HomeMy WebLinkAbout03965 RES - 12/08/1954A RESOLUTION
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. ?750 ENTITLED ''A RESOLUTION
SETTING FORTH THE STREET PAVING ASSESSMENT POLICY
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO BE APPLIED IN
DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF COST OF IIiPROVEM,ENTS
TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS;
DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO FOLLOW
SUCH POLICY IN PREPARING ESTV ATES OF IMPROVEMENTS;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION OF ALL ESTIIATES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE LAW IN REGARD TO PAVING
ASSESSMENTS,' AS AI'ENDED,BY AKENDING PARAGRAPH 4
OF SECTION 2 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS
WITH PROPERTY ZONED FOR OTHER THAN ONE OR TWO FAH LY
DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE ASSESSED FORTY PERCENT OF
THE COST OF PAVEMENT, CURBS AND GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALK
ABUTTING THE PROPERTY• AND DECLARING AN EI'ERGENCY
WHEREAS, PARAGRAPH 4 OF SECTION 2 OF RESOLUTION #3750
ADOPTED ON KAY 7, 1554, AS AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 3, 1954, WAS INTENDED
TO PROVIDE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS WITH PROPERTY ZONED FOR OTHER THAN
ONE OR TWO FAMILY DWELLING UNITS SHOULD BE ASSESSED FORTY (40%) PERCENT
OF THE COST OF PAVEMENT, CURBS AND GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALK ABUTTING THE
PROPERTY, AND SUCH PROVISION WAS INADVERTANTLY OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND
IT IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT SUCH PROVISION.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. RESOLUTION #375O, ENTITLED A RESOLUTION SETTING
FORTH THE STREET PAVING ASSESSMENT POLICY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO BE APPLIED IN DETERHINING THE PERCENTAGE OF COST OF IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE ASSESSED AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS TO FOLLOW SUCH POLICY IN PREPARING ESTIMATES OF IMPROVE -
HENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION OF ALL ESTIMATES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE STATE LAW IN REGARD TO PAVING ASSESSMENTS ", ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 7, 1954 AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED SO THAT PARAGRAPH 4
OF SECTION 2 OF SAID RESOLUTION SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: '
PROPERTY OWNERS WITH PROPERTY ZONED FOR OTHER
THAN ONE OR TWO FAMILY DWELUNG UNITS SHALL BE
ASSESSED FORTY (40%) PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE
PAVEMENT, CURBS AND GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALK ABUTTING
THE PROPERTY AS DETERMINED BY APPLYING THE UNIT
PRICE OBTAINED BY BIDS TO THE CALCULATED QUANTITIES
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT ABUTTING THE PROPERTY. THE
PAVEMENT WIDTH FOR THESE CALCULATIONS SHALL BE
DETERMINED BY THE WIDTH OF THE STREET PLANNED
LE55 THE THREE FEET OF GUTTER SECTION."
SECTION 2. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR ADOPTING THE POLICY
FOR DETERMINING ASSESSMENTS IN THE MATTER OF CONSTRUCTING PAVING
IMPROVEMENTS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE 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 MAYOR, HAVING
DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AHO NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING THE SUS-
PENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE 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 A TER ITS PASSAGE ITT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY GF / 1954•
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHISTI, EXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
1. M. SINGER
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
CC�ORRR1y\PPP�US CHRISTI, TEXAS
,1954
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORD NANCE
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 COUNCILS 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID
CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE
IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX S
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY ICING
1
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE G
F. P. PETERSON, JR
THE ABOVC ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY Al, 11
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR. 1/
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