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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
May 8, 1974
11:40 A.M.
PRESENT:
Mayor Jason Luby
Mayor Pro Tem James T. Acuff
Commissioners:
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
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City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
Exec. Asst. City Attorney Michael May
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor Luby called the meeting to order and announced the purpose of the special
meeting was to consider an ordinance providing for the issuance of $100,000 City of Corpus
Christi, Texas Convention Facility Bonds, Series 1974. It was noted that all members of the
Council were present.
City Manager Townsend presented the bond ordinance and read to the Council.
Mayor Luby asked for comments from the audience.
Mr. Clifford Cosgrove, 3302 Olsen Drive, stated he has an attorney and will file an
injunction to stop the bond sale. He pointed out that he wanted to state his position as a tax-
payer end that the taxpayers of the City have voted this proposition issue down twice. He cited
several instances where the City has had to subsidize other programs where the taxpayers are
involved. He stated that the taxpayers are going to be paying for these bonds and they are already
heavily burdened.
Mayor Luby asked if there were any other comments from the audience and there were
none.
Mayor Luby presented for the consideration of the Council an ordinance.
The Mayor presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance
ordinance, as follows:
"Corpus Christi, Texas
May 8, 1974
"TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
"The public importance and pressing need for the permanent improvements to be con-
structed by use of the proceeds of bonds contemplated to be issued pursuant to an ordinance create
an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter
provisions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I,
therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance authorizing the issuance of
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bonds as an emergency measure. You will please consider this request in connection with the
ordinance which is to be introduced for passage by the City Council on this subject.
"Yours very truly,
/s/ Jason M. Luby
Mayor"
Commissioner Lozano moved that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from
being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written
request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of the ordinance. The motion was -
seconded by Commissioner Acuff. The motion was carried by an unanimous vote by the City
Council, viz:
AYES: Commissioners Acuff, Branch, Thomas V. Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez,
Lozano and Stark.
NAYS: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done.
Commissioner Branch moved that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Stark. The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Acuff, Branch, Thomas V. Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez,
Lozano and Stark.
NAYS: Luby
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Nay. This was done.
The Mayor announced That the ordinance has been passed. The ordinance is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 12036
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF $100,000 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CONVENTION FACILITY BONDS,
SERIES 1974, BEARING INTEREST AT THE RATES HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, AND PROVIDING
FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST
ON SAID BONDS AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION THEREOF AT
MATURITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the Special Meeting was
adjourned at 12:05 p.m.
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTY OF NUECES
X
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIX
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY
SECRETARY AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the City Council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, will be held in the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, in the Council Chamberofthe City Hall, at
o'clock, /' M., on the 'day of Agg'&., 197, for the purpose
of issuance of $100,000 City of Corpus Christi, Texas, ?.nvent on Facility Bonds,
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Series 1974.
DATED this the triday of , 197K.
JASLUBY, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
CONSENT TO MEETING
We, the undersigned members of the City Council, the City Manager,
the City Secretary and the City Attorney to the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all
irregularities in such service and consent and agree that said meeting shall
be at the time and place therein named and for the purpose therein stated.
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