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AN ORDINANCE N0. 3602
PLACING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PARK BOARD AND THE
CITY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE AREAS, CENTERS,
AND GROUNDS, INCLUDING THE "T" AND "L" HEADS, AND THE BARGE
AND BOAT DOCKS IN THE YACHT BASIN OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI; CREATING A NEW DIVISION WITHIN THE PARK AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE YACHT BASIN
DIVISION; PROVIDING FOR THE SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATION THEREOF BY SAID YACHT BASIN DIVISION OF THE
PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT; TRANSFERING THE BUDGETARY
ITEMS NOW DESIGNATED AS WHARVES AND PIERS TO SAID DIVISION
HEREBY DESIGNATED AS YACHT BASIN DIVISION; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE YACHT BASIN OF THE CITY.OF CORPUS CHRISTI, LOCATED ON
THE BAYFRONT OF CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, INCLUDING THE "T" AND "L" HEADS, AND ROAD-
WAYS LOCATED THEREON AND BOAT SLIPS ADJACENT THERETO, AND INCLUDING THE BARGE
AND BOAT DOCKS LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ENDS OF THE SEAWALL, ARE
AREAS USED PRINCIPALLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES; AND
WHEREAS, OTHER PARKS AND GROUNDS AND RECREATION AREAS ARE LOCATED
NEARBY AND ADJACENT THERETO AND ARE NOW UNDER THE SUPERVISION, OPERATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK BOARD AND THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE
CITY; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED FROM STUDIES MADE CONCERNING THE
SUBJECT THAT IT WOULD BE TO THE BEST INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC TO PLACE SAID YACHT
BASIN, "T" AND "L" HEADS, BARGE AND BOAT DOCKS, ALL COLLECTIVELY HEREIN REFERRED
TO AS "YACHT BASIN ", UNDER THE SUPERVISION, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SAID
PARK BOARD AND PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, THE WHARVES AND PIERS OPERATION IS NOT DEFINITELY PROVIDED
FOR AND SHOULD BE DEFINITELY PLACED WITHIN SAID PARK DEPARTMENT FOR BETTER
SUPERVISION AND CONTROLS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION I. THERE IS HEREBY PLACED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PARK
BOARD AND THE CITY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT THE YACHT BASIN, WHICH SHALL
BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE ALL THE AREAS, CENTERS AND GROUNDS, INCLUDING THE "T"
AND "L" HEADS, AND THE BARGE AND BOAT DOCKS, THE SAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE "YACHT
BASIN DIVISION" OF THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI.
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SECTION 2. FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE,
SAID YACHT BASIN DIVISION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A DIVISION OF THE PARK AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF SAID DEPARTMENT AND ITS DIVISIONS, SO FAR AS THE SAME
CONCERNS THE SAID YACHT BASIN DIVISION.
SECTION 3. THERE 15 HEREBY TRANSFERRED THE BUDGETARY ITEMS APPEARING
IN THE CITY BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1953 - 1954, DESIGNATED AS WHARVES AND
PIERS TO SAID YACHT BASIN DIVISION, AND THE SAME SHALL HEREAFTER SO APPEAR ON
SAID BUDGET AND THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 4. THE YACHT BASIN. DIVISION SHALL HAVE AS ITS SUPERINTENDENT
A PERSON QUALIFIED TO ATTEND TO THE DUTIES OF YACHT ((w�BASIN ' SUPERINTENDENT AND SHALL
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BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS CITY R
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SECTION 5. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER
DECEMBER 1, 1953.
SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY FOR PLACING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERSAND
EMPLOYEES IN THE WHARVES AND PIERS OPERATIONS UNDER A MORE EEFINITE AND EFFICIENT
FORM OF ORGANIZATION AND DEFINLNG THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND JURISDICTION CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF
THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR2 HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC 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 S DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953•
MAYOR
THE LAITY OF 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 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 R- EQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS
ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
CITY OF CrdRPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES .I. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C: CALLAWAY
JAMES ,&. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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