HomeMy WebLinkAbout08774 ORD - 02/21/1968AN ORDINANCE
CREATING THE TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSES STATED,
SETTING FORTH THE ORGANIZATION OF SUCH COMMITTEE; DESIGNATING
THE DUTIES OF SUCH COMMITTEE; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING
TO THE COMMITTEE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY HAS ACQUIRED THE PROPERTIES OF THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY AND OBTAINED VOTER APPROVAL FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUS SYSTEM; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DESIRES TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE BUS SERVICE
TO THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM BUS OPERATIONS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DESIRES ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING AND ENCOURAG-
ING USE OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY'CREATED A "TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE" TO
ADVISE THE COUNCIL ON MATTERS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DUTIES HEREINAFTER IMPOSED.
SECTION 2. THE TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF EIGHT (S)
MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCILS TO SERVE FOR PERIODS OF TWO (2) YEARS
AND UNTIL SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED. OF THE FIRST SEVEN (7) MEMBERS APPOINTED BEING
THOSE OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN), FOUR (4) MEMBERS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY LOT AS BEING
ONLY A ONE -YEAR TERMY BUT AFTER SAID ONE -YEAR TERMS ALL TERMS OF ALL MEMBERS SHALL BE
TWO YEARS. WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS DURING A TERMS APPOINTMENT FILLING THE VACANCY SHALL
BE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM. MEMBERS MAY BE APPOINTED TO SUCCEED THEMSELVES. THE
COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT THE INITIAL CHAIRMAN AND THE INITIAL VICE- CHAIRMAN. THE INITIAL
CHAIRMAN APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL SHALL SERVE FOR A TWO -YEAR TERM.
SECTION 3. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND SHALL
AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERMS OF THE INITIALLY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIR-
MAN, ELECT ITS OWN CHAIRMAN AND VICE - CHAIRMAN TO SERVE FOR ONE -YEAR TERMS. SUCH
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE- CHAIRMAN SHALL BE HELD AFTER APPOINTMENTS TO FILL EXPIRING
TERMS. ALL TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE ON THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF THE
ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION 4. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ADVISE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL UPON THE
FOLLOWING MATTERS:
A. CONSIDER FROM TIME TO TIME THE NEED OR LACK OF NEED FOR BUS SERVICE
ON BOTH EXISTING ROUTES AND NEW ROUTES;
B. RECEIVE AND CONSIDER COMPLAINTS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND OBSERVA-
TIONS ABOUT EXISTING BUS SERVICE; AND
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C. ASSIST IN ENCOURAGING BUSINESS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO AID THE CITY IN INCREASING
THE USE OF BUS SERVICE.
SECTION 5. THE CITY MANAGER SHALL APPOINT A STAFF MEMBER TO KEEP
THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEES PREPARE SUCH COMMUNICATIONS AS MAY BE DIRECTED
BY THE COMMITTEES AND PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE AS THE COMMITTEE MAY REQUEST.
SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY FOR PROMPT OBTAINING OF SERVICES OF AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUCH AS HEREIN CREATED AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE 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 CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR HAVING
DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXISTS AND 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 OG /
DAY OF FEBRUARYS 1968.
ATTEST:
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CIT SECRET RY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPRO AS TO LEGAL FORM S
OF FEBRUARY. 1968:
/i/n j CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF . 7 Q 19-4
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 INTRODUCEDj 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 OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY
4MAYOOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON Afal
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. WRANGLER" ROBERTS ,L
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS