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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH FOWCO CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF THE OMAHA DRIVE STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM
BALDWIN BOULEVARD TO HIGHWAY N0. , PROJECT
NO. 220- 53 -85; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 220 STREET
BOND FUND TK SUM OF $71,10 00.00 OF WHICH AMOUNT
64,2 5.93 IS FQR TK CONSTRUCT ON AN
_CONTRACT D
6,76.07 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING,
LABORATORY, WITNESS AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
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 FOWCO CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE
OMAHA DRIVE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, FROM BALDWIN BOULEVARD TO HIGHWAY NO. 44,
DESIGNATED AS PROJECT N0. 220- 53 -85, SAID CONSTRUCTION TO CONSIST OF
EXCAVATIONS, CALICHE BASE FOR A STREET WIDTH OF 37' BACK TO BACK OF CURBS,
GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND HOT -MIX ASPHALT PAVING, STORM SEWER AND APPURTE-
NANCES, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CON-
TRACT 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 FOWCO
CONSTRUCTION CO., OPENED ON THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1967, THE SAID BID
OF FOWCO CONSTRUCTION CO. BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF NO. 220 STREET
BOND FUND THE SUM OF $71,000.00 OF WHICH AMOUNT $64,235.93 IS FOR THE CON-
STRUCTION CONTRACT AND $6,764.07 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEER-
ING, LABORATORY, WITNESS AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE A MORE ADEQUATE AND MODERN
TRAFFIC FACILITY IN THE AREA ABOVE SET FORTH AND TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENTS 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
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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 '1 a DAY OF JANUARY, 1967.
ATTEST: '
CIT SECRETARY MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS Tb LEGAL FORM THI�
3 DAY OF JANUARY, 1967:
CITY ATTORNEY `
January 18, 1967
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. 220 Street Bond Fund
Project No. 220 -53 -85 $71,000.00
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT
APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
DI ECTOR F F CE
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ZJ �L DAY OF •2¢. i 19
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,
m `(
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
DR. MCIVER FU RMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONN 1 E $ I ZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE