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AN ,MD I NANCE
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $275.00 FOR FILING FEE AND
DEPOSIT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS AND
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CAUSE TO BE FILED WITH
THE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,
AN APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
PRESENTING TO SAID BOARD THE FACTS EXPRESSING THE
DESIRE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO INVESTIGATE
THE FEASIBILITY OF WATER APPROPRIATION-IN QUANTITIES
GREATER THAN 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRO-
TECTING THE PRIORITY RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI UNDER ITS EXISTING PERMITS NOS. 51, 933, 1463,
AND 1177, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SEOPION 2, CHAPTER 136, ACTS OF THE 39TH LEGISLATURE;
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY'MANAGER TO FILE
SUCH OTHER AFFIDAVITS, STATEMENTS, APPLICATIONS AND
PETITIONS THAT MAY BE PROPER AND NECESSARY TO PROCURE
SUCH ORDERS, AUTHORIZATION, PERMITS AND OTHER ACTION
OF AND,FROM THE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS-OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS THAT MAY BE PROPER, NECESSARY AND LEGAL, AND
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE-LAW AND CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS TO PERFECT THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF'
CORPUS CHRISTI TO IMPOUND, DIVERT AND APPROPRIATE
WATERS FROM THE NUECES RIVER AND•RESERVOIRS THEREON,
AND TO BE CONSTRUCTED THEREON,.OF AND FOR THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ITS WATER WORKS SYSTEM AND DIS-
TRIBUTEES OF THE WATER OF SUCH CITY AND OF THE WATER
WORKS SYSTEM OF SAID CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY THAT THE WATER RIGHTS
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE PROTECTED,.PERFECTED, RATIFIED, AND
CONFIRMED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO IMPOUND, DIVERT, APPROPRIATE, TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTE
WATER FROM THE NUECES RIVER AND THE RESERVOIR THEREON, NOW EXISTING
AND TO BE CONSTRUCTED, AND THE BED AND BANKS OF SAID STREAM BY AND
THROUGH THE WORKS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ITS WATER WORKS
SYSTEM; AND
WHEREAS, SUCH APPLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS,
AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE FILED FOR SAID PURPOSES:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $2755.00 FOR
FILING FEE AND DEPOSIT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS, SAID AP-
PROPRIATION TO BE OUT OF FUND N0. 141, WATER M&0, ACTIVITY 5112, CODE 460.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
BED AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AND CAUSE TO BE
FILED AN APPLICATION MAKING PRESENTATION OF FACTS EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF WATER APPROPRI-
ATION IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE
PRIORITY RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND TO PERFECT AND SECURE SAID
PRIORITY RIGHTS FOR THE IMPOUNDING, STORAGE, DIVERSION AND APPROPRIATION OF
WATERS FROM THE NUECES RIVER AND DAM AND RESERVOIR TO BE CONSTRUCTED THEREON,
AT SOME POINT APPROXIMATELY TWENTY -TWO (22) MILES IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION
FROM THE CITY OF SINTON, TEXAS, ON THE NUECES RIVER AT SOME POINT BETWEEN
TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY N0. 9 WHERE STATE HIGHWAY 9 CROSSES THE NUECES RIVER
NEAR CALALLEN, TEXAS, AND A POINT UPSTREAM ON SAID NUECES RIVER WHERE
STATE HIGHWAY 359 CROSSES THE NUECES RIVER BETWEEN MATHIS, TEXAS, AND SANDIA�
TEXAS, AND TO USE THE BED AND BANKS OF SAID STREAM FOR SAID PURPOSES AND
FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SAID WATER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND
MADE A PART HEREOF, AND SAID CITY MANAGER IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO DO SUCH
ACTS AND FILE SUCH INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE PROPER AND NECESSARY FOR PERFECTION
OF SAID WATER RIGHTS.
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY
FOR THE WATER USERS SUPPLIED BY AND THROUGH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE
MAYOR, DECLARING SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED
THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL 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 PASSED AND APPROVED
THIS THE AY OF - - -��� 1961.
ATTE
i °'MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIS XAS
CITY SECRETARY
_AP VED AS TO/LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF LA- �-c.�, , 1961:
T n �I
ITY ATTORNEY
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THE STATE OF TEXAS -KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
COUNTY OF NUECES,
WHAT CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REPRESENTS -T0 THE BOARD OF WATER
ENGINEERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT We DESIRE TO INVESTIOATE A PROJECT -
HEREINAFTER MORE DEFINITELY OEFINEO, ,I
THE PROJECT CONTEMPLATED 15 CONSTRUCTION OF A DAN AND WATER
RESERVOIR TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE-NUECES RIVER AT SOME POINT BETWEEN
TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY NO. 9 WHERE STATE HIORWAY 9 CROSSES THE NUECE9 RIVER
HEAR CALALLEN, TEXAS, AND A POINT UPSTREAM ON SAID NUECES RIVER WHERE
STATE HIGHWAY 359 CROSSES THE NUMB RIVER BETWEEN MATHIS, TeXAS,1 AND
SAHDIA, TTEXAS, FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF IN Excess OF 2D$000 ACRE FEET OF .
WATER BY IMPOUNDING AND /OR PUMPING AND/OR DIVERSION FOR THE FOLLOWING
PURPOSES;
APPROXIMATELY 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR MUNiciPAL AND INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSES;
APPROXIMATELY 25,OW ACRE FEET FOR ,IRRIGATION AND INDUSTRtAI. AND MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES TO MEET THE PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS FOR MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL
AND IRRIGATION PURPOSES OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
AND SUCH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES MO INOUSTRIAL•AREAS IN THE TERRITORY AD-
'JACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAG.
THE COHTP-Nn AT£D PROJECT WILL IMPOUND JN excess OF 20,006 ACRE
FEET*
THE ENGINEERS WHO WILL'PROCEED WITH THE INVESTIGATION ARE;
M A DI LLINGHAM OF THE AMBUR GIN- EFRING CORPORATION.
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DOES HEREBY SUBMIT TH19 PRESENTATION
TO THE BOARD OF'WATER ENGINEERS FOR FILING AND ACCOMPANY SAME WITH A
DEPOSIT OF $250.00p AND A FILING FEE OF $25.00 IN CONFORMITY WITH THE
REQUIREMENT OF ARTICLE 7496 AND ARTICLE 7532 (VERNONIIS CIVIL STATUTE$
OF TEXAS).
A'TTTtiST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
BY
CITY SECRETARY HERBERT Wi WHITNEY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS CITY MANAGER
DAY Of a 196it-
CITY ATTORNEY
SUOSCRIKO AND SWfiRN TO SEFORE KE SY Tug- DAID NSRIIERT W. WHITNEY,
CITY NANAB[R OF TIE CITY OF CORNS 001STI, IN THE CAPACITY AND FOR THE
PDRPOSES HEREIN STATES, TNIS T1IE�` AY 01 , 1iI, TO
CERTIFY WNICN WITNESS NY NAND AND $CAL OF OFFICE*
NOTARY PusI.I C I N Aug FOR fta CRmTv OF
ND£CES, TEXAS
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CORRPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
/ DAY OF / '9.L
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 MEEYINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; 1', 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. I
' RESPECTFULLY,
L
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRI I,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN F. MCDONALD �1
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS,�,_
JAMES H. YOUNG an
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWARTNER
OF 7
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
n
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
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CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE
CONTRACT. AGREEMENT. OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE
AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE 1S IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CNRy STI
TO THE CREDIT O.F N0, $275.00 j
'. FUND NO. 141 WATER M �, 0 ACTIVITY 5112. CODE ACCOUNT 460
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN. AND SUCH MONEX IS NOT
APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, ,
.RECTOR OF FINANCE
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