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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING AND ABANDONING THE 20 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY IN
BLOCK 10, JONES ADDITION, RETAINING THE WIDTH OF THE ALLEY
AS A UTILITY EASEMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, notice of the time and place for holding a hearing concerning
the closing of the 20 foot wide public alley in Block 10, Jones Addition, as1ypoGeao«
shown by plat in Volume 3, Page a,%Map Records, Nueces County, Texas, was given E ryPoR
by publication and mailed to the last known addresses of the owners of property
abutting the public way and within 450 feet of the area proposed to be closed,
and thereafter, pursuant to said notice, public hearing was held at Regular
Council Meeting by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on August 6,
1985, in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, it was determined by the City Council after such hearing that
the aforesaid portion of right-of-way, proposed to be closed, is not needed now,
nor will they be within the foreseeable future needed as public rights-of-way,
and that the same should revert to the abutting property owners, subject to
certain specified conditions:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby closed and abandoned the 20 foot wide
public alley in Block 10, Jones Addition, as shown by plat in Volume 3, Page 8,
Map Records, Nueces County, Texas, subject to the entire width of the alley
being retained as a utility easement.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City
Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need to
close and abandon the abovementioned public alley at the earliest practicable
date, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of
the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions
at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect
upon first reading as an emergency measure this the 13th day of August, 1985.
ATTEST:
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ity Secretary
APPROVED: 1`i`\ DAY OF AUGUST, 1985
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MAYOR
THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack. Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat ogvik
Linda Strong
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