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A RESOLUTION
DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE
TO ASSIST THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE OPERATION
OF A WORKABLE PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING THE CITIZENS
COMMITTEE FOR COWAUNITY IMPROVEMENT, SAID COMMITTEE TO
CONSIST. OF MEMBERS FROM A CROSS SECTION OF THE POPULA-
TION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY:
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS
DETERMINED THE NECESSITY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITIZENS COMMITTEE
FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT; AND
WHEREAS, THERE ARE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AREAS OF SUB-
STANDARD HOUSING WHICH CAN BE EFFECTIVELY IMPROVED UNDER A WORKABLE PROGRAM
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND
WHEREAS, MANY CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, REPRESENT-
ING A CROSS SECTION OF OUR CITY'S POPULATION, HAVE INDICATED A DESIRE TO
ASSIST IN AND WORK WITH THE WORKABLE PROGRAM THROUGH A CITIZENS COMMITTEE
FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT; AND
WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI THAT MUCH GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE CITIZENS
COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CITIZENS
COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SHOULD CONSIST OF MEMBERS WHO ARE A
CROSS SECTION OF THE CITY'S POPULATION:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A CITIZENS COMMITTEE
FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT, CONSISTING OF MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT A CROSS SECTION OF BUSINESS, LABOR,
SOCIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS, TO ASSIST THE CITY IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A WORKABLE PROGRAM.
SECTION 2. THE MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED ON
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS: FOUR (4) MEMBERS OF SAID
COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR ONE TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS; FOUR (4)
MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR ONE TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS;
AND FOUR (4) MEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR ONE TERM OF
ONE (1) YEAR,
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UPON THE EXPIRATION OF EACH OF THE AFORESAID TERMS OF OFFICE, THE
SUCCEEDING TERM OF OFFICE FOR EACH OF THE SAID 12 MEMBERS SHALL THEREAFTER
BE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO ESTABLISH THIS COMMITTEE, IN ORDER
TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE, CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF
THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER
RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF
ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
,�a FROM AND
AFT ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, THIS THE � �/ DAY OF
aJc J , 1971.
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRET RY MA OR
THE CITY OF C / CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF�, 1971:
CI ATTORNEY �'
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
lZ9 AY OF ? ��
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; 1, 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.
RE SPHCTF� Y,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF C U CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ �-
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH 'ems
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J.` HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW
RONNIE SIZEMORE�
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK G Q�