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A RESOLUTION
DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO JOIN WITH OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING AND IMPLEMENTING
A COORDINATED WASTE TREATMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act Amendments of 1972, P.L. 92 -500, the Administrator of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency has by regulation published
guidelines for the identification of those areas which, as a result of
urban - industrial concentrations or other factors, have substantial water
quality control problems (40 CPR Part 126); and
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi area satisfies the criteria
contained in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
and subsequent guidelines and designation of the area pursuant to the Law
and guidelines is desirable; and
WHEREAS; Section 126.10 of the guidelines requires, among, '
other things, that the affected general purpose units of local government `
within the problem area must show their intent, through formally adopted
resolutions, to join together in the planning process to develop and
Implement a plan which will result in a coordinated waste treatment
management system for the area:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
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SECTION 1. That said City Council, recognizing that the
Corpus Christi area has substantial water quality control problems, supports
designation of the area pursuant to Section 208 and the EPA guidelines,
and intends to join with other affected general purpose units of local
government within the boundaries of the area to develop and implement a
plan which will result in a coordinated waste treatment management system
for the area.
SECTION 2. The necessity to declare the City's intent to
join with other local governments for the purpose of preparing and
rt implementing a coordinated waste treatment management plan creates
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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 such emergency and necessity to exist,
.having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this resolution
take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED this the �ay of May, 1975.
ATTEST:
CWf-Secretary MAY Pro• em
CITY OF CORPUS CIASTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF MAY, 1975:
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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,
MAYO f0 _=
T CITY OF CORPUS CHR TI, 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
The above ordinance was passed by the fol owing vote:
Jason Luky
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark