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Home My WebLink About03368 ORD - 12/16/1952I. t A V AN ORDINANCE , — - AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO ACQUIRE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROXIMATE- LY 4.23 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE CERTAIN 9.68 ACRES OUT OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF LOT 1 IN SECTION G PAISLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE HOFFMAN TRACT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, THE SITE OF A VETERANS HOUSING PROJECT DESIGNATED AS LAND: EHT: TEX 41065, AND 92 HOUSING UNITS LOCATED ON SAID LAND KNOWN AS VETERANS HOUSING PROJECT TEX- v - 41769, BEING ADJACENT TO LA ARMADA III.LOCATED AT 2800 BLOCK OF AYERS STREET, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; SAID HOUSING UNITS TO BE SOLD AS SALVAGE BY THE CITY AND THE LAND TO BE DEVELOPED AS A PUBLIC PARK AND PLAYGROUND, SUCH PURCHASE BEING MADE IN•ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPTION CONTAINED "IN'THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO IN ORDINANCE NO. 2961; APPROPRIATING FROM NO., 291 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION) THE SUM OF FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($4,500) DOLLARS TO BE PAID AS THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR SAID LAND AND FOR EXPENSES INCIDENT TO SAID ACQUISITION; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND REQUISITE TO SUCH ACQUISI- TION AND TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS INCIDENT THERETO; AND DECLARING'AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPTION CONTAINED IN THE AGREE- MENT AUTHORIZED TO BE EXECUTED IN ORDINANCE No. 2961, IT HAS BEEN RECOM- MENDED BY THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AT ITS REGULAR MEETING FRIDAY, .DECEMBER 5, 1952, THAT'SUCH OPTION BE EXERCISED AND THAT SAID CITY OF ',CORPUS CHRISTI PURCHASE FROM THE U. S. GOVERNMENT APPROXIMATELY 4.23 ,ACRES OF LAND OUT OF A CERTAIN 9.68 ACRE TRACT O t UT OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF LOT 1, SECTION G, PAISLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE HOFFMAN TRACT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, THE SITE OF A VETERANS - HOUSING PROJECT, AND BEING DESIGNATED AS LAND EHT: TEX'41o65, AND.THE 92 HOUSING UNITS LOCATED ON SAID LAND KNOWN AS VETERANS HOUSING.PROJECT TEX- V- 41769] SAID 4 ACRES OF LAND BEING ADJACENT To LA ARMADA III LOCATED IN THE 2800 BLOCK OF AYERS STREET IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN PROPOSED THAT SAID HOUSING UNITS LOCATED ON SAID LAND BE DISMANTLED AND SOLD AS SALVAGE BY THE CITY AND THAT THE LAND BE DEVELOPED AS 'A PUBLIC PARK AND PLAYGROUND; AND t WHEREAS, THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE UNAPPROPRIAT- ED FUNDS IN NO. 291 IMPROVEMENTS BONDS 1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK .I.M- ,PROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION) WITH WHICH TO PURCHASE SAID LAND; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: I Ii SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BED AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TO 4 ACQUIRE FROM•THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT APPROXIMATELY .23 ACRES OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: _ ALL THAT AREA DESIGNATED AS PARK AREA AND BEING THE WEST 4.23 ACRES OUT OF THAT CERTAIN 9.68 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF LOT 1, SECTION G, PAISLEY'S SUB- DIVISION OF THE HOFFMAN TRACT IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH 9.68 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: EDIT "C" The State of Twms X County of Nueoee Fieldnotes of a survey of 9.68 acres of land out of the northeast portion of Lot 1 in Section G of Paisley's Subdivision of the Hoffman Tract. Said survey is situated in Nueces County, Tawas, about two and one -half miles southwest from the County Courthouse and embraces the one -half miles southwest from the County Courthouse and embraces the remaining portion of said Lot 1 after deducting the southwest 30.00 acres thereof and further deducting a strip 40.00 feet wide along the southeast margin comprising part of the right of wady of a public road known as Ayers Street. Beginning at the point of intersection of the northwest boundary line ` of Ayers Street, an 80 -foot public road, also ]mown as the Chapman Ranch Road, with the northeast boundary line of Lot 1 in Section G and southwest boundary line of Lot 16 in Section L. both in Paisleys Subdivision of the Hoffman Tract, for the east corner of this survey, whence a point, the common corner of Sections G, H, A and L in said Paisleys Subdivision of the Hoffman Tract, bears S. 610 42 *E. 1+.0.00 feet and a drillhole in concrete pavement slab bears S.6101+.21E. 39.67 feet, - Thence S.280201W., with said northwest boundary line of Ayers Street and parallel with and 40.00 feet northwesterly, measured at right angles, from the southeast boundary line of said Lot 1, 329.58 feet to a point for the south corner of this survey, whence the point of intersection of said northwest boundary line of Ayers Street with the southwest boundary line of said Lot 1 bears S.28020I W. 990.00 feet, - Thence N.61040140W„ paralled with said southwest boundary line of Lot 1, 1280.00 feet to a point in the northwest boundary line of said Lot 1 and southeast boundary line of Lot 2 in said Section G, for the vest corner of this survey, whence the west corner of said Lot 1 bears 8.280201W. 990.00 feet, - Thence N.280201E., with said northwest boundary line of Lot 1 and southeast boundary line of Lot 2, 329.09 feet to a point, the north corner of said Lot 1 and a common corner also of said Lot 2 in Section G and Lots 15 and 16 in said Section L, for the north corner of this survey, - Thence 3.61 042 +E.; with. said northeast boundary line of Lot 1 in Section G and southwest boundary line of Lot 16 in Section L. 1280.00 feet to the glace of begs ming, — Containing an area of 9.68 acres. Surveyed -Tannery, 1941- (Sgd.) Conrad M. Blucher County Surveyor, &ueces County, Texas' FOR AND'IN CONSIDERATION OF $4,230 TO BE PAID AS THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR SAME AND $270 TO COVER EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO, A TOTAL OF $4,500; FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A PUBLIC PARK AND PLAYGROUND IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 2. THAT THERE BE AND THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM NO. 291 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 11952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION) THE SUM OF $4,500, $4,230 OF WHICH IS TO BE PAID AS THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN SECTION I HEREOF AND $270 OF WHICH IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO COVER EXPENSES INCIDENT TO SUCH AC- QUISITION. SECTION 3. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED v AND DIRECTED TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND REQUISITE TO SUCH ACQUISITION AND TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS INCIDENT THERETO. SECTION 4. THAT THE NECESSITY OF EXERCISING THE OPTION CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT MENTIONED HEREINBEFO'RE AND OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE LAND SITES FOR PUBLIC PARK AND PLAYGROUND IN ACCORD WITH THE PUBLIC PARK SYSTEM PROGRAM AS A PART OF THE PERMANENT PARK IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI) TEXAS, CREATES APUBLIC EMERGENCY AND`AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECES- SITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 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 THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF IT'S INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE -ZW/*AY OF DECEMBERS A. D. 1952. fit, -�t�✓ /NEST: YOR /Z a THE CITY OF OF CARPUS CHRISTI CITY SECRETARY (/ APPROVED AS LEGAL FORM: CITY TT NEY Corpus Christi, Texas 1 g 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 suspen- sion 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 /A O o'-� -- -- City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Leslie Wassermanta� drank EP�t iii Frank E. iamson WA019119AH 6b Jack DeForrest GL� George L. Lowman_ A. Needham, M. A. Needham, Jr, The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman ran k�$�.¢�i iamson — Jac L George a L. . Lowman M. A. Needham, Jr. Clr� 33cPo' t I certify to the City Council that the money required for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi to the credit of No.�Q� 'Z0044% /Y S� rNLC� afGTf�ri / TA�f� Mme! l �Y lfi.� Fiend from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. W, af" ir 0