O-2020-3782 N 2nd and N 4th Street R.O.W. situated in Blocks 7C and 7B

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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-3782 AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PORTIONS OF THE N 2ND STREET AND N 4TH STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY SITUATED BETWEEN BARBOURS CUT BOULEVARD AND THE H STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DEED TO THE ADJOINING LANDOWNERS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of La Porte has been requested by the record owners of the properties abutting the portions of the N. 2nd and N. 4th Street rights-of-way situated between Barbours Cut Boulevard and the H Street right-of-way,to vacate, abandon and close said rights of way, and; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine, and declare that the portions of the N. 2nd and N. 4th Street rights-of-way situated between Barbours Cut Boulevard and the H Street right-of-way are not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a public road, street, or alley, and the closing of the portions of the N. 2nd and N. 4th Street rights-of-way situated between Barbours Cut Boulevard and the H Street right-of-way is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and benefit, and that the portions of the N. rd and N. 4th street rights-of-way situated between Barbours Cut Boulevard and the H Street right-of-way should be vacated, abandoned, and permanently closed. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power granted to the City of La Porte under its home rule charter,Chapter 62 of the City of La Porte Code of Ordinances and Chapter 253,Texas Local Government Code, the portions of the N. rd and N. 4th street rights-of-way situated between Barbours Cut Boulevard and the H Street right-of-way are hereby permanently vacated, abandoned, and closed by the City of La Porte, such rights-of- way being generally illustrated on Exhibit "A" incorporated herein, and further described to wit: Tract 1 Being a tract of land containing 1.129 acres,being a portion of N 2nd Street,Nebraska Syndicate, recorded in Volume 83,Page 345,Harris County Deed Records,and being located in the Johnson Hunter League, Abstract Number 35, Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING,at a found five eighths inch iron rod with cap stamped"Cruller 5476",marking the southwest corner of the tract herein described the southeast corner of a called 5.760 acre tract being recorded in Harris County Clerk's File No. 20070706635; THENCE,North 03 degrees 03 minutes 04 seconds West, along the west line of the tract herein described, for a distance of 820.02 feet to the northeast corner of said called 5.760 acre tract;