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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04512 ORD - 04/25/1956CJT:AC :4/24/j6 TEXAS: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF THE HUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI KNMN AS THE DEPAMIENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; DEFINING THE DUTIES OF THE PERSONNEL AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPAR NUT; CHANGING HE' TITLE ¢THE OFFICE OF CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER; REPEALING GIRD I FIANCE N- O- "29jU EINI T I TLED AN ORO I NANCE CREAT I 11!G AND ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF PARKING CONTROL OFFICER; PROVIDING THE DUTIES OF SUCH PARKING CONTROL OFFICER, INCLUDING THE ENFORCEIJENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PARKING P,IETER ORDINANCE NO. 3854 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING THAT PAPkINC CONTROL OFFICERS BE LPikITELD TO AUTHORITY HEREIN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED; AND DECLARING AI] EizRGENCY"; AND DECLARING AN EMIERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAOLI SHIED A DEPARTMENT OF THE °IUNI CI PAL GOVERNMENT OF THECITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH SHALL SE KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. SECTION 2. THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SHALL DE COMPOSED OF THE DI RECTORI OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SUCH OTHER OFFICERS AMC) EMPLOYEES AS THE CITY NtANAGER MAY DETERMINE. THE OI RECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIr ENGI — NEERI NG SHALL DE A QUALIFIED ENGINEER APPOINTED BY THE CITY IllANAGER IP1 ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCES AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION j. IT SHALL BE THE GENERAL DUTY OF THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGI NLERI NO TO DETERMINE THE INSTALLATI Ofd AHD PROPER TLMI NG AND MAINTENANCE OF OF TRAFPI C— CONTROL DEVI CES, TO CONDUCT ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND TO DEVISE REMEDIAL MEASURES, TO CONDUCT ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, TO PLAN THC OPERATION OF TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OF THIS CITY, TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER CITY OFFICIALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAYS AND MEANS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND TO EXERCISE THE POWERS AND DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO TRAFFIC AS ARE IMPOSED BY THIS ORDINANCE AND TO CARRY OUT THE ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES IMPOSED BY ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION U THE T1 TLE OF "CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER" IS HEREBY CHANGED TO THE TITLE OF "DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ", AND THE DUTIES AND POWERS HERETOFORE DELEGATED TO THE "CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER" DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL BE ASSUMED AND EXERCISED BY THE "DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING" FROI4 AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. WZ SECTION 5. THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINECRI NC SHALL, UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE CITY MANAGERS HAVE CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WHICH SHALL INCLUDE GENERAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, PARKING METER REPAIRS PARKING METER COLLECTIONp PARKING ATTENDANTSy STREET LIGHT PLACE- MENT, AND SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER. SECTION 6• THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SUCH EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND ALL FUNDS NOW PROVIDED FOR IN THE BUDGET FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THE FUNCTIONS HEREBY DELEGATEDy TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FOR ITS USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUDGET. SECTION 7. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING THE OFFICE AND POSITION30F FARKING ATTENDANT. SUCH OFFICE AND POSI TI ONSMAY BE FILLED BY WOMEN WHOSE QUALI FI CAT I ONSy PHYSICAL AND EDUCATI ONAL, WILL PERMIT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF PARKIIJG ATTENDANT HEREINAFTER DEFINED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH REQUIREhIENTS THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE CITY HOANAGER. ALL PARKING ATTENDANTS SHALL BE UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND BE A PART OF THE DEPART- MENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING OF THE CITY. SUBSECTION A. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EACH PARKING ATTENDANT TO ISSUE WRITTEN NOTICES AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 10 OF ORDINANCE No. 30294, WHENEVER ANY VEHICLE IS FOUND TO BE UNLAWFULLY PARKED ON ANY PUBLIC STREET IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 389+ AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO OR FOUND UNLAWFULLY PARKED IN ANY LOADING OR FREIGHT ZONE OR IN ANY NO- PARKING ZONE DESIGNATED BY APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND /OR MARKINGS, WHENEVER SUCH VEHICLES ARE FOUND SO UNLAWFULLY PARKED WITHIN THE AREA OF ALL PARKING METER ZONES NOW OR THAT MAY BE HEREAFTER ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL -1 IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SUBSECTION B. THIS ORDI FIANCE SHALL NEVER BE CONSTRUED AS GRANTING OR ESTABLISHING IN PARKING ATTENDANTS THE POWERS OR AUTHORITY OF A PEACE OFFICERS OR AS HAVING THE POWER TO MAKE ARRESTS OR SERVE WARRANTS; AND SUCH PARKING ATTENDANTS -2- SHALL BE STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND LIMITED TO THE EXER- CISE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES PROVIDED FOR IN SUB- SECTION A OF SECTION 6 OF THIS ORDINANCE. NO AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SIGNATURES OF VIOLATORS 01.1 ANY NOTICE OR SUMMONS, OR PROMISE TO APPEAR IN THE CORPORATION COURT IS GRANTED TO SUCH ATTENDANTS. SUBSECTION C. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT OE CONSTRUED TO REPEAL ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE No. 3894, KNOWN AS THE PARKING METER ORDINANCE, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, OR ANY OTHER ORDI- NANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI EXCEPT WHERE SAME MAY BE IN DIRECT CONFLICT HEREWITH, BUT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF THE PROVISIONS OF ALL OTHER SUCH ORDINANCES. SECTION U. ORDINANCE N0. ;1298, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 3RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1955, IS HEREBY REPEALED, AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED. SECTION 9. THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOW NO OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING OR DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND THAT IT 15 NECESSARY FOR THE EFFICIENT SUPERVISION, COORDINATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ENADLE SUCH OFFICE TO FUNCTION IMMEDIATELY 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 hIEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE DE SUSPENDED, 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 OR AIMED. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE r DAY OF , 1956. AT j MAYOR 71 Y SE ETq THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORD APRIL ,,,1955: CITY ATTORNEY -3- CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 1956 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION 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, '4L` K/ MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULL[ W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULLI W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO _ q512-