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Home My WebLink About04563 ORD - 06/27/19564 IMS:MEM:6 /16/56 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE NO. 2307 ENTITLED "ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEES APPLICABLE IN CONTROL AND ADMINISTRA- TION OF UTILITY TAPS OR SERVICE CONNECTUONS FOR CITY OWNED UTILITIES, REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 1948, AS AMENDED BY AMENDING SUB- SECTIONS A(3) AND B(3) OF RULE 5, SECTION 1, OF SAID ORDIN- ANCE 2307 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN WATER TAP FEES FOR TAPS IN STREETS AND EASEMENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, DUE TO THE INCREASED COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND MATERIALS INCORPORATED IN MAKING WATER CONNECTIONS, WHICH IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE INITIAL TAP FEES SET OUT IN ORDINANCE NO. 2307, IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND SAID ORDINANCE AS HEREINAFTER SET OUT: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 2307, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 1948, AND ENTITLED "ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEES APPLICABLE IN CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY TAPS OR SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR CITY OWNED UTILITIES, REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY ". AS AMENDED, BE, AND THE SAME 15 HEREBY AMENDED TO PRO- VIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN WATER TAP FEES IN STREETS AND IN EASEMENTS ONSIDE.'_ THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY AMENDING SUBSECTION AM OF RULE 5, SECTION 1, THEREOF TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: WATER SIZE STREET FEE EASEMENTFEE A(3) 5/8" x 3/4" $ 56.00 $ 37.00 3/4" DISC 67.00 48.00 1" DISC 113.00 92.00 1 - 1/2" D15C 193.00 163.00 2" Disc 320.00 283.00 OVER 2" SPECIAL 0 SPECIAL 0 LOOPSF?,- $10.00 MIN. METER MOVES9'- $10.00 MIN. A DENOTES COSTS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES. SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 2307, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 1948, AND ENTITLED "ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEES APPLICABLE IN CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY TAPS OR SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR CITY OWNED UTILITIES, REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", AS AMENDED, BE. AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR 45� t MEM:6/21/56 AN INCREASE IN WATER TAP FEES IN STREETS AND IN EASEMENTS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY AMDNDING SUBSECTION B(3) OF RULE 5, SECTION 1 THEREOF TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: WATER SIZE STREET FEE EASEMENT FEE B(3) 5/8" X 3/4" $ 84.00 $ 55.09 3/4" Disc 100.00 72.00 1" Disc 170.00 138.00 1 . 1/2" Disc 290.00 245.00 2" Disc 480.00 425.00 OVER 2" SPECIAL SPECIAL LOOPS 0 - $10.00 MIN. METER MOVES @ - $10.00 MIN. ® DENOTES COSTS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES. SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND ALL FEES SET OUT HEREIN SHALL BE COLLECTIBLE ON AND AFTER THE 16TH DAY OF JULY A.D. 1956. SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY FOR MAINTAINING ADEQUATE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS GOVERIUVMG THE CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY TAPS OR SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY SYSTEMS OWNED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIR- ING 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE 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- DAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS�DAY of JUNE, 1956. MAY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTjE51: \ CITY SECRE ARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS DAY OF JUNE, 1956: C111111 TY A TORN EY i i I CORPUS CliRISTI, 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 ORDINANCES 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, 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 THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULLI W. U. ROBERTS 1 B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO