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Home My WebLink About03746 RES - 05/07/1954IMS:AG:5 /7/54 I- 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 OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESENTING TO SAID BOARD THE FACTS EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF WATER ,PPROPRIATION IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN 20,000 ACRE FEET FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE PRIORITY RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNDER ITS EXISTING PERMITS NOS. 51, 933, 1463, AND 1177, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 2, CHAPTER 136, ACTS OF THE 39TH LEGIS- L; CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE THE PP.ESENTATIOPt, A COPY OF WHICH 15 HERETO ATTACHED, AND SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE PROPER AND NECESSARY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO INVE5T IGATE THE FEASIBILITY OFWATER APPROPRIATION AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PRIORITY RIGHTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNDER ITS PERMITS NOS. 51, 933, 1463, AND 1177, AND DO SUCH OTHER ACTS AND THINCS AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CONCERNING THE AREA DESCRIBED III SAID PRESENTATION, AND TO FURNISH SUCH OTHER FACTS AND INFORMATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF ItiATER ENGINEERS AS MAY BE PROPER AND NECESSARY. IT 15 FURTHER ORDERED AND DIRECTED THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE PREPARED AND FURNISHED TO THE STATE BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID APPLICATION AND THAT SAID ACTION DE TAKEN AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE S Y THE SAID RUSSELL E. MCCLURE, OR UNDER HIS DIRECTION. SECTION 2. THAT THE SAID RUSSELL E. MCCLURE, CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BE AND HE 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PAY THE NECESSARY FILING FEE IN THE SUN OF "25.00 AND MAKE THE NECESSARY DEPOSIT IN THE SU14 OF 250.00 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILL PIG OF SAID PRESENTATION, AND SAID FUNDS ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED'AHD PAYMENT AUTHORIZED OUT OF NO. 141 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION FUND. 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- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL DE 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 PIAYOR, DECLARING 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 113E IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 7 DAY OF MAY, 1954. ATT q MAYOR PRO T M CITY SECRET 7 THE CITY OF OR PUS CHR TI, TEXAS APPROVED ",S TO LEGAL FORD• CITY ,,YTORNEY lbiasco 5/7/54 ai'iiia SWE OF Tiwil.R3 I Con?" 1 sal t s 1 TO TW ROW4 CF im a+ mss PaR m. srAn w xam: 1 The City of Co" Christi► a walelpal *"ratio". noting by 444 threatgh its City Hwwaagerr Russell C. McClure. duly autborixaal icy we- solution of the City Council of the City of Garpw Christi. s certified copy of which resolution is stteaebeel bar"*. the address of winch city Is Cows Chrism.. Nuoaft Caeaty. 'earns. sropa"Outs to the hoard of water hrulieeers of the ytaate of xetms that the City of COWS e;btisti desire$ to Investigate the feasibility of ar projewct hewreinefter definitely dea- tia bular tot its objft-t the appropriaties, olvorsion a beneficial use of water in quattities greater than 20.000 name feet. and to contract a loam end adequate reservoir our tae storage of enter in the mat of - eppicoiciwately 310.OW acre feet. and rrspreaseats and shows that this appll- 4wat has an on*ni:ew! vaginftring force adequate to proceed in an expaditi- sus avtan"r with such investigation. Ant said applle3sat further represents and shows to said Ward that the proposell laeaticn of said project is as follomat: ,At *me paitrk- an the hose" Rivet lerlcateei between the aafnt an said river is 'can Patricia and An bells Counties. Karat. where stxld river is Crossett by the ' oatheam ftelfic .tailroad said paint being sepsstrean from the polst vterre said river is crossed by U. S. highway lie. L9. but dawmastt+a>"r frw the present h+ethis and the point on gait! river %tore Taxes State highway No. 201.1 crosses said Numces !ricer near George Best. Fe=n. inclndisg so Veit aexrwra ,,Es is pxofl)of mnd adequate for the constrection of a Owand,sister reservoir having a MXL-vm storage crapaseity of 46 acre feet or water with a present estinetioa of with4sawl. amid use there - free feet Of inter per warn... !his Presentation is rinds in ixebnlf of tha City of C.arpua CbListi fax the purpose stater` aryl :also for th€r purpose a' proteactirtal the rights towel priorities of the City of Carpus Chria l un:iar wcistin, Ptuts "ta. A.,93" 1463 usd 1177► harasto oree issued bX the twird of Water cAJlataers na.: rWwr hole' by the City of Carpus Christi. and Wthout any "Oven of relmse of arty of said posmits: ks voters pxoposed. to to states divert&!. apptapxisted and U" will be tot the purposes of do aA,tta anti va"Oipal uxas. ausufsatur- log. irrigation. the aenxtractioo and operation of salter works for aides $ad teems. for stock xetsia g, pablis !)*zks. gage paatesnos. acasaroetiou and pleasrre reverts. a0e. poxes prod rater supply fax isdnstrial purposes mad plants. the axsat 40"at or kuastity to is appsasiaxiat*d tog each paetpose is eqt koom rt this tree out will, axxalaaxifa of that proposed to be Used for irrigation *ad "eteatitioo. pratuataly aammat to f3Ati ooze taut par anaaesa. This prost,itaaciaex is made a rco*,Vaanied with a nEepoxlt of $".00. in cooformicy witk the raapttaWou of Soatiou 16. at soq.. Chaoter W. 6enarxl Laws, kegu,laax .Saaexion of the ;nth of the `3tate of Imms. 191T. as anot sari by aat,e gill No. Mti. pasmi by the Ath i. ixla- tare, State of Toxns. at its Togular xeseloa. 19Z. for the parp"S of protecting priority of rights. TM CITY cr Mms MUM �asssil �. geClute SUBXR ii NO SMOM 10 WoRk 4E. ';'pis rho ., _ _tias'y at Aqr, 1%4. ."teary Public in and for Laaiaity. exnx 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,. FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. APPROVED 7- s� DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CITY CONTROLLER CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS !, ,195 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS GENTLEMEN FOR THE REA -SONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING - "DINANCE' 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, THEREFOREI HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEDI OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF- THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR J� 1 ;nc CITY CIF CORPUS C EZISTI , TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUS P ED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE' ra _ -A—A. LIC TE, TE<M V ELLROY KING i P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS ASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ( cL.T _ T ELLROY KING C_ P. C. CALLAWAY / JAMES S. NAISMITH_ W. JAMES BRACE !i Y3 q