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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 5, 1969: TEXAS VOTERS WILL DETERMINE SEVERAL
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE BY WAY OF VOTING ON AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS
CONSTITUTION; AND
WHEREAS, AMONG SAID AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED ON THERE IS
AMENDMENT DESIGNATED AS N0. 2, WHICH PROPOSES TO AUTHORIZE THE TEXAS
WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE $3.5 BILLION IN
BONDS TO FINANCE TEXAS' SHARE OF THE COST OF THE TEXAS WATER PLAN,
WHICH FUNDS ARE TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCING TO BE REPAID BY WATER
USERS AND SAID AMENDMENT ALSO REMOVES THE 4% CEILING ON WATER DEVELOP-
MENT BONDS HERETOFORE PROVIDED BY THE CONSTITUTION; AND
WHEREAS, THE TEXAS WATER PLAN WHICH IS TO BE FINANCED BY
BONDS ISSUED UNDER SAID AMENDMENT N0. 2 IS A PLAN TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
WATER TO MAINTAIN THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF TEXAS BEYOND THE YEAR
2000 A.D., AND SAID PLAN PROVIDES FOR THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF TEXAS
WATER RESOURCES AND IMPORTATION OF SURPLUS WATER FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER; AND
WHEREAS, AMENDMENT NO. 5 IS PROPOSED TO BE VOTED UPON ON
AUGUST 5, 1969, WHICH, IF CARRIED, WILL PERMIT FUNDS UP TO $80 MILLION
ANNUALLY TO BE USED BY THE STATE FOR THE AGED OR HANDICAPPED POOR,
NEEDY ILL AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
BELIEVES THAT AMENDMENTS NOS. 2 AND 5 SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY THE
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THAT A FAVORABLE VOTE THEREON
WOULD BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; AND
WHEREAS, THESE TWO AMENDMENTS EXPRESSLY AFFECT THE WELFARE
OF THE CITY AND THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT ALL VOTERS WITHIN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI BE URGED TO STUDY AND GIVE CONSIDERATION TO ALL PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO SUPPORT
AND VOTE FAVORABLY ON AMENDMENTS NOS. 2 AND 5 AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHER
VOTERS TO VOTE FAVORABLY UPON SAID AMENDMENTS NOS. 2 AND 5
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE a�DAY of JULY, 1969.
ATTEST:
CI SECRE AR
APPROVED:
- U) DAY OF JULY, 1969:
CITY ATTORNEY
Corpus Christi, Texas �
50 day of Y-OAS 196/
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall
be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or
resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore,
request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass.this ordi-
nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the
City Council.
Respectfully,
OF COVU$ACHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:/
Jack R. Blackmon CAL L�LadP�
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dicll'Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de As es
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.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
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