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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06710 RES - 11/28/1962e A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING AND REQUESTING THAT THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REOPEN THE STUDIES OF AGNES- LAREDO STREETS EXTEN- SION AND COOPERATE WITH THE CITY IN CONSTRUCTING SUCH EXTENSIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS COOPERATED WITH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGNES - LAREDO STREETS EXTENDING FROM PORT AVENUE TO CARANCAHUA AND TANCAHUA STREETS; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN CONTEMPLATED THAT SAID AGNES- LAREDO STREET IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE EXTENDED SO AS TO CONNECT WITH MESQUITE AND CHAPARRAL STREETS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND WHEREAS, STUDY ON SAID EXTENSIONS AND CONSTRUCTION THEREOF HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL COMPLETION OF AN O&D SURVEY OF TRAFFIC ON THE COOPERATIVE BASIS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT; AND WHEREAS, THE O&D SURVEY CONDUCTED ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IT IS EXPEDIENT THAT THE EXTENSION OF AGNES- LAREDO STREETS BE CONSIDERED AND APPROVED BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REOPEN THE STUDY OF EXTENSION OF AGNES - LAREDO STREETS TO MESQUITE AND CHAPARRAL STREETS AND COOPERATE WITH THE CITY IN CONSTRUCTING SUCH EXTENSIONS; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT SAID PROPOSED STREET EXTENSIONS ARE DESIRABLE AND FEASIBLE AND THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE FURNISHED SUCH INFORMATION AND DATA AS WILL BE OF AID TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN ITS STUDY OF SAID PROPOSED EXTENSIONS AND THAT THE ENTIRE MATTER PROCEED AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1962. ATT 4TA / J CIT SE MAYOR APPROVELEGAL FORM IS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHR TI, TEXAS THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1962: CITY ATTORN Y C / @ OORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS NUJ DAY OF , 19111 1 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, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHR STI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN F. MCDONA LD 1 TOM R. SWRNTNER Ir DR. JAMES L. BARNARO JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWIN VOTE: BEN F. - MCDONA LD TOM R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES N. YOUNG ��