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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03350 ORD - 11/18/1952AN ORDINANCE ' SETTING ASIDE AND DESIGNATING A PARCEL OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 205 FEET IN LENGTH AND WITH AN APPROXIMATE AVERAGE WIDTH OF 80 FEET, LYING BETWEEN EAST,SHORELINE DRIVE AND WEST SHORE - LINE DRIVE AND COOPER'S 9i:;3;_4tAND THAT PARCEL OF LAND USED BY THE ERNEST H. GRAGG POST. NO. 81 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN TO BE USED AS A PARK SITE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THAT PORTION OF THE CITY BLOCK LYING BETWEEN EAST SHORE- LINE DRIVE AND WEST SHORELINE DRIVE, COOPER'S Ai=i=r= AND THAT PORTION THERE- OF USED BY THE ERNEST H. GRAGG POST NO. 81 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, IS SUITABLE FOR PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES; AND WHEREAS, THE DESIGNATION OF SAID CITY BLOCK HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED TO BE MADE BY THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD FOR SUCH PURPOSES; AND WHEREAS, IT IS DESIRABLE TO IMPROVE THE SAME AS A PARK AND RECREA- TION AREA AS A PART OF THE PARK SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND'TO FIT IN WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BAYFRONT AREA ;.AND WHEREAS, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A PORTION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PERMANENT PARK IMPROVEMENTS BE USED TO IMPROVE SAID PORTION OF SAID BLOCK; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY`THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THAT PORTION OF A CITY BLOCK LYING ON THE BAYFRONT AND BEING A PARCEL OF LAND LYING BETWEEN EAST SHORELINE DRIVE AND WEST SHORE - 5. LINE DRIVE, COOPER'S 46-L�E1' AND THAT PORTION THEREOF USED BY THE ERNEST H. GRAGG POST N0. 81 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING A PARCEL OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 205 FEET IN LENGTH AND APPROXIMATE AVERAGE WIDTH OF 80 FEET, AND LYING BETWEEN EAST SHOR LINE DRIVE AND WEST SHORELINE DRIVE AND BETWEEN COOPER'S =AND THAT PARCEL OF LAND USED BY THE ERNEST H. GRAGG POST NO. 81 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, AND MORE PARTICU- LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:' BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST CURB LINE OF WEST SHORELINE DRIVE AND THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE EXTENDED OF THE PARCEL OF LAND OCCUPIED BY THE ERNEST H. GRAGG POST No. 81 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, WHICH PROPERTY IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED OF RECORD IN VOLUME 319, PAGES 1 -5, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE _ AND ITS EXTENSIONS OF THE TRACT OCCUPIED BY THE ERNEST H. GRAGG POST No. 81 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION TO A POINT IN THE WEST CURB LINE OF EAST SHORELINE DRIVE; '_ f THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTI.ON WITH THE WEST CURB LINE OF EAST SHORELINE en TO ITS INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH CURB LINE OF COOPER S THENCE WESTERLY WITH THE MEANDERS OF THE NORTH CURB LINE OF COOPER'S ALLEY TO THE EAST CURB Li NE OF WEST SHORELINE DRIVE) THENCE NORTHERLY WITH THE EAST CURB LINE OF WEST SHORELINE BOULEVARD TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AS PARK AREA TO BE IMPROVED, USED, MAIN- TAINED AND CONTROLLEC AS A PART OF THE PARK AND RECREATION PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE USE /OF THE PUBLIC. SECTION 3. THAT THE FACT THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS AFORESAID SHOULD BE COMMENCED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL IN THE AREA HEREIN DESIGNATED AS PARK AND RECREATION AREAS AND THAT IT IS NECESSARY THAT SUCH DESIGNATION BE MADE AS A DEDICATION OF SAID PROPERTY FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC AS PARK AND RECREATION AREA CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THAT CERTAIN CHARTER RULE AND THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION SHALL 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 EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE ANDJHAT 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 PASSAG , IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBERS A 1952- MA OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT ST: CITY SECRETARY APPROV AS TO L GAL FORM: CITY ATTO N Y -2- CO S CHRISTI TEXAS /�� /d 195 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 RESOLUTIONS 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. 1, 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. RESPECTF LY, M YOR ° CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY TH/E7 FOLLOWING VOTE: LESLIE WASSERMAN JACK DEFORREST GEORGE L. LOWMAN FRANK E. WILLI AMSON THE ABOVE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION WAS PASSED BY THE-FOLLOWING VOTE: LESLIE WASSERMAN JACK DEFORREST GEORGE L. LOWMAN FRANK E. WILLIAMSON iJ1.CL. %ti�arr� 33� .