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Home My WebLink About12689 ORD - 07/09/1975BM:hb:5 /21/75:1st AN ORDINANCE r AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8294, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE "BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ", BY DELETING THE PRESENT SUBSECTION 4.1 AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION 4.1, PROVIDING FOR THE ADDITION OF ALTERNATES TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BAY DRILLING COMMITTEE; AND BY DELETING SUBSECTION 4.2 AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION 4.2, SETTING FORTH THE TENURE OF OFFICE FOR THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Ordinance 8294, as amended, known as the "Bay Drilling Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi", be and the same is hereby amended by deleting the present subsection 4.1, and substituting therefor a new subsection 4.1 reading as follows: "4.1 There is hereby established as an advisory body to assist the City Council in its function hereunder, the Bay Drilling Committee, to exist until abolished by the Council. The membership of this Committee shall be composed of six (6) persons who are residents of the City of Corpus Christi, three (3) of whom shall be selected from among the general public not connected with the business of exploring or drilling for, or producing oil, gas and other hydrocarbons, and three (3) of whom shall be selected from the oil and gas industry. In addition to the aforementioned six (6) persons, two (2) additional persons shall be made part of the Committee who shall serve as alternates. One person from the general public shall serve when a public member is absent and one from the industry shall serve whenever any industry member is absent. Whenever a public or industry alternate member replaces an absent member, then the alternate's presence and vote shall be the same as though he were a regular member. The public members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council, and the industry members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council from those persons nominated by the oil and gas industry as hereinafter provided,. Not later than one (1) month prior to the beginning of a new term for each industry member, or within one (1) 12689 month after occurrence of a vacancy in the position of such a member, any lessee may nominate one person from his or its own organization for the position of industry member of the Committee. Such members of the Committee shall be appointed from such nominees. In making such appointments, the Mayor shall give due consideration to the extent of interest owned by each lessee making a nomination in the area covered by this Ordinance. In the event that no such nomination is submitted or, in the event no person so nominated is appointed and approved, the Mayor shall appoint any person he deems suitable with the approval of the Council to fill the'position of industry member of the Committee." SECTION 2. That Ordinance No. 8294, as amended, known as the "Bay Drilling Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi ", be,-and the same is hereby amended by deleting the present subsection 4.2 and substituting therefor a new subsection 4.2 reading as follows: "4.2 Except as provided herein, members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, and may succeed themselves. To establish rotation of membership, the terns of the Committee shall extend from selection to the end of the day indicated, viz: One public member - to December 31, 1970, and one industry member - to December 31, 1970; one public member - to December 31, 1968, and one public member - to December 31, 1969; one industry member - to December 31, 1968, and one industry member - to December 31, 1969. Vacancies on the Committee, however brought about, shall be filled as provided in subsection 4.1 of a new term or for the balance of any unexpired term vacated, as the case may be. A member of the Committee may resign at any time upon written notice to the Superin- tendent, or any member may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the Council for cause deemed sufficient by it. The tenure for an alternate member shall be three (3) years, beginning with any part or all of the year in which the appointment is made. All other provisions of the Ordinance concerning membership and the Committee are applicable to the alternate members." -2- SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, sub- division, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held Invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi, by publishing the caption of this ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. SECTION 5. The necessity to make the necessary appointments of alternate members to the Bay Drilling Committee at the earliest possible time, 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 such emergency and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance 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 day of May, 1975. ATTEST: Aa Ci y Secre ary Y THE CITY OF C US CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: 3 DAY OF MAY, 1975: %a v City Attorney CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS OAy OF , 19 TO THE ME43ERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CorPu3 CHRISTI, TEXAS 'OR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORCINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THS 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. RESPECTFULLY, oo MAYOR a -TEm THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Y JASON LUBY DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. aze_l EDWARD L. SAMPLE - PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, 1ss: County of •Nueces. 1 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ... ............ ................... Rqw @n „ C,t„ _Velasguez__..................... who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the Accounting ............................................................. of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of Leg ], @_. -x -„ NOTICE,. OF - _ORDINANCE._ NO. -.1. 689...BILL: =READ- City of C.C., Texas... of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in .......... _Times on the 15 day of. .................. !IRIY .......... 19...75$8 ........................ xwgmily& @ lie ......................................................... ------ 1 .......................Times. '- iiowe'ria" T °gilez AC'COUtrttng Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...........:?.. - ....day of................ Ju19 ............................ 19.... 7?r... EugeniaS. Cortez_ ..................... .. ...... ................ ......... Notary Public ueces County, Texas m I rT