HomeMy WebLinkAbout03279 RES - 06/17/1952ti JUNE 17, 1952 .?
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A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CAUSE
TO BE FILED WITH THE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS AN APPLICATION ON BEHALF 6F -THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI PRESENTING TO SAID BOARD THE FACTS
EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF WATER APPROPR 8P1
IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE PRIORITY RIGHTS OF TH� CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNDER ITS EXISTING PERMITS NOS. 51,
933, 1463, AND 1177, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQgIRE-
MEN S OECTION 2, CHAPTER 136, ACTS OF THE•39TH LEGIS-
LATURE; RATIFYING AUTHORITY HERETOFORE GRANTED'BY THE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTING THE FILING OF
SUCH APPLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY THAT AN APPLICATION BE FILED BY THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI MAKING PRESENTATION OF FACTS IN CONNECTION-WITH IN-
VESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY OF WATER APPROPRIATION IN QUANTITIES GREATER
THAN 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PRIORITY OF RIGHTS OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS THE SAME NOW'EXIST.UNDER ITS PERMITS NOS. 51,
933, 1463, AND 1177; AND
WHEREAS, A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HERETOFORE ON THE 11TH
DAY OF JUNE, 1952, AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER, W. B. COLLIER, TO PROCEED
WITH THE FILING OF SUCH APPLICATION AND PRESENTATION OF SUCH FACTS AS ARE
PROPER AND NECESSARY UNDER SECTION 2, CHAPTER 136, ACTS OF THE 39TH LEGIS-
LATURE, AND SUCH - ACTION SHOULD BE RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED AS AN OFFICIAL ACT.
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE ACTION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL HERE-
TOFORE HAD ON THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 1952, AUTHORIZING W. B. COLLIER TO
FILE APPLICATION MAKING PRESENTATION OF FACTS EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF WATER APPROPRIATION
IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PRIsOR—
ITY RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS`.THE SAME NOW EXIST UNDER ITS PBIj_ '
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MIT$ NOS. 511 9331 1463, AND 1177, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT,$ OF
SECTION 2, CHAPTER136, ACTS OF THE 39TH LEGISLATURE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CONCERNING THE AREA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS
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AT SOME POINT ON THE NUECES RIVER LOCATED BETWEEN THE POINT
ON SAID RIVER WHERE TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY NO. 9 CROSSES SAID
RIVER NEAR CALALLEN, TEXAS AND THE POINT ON SAID RIVER WHERE
TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY NO. 202 CROSSES SAID NUECES RIVER NEAR
GEORGE WEST, TEXAS, INCLUDING SO MUCH AREA AS IS PROPER AND
ADEQUATE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM AND WATER RESERVOIR HAVING
A MAXIMUM STORAGE CAPACITY OF 500,000 ACRE FEET OF WATER;
AND THE AUTHORITY HERETOFORE GRANTED TO SAID W. B. COLLIER AND THE ACTS OF
SAID W. B. COLLIER IN FILING SUCH APPLICATION ARE HEREBY RATIFIED AND CON-
FIRMED.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY MANAGER W. B. COLLIER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO FURNISH SUCH
FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS IN CONNECTION WITH
SAID APPLICATION AS MAY BE PROPER AND NECESSARY.
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SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FOR
THE WATER USERS SUPPLIED BY AND THROUGH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPEN-
SIGN 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 RESOLUTION SHALL
BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILI AND THE MAYOR, DECLAR-
ING SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF
SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL 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 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 17TH DAY ,
OF JUNE, A.D. 1952• AA
MAYOR
TTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CrT'Y SECRETARY
APP VED AST LEGAL FORM: .
CITY ATTORNEY
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion 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
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Jack DeForrest
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
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Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
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