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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02649 ORD - 11/29/1949imingertgp 11/26/49 AN OHDIRAXCE LUTHORIZING AM DIRECTING THE CITY hDINACER TO EEECUTE FOR AND CN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEAS, A TSASE CONTRACT WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE SEVEN (7) AUTOMO- BILES FOR A TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF TWELVE THOUSAND SEVEN DOILAU AND NINETY FOUR CENTS ($12,007.911) FOR TEEM USE OF POLICE AND FIBS DEPARTMENTS. SAM AMOUNT BEING PAYABLE OR OF CCRRBBT FUND NO. 102, AND A COPY OF LNLICH CONTRACT IS A PANT OF THIS ORDINANCHt AND DSCLARING AN MERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS% SECTION 1. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi, be and he in hereby authorized and direoted to execute a lease contraot with option to purohase seven (7) automobiles for a total oonsideration of Twelve Thousand Seven Dollars and Ninety -Four Cents ($12,007.911) for the use of the Police and Fire Departments, eadd amount being payable out of Currant Fund No. 102, a copy of whioh oontract is a part of this ordiaanos and reads as follows, to wits A�A9 STATE OF TEXAS 6 COUNTY OF NUECES This LEASE AGREEMENT made and entered into between the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, a municipal corporation of Nueces County, Texas, hereinafter called the CITY and FRANK HAYDEN MOTORS, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS hereinafter called LESSON, W I T N E S S E T H I. LESSOR has leased, demised and rented, and by these presents does lease, demise and rent to CITY for the period from the let day of December A.D. 1949, to the tad day of August, A.D. 1951, both dates inclusive, the following equipment: 1949 Dodge 4-door sedans, described below Stock No. Color Serial No. Motor No. Unit Price Department 309 Maroon 31357560 D30- 160435' $1,663.92 Fire �u,�r �•�` `• "s 444 Granite Grey 31402456 D30- 231983' 1,663.92 Police 428 Granite Grey 31403753 D30- 234071 1,663.92 a Police 431 Granite Grey 31403845 D30- 234053• 1,663.92 4 Police 418 Granite Grey 31398917 D30- 226341 1,663.92 Z Police 412 Beige 31399520 D30- 227592 - 11663.92 c Police 417 LaPiata Blue 31398630 D30-225133- 1,663.92 °' Police It is distinctly and specifically understood that the equipment herein leased and rented by CITY from LESSOR shall be used exclusively in the servioe of CITY. I.I. In consideration for the lease and rental of said equipment, CITY promises to pay LESSOR and LESSOR agrees to accept from CITY the following rentals on or be- fore the dates specified below: Date Amount Initial payment $3900.00 and int. on dnf rr d halanee from Dec .1 , 194% 8 4,260.50 08 when !i0% of above equipment is delivered to CITY August 2, 1950 lease payment in advance to $ 3,900.00 August 2, 1951; final payment to exercise purchase $ 3,847.44 option It is agreed by LESSOR AND CITY that such rental shall be paid from the ourrent revenues of CITY for the years in which such payments fall due. I III. It is recognized that some of the equipment will be delivered by LESSOR to CITY upon the effective date of this lease, while some of the equip- ment may not be delivered on such date, but LESSOR agrees and binds itself that as to that portion of the equipment not immediately delivered to CITY that it will forthwith order such equipment from the manufacturer and that such will be sent to LESSOR earmarked for the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI and delivery will be made immediately to CITY upon receipt thereof; in this connection, it is esti- mated that total delivery hereunder can be effected within 15 days after the execution of this agreement. Trith reference to the above equipment that is delivered upon the effective date of this agreement, the CITY accepts such equipment in the condi- tion in which it is new in, and LESSOR shall not be obligated or required to make any improvements, replacements or repairs of any kind or character upon or to said equipment or any of it during the term of this lease. 11th reference to the equipment which will be delivered after the effective date of this agreement? it is agreed by and between the parties here- to that the CITY will have a reasonable time after the delivery of such equip- ment to determine whether to accept or reject same. LESSOR shall not be obli- gated to incur or pay any expense of any kind or character during the entire term of this lease by reason of or in connection with the purpose for which said equipment was designed. CITY agrees (1) to take the some care of said equipment as a reasonably careful person would take care of his own property, and (2) to keep said equipment in good repair and condition during the entire term of this lease, subject only to normal wear and tear, by reason of its use by CITY for the purpose for which said equipment was designed. CITY further agrees (j) that if any of said equipment is lost, taken or destroyed by fire, theft, windstorm, public disaster, act of God, or any casualty or cause whatsoever, there shall be no abate- ment of the rent provided for herein and (4) that CITY shall promptly and at its expense replace any of said equipment which is so taken, lost or destroyed, and (5) if a registration of license fee is required by the State of Texas than the CITY shall be liable for the payment of such fee and in the event such a registra- ti on or license fee is paid by the LESSOR, then the CITY shall reimburse the LESSOR for any and all amounts paid as such license or registration fee by the LESSOR, and (6) at the time the CITY exercises its option to purchase, as provided for herein, 2 - CITY agrees and obligates itself to execute all necessary and proper exemption certificates on all Federal excise taxes paid by LESSOR and if within 30 days after the purchase by the CITY of the equipment herein leased and rented by CITY from LESSOR, LESSOR has not been refunded by the Federal government said Federal excise taxes, CITY binds and obligates itself to pay to LESSOR the full amount of said Federal Excise taxes, provided, however, that if after CITY has paid to the LESSOR the amount of said excise taxes, such taxes be refunded to LESSOR, than LESSOR binds and obligates itself to pay to CITY the amount of said Federal excise taxes so refunded by the Federal government to LESSOR and thereto- fore paid by the CITY to LESSOR, CITY (7) still further agrees to indemnify, hold and save LESSOR harmless from any civil or criminal suit or liability whatsoever, arising out of or in connection with the use or possession of toid equipment by CITY under this lease and for the entire term thereof. IV. CITY shall have the right and option to purchase said equipment from LESSOR upon or before the expiration date of this lease, if CITY is not in default in any of its obligations under this lease. This option may be exercised by CITY'S giving notice in writing to LESSOR not lose than thirty (30) days prior to said data of its intention to exercise said option, and by its payment to LESSOR in cash of the sum of $ 3,847.44 on or before the expiration date of this lease. There shall be deducted, however, from such purchase price the total amount of all rentals paid by CITY to LESSOR for the rent of said equipment as provided herein. The option payment for the purchase of and acquisition of title to said equipment as so computed is $ 12,007.94 and the total consideration of the rental and subsequent purchase by option of said equipment is the principal sum of $--,647-44 , plus interest on the deferred payments subsequent to the date of this instrument at the rate of 4 percent per annum iron that date until paid. Upon exercise of the option and payment of the purchase price upon the terms and within the time aforesaid, LESSOR agrees promptly to execute and deliver to CITY such instruments or evidences of title to said equipment as may be necessary or proper to neat good title thereto in CITY. P. Default on the part of CITY in paying said rent or any installment thereof, as hereLnabove provided, or default on CITY-S part in keeping or perfo iming any of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions contained in this lease shall authorise - 3 - LESSOR, at its option and at any time after such default, and after thirty (30) days' written notice to CITY, to declare this lease to rminated and to repoasess said leased equipment with or without legal process, and without prejudice to any of its other legal rights, and any rentals provided for hereunder and unpaid at the time of such default shall become, at LESSORIS option, immediately due and payable and shall bear interest from such date until paid at the rate ofd percent per annum. In case CITY makes default in the performance of any of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions contained in this lease, and LESSOR places the enforcement of this lease, or any part thereof, or the collection of any rent due or to become due hereunder or the recovery of possession of said equipment or any of it in the hands of an attorney, or files suit upon same, CITY agrees to pay LESSOR, in addition to the rental payments provided for here- in, a reasonable attorney's fee. VI. It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto as follevs, 1. All payments of rentals, or any other payments hereunder shall be made by CITY to the account of LESSOR, or its order, in STATE NATIONAL Rank, Corpus Christi, Texas. 2. This lease cannot be changed, varied or extended except by instru- ment in writing signed by LESSOR and CITY, and failure to exercise the option of forfeiting this lease in case of default on the part of CITY shall nab waive the right of forfeiture, and any right accruing to LESSOR under this lease to forfeit same shall not be waived or defaulted except by written waiver of LESSOR, and accep- tance of rent shall not be construed as such waiver. 3. A holding over after the termination of this lease shall not renew or extend the same, but shall constitute CITY a tenant or possessor of said equip- ment at sufferance. V11. LESSOR covenants and agrees (1) that CITY, on paying the said rent and performing the said covenants contained herein in the manner and within the times herein provided, shall and may peaceable and quietly have, hold and enjoy possession and use of said leased equipment for the term aforesaid, and (2) that it will defend CITY in peaceable possession of said leased equipment for the full term of this lease, CITY covenants and agrees not to suffer, commit or permit any waste of or damage to the leased equipment or any of it during the entire term of this lease, °Jy® The apparatus delivered to the CITY by LESSOR is warranted and guaranteed and represented to be in fit, sound and workmanlike condition and to conform in all respects to the manufacturer's guarantee given to LESSOR. VIII. It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that in the event the CITY at any time should exercise its option to purchase the equipment specified herein, the CITY shall have no right to purchase only a part of said '.� equipment but the CITY shall be required and obligated to exercise its option rights provided in this agreement on the whole of said equipment. IX. In this agreement where "it" is used, "he" shall apply in the proper instance. IN TESTIMONY VUEREOF, the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI has caused this lease agreement to be signed by its City Manager, countersigaed by its City Controller, and attested by its City Secretary, with its corporate seal affixed thereto, pur- suant to the terms of an ordinance passed by the City Council, and LESSOR has caused this agreement to be executed this day of , A.D. 1949• Attest: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Twuz By . City Manager City Secretary Countersigneess City Controller FRANK HAYDEN MOTORS LESSOR Approvedo Usistant fty ttorney SECTION 2.. The necessity for providing equipment for the use of Police end Fire Departments as soon as possible, being of public importance, creates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolve+ tion shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be road at three several meetings of the City Council. and the Mayor having deelarod that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinenae be passed finally on the date of its introduotion and take effect and be in full farce and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, PASSED AND APPROM This &,%day of �ov��,,, ��. r. A. D. 1919. J ATTEST: `MAYOR City of Corpus Chrieti, Texas DIV Secretary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM ty A erney. Corpus Christi, Texas Yom. ! d— 2q . 1949 TO THE MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentleman: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore- going 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, hereby request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pees this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAYOR / t City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the fbllowing vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest 0�+, Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman 'CP `J' -1 d 9 , 1949 T certify to the City Council that the money required for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the City e of Corpus Christi to the credit of Fund No. from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. !a =