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Home My WebLink About12868 ORD - 10/22/1975JXH:vp:10 /22/75 • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12719, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 30, 1975, PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1975 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHER- WISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED , AND SUCH OTHER YEARS AS THE SAME MAY BE APPLICABLE, BY REDUCING THE TAX LEVY BY FOUR CENTS (4¢); PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 12719, passed and approved by the City Council on July 30, 1975, be amended so as to hereafter provide for levy, to be assessed and collected in current money of the United States of America, for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1975, and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an ad valorem tax of $.925 on each One Hundred Dollars value thereof, on all property, real, personal, and mixed, located within the said City of Corpus Christi, upon which a tax is authorized to be levied by law, and upon all franchises of all individuals, partners and corporations holding franchises in the City from said City of Corpus Christi, Texas, said tax to be appropriated to the payment and defrayment of current expenses of the government, including but not limited to street improvement of said City. Said tax shall be assessed upon sixty percent of the cash market value of property subject thereto. SECTION 2. That there is hereby levied to be assessed and collected in current money of the United States of America for the use of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1975 and for each succeeding year thereafter, until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem tax of $.615 on each One Hundred Dollars of value on all property, real, personal, and mixed, and franchises described in Section 1 of this ordinance, said taxes to be appropriated for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to pay the interest and principal maturities on ell outstanding City of Corpus Christi bonds not otherwise provided for, and including the interest, agent fees, and maturities of the following City of Corpus Christi bonds: -2- rTERAL OBLIGATION �` BONDS AND INTEP -+T MATURING AUGUST 1, 1975 ,JULY '3,1, 1976 • INTEREST AND PAYING AGENT PRINCIPAL FEES TOTAL 1950 Water District (Flour Bluff) $ 24,000 $ 6,585 $ 30,585 1954 Storm Sewer 80,000 22,160 102,160 1954 Street Right- of-Way 15,000 4,439 19,439 1954A Fire Station 135,000 3,346 138,346 1954A Storm Sewer - 37,907 37,907 1954A Street 205,000 3,416 208,416 1957 Storm Sewer 35,000 9,509 44,509 1957 General Improvement 150,000 18,195 168,195 1958 Airport 35,000 10,298 45,298 1958 Storm Sewer 25,000 7,519 32,519 1958 General Improvement 650,000 68,193 718,193 19 Y, General lapcovement _ 39-5,000 52,671 377,671 1960 General Improvement 110,000 24,491 134,441 1961 General Improvement 175,000 42,305 217,305 1962 General Improvement 150,000 53,683 203,683 1963 General Improvement 80,000 30,749 110,749 1963A General Improvement 150,000 64,696 214,696 1964 General Improvement 180,000 72,726 252,726 1964 Park Improvement 20,000 6,163 26,163 1965 General Improvement 90,000 283986 118,986 1966 General Obligation 50,000 3,015. 53,015 1966A General Improvement 135,000 60,753 195,753 1967 General Improvement 175,000 94,799 269,799 1968 General Improvement 125,000 82,806 207,806 1969 General Improvement 130,000 149,675 279,675 1969A General Improvement 150,000 81,338 231,338 1970 General Improvement 100,000 262,695 362,695 1971 General Improvement 100,000 118,084 218,084 1972 General Improvement 150,000 229,983 379,983 1973 Upper Level College 100,000 65,625 165,625 1973 General Improvement 200,000 293,100 493,100 1974 Certificates of Obligation 40,000 7,013 47,013 1974A Certificates.of Obligation 50,000 44,800 94,800 1974 General Improvement 125,000 207,788 332,788 1975 General Improvement 200,000 388,000 588,000 $ 4,464,000 $ 2,657,511 $ 7,121,511 -2- SECTION 3. That all taxes for the year 1975 hereby levied shall become due and payable at the office of the Tax Assessor - Collector of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on or after the first day of August, 1975, and if the taxes levied for said year are not paid on or before January 31 next after become due, said taxes shall be deemed delinquent and interest shall be charged upon the gross amount of the taxes due and penalty due until paid at the rate of one -half of one percent for each month or fraction thereof thereafter. Said interest shall be in addition to such penalties as may be hereafter provided for delinquent taxes. No discount for payment of taxes prior to such taxes becoming delinquent shall be allowed. SECTION 4. That in addition to all other taxes, there is hereby levied a tax in the nature of a street rental fee, as provided by Article 1175, Sec. 12, V.A.C.S., Texas, against all persons, firms or cor- porations having any pipes, mains, conductors or other facilities in any public ways, streets, alleys, utility easements, or waters within the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi as part of a public utility system. Said charge shall be based on the gross receipts of such public utility derived from the sale of gas, electricity, water, cable television, or other utility service within the City limits. Said fee or tax is payable for each and every calendar year, and shall be paid on or before March 1 next following the end of such calendar year. Such payments shall be made to the Tax Assessor- Collector of the City of Corpus Christi with a verified statement showing the amount of such gross receipts for the respective year. A reasonable charge for street rental fee aforesaid is hereby determined to be four 4 percent of the gross receipts of such utility derived from the sale of gas, electric energy, or water, cable television and /or other utility service, including directory advertising, within the City of Corpus Christi and is hereby levied in that amount. In the event this street rental fee and /or occupation tax is by State law pro- hibited, except as to a different rate than as is hereby fixed at the highest rate permitted by State law to be levied by the City. Any public utility having a franchise from the City or for any reason permitted to -3- operate within the City shall be liable for the payment of the tax hereby levied unless a different rate of payment or other consideration is pro- vided by written agreement with the City. SECTION 5. 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, sub- division, clause, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 6. That the fact that the passage of an ordinance for the levying of taxes and street rental fees for the City of Corpus Christi for the year 1975 is necessary and important to the people of the City and the further fact that the preparation and completion of the tax rolls of the City for the year 1975 is dependent upon the passage of this ordinance, and in order that said tax roll may be completed and ready for the collection of said taxes when the same becomes due and payable as aforesaid, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or resolu- tion 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 said 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 the passage of same, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED this the�22No day of ��Td/�t%"c� , 1975. ATTEST: 42 �'z Ci Secretary MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, S OVED: AY OF (j(� 1975: City Attorney CORPUS CNRISTI, TEXAS 0202 OA TO THE ME aERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AMD 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. RESPECTFULLY, (2,_ - - - - z MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY DR. BILL TIPTON ael EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL SOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. Al EDWARD L. SAMPLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOL OWING VOTE: JASON Luar 5 DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE