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A RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE OPPOSITION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO H. R. 10924, CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS WHICH IS A BILL TO AMEND THE URBAN TRANSPORTA-
TION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, TO PROHIBIT FEDERAL FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY ENGAGED
IN CHARTER BUS OPERATIONS OUTSIDE THE URBAN AREA WITHIN
WHICH IT PROVIDES MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE; FINDING
THAT THE PASSAGE OF?SAID BILL IS AGAINST THE PUBLIC
INTEREST AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY; DIRECT-
ING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLU-
TI TO THIS DISTRICT'S CONGRESSMAN AND TO THE CHAIRMAN
OF JHE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLICLY EXPRESSES
ITS OPPOSITION TO H.R. 10924, A BILL CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE 'U1NITED STATES
CONGRESS WHICH WOULD AMEND THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED,
BY PROHIBITING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY
ENGAGED IN CHARTER BUS OPERATIONS OUTSIDE THE URBAN AREA WITHIN WHICH IT
PROVIDES MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI FINDS THAT PASSAGE OF SUCH BILL IS AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST
AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY AND IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY'S
BEST INTEREST.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY SECRETARY BE DIRECTED TO FORWARD A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HONORABLE JOHN YOUNG, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN,
FOR DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND FORWARD A COPY
OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY.
SECTION 3. THE POTENTIAL DETRIMENT TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF THE
CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY THE PROVISIONS OF H.R. 10924
SHOULD SUCH BILL BE PASSED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND 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 THATTHIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY
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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
/.y%(l DAY OF , 1972.
ATTEST:
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CI Y SECRE AR MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS R TI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF irr , 1972:
CI,T/ ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF 19
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES 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 � •C TFU LL
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPU H STIR TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSwUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BONNIE SIZE MORE
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CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
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ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK