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Home My WebLink About04187 ORD - 04/13/1955IMS:AC:4 /13/55 AN ORDINANCE "AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO COMPLETE THE PUR- CHASE OF LOTS 4, 5 AND 6, BLOCK 58, BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FROM FRANK CECH, IN ACCORDANCE 1s'ITH THE CONTRACT OF SALE AUTHORIZED UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 4133; ACKNO'dLEDGING THE RECEIPT OF THE SUM OF $15,750.00 FROM NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF SAID LOTS; DIRECTING THE DEPOSIT OF SIAD SUM IN A SEPARATE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS NO. 115 HIGH rU R� ry -» rUL— Ur �n, 1-11 Ur FUND FOR THE EARNEST MONEY PAYMENT PART OF SAID PURCHASE PRICE APPROPRIATED IN SAID ORDINANCE NO. 133; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED FROM THE CITY TO TEXAS AND NE'd ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY, A COPY CF 'nIH 1 CH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; SAID DEED TO OE DELIVERED TO NUECES ABSTRACT AND TITLE COMPANY IN ESCROW TO BE DELIVERED TO THE GRANTEE UPON DIRECTION OF THE PROPER OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE N0. 4133, ENTERED INTO All AGREE14ENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LOTS 4, 5 AND 6, BLOCK 58, REACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FROM FRANK CECH, FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF `15,750 -CO, OF WHICH SUM ''750.00 WAS APPROPRIATED BY SAID ORDINANCE OUT OF 102 CURRENT FUND FOR EARNEST MONEY UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SALES CON- TRACT; AND dHEREAS, SAID PURCHASE WAS NEGOTIATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING SAID LAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR T14E SITE OF THE CONTEMPLATED HIGH LEVEL VEHICULAR CHANNEL CROSSING BRIDGE AND RELOCATION OF RAILROAD PROPERTIES INCtO ENT TO SUCH PROJECT; AND 0HEREAS, THE COUNTY OF NUECES HAS PAID TO THE CITY THE FULL PURCHASE Pf210E OF i15, 150.00 FOR SAID PROPERTY DESCRIDED IN SAID SALES CONTRACT AND HAS DIRECTED THAT THE CITY COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF SAID PROPERTY AND EXECUTE ITS DEED TO THE SAID Tr:XAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY TO BE HELD IN ESCROW PENDING COMPLETION OF OTHER PHASES OF SAID PROJECT: NO11, THEREEOi3E, BE IT ORDAA 1 fdED BY THE CITY COUNC I L OF THE C I TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY i4ANAGER FOR AND 014 BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF LOTS 4, 5 AND 6, BLOCK 58, BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FROM FRANK CECH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT OF SALE AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE 110. ' -41jj� THE ENTIRE PURCHASE PRICE OF ;15,(50.00 HAVING BEEN RECEIVED FROM NUECES COUNTY AND DEPOSITED IN CITY FUND N0. 115 HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE STREET RIGHT OF "WAY PURCHASE FUND. SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $15,000.00 OUT OF NO. 115 HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE STREET RIGHT OF ',AY PURCHASE FUND, BEING THE CALANCE DUE ON THE PURCHASE PRICEFOR SAID PROPERTY. SECTION j. THAT 102 CURREIIT FUND IS HEREBY REIMBURSED THE SUM OF ?750.00 OUT OF No. 115 HIGH LEVEL BPIDGE STREET RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE FUND, SAID 1750.00 BEING THE EARNEST MONEY PAYMENT ON SAID PURCHASE PRICE APPROPRIATED IN SAID ORDINANCE NO. 1413'U. SECTIO ^d 14. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS.HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED CONVEYING LOTS 1r, 5 AND 6, BLOCK 53, BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO TEXAS AND.NEW. ORLEANS RAI LWAO COMPANY A COPY OF WHICH DEED IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. SECTION 5. THAT THE CITY MIANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PLACE SAID DEED AUTHORIZED TO BE EXECUTED UNDER SECTION 4 HEREOF WITH NUECES ABSTRACT AND TITLE COMPANY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO BE HELD IN ESCROW BY SAID COMPANY SUBJECT TO THE JOINT CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY] TEXAS. SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY FOR COMPLETING THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR THE SITE OF THE CONTEMPLATED HIGH LEVEL VEHICULAR CHANNEL CROSSING BRIDGE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECE55ITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND 3E IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED ANJ APPROVED, THIS THE JDAYOF APRIL, 1955. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: CITY SECR TARY ! APP�yV,�EOQAS TO LECAL FORIA: Acl$/1 rAr STATEAF TEXA8 IWiJMf ALL NIM BY TNESE PINLBEkITSI COUNTY OF NIECES THAT THE CITY OF CORrWS C#*#*Tt, ACTING SY AMD THROWSII ITS CITY 1MlA*A"M, *VI.V AWTMON12911 TO ACT, FSR AND ON CONSIDERATION DF TEA (410.00) €)OLLAINI, AND OTHER GONG ANN VALUABLE CONSiffemAT10N TS IT !M NAM* PAtD ST TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILKOAO COHPAW, IIECBIPT OF WHICH is MIREDT ACKMOV- LEDSEO, HAS GRANTED, SOLD AND CDNVETED, AND OV THEE PRESENTS OOES GRANT, SELL AND CONVEY, UNTO THE SAID TEXAS AND NEW 0OLBAN: RAILROAD COMPANY ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE,, PARCEL OR TRACT or LAND stIvATEO IN wmczs COUNTY, TEXAS, AND NONE PANTICULMLY OKNCRISEP AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT; LOTS 4, 5 AND G, BLOCK 58, BEACW AUDITIONS AN ADDITION TD Tom CITY or CORPUS CuffisvI, wmct$ comilf, TEXAS, TO HAVE AND TO NSLD TUC ASSYK DISCRIOU PIIEM /SES, IOU"** WITH ALL ARMSINIttM LAO THE RISMTO AND APPttKTKKAHCE$ TIMKETO IN ANYWISN DER.OIGINS UNTO TM SAID TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD CO WART, ITS SUCCESSOR$ AND AS$tOH$ VOIIEVER. AM THE CITY SF cORPY$ cmisTt ons NSKt►T SI110 ITRELP, ITS SticC4$SARS AND ASSIONS, TO WARRANT AND FOREVER OKFKMO ALL A" $INSULAR THE SAID PIKINR$ES UNTO THE SAID TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD CO WAMY, ITS SUCCESSORS AN$ ASSIGNS, AGAINST EVEXV PERSON WMNUftVEIts L*AWV LV CLA111IIN1 OR TO CLAIM THE *Age, O$ ANT PARTftRESF. WITNESS ITS MA ' TRIS TOW PAT SP APRIL, CITY OF CtNtPFigl CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: BY $6LL . IRLM, Cift k"ItA Y RECRIAN APPROVED AS 90 LEGAL FOMt CITY ORMEY "K STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECE5 SEFORE W, THE UNDERSt$HED AUTHORITY, On TNIN DAY PERSONALLY APPEAa1ED RU".>Ei U E. McCURE, CITY VANAQCS OF THE CITY OF COXPU$ 001$T1, TEXAS, A 14IMICIPAL CORPSAATION, KNOWN TD HE TS at THE PERSON AND OFPrCER w""E NAME IS SW$SCRt$ED TO INC fellMOING 110GYMNICINT, AND "49*OWLKDSED TO Ili THAT THE SANK WAS THE ACT AND SEED OF SAID CITY, AND THAT HE EX£CUTEL THE SANE AS THE ACT AGO DKED OY SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSES AND COM01 DERAV O N THERE$ * EXPRESSED, ANO IN THE CAPACITY THICKET" STATED. GIVEN {DER MY MANS AND SEAL OF WFICE, Tiff THE DAY OF AML, IM- MVM L I C IN A14 FOR , E IIAS ! CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTPACT� AGREEMENT, OBLIGATIONp OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING, ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO. FUND FROM WHICH IT 15 PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. 7! --71h ---�-' 6 khl.L, , DIRECTOR OF FINANCE �' CORPUS no S 1955 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNICIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTE; 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, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. FARRELL Do SMITH MINOR CULLI W. J. RcBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUE_L P. MALDONADO THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWINC VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULL W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO 418 i I