HomeMy WebLinkAbout10155 RES - 03/10/1971A RESOLUTION
INDEMNIFYING AND HOLDING HARMLESS THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM CLAIMS AND DAMAGES
RESULTING FROM THE CITY'S DISPOSAL AND BURIAL OF
HURRICANE CELIA DEBRIS AT NALFS CABANISS AND WALDRON;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ON THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST., 1970, THE PRESIDENT DECLARED
A "MAJOR DISASTER" IN THE STATE OF TEXAS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC
LAW 875, 81ST CONGRESS, AS AMENDED, AND PUBLIC LAW 79, 91sT CONGRESS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS A PUBLIC ENTITY WITHIN
SAID STATE AND WITHIN SAID DISASTER AREA: -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AGREES TO INDEMNIFY
AND HOLD HARMLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS,
DEMANDS, OR ACTIONS RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH, THE
THE DISPOSAL AND BURIAL OF DEBRIS AT NALFS CABANISS AND WALDRON.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE TO WRITING THE
CITY'S WILLINGNESS TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA FROM ANY CLAIMS WHATSOEVER ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE CITY'S
DISPOSAL AND BURIAL OF DEBRIS AT NALFs CABANISS AND WALDRON 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, AND THE MAYOR HAVING
DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION 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 RESOLVED, THIS THE
ID M DAY OF MARCH, 1971-
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
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Corpus Christi, Texas
/0V day of , 197/
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
bd 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,
MA R
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr. C,1�
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore C
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr. _ 1—t
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. (-dL[' i
Eduardo E. de Ases �� -0
Ken McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore