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Home My WebLink About02287 RES - 06/01/1948A RESOLUTION ;� o • 2 2- R�7 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO CAUSE TO BE FILED WIT H THE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AN APPLICATION IN BEHALF OF TIM CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR AN AMENDED WATER PERMIT TO APPROPRIATE, STORE AND DIVERT CERTAIN WATERS OF UN- APPROPRIATED WATERS OF TAE STATE OF TEXAS BY USE OF IMPOUNDING A11D DECURING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, it Is deemed necessary that Water Permit No. 933 in favor of the City of Corpus Christi from the Board of Water Engineers of the State of Texas be amended to cover other uses than those set out i- the present permit; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to cause to be filed with the Board of Water Engineers of the State of Texas an application in behalf of the City Of Corpus Christi for an amended permit to appropriate, store and divert certain waters of unappropriated waters of the State of Texas by the use of impounding, a copy of said application being attached hereto and made a Part hereof for all pertinent purposes. SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Manager be authorized and directed to file all plats, maps and instruments necessary for Procuring said amended water permit and do all things necessary and requisite thereto. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY of Y'rLCPS 4 To THE HONORABLE "RD OF ',DATER ENGINEERS FOR TIE STATE OF TEXASI I- The undersigned Wesley S. Se51e, Mayor. George R. Clark, Jr-. VAyor Pro Tem. and s City Commissioner, and John A. Ferris, Rep• R. Henry, Joe T. Dawson, se City Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, poet office addresses of each of whom is City Hall, Corpus Christi, Taxes, desire to amend the City of Corpus Christi's present "PER19T TO APPROFRTATH PU3LIC WATER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS NO. 933', said Permit having been issued by the Board of -ter ingineers on the 31st day of October, 1927, to which permit and the record thereof reference is hereby made for all intents and purposes. The applicants desire to ameud the said ieater Permit No, 933 ea to change of area to be furnished water and an to purpose of furnishing water, to the follow- ing described area in Nueces and San 'ratricio Counties, the areas hereinafter described to be in addition to the areas already set out in Permit No. 933, to -,sit: The furnishing of water to the Celeneve Corporation located south of end soar Bishop, Texas, on "" Higizw&V EQ. 77, ich Corporation is lccated outside the drainage area of Sueces River. The furnishin6 of water to that area lying between Calallen, Texas, and Corpus Christi, Texas, and between the hue cgs Liver, Nueoes Bay, tree Texas- :dexican railway and :1 3- --.ek, throu €h which area pass t?;reo supp ,, ';mils fro th, Ca1a1ler. filtration plant to Corpus Christi, Taxes, and lineB to serve all nav fields adj$- cent to the :`out's and .;est of tine City, y The furnishing of water to naval fir Training �teticn 1) Cuddihy, Cabinass, Aodd and Waldron Auxiliary Training Field., -11 of which are located outside the draioa €e area of the Nueoee Rivor. The furnishing of water to Portland, Texas, located on the north shore of ??uecee Bay in San Patricia County. The furnishing of water to Padre and Llustang Isl the shore of the Gull' of ands along PSexia o. The furnishing of water to tho the adjacent reas, City of Corpus Christi and a II. The Waters appropriated under Permit NO. 933 to be allocated to the use of above described areas (no additional appropriation required then that Granted under " rermit ito. 933) are for the uses ea set out as follows, to -sit: (1) Domeetio and wu icipal vas. including water for sus- taining human life and life of domestic animals. , (2) For irrigation, mining, manufacturing and operation of waterworks for pities and towns and stock reising. (3) For public parks, ga,.,o preserves, recreation and pleasure resorta, power and water supply for industrial pur- poses and plants and for domestic use. III. The amount of acre -feet ra5ueated to be appropriated for the uses as set out of rights under permit aio. 933 is five bund ed thou - send (500,000) acre -feet, to be apportioned as follow;., to -wit, (1) - _- '.aatio and Municipal uses includinG water for sustaining human life and the life of domestic animals, 220,000 acre -foot per annun. (2} gnter to be used for msrufacturin�, 180,000 acre - feet per a:mum. (3) Irrigation, to be restricted to two acrd -feet per acre for sac ?: acre actually irri.6,,tod within the li�*ts of the 1y0, 000 acres (gross) aE set out in Per:eit Po. 933, -Board of ?later zuLineers to the Zit,, to which norcit reference is —by .cede ; ^er c,plete description, 50,000 acre -feat per sonm. (4) ininti0 20,000 acre -feet per annum. (5) "So water is soug;it to be appropriated for hydro electric power. (6) No water is sought to be appropriated for uavigation. (7) Recreation and pleasure, 30,000 acre -feat per annum. IV. The applicants request the right to transport appropriated water requested in this application along the natural channel or bad of the Nueces Fiver from the impounding reservoir to Calallen Filtration Plant and Pump Station. IN :vIT?;ESS :kHEt2EOF, this application is caused to be eignad bg the lie,•or, pursuant to an Ordinance passed by the City Council on -2- the 25th day of I- ember, A. D. 1947, a copy of ehioh Ordinance is heroto attaotied. CITY OF OCRPUS CaISTI, TEXAS By - City ger r AMST s city Socre ery APPROVED AS TO ILGAL } -OU: A orney A. a e an ty °raoY City sa vners Subacribed e to lrJ !7es1ey B. Bale, Nuyvr o_f t!:e City of Corpus Christi, Texas, before w a Rotary Fublic in and for Nueces County, Texae, this d y , ,,. . 14La e a =,y R: c n ar or ° ?uecea County, Texaa FAceived TOTAL FEES Order Filed Hearing set for ecre ary SECTICN 3. The necessity for providing adequate water aupply for different water uaera in the City of Corpus Christi creates an emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule 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 throe several meetings of the City Couaoil, and the May— having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this resolution be passed finally on the date of its intraductim: and take effect and be in full force and affect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY RES01WED. PASSED AND APPROVED this first day of June, A. D. 1948. City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTEST: �.tiry APPROM AS TO LEGAL FORM, ! for ey j !Aegis as C t ornay Corpus Christi, Texas June 1, 19118 TO THE MMMS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergenoy clause of the foregoing resolution, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the euspeneion of the Charter rule o ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally ongthe date that introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council. I, therefore, hereby request that You suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote. Wesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. John A. Ferris R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson The above ordinance was passed by the llowing vote, Wesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. John A. Ferris R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson aC_2�� -�