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AN ORDINANCE
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AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH VAHLCO ENGPNEERING AND CONSTRUCTIO
COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLE
PARK IMPROV MENTS, PROJECT NO. 291- 7- ; ROPRIAT-
ING OUT OF NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND THE SUM OF
OF WHICH AMOUNT $22,837 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CON-
TRACT AND $1,163•IS FOR CONTINGENCIES. INCLUDING
ENGINEERING ADD LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS; itD DECLAR-
ING 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 VAHLCO ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION
IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, SAID CONSTRUCTION TO CONSIST
OF MOVING APPROXIMATELY 6,500 C.Y. OF DIRT AND SPREADING IT OVER THE NEWLY
FILLED AREA AT COLE PARK; ALSO EXCAVATING APPROXIMATELY 23,500 C.Y. OF THE
BLUFF AT UPPER LEVEL.OF COLE PARK AND SPREADING IT OVER THE OTHER MATERIAL,
ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCU-
MENTS 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 VAHLCO ENGINEERING
AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OPENED ON THE 9TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1967, THE SAID
BID OF VAHLCO ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BEING THE LOWEST AND
MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF NO. 291 PARK BOND
FUND THE SUM OF $24,000, OF WHICH AMOUNT $22,837 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT AND $1,163 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING AND LEGAL
ADVERTISING COSTS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AFORE-
SAID CONTRACT AND THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT
COLE PARK 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 ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE
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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 DAY OF AUGUST, 1967.
ATTEST' Na OR —!
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SEC ETAR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM TM S THE
DAY OF AUGUST, 1967:
CITY A�f.'' RNEY
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August 9, 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 No„ 291 Park Bond Fund.
Project No. 291 -67 -6 $24.000
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY 15 NOT
APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
DIREC TO F FINANCE
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• CORPUS CHRISTI EXAS
AY OF �9�•,
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL,
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUICED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR-
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I,, THEREFORE, -
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE CR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI -, -
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: v
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
J. A. "JACK" GRANT
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN McDANI EL
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO NG VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. ,
J. A. "JACK" GRANT
_ P. JIMENEZ, JR., M. D.
GAGE LOZANO, 'SR.
KEN MCDANIEL