HomeMy WebLinkAbout03490 ORD - 06/17/1953AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND C. C. HINCHBERGER FOR
THE ERECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A COMBLNATION NAVY RECREATION
CENTER AND LOCKER CLUB AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FOR THE PARK
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, FOR A CONTRACT PRICE OF $79,370.00,
PAYABLE OUT OF THE APPROPRIATION OF $41,000.00 PROVIDED IN ORDI-
NANCE N0. 3416, AND FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY BY THE
ARMED SERVICE COW ITTEE.OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS TRUSTEES, LON C. HILL, T. S. SCIBIENSKI
AND C. B. NEEL, SAID CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
BEING MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THERE WAS APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $41,000.00, BY .ORDINANCE
No. 3416, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1953, TO BE USED
FOR THE ERECTION OF A COMBINATION NAVY RECREATION CENTER AND LOCKER CLUB AND
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMTNE TO BE BUILT ON
LOTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4, OF BLOCK 12, WATER -BEACH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, ON WATER STREET, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING.,
SAME BEING CITY PROPERTY, SAID STRUCTURE TO BE BUILT OF STEEL AND CONCRETE
FRAME WITH MASONRY WALLS AND A BUILT -UP ROOF, THE FIRST FLOOR OF WHICH WILL
CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 3,500 SQUARE FEET FOR USE OF ENLISTED NAVAL PERSONNEL
AS A RECREATION CENTER AND LOCKER CLUB AND THE SECOND FLOOR OF WHICH WILL CON-
TAIN APPROXIMATELY 2,400 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE FOR USE BY THE PARK AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES; 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SAID AWARD:
NOW, THEREFORE, 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, FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH C. C. HINCHBERGER FOR THE ERECTION AND CONSTRUCTION
OF A COMBINATION NAVY RECREATION CENTER AND LOCKER CLUB AND ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES FOR THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, FOR A- CONTRACT PRICE OF $79,370.00,
PAYABLE OUT OF THE APPROPRIATION OF $41,000.00 PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 3416,
AND FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY BY THE ARMED SERVICE COMMITTEE OF THE CITY
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OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS TRUSTEES, LON C. HILL,
T. S. SCIBIENSKI AND C. B. NEEL; SAID CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS AND SPECIFI-
CATIONS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL INCORPORATED HEREIN
AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SAID CON-
TRACT FOR PROVIDING A DOWNTOWN RECREATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ENLISTED PERSONNEL
OF THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI AREA AND THE NECESSITY
FOR PROVIDING ADEQUATE PERMANENT QUARTERS FOR THE HOUSING OF THE PARK AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER ROLE 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 SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED
THAT SAID 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 THE J / DAY OF,UNE, 1953-
THE Ct>� CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CIT SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO L AL FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1953
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 SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15
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 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
CITY 0 ORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLL ING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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