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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08136 RES - 08/10/1966J � r A RESOLUTION w WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has continuously been concerned with the planning for its total metropolitan area and the surrounding counties; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi and the Area Development Committee, an organization of business and community leaders from Corpus Christi and sur- rounding areas, in 1953 financed and adopted the first Comprehensive Plan for the City of Corpus Christi and the surrounding area; and WHEREAS, the City has frequently joined.iryth other governmental agen- cies in planning for the Corpus Christi metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has joined with Nueces County and the State of Texas in preparing the Corpus Christi Transportation Plan 1963 -64; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi and the Area Development Committee have recently entered into a contract for $101,100 with Harland Bartholomew and Associates to bring up to date the land use, transportation, education, and other segments of the Urban Area Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the counties in the Corpus Christi region have joined together to form the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission for the purpose of advis- ing the various governmental units in the 12 county area regarding common prob -, lems generated by urbanization and growth; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is pleased with the progress being ` made by the Regional Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the City is of the opinion that it could better assist in planning for the future of the Coastal Bend Region if it were a participating member in the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the City has been advised that certain Federal programs, which will enable the Coastal Bend Region to more adequately plan for its future and to receive Federal assistance in constructing improveffients to better serve I its residents, will become available only if the cities involved are voting mem- bers of the Regional Planning Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED (1) that the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi does hereby request the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commis- sion to.-so amend its bylaws and to take such other actions as may be necessary • _2.. to enable the City of Corpus Christi and other area cities to be voting members of the Regional Planning Commission. (2) That until such time as the Mayor and City Council of the City P of Corpus Christi are able to nominate or appoint their representatives to the Regional Planning Commission that the Commission consider the following representatives of Nueces County as being representatives of the City of Corpus Christi and allow these representatives to speak for both the officials of Nueces County and the Mayor and Council of the City of Corpus Christi: Dr. James L. Barnard Don Cox James DeAnda Hector DePena Lon C. Hill W. C. Price Guy I. Warren Harvey Weil (3) That the Mayor and members of the City Council offer their full. support and the assistance of the City staff to the Regional Planning Commission. (4) That the Regional Planning Commission be advised that the Mayor and members of the City Council would be pleased to meet with the members of the Regional Planning Commission or a committee thereof at any time to discuss the best means of accomplishing the intent of this resolution. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 10th day of August, 1966. ATTES City Secreta y: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE lOth, DAY OF AUGUST, 1966: City Attorney 4 • YOR ` The City of Corpus Christi, Texas c CORPUSS% CHRISTI, TEXAS t �^' DAY OF 19 i L TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS �r 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 INTRO - DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ' RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Y• THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: / 6 DR. MCI VER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON ' PATRICK J. DUNNE / 11 DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. / KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE 1 WM. H. WALLACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE / t • DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. ✓/ ` KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE 4 / ' WM. H. WALLA CE .L �