HomeMy WebLinkAbout024639 ORD - 10/23/2001AN ORDINANCE
APPROVING A SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED CONVEYING A
TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 35.07-ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
OUT OF A 400-ACRE TRACT OF THE MARIANO L. DE
HERRERA GRANT, ABSTRACT 606, SAID 400-ACRE TRACT
CONVEYED BY BESS L. HURT, ET. VIR., TO NINA G.
STEWART, WIDOW, BY DEED DATED JUNE 23, 1944, AND
RECORDED IN VOLUME 300, PAGE 153, DEED RECORDS
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE NUECES COUNTY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE
DEED.
WHEREAS, the City acquired a tract of land containing 35.07 acres, more or less, to
preserve the land for a nature area associated with Hazel Bazemore Park and protect the
Nueces River;
WHEREAS, the City is now in a position to deed the property to the Nueces County
Industrial Development Corporation, with the restrictions that it be used only for a nature
area and development limited to nature trails, which will relieve the City of this
responsibility and allow the City to apply for grants independent of the County for other
projects.
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the land conveyance with Nueces County is
feasible and advantageous to the City of Corpus Christi and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Special Warranty Deed conveying a tract of land containing
35.07-acres, more or less, out of a 400 acre tract of the Mariano L. de Herrera Grant,
Abstract 606, said 400-acre tract conveyed by Bess L. Hurt, et. vir., to Nina G. Stewart,
widow, by deed dated June 23, 1944, and recorded in Volume 300, Page 153, Deed
Records Nueces County, Texas, from the City of Corpus Christi to the Nueces County
Industrial Development Corporation is approved and the City Manager, or his designee,
is authorized to execute the deed.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Samuel L. I~eal, J~'. ' ~,~
Mayor
Approved as to legal form
James R. Bray, Jr.
City Attorney
Jose~ ~/~y
Assistant City Attorney
,2001.
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
That the foregro.~.~ ordinanc~e was read for the first time and passed to its second reading
on this the ~].~c~ay of ~)(~I~-_ , 2001, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
John Longoria
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
Tc~at th~ foregoi~m ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
.P)~ r~ay of ~~ , 2001, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero [.~.~)~t~ Jesse Noyola
Henry Garrett 0~,~ Mark Scott
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of ~~'
Rex A. Kinnison
John Longoria
,2001.