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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05477 ORD - 09/02/1959JAW:JKH :9 -1 -59 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, A CONTRACT WITH CHARLES DELOMEL AND THOMAS GIVENS, APPRAISERS, PROVIDING FOR THE APPRAISAL OF AN ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN NUECES COUNTY ON WHICH IS LOCATED THE 0. N. STEVENS RAVI WATER PLANT, ND THE ACCESS ROAD HERETO, FOR THE SUM OF , .0 , WHICH SAID CO CT SHALL PROVIDE THAT THE SUM OF ;1,200.00 ALSO INCLUDES PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN OTHER APPRAISAL SERVICES CONCERNING THE 8.57 ACRE TRACT ALREADY PERFORMED BY SAID APPRAISERS; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF .°1,200.00 OUT OF WATERWORKS BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND NO. 202, NA D DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, IN 1954 THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH R. E. LAIRD AND J. D. % IPHANT PROVIDING THAT THE CITY WOULD TAKE POSSESSION OF AN 8.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ON THE NUECES RIVER NEAR CALALLEN, TEXAS, FOR USE AS A SITE FOR A RAW WATER INTAKE PUMP PLANT TO SUPPLY THE PROPOSED 0. N. STEVENS WATER FILTER PLANT; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY DID TAKE POSSESSION OF THE SAID 8.57 ACRES OF LAND AND CONSTRUCT THEREON A RAW WATER INTAKE PUMP PLANT; AND WHEREAS, THE SAID CONTRACT PROVIDED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE CITY WOULD NEGOTIATE THE VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY, IF POSSIBLE, AND SETTLE SUCH DISPUTE AT A LATER DATE; AND WHEREAS, THE SAID PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE HAD AN APPRAISAL MADE AND IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE CITY ALSO HAVE AN APPRAISAL OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY MADE BY COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED APPRAISERS: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECT- ED TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CONTRACT WITH CHARLES DELOMEL AND THOMAS GIVENS, APPRAISERS, WHICH SAID CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THAT THEY WILL APPRAISE THE MARKET VALUE OF THE 8.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN NUECES COUNTY ON WHICH IS LOCATED THE 0. N. STEVENS RAW WATER INTAKE PUMP PLANT, AND THE ACCESS ROAD THERETO, AND APPRAISE THE SEVERANCE DAMAGES, IF ANY, THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED TO THE LARGER TRACT OUT OF WHICH THE 8.57 ACRE PUMP SITE WAS TAKEN. THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THAT SUCH APPRAISAL WILL BE MADE AND DELIVERED TO THE CITY ON OR BEFORE THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE, THAT 5477 THE TOTAL COMPENSATION TO THE APPRAISERS SHALL BE $1,200.00, AND SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT PAYMENT OF SAID $100.00 WILL ALSO IN- CLUDE PAYMENT FOR OTHER APPRAISAL SERVICES, BILLED TO THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $175.00, ALREADY PERFORMED BY THE SAID APPRAISERS CONCERNING THIS SAID 8.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR PAYMENT UNDER THIS CONTRACT THE SUM OF $1,200.00 OUT OF THE WATERWORKS BOND CON- STRUCTION FUND N0. 202, PROJECT NO. 202- 53 -22. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE AN AP- PRAISAL ON THE .57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ON WHICH IS LOCATED THE RAW WATER INTAKE PUMP PLANT FOR THE 0. N. STEVENS WATER FILTER PLANT AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL MADE FOR NEGOTIATION 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 COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT 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 PAS GE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF , 1959• r MAYOR ATTEST THE CITY OF 0 PUS CHR I, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO L GAL FORM THIS THE I-- DAY OF 1959: CITY ATTO E i I certify to the City Council that the money required for the oontract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above and foregoing ordinance is in the Tre!yury of the City of Corpus Christi to the credit of No. Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. i - � CORPUS CHRISTI T AS DAY OF 1 59 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTROOUCEDp 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 REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY MAYOR THE CITY 0 CORPUS /CIHRISTI�TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING TE: ELLROY KING - - - -� A JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GAGE L'DZANO, $R. �'