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A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING AND ESTABLISHING THE 050 ECOLOGY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE; DESCRIBING ITS POWER AND FUNCTION; PROVIDING
FOR MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF CAYO DEL OSO INVOLVES ECOLOGICAL FACTORS WHICH COULD HAVE AN IMPACT
ON THE EXISTING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE OSO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THERE IS A
NEED WITHIN THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR A GROUP TO STUDY THE ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS
RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OSO THROUGH PRIVATE AND /OR GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS AND ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL OF ITS FINDINGS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE CALLED "THE CORPUS CHRISTI 050 ECOLOGY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE." THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF 15 MEMBERS, AT LEAST
12 OF WHICH SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. THE
COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SHALL TERMINATE
WHEN IT IS OF THE OPINION ITS WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BUT NOT LATER THAN
DECEMBER 311 1972.
SECTION 2. OFFICERS OF THE COMMITTEE SMALL BE A CHAIRMAN,
DESIGNATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME OF HIS APPOINTMENT, A VICE -
CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY, BOTH ELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHALL
MEET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS IT CHOOSES. AT ITS
FIRST MEETING THE VICE- CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY SHALL BE ELECTED AND SUCH BY-
LAWS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IF ANY, SHALL BE ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER SHALL
DESIGNATE SUCH STAFF REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE THE COMMITTEE AS HE DEEMS
APPROPRIATE.AS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 3. THE FUNCTION OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE TO STUDY THE
RELATIONSHIP OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE OPERATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE OSO AND THE ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT WHICH SHOULD BE OF
CONCERN TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND SHALL MAKE SUCH ECOLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
AS THEY DEEM ADVISABLE.
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SECTION II. THE COMMITTEE SHALL CREATE NO PECUNIARY OBLIGATION
WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCILS SHALL FURNISH TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER, ON REQUEST BY EITHER, A REPORT OF THE STATUS
OF ITS WORK IN WRITING; AND SHALL ISSUE NO STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC OR THE
PRESS AS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI.
SECTION 5. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY TO ESTABLISH AT
THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE THE CORPUS CHRISTI OSO ECOLOGY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE OPERATIONS
TO THE CONDITION OF THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENT AND TO POINT OUT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL PROBLEMS IN SUCH RELATIONSHIP AND ADVISE ON THEIR CORRECTION
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 BUT 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 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 /d DAY OF �[a , 1971.
ATTES
CITY 8EICRI
/ KY MAYOR
THE CITY OF CO P CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
AY OF6Y, 1971:
CI ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF 19_L
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.
ESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR •
THE CITY OF 4US CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO.BOSQUEZ
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GAGE LOZANO, -SR.
J. HOWARD STARK