west, a distance of 2796.23 feet to a point for a corner; �c7a U'Theme south 44 deg# 54 min* west, a distance of 615 feet to a point for a corner ;. L,, Thence north 45 deg. 06 min. west 1790 feet to a point for a corner; r% Thence south 44 deg: 54 mine west, a distance of 100 feet to • point for a corner; Ir Thence south 45 deg. 06 min„ east, a distance of 1790 feet to • point for a corner; v-" Thence south 44 deg, 54 miens west, a distance of 785 feet to a point for a corner; �•- Thence south 45 deg. 06 min. east 1267 feet to a point for a corner; L/ Thence south 44 deg. 54 min. west, a distance of 150 feet to- a point for a corner; Thence south 455 degr 06 mine east, a distance of 1581,53 feet more or less to a point in the northwest boundary line of the Old Brownsville Road; TRACT #1 FOR RUNWAY EXTENSION (CONTINQTED) Thence north 43 deg. 05 min. east, a distance of 1650.82 feet to the place of beginningp and containing 106.65 acres of land more or ]saa� —a. CLIFF WXS, MMCIPAL AIRPORT TRACT #42 BM ROADWAY EXTENSION BEING a strip of land 80 feet in width lying 40 feet each side of the following described center line and passing through parts of Lots 13, 16 and 17 of J• C. Russell Farm Lotst BEGINNING at a point in the intersection of Morgan Street Extension (Old Brownsville Road) and Airport Road, said point of beginning bears north 43 deg. 05 mine $, a distance of 1636.96 feet from the intersection of extended center wine of the southeast northwest rummy and the center line of Old Brownsville Road and its extension; Thence along the center line of an 80-foot right -of-wW with a curve to the right with a radius of 750 feet and subtending a central angle 58 dog. 23 min* with a center line of curve a distance of 764#22 feet to the P. To of said curve; Thence north 45 deg. 06 min. wrest with the center line of an 80 -foot right- ofwap* a distance of 2390.20 feet to the P. C'• of a 5- degree curve to the left with a central angle of 45 degrees with a radius of 1146.28 feet, said center 11ne being 1279936 feet northeast of and parallel to the center line extended of the southeast northwest runwW of Cliff Maus Municipal Airport; Thence with a,curve to the left along the center line of an 80 -foot right -of-Ws said curve being a 5- degree curve to the left with the central angle of 45 degrees, a tangent of 474.80 feet and a radius of 1146.28 feet, a distance along center line of said curve of 900.29 feet to' the P.T. of said curve; Thence south 89 dog. 54 min. west along the center line of an 80-foot right -wf -say, a distance of 1525#20 feet more or less to the center line of an existing county road lying between Lots 12 and 13 of the J. co Russell Farm Lots and containing 10.25 acres of land more or leas+ Total Acres Tracts #1 and #2 - 116.90 Across 4 o' f AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, TO IN- STITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND THE GUARANTY TITLE & TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE,AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING A LEGAL INTEREST THEREIN, AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSION, WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF OBTAINING FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO SAID PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE SAME FOR SAID AIRPORT ENLARGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT. ' SECTION 11. THAT THE PROMPT INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PRO- ° CEEDINGS AND IMMEDIATE ACQUISITION OF SAID LAND SO THAT THE CONTEMPLATED AIRPORT ENLARGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT MAY BE PROSECUTED WITH ALL DILIGENCE AND DISPATCH CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND SUCH IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTS THAT SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL , FORCE AND EFFECT, FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS elm_ AY OF A. D. 1 +„g MAYO CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: -<:922 - CITY A TORNEY CORPUS CHRIS-r1, TEXAS 9 s TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC 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 IN- TRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINAL- LY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUN- CIL. RESPECIULLY, M YOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: LESLIE WASSERMAN - MACK DEFORREST SYDNEY E. HERNDON GEORGE L. LOWMAN FRANK E. WILLIAMSON , THE ABOVE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION WAS )PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: LESLIE WASSERMAN JACK DEFORREST SYDNEY E. HERNDON GEORGE L. LOWMAN FRANK E. WILLIAMSON 33y 1-