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Home My WebLink About03836 RES - 08/11/1954I. :st EMB:AC:US/11/jII R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, HAS HERETOFORE,BY PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE NUMEERED 3824, DESIGNATED THAT AREA OF SUCH CITY FROM THE BASCULE BRIDGE TO THE REEF BRIDGE AS A RECREATIONAL AREA AND DETERMINED THAT EXCESSIVE WHISTLE BLOWING IN SUCH RCCREATIONAL AREA IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY, AND HAS AUTHOR- IZED AND DIRECTED THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC S:,FETY TO DESIGNATE SUCH POINTS AND LOCATIONS IN SUCH AREA WHERE RAILROAD WHISTLES SHOULD BE SOUNDED AND BLOWN; AND WHEREAS, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CAUSED TO BE MADE SURVEYS, STUDIES, AND FINDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH OROINANCE, WHICH STUDIES, SURVEYS AND FINDINGS, TOGCTHER WITH THE DETERMINATION AND DESIGNATIONS, WERE ASCERTAINED WITH REGARD TO EXCESSIVE WHISTLE BLOWING IN RECREATIONAL AREAS BEINGDETRIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL WELFARE BUT WITH DUE REGARD TO THE NECESSITY OF WARNING THE PUBLIC OF THE EXISTENCE OF RAILROAD CROSSINGS; AND WHEREAS, SUCH RECOMMENDATION AND DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC LOCATIONS AND WHISTLE BLOWING IN THE NORTH BEACH RECREATIONAL AREA HAS SEEN SUB14ITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND SUCH -RECOMMENDATION IS HEREBY DEEMED TO BE JUSTIFIED, ADE- QUATE AND DESIRABLE: • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT SUCH DETERMINATION AND DESIGNATIONS AS MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF POINTS AND LOCATIONS AT WHICH RAILROAD WHISTLES SHALL BE BLOWN AND SOUNDED IN THE NORTH BEACH RECREATIONAL AREA ARE HEREBY DEEMED TO BE AND ARF APPROVED, WHICH SAID DETERMINATION AND DESIGNATIONS ARE SET FORTH IN A COPY OF THE RECOMIlIErlDATION ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, AND IN ALL THINGS INCORPORATED HEREIN. SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE EXCESSIVE BLOWING OF WHISTLES IN THE NORTH BEACH RECREATIONAL AREA IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND NECESSITATES THE DESIGNATION OF LOCATIONS AT WHICH RAILROAD WHISTEES SHALL BE BLOWN CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE 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 DE- CLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITSPASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF AUGUST, 1954. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA ATTEST= (fl TYECRE ARY 1 APPROVED AS TQ LEGAL FORM: L CITY ATTORNEY PUBLIC SAFETY MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL J. S. DUNN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AUGUST 101 1954 RECOMMENDATIONS OF DESIGNATED SPOTS IN THE NORTH BEACH RECREATIONAL AREA AT WHICH POINTS TRAIN WHISTLES SHALL BE BLOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONSDF 0RDINAHCE NO. 38241 THE RECOMMENDATION OF INC DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE DESIGNATION OF LOCATIONS IN THE NORTH BEACH RECREATIONAL AREA AT WHICH RAILROAD ENGINE WHISTLES SHALL BE BLOWN OR SOUNDED IS AS FOLLOWS: FOR TRAINS PROCEEDING NORTHI 1. 25 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE AT NAVIGATION SOULEVARO. 2. 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE AT GOLF PLACE. ` 3. 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE AT OXFORD STREET. FOR TRAINS PROCEEDING SOUTHS 1. 50 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF FOGG STREET. 2. 50 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF OXFORD STREET. 3. 50 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF GOLF PLACE. THESE LOCATIONS ARE DETERMINED AND DESIGNATED IN VIEW OF EXCESSIVE WHISTLE BLOWING, BEING DETRIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL WELFARE BUT WITH DUE REGARD TO THE NECESSITY OF WARNING THE PUBLIC OF THE EXISTENCE OF RAILROAD CROSSINGS. RESPECTFULLY, J. B. DUNN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY Corpus Christ!, Texas 1954. TO THE MEMBERS CF 14f- Corpus Chri,—t-i, Te:vlll�,�. Gentlemen - Fax vhe rrA fa-�ft a in zrwsrjoncy clause of the foreg*:,nq erdinarjvp, pll.ettl! 5m(,z,,Aenty bllrler itive necessity exist for the suspfflaftn 01�' C-,Tsrtt�, hrwlm aq, icequiveme-int that no ordinance or resoluti6ft mall pl'.olred t,'tanIly date it is introduced, and that such *r shpj� Le read at, three meetings of the City Council, I, thtrtf*re. I!em6y requi.-� that you Charter rule or reqi6v,.mert and pass ordAnance- finaltly an the date it is introduced, of at a0,, r,,eesent m�wlng of the City Council. ite"jpez;tfully, MAYOR C,291' OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS/ The Charter zvhp was suspended by the follewing vote. P, C, Callaway Zy, P'Uvay King James S. NaAwith W. James Brace F. P. Peterson, Jr Th,- abtvm-- by the following vote' Ellrey King James S. NaismAth I IV, jarnes BTaGe A F. F� siillikllka WHEREAS, 'c ,he City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. has heretefore, by passage of an Ordinance numbered 3824, do&l;;nat;!d that area of such City from the BaSoule Bridge to the Reef 3ridge as a Secreational Area and determined that excessive whistle blowint in such aeoreational Area is detrimental to the goneval welfare of the tiLlzeas of the City, and has authorized and dtrected t4e. )Jrertor of public Safety to designate such poitits a4d looatjo4s in aui4 area where railroad whistles should be sounded and blown; anti !!HERE�AS, Th4 Director of riublic Safety of the City of Corpus Christi has oamsed to be made surveys, studies, and findings !a aceordauce t,,Tith sutA: oriiivaaee, which studies, surveys and findings. together with the determination and de- siquation5. wtrTy ascer,-.alned with regard �o excessive whistle blowiaU !a recreational treat being detrimental to the general welfare but with due regard to the necessity of warning the pub- lic of the existence of railroad crossings; and WHEREAS. Such recommendation and designation of specific locations and whistle blowing in the North Beach Recreational Area has beea submitted to the City Council, and such recom- mendation is hereby deemed to be justified, adequate, and de- sirable: NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T HEREBY RESOLVER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SUCTION 1. That such determination and designations as made by the Director of Public Safety of points and locadous at which railroad whistles shall be blown and sounded In the North aeach Recreational Area are hereby deemed to be and are approved, wi.Ich said determination and designations are set forth In a copy of the recommendation attacked hereto and made a part hereof, and to all things incorporated herein. SECTION 2. The tact that the excessive blowing of whistles in the 'forth Beach Recreational Area is detrirental to t.hc general public and ecessitates the desigoatiaa of locations at which railroad whistles shall as blown creates a pablio emergency and public imperative necessity repairing the suspension of the Charter Ruic that no ordinance or re- solution shall bt passed finally on the date it is introduced zind that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three a,everal wcctings of the City Couacil, and the Mayor, having declared xhsi such public emergency and imperative necessity exist. and havia� raquested that sueb Charter rule be sus- pended, and that this resolution ire passed finally on the date of Its Introduction and taKe effect and be in full force and c,ffcct frog ane after it:s passage, IT AS AGCOHDINGLY SO HIT: — ,OLYEG. m °ia5 £ u' ;`. tF.s, =i'pHe3YS i . ibis s the l l tta day of Awns t, 1 'A. /a/ 11. C. Calla_war MAYOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST 481 - T. ROY ilrina City Secretary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney