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A RESOLUTION
ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 1278,
"THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BILL" INTRODUCED BY
REPRESENTATIVE CARLOS TRUAN AND COSPONSORED BY JOE
SALEM AND LEROY WIETING AND CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH ENABLES HOME
RULE CITIES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS THEREIN DEFINED; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY
TO MAIL COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NUECES COUNTY
DELEGATION SITTING IN THE 63RD LEGISLATURE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, HOUSE BILL 1278, "THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BILL" HAS
BEEN INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARLOS TRUAN AND COSPONSORED BY JOE SALEM
AND LEROY WIETING AND IS CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;
AND
WHEREAS, HOUSE BILL 1278 ENABLES HOME RULE CITIES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT
THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS BY ACQUIRING LAND FOR RESALE TO CORRECT BLIGHT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THEREIN DEFINED IN CON-
NECTION WITH A CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO THE ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
WELL BEING OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT SAID HOUSE BILL
1278 PASS AND BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ENDORSE AND SUPPORT PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 1278 CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE TEXAS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, POPULARLY KNOWN AS "THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BILL ",
WHICH ENABLES HOME RULE CITIES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DEFINED THEREIN.
SECTION 2. THE CITY SECRETARY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
MAIL COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NUECES COUNTY DELEGATION SITTING IN
AUSTIN IN THE 63RD LEGISLATURE.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO ENDORSE AND SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 1278
FOR THE ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL BEING OF THE CITIZENS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE CREATES A PUBLIC
,y 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
11353
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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 ORDAINED, THIS THE _lq____
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MARCH, 1973•
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CITY SECR ARY
APPROVED:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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THE CITY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, /TEXAS
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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.
ESPECTFU LY, -
YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS R TI,. TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS-SUSPENDED BY THE.FOLLOWING V07E:
BONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
• - - ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. $RANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
V. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNtE SIZEMORE
' CHARLES A. BONNIWE LL U
ROBERTO 8os4uez, M.D.
' 'BEY. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES _
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J: HOWARD STARK � ,