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Home My WebLink About027432 RES - 09/25/2007Page 1 of A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THERE IS NO FEASIBLE AND PRUDENT ALTERNATIVE TO THE USING OF SOUTH GUTH PARK BY THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOR THE EXPANSION OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY -CORPUS CHRISTI CAMPUS AND FURTHER DETERMINING THAT ALL REASONABLE PLANNING HAS OCCURRED TO MINIMIZE HARM TO SOUTH GUTH PARK RESULTING FROM SUCH USE OR TAKING WHEREAS, Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi TAM --CC represents significant asset to Corpus Christi and the region providing education and research that benefits the State of Texas and TAMU-CC has established itself as a world-class institution attracting students locally, regionally, rationally, and internationally; and WHEREAS, TAI IU -CC has become home to institutes such as the Conrad Blucher Institute and the Harte Research h Institute for Gulf, of Mexico Studies and because the benefits of research initiatives including the Early Childhood Education Center and the PULSE! Project distinguish this area and support the foundations for sustainable economic growth; and WHEREAS, TAM -CC has a significant economic impaction our community with an estimated direct impact of $23 million annually for every 1000 students, and WHEREAS, growth in enrollment and facilities at TAMU-CC will soon use up all the available space on the current Ward Island Campus site precluding additional growth and because the majority of adjacent areas have developed and are impractical for consideration for expansion, and WHEREAS, officials at TAMU-CC may have to cap enrollment if a site for campus expansion cannot be identified and secured, and WHEREAS, after extensive review of areas for potential campus expansion, the Texas A&M University System has expressed interest in acquiring certain city - owned property along Ennis Josiin Drive, in the vicinity of Nile Drive, including the property designated and used as South Guth Park, and WHEREAS, research, education, and urban planning employed by TAMU-CC supports sound ecological principles as demonstrated by the beauty and design of the campus; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to further consider assisting the expansion of the TAM -CC campus; and 027432 H:\LEG-D1F \ har dl ary \a nda120O 11 O- \Re -TA 1 - - uthPark.do Page 2of4 WHEREAS, Chapter 26 of the Parks & Wildlife Code requires the City Council to hold a public hearing to determine if a feasible and prudent alternative exists prior to taking or using a public park for a non -park purpose, such public hearing to the held after three weekly notices of the public hearing first published not less than 30 days prior to the public hearing; and WHEREAS, notices of the public hearing were published on Thursday, August 30, 2007, Thursday, September 6, 2007, and Thursday, September 13, 2007, in The Corpus Christi Caller -Times; and WHEREAS, City Council held a public hearing to receive clearly enunciated local preferences concerning the conveyance of South Guth Park to the Texas A&M University System for the expansion of the Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi campus and the plans for providing alternate sites and facilities for the park and recreational uses at South Guth Park on September 25, 2007, at its regularly scheduled Council meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, EFORE, E IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The facts set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are true. SECTION 2. That City Council followed the requirements of Chapter 26 of the Parks & Wildlife Code to determine if there was a feasible and prudent alternative to the use of South Guth Park property for non -park purposes, in particular the conveyance of the park property to the Texas A&M University System for the expansion of the Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi campus. SECTION 3. That after conducting the public hearing the City Council determined that there was no feasible and prudent alternative to the conveyance of South Guth Park property to the Texas A&M University System for the expansion of the Texas A&M University --Corpus Christi campus. SECTION 4. That after conducting the public hearing the City Council determined that all reasonable planning has occurred for providing alternate sites and facilities for the park and recreational uses at South Guth Park to minimize the harm from the conveyance of South Guth Park to the Texas A&M University System for the expansion of the Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi campus. SECTION 5. That City Council considered clearly enunciated local preferences in making the findings that justify the approval of conveyance of the South Guth Park property to the Texas A&M University System for the expansion of the Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi campus. H:1LE -DIR\ hared\ ary \agerlda1 OO 119-91F es -TA 1U- - uthP rk.deo CI Page 3 of F CORPUS HHR1STI /opi ur I 1 r,A4 Garr Armando Chapa City Secretary Mayor APPROVED as to form: September 18, 2007 -rr Smith Assistant City Attorney For the City Attorney 1-1:1LEG-DIR‘Shared\GaryS\agenda12007\10-9\Res-TAMU-CC-SGuthPark.doc Page 4 of 4 Corpus Christi, Texas of The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Henry Garrett Melody Cooper Larry Eli on io, Sr. Mike Hummel' Bill Kelly Priscilla G. Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Michael McCutchon 02'7432 H:1LE -DIR hared\ ry \agend 12OO7\1O-les-TA 'MU -D - uthPark.dO PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI County of Nueces J Ad # 5810657 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came CRIS HRAD, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER namel the Corpus Christi Caller -Tines, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live OA, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 30Th AUGUST_ 6th, 13th of SEPTEMBER ER 2007. $441.04 3Time(s) LEGAL SALES RE RESET TTIVE On this 1day of , 264 -RI certify that the attached document is a true and an exact copy made by publisher. tL/ .9-x * L . ! r tk `E tyV =z C1, ! Nom Public, State of Texas IiCE0F PUBLIC HEARING The City of Corpus Christi proposes to convert the property i owned by the City and 'generally known as outh Guth Park, in- cluding the ball fields located thereon, from its current recreational use to a higher educa- tional use. The property is pro- posed to be transferred to the Tex- as A&M University System for the expan- sion of the Texas A&M Corpus Christi cam- IThe City is proposing alternate locations for the recreational ac- tivities that have occurred at South Guth Park, A public hearing on the proposed change will be held on Tues- day, September 25, 2007, during the City Council meeting to be- gin at 10:00 a.m. in the ity Council Chamber, Corpus Christi City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas. The City will consider clearly enunciated lo- cal preferences related to the pro- posed change. is/ Armando Chapa City Seccretary City of Corpus Chrsiti