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ORDINANCE NO. ,
DECLARING POLICY OF CITY COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE
TO FUTURE USE OR DISPOSITION OF CLIFF MAUS AIR-
PORT IN THE EVENT THE ELECTORS AUTHORIZE THE
ISSUANCE OF THE AIRPORT BONDS BEING SUBMITTED AT
THE ELECTION TO BE HELD OCTOBER 6, 1956; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE RAPID GROWTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS MADE IT IM-
PERATIVELY NECESSARY THAT THE CITY'S AIRPORT FACILITIES BE ENLARGED, MODERN-
IZED AND IMPROVED, BOTH FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE SAFETY OF THE INHABITANTS
WHO LIVE IN AND ABOUT CLIFF MAUS FIELD, THE EXISTING CITY AIRPORT, AND FROM
THE STANDPOINT OF THE PRESENT INADEQUACY OF SAID FIELD TO EFFICIENTLY AND
SATISFACTORILY HANDLE OR ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASED AIR TRAVEL AND SHIPMENT
DEMANDS; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED ADVISABLE AND ESSENTIAL THAT NEW AIRPORT
FACILITIES AT A NEW SITE BE PROVIDED AND TO THAT END THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORATE THE PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
$3,200,000.00 OF BONDS TO OBTAIN SUCH NEEDED AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS; AND /
WHEREAS, IT 15 REPRESENTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORATE THAT IN
THE EVENT SAID BONDS ARE APPROVED BY SAID VOTERS AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS
THEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY THAT CLIFF MAUS
FIELD, AS IT NOW EXISTS WILL BE SOLD OR LEASED, OR BOTH SOLD IN PART OR
LEASED IN PART AND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY SUCH SALE OR LEASE WILL BE APPLIED'
TO THE RETIREMENT OF SAID NEW ISSUE OF BONDS AND TO NO OTHER PURPOSE UNTIL
THE BONDS OF $3,200,000.00 ARE FULLY RETIRED;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. THAT IN THE EVENT THE AIRPORT BONDS ARE APPROVED ON
OCTOBER 6, 1956, THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE IN THE PREAMBLE HEREOF SHALL AND
ARE HEREBY DECLARED TO CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
SECTION 2. THAT THE PROPERTIES NOW FORMING OR MAKING -UP CLIFF
MAUS AIR FIELD SHALL BE DISP05ED OF BY SALE OR OTHERWISE, OR LEASED OR RENTED,
FROM TIME TO TIME OR AT ONE TIME UNDER CONDITIONS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE
CITY FOR RETIRING SAID BONDS, AND ANY AND ALL PROCEEDS, REVENUES, RENTS
OR OTHER REALIZABLE CONSIDERATION RECEIVED THEREFROM SHALL BE APPLIED SOLELY
TO THE RETIREMENT OF THE AIRPORT BONDS, IF SAME ARE APPROVED AND ISSUED.
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SECTION 3. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN PASSING
THIS ORDINANCE THAT IT SHALL BE BINDING ON THE PRESENT AND ALL SUCCEEDING
COUNCILS, PROVIDED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED PROPERTY TAXPAYING
VOTERS VOTING AT SAID ELECTION ON OCTOBER 6, 1956, APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF
SAID $3,200,000.00 OF AIRPORT BONDS. -
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE USE OR
DISPOSITION OF CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT IN THE EVENT THE ELECTORS AUTHORIZE THE
ISSUANCE OF THE AIRPORT BONDS 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 INTRODUC-
TION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMER-
GENCY 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 ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1956.E
MAYOR,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1956:
CITY AT TO RN`Y
CORPUS CHRIS 1) TEXAS
1956
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTIp TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCEy 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; Ip 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,
MAYO
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
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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
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