HomeMy WebLinkAbout13288 RES - 07/14/1976A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Southwest Airlines has made application to provide
service between additional cities within the State of Texas, namely the `
City of Houston, at Hobby Airport; the City of Dallas, at Dallas Love
Field Airport; the City of Austin; the City of,LuUbock; the City of
Midland; the City of El Paso; and the City of Harlingen, and
WHEREAS, hearing will be held before the Texas Aeronautics
Commission on July 19, 1976 so that that Board may ascertain if such service
is within the public convenience and necessity, and
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi International Airport will benefit
and grow substantially if and when Southwest Airlines is allowed to serve
our community, and
WHEREAS, diversion of traffic from the present three airlines
serving our community will be minimum and will not work a hardship for
those airlines, and
WHEREAS, present accommodations at Corpus Christi International
Airport are adequate to serve an additional airline,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City of Corpus Christi hereby declares its
support and encourages the Texas Aeronautics Commission to approve addi-
tional service as indicated in the application of Southwest Airlines.
SECTION 2. The City Secretary is hereby directed to forward
true copies of this resolution to the members of the Texas Aeronautics
Commission as well as the Executive Director thereof.
SECTION 3.' The fact that the citizens of Corpus Christi will
derive economic benefits from the use of the Corpus Christi International
Airport by Southwest Airlines, and the City Council desires to convey
their support of this use, 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 intro-
duction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several
meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency
MICROFILMED
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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 g er its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED this the'Zday of
..... 1976.
ATTEST:
City Secretary MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
" DAY OP, y im, 1976:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
Assistant City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas,
'Day of , 19 _:I_z_
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 suspension
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
ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of
the City Council.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYO
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
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
The above Ordinance was passed by
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
vote:
A
July 16, 1976
Mr. Charles A. Murphy, Director
Aeronautics Commission
LBJ State Office Building - Box 12607
Austin, Texas 78711
Dear Mr. Murphy:
Enclosed herewith is a certified copy of a Resolution passed Iy the
City Council of Corpus Christi during its Regular Council Meeting
Wednesday, July 14.
The Council welcomes this opportunity of expressing their support for
the application of Southwest Airlines now pending before you.
Your favorable consideration will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Bill G. Read
City Secretary
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Enclosure
NOTE: SAME LETTER ALSO SENT TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS AT THE SAME ADDRESS:
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Mr. Jack Henry McCreary; Mr. Rex C. Cauble; Mr. Lucien Flournoy; Mr. David
Witts; Mr. C. T. Matthew; and Mr. Gerald C. Puckett