HomeMy WebLinkAbout15140 ORD - 09/26/1979AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FROM THE HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
SERVICE TO PREPARE THE RECOVERY ACTION PROGRAM
REQUIRED FOR THE URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY
PROGRAM (A FEDERAL GRANT, PROGRAM); CERTIFYING THE
ELIGIBILITY OF TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO RECEIVE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER
AS RESPONSIBLE OFFICER FOR THE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZ;__
ING HIM TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO APPLY
FOR THE GRANT AND TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT, PENDING
GRANT APPROVAL; AND DESIGNATING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR
AS.'FISCAL OFFICER FOR THE PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is a municipal corporation,
home rule city and a political subdivision of the State of Texas, and is
authorized by Article 6081r, V.A.C.S., Heritage Conservation and Recreation
Service for financial assistance in developing public outdoor recreation
areas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate the City Manager
as the responsible officer for the City for the project, and authorize him
to execute all documents necessary to apply for financial assistance and
to implement the project, pending grant approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate the Director of
Finance of the City of Corpus Christi as the fiscal officer for the project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That it is hereby determined that the City of Corpus
Christi is eligible to receive Federal financial assistance from the Heritage
Conservation and Recreation Service for the preparation of the Recovery
Action Program required for the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi is
hereby designated as the responsible officer for the City for the aforesaid
project, said office now being held by R. Marvin Townsend, and said City
Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit such application for
financial assistance in said project, and said City Manager is hereby'!auth-
orized to execute all documents necessary to implement said project, pending
grant approval.
SECTION 3. There is hereby designated as fiscal officer for the
City for the said project the Director of Finance of the City of Corpus
Christi, which office is presently held by Harold F. Zick.
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SECTION 4. The necessity and urgency for immediate application for
federal financial assistance from the Heritage Conservation and Recreation
Service as authorized by Article 6081r, V.A.C.S., as promptly as possible,
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
day o
er its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED,a this the- '.2t
ATTEST:
, 1979.
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APPROVED:
Ytp DAY 0
, 1979
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
THE ' TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Ti as
4 day of
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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,
MAYOR
T CITY CT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
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