HomeMy WebLinkAbout02659 RES - 12/06/1949A RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING TEE ATTITUDE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ENCOURAGING THE ACQUISI-
TIOS OF THE PLANT NOW UNDER TEMPORARY LEASE FOR
THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI ON A LONG TERM LEASE OR PERMANENT BASIS.)
AND TO RECOGNIZE THE ADVANTAGE OF ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTENANCE OF A UNIVERSITY AT CORPUS CHRISTI,
AND EXPRESSING THE ATTITUEE OF COOPERATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, The University of Corpus Christi is an established
institute of higher learning for the use and benefit of the public in Son -
oral and,espeoially, the youth of Corpus Christi, and that such institute
is worthy of commendation; and
WHEREAS, the plant now occupied by it is under temporary lease
through assignment from the City of Corpus Christi, Lessee, and under a short
term lease from the United States Navy, and the proper repair, maintenance,
and use of said premises and improvements require a long term lease or per-
manent arrangment which will justify the expenditure of private capital; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Corpus Christi are desirouacof con-
tinuing said institute, The University of Corpus Christi, as a permanent
institute of higher learning at Corpus Christi, and the City of Corpus
Christi acting by and through its City Council desires to cooperate in se-
curing the placing of said institute on a permanent basis:
NOP7, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
does hereby approve the application of the University of Corpus Christi for
the execution by the United States government of -a long term lease direct
to the University of Corpus Christi or other permanent arraint for the
more securely providing a plant for the maintenance of said institute, and
has hereby approved such said application and endorses the efforts of the
University of Corpus Christi to obtain such lease direct from the United
States government, and hereby expresses the willingness of the City of
Corpus Christi to cooperate in obtaining the said lease on soquisition
of the land and prebises formerly lmown as Naval Air Technical Training
Center of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 2, The necessity for assisting and cooperating with
the governing body of the University of Carpus Christi in the acquisition
of its plant on a permanent basis from the United States government creates
a public emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension
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of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed
finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolu-
tion shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the
Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity
exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, 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 after its passage, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day A. D. 1949.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM;
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
City A orney
Corpus Christi, Texas
, = 1949
TO THE i6E19BEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemens
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 pass this ordinance finally on the date it is
Introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Heepeotfully,
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
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George L. Lowman
The above ordinance was passed by the following votes
Leslie Wassermann
Jack DeForrest
Harney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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