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Home My WebLink About05395 ORD - 06/17/1959• JKH:6 -17 -59 AN ORDINANCE RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH APPROACH AND DREDGED FILL FOR THE TULE LAKE LIFT BRIDGE, UNIT III A, PROJECT NO. 13- 55 -4.1, PERFORMED BY BROWN AND ROOT, CON- TRACTORS, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY DATED AUGUST 11, 1958, AS AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5117; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 8 IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,327.43, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, DATED JUNE 15, 1359, WITH PAYMENT FROM NO. 230 BRIDGE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION FUNDS, PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIAT- ED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINGENCIES; GRANTING THE CONTRACTOR AN EXTENSION OF 82 DAYS, FROM FEBRUARY 7, 1959 TO APRIL 30, 1959, FOR PROJECT COMPLETION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DREDGED FILL FOR NORTH APPROACH RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY GRADES FOR THE TULE LAKE LIFT BRIDGE, UNIT III A, PROJECT No. 13- 55-4.1, PERFORMED BY BROWN AND ROOT, CONTRACTORS, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY DATED AUGUST 11, 1958, AS AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE No. 5117, HAVING BEEN PERFORMED AND COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CON- TRACT, EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER STATED, AND ACCORDING TO THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS THEREIN CONTAINED, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HAVING INSPECTED THE SAME AND CERTIFIED TO THE COMPLETION OF SAID WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, THELWORK AFORESAID IS HEREBY FOUND TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER STATED, AND IS HERE AND NOW ACCEPTED AND RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 2. THAT FINAL PAYMENT DUE UNDER THE CONTRACT AND AS SET OUT IN THE FINAL ESTIMATE ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, PREPARED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, DATED JUNE 15, 1959, IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,327.43, FROM FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FROM No. 230, BRIDGE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION BOND FUND, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED. 5395 JY SECTION 3. THAT INASMUCH AS AFORESAID CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND BROWN AND ROOT STIPULATED SAID CONTRACT WOULD BE COMPLETED 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE CONTRACT, OR FEBRUARY 7, 1959, BUT DUE PRINCIPALLY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, 82 EXTRA DAYS WERE REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION OF SAID CONTRACT, AND THE REQUEST OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS, HARRINGTON AND CORTELYOU, PROJECT ENGINEERS, FOR TIME EXTENSION OF 82 DAYS FOR THE CONTRACTORS' COMPLETION DATE IS HEREBY APPROVED. SECTION 4. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR COMPLETION OF SUCH PROJECT BY SAID ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY 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, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDI- NANCE 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 1 7 DAY OF JUNE, 1959. ATTEST: MAYOR THE CITY CORPUS Q RISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE j7 DAY_ OF JUNE, 1959: CITY A ORNEY ST= CIF TEXAS I GO= or MC= Q 10 as 14. PSTia, herrehy certify that to the beat of sr knowledte and belief that all parts snd coax ttio s ee the Contrast between Drown & boot, Ina. and the City of Caep►I �"ti, Tense rer Dredged acct _ have bow complied with, �7 edi the prortr1ons relative ads Rates, and that all bi]1a ineearoa laetr!!ed ice aoAnt+otion .with '.he Contract have been paid. 4. 1trL " "is .,wsw'r. COUNTY OF PISCES 117C114 SE, the vcadsrsigamd ecathoritr, a yoter3 Public isi end ter the Oemott of Rcneee, Texas, on this dery pareonall7 appeared R. N. Davis, loosen to me to be the person whose o we h 1» hearited � to the forageiag t et, a d acknowledged .wsstad the some for the ;,ur;me ace coaaidsrstica, rnd ia1 the ea}atitt ther.ir sta'..d. Cerra wwr i 1ff ii/J3- 'w L OF OFFICE TH1.■ li.th DO 14*!. EV" N PC Rotary Public in sad for Soesses Crusty, Texas. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: 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; T, 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, MAYOR THE CITY OF COR CHRIST , TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE% ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE L. LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE IE LOZANO, SR.