HomeMy WebLinkAbout03397 ORD - 01/27/1953AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
PARKING AREA IN MCCAUGHAN PARK, MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND
CONTRACT DOCUMENT MADE A PART OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE BY REFERENCE; APPROPRIATING THE SUM
OF NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY -
SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY -SEVEN CENTS ($9,886.47),
FROM BOND FUND NO. 291, IMPROVEMENT BONDS,
1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK CONSTRUCTION AND
IMPROVEMENTS); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE
NECESSARY; AND
WHEREAS, THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE AND UNAPPRO-
PRIATED IN BOND FUND No. 291, IMPROVEMENT BONDS,1952 CONSTRUCTION
FUND (PARK CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT) TO COVER THE COST OF SAID
IMPROVEMENTS DESCRIBED AS MCCAUGHAN PARK PARKING AREA; AND
WHEREAS, BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, CONSIDERED, AND AN AWARD
MADE FOR THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS BID TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, AND IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A
CONTRACT AND MAKE SUCH APPROPRIATION:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING
AREA IN MCCAUGHAN PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS
AND CONTRACT DOCUMENT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY,
AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF HELDENFELS BROTHERS ON JANUARY 13, 1953
ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, EXCEPT ITEM'NO. 6
(CONCRETE PARKING ISLAND) WHICH IS OMITTED FROM THE CONTRACT.
SECTION 2: THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM BOND FUND N0.291,
IMPROVEMENT BONDS, 1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK CONSTRUCTION AND
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IMPROVEMENTS) THE SUM OF $9,886.47, OF WHICH AMOUNT $8,987.70
REPRESENTS THE CONTRACT PRICE OF SAID CONSTRUCTION TO BE PAID
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DESCRIBED IN SEC-
TION I HEREOF, AND OF WHICH AMOUNT $898.77, BEING THE EQUIVALENT
OF TEN PERCENT OF THE CONTRACT PRICE, IS TO COVER THE COST OF
ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES.
SECTION 3: THE NECESSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PARKING
AREA IN MCCAUGHAN PARK CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF SUCH CHARTER RULE THAT
NO ORDINANCE. OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF
ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR,
HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING
THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION 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 THE -27-&, DAY of 11953•
MAYOR`'-
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CITY A ORNEY
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLgMEN:
CORPUS CHR(ST1, TEXAS
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FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINARCE, 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, °
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, 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 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
R- FSPECTPULLY,
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
LESLIE WASSERMAN
FRANK E. W I LL I AMSON
JACK DEFORREST
GEORGE L. LoWMAN
PUKE A. NEEDHAMy JR
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.-
LESLIE WASSERMAN
FRANK E. WILLIAMSON
JACK DEFORREST
GEORGE L. LOWMAN
MIKE A. NEEDHAM, JR
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$9,886.47
JANUARY 27, -1953
I 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
of Corpus Christi to the credit of No. 291, IMPROVEMENT BONDS, 1952
CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS)
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
Director of Finance