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Home My WebLink About13066 ORD - 03/10/1976• JKH:vmr:3- 9- 76;1at AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL OF THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLA- TION OF A RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY DEVICE ON THE AGNES STREET RAILROAD TRACKS (2 SETS) AT THE INTERSECTION OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD AND AGNES STREET, ALL AS MORE FOLLY SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSAL, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EffiBIT "A "; APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 220 STREET BOND FOND $6200 FOR THE ESTIMATED COST OF INSTALLATION OF THE RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY DEVICE, APPLICABLE TO PROTECT NO. 220- 72-13.3; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, • SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to accept the proposal of the Texas Mexican Railway Company for the installa- tion of a railroad crossing safety device on the Agnes Street railroad tracks (2 sets) at the intersection of Navigation Boulevard and Agnes Street, all as more fully set forth in the proposal, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit "A". SECTION 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of the No. 220 Street Bond Fund $6200 for the estimated cost of installation of the railroad crossing safety device, applicable to Project No. 220 -72 -13.3. SECTION 3. The necessity to authorize acceptance of the aforesaid proposal and to_ provide the sums necessary to install the said railroad crossing safety device on the Agnes Street railroad tracts 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, and 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 /day of 1976. ATTEST: Ci Secretary MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS VED: DAY OF MARCH, 1976 Etc, ASST„ City Attorney 13066 Q H. DARNELL JR.. P. E L AREDO, TEXAS 78040 vu llwxen , e.vseax. P. O, BOX 4111 Dew 8, 1975 �$91�117a TELANEAGOD8912- 722411 DEC 1975 w Mr. David Seiler, Engineer I TRAFFi, T—ff= Engumwing Department o�EPdCI:JfER1idG Q christi P. 0. B6z 9277 Corpus Cxr i , Texas 78408 Dear Mr. Seiler: This is to c=firm your telephone crmversation with C7_yde O'Bryant Decea>b@r 3, 1976, cmumining the installation of a treck circuit for connecting to your traffic lights at the intersectiOn of. Navigation Boulevard and S.H. 44. The Texas Mexican Railway Ca�pany will fmm3sh saterial and labor as per attached estivate for the purpose of pre-empting Navagaticn Boulevard •traffic and to warn motorists of approaching trains. This installation can be installed at a cost to the City of Corpus Christi of $6,200.00 and can be held firm through March, 1976. Please allow six to eight months for receipt of material after order is placed. It is understood the traffic signals and installation are to be similar to the ones installed at Every and.Holly Road last year and will operate to protect both vehicular and train traffic. I hope this infamnation win help you to process this project and if we can be of further help, please do not hesitate to call. B� C. H. Dili; Jr. cc: Mr. C. M. O'Bryant -ACCEPTED: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS By R. Marvin Townsend City Manager APPROVED: DAY OF MARCH, 1976 City Secretary I CL "Js CHRISTI, TEXAS, C,dIF,ATIOM BOULEVARD Este ±ed cost of material and labor for installation of track circuit to control city traffic lights at the intersection of Navigation Boulevard and S.H. 44 and The Texas Mexican Railway Company. Installation date dependent on arrival of material (usually six to eight months after receipt of order by supplier.) MATERIAL: 12 each — 759 insulated rail joints $ 935.04 1 each — 75# insulated gauge plate 97.50 1 each — 75# insulated gauge rod 01 69.35 1 each — 75# insulated gauge rod 02 63.14• 1 each — S.H. Instrimest case 100.00 4 each — 3/4° X 12" anettcr bolts 8.00 3 each — TCR- -2 track rectifiers 238.05 3 each — Boatlegs complete 82.50 1 each — Meter loop let a 225.00 2 each — Signal locks 6.80 12 each — Str ndpins 6.12 75 each — Clear tags 7.50 1 each — Inter-locking relay. S.H. 185.00 6 each — Resistor units 31.50 1 each — Neutral relay 123.10 6 each — Lightning arrestors 32.70 75 each — Bamb;ises 206.25 24 each — canted abrasion plates 24.48 75 each — wire terminals 11.25 2 each — Test terminals 3.00 1 each — Track Transformer 62.08 150 foot — 012 TW case wire 10.50 650 foot — #9/2. nndergt— I vim 30 foot — 1" Galvanized conduit _ _591.50_ 30 foot — Bondstrand 7.20 - ESTIMATED COST OF MATERIAL 3,145. RENTAL OF Er1U1'1•T°1QTP 6 PERW[AL EXPM,1SES $ 425.00 LABOR: 60 horse — Supervisor $ 499.80 80 hours — Signal Maintainer 512.80 40 hours — Signal Maintainer helper 234.00 ESTIMATED COST OF LABOR $1,246.60 44.19% Additives to labor 550.87 TOTAL. LABOR ESTIMATE $1,797.47 COST ESTIMATE 5,3 8.03 15% COST FLUCTUATIONS 805.20 FSTrMATED COST $6,173.23 TOTAL ESTIMATE RGUNDBp $6,200.00 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV Section 21) March lo, 1976 I" I I certify to the City Council that $ 6,200 , 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 No. 220 Street Bond Fund Project No. 220 -72 -13.3 Project Name Railroad signalizing device, Texas - Mexican _ Railway Company Tract at the Intersection of Navigation Blvd, and Agnes Street. from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. r Director F ance FIN 2 -55 Revised 7/31/69 3 ,li CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS / DAY OF 9-g TO THE WMERS 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 DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES / RUTH GILL BOB- GULLEY GABELOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY JASON -LUBY OR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE E: