HomeMy WebLinkAbout11859 RES - 01/02/1974JRR:e:12/26/73
A RESOLUTION
APPROVING APPLICATION FOR WORKABLE PROGRAM RECERTIFICA-
TION, PROVIDING THE MECHANICS FOR EFFECTIVELY DEALING
WITH THE PROBLEM OF URBAN SLUMS AND BLIGHT WITHIN THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO PRESENT SUCH "PROGRAM" TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROVAL
PURSUANT TO THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED; SAID
RECERTIFICATION TO BE FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1, 197+
THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 1976; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, as a condition to receive financial assistance and
other aid from the Federal Government under the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, each community must adopt a Workable Program or official plan
of action for effectively dealing with the problem of urban slums and
blight and for the establishment and preservation of a well - planned
community with well- organized environment for adequate family life; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has prepared for presenta-
tion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development such a plan of
action, which plan has been reviewed and considered by the governing
body of said City, and appears to be an acceptable and effective plan of
action for the aforesaid purposes; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire, purpose and intent of the City
Council of said City to utilize available appropriate private and public
resources to the end that our City may rid itself of and prevent the
development or spread of slums and urban blight and undertake such com-
munity activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives
of such plan:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the hereinabove mentioned Workable Program
Recertification for said City be, and the same is hereby, approved as the
official plan of action of our community for effectively dealing with the
problem of urban slums and blight within this community and for the
establishment and preservation of a well- planned community with well -
organized environment for adequate family life, and the City Manager is
hereby authorized and directed to present, for and on behalf of the
City of Corpus Christi, such "Program ", together with all required
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supporting documents and statements, to the Administrator of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development for approval pursuant to the provisions
of said Housing Act of 1949, as amended, this recertification to be for the
period of March 1, 1974 through February 29, 1976.
SECTION 2. That it being of public interest that the City of
Corpus Christi be recertified under the provisions of the Federal Housing
Act of 1949, as amended, and it being of imperative necessity to cooperate
with the Administrator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
in order that the citizens of the City of Corpus Christi may receive the
benefits of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, all of which 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 and that such ordinance or resolution shall
be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having
declared that such emergency and necessity exist, and having requested that
such Charter rule be suspended, and that this resolution be passed finally on
the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from
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and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, this the 2�k day of
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City Attorney
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MAYOR
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TESAS
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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; 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.
Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark o _�
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark