HomeMy WebLinkAbout06122 RES - 04/19/1961A RESOLUTION
DECLARING THE POSITION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO HE THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, IS INTERESTED
IN WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING A BETTER CITY AND
COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO LIVE AND IN PARTICULAR,
TO IMPROVE THE PORT ARANSAS- CORPUS CHRISTI
WATERWAY AND PORT FACILITIES AT THE PORT OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND JOINING THE CITY
WITH THE NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION.DISTRICT IN
ITS PROPOSAL TO WIDEN AND DEEPEN THE PORT
AHANSAS_COHPUS CHRISTI WATERWAY, EXTENDING
SAID WATERWAY AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SHALLOW
DRAFT CHANNEL FROM CORPUS CHRISTI BAY,INTO
NUECES BAY AND INCREASE CHANNEL AND BASIN
DEPTHS AND WIDTHS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Port of Corpus Christi, including the
Port Aransas - Corpus ,Christi Waterway and other port facilities
of Nueces County Navigation District, have been and are an
important and significant factor in the economic life of the
City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County and surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, much of the rapid growth of the City of
Corpus Christi and surrounding area is the result of the exist-
ence of such waterway and port facilities and it will be nec-
essary to enlarge and increase such port facilities in order
to-accommodate the growth of present industries and attraction
of new industry to this area for the benefit of the entire area
as well as aid in the distribution of products throughout the
nation and fully accommodate the transportation needs both to
and from the South and West portions of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the proposal of Nuaces County Navigation
District to provide increased channel and basin depths and
widths and to develop further channel extensions and provide
a shallow draft branch channel is a feasible and needed Improve-
ment of said port and waterway; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has in the past
cooperated in the development of said port facilities and pro-
vided for street and highway connections, the development of an
adequate water supply, and cooperated in other developments of
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the port area, and expects to continue such cooperative efforts,
HOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1, It is hereby declared to be the position
of the City of Corpus Christi that this City as a local govern-
mental agency is interested in working together with other
governmental agencies in developing a better city and community
In which to live, and in particular to improve, develop, en-
large and extend the Port Aransas- Corpus Christi Waterway and
Port Facilities in the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas,
SECTION 2, The City of Corpus Christi hereby agrees
to cooperate in the carrying out of the proposals of the Nueces
County Navigation District to widen and develop and extend the
Port Aransas - Corpus Christi Waterway Port and Channel Facilities,
and urges a favorable report of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers to such proposal pursuant to its investigation hearing
concerning said proposal.
SECTION 3, The necessity for immediate public record
of the position of the City of Corpus Christi of cooperation
with the Nueces County Navigation District in the project de-
scribed in the above resolution 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 Council, and the Mayor, having declared such emergency and
necessity to exist, having requested the suspension of said
Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the
date of its introduction and that this ordinance take affect and
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be in full force and affect from and after its passage S
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ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, this the day of ,
1961,
ATTEST:
` THE CITY OF CORPUS CH8 TI, TEXAS
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City Sec et y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF , 1961:
City Atto� ey
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
,/ / PU DAY OF 19L(
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
RESOLUTION 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; I', THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTV TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD lam`
Tom R. SVANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNAR46�
JOSE R. DELEOM
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOVI G VOTE:
BEN F. McDONALD J
TOM R. SVANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEDN
M. P. MALDONADO ✓//
W. Jo ROBERTS rx
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JAMES H. YOUNG 1;ii:�w