HomeMy WebLinkAbout07134 RES - 01/22/1964A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, THE NATURAL WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
SHOULD BE PRESERVED, CONSERVED AND MAINTAINED AS THE PROPERTY OF ALL OF
THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE DESPOILING OF BAYS, LAGOONS, AND OTHER WATER
AREAS ON AND ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST WOULD REMOVE AN ATTRACTION TO
TOURISTS TO VISIT THE TEXAS GULF COAST AREA; AND
WHEREAS, PERMITTING THE DREDGING OF SHELL NEAR LIVE OYSTER
REEFS MIGHT RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION OF SUCH REEFS AND THEREBY DEPRIVE
MANY RESIDENTS OF THE GULF COAST OF THEIR MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD AND DEPRIVE
MANY CITIZENS OF TEXAS AS WELL AS TOURISTS OF THE RECREATION OF FISHING
IN SUCH WATERS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS
THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BELIEVES IN
THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND TAKING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TOWARD
CONSERVATION OF AND PROTECTION OF EXISTING OYSTER REEFS AND THE PREVEN-
TION OF OPERATIONS WHICH MIGHT DESTROY OR DAMAGE EXISTING LIVE REEFS AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLICY WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NEW PROTECTIVE LIVE REEFS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS BE REQUESTED TO ADOPT SUCH MEASURES AND POLICIES AS WILL ELIMINATE
ANY DANGER TO EXISTING LIVE OYSTER REEFS ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST, THE
BAYS, LAGOONS AND OTHER WATER AREAS THEREOF, AND TO ADOPT SUCH FURTHER
POLICIES AS WILL ENCOURAGE ESTABLISHMENT AND PRESERVATION OF NEW OYSTER
REEFS AND THEREBY PRESERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FOR-
WARDED TO THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND TO THE GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 1964.
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRETA Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THI
DAY 0 JANUARY, 1964:
CITY ATTORNEY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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� THEREFOREI HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG .r7
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO ,p
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI Id VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACK MON
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO �I-
W. J. ROBERTS /
W. H. WALLACE, JR.