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Home My WebLink About03799 ORD - 07/07/1954N 0 ^0 I ha:;GCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXISTENCE, USE, OPERATION, AND lilE NTE- NANCE OF HIGHV +AY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE IidI'R; ECTICfJS SMM ON EXH I B I T NO. 1 , ATTACHED HERETO AhJD MADE A PART HEREOF, Ifd THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TANAGER OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE, AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO AFFIX THE CORPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST THE SAME, A CERT, -All CONTRACT SE -P'JEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE EXISTENCE, USE, OPERATION, AflD hlAINTE- PIANCE OF SAID HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS; FOR PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF THE COST OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE HIGH - IJAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND ALL OF THE PO; /ER COST FOR OPERATING SAID HIGH,JAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS; FOR RETURN TO THE STATE OF AItiY AND ALL PARTS OF SAID TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONZ, REMOVED BY THE CITY; AND PROVIDING THr-1T THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE; AJJD DECLARING AN EVIIERGENC(. WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND NECESSITY OF THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY MAY BE SERVED BY THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGIIIALS oEI:VG OPERATED AND MAINTAINED AT THE INTERSECTIONS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT NO. 1, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SINCE THE INTERSECTIONS MIGHT CONSTITUTE A DANGER AND SERIOUS INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC IF UNPROTECTED; AND r:HEREAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS INSTALLED, OPERATED, AZAD MAIN- TAINED HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT ITS OWN EXPENSE AT THE INTERSECTIONS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT NO. 1, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, PRIOR TO THE TIME SAID INTERSECIIONS WERE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LI;GITS OF THE CITY; A!JD 1IJHERLAS, SAID INTERSECTIONS ARE NOW WITI -IIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; A14D •dJHEREAS, IT 15 RIOT THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO INSTALL, OPE ^ATE, OR MAINTAIN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGPIALS INSIDE THE CORPORATE LIrvSITS OF CITIES OF �,OOO POPULATION AND OVER LATEST FEDERAL CENSUS); AND IJHERLAS, THE CITY HAS REQUESTED THE STATE OF TEXAS TO LEAVE THE HIGIiWAY TRAFFIC SIGIJALS IN PLACE AT THE INTERSECTIONS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT NO. 1, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS MADE IT I(IIOWI.' TO T', -IE CITY THAT IT WILL LEAVE SAID HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS III PLACE P;',O- VIDED THE CITY WILL; (1) OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SIGNALS, (2) PAY ALL POWER COSTS FOR OPERATING THE SIGPIALS, AND (3) RETURN ANY AND ALL PARTS OF SAID TRAFFIC SIGIHAL INSTALLATIONS TO THE STATE OF TEXAS SHOULD THEY DE REMOVED BY THE CITY FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN FOR INSTALLATION ON A STATE OR FLDERAL NUMBERED HIGHWAY ROUTE AT A LOCATION APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. 3 T7q NGd, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1• THAT SINCE THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND NECESSITY OF THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY IAA`( OF SERVED BY IT, THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT NO. 1, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SHALL REMAIN IN' PLACE. SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY WILL OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SIGNALS. SECTION 0. THAT THE CITY WILL PAY THE COST OF THE POWER FOR OPERATING THE SIGNALS. +1 SECTION 4. THAT THE CITY WILL RETURN ANY AND ALL PARTS OF SAID TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS TO THE STATE OF TEXAS SHOULD THEY BE REMOVED BY THE CITY FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN FOR INSTALLATION OIV A STATE OR FEDERAL NUMBERED HIGHWAY ROUTE AT A LOCATION APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. SECTION 5. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AN AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND FOR THE PURPOSE OFCARRYING OUT THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MADE A PART HEREOF, AND MARKED "EXHIBIT B." THE CITY SECRETARY IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ATTEST THE AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT AND TO AFFIX THE PROPER SEAL OF THE CITY THERETO. SECTION 6. THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXISTENCE, USE', OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE INTERSECTIONS SHOWN ON 'EXHIBIT ND. I CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL SE 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 IAAYOR, DECLARING SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE 114 FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER. IT 4AS-AGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE / � OAY OF 1954. �� MAYOR PRO -TENS THE CITY OF CORPUS C RISTI, TEXAS ATTESTI. II. CITY SECR TA APPR ED AS 0 LEGAL FORM: CA T.- IV, . t3 IN 1 ER -2- M432-4 p LOCATION OF INiTRSECTIONS The Intersection of State Highway No. 286 (Chapman Ranch Road) and State Highway No. 358 (Lexington Boulevard). Ordinance (Trarric Higal - Type 3) Exhibit No. 1 uT.1TS 3A TEXAS COUNTY OF TftAi'IS This AL- aEVIST., manic this . • . - . . . . . . . . . day. of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; 19 . . . . . by and botween the State of Taxes, heroinafter called the "ftate." :arty of the 'First :art; and the City of . Carpus.Cbristi. . . . . . 3 . .UTOIs. . . . . . county, iex4g, actirq� iry and Vhroiloi its duly authorized officers under era ordinance passed t e . . . . . . . 4L,,- ,:f . . . . , . . , l9 , i-mreixaafter called Via "City," Party of tA* Second i'artr t T?=L 5 ar%a7t'A , t; re are 'traffic sip is In place at the intersections shown an �XFA'Uit o. 2, attached tsrsto and =We a part harem', said trs-fTic aSt «ucias havina,, o"n installed, oxearatv., =0 reaintained by the Stato at a ti,,m rr!ier: said interz3out� ors vrere not within the corporate limits of the Citor; and ',Y-MEAS. said interseot�ow are now within the corporate lirjits of the City; and - 4i'.i�.1REAS, it Sa not the polity of the State to install, op- *rate, or maintain highway traffic si6mals inside this oorg,o mte limiter of ottima of 5,000 population and over (Latest Federal Conmum); and XHI"P S. the City has requested the State to leave tine hiehmW traffic riVals in place at the intersections s,e,oen on Exhibit No. 2, attached ivsrsto " made a part hereof, and the State has made knwns to the City that it will leave said 'ni&ftvm,F traffic signals in place pro.,ided the City mills (1) operate eazd maintain the sit;aals, (2) pay all power costs for operatinL the signals, and (3) return axpr and all parts of said traffio Sig; sal installations to the State smmld t,:ey '�e romaved by the City for any reason ether than for installation its ;a State or ft&rsl nwmberect hi4lvaV route at a lb"tion approved by the Statee I 'l= "P tie ofore, in oa>3s daratiar. of the prenises and of the ztzttsnl oo+vmnaats a:ad a�ewr*nts of tas parties hereto to be by thaws res- peotivel„y leapt aria performed, as hereinafter net forth, it is aLY"d as follows 1. That the State trill leave the hic,11mV traffic ai}atsln in plane A the intersections shown an x3siiait [o. p attached hereto a-id wade a part hareof. 2. That the City will operate and maintain the sipals. 3. That tees Cit•'♦sill pad- the cost of the pourer for operatiz6 t1m sipala. 4. Vat tkw City will return avg and all parts ass" said tratrie signal installations to the State satAild VW be removed by the City for an4r reason etissr than for installation on a State or federal mrabered hi6hwxy route at a location approved by the State. 5. That in the event the termer of this agreement are in M- nfliot WI is the provisions of assl,, other eX48tiAS agresment -d/*r contract bmtby acs tl* City and the state, this aLreefaent shall take preosdenos over the other a6*reemsut wWor Ocatruot. All other pro- visions of said existing, ag"sr.sents Wwor contracts not in conflict wltnh this aryreemeat si:all remain in full force and effect. 6. That nothin> in this ordinance shall be eanstrued as subjecting the City to aW *lain for darAgas or ether liability by a { ra4ge, other t1lum tae State of Tax". for &W act of perforrAzzo of or defa -alt by reason of the provisions hereof. IN `.;Tr'Im 1;'rJwzv') , the parties hereto have caused Haase pre$ents to ix executed in triplicate an the day above stated. CSTZ` OF CIX%IV6 Cis ^.. STI :fit^ City Sedretary City der ACfIR,JVEb AS TC :1XGAL Fay: City AttormW TZ STATT CW TMAS Certified as naizng exedutod for the purpose and effect of acti- vating and/ar - Xryise.& out the orders, established policies, or worse programs heretofore approved and authorized by the State figsaay Comrtissiont Chief Rusi,noor of 'kittoaanae Oporations REC a'ENDM F"& Ai 4iflifALt District Fmgin"r bisperriainL 'Traffic Ragimer MIT NO. 2 LOCATION CU INTARMCTIONS The Intersection of State Highway No. 286 (Chapman Ranch Road) and State Highway No. 358 (Lexington Boulevard). Agreement (Traffic Signal - Type 3) Exhibit No. 2 Corpus Christi, Texas 1954, To THE MEMBERS OF IRE Cr-H COMC19 Corpus Chrif,,ti, T4sxc,,q Gentlemen: For the reasons: set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public energencr and imperative necessity exist for the suspension nf the, GlnaLtei init e;., requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be, pnesed fiaally ain the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or reselutiou shall be read at three meetings of the City Council, T, therefore, hereby reqhc'_z— that you --'�spmd said Charter rule or requirement and pasi this ordinance finally an the date It is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respntfully, MA CORPUS C lrl� C ISH, TQ AS The Charter rule was suspended by the fallowing vote' P� C. Callaway Elly,ey King James S. NaAsmith W. Jan"s Brace F. P. Peterson, Jr The above oralloance ivas passad by the following vote, F. Co Callaway EIIL*y King James S. Naismith ,V, James Brace F, P. P 'tersoa' jr /- 3 A/*-� TT7