HomeMy WebLinkAbout13697 RES - 03/09/1977A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A GRANT APPLI- CATION FOR SECTION 5 FUNDS WITH THE DEPART- MENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, AUTHORIZING HIM TO SIGN SAID GRANT APPLI- CATIONS AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants for mass transportation projects;. WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain obligations upon the applicant, including the provision by it of the local share of project costs; WHEREAS, it is required by the U. S. Department of Transportation in accord with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection with the filing of an application for assistance under the Urban Mass Trans- portation Act of 1964, as amended, the applicant give an assurance that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the U. S. Department of Transportation require- ments thereunder: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRITI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager is authorized to execute and file an application on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, with the U. S. Department of Transportation, to aid in the financing of operating expenditures and capital improvements to the City of Corpus Christi Transit System, and to sign any documents and certifications required to submit the application. SECTION 2. That the City Manager is authorized to execute and file with such application an assurance or any other document or documents required by the U. S. Department of M �I RO 71980' �0 1369 Transportation effectuating the purposes of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. SECTION 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to furnish such additional information as the U. S. Department of Transportation may require in connection with the appli- cation or the project. SECTION 4. The necessity to authorize the City Manager to make application as soon as possible to obtain available Federal funding 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 resolution take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, this the 9 aL day of March, 1977. ATTEST: "6'& x'41 City Secretary APPROVED: 6DAY OF MARCH, 1977: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By�R14"_ - Assistant CiV* Attorney MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS n" DAY OF MA-P-C4 19 -u TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTis 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 19 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 MAYOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY T///HHE FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY 1� DR. BILL TIPTON /� EDUARDO DE A9E9 �� /ice O J RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY JASON LUBY OR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASEB RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE 13697 VOTE: