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163 ORDINANCE NO. 1974 - 31 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REMOVING THE DEDICATION FOR PARKLAND USE ONLY FROM A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND WITHIN SAID CITY. WHEREAS, the City Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas, provides for the method of removing parkland dedication from land so dedicated by Section 3.07 of said Charter; and I WHEREAS, on August 28, 1922, a certain tract of land commonly known as the Memorial Park Baseball Field was dedicated to parkland use only; and, HWEREAS, puusuant to Section 3.07 of said Charter, a referendum election was held in conjunction with the Regular City Election on April 2, 1974, calling for the voters of said City to express their desire concerning the removal of said dedication; and, WHEREAS, on April 2, 1974, the voters voted in favor of removing said dedication, as verified by the subsequent canvassing of the ballots cast in said election held on April 3, 1974; and, WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to remove said tract from use as parkland only; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the dedication for parkland use only placed upon that certain tract of land as hereinafter described, as evidenced by ordinance dated August 28, 1972, be and is hereby removed, pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 3.07 of the City Charter of the City of San Marcos, said tract being more particularly described as follows: I BEGINNING at an iron pipe being a corner of a 53.8 acre tract out of the J.M. Veramendi League No. Two being situated on the east side of the San Marcos River, said iron pipe bears N 440 13' E 827.3 feet from an iron pipe at the head of a ravine; THENCE south 410 21' east an approximate distance of 672.0 feet to a point on the northwest right-of-way line of the N.K.T. Railroad; THENCE with the curving line of said right-of-way line an approximate distance of 940.0 feet to a point on the northeast line of said 53.8 acre tract deeded to the San Marcos Memorial Recreation Park by Victor W. and Ruth Munk as recorded in Volume 114, Page 190, Hays County Deed Records; THENCE with the northwest line of said 53.8 acre tract north 450 55' west an approximate distance of 153.0 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line of Ranch Road No~ 12, also known as Hopkins Street, at approximately Engineer's Station 95 + 88; THENCE following the curving line of said Ranch Road 12 right-of-way in a westerly direction an approximate distance of 1050.0 feet to a point at approximately Engineer's Station 85+12; THENCE south 410 21' east an approximate distance of 148.0 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing approximately 14.75 acres. I Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days from and after final passage by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading May 13, 1974. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading May 28, 1974. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED June 10, 1974.