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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04514 ORD - 04/25/1956i . AC :4/211/56 TEXAS: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION WHEREBY THE HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AGREES TO SELL AND DELIVER TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AT THE SITE OF THE OSO SANITARY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, ALL OF THE NATURAL GAS DAILY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID PLANT, FOR WHICH THE CITY AGREES TO PAY -.007 PER MCF OF GAS, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SAID CONTRACT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION WHEREBY THE HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AGREES TO SELL AND DELIVER TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AT THE SITE OF THE 050 SANITARY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, ALL OF THE NATURAL GAS DAILY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID PLANT, FOR WHICH THE CITY AGREES TO PAY $.007 PER MCF OF GAS, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SAID AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. SECTION 2. THE -FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO PURCHASE GAS FROM HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE OSO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, REQUESTING THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY 50 ORDAIND. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE _ AY of APRIL, 1956. ATTEST- CITY SECRET APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORIA APRIL 24, 1956, ` CITY'ATT RNEY P'1A THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS q'5 i y lms:AC :4/z3/36 THE STATE Or TEXAS C©WTY Or 1UECES WHEREAJ, THE CITY or CpRPus AND HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CIfRPORAT11Nv1 HAVE Will"IrFORE C'O TRACTt* FOR THE DELIVERY OF s.A$ TO THE CITY 14:- CORPUS CRRISTI FOR OISTR1DUTIt)N THRODU,H THE !)ISTR18UTtON SYST404 Oil Tti`, CIT'1' or CGIRPUs CMR1DTt; AND WHEREAS, SAID CONTRACT AND AORtEMENT PROVIDES FOR POINTS Or DELIVERY Or GAS; AND dKKAS, THE CITY or CORPus CHRISTI IS CONTEMPLATING THE USE OF GAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE 030 SANITARY SEVAOC TREATMENT PLANT, AND SAID PLANT 13 LOCATED AT SOME DISTANCE FROM THE TRANSM"ISSfON LINE OF THE HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATIONS AND wNEREA51, THE SACO HOUSTON NATURAL CAS CORPORATION AMD THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRtaTI 4AVE AIREED UPON THE INSTALLATION DF A TRANSAE SSION LINE FROM THE CXISTING TRANSMISSION LtNI; Of THE HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORAT9ON TC THC SITC Or THE SACO OSO SANITARY $L'WAGE TREATMENT PLANT UPON THE AGREEMENT DP THG CITY TO PAY THE sum Oi' .'007 PER MCF F7F GAS, ,`..L OF SAID GAS TO BE METERED AND TREATEU I'! AC.- �::ORIDANQr WITH THE TERMS Or 'SAla GAS PURCHASE CONTRACT RELATING To THE QUALITY, SUANTITY AND DETERMIRATION Or VOLUMA Ad P"VJOCD IN SAID ORIG14AL PURCHASE CONTRACTS NOW, THEREFORE, KW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT RMSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION, SCLLCR, AND THE CITY Or CORPUS CHRISTI, BUYCR, HAVE AMD OO HERESY' ENTER INTO THE rOLLOVIW3 AGREEMENT: n THE HOUSTON NATURAL 0AS CORPORFATIOR AGREES TO SELL AND DELIVER TO EMIYER, AND BUYER HEREDY AGREES TD pURCHAS€ ARD RECEIVE FRD1i SELLER AT THE $ITC OF THE CITY OSO SANITARY SEVAGE TREATMENT PLAINT', ALL OF THE NATURAL GAS DAILY REQUIREMENTS REgUirteD BY BUYER FOR THE OPCOATION OF SACO PLANT 114 ALL OT THE FUMCTIOHB OF SACO PLANT F'RSN THE DATE HEREOF UNTIL THL VtPNRATI" OF THE EaI15TING OAS PURCHASE CONTRACT DATED 1949 AND MDM IN rDNCC SETVEEN THE CFTT AMD HOUSTON NATURAL OAS CDRPORATtOH, ALL IN ACEORDANCE YtTN TtK TEiHIi AND PROVIStOMS Or SAID 1949 tONTRACT, GAVE AND EXCEPT THAT ram AND IN CONSIOERATION Olt THE CONSTRUCTIOIa AND MAINTENANCE OF A DISTRIBUTION MAIN EXTEMSfOV r1NSNI THE E%ISTIM$ TRANSMISOiON LINE Or TH€ mous76N NATURAL BAR CORPORATION TO THE SAGO 0SO SANITARY SEhat TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE sw Or $.047 PER MCF OF OAS TRAH$P*wtts THwe"M SACO LINE A" WCTCRED TO THE CITY AT THE SAID 000 SANITARY $6VAISE TacaltNT PLANT. Imms4/23/56 11 PAYMENT $HALL BE MADE BY TH9 CITY MONTHLY IN ACCORDANCE III r" THE Ttma or w 1949 i2As PURCHASE CONTRACT A$ A Tit"OHISRION CHARGE FOR SAID GAS So 09LIVERED TO SAID fto SANITARY SLwAGE TREATMENT PLANT. EXCEPT AS 4EALiN PROVIOLD ALL Of THE TKAMS, CONOIT1*116 AND AGRZE- MX#TS, OF THE SAID 1949 a*a PURCHASE CONTRACT SMALL CONTINUM IN FULL lr*ftt AND eFf`CCT. TWI� AGRECAENT SHALL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE WIRATION Or SAID GAS PUqCIIASE CONTRACT, ATNESS OUR HMO$ IN DMICATE, EACH Or WHICH SHALL 39 twalocata AN OAtaik,41., THt* THC 1 " _DAY OF, APRIL, 950. HOUST(A NATURAL GAS CORPORATION Fly ATTEST: 977PETArty' (1-11V Ty �'urlklus Clil�lt5TI' Lly J TY ATTEST: CITY SEM.TARY APF,AMD As TO LEGAL FORM APRIL 23, 17,6: CITY Atfonmv I TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 1955 r 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 17 IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE Ci TY 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 1 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 THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: h ARRELL D. SMITH ' MINOR CULL[ ��.. W. J. ROBERTS[.y B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADOj-:. 7 4 5 14 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Y4° 13, 1956 Mr. jow" t F. Wolff 0 Hwamton Natural Gaa Cwpwaticm 4225 Sth Pwt Camper Christi, Taxes Dear Joao p Ys twill, find omttract th d�oata boUram UA � Natwvl G" Cat matian and the city with refarez�a to t%s A+•i mbift of ,per for +.Va opulartim of tt s dsp Sanitary Omar ' tmftat Plant„ will ym kindly bm those oantrects mmooAd, mw?,. ing a O*PY for your filar and rvtu=1M the original to this afflaa. vft7 traly YVAM, T. Ray Mring City saox' ury rasa jh �..- NOTE: I.', >i.S. advises that contract was returned to hire with ccu- nents from Cecil Burney. Contract remains in Legal Dept. because !.M.S. is uniailling to upend same. City is getting gas and hasn't anything tc worry about, according to I.yii.s. T.R.K.