12-14-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 2015- AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF THE NORTH 8TH STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY; RETAINING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A DEED TO THE ADJOINING LANDOWNERS, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; 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 property abutting the hereinafter described portion of the North 8th Street Right -of -Way, and; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine, and declare that the hereinafter described portion of the North 8th Street Right -of - Way is not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a public road, street, or alley, and the closing of hereinafter described portion of the North 8th Street Right -of -Way is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and benefit, and that the hereinafter described portion of the North 81" 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 and Chapter 253, Section 253.001, Texas Local Government Code, the hereinafter described portion of the North 81" Street Right -of -Way is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned, and closed by the City of La Porte, being generally illustrated on Exhibit "A" incorporated herein, and further described to wit: Being a 1.3498 acre tract of land out of the North 81" Street Right -of -Way out of the Nebraska Syndicate Subdivision, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at the southwest corner of Lot 22, Nebraska Syndicate, said point being located at the northeast corner of the intersection of North 81" Street (80' wide) and North "J" Street (80' wide) rights -of -way;