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Home My WebLink About08345 ORD - 02/01/1967THE STATE OF TEXAS I COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this � a Of Off, 96 the City ouncil of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in �J i Meeting, with the following members of said Council esent, I i to -wit: Dr. McIver Furman Mayor Jack R. Blackmon W. H. Wallace, Jr. Patrick J. Dunne Commissioners Dr. P. Jimenez, Jr. Ken McDaniel i Ronnie Sizemore T. Ray Kring City Secretary with the following absent: constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Dr. McIver Furman, Mayor, presented for the considera tion of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communica- tion in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follo s: "Co us Christi, Texas 1.967 "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 an election held on the 28th day of January, 1967 create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance canvassing 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 /McIver Furman McIver Furman Mayor" Commissioner 41A.Z.1,1=1 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 o the ordinance. The motion was seconded I r by Commissioner The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by he City Council, viz: AYES: Commissioners Blackmon, Wallace, Dunne, f Jimenez, McDaniel and Sizemore. NAYS: None. I The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted "Aye." This was rffai&-� Commissioner, de a motion that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Blackmon, Wallace, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel and Sizemore. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted "Aye." This was done. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed. The ordinance is as follows: LJ ORDINANCE NO. cS^ BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ON THE gUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING BONDS: $200,000 PARK BONDS FOR COLE PARK; $100,000 AIRPORT CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION BUILDING BONDS; $750 000 SANITARY SEWER- AGE BONDS: $975,000 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $5,965,000_STREET_IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $1,800,000 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR NAVAL AIR STATION ROAD IMPROVEMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, heretofore on the 4th day of January, 1967, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance calling an election to be held in said City on the 28th day of January, 1967, on the Propositions herein- after stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, 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 determines that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly 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 Council 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 • TAXABLE 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: PROPOSITION NO. 1 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR COLE PARK IMPROVEMENTS" Wo VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK BONDS FOR COLE PARK IMPROVEMENTS" 410 VOTES. PROPOSITION NO. 2 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AIRPORT CUSTOMS AND IMMI- GRATION BUILDING BONDS" Vores; AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF AIRPORT CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION BUILDING BONDS" —VOTES. T PROPOSITION N0. 6 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NAVAL AIR STATION ROAD IMPROVEMENT BONDS" Ip /�U VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF NAVAL AIR STATION ymJ ROAD IMPROVEMENT BONDS" (/ o"� VOTES. 3. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS, DETERMINES AND DECLARES 1T�HE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION TO BE THAT EACH OF SAID PROPOSITIONS 4 1, 21 3, AND 5 SO SUBMITTED HAVE RECEIVED A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE AND ARE CARRIED BUT THAT PROPOSITION 6 HAS FAILED TO RECEIVE A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE AND HAS NOT CARRIED. THAT THE CITY COU'N'CIL OFFICIALLY FINDS THAT SAID BONDS NAMED IN PROPOSITIONS 11 21 31 4 AND 5 MAY BE PROPOSITION N0. 3 MENT BONDS" VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS" VOTES. PROPOSITION N0. "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE- MENT "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS" VOTES; MENT BONDS" Vores. o{ � "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF DRAINAGE IMPROVE- MENT PROPOSITION N0. 5 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVE- MENT BONDS" � VOTES. ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. it 4. That the public importance and the pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by i 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 dly of y, 1967. MTa oy r, City of Corpus Christi, Texas AT Ci y Sec a ry, City o' Corpus Christi, Texas *J,. "APPROVED AS TO RM AND LEGALITY PRIOR TO PASSAGE: *J City Attorne CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS p DAY OF L" 1947-.. 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, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLp CKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL BONNIE SIZEMORE - -- WM. H. WALLACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLp CKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE