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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06103 ORD - 03/29/1961JKH;3 -29 -61 • AN ORDINANCE AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE ELECTORATE WITH REFERENCE TO THE FUTURE USE OF CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT FOR PUBLIC AND SEMI - PUBLIC PURPOSES AND ESTABLISHING SUCH DECISION OF THE ELECTORATE AS A POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF SAID PROPERTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS COMPLETED THE CONSTRUC- TION OF THE $6,125,000 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY; AND 1� WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL BY ORDINANCE NO. 4625 EXPRESSED A STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE FUTURE USE OF CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT PROPERTY IN THE EVENT A NEW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR THE CITY WAS ESTABLISHED; AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE REGARDING THE $750,000 SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES ON .JUNE 25, 1958, AND THE NOTICE OF SALE FOR $1,750,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES ON JANUARY 16, 1957, STATED, "UPON COMPLETION OF THE NEW AIRPORT THE CITY EXPECTS TO SELL OR LEASE THE PRESENT CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT LAND. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THE PROCEEDS OF ANY SUCH SALE OR LEASE WILL BE APPLIED SOLELY TO PAY OFF AIRPORT BONDS OF WHICH THIS OFFERING IS A PART"; AND WHEREAS, ON JANUARY 28, 1961, THE ELECTORATE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 4201 TO 3314 THE PROPOSITION, "SHALL THE CITY KEEP THE CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT SITE FOR PUBLIC AND SEMI - PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT?": NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION I. THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESSION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS VOTING AT THE ELECTION HELD ON JANUARY 28, 1961, IT IS HEREBY ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL- POLICY OF THE CITY THAT THE CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT SITE BE RETAINED FOR PUBLIC AND SEMI - PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT. SECTION 2. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED. SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING PRESENT AND FUTURE AREAS FOR PUBLIC AND SEMI - PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEED TO CLEARLY REAFFIRM • THE EXPRESSION OF POLICY BY THE ELECTORATE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXISTS AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 9 J DAY OF 1961. ATTEST: CITY SEC ETAIZ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS DAY OF 1961: CITY AtTOANEY c , f9. MAYOR THE CITY OF CO U CHRISTI XAS • • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS O DAY OF / / /G c ..L g 191--r TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL" 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, THE CITY OF (!OR S CHRIS , TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES EL,ROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRs.•RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THE ASOVP ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOkANO, SR.