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Home My WebLink About07796 ORD - 11/17/1965REY:B.Iw:11/17/65 AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE CORPUS CHRISTI SISTER CITY COMMITTEE; PRESCRIBING COMPOSITION AND DUTIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER IN 1956 INAUGURATED THE "PEOPLE - `�pyx TO- PEOPLE PROGRAM" TO ESTABLISH FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND ESTABLISH GREATER FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLES OF OTHER NATIONS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DIRECT,ey PERSONAL CONTACT; AND Y. WHEREAS, PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ANNOUNCED THAT SAID PROGRAM WOULD BE CONDUCTED FOR THE BROAD PURPOSE OF THE EXCHANGE OF THINGS, IDEAS AND PEOPLE BETWEEN THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLES OF OTHER NATIONS; AND c WHEREAS, THE PRESENT NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT tlJ�l LYNDON B. JOHNSON HAS CONTINUED THE EFFORTS OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS CONCERNING THE SISTER CITY PROGRAMS, RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF THE PROGRAM TO OUR COUNTRY AND THE SPIRIT AND DIPLOMACY OF AMERICA; AND WHEREAS, TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, t A AS WELL AS OTHER CITIZENS IN THE UNITED STATES, HAVE BEEN REQUESTED THROUGH THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION TO AFFILIATE WITH A FOREIGN CITY OF SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AND MUTUAL INTERESTS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THROUGH ITS CITY MANAGER, HAS RECOGNIZED AND ENDORSED THIS PROGRAM WITH THE HOPE THAT IT WILL LEAD TO A LASTING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND THE PEOPLE OF YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, AND BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN AND THE PEOPLE t\ OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND WHEREAS, FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN ' ENGAGED IN A PEOPLE -TO- PEOPLE PROGRAM KNOWN AS 'TTHE SISTER CITY PROGRAM" WITH YOKOSUKA, JAPAN; ANDe� WHEREAS, DURING SUCH TIME RELATIONS WITH OUR SISTER CITY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND GREAT MUTUAL RESPECT ONE FOR THE OTHER HAS DEVELOPED; AND 4- S- 7'796 0 WHEREAS, IT APPEARS THAT MUCH COMMUNITY GOOD IS AND HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SISTER CITY II PROGRAM; AND 4 i WHEREAS, ON NOVEMBER , 1965, IN FURTHERANCE OF GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR BELOVED SISTER CITY, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WAS PLEASED S dy AND HONORED BY A VISIT WITH SEVERAL OUTSTANDING RESIDENTS AND OFFICIALS FROM YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, THIS VISIT RESULTING IN A FAR GREATER UNDERSTANDING THAN HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PREVIOUS YEARS OF ENDEAVORS AND WAS A HIGHLIGHT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THIS YEAR; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AN UNOFFICIAL SISTER CITY COMMITTEE; AND WHEREAS, DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE OUTSTANDING WORK AND LEADERSHIP OF THIS SISTER CITY COMMITTEE, THE CITY COUNCIL FEELS THAT IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF THE COMMITTEE AND IN ORDER TO MORE PROPERLY FURTHER AND EFFECTUATE THE GOALS OF THE PEOPLE -TO- PEOPLE PROGRAM OF ESTABLISHING FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES, THE SISTER CITY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI4� IS HEREBY GIVEN OFFICIAL DESIGNATION: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. DEFINITION. WHENEVER THE WORD "COMMITTEE" APPEARS IN THIS ORDINANCE, IT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN THE CORPUS CHRISTI SISTER CITY COMMITTEE. SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT A COMMITTEE ADVISORY TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CORPUS CHRISTI SISTER CITY COMMITTEE. SAID COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF SUCH MEMBERS, BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS •F SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY 7. THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. SECTION 3• OFFICERS. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE COUNCIL BUT THE COMMITTEE SHALL ELECT A VICE— CHAIRMAN -2- FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHALL APPOINT A SECRETARY FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. SECTION 4. No COMPENSATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OR RESIGNATION OF ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, A SUCCESSOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. SECTION 5. REPORT OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF ITS MEETINGS AND DOINGS AND FURNISH COPIES OF SAID MINUTES TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THE MEETING OR ACTION INVOLVED IN SAID MINUTES. SECTION 6. DUTIES. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH OUR SISTER CITY, YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, AND WAYS AND MEANS OF,MAINTAINING THE HIGH DEGREE OF RAPPORT NOW a EXISTING BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES, AND TO ADVISE AND COOPERATE WITH THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL OTHER CITY AGENCIES, BOARDS AND OFFICIALS WITH RELATION TO ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL FURTHER MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, AGEN- CIES AND OFFICIALS, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SISTER CITY. SECTION 7. CONTINUING DUTIES. AS PART OF ITS CONTINUING PROGRAM IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI SISTER CITY COMMITTEE TO: (A) ENLIST THE COOPERATION OF ALL RACIAL RELIGIOUS, EDUCA- TIONAL, COMMUNITY CIVIC, LABOR, FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS AND ALL OTHER GROUPS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES, AND ALL CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY FORCES AND TALENTS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN DISCHARGING ITS DUTIES. ' (B) COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY AGENCIES, CITI- ZENS CITIZENS' ORGANIZATIONS, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PAROCHIAL AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN FORMULATING AND DEVELOP- ING COURSES OF EDUCATION TO STIMULATE THE INTEREST OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION IN ACCOMPLISHING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMITTEE. (C) ADOPT RULES FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AND KEEP A RECORD OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND MINUTES OF ALL MEETINGS. -3- SECTION 8. SUBCOMMITTEES. THE COMMITTEE MAY NAME SUCH SUB- COMMITTEES AS IN ITS JUDGMENT WILL AID IN EFFECTUATING THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE AND MAY EMPOWER THEM TO STUDY THE PROBLEMS OF BETTER RELATIONS WITH OUR SISTER CITY WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS ARTICLE. SECTION 9. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL INVITE AND ENLIST THE COOPERATION OF ALL RACIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND ALL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN CARRYING ON ITS WORK.AND SHALL ACT AS A COORDINATING AGENCY AMONG SUCH OTHER GROUPS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO BRINGING ABOUT BETTER RELATIONS WITH OUR SISTER CITY. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ALSO COOPERATE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WHEREVER SUCH COOPERATION IS APPROPRIATE IN EFFECTUATING THE POLICY OF THIS ARTICLE. SECTION 10. THE NECESSITY FOR CREATION AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE OF A COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY AND SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT WITH OUR SISTER CITY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION ' AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMER- GENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE 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 / rl DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1965. ATTEST: (" �.v� CI44ECRCTAR / MAYOR � /S/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AST LEGAL FORM TH 17TH DA OF NOVEMBER, 1965: ;Al pA.TClliTY AT T YY 7-- r CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF 9 / �1r 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; 1, THEREFORE, 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, MAYOR L" THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN .JACK BLACKMON / PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. ✓ KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE / THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON ✓ PATRICK J. DUNNE Y/ DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. / KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE +' WM. H. WALLACE