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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY AN AGREEMENT WITH NUECES RIVER CONSERVATION
AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT FOR THE FURNISHING TO THE CITY
A COPY OF THE REPORT, STUDY AND PLAN TO BE PREPARED BY
FREESE AND NICHOLS, ENGINEERS, OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NUECES RIVER; A COPY OF WHICH
AGREEMEn T IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF:
APPROPRIATING AND RE- APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF THREE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) AND AUTHORIZING THE PAY -
MENT OUT OF EMERGENCY RESERVE ACCOUNT OF THE WATER FUND
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE NUECES RIVER CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DIS-
TRICT IS CONTEMPLATING THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE ENGINEERING FIRM OF FREESE
AND NICHOLS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE NUECE5 RIVER, AND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WOULD BE BENEFITED BY
SUCH PROJECT, AND HAS FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PAY A PORTION OF THE COST OF
SUCH ENGINEERING PROJECT:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
NUECE5 RIVER CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT FOR PARTICIPATION WITH
SAID DISTRICT IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE ENGINEERING FIRM OF FREESE AND
NICHOLS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NUECE5 RIVER, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT 15 ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A
PART HEREOF,
SECTION 2. IT IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED AND RE- APPROPRIATED THE
SUM OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATION
OF THE CITY PROVIDED IN SAID AGREEMENT, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE OUT OF.THE
EMERGENCY ACCOUNT OF THE WATER FUND OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR PROCURING THE REPORT, STUDY AND
PLAN AS SOON AS PRACTICAL CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO OR-
DINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND
-« --NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED,
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AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS oAY OF JANUARY, 1956.
MAYOR—
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
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CITY SEC ET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM( /'
JANUARY 1956:
CITY ATTORNEY
AGREEMENT
STATE OF TEXAS Q
COUNTY OF NUECES Q
WHEREAS, THE NUECES RIVER CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT
I$ CONTEMPLATIMG THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE ENBINEERIMS fIRM OF FREESE AND NICHOLS
FOR INC PREPARATION OF A MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT Of THE NUECES RIVER;
AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WOULD DE BENEFITED BY SUCH P1I0-
JECT AND IS AGREEABLE TO PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCURING Of SAID ENGINEERING,
STUDY AMD PLANS
NON, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT NUECES RIVER
CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT FOR AND IM CONSIDERATION OF THE SUN Of
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS 439000.00) MEREIMAfTER AGREED TO OE PAID BY THE CITY
OF CORp US CHRISTI. DOES AGREE TO FURNISH AND DELIVER TO THE CITY OF I.ORPtl8
CHRISTI ONE COPY OF SUCH REPORT, STUDY AND PLAN AS FURNISHED BY SUCH ENOBIIEER-
INS FIRM. AND FURTHER AGREES TO ODLISATE SAID ENGINEERING FIRM TO PROVIDE
FOR THE FURNISHING OF SAID COPY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF TT1E FOREGOING AGREEMENT or THE NUECES
RIVER CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
DDED NEREOV ACRE[ TO PAT THE SUN Of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3.000.00). SA10
PAYMENT TO BE MADE UPON THE EXECUTION Or THIS AGREEMENT. OR AT SUCH TINE AS
R99UES7ED BY THE NUECES RIVER CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT.
WITNESS OUR HANDS THIS DAY OF JANUARY. 1956.
NUECES RIVER CONSERVATION AND
RECLAMAIION DISTRICT
BY
ATTESTS
SECRETARY OF DISTRICT
CITY Of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
BY
CITY MANAGER
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
PAKWf. TO 9E6l ORN
CITY ATTORNEY
I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENTS OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF ND. EMERGENCY RESERVE ACCOUNT OF THE 4A*99=f#W
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS .PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
4���y,
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Corpus-Christi, Texas
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TO TEE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Chri.sti;_Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a puhlic emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion 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, 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
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith
Minor Culli
W. J. Roberts
B. E. Bigler
Manuel P. Maldonado --=ti—
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith
Minor Cull!
W. J. RobertsYn�
B, E. Bigler Cdr
Manuel P. Maldonado ! _
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