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Home My WebLink About03820 ORD - 07/28/1954AC:7/28/54 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATING TO THEREMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF THE BASCULE BRIDGE, A C PY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HERE- OF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL-OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN,;CONNECTION WITH THE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF THE BASCULE BRIDGEy A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF THE BASCULE BRIDGE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKEEFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 1954. ATTEST: ') J CITY -SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FARM: C. CITY ATTORPSEY MAYOR THE I�OF OCSCHRISTI, TEXAS ARTICLES OF AME110M BffrWK0M UNITED STATES OF AMRICA AND THE CITY DR CORPUS CERWTI, TEXAS THIS AORLY-44M entered into this day of 1y by and between the UHITFJ? STATES OF A)QRXCA hereinafter called the "Oavernmeat ", represented by the Secretary of the Al7vr executing thla agreement, party of the first part, and the CITY Or CORPUS CHRISTI, TEiW, hereinafter e,slled the "City`. party of the second part, Wi AFySS%Si THAI". WHEREAS the Secretary* of the ArW has good reason to believe and does believe that the City's bridge across the Port Aransas - Corpus Christi Water- way at the entrance to the =Lin turning basin at Corpus Christi, Texas, is 6,, tu-ressonable obstruction to free navigation of the Port Aransas - Carpus Cliristi Waterway because of inadequate harisontal clearance through '.he drag span of said bridge; and WHEREAS a public hearing was held at Corpus Christi, Texas, on 10 December 1952 ii conformity With Section 3 of the Act of Congress of 21 June 1c,*0, as amended by the Act of Congress of 16 July 1952. (33 511 -523) upon due notice given the City and other parties in .merest; and WHEREAS at the said hearing the City presented, in lieu of altering :.he ' bridge at the entrance to the wain turning basin., as alternate plan &ich consisted in ronstructi:ng a new bridge at a location over the Channel to Tole IALU and the removal of the existing bridge; and WHMMI Section 13 of the Act of Congress of 21 June 1940, as amended by the Act of Congress of 16 July 1952, provides for such relocation In order to remove an obstruction, to navigation upon such terms an my be aceepta'ble to the bridge owner and to the Secretary, t��'nrnw , it "s agreeC between the parties herata as follows: 1. Relocatinn of the bridge over the Channel to Tula iAX6 is preferable to alteration. of the existing bridge at the entrance to the Hain turning basin, and -1- S. :laid "10"*Ad brtd4p oban provide a movigativa opsoug ham 6 fesablo herisaatal oisommom of not ions talon 3w feet wroml to the thomi, and the *X&V boas of lam steel to the b"n position sbali be aoe ISMS than 140 fart "on Seen higle tide. no fends" for pavotectisa or us bridge aVluet aellisiog, boi%$ boated COW& at the &W%bWised 2W feat cbaoael Baits, vial be in ralativn4 ohai.lov water until the obmml to vi4omod and deepe+aad used: San, therefore, be of lees swwtwtw oanstroctioa, laew'" to a later" date, vbsn the ahmal, bes been videmod and doopesod, the ftmtuc- tion or #m a subetuatioa son equal to tw" pro4ating the oxistim 'bridge. Tboy shall he eaaWtrwrW of creosoted piles Mai ti throughge%. If at onoo Move dal6 the secretory of the ftw $ba11 deterodno sued ohoell so advioop sold City is writing that Me svbv%m eMal fendsro to these p aoUng the dZieating baridge al's mocommory for the Weyer protectias or awdotlem, acid City shall. rvoomtriet the fomdors so as to prov$A* atreo- telaM o{ma to those piotae" the existing W14" am peopased for 'the hypotwtieal brl*p at no east to the Uaitod Staten. It to eaatMIFINW4 that than xysesval *t the eaeistUM b ri4lpr shad be vithin a re6oev6blae tiaee miter thve ooMgLOAeaa at the fvelooatod tridpo and 3. 8614 City shall parapaars and eWadt to the Chief of Dears, tvithie sit woutbo alter rveoipt of astieo from the add Chief of Ingloo rs, gmmma plane end speeifiaatieaar tor rolmostion of the bridge sad raam►sl of rho existing fvaridp, shish aetieo will oot be giron until oWmpristion of faaeda for the aovw mat on shore is mole by Compose. The Chief of swimoers W appvrorv► at reject Much June mat apaaifieotie", in nho3e or in part, end my reepeir+e the 0401":Loa of aav or =vAjitioa6l plan■ end speltlfiawti+tuMa, bet uba the Chief of BMVAaero sboll here approved 'the greMMI plates and opocifisatioao they shall be flul and WWI up* all parties %gloss cbmagoo the be aftereowd approved by the Chief of g airreery said the City, sad 4. After o1poral of siovb aagarsl plans and specifioatiwps W the Chief or 2061moara, end within gieaety days after notifleatioa of stub mppvvral, the City shall take bids W piblie aivortisioo for the relaos« Lion of the hsi4aps in secor+dansa frith rich gegarak pions and aapaeWioatiass. .z- AU VAN, ieesleedltp OW bdd fOr I►U. tar Wt at tits pw? 600 ms """ bar tM G'i1�, ltla"L7. bs sabald�d tse 19MIt 8so>�reteury� tsNt4r frith ab �etisa by va kidp amw as to tha am% Caa el MA w Mftj, and at the agar tum ww nor ab Lu iabatit to tbs amftwbwy • wits" smo raoty that tba tetl aft d WW p *Iwt, "�*.. !Itd I&* "" or awk Ow is " $0 1* pMM#MrawI by sm amw aaAt fasalredad ft tbs MR* w bs ty �� sbeeU. ast ! t1n auoe stasts4 Sa for �. t►pw = , tiM sift" of oast as brorraia mm"Ass• the av *%&Up slthia a x0"PROU t#ar to be pma®rlut by NO O"Wo"Ws pea I 'au able w t am tb* raa tit~ ^"1 to boaeot by at Saraaoaaiat aad tit uty os Oft. 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SbWU V a elty be We"l " ft" 000171ap vitb OWL sot ita 04 ptlaaa kWQWAM W OW aoaoa 1 $1 4 tf osaetral oar 1y 1psatfaa sd fYeese Mj"Mr .g. thm mil, so Vssraataa its OWAV*Uu is emply sdm" be sopwdtsd o dt tbo City ob*U not to LUM& for dssoes for ftUms is oarrpiy. Esae4t c w saw'; tom. Attast: by Apieaned as to Tel Twu y «t- Corpus Christ!, Texas 1459, TO THE MEKBUES (',F `,, '�!tl Corpus Chrit i' Gentlemen. Fo,,r the stt north an t ^ ::e enaergen g icy clause of the foregilnq ordinaaue, -,i necessity exist for the Suspension C i�,c that no ordinance or resolution the datt iz is introduced. and that such �Ohjn.11 Uc read at three meetings of the Cily ��O'."rpby requ-f— that you '�L':Pend Said Charter rule or and ordinance- finally an the date it is introduced, or st lhe rnee-a'Lng of tine City Council. i;'. P', P, e" '-", t E u I I Y , -ell The Ckarttr, k e e was suspended by the fGllowing vote. 11, Co Callaway Ulic -cy King NaismAth iwo ,games Byar.e rto Po Perelson, Jr Jy the fe1haw4ing vote. k. Co Callaway Ellray King James S. NaismAth J Jams6 Brace F. P, 5a'D