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Home My WebLink About10253 ORD - 05/05/1971THE STATE UP TEXAS '; ' COC_]TY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHI:ISTI 1 On this the 5th day of May, 1971, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in Regular t Meeting, with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: Jack R. Blackmon, Mayor V. A. Bradley, Jr. • Eduardo E. deAses Gabe Lozano, Sr. Ken McDaniel _ W. J. Roberts Ronnie Sizemore T. Ray Kring, City Secretary James R. Riggs, City Attorney with the following absent: constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. Blackmon, Mayor, presented for -the consideration of the Council an Ordinance. The Ordinance was,read by the City Secretary. The'Mayor presented to the Council a communication in l writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows: ;i "Corpus Christi, Texas May 5, 1971 F "TO THE CITY COUNCIL i Corpus Christi, Texas j Gentlemen: The necessity for promptly canvassing the result of the election on the question of the issuance of improvement bonds held on May 1, 1971, and to make an immediate record of the said results 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 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 5th day of May, 1971. Yours very truly, /s /Jack R. Blackanon Mayor." JL0253 { s Commissioner42_ moved that the Charter i provision prohibiting ordinances, from being passed finally oil" the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of .the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner t.) The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by the City Council, viz: f AYES: Commissioners Bradley, deAses, Lozano, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore. ,k NAYS: 'None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. Commissioner moved that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner The motion was carried by the following vote: ! AYES: Commissioners Bradley, deAses; Lozano, McDaniel, J Roberts and Sizemore. E NAYS: None. iIThe Mayor requested that the records show that he :I voted Aye. This was done. jThe Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed. The ordinance is as follows: it j . t i 3 . J ORDINANCE NO. 4P j 0253 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ON TllE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVEMENT BONDS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, heretofore on the 7th day of April, 1971, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance calling an election to be held in said City on the lst day of May, 1971, on the Proposition herein- after stated; and -WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election ` 3 have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said } returns have been duly delivered to said City Council; and WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined: that a case of'emergency or urgent public necessity exists which { requires the holding of the meeting ae,which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity being that the, proceeds from the proposed bonds are required as soon as possible and without delay for necessary and 'urgently needed public 4 i improvements; that said meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the time, place, and i purpose of said meeting was given as required by law; and that i public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. Article 6252 -17, i as amended. t BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That the City Council officially finds and i determines that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers iaere.duly appointed by the City Council prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that due returns of, the result of said-election have been made and delivered, and I that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law.. • s ' 2. That-the City Council officially finds and s determines that the following votes were cast at the election i on the submitted Proposition, by the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in said City, and who have I' duly rendered the same for taxation, and who voted at the , election: PROPOSITION j VOTES: FOR ) the issuance of bonds in the amount j of $24,500,000 for constructing a com- munity facility to be known as Plaza del Mar to include an arena, exhibit hall, meeting rooms, auditorium, and various i ) related facilities, and acquiring the �3,706VOT$S: AGAINST ) site therefor. 3. That the City Council officially.finds• aid determines that the following votes were cast at the election, on the submitted Proposition, by all other resident,•qualified electors of said City who voted at the election: PROPOSITION .;!VOTES: FOR ) the issuance of bonds in the amount of $24,500,000 for constructing a com- munity facility, to be known as Plaza del Mar to include an arena, exhibit hall, meeting rooms, auditorium, and various )• related facilities, and acquiring the i06ls VOTES: AGAINST ) site therefor. 4. That the City Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of said election to be that said Proposition so submitted failed to receive a favorable majority I vote. 5. That the necessity for promptly canvassing the results of the election on the question of issuance of bonds for permanent improvements in the City of Corpus Christi and to make record of such canvass creates an emergency and an impera- tive public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and C'.arter provisions requiring same to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this ordi- nance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall take effect as an emergency measure, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. 6. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which said election returns were canvassed was open to the public as required by law and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of May, 1971. ,THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The foregoing ordinance -was approved prior to passage as to form and correctness this th 5thf 1971. Cit Attorney THE STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF NUECES X CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI X I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (and of the Minutes pertaining thereto), on the 5th day of May, 1971, can- vassing returns and declaring results of an election on the propositions set -forth in said ordinance, which ordinance is duly on record in the Minutes of the City Council and that said Meeting was open to the public as required by law and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said Meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969. WITNESS MY HAND and seal of office, this the day of May, 1971. (SEAL) City Secretary Corpus Christi, Texas day of ` / 7 , 1.9 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, iA_� MA OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jack R. BlackmonC / /�� P 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. Blackmonf� Gabe Lozano, Sr. d1a J V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. LL(�t, Eduardo E. de Ases 464 Ken McDaniel f,/# J W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore r