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A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE
- COUNTY OF NUECES SETTING FORTH THE UNDERSTANDING OF SAID
BODIES AS TO THE ALLOCATION OF COSTS TO BE BORNE BY THE
RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
RIGHT OF WAY TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS OF THE STATE HIGH-
WAY DEPARTMENT RELATING TO RIGHT OF WAY REQUIREMENTS; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. -
WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO FORMAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED MAY 10, 1954, BY THIS
JOINT LOCAL GQVERNIIENTAL GROUP COMPOSED OF CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCIL, NUECES
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT AND NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS,
NUECES COUNTY AGREED TO PROVIDE RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY DEPART -
KENT HIGH -LEVEL BRIDGE CROSSING THE SHIP CHANNEL AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S 1502000,000 HIGHWAY AND EXPRESSWAY PROGRAII FOR
NUECES COUNTY; AND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AGREED TO PROVIDE RIGHT -OF -'JAY
FOR THE NEW STREETS AND FREEWAYS NECESSITATED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC
AT EACH END OF THE NEW VEHICULAR CROSSING OF THE CHANNEL; AND
WHEREAS, STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTM£1IT PLANS AND COMMITMENTS III FURTHER-
ANCE OF THE LOCAL EXPRESSWAY PROGRAM HAVE PROGRESSED TO THE EXTENT THAT LOCAL
AUTHORITIES MUST PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY RIGHT -OF -WAY
FOP. THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE PROGRAM; AND
WHEREAS, THIS JOINT GOVERNMENTAL GROUP DEEMS IT HIGHLY ADVISABLE
AND EXPEDITIOUS THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY REACH AN
UNDERSTANDING AS TO THE ALLOCATION OF ALL COSTS TO BE BORIIE BY LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTAL AGENCIES III ORDER THAT STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RIGHT- OF -IIAY REQUIRE-
MENTS CAN AND WILL BE MET WITH A MINIMUI7 OF DELAY:
NOU, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT IIUECES COUNTY PROCEED IMMEDIATELY
TO ACQUIRE RIGHT -OF -WAY REQUIRED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THE HIGH -LEVEL
BRIDGE, TOGETHER WITH THE TRAFFIC INTERCHANGES PLANNED AT EACH EIID OF THE
STRUCTURE; THAT NUECES COUNTY PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT -OF -WAY
REQUIRED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXPRESSWAY EXTENSION 0 HIGHWAY
NO. 9 THROUGH THE TOWN OF CALALLEN TO THE NUECES RIVER BRIDGE; AND THAT NUECES
COUNTY PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT -OF -WAY REQUIRED BY THE STATE HIGH-
WAY DEPARTMENT FOR EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION ON LEY.INGTON AVENUE TO FLOUR BLUFF
AND UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION, AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AGREES TO
PROCEED AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE TO TAKE SUCH STEPS AS ARE NECESSARY TO
PROVIDE FUIJDS FOR ACQUISITION AND UPON SUCH FUNDS BECOMING AVAILABLE TO
ACQUIRE ALL RIGHT -OF -WAY TO BE REQUIRED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PURSUANT
TO ITS MINUTE ORDER Ho. 36637 -FOR EXPRESSWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AS FOLLOWS:
A. CONNECTING THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE WITH THE CONTEMPLATED
EXPRESSWAY OUT HIGHWAY 44 TO ROBSTOWN AND SISHOP, -WITH FOUR
LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY EXTENSION FROM ROBSTOWN TO AGUA DULCE.
B. CONNECTING THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE WITH THE CONTEMPLATED
EXPRESSWAY CUT LEXINGTON AVENUE TO FLOUR.BLUFF AND THE
U141TED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION.
C. CONNECTING THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE VITH THE FOUR. -LANE
DIVIDED HIGH11AY OUT HIGHWAY 110. 9 TO CALALLEN, ,
AS HORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLAN FOR TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY DEVELOPOENT FOR COR-
PUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY IN MINUTE ORDER N0. 34994.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BEAR THE FULL
COST OF THE RIGHT -OF -WAY CONTEMPLATED TO BE ACQUIRED UNDER MINUTE ORDER NQ.
366x( UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CITY SHALL HAVE EXPENDED All AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
COST TO THE COUNTY OF THE RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR THE TRAFFIC INTERCHANCIES AT EACH
END OF THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE, AFTER WHICH THE RIGHT -OF -WAY COST CONTEMPLATED
UNDER MI2IUTE ORDER NO. 3661:7 WILL BE BDRNC EQUALLY BY THE CITY CF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND THE CCUNTY OF NUECES. Ill CALCULATING THE COST OR AMOUNT EXPENDED
FOR SUCH RIGHT -OF -NAY PRCPERTY ALREADY OWNED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OR
THE COUNTY OF IIUECES,AND HOT NECESSARY TO BE ACQUIRED FP.OII OTHER. PARTIES,SUCH PROPERTY
SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS HAVING BEEN ACQUIRED AT A COST EQUAL TO ITS FAIR IIARKET
VALUE.
THE IIECESSITY FOR A DEFINITE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND THE COUNTY OF NUECES CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT -OF -WAY
FOR THE PROJECTS MENTIONED HEREIN CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND All IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPEIISION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT 110 ORDINAICE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION A140 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, REQUESTING THE SUSPEHSICN OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE
BE PASSED FINALLY 011 THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE III
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FULL,FORCE -AND .EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, 'IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY OF JANUARY, 1955.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS
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APPRO ED AS r LEGAL FOR11: '
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1955
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FOJITH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING'
ORDINANCES 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; 1, 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 - --
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELL ROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSONy JR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING ---CC�
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETE RSON� JR.