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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04626 ORD - 09/19/1956,. , MEM:9/ '25/56 ' 1 h y6l z-61- 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. 4�2 r� 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 ATTEST: 1 i cl--1. CITY SECI{ETARY `�_ �� 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 C ' � 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 4�z�