HomeMy WebLinkAbout12991 ORD - 01/21/1976• JKH:hb:1/19/76:1st AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,900,000 OUT OF THE NO. 145 CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR FOND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERIODIC ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO THE U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR THE BUREAU'S COST OF DEVELOPING THE NUECES RIVER FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECT (CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR) IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUREAU'S CONTRACT NO. 6 -07 -01 -%0532 AUTHORIZED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1975; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated $1,900,000 out of the No. 145 Choke Canyon Reservoir Fund for the purpose of making periodic advance payments to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Bureau's cost of developing the Nueces River Federal Reclamation Project (Choke Canyon Reservoir) in accordance with the Bureau's Contract No. 6 -07-01 -X0532 authorized on November 5, 1975. SECTION 2. The necessity to immediately make available the aforesaid sums for the purposes outlined 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 but 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 ordinance' take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED this they,! / !` day of , 1976. ATT�ES77T``:�� ','-A - CfEy Secrets MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS APPROVED: IDAY OF , 1976: City Attorney III CITY OF CORRM CHRISTI, TEXAS CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV Section 21) January 16, 1976 I certify to the City Council that $ 1,900,000.00 , the amount required for the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditures contemplated in the above and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi to the credit of: Fund No. and Name 145 - Choke Canyon Reservoir Fund Project No. Not Applicable Project Name 5610 -521 Bureau of Reclamation Costs from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. FIN 2 -55 Revised 7/31/69 January 16 19 76 Director inance n CORPUS CNRISTI, TEXAS T OF 9-f- M THE PEhBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTes TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCES 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; 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 K'z' MA R TH CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE F LLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE 1 THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY OR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE