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A RESOLUTION
REQUESTING CONVERANOE OF A PERMANENT WAR HOUSING
PROJECT.NO. 41064 AND A PERMANENT WAR HOUSING
PROJECT N0. 11065 TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR LOW RENT USE; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, The United States of America, acting through the
Housing and Home Finance Agency, Public Housing Administration, owns
permanent war housing now known as PHA Project No. 41064, consisting
of four hundred (400) dwelling units. and PHA Project No, 410653 con-
sisting of one hundred (100) dwelling unita, located in the City of
Corpus Christi, State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, such housing is no longer needed for purposes of
war; and
WHEREAS, There exists in said City a need'for such housing
to be operated as law -rent public housing at rents within the means
of low- income families, especially families of living or deceased
veterans and servicemen; which need is not being met by private en-
terprise, and
WHEREAS, Such a condition constitutes a menace to the +
health, safety, morals and welfare of the inhabitants of the City,
and
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has authorised
by Public Law 475, approved by the President April 20, 1950, the
conveyance of such housing to a public housing agency to provide
bowing for families of low income and, the Housing Authority of
the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, proposes to acquire such how,
ing and to operate it as low -rent housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COWUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
SECTION le That it is the determination, finding,
and declaration of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
that it will be in the best interests of the community to make such
housing available as low -rent housing for families of low income.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi does hereby request the conveyance of such housing to the
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Housing Authority of the City of Corpus Christi to be administered
as low -rent housing for families of low income.
SECTION 8. That the necessity of providing low -rent
housing for families of low income creates a public emergency and
and imperative public necessity respiring the suspension of the ,
Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed final-
ly on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or reso-
lution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Councdl,
and the Mayor having declared such emergency and necessity, request-
ing the suspension of said Charter rule and that this resolution be
passed fi.nal7y on the date of its introduction and that it take ef-
fect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
IT IS SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED This the ``day of Dacemberr, 1950.
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"AT�WT: The City of Corpus Christi, Texas
U City Secretary
AP AS TO LEGAL FORM,
L y rney.
Corpus Christi, Texas
26p , 1950
TO THE MEMBERS OF TEE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
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.
Respectfully,
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman 12(6&2
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote;
Leslie elassemsan
Jack lleForrost
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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