HomeMy WebLinkAbout05274 ORD - 02/05/1959AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER,
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
AVIATION AGENCY FOR FEDERAL AID UNDER THE FED-
ERAL AIRPORT ACT FOR STAGE 22 AND STAGE 03 CON-
STRUCTION OF THE NEW CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
• CHRISTI, TEXAS, WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY (C.A.A.) SO THAT THE
CITY MAY ACQUIRE FEDERAL PARTICIPATION UNDER THE FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY LIGHTING (HIGH INTENSITY
OR ILS RUNWAY) AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMINAL BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION OF
CONTROL TOWER, C.A.A. AND OPERATIONS BUILDING AND PORTIONS OF UTILITIES,
SUCH CONSTRUCTION BEING INCLUDED IN STAGE #2 AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
N0. 10- 56 -6.1 AND STAGE #3 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT N0. 10- 56 -7.1. THE
GRANT OFFER FROM THE F.A.A. (C.A.A.) IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,751,240.00
FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTUAL
FEES, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND CONTINGENCIES, IS HEREBY ACCEPTED, OR AC-
CEPTED IN SUCH AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 15 HEREBY ACCEPTED. SUCH GRANT AGREEMENT TO BE
EXECUTP.D BY THE CITY MANAGER UPON RECEIPT OF SAME IN ITS PROPER FORM AND
IN ITS PROPER AMOUNTS FROM THE F.A.A. (C.A.A.)
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SECTION 2. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF SECURING SAID FUNDS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT SO THAT CON
STRUCTION 14AY BE BEGUN AND COMPLETED CREATES 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, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND
THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1959,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECR
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
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,A ITTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
, 1959
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE
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 INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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