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HomeMy WebLinkAbout025199 ORD - 02/13/2003AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR THE FINAL DESIGN, BIDDING, AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR PACKERY CHANNEL DREDGING FOR BEACH NOURISHMENT WITH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERENCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, construction of the North Padre Island Storm Damage Reduction and Environmental Restoration Project at North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas ("Packery Channel Project"), was authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1999; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is the Non-Federal Sponsor of the Packery Channel Project with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE"); and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the preferred method of addressing erosion on North Padre Island is to use approximately 688,000 cubic yards of sand, which is dredged during the Packery Channel Project, to renourish the beach in front of the seawall on North Padre Island; and WHEREAS, the Texas General Land Office ("TGL©"), under the authority of the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act has agreed to execute a Supplemental Agreement to a Memorandum of Understanding between TGLO and USACE, which will provide $1,725,000 to transport the sand from Packery Channel to the Gulf of Mexico shoreline adjacent to and southwest of Packery Channel. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The Project Cooperation Agreement with the General Land Office for the final design, bidding, and construction funding for Packery Channel dredging for beach nourishment is approved. SECTION 2. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Project Cooperation Agreement with the General Land Office for the final design, bidding, and construction funding for Packery Channel dredging for beach nourishment with the general land office. SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it does not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for 2 immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and takes effect u.p~. _~n first reading as an emergency measure on this the / '~ day of CLg~/ 2003. ATTEST:, Armar~do Chapa City Secretary THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Samuel L. Neal, Jr. /"' Mayor APPROVED: This 13th day of February, 2003: Acting City Attorney R30902A1 doc 3 Corpus Christi, Texas TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, Samuel L. ~ea, J . ~ Mayor Council Members The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Brent Chesney Javier D. Colmenero Henry Garrett Rex A. Kinnison John Longoria Jesse Noyola Mark Scott R30902A1 doc