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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THAT PORTION OF LINK DRIVE FROM SAHARA DRIVE,
IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXI-
MATELY 120 FEET, LOCATED IN MEADOWLARK PARK, UNIT 1,
IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING A HEARING CON-
CERNING THE CLOSING OF THAT PORTION OF LINK DRIVE FROM SAHARA DRIVE, IN A
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET, LOCATED
IN MEADOWLARK PARK, UNIT 1, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY,
TEXAS, WAS GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN
ADDRESSES OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING SAID STREET AND WITHIN 450
FEET OF THE AREA TO BE CLOSED, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE,
PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT REGULAR MERTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1970, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND
WHEREAS, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER SUCH HEARING
THAT THE PORTION OF THE STREET ABOVE DESCRIBED IS NOT NOW NEEDED FOR
STREET PURPOSES, NOR WILL IT WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE BE NEEDED FOR
STREET PURPOSES; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF
THE CITY TO CLOSE THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PORTION OF LINK DRIVE SO THAT THE
SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR OTHER PURPOSES:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT LINK DRIVE, FROM SAHARA DRIVE, IN A NORTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET, LOCATED IN MEADOWLARK
PARK, UNIT 1, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER, BE, AND THE SAME IS
HEREBY, CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY:
9873
FIELDNOTES for that portion of the right -of -way of Link Drive
to be closed shown by map of Meadowlark Park Unit 1 recorded in
Volume 34, Page 121 of the Map Records of Nueces County, Texas.
BEGINNING at the most easterly corner of Meadowlark Park
Unit 1 for the most easterly corner and POINT OF BEGINNING of
this tract;
THENCE with•the southeast boundary line of Meadowlark Park
Unit 1, the southeast right -of -way line of Link Drive, S 290 00'
40" W 120 feet to the most southerly corner of this tract;
THENCE in a northwesterly direction with a circular curve to
the left whose radius center bears S 890 00' 40" IV 50 feet, said
curve having a central angle = 79° 30' 4311, tangent o 41.59 feet,
for an arc distance of 69.39 feet to the most westerly corner of
this tract;
THENCE N 290 00' 40" E 97.91 feet to the northeast boundary
line of Meadowlark Park Unit 1 for the most northerly corner of
this tract;
THENCE with said boundary line S 60° 57' 10" E 60 feet to
the POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE AFORESAID STREET CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPEN-
SION 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, AND
HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDI-
NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT
AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 29_DAY OF JULY, 1970-
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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',CTING CITY ATT EY
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Corpus Christi, a as
day of 19 7a
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,
request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordi-
nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the
City Council.
Respectfully,
Z YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dic12'Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
The above ordinance was passed by the followi vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. 'Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore