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A RESOLUTION
AMENDING PARAGRAPH 3 of SECTION 2 OF RESOLUTION NO.
0 PASSED AND APPROVED THE TH DA OF Y,
R CORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 294, SO AS TO DIRECT
THAT THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE COST
OF ENGINEERING SERVICES CALCULATED AT A UNIFORM RATE
OF SIX AND ONE -HALF (b 112%) PER cffRr—a-7RffT67FFAn
P IC; ANU ULCLARING AN MRGNC.
WHEREAS, RESOLUTION N0. 3750, PASSED AND APPROVED THE 7TH DAY OF
MAY, 1954, ESTABLISHES THE STREET PAVING ASSESSMENT POLICY OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI AND BY THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF SECTION 2 DIRECTS
THAT THE CALCULATION SHALL BE BASED ON APPLYING THE UNIT PRICES OBTAINED
BY BIDS IN CALCULATING THE PRICE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ABUTTING THE PROPERTY;
AND
WHEREAS, IT IS PROPER THAT THE COST OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
AND ENGINEERING COSTS, INCLUDING SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION, BE CHARGED AS
A PART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE AVERAGE COST OF SUCH
ENGINEERING SERVICES IS SIX AND ONE -HALF (6 1/2%) PER CENT OF THE CONTRACT
PRICE;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT RESOLUTION NO. 3750, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON THE 7TH DAY OF MAY, 1954, BE AMENDED BY ADDING TO PARAGRAPH
3 OF SECTION 2 THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
ENGINEERING SERVICES, INCLUDING THE COST OF PREPARATION OF
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION OF WORK, SHALL
ALSO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS A PART OF THE COST OF THE IMPROVE-
MENTS BY ADDING AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO SIX AND ONE -HALF (6 1/2%)
PER CENT OF THE UNIT PRICES FIXED BY CONTRACT ON EACH IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR INCLUDING IN THE CALCULATIONS TO BE
USED IN APPLYING THE PAVING ASSESSMENT POLICY THE ENGINEERING COSTS INVOLVED
SO AS TO MORE TRULY REFLECT THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF
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THE CHARTER RULE 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 SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR, HAVING
DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTy
AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS RESO-
LUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTIONS AND TAKE EFFECT
AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGEy IT IS ACCORDINGLY
SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1957.
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MAYOR � j��
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY,/
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1957:
CITY ATTORNEY
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CORP CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CoR Pus CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE 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 OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE-READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL'. I, THEREFONE, 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,, .
_rAYOR Vj,
THE CITTY OF CORPUS' CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
8. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL 0. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. B
MANUEL P. . MA MAL DD NA DO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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