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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05614 RES - 12/16/1959IMS:JKH:12- 11'-59 • A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR ABANDONMENT OF URBAN RENEWAL PLANNING PROJECT AND CONTRACT.FOR ADVANCE; AND REQUESTING THAT THE CAPITAL GRANT RESERVATION BE CANCELLED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS, HAS HERETOFORE ENTERED INTO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 110 (C) OF TITLE I OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949 AS AMENDED BY ALL AMENDATORY ACTS INCLUDING THE HOUSING ACT OF 1954 AND THE HOUSE AMENDOENTS OF 1955; WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS HAVING HERETOFORE ORDERED AN ELECTION TO BE HELD UNDER THE URBAN RENEWAL ACT; AND WHEREAS, THAT CERTAIN ELECTION WAS HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1959; AND WHEREAS, AFTER A CANVASS OF SAID ELECTION RETURNSp IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTED AGAINST THE ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHIRISTIS OF A RESOLU- TION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS DETERMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS CANVASSED ON THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1959, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS, AND SAID ELECTION RESULTS WERE ACCEPTED AND APPROVED; AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUR- SUANT TO THE RESULT OF THE SAID ELECTION DEEMS IT ADVISABLE TO ABANDON THE PLANNING PROJECT AND TO REQUEST CANCELLATION OF THE CAPITAL GRANT RESERVA- TION HEREINBEFORE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS THE LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SHALL HEREBY ABANDON THE URBAN RENEWAL PLANNING PROJECT AND CONTRACT FOR ADVANCE, AND HEREBY a.DE;i4 i' • REQUESTS THAT THE CAPITAL GRANT RESERVATION MADE IT BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BE CANCELLED. SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR PROMPTLY MAKING RECORD OF THE EXPRESSION OF THE PUBLIC AT THE RECENT ELECTION THAT THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT BE ABANDONED 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 EMER- GENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXISTS HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS RESOMION 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 ITS PASSAGED IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 16 DAY OF DECEMBERS 1959. ATTEST: 0/ _ � MAYOR ( / THE CITY CORPUS C STIR TEXAS CITY SE R RY F APPROYED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS ,> DAY OF DECEMBER, 1959: 0 • C CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS J k DAY OF ,,1959 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 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1 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, MAYO THE CITY OF C RPUS CHR TI,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 LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLL4VTEV: ELLROY KING JANes L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.