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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY TO
CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO A PARCEL OF LAND FOR THE RIVER RIDGE
OFFSITE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO ACQUIRE SAID PARCEL
FROM THE OWNERS, AARON L. WARD AND JAMES E. WARD; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to acquire, for and on behalf of the City,
a certain parcel or tract of land, more fully described hereinafter; and
WHEREAS, the River Ridge Offsite Drainage improvements requires the
acquisition of fee simple title in and to the said parcel or tract; and
WHEREAS, record title of the parcel or tract appears to be in Aaron L.
Ward and James E. Ward; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is unable to
agreement with the said owners and claimant as to the price and
tract or parcel and damages for the taking thereof by the
therefore, determined by the City Council that it is necessary
parcel or tract be acquired in fee title through the exercise
power of eminent domain for said public purpose:
arrive at an
value of said
City; it is,
that the said
of the City's
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. In accordance with the City Charter and the laws of the
State of Texas, the City of Corpus Christi does hereby order, direct and
authorize that eminent domain proceedings be instituted for the purpose of
acquiring the fee simple title of the following described land and premises,
excluding mineral interest, for use by the City for the River Ridge Offsite
Drainage improvements, and for other municipal purposes, within the city limits,
and to condemn the fee title to the said parcel or tract of land, excluding
mineral interest, said parcel being described by metes and bounds as follows:
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Being 1.138 acres of land, more or less, out of Lot 7,
Block 1, Nueces River Irrigation Park, a map of which is
recorded in Volume "A", Page 54, of the Map Records of
Nueces County, Texas, said 1.138 acres of land further
described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a 1i" iron pipe found at the Northerly common
corner of said Lot 7 and Lot 8, said Block 1 for the
Northeast corner of this tract;
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THENCE S 09°58'01" W along said common boundary line of
Lots 7 and 8 a distance of 88.31 feet to a 5/8" iron rod set
for the Southeast corner of this tract;
THENCE N 84°51'49" W along a line that is 88.00 feet South
of and parallel to the North boundary line of said Lot 7 a
distance of 563.09 feet to a 5/8" iron rod set for the
Southwest corner of this tract and being in the West
boundary line of the East one-half of said Lot 7;
THENCE N 09°58'01" E 88.31 feet along said West boundary
line of East one-half of Lot 7 to a 5/8" iron rod set in
said North boundary line of Lot 7 for the Northwest corner
of this tract;
THENCE S 84°51'49" E along said North boundary line of Lot 7
a distance of 563.09 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION 2. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to
institute proceedings against the property and against all persons who appear to
have an interest therein, and to proceed with said condemnation suit to its
final conclusion and to obtain possession and title to said property for use in
the aforesaid project and for other municipal purposes.
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 for
expediting construction of public improvements by acquisition of the afore-
said parcels, 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:
C y ecretary
APPROVED: 2D4AY OF AUGUST, 1985
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MAYOR
THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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,
Council Members
Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed .y the following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
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