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A RESOLUTION
DECLARING THE RECESS OF THE HEARING COMMENCED
AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON
OCT03ER 15, 1958, TO BE AT AN END AND SUCH
HEA ING T BE ESUMED AT THE EGULA MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER ' , 9 9; DIRECTING THE
CITY S C TA, 0 PUBLISH NO TICE OF SUCH RESUMP-
TIO OF SA D HE ING T B HELD EP EMBE ,
AT 2: 0 0 CLOCK P. M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OFTHE
CITY HALL, CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, ON
THE MATTER OF URBAN RENEWAL REFERENDUM, THE FIRST
OF dJHICH NOTICES SHALL BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST TEN (10)
DAYS PRIOR TO SAID DATE OF SEPTEMBER 23 AND THE
SECOND NOTICE ONE WEEK THEREAFTER;AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ON ABOUT THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1958, PURSUANT TO
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT
ITS REGULAR MEETING ON SAID DATE ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE
CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CALL AN ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE
CITY OWNING REAL PROPERTY DULY RENDERED FOR TAXATION, TO DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT THE CITY SHOULD ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO PROCEED WITH THE URBAN
RENEWAL PROGRAM; AND
WHEREAS, AT SAID MEETING, AFTER HEARING FROM ALL PERSONS DE-
SIRING TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER, THE CITY COUNCIL ON MOTION DULY MADE,
SECONDED AND PASSED RECESSED THE HEARING UNTIL THE INFORMATION RELATING
TO ECONOMIC STUDY AS TO FINANCING AND COSTS OF THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT IS AVAILABLE, AND UNTIL THERE IS A RULING FROM THE SUPREME COURT
OF TEXAS UPON THE QUESTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE TEXAS URBAN
RENEWAL LAW; AND
WHEREAS, THE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC STUDY IS NOW
AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
HAS OFFICIALLY ADJUDICATED THAT THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS IS CON-
STITUTIONAL:
NOYI, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE HEARING COMMENCED ON OCTOBER 15, 1958,
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CALL AN
ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OWNING REAL PROPERTY
DULY RENDERED FOR TAXATION, TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY SHOULD
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ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO PROCEED WITH THE URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM AND
RECESSED ON SAID DATE, SHOULD BE RECONVENED AND THAT SUCH RECONVENED
HEARING SHOULD BE FIELD AS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 39TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1959, AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P. M. AT THE REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD ON THAT
DATE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALLS CORPUS
CHRISTI NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY SECRETARY BE AND IS HEREBY DIRECTED
TO PUBLISH A NOTICE ONCE EACH WEEK FOR TWO WEEKS NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC
OF SUCH RECONVENTION OF SUCH RECESSED HEARING] THE FIRST OF WHICH NOTICE
SHALL BE PUBLISHED TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SAID RECONVENED HEARING
AND THE SECOND NOTICEy ONE WEEK AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST NOTICE,
NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF SUCH RECONVENED HEARING.
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR GIVING PROPER NOTICE AND
RECONVENING AT AN EARLY DATE THE RECESSED MEETING OF OCTOBER 15, 1958,
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 SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT
THIS RESOLUTION TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER I PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS ^DAY
OF 1959•
MAYOR
ATTEST: THE CITY OF RPUS CHRI I, TEXAS
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CITY SECRET RY /
APPROVED AS TO LRM THIS
THE_f_DAY OF , 1959=
CITY TT RNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI) T AS
DAY OF X59
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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 INTRODUCEDS 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 REQUIRE-
MENT 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 CO PUS CHRI I,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD eco
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING ct�-.,
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
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