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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13382 ORD - 09/08/1976Y AN ORDINANCE FINDING THAT THE FIESTA MEXICANA DE CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH IS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 18 & 19, 1976, IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE; CLOSING THE 200 4 AND 300 BLOCKS OF CHAPARRAL STREET AND THE 300 AND 400 BLOCKS OF WILLIAMS STREET TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM 7:30 P.M., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 -, 1976 UNTIL 12:00 MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1976; AND CLOSING THE 400 BLOCK OF CHAPARRAL STREET AND THE 300 AND 400 BLOCKS OF LAWRENCE STREETS TO VEHICULAR , TRAFFIC FROM 6:00 P.M., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1976 UNTIL 12:00 MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1976 FOR SAID FIESTA SPONSORED BY LULAC LADIES COUNCIL #26; PROVIDING FOR BARRICADES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTRANCE; PROVIDING FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE, RESTORATION OF DAMAGED CITY PROPERTY, APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CERTAIN CHANGES; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR BEER AND FOOD; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODES; PROHIBITING PAINTINGS OR MARKINGS ON STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; REQUIRING THE SPONSOR TO RESTORE a THE AREA FOR USE BY•VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED APPLICATION PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCy. — -- t. WHEREAS, the League of United Latin American Citizens, Lulac Ladies Council No. 26 has formulated plans for the Fiesta Mexican de Corpus Christi to be held on September 18 & 19, 1976 from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, and from 12:00 Noon until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19; and WHEREAS, =the purpose of said Fiesta is to unite the three races by having them work together and feature a number of carnival -type booths sponsored by numerous Corpus Christi civic clubs; and WHEREAS, the proceeds from the Fiesta will provide college scholarships to an Anglo, a Mexican - American and a Negro student from the Corpus Christi area; and WHEREAS, the Lulac Ladies Council No. 26 has requested that from 7:30 p.m. on Friday,'September 17, 1976, until 12:00 Midnight on Sunday, September 19, 1976, the 200 and 300 blocks of Chaparral Street and the 300 and,400 blocks of Williams Street be closed to vehicular traffic; and from'6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, 1976, until 12:00 Midnight on Sunday, September 19, 1976, the 400 block of Chaparral Street and the 300 and 400 blocks of Lawrence Street be closed to vehicular traffic;, and WHEREAS, numerous civic groups will participate in the Fiesta and have endorsed it; and Y WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed Fiesta.will be in the interest of public welfare by uniting the three races: MICROFILMED JUN 10 1980 � f 4 L �h I fit.. i NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That vehicular traffic be barred from *the 200 and 300 blocks of Chaparral Street and the 300 and 400 blocks of Williams Street from 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 17, 1976, until 12:00 Midnight on Sunday, September 19, 1976, and from the 400 block of Chaparral Street and from the 300 and 400 blocks of Lawrence Street from 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 1976, until 12:00 Midnight on Sunday, September 19, 1976, so that Lulac Ladies Council No. 26 may sponsor a Fiesta Mexicans de Corpus Christi, and that said areas be barricaded to through traffic. It is directed that said areas be barricaded so as to allow emergency vehicles such as Fire, Police and Ambulance vehicles to enter said areas in case of an emergency. It is further provided that vehicles of the City or utility companies furnishing public utilities such as electricity, gas, water and telephone service to said areas be permitted to enter said areas in case of emergency. SECTION 2. That in maintaining the streets closed by this Ordinance, the following regulations shall be observed: A. Public liability insurance shall be furnished at no cost to the City, naming the City as an insured in the policy limits of at least $100,000 for each injury and up to $300,000 per accident, and $50,000 property damage. A certificate of insurance in the above amounts shall be furnished the City Secretary and approved by the City Attorney with the application and permit provided for hereinafter. B. Any damage to City property shall be repaired and restored by the Permittee promptly after the close of the Fiesta at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 1976. C. Any work which requires any change in the pavement, curbs or sidewalks must be approved by the Engineering & Physical Development Director and no such approval shall be given if the work will require repair by the City. D. Appropriate permits must be obtained from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission for the sale of beer and the City - County Health Department for the sale of food. t - 2 - E. The construction work for displays within the permit areas affected by this Ordinance shall be conducted in accordance with City specifi- cations and in accordance with the electrical, plumbing and building construction codes of the City. All damages will be immediately repaired by the Permittee. F. No paint or markings shall be permitted which in any way obliterate or deface any pavement markings or traffic control devices heretofore existing for the guidance and direction of motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic. G. Upon termination of the Fiesta, the Permittee shall clean the streets or cause the same to be cleaned and restored to a condition to allow vehicular and pedestrian traffic to return to the streets upon the re- opening of the streets. H. Permittee shall provide and erect street barricades, at Permittee's sole expense, in accordance with a barricade plan as determined and approved by the Director of Traffic & Transit. Such barricades, except for periods of emergency, shall be so maintained during the full term of the Fiesta as described herein. SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the attached permit for and on behalf of the City, which shall be filed for record in the office of the City Secretary. SECTION 4. The provisions of this Ordinance relating to closing of the aforementioned streets are effective for the period specified in Section 1 of this Ordinance. The other provisions of this Ordinance are effective from and after the date of publication of the caption of this Ordinance in the official publication of the City one time. However, no part of this Ordinance shall be effective until the City Manager and an authorized representative of Lulac Ladies Council No. 26 execute the aforementioned application and permit, and the Certificate of Insurance is approved and filed. A true and correct copy of said Application and Permit, marked Exhibits "A" and "B ", respectively, are attached hereto and made a part hereof. SECTION 5. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any valid provisions of this or any other Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi to which these rules and regulations relate. - 3 SECTION 6. The necessity to close the 200, 300 and 400 blocks of Chaparral Street and the 300 and 400 blocks of Lawrence and Williams I Streets on September 17, 18 & 19, 1976, for the Fiesta Mexicans de Corpus Christi, sponsored by Lulac Ladies Council No. 26, for the uniting of the three races, 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 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 September, 1976. ATTEST: zaSecretary y APPROVED: I1 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1976 City Atto ey - 4 - MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FE Application for Permit THE STATE OP TEXAS X KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF NUECES I The Lulac Ladies Council No. 26, a private non - profit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas, hereinafter referred to as "PERMITTEE ", in order to sponsor the Fiesta Mexicana de Corpus Christi on September 18 & 19, 1976, from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, and from 12:00 Noon until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, hereby makes application, acting by and through (Mrs.) Mary Ester Aleman, Fiesta Chairwoman, its duly authorized representative, to the City of Corpus Christi, acting by and through R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager, its duly authorized representative, for the closing to vehicular traffic of the 200 and 300 blocks of Chaparral Street, and the 300 and 400 blocks of Williams Street from 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 17, 1976, until 12:00 i Midnight, Sunday, September 19, 1976; and for the closing to vehicular traffic of the 400 block of Chaparral Street and the.200 and 300 blocks of Lawrence Street from 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 1976, until 12:00 Midnight Sunday, September 19, 1976. In consideration of the closing of said streets, PERMITTER covenants and agrees to perform the following conditions, to -wit: 1. To allow emergency vehicles to use such areas as may be required in said area. 2. To file with the City Secretary, at PERMITTEE'S sole expense, a certificate of public liability insurance in a form to be approved by the City Attorney and naming the City as an insured, and providing coverage for personal injury of $100,000 to $300,000 for each accident and $50,000 property damage. 3. To repair and restore any damaged City property immediately after the close of the Fiesta at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, September 19, 1976. 4. To obtain the approval of the Director of Engineering and Physical Development for any work which requires any changes in the surface of the pavement, curbs or sidewalks. 5. To obtain the appropriate permit or permits from the office of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and food permit or permits from the City- County Health Department. 6. To construct all displays in accordance with the appropriate City Codes, and furnish adequate portable restrooms. 7. To provide street barricades in accordance with a barricade plan adopted and approved by the Director of the Department of Traffic and Transit. 8. To provide at PERMITTEE'S sole expense, adequate security forces for crowd control and the protection of persons and property. 9. To not obliterate or deface any pavement markings or traffic control devices heretofore existing for the guidance and direction of motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic. 10. To clean the permit area and restore it for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic immediately after the close of the Fiesta. PERMITTEE agrees to pay to City one -half of the cost of the City crew clean -up, i.e., hosing down, push- brooming sidewalks and streets and running street sweeper, not to exceed $50, with the understanding that there will be no such clean -up charge if PERMITTEE has removed all loose debris from the permit area. 11. PERMITTEE will save and hold harmless the City of Corpus Christi from any and all claims of liability for personal injury or property damage by reason of PERMITTEE'S operation and maintenance of its activities described herein. LULAC LADIES COUNCIL NO. 26 By. (Mrs.) Mary Ester Aleman Fiesta Chairwoman Permit In consideration of the forgoing application and statement of representations and commitments, the City of Corpus Christi agrees: 1. To close to vehicular traffic the 200 and 300 blocks of Chaparral Street and the 300 and 400 blocks of Williams Street from 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 17, 1976 until 12:00 Midnight, Sunday, September 19, 1976. 2. To close to vehicular traffic the 400 block of Chaparral Street and the 300 and 400 blocks of Lawrence Street from 6:00 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 1976 until 12:00 Midnight, Sunday, September 19, 1976. 3. To permit the use of the streets for a Fiesta Mexican de Corpus Christi as described in Lulac Ladies Council No. 26 Application for Permit and in accordance with the terms and conditions of City Ordinance 1W8 No. as adopted by the City Council on the 914- day of September, 1976. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI By. R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager CORPUS CHRISTI, T AS O AY , �91-1 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 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, K�z� &Z� MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY TH FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON Way DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY T FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY DR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE NOTICE OF —ASSAGE OF i ORDINANCE NO. 1�33]82 FINDING THTHE i FIESTA ME1ICANA DE CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH IS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 18 &19,1976, IS IN THE IN- - TEREST OF THE PUBLIC iVELFARE, IS THE 200 A" " .BLOCKS OF CHAPARRAL STREET AND THE 300 AND 400 BLOCKS OF iVILLI— STREET TO VE- HICULAR TRAFFIC- FROM •7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPTEM- BER 17,1976 UNTIL 12:00MID- NIGHT, SUNDAY, SEPTEM- BER 19, 1976; AND CLOSING THE 400 BLOCK OF CHAP- ARRAL STREET AND THE AND 400 BLOCKS OF LAW- RENCE STREETS TO VE- HICULAR TRAFFIC FROM i 00 P.M., SATURDAY, SEP- EMBER 18, 1976 UNTIL 12:00 jjj IDNIGHT, SUNDAY, SEP- EMBER 19, 1976' FOR SAID TESTA SPONSORED BY LU- AC LADIES COUNCIL N0.26; PROVIDING FOR , BARRICADES AND EMER- GENCY VEHICLE EN- ` TRANCE; PROVIDING FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE, RESTORATION OF DAM- AGED CITY PROPERTY, AP- PROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSCAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CERTAIN CHANGES; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR s BEER AND FOOD' REQUIR- ING COMPLIANCE'WI TH CITY CODES; PROHIBITING PAINTINGS OR MARKING ON STEETS AND TRAFFIC , CONTROL DEVICES; RE- IQUIRING THE SPONSOR TO RESTORE THE AREA FOR USE BY VEHICULAR TRAF- FIC; AUTHORIZING THE ' CITY MANAGER EKE - lCUTE THE ATTACHTO ED AP- PLICATION PERMIT; PRO - VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PRO• VIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVER, - ANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. AS PASSED AND APPRQy_ ED By the City Council of the -City of Corpus Christi, Texas during the Regular Council - *Meeting held on September & 1976, at 2:00 p.m., and provides ' that It shall take effect from and after Its passage and pub - IiCation onetime In the office - - publication of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of the City of Cor- pus Christi, Texas, this 9th day h_ of September, 1976. . a BILLG READ City Secretary Giy of Corpus Chrlstl, Texas. PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT W -, STATE OF TEXAS, hs ` County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ... ............................... . Rowena C. Velas- quez.._....___- _'. - -__ -. who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that be is the ....................................... A. ccou ntDir. ................... :t� . .................................. ... 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 Lqg. R1a,.._. NOTICB--_ 4k'... 11A .S5MiB --- OF-MaNAI`LCcE.. -.N12 . ... 7.33-82-. k '.:U— II3Sa..- fi3A�._?iiE_�IF�AA MEXI CANA... of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ..............Calle,x- Time, s• ............... ................ ... ... .. . . .__ -• onthe. l?..... day of ............ September...19.1 ,AxkvH=j j*' ... :....................... a4h4F&Am ......................... Xonsumthwx ........................................................ Y, 1 . ............... .''.,,- 11.........- ..Times. v . owena C. iWl z Accounting Subscribed and sworn to before me this .......... 23 .- ....day of---- ....... 3a t bar-------- -- - - -- 19.....7.6 Eugenia S. Cortez ........ . .......... .... - -- - - - ---• .- ....._.. • Notary Publ' Nueces County, Texas ��•'