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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08282 ORD - 12/21/1966• 12/19/66 • TEXAS: AN ORDINANCE -AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH F M THORNTON FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WESTPORT AREA STORM SEWERS UNIT 11, PROJECT NO. 295-64-42; APPROPRIATING_ OUT OF NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUND TUC SUM OF X61,000.00 OF WHICH AMOUNT $57,85.75 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $3,104.25 IS FOR THE CONTINGENCIES INCLUDING ENGINEER - ING,_ LABORATORY TESTING AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH F. M. THORNTON FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WESTPORT AREA STORM SEWERS, UNIT 11, DESIGNATED AS PROJECT NO. 295- 64 -42, SAID CONSTRUCTION TO CONSIST OF INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7,120 FEET OF 15° TO 36" PIPE, MANHOLES, INLETS AND APPURTENANCES FROM GREENWOOD DRIVE, TO AND IN BURNETT, MCARTHUR, ELGIN, SOLEDAD, SONORA, DUNBAR AND CARVER STREET, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF F. M. THORNTON, OPENED ON THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1966, THE SAID BID OF F. M. THORNTON BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $61,000.00, OF WHICH AMOUNT $57,895.75 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $3,lo4.25 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES INCLUDING LABORATORY TESTING AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS. SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AFORE- MENTIONED CONTRACT AND THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO PROVIDE STORM SEWERS AND APPURTENANCES IN THE AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF 8282 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE / F 't DAY OF DECEMBER, 1966. ATTEST: CITY SECRET RY MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS i LEGAL FORM THIS C DAY OF DECEN®ER, 1966: CITY ATTO N Y December 13, 1966 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF N0. 295 Storn Sever bond fund Project No. 295 -64 -42 $61,000.00 FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, DIRECTS FI NCE r.. X CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF, 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, 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, Mcjg,e4 MAYOR � 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 BONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI////����G VOTEa DR. MCIVER FORMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL BONNIE SIZEMORE J WM. H. WALLACE