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A RESOLUTION
AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 3750 ENTITLED "A RESOLUTION
SETTING FORTH THE 2U RC ? VING ASSESSMENT POLICY OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 0 BE APPLIED IN DE ERMINING
THE PERCENTAGE OF COST OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ASSESSED
AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS TO FOLLOW SUCH POLICY IN PREPARING ESTI-
MATES OF IMPROVEMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION
OF ALL ESTIMATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE LAW IN
REGARD TO PAVING ASSESSMENTS ", AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SAME SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ASSESSMENTS AGAINST PROPERTY
USED FOR BUSINESS PROPERTY SHALL B ASSESSED ON THE S ME
BASIS AS PROPERTY ZONED FOR BUSINESS USE, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT RESOLUTION NO. 3750 ENTITLED "A RESOLUTION SETTING
FORTH THE STREET PAVING ASSESSMENT POLICY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO BE
APPLIED IN DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF COST OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ASSESSED
AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
TO FOLLOW SUCH POLICY IN PREPARING ESTIMATES OF IMPROVEMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE CORRECTION OF ALL ESTIMATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE LAW IN REGARD TO
PAVING ASSESSMENTS ", AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH 2 (REFERRED TO
IN RESOLUTION ND. 3916 AS BEING PARAGRAPH 3) OF SECTION 2 TO HEREAFTER READ AS
FOLLOWS:
"PROPERTY OWNERS WITH ZONING FOR ONE AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLING UNITS
AND 10T USED FOR BUSINESS SHALL BE ASSESSED EIGHTY (80%) PER CENT OF THE COST OF
THEIR ONE -HALF (1 /2) OF AN EQUIVALENT THIRTY (301) FOOT STREET, WHICH SHALL BE
THE FOUR (41) FOOT SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER AND 13.5 FEET OF PAVEMENT WIDTH
ABUTTING THE PROPERTY. THE CALCULATIONS SHALL BE BASED ON APPLYING THE UNIT
PRICES OBTAINED BY BIDS AND CALCULATING THE QUANTITIES; FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS
ABUTTING THE PROPERTY."
SECTION 2. THAT PARAGRAPH 3 OF SECTION 2 OF SAID RESOLUTION N0.
3750, AS AMENDED, SHALL BE AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"PROPERTY OWNERS WITH ZONING USES OR USED FOR OTHER THAN ONE OR TWO -
FAMILY DWELLING UNITS OR CHURCH USE SHALL BE ASSESSED FORTY (4o%) PER CENT OF THE
COST OF THE PAVEMENT, CURBS AND GUTTERS AND SIDEWALK ABUTTING THE PROPERTY AS
DETERMINED BY APPLYING THE UNIT PRICE OBTAINED BY BIDS TO THE CALCULATED QUANTI-
TIES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT ABUTTING THE PROPERTY. THE PAVEMENT WIDTH FOR THESE
CALCULATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE WHOLE WIDTH OF THE STREET PLANNED LESS
THE THREE l39 FEET OF GUTTER SECTION."
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR AMENDING THE POLICY FOR DETER-
MINING ASSESSMENTS IN THE MATTER OF CONSTRUCTING PAVING IMPROVEMENTS 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 SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING
DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF
SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION 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 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE QJ DAY
OF MARCH, 1957.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRET
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
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CITY ATTORNEY
CQOPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OIL,TNE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH'
ORDINANCE DR 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 INTRO-
DUCED, 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
W. J. ROBERTS
MINOR CULLI
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B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
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THE FOLLOWkNId VOTE:
FARA4j, Q. SMITH
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W. J. ROBERTS
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MINOR CULL I
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B. E. BIGLER
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MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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