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A RESOLUTION
ACJPTING MINUTE ORDER NO. 62286 PASSED BY THE STATE
HIGHWAY CCMMISSION ON MAY 6, 1969, REGARDING PLANNING
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN URBAN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND SAFETY OF STREETS
AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CORPUS CHRISTI URBAN AREA,
WHICH PROVISIONS ARE DESCRIBED AS THE "TOPICS" PROGRAM;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS SUBMITTED A COPY OF
MINUTE ORDER NUMBER 62286, PASSED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ON
MAY 6, ig6g, AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, IN NUECES COUNTY, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
HAS EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN A COOPERATIVE
EFFORT WITH THE STATE TO INITIATE PLANNING AND IMPLE-
MENTATION OF AN URBAN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PROGRAM TO
INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND SAFETY OF STREETS AND HIGH-
WAYS WITHIN THE CORPUS CHRISTI URBAN AREA, WHICH PRO-
VISIONS ARE DESCRIBED AS THE TOPICS PROGRAM; AND
WHEREAS, MINUTE ORDER 61882, DATED JANUARY 31, 1969,
EXPRESSED THE INTENT OF THE TEXAS HIGHWAY COMMISSION
TO PARTICIPATE IN A TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PROGRAM TO
INCREASE CAPACITY AND SAFETY (TOPICS) WITHIN THE
DESIGNATED BOUNDARIES OF URBAN AREAS AUTHORIZED BY
THE FEDERAL -AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1968; AND
WHEREAS, MINUTE ORDER 62136, DATED APRIL 2, 1969,
STATED POLICIES WHICH SHALL PREVAIL IN THE SELECTION,
IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF A TYPE 11
SYSTEM OF CITY STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES UNDER THE
TOPICS PROGRAM.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER IS HEREBY
DIRECTED TO TENDER THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
PROVIDED THE CITY WILL:
1. ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AREAWIDE TOPICS
PLAN OR PLANS FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI URBAN AREA:
2. COOPERATE WITH THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN
THE SELECTION OF A TYPE 11 HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
3. COOPERATE IN THE SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
DEFINITE TOPICS PROJECTS, BASED ON PRIORITIES
DEVELOPED IN THE AREAWIDE TOPICS PLAN OR PLANS,
WITH RESPONSIBILITIES GENERALLY AS SET OUT IN
MINUTE ORDER 62136 AND CURRENT DEPARTMENT
POLICIES.
THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL:
1. INITIATE PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND DEVELOP AN
AREAWIDE TOPICS PLAN OR PLANS FOR THE CORPUS
CHRISTI URBAN AREA.
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2. SELECT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY, A TYPE 11
HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
3. IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY, SELECT AND ESTABLISH
DEFINITE TOPICS PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED DEPENDENT
UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE AND
THE OFFICIAL DESiGNATION OF THE FACILITIES TO BE
PART OF THE TYPE II STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER
BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC
TOPICS PROJECTS, SUCH AGREEMENT SETTING OUT IN DETAIL
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE WORK INVOLVED AND ESTABLISHING
PRACTICAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING ARRANGEMENTS.
THIS ORDER WILL BECOME OPERATIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND IF NOT ACCEPTED WITHIN
NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE DATE HEREOF, SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
CANCELLED.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT MINUTE ORDER NO. 62286, PASSED AND APPROVED
BY THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ON MAY 6, 1969, REGARDING PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN URBAN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE
CAPACITY AND SAFETY OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CORPUS CHRISTI
URBAN AREA, WHICH PROVISIONS ARE DESCRIBED AS THE TOPICS PROGRAM, BE
AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THEDAY OF MAY, 1969.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRE AR YO,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: L
DAY OF MAY, 1 g6g:
CITY AfTOONEY
Corpus Christi, Texas
day of 1967
TO THE WMBERS 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 introduced, 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,
/ Y R
� THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick"Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. r�o
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore