HomeMy WebLinkAbout021265 ORD - 10/22/1991AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CORPUS CHRIST[
ENTERPRISE ZONE AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
ENTERPRISE ZONE EXPANSION APPLICATION WITH THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, (the
"City") has recognized the importance of economic development to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that there are benefits for the City
and the County which may be derived from having an Enterprise Zone Program in
accordance with the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Article
5190.7 (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, the City has directed the City Manager to develop a City of
Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone Program and to recommend definite geographical
boundaries and specific economic development incentives of such Enterprise Zone
Program; and,
WHEREAS, the Act contemplates nomination by the City to the Texas
Department of Commerce, of any economically distressed area within the City which
meets the criteria of the Act as a potential enterprise zone; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Texas Department of
Commerce heretofore approved, on November 22, 1989, the nomination of the City of
Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone ("Zone") as an enterprise zone pursuant to the City's
Resolution No. 20806; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to amend the boundaries of the Zone in
accordance with Section 4(d) of the Act, which section establishes an application
process for the expansion of the boundaries of an existing enterprise zone such as the
Zone; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with section 4(d) of the Act, on October 8,
1991, the City held a public hearing to consider expanding the boundaries of the Zone;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. The current original boundaries of the Zone, more
particularly described on Exhibit A, (original metes and bounds description) attached
hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes are hereby amended and expanded to
encompass the area within the City more particularly described on Exhibit B (expansion
area described by metes and bounds), and all such areas described on Exhibits A and B
shall be hereinafter singly named and referred to as the "Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone"
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(the Zone, including the Expansion Area, is hereinafter referred to as the "Expanded
Zone").
SECTION 2. The City has determined and finds that the Expanded Zone
meets the requirements of Section 4(d) of the Act, namely (1) the boundaries of the
Expanded Zone do not exceed the original size limitations and boundary requirements
of the Act and do not exclude any part of the Zone as originally designated; (2) the
Expanded Zone currently meets and will continue to meet all unemployment and
economic distress criteria throughout the Expanded Zone as prescribed and required by
Section 4(d)(2) of the Act; and (3) the City has not previously amended and expanded
the boundaries of the Zone as originally designated.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to the Act, the Expanded Zone is hereby nominated
as an enterprise zone, subject to the approval of the Texas Department of Commerce in
accordance with the Act.
SECTION 4. The City will provide certain tax and other incentives
applicable to business in the enterprise zone, the first four of which are not available
throughout the City as follows:
a. Public Works Improvements;
b. Enterprise Zone Signage Program;
c. Enterprise Zone Expeditor;
d. Enhanced Police Services;
e. City of Corpus Christi Tax Abatement as provided by the
Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Tax Abatement;
f. Tax Exempt Revenue Bonds;
g. The Corpus Christi Foreign Trade Zone;
h. Tax Increment Financing in the Reinvestment Zone #1, as
established in Ordinance No. 19708;
i. Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) Public
Works Grants;
j. Corpus Christi Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program;
k. Housing and Urban Development 312 Rehabilitation Loan
Program as federal funds become available; and
1. Minority Business Affirmative Action Program.
SECTION 5. The City of Corpus Christi Office of the City Manager is
hereby designated as the City's administrative agency to administer the Act within the
Expanded Zone located wholly within the area of the corporate limits and the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City.
SECTION 6. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
submit an application to the Texas Department of Commerce for amendment and
expansion of the boundaries of the Zone to include the Expansion Area, and for the
designation of the Expanded Zone as a designated enterprise zone pursuant to the Act.
The City Manager or his designee is further directed to act as a liaison to the Texas
Department of Commerce.
SECTION 7. The City authorizes the City Manager or his designee to sign
and enter into an amended negotiated agreement with the Texas Department of
Commerce, and to take all action necessary to accomplish the purposes of this
ordinance.
SECTION 8. All City Ordinances and Resolutions, and provisions of City
Ordinances and Resolutions, in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed;
provided, that if the application as described in Section 5 of this Ordinance is not
approved by the Texas Department of Commerce, and thus the Expanded Zone is not
designated as an enterprise zone by the Texas Department of Commerce pursuant to the
Act, nothing herein, nor the refusal of the Texas Department of Commerce to designate
the Expanded Zone as an enterprise zone, shall in any way whatsoever be construed to
affect or nullify the original nomination and designation of the Zone as an enterprise
zone as approved by the Texas Department of Commerce.
SECTION 9. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any
section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is declared
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration of invalidity shall not
affect the remainder of this Ordinance which shall continue in effect.
EXHIBIT A
(Existing Enterprise Zone)
An area approximately 6.74 square miles in the City of Corpus Christi consisting of all
of census tracts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 and part of 7, and more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Baldwin Blvd. and Agnes Street;
Thence easterly along Agnes Street to its intersection with South Port Avenue;
Thence southerly along South Port Avenue to its intersection with Morgan Avenue;
Thence easterly along Morgan Avenue to its intersection with Brownlee Blvd;
Thence northerly along Brownlee Blvd. to its intersection with the Tex Mex Railroad;
Thence easterly along the Tex Mex Railroad to its intersection with South Staples
Street;
Thence southerly along South Staples Street to its intersection with Laredo Street;
Thence easterly along Laredo Street to its intersection with South Tancahua Street;
Thence northerly along South Tancahua to its intersection with Kinney Avenue;
Thence easterly along Kinney Avenue to its intersection with South Upper Broadway;
Thence southerly along South Upper Broadway to its intersection with Park Avenue;
Thence easterly along Park Avenue to its intersection with Southbound S. Shoreline
Blvd.;
Thence southerly along S. Shoreline Blvd. to its intersection with Furman Avenue;
Thence easterly along Furman Avenue to its intersection with S. Shoreline Blvd. north
bound;
Thence northerly along S. Shoreline Blvd. to intersection with the westerly extension of
the north boundary line of McGee Beach;
Thence easterly with said north line of McGee Beach to its intersection with the existing
breakwater;
Thence northerly along the contours of the existing breakwater to its northern most tip;
Thence northwesterly with a line extended between the northern most tip of the
existing breakwater and the existing barge dock, to a point, the southeast corner of said
existing barge dock;
Thence northwesterly along the east line of the existing barge dock and the meanders of
the existing seawall (shoreline) to its intersection with the east R.O.W. line of the
Harbor Bridge (U.S. Highway 181);
Thence northerly with the east line U.S. Highway 181 to its intersection with the
shoreline of the Corpus Christi Beach area;
Thence in a general northeasterly direction along the meanders of said shoreline to its
intersection with the south line of the Corpus Christi Beach breakwater;
Thence in an easterly and northerly direction respectively with the meanders of the
Corpus Christi Beach breakwater's edge, to its intersection along the east shoreline of
the Corpus Christi Beach area;
Thence in a general northerly and westerly direction respectively, along the meanders of
said Corpus Christi Beach area shoreline, to its intersection with the northerly extension
of the centerline of Ave. F, Brooklyn Add., the west boundary line of Census Tract 1;
Thence in a southerly direction along said extension and the centerline of
aforementioned Ave. F., past Breakwater Ave. to a corner in the present city limit line;
Thence in a westerly direction along said present city limit line, to a corner in said line,
the original northwest corner of the city limits of the City of Corpus Christi as it was
first incorporated;
Thence in a southerly direction continuing along said present city limit line to its
intersection with Nueces Bay Blvd.;
Thence southerly along Nueces Bay Blvd. to its intersection with Interstate 37;
Thence westerly, leaving I-37 and continuing with the present city limit line to its
intersection with Retama Avenue;
Thence northerly along Retama Avenue to its intersection with Gibson Lane;
Thence westerly along Gibson Lane to its intersection with Poth Lane;
Thence southerly along Poth Lane to its intersection with the north boundary line of
Country Club Place;
Thence westerly along the north line of Country Club Place to its intersection with the
west boundary line of Country Club Place;
Thence southerly along the west line of Country Club Place to its intersection with I-37;
Thence westerly along I-37 to its intersection with McBride Lane;
Thence southerly along McBride Lane to its intersection with Leopard Street;
Thence easterly along Leopard Street to its intersection with Omaha Drive;
Thence southerly along Omaha Drive to its intersection with Baldwin Blvd.,
Thence southerly along Baldwin Blvd. to its intersection with Agnes Street for the point
of beginning.
BEGINNING at the intersection of the North boundary of Up River Road with the West
boundary of Renfro Road at the Southwest corner of a 136.94 acre tract of land
conveyed by Ester McGregor et al to Suntide Refining Co., by deed dated July 26, 1955,
recorded in Volume 700, Page 346 of the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas;
THENCE along the North boundary of Up River Road North 66°26'40" West, 369.90
feet; North 65°01'15" West, 212.88 feet and North 63°16'30" West 224.60 feet to an
intersection with the West right-of-way line of 60 foot wide Tecolote Road for the
Southeast corner of a 3.18 acre tract owned by Nueces County and a corner of this
tract;
THENCE North 01°59'00" East, along the West boundary of Tecolote Road 503.33 feet
to its Northwest corner at the Northeast corner of said 3.18 acre tract for an inside
corner of this tract;
THENCE North 81°17'10" West, 294.83 feet to the Northwest corner of said 3.18 acre
tract for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE South 00°02'50" West, 434.69 feet to the Southwest corner of said 3.18 acre
tract on the North boundary of Up River Road for a corner of this tract;
THENCE North 72°40'50" West, along the North boundary of Up River Road 122.02
feet to an intersection with the East boundary of Hearns Ferry Road for the Southwest
corner of a 23.804 acre tract formerly owned by Southern Mineral Corporation for a
corner of this tract;
THENCE along the Northeast boundary of said Hearns Ferry Road which is also the
Southwest boundary of said 23.804 acre tract, North 22°23'00" West, 149.52 feet;
North 36°37'00" West, 326.99 feet; North 40°32'00" West, 321.14 feet; North 64°00'00"
West, 368.02 feet and North 31°41'40" West, 498.23 feet to the Northwest comer of
said 23.804 acre tract for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE South 89°18'30" West, 34.98 feet to a point on the Northeast boundary of an
81.30 acre tract of land conveyed by Julius I. Blucher to C. D. Johns by deed dated
July 26, 1941, for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE South 31°41'40" East, along the Northeast boundary of said 81.3 acre tract
and on the centerline of Hearns Ferry Road 514.04 feet to the Southeast comer of said
81.3 acre tract for a corner of this tract;
THENCE South 89°32'40" West, along the South boundary of said 81.3 acre tract
597.60 feet to the Northeast corner of a 2.182 acre tract out of Share No. 3 of the
George Frank Partition, for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE South 00°27'20" East, 371.43 feet to the Southeast corner of said 2.182 acre
tract on the North boundary of Up River Road for a corner of this tract;
THENCE along the North boundary of Up River Road, North 71°28'35" West 587.70
feet and North 71°44'40" West, 426.97 feet to the Southwest Corner of a 1.038 acre
tract out of said Share No. 3 of the George Frank Partition for a corner of this tract;
THENCE North 00°27'20" West, 43.40 feet to the Northwest corner of said 1.038 acre
tract on the South boundary of above mentioned 81.3 acre tract, for an inside comer of
this tract;
THENCE along the South boundary of said 81.3 acre tract, South 89°32'40" West,
131.87 feet to intersect the Northeast right-of-way line of Interstate Highway No. 37,
and then along said right-of-way line North 63°27'45" West, 321.91 feet to the
southwest corner of said 81.3 acre tract for the Southwest corner of this tract;
THENCE North 00°23'25" West, along the West boundary of said 81.3 acre tract
3,088.32 feet to its Northwest corner in the centerline of Hearns Ferry Road for an
inside corner of this tract;
THENCE along the centerline of Hearns Ferry Road North 58°59'00" West, 235.56 feet;
North 56°59'00" West, 333.33 feet and North 44°59'00" West, 276.64 feet to intersect
the West boundary of survey 421, Abstract No. 572 for a corner of this tract;
THENCE along said west boundary North 00°31'00" West, 257.20 feet to the Southwest
comer of a 280.15 acre tract owned by Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces
County, Texas, for the Northwest corner of this tract;
THENCE along the South boundary of said 280.15 acre tract, South 65°09'00" East,
408.96 feet; South 83°28'15" East, 744.31 feet; South 29°47'40" East, 914.17 feet;
South 54°33'50" East, 574.28 feet; North 76°06'50" East, 82.46 feet; South 79°59'20"
East, 1,075.17 feet; North 00°17'50" East, 50.00 feet and North 76°06'20" East 1961.27
feet to the East boundary of said survey 421 for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE North 00°34'00" West, along the East boundary of said Survey 421, 1,337.50
feet to the Southwest right-of-way of the Missouri Pacific Railroad for a corner of this
tract;
THENCE along said Southwest right-of-way, South 66°17'10" East, 2,965.10 feet to the
point of curvature of a curve to the right which has a central angle of 10°52'00" and a
radius of 5,679.65 feet;
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along said curve on said Southwest right-of-way,
an arc distance of 1,077.20 feet, to an intersection with the West right-of-way line of
Suntide Road for the Northeast corner of this tract;
THENCE South 00°19'40" East, along the West right-of-way line of Suntide Road,
1,804.07 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right which has a central angle
of 01°08'00" and a radius of 11,429.16 feet;
THENCE along said curve in a Southerly direction continuing with the West right-of-
way line of Suntide Road an arc distance of 226.07 feet to the point of tangency;
THENCE continuing with the West right-of-way line of Suntide Road South 00°48'20"
West, 278.89 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the left which has a central
angle of 01°08'00" and a radius of 11,489.16 feet;
THENCE along said curve in a Southerly direction continuing with the West right-of-
way line of Suntide Road an arc distance of 227.26 feet to the point of tangency on the
North boundary of a 20 acre tract formerly owned by South Texas Construction Co.;
THENCE South 00°19'40" East, continuing along the West right-of-way line of Suntide
Road, at 900.00 feet cross the common boundary of said 20 acre South Texas
Construction Co. Tract and Westend Heights Annex, in all a distance of 1,322.80 feet to
the Southeast comer of a 5.47 acre tract out of Tract 1, Westend Heights Annex, for a
corner of this tract;
THENCE, South 89°36'50" West, along the South boundary of said 5.47 acre tract,
563.78 feet to its lower Southwest comer on the East boundary of Block A, Spurlock
Addition, for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE South 00°19'00" East, along the common boundary of Westend Heights Annex
and Spurlock Addition, at 520.82 feet pass the Southwest corner of said Westend
Heights Annex which corner is also the Northwest corner of Westend Heights and
continuing South 00°19'00" East, along the common boundary of Westend Heights and
Spurlock Addition in all a distance of 1,446.72 feet to the Southeast comer of said
Spurlock Addition on the North boundary of Up River Road for the Southeast corner of
this tract;
THENCE North 66°18'15" West, along the North boundary of Up River Road, 35 feet
from and parallel to the centerline thereof, 408.15 feet to the Southwest corner of said
Spurlock Addition for an inside corner of this tract;
THENCE South 00°20'20" East, 5.47 feet to the North boundary of Up River Road
which corner is 30 feet from the centerline of Up River Road measured at right angles
thereto;
THENCE along the North boundary of Up River Road, parallel to the centerline thereof
and 30 feet distant therefrom measured at right angles thereto, North 66°18'15" West,
845.95 feet and North 68°40'10" West, 2,562.60 feet to the point of beginning
containing 795.19 acres of land of which 7.81 acres lies within the right-of-way of
Renfro Road and 5.87 acres lies within the right-of-way Hearns Ferry Road.
(This tract is commonly known as the Koch Refining tract and is approximately 1.24
square miles in area.)
THENCE East on Up River Road to Corn Products Road;
THENCE South on Corn Products Road to IEi 37;
THENCE East on IH 37 to the point of beginning at the intersection of IH 37 and
McBride.
EXHIBIT $
Tract 1:
Beginning at the intersection of Baldwin Ave, and Agnes proceed
west along Agnes to a point 200' west of the Texas -Mexican Railroad
intersection with Agnes Street, just past 45th Street, proceed
south parallel to the railroad track to a point 100' south of Santa
Elena Street, proceed east to Airport Road, proceed north along
Airport Road to the intersection with Agnes Street, proceed west to
the point of origin at Agnes and Baldwin. (This tract is commonly
known as Corpus Christi Industrial District 1, and is approximately
0.19 square miles in area.)
Tract 2:
Beginning at the intersection of Leopard Street and the Texas -
Mexican Railroad spur as it crosses under Leopard, just west of
Navigation Blvd., proceed south along the railroad track for 0.4 of
one mile, proceed west to McCampbell Street, proceed north to
Leopard Street, proceed back to point of origin at Leopard and
railroad track intersection. (This tract is commonly known as
Sunbelt Industrial Park, and is approximately 0.12 square miles in
area.)
Tract 3:
Beginning at the intersection of McBride and IH 37;
Thence east on IH 37 to Corn Products Road;
Thence north on Corn Products Road to Up River Road;
Thence east on Up River Road approximately 2,200' to a point that
is approximately 200' west of County Road 52A;
Thence north easterly to the Corpu■ Christi Ship Channel;
Thence along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel to Tule Lake and the
south spur of the Missouri Pacific Railroad track;
Thence south along the Missouri Pacific Railroad track to Up River
Road;
Thence south and southeasterly along the Missouri Pacific Railroad
track approximately 1843';
Thence north to Up River Road;
Thence west on Up River Road to Hunter Road;
Thence south on Hunter Road to IH 37;
Thence west on IH 37 to a point approximately 400' east of Suntide
Road;
Thence north to Up River Road; (This tract is commonly known as the
Valero Refining tract and is approximately 0.46 square miles in
area;)
Thence west on Up River Road to Renfro Road.
Tract 4:
Thence
That tkq foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading is
the SC day of (�2 ��� j1c�r' , 19 CI ( , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
That the fore oing ord ance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading on
this the ay of , 19 q / , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
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That the pre oing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally on this the onntot
day of (l , 19 9 / , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes v Edward A. Martin "~ /`""
Cezar Galindo Joe McComb
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"' f lLeo Guerrero ( .il,02/(.T- Dr. David McNichols
Betty Jean Longoria Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik di -4a+
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the cQ day of a ► , 19 '1/ .
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED: v DAY OF Otto in v
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By
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MAYOR
THE COY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
, Assistant City Attorney
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