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Home My WebLink About07274 ORD - 07/01/1964THE STATE OF,TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this day of 964, the City uncil of the City of Corpus Christi, exas, convened in -4 Meeting, with the following members of said Counci resent, to -wit: Dr. James L. Barnard Mayor Jim Young J. R. de Leon Commissioners M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts W. H. Wallace, Jr. T. Ray Kring 7y Seretary with the following absent: ttime constituting a quorum, at ich the following among other business was transacted: Dr, James L. Barnard, Mayor, presented for the consideration of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows: pus Christi, Texas, t`�r, 1964. TO THE CITY COUNCIL, Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: The public importance and pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the bonds voted at the election held on June 27,.1964, and the need for assuming the bonds of Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 (Flour Bluff) create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring ordinances to be considere and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance canvassing 7274 the returns and declaring the result of the election for the issuance of said bonds as an emergency measure. You will please consider this request in connection with the ordinance which has been introduced in the City Council on this subject. Yours very truly, /s/ J. L. Barnard Jame L. Barnard Ma r" Commissioner ti made a motion that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause the rdinance. The motion was'seconded by Commissioner �C D ,� The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by the City Council, viz: AYES: Commissioners Young, fin, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted "Aye." This was done. Commissioner made a motion that the ordinance be pa sseed fi lly. The otion was seconded by Commissioner /v Gt Cam. The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Young, S de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace. NAYS: None/- The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted "Aye." This was done. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been pas The ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE N0. 7274 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING BONDS: $750,000 PARK BONDS FOR SOUTH BEACH IMPROVEMENTS; $550,000 PARK BONDS FOR CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH IMPROVEMENTS; $800,000 PARK BONDS FOR GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS; $200,000 FIRE STATION BONDS; $300,000 EQUIPMENT AND STREET MAINTENANCE YARD AND BUILDING BONDS; $500,000 POLICE BUILDING BONDS; $130,000 COLISEUM BONDS; $500,000 MUSEUM BONDS; $200,000 LIBRARY BONDS; $1,500,000 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $1,960,000 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $750,000 MIDTOWN TRAFFIC INTER- CHANGE BONDS; $1,360,000 STORM DRAINAGE BONDS; $1,000,000 GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS; AND ASSUMPTION OF $507,000 OF BONDS OF WATER DISTRICT NO. 2 (FLOUR BLUFF); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, heretofore on the 3rd day of June, 1964, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance calling an election to be held in said City on the 27th day of June, 1964, on the Propositions hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That the City Council officially finds and de that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were dul appointed by the City Council prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Counci has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law. 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines that only resident, qualified electors who own taxabl property in said City and who.have duly rendered the same for taxation were allowed to vote at said election, and that the following votes were cast at said election on each Proposition submitted: GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS" PROPOSITION NO. I PROPOSITION NO. 4 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR SOUTH "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" BEACH IMPROVEMENTS" 5E54-Votes; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR BONDS" SOUTH BEACH IMPROVEMENTS" gBp Votes. PROPOSITION NO. 2 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EQUIPMENT AND STREET "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR CORPUS MAINTENANCE YARD AND BUILDING BONDS" i CHRISTI BEACH IMPROVEMENTS" I 5844 Votes; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR ' STREET MAINTENANCE YARD AND BUILDING BONDS" CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH IMPROVEMENTS" S9S5 Votes. PROPOSITION NO. 3 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BONDS" "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR GENERAL "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING PARK IMPROVEMENTS" 16q Votes; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS" -561A Votes, PROPOSITION NO. 4 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" 7.344 Votes "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" AM Votes PROPOSITION NO. 5 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EQUIPMENT AND STREET MAINTENANCE YARD AND BUILDING BONDS" i 4a43 Votes i "AGAINST'THE ISSUANCE OF EQUIPMENT AND STREET MAINTENANCE YARD AND BUILDING BONDS" ssa� Votes PROPOSITION NO. 6 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BONDS" 61771 Votes "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BONDS" .ro38 Votes PROPOSITION NO. 7 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF COLISEUM BONDS "�3 Votes "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF COLISEUM BONDS` 6016 Votes PROPOSITION NO. 8 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF MUSEUM BONDS" 64el Votes "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF MUSEUM BONDS" s-3oq Votes PROPOSITION NO. "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS" 6964 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS" 4839 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 10 5007 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS" MIDTOWN TRAFFIC INTER- 6774 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE- "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF MIDTOWN TRAFFIC ' MENT BONDS" 4961 VOTES. t PROPOSITION NO. 13 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE BONDSV`- 6622 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE BONDS" 5137 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 14 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS" 5486 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS" 6216 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 15 "FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF BONDS OF WATER DISTRICT NO. 2 (FLOUR BLUFF)" 6089 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ASSUMPTION OF BONDS OF WATER DISTRICT NO. 2 (FLOUR BLUFF)" 5505 VOTES. 3. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS, DETERMINES AND DECLARES THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION TO BE THAT CERTAIN OF SAID PROPO- SITIONS SO SUBMITTED RECEIVED A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE AND CARRIED, AND THAT ALL OF SAID BONDS RECEIVING A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE MAY BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. i 4. THAT THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND THE PRESSING NEED FOR THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY USE OF THE PROPOSITION NO. 11 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" 6771 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" 5007 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 12 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF MIDTOWN TRAFFIC INTER- CHANGE BONDS" 5954 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF MIDTOWN TRAFFIC ' INTERCHANGE BONDS" 5771 VOTES. t PROPOSITION NO. 13 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE BONDSV`- 6622 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE BONDS" 5137 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 14 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS" 5486 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS" 6216 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 15 "FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF BONDS OF WATER DISTRICT NO. 2 (FLOUR BLUFF)" 6089 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ASSUMPTION OF BONDS OF WATER DISTRICT NO. 2 (FLOUR BLUFF)" 5505 VOTES. 3. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS, DETERMINES AND DECLARES THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION TO BE THAT CERTAIN OF SAID PROPO- SITIONS SO SUBMITTED RECEIVED A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE AND CARRIED, AND THAT ALL OF SAID BONDS RECEIVING A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE MAY BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. i 4. THAT THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND THE PRESSING NEED FOR THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY USE OF THE proceeds of the sale of said bonds create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring same to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this ordinance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall take effect as an emergency measure, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of 1964. I o , i y f Corpus Christi, Texas ATTEST: JJ L ` City Secret r City of Corpu� Christi, Tex APPROVED AS T FORM AND LEGALITY PRIOR TO PASSAGE: a City Att ey