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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 COMPANY, SUBJECT
TO APPROVAL OF THE TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND WILDLIFE, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST GUTH PARK
IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 291 -64 -1; APPROPRIATING OUT
OF NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND THE SUM OF $124,000.00 OF
WHICH $116,253.76 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND
$7,746.24 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING
AND OTHER INCIDENTAL EXPENSES; 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 COMPANY, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE
TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST
GUTH PARK IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 291 -64 -1, SAID WORK TO CONSIST OF A ROAD
SYSTEM, 221 WIDTH SURFACE, BICYCLE PATH, PARKING LOT, LOW WATER CROSSING,
DAM AND SPILLWAY, DRAINAGE STRUCTURES, CULVERTS, AND A BAR -B -QUE BUILDING,
SAID CONSTRUCTION BEING MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
AND CONTRACT 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 COMPANY OPENED ON THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 1g6g, THE SAID BID OF
FOWCO 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 $124,000.00 OF WHICH $116,253.76 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT AND 17,746.24 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING AND OTHER
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AFORE-
SAID CONTRACT AND THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY.FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE
RECREATION FACILITIES OF THE AFORESAID PARK CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
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
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SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH
EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF
THE CHARTER RULE 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 It DAY OF
MARCH, ig6g.
ATTEST:
ZIT SECRETARY
APPROVED:
DAY OF MARCH, ig6g:
CITY ATTOR EY
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YORTHE•CIITY OF C RPU CHRISTI, TEXAS
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Mesch 6, 1969
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 end, Project No. 291 -64 -1, $124,000.
Fund from 'which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
approprieted for any other purpose.
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, T XAS p �7n
19 DAY OF I9�
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 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS 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,
*CPU YOR pro i_ THE C TY ORISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LO2AN 0, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
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 �i