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Home My WebLink About06790 ORD - 01/30/1963JKH:1 -28 -63 '16 . AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 26, 1963, ON THE QUESTION OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH LUMAR GAS CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE BY CITY OF NATURAL GAS FROM THE SAID LUMAR GAS CORPORATION FOR A 20 -YEAR TERM, WITH DELIVERIES TO BEGIN ON MARCH 1, 1966, OR SUCH EARLIER DATE AS DEMANDED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD ON JANUARY 26, 1963, ON THE QUESTION OF DETERMINING WITHER OR NOT THE CITY SHALL ENTER INTO A 20 -YEAR CONTRACT WITH BILLY PUGH FOR A LEASE OF A PORTION OF THE L -HEAD SAID LEASE AND CONTRACT TO BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1963; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1962, AT A REGULAR MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION: AND PROPOSITION A "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE TO BE EXECUTED A CONTRACT, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WITH LUMAR GAS CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF NATURAL GAS BY THE CITY FOR ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A TERM OF TWENTY (20) YEARS, WITH DELIVERIES TO BEGIN ON MARCH 1, 1966, AT 8:00 A. M., OR SUCH EARLIER DATE AS DEMANDED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BY SUCH CITY GIVING AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE, AT THE PRICES AND UNDER THE TERMS AS CONTAINED IN PROPOSED CONTRACT, SAID CONTRACT BEING SET OVT IN ORDINANCE No. 67314, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON DECEMBER 26, 1962?" WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 2ND DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, AT A REGULAR MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION: •i PROPOSITION B "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE TO BE EXECUTED A CONTRACT, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WITH BILLY PUGH FOR THE LEASE OF CERTAIN PREMISES, HAVING A TERM OF TWENTY (20) YEARS, BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1963 MID ENDING ON AUGUST 31, 1983, UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS CONTAINED IN A PROPOSED CONTRACT, SAID CON- TRACT BEING SET OUT IN ORDINANCE NO. 6745, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 2, 19632" AND WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND AS DIRECTED IN THE ORDINANCES CALLING THE ELECTION, AND IS SHOWN BY AFFIDAVITS PROPERLY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY; AND WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION ORDINANCES HERE- TOFORE PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL AND THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO THIS COUNCIL BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF; AND WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS TODAY CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITIONS HEREINABOVE STATED, WHICH WAS HELD ON THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1963; AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS, THAT SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD AND SAID RETURNS DULY AND LEGALLY MADE AND THAT THERE WERE CAST AT SAID ELECTION THE FOLLOWING VOTES: PROPOSITION A: TOTAL VOTES FOR AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT A 20-YEAR GAS SUPPLY CONTRACT TO LUMAR GAS CORPORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1604 AGAINST AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT A 20 -YEAR GAS SUPPLY CONTRACT TO LUMAR GAS CORPORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 PROPOSITION B• FOR AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT A 20 -YEAR LEASE OF L -HEAD PROPERTY TO BILLY PUGH .......................... 12144 AGAINST AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT A 20 -YEAR LEASE OF L -HEAD PROPERTY TO BILLY PUGH ......................... 648 AND -2- WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL, HAVING FULLY CHECKED ALL OF THE PROCEDURE RELATIVE TO SUCH ELECTION, AND IT APPEARING TO THE COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL $O FINDS, THAT A MAJORITY OF THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF AND WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VOTED IN FAVOR OF BOTH OF THE AFORE- SAID PROPOSITIONS, NAMELY THE GRANTING OF A 20 -YEAR GAS SUPPLY CONTRACT TO LUNAR GAS CORPORATION, AND THE GRANTING OF A 20 -YEAR LEASE OF L -HEAD PROPERTY TO BILLY PUGH: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE RETURNS OF THE ELECTION HELD ON THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, AT THE VARIOUS PRECINCT VOTING PLACES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ORDINANCES ORDERING THE ELECTION, WHICH ORDINANCE REGARDING THE CONTRACT FOR GAS SUPPLY FROM LUNAR GAS CORPORATION WAS PASSED ON DECEMBER 26, 1962, AND THE ORDINANCE REGARDING 20 -YEAR LEASE WITH BILLY PUGH FOR LEASE OF L -HEAD PROPERTY WAS PASSED ON THE 2ND DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, AT REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL OF SAID VOTING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES BEING IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND ALL BEING CONVENIENT PLACES WITHIN THE SAID CITY LIMITS, THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION ARE HEREBY RECEIVED AND ARE HEREBY CANVASSED AND THE RESULTS THEREOF ARE HEREBY DECLARED AS FOLLOWS: -3- O F F I C I A L TALLY SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS January 26, 1963 PROPOSITION A Re. Granting of 20 -yr. Gas Supply contract to Lumar Gas Corporation PROPOSITION B Rea Granting of 20 -yr. lease of L -Head prop - erty to Billy Pugh For Against For Against Total GILLELANDPS COURT ROOM 61 9 51 18 71 WYNN SEALE JR. HIGH SCHOOL ANKM 269 27 193 93 296 LINDALE RECREATION BUILDING 333 56 250 137 389 HAMLIN JR. HIGH SCHOOL 335 51 253 131 386 LOZANO SCHOOL 53 6 45 13 59 OAS PARK SCHOOL 183 23 137 66 207 FRAM p EMENZARV SCHOOL 222 36 180 75 258 CLAMOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 6 8 11 3 15 COUNTY BUILD19G, ANNAVILLE 71 56 60 66 127 TOLOSO -MIWAY HIGH SCHOOL 31 33 30 34 64 JOHN L. TOMPKM FIEF OFFICE 15 4 13 6 19 ABSENTEE BOX 25 2 20 6 27 TOTALS 1604 311 1243 648 1918 SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RECORD OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION HELD ON JANUARY 26, 1962, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND REQUIRING THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE DAY OF JANUARY, 1963. / l MAYOR ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Toz CIT A 4Y APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS DAY OF JANUARY, 1963: Z Z'�Z2 CITY AT RN Y • • • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF , 103 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 COUNCILS 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, RESPECTFULLY, C MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ERAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN Fe MCDONALD all TOM R. SWQNTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE Re DELEON M. Po MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN F. McDONA LO TOM R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON Me Pe MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG I ORDINANCE NO. i CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD I IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, „ TEXAS, ON JANUARY 26, 1963,0,N THE QUESTION OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE C I TY SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH LUMAR GAS CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE BY CITY OF NATURAL GAS FROM THE i o SAID LUMAR GAS CORPORATION FOR A r z 20 -YEAR TERM, WITH DELIVERIES v TO BEG IN ON MARCH 1, 1966, OR a SUCH EARLIER DATE AS DEMANDED BY _ THE C 1 TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND 1� N k CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING 2_ THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD ON JANUARY 26, 1963, ON THE QUESTION OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE x CITY SHALL ENTER INTO A 20 -YEAR �n CONTRACT WITH BILLY PUGH FOR A LEASE OF A PORTION OF THE L -HEAD, SAID LEASE AND CONTRACT TO BEGIN ON SERTEMBER 1, 1963; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. . CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI LEGAL DEPARTMENT