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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
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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:
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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.