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Home My WebLink About09161 ORD - 12/11/1968• VMP:12,11,68 • AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CORPUS CHRISTI STAKE BRANCH GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS FOR THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF A LOCAL GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH BY MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HERE- OF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY, BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CORPUS CHRISTI STAKE BRANCH GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH BY MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY EXECUTE THE AFORESAID AGREEMENT SO THAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH THEREIN CAN BE EFFECTED WITHOUT DELAY 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 ORDI- NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE / /IAY OF DECEMBER, 1968. ATTEST d4 /r` V 0 "14 iF�• CIT SECRETA'Y 0 APPROVED: / / DAY OF DECEMBER, 1968: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 9161 • AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT, duly executed this day of , 19 , in duplicate original, by and between CORPUS CHRISTI STARE BRANCH GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY OF THE CHURCH 08 JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, hereinafter referred to as "Branch Library" and the City of Corpus Christi, a municipality of the state of Texas hereinafter further identified as the "City of Corpus Christi." WITNESSE'TH: WHEREAS, Branch Library desires to establish a local genealogical library for genealogical research by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints and the general public; and, F4EEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi -maintains a public li- brary providing facilities, and reference works normally available in institutions of this kind; and WHEREAS, the parties desire jointly to provide a genealo- gical research facility within the City of Corpus Christi's public library wherein members of said Church and the general public may conduct research in this field of knowledge; NOW TORE, for the purpose of accomplishing the aims indicated above and in consideration of the mutual covenants and con-. ditiona herein provided, the parties agree as follows: 1. The City of Corpus Christi shall provide for the use and benefit of Branch Library a separate room, which will also contain genealogy and related materials be- longing to the public library, in its physical plant and facilities sufficient for the Branch Library to store and maintain the reference works, materials and equipwent to be used by it, which facilities shall include, at least, the following: • e. Adequate storage space to meet the requirements of Branch Library as may be specifically indicated by a mutually agreeable separate written statement and which requirement may vary from time to time as Branch Library expands or reduces its facilities. b. A reading area at least large enough to accommodate two microfilm reading machines with about twenty -five square feet of space for each reader, a film cabinet, tables and chairs, which apace shall be satisfactori- ly lighted and otherwise maintained to meet the spe- cific aeede of microfilm reading. c. Modern shelving and storage facilities with ready ac- cess thereto by personnel of Branch Library to make such materials available to the public. d. The area of the City of Corpus Christi's facility as- signed to the Branch Library shall be available to it and the geeeral public during the same hours maintained by the City of Corpus Christi in connection with its own facilities. 2. Records, books, films, reading machines, research facili- ties and other materials of the Branch Library shall be similarly housed and available to the public and such items shall be non - religious in character and shall contain only material related to genealogy. 3. Branch Library shall be solely responsible for all books, records, films and other equipment and properties of the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of. Latter -day Saints coming into its hands or into the fa- cilities jointly occupied by the parties hereto. Such items which are the property of the CenealogLcal Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Letter -day Saints shall not be comingled with property of either Branch Library or the City of Corpus Christi; however, all additions to the branch library collection shall -have the approval of the City Library Director. 4.- Branch Library shall, upon request, and under such re- gulatione.as may from time to time be adopted by it in conference and in agreement with the City of Corpus Christi for handling cost thereof, procure, to -the extent that the same are available for public use through Branch Libraries from the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints and its library at Salt Lake City, Utah, genealogical records which are on micro- film old 'requested by patrons, and make the -same available for public use in the rooms and quarters provided by the City of Corpus Christi without discrimination as to any person, race, color, or creed whatsoever or whomsoever. Use of such records in the branch library shall be made subject to.uniform library rules applicable to all persons alike. 5.. Distinguishing characteristics and markings shall be placed by Branch Library on all reference works, material, equipment and personal property of Branch Library by clear- ly and distinctively marking each item in such a manner that the same can be easily inventoried and shall not be- come confused with assets of the City of Corpus Christi. The use of physical properties in said library, whether books, records, films or otherwise, by either party or the public shall not be construed under any circumstances as passing title thereto from or to any other party. • b. The facilities to be provided by the City of Corpus Christi shall be without cost to the Branch Library but it is understood that the Branch Library will wholly support and maintain itself as to coat of es• tabliehing and maintaining its library and providing personnel in connection therewith. The City of Corpus Christi shall have no financial responsibility for the Branch Library and the Branch Library shall be alone responsible for paying current- ly all required deposits, payments of postage, rentals and other similar expenses upon receipt from return of items to the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. 7. A genealogical librarian shall be provided by Branch Library without coat to the City of Corpus Christi, it being understood and agreed that the qualifications of such a librarian shall be determined by Branch Library so long as the librarian is qualified to meet the needs of researchers and others of the general public using these facilities. Assistant librarians, if needed, shall also be provided by Branch Library without cost to owner. 8. This Agreement shall continue under the same terms and conditions provided herein, unless amended by mutual agreement in writing, until such time as either party may desire to terminate this Agreement. a. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon 90 days by furnishing written notice to the other party. b. Upon termination, Branch Library shall have a reason• able opportunity and time within which to remove its equipment and properties from the aforesaid facilities at its own expense. A basio-collectioa of genealogical reference »k shall be provided by Branch.Library and the City of Corpus Christi together with weaselly rental or otherwise to r.he facilltiesteelegieWpOreary of the Genealogical Library of the Genealogical Society of Tina Church of Jeaua Christ pf Latter- day,Sainte, Inc., located 'in' Sale Lake' City,' Utah,`' subject to provisions of the "Agreement and policy of u14 Genealogical Society. IIV WITS WHEBL"o!, the aforesaid parties have eaecuted this document by and through their duly`authorimed authority and repro» sentativea on the date first referred to above6 CORPUS CHRISTI STARE BRANCH GFGICAL LiSRARY or THE C'lICH OF JESUS MIST OF LATTER -DAY SAINTS BRANCH LIBRARY ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CfTY,:SECRE-TARY MAR VI_N T0115.�ND APPROVED: CITY'MANAGR ,DAY OF DECEMBER, 1968: CITY• ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS / tk,DAY OFOeLLP y)L./R,Q.CL�IO° JJ 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 I5 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS 1, 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, OI)R"'<i"E-4-61 THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE are-) V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. /' v P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. (.�( GABE LOZANO, SR. 2 v_x__J KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS ae THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON �G fit �, t- )))�Q.BQ / RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK° BRADLEY, JR. GEere..% P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. (/ /J GABE LOZAN O, SR. CJ // / KEN MCDANIEL aye-) /jj W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS