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RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
WHEREAS, Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 has requested of
the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, that modifications to the Corpus Christi
Ship Channel be made to accommodate VLCC's (very large crude carrier), OHO
(oil -bulk ore) vessels and bulk carriers at the Corpus Christi Superport on
Harbor Island, pursuant to a presentation made to the Corps of Engineers on
April 24, 1972, and the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Corpus Christi
have reviewed the proposed plan and are desirous of expressing their opinions
in relation theretol and
WHEREAS, the Council is of the opinion that the plan will provide
economical and efficient facilities to accommodate very large cargo carriers
in the Corpus Christi area with a minimum of effect on the environment during
construction and will provide marian3m protection for the environment after
construction in that cargo handling facilities at Harbor Island will be located
in relatively calm, nearly landlocked waters. This will permit spill boom
encirclement of vessels while handling cargo and entrapment of spills by boom-
ing between land areas should spills occurr and
WHEREAS, the facilities are to be located in an area now devoted to
navigation and handling petroleum cargo and will not result in a change of the
use of that area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed facilities will be capable of operation 365
days per year with no shutdowns because of heavy seas and is of such nature
that it can be constructed in stage development, meeting the needs of commerce
for Texas and the area as required, and further will provide deep draft cargo
handling facilities in the Ingleside area when such facilities are neededi and
WHEREAS, the proposed plan will cause less interference with the
fishing industry and with other operations in the waters of the Gulf than the
creation of facilities offshore in the Gulf of Mexicol and
WHEREAS, the plan is compatible with the future growth and develop-
ment of the City of Corpus Christi and the surrounding area and would be of
benefit to the State of Texas and the citizens of this areal
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Corpus Christi approve the plans for development of large cargo carrying
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facilities at Harbor Island and Ingleside, Texas, as presented by Nueces
County Navigation District No. 1 to the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, on
April 24, 1972, and recommends to the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and
to the Congress of the United States that the plan should be implemented at
the earliest practicable opportunity.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /(. —tP— day of August, 1972.
ATTEST:
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City Secr to r MAYOR
THE CITY F CO 191RISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF AUGUST, 1972:
�55� City Attorney
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF , 19-7
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; 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. -
SPEC ULLY, -
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YOR
THE CI Ty.
OF CO US HRISTI,.TEMS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BON NIWELL
ROBERTO BosQuEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES _
GABE LOZANO, SR. I
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
' BONNIE SIZE MORE '
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL Qh _
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. —°��-
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES '
GAGE LOZANO, $R.
J. HOWARD STARK
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