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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14833 ORD - 03/07/1979• JKH:rr:3-7-79;2nd • AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF THE CONTRACT AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 14121, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 11, 1978, PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE WOMEN'S SHELTER OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI AREA, INC., SO AS TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF $1,000 PER MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS THROUGH JULY 31, 1979 IN SUPPORT OF THE SAID WOMEN'S SHELTER PROGRAM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: • SECTION 1. That authorization is hereby given for amendment of the contract authorized by Ordinance No. 14121, passed and approved by the City Council on January 11, 1978, providing financial assistance to the Women's Shelter of the Corpus Christi Area, Inc., so as to extend the terms of payment by the City of $1,000 per month for six months through July 31, 1979 in support of the said Women's Shelter program. SECTION 2. The necessity to authorize amendment of the contract between the City of Corpus Christi and the Women's Shelter of the Corpus Christi Area, Inc., as above stated, 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 7 day of March, 1979. ATTEST: C' y Secretary APPROVED: / DAY OF MARCH, 1979 J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By Assistant Ci; orney MAYOR 14833 E CIT S CHRISTI, TEXAS MICROFILMED JUL OR 1980 SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT THE STATE OF TEXAS f COUNTY OF NUECES • This Agreement is entered into by and between the City of Corpus Christi, hereinafter referred to as the "City"; and the Women's Shelter of the Corpus Christi Area, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the "Shelter", and is intended to supplement a prior agreement between the parties dated January 11, 1978, as follows: 1. The Shelter agrees to provide the following services: A. A temporary refuge for battered women and their children residing in Nueces County from an abusive home situation. B. Emotional support for battered women which will facilitate self- determination. C. Counseling to strengthen the family unit through evaluation of stresses that provoke violence. D. Community information concerning the social problems of women battering and household violence. 2. In addition, the Shelter agrees to: A. Provide all housing, food, support activities and staff necessary to carry out a successful program designed to achieve the above services. B. Conform with and comply with all applicable local, state and federal rules and regulations governing this type of program, including but not limited to the requirement that the guidelines established be agreeable to the City for determination of who qualifies or does not qualify for free support. After the effective date of this Agreement and before such guidelines are established, the Shelter will make every effort to obtain reimbursement for the reasonable unit costs of its services. C. Operate in a nonpartisan manner to serve women residents of Nueces County without discrimination as to race, color, creed, national origin or age. • D. Be responsible for the operation and maintenance of its program, establish the number of persons it may serve, and operate the program within available funds from whatever sources derived. Such program operation and maintenance will be coordinated with the City -County Health and Welfare Director. E. Provide the City -County Health and Welfare Director with monthly reports of operating costs, income and number of clients served indicating the financially needy versus the nonfinancially needy. F. Allow the City's Director of Finance or his representative to inspect all books and records at any reasonable time. G. Provide that any acquired interest in personal or real property will pass to the City and the County on an equal basis upon dissolution of the Shelter. H. Hold the City harmless from any and all liabilities which may arise in connection with the operation of the Shelter and that liability insurance covering the operations of said Shelter will be obtained to the extent that the City might be liable under the Texas Tort Claims Act. I. Seek funding from sources other than the City and recognize that the City's participation is temporary. 3. In consideration of the Shelter providing the above described services for women of Nueces County, the City agrees to extend payment of the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per month through the 31st day of July, 1979, in support of the Women's Shelter of the Corpus Christi Area, Inc. program. WITNESS OUR HANDS this the day of March, 1979. ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI By City Secretary R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager APPROVED: DAY OF MARCH, 1979: WOMEN'S SHELTER OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI AREA, INC. J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By Margaret Knodc11, President Assistant City Attorney 1144.16, n aka:cce • Corpus Christi, Te as 17 day of , 19 71 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, f MAYOR / THE CITY 0 i" US CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr. Edward L. Sample The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Tony Juarez, Jr. Edward L. Sample 14833