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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
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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•
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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
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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.
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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. �'