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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Corpus Christi has been designated the
"cleanest industrial port in America" by Commander M. H. "Mike"
Eaton; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is the ninth
largest port in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has helped to
form the Corpus Christi Area oil Spill Control Association to
combat oil spills and prevent pollution of port waters; and
WHEREAS, a brief congratulatory article in this regard
appeared in the April edition of the "EXXON Happy Motoring News ":
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
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SECTION 1. The City of Corpus Christi hereby expresses
its thanks and appreciation for the article appearing in the April
edition of the "EXXON Happy Motoring News" attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all purposes, marked Exhibit "A ".
SECTION 2. The City of Corpus Christi expresses its
appreciation and thanks to Commander M. H. "Mike" Eaton for
designating Corpus Christi "the cleanest industrial port in
America ".
SECTION 3. It is directed that a copy of this Resolution
be forwarded to the EXXON company, U. S. A., and to Commander
M. H. "Mike" Eaton.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of April, 1973.
ATTEST: /
City Secre ary
APPROVED:
11TH DAY OF APRIL, 1973:
Sr.ASSt. City Attorney
MA R
THE CITY F C S CHRISTI, TEXAS
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PUBLISHED FOR CUSTOMERS OF EXXON COMPANY, U.S.A
VOL. 12 APRIL 1973
America's Cleanest Industrial Port
Oil shipments and pollution don't go hand
in hand, as nearly 100 American ports are
proving. How? By forming cooperatives
which serve, much like volunteer fire de-
partments, to combat oil spills and prevent
pollution of port haters.
Do they really work? Take Corpus Christi
for example. This Texas city of 205,000 is a
major port, ninth largest in the U.S. in vol-
ume. And the petroleum industry is the
port's heaviest user. Each year, some 300
million barrels of crude oil and oil products
traverse the port's waters. Corpus Christi's
city limits enclose several oil and gas fields
with 200 wells in the bay and 400 on land.
And what has this done to the marine en-
vironment?
Says Commander M. H. "mike" Eaton:
"Corpus Christi is probably the cleanest
industrial port in America." Captain of the
Port and the Coast Guard's chief pollution
control officer for the Coastal Bend of
Texas, Commander Eaton points to a
spirit of community cooperation and the
Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control As-
sociation as the key to the port's cleanli-
ness. The association, with all levels of gov-
ernment and the oil industry, including
Exxon USA, involved, maintains a formi-
dable arsenal of oil spill containment and
cleanup equipment in warehouses at the
Port of Corpus Christi and Rockport.
A country that runs on oil
can't afford to run short.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Al OF
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COREJS 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 REQUIREMEN7 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 ATTHE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY 0 CORP RISTI, TEXAS
(HE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR. %
J- HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING OTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL Y
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
V
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO ' SR
.
.I. HOWARD STARK