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Home My WebLink About09644 ORD - 02/18/1970THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THIS THE DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1970, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CONVENED IN REGULAR MEETING, WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF SAID COUNCIL PRESENT, TO -WIT: GABE LOZANO, SR. MAYOR PRO -TEM V. A. BRADLEY, JR. EDUARDO E. DEABES KEN MCDAMIEL COMMISSIONERS W. J. ROBERTS RONNIE SIZEMORE ! T. RAY KRING, CITY SECRETARY WITH THE FOLLOWING ABSENT: MAYOR JACK R. BLA'CKMON, CONSTITUTING A QUORUM, AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING AMONG OTHER BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED: MR. LOZANO, MAYOR PRO -TEM, PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNCIL AN ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THE MAYOR PRO -TEN PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A COMMUNICATION IN WRITING PERTAINING TO SAID PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AS FOLLOWS: CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FEBRUARY 14, 1970 TO THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND PRESSING NEED FOR THE PERMANENT IMPROVE- VENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF BONDS VOTED AT THE ELECTION HEIR ON FEBRUARY 14, 1970, CREATE AN EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF RULES AND CHARTER PROVISIONS REQUIRING ORDINANCES TO BE CONSIDERED AND VOTED UPON AT THREE REGULAR MEETINGS. 1, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PASS THE PROPOSM, ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. YOU WILL PLEASE CONSIDER THIS REQUEST IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORDINANCE WHICH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS SUBJECT. YOURS VERY TRULY, /S/ GAS E ZANO, SR. MAYO o -TEM t COMMISSIONER [ MOVED THAT THE CHARTER PROVISION PROHIBITING ORDINANCES FROM BEING PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE INTRODUCED BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE MAYOR PRO -TEM AND STATED IN THE EMERGENC CLAUSE OF THE ORDINANCE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, VIZ: AYES: COMMISSIONERS BRADLEY, DEASES, MCDANIEL, ROBERTS AND SIZEMORE. NAYS: NONE. THE MAYOR PRO -TEM REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT HE VOTED AYE. THIS WAS DONE. COMMISSIONER MOVED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY. THE MOTIO WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: SIZEMORE. AYES: COMMISSIONERS BRADLEY, DEASES, MCDANIEL, ROBERTS AND NAYS: NONE. THE MAYOR PRO -TEM REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT ME VOTED AYE. THIS WAS DONE. THE MAYOR PRO -TEM ANNOUNCED THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PASSED. THE ORDINANCE IS AS FOLLOWS: -2- ORDINANCE NO. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND 96M DECLARING RESULTS OF Ali ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVEMENT BONDS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, heretofore on the 21st of January, 1970, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,.Texas, passed an ordinance calling an election to be held in said City on the 14th day of February, 1970, on the Propositions herein- after stated; and WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all ma pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council; and WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined: that a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists which requires the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity being that the proceeds from the proposed bonds are required as soon as possib, and without delay for necessary and 'urgently needed public improvements; that said meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by law; and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legisla- ture, Regular Session, 1969. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed by the City Council prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that due returns of the result- of said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law. 2. That the City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at the election on each submitted'Proposition, by the resident,_qualified ___ electors who own taxable property in said City, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, and who voted at the election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 /3r/VOTES : FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS J - VOTES: AGAINST) PROPOSITION NO. 2 /L1�VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS ,S7 VOTES: AGAINST) PROPOSITION NO. 3 VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF CENTRAL FIELD OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT SERVICE CENTER BONDS (aa(o VOTES: AGAINST) PROPOSITION NO. 4 / 5/o VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTES: AGAINST) PROPOSITION NO. 5 goVOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF MARINA BONDS �LVOTES: AGAINST) PROPOSITION N0. 6 /.`,, 037 VOTES : FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTES: AGAINST) 3. That the City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at the election, on each submitted Proposition, by all other resident, qualified electors of said City who voted at the election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 e2 r-Po / VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS 4�$ VOTES: AGAINST) PROPOSITION NO. 2 4,Z25'V OTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTES: AGAINST ) PROPOSITION NO. 3 1VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF CENTRAL FIELD OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT SERVICE CENTER BONDS %JYAVOTES: AGAINST ) PROPOSITION NO. 4 VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTES: AGAINST ) PROPOSITION NO. 5 VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF MARINA BONDS ,,VOTES: AGAINST ) PROPOSITION N0. 6 �A / VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS A26 VOTES: AGAINST ) 4. That the City Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of said election to be that said Propositions so submitted received a favorable majority vote and carried, and that all of said bonds receiving a favorable majority vote may be issued in accordance with law. 5. That the public importance and the pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring some to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this ordinance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall take effect as an emergency measure, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. 6. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which said election returns were canvassed was open to the public as required by law and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969. PASSED AND APPROVED this the j8th day of February, 1970. j( /� C I TY Of� CORPS CHR I I, TEXAS ATTEST • G/ (/ City Secr tar , Cit of Co pus Chri ti, Te as The foregoing ordinance was approved prior to passage as to form and correctness this day of February, 1970. s CQI)W. �twllk - ity Attorne Ci of Corpus Christi, Tee: s Corpus Christi, Texas day of , 1971% TO THE MEMBERS OF TILE CITY COUNCIL _Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist- for the suspen- sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution 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, request that you suspend Yaid Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordi- nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, THE CITY /OF QOYPUS ISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick "Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore The above ordinance was passed by the +folowqinR vote: Jack R. Blackmon • Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr, s Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. 'Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore r: THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, (and of the minutes pertaining thereto) 4n the day of February, 1970, canvassing returns and declaring results of an election on the propositions set forth in said Ordinance, which Ordinance is duly of record in the minutes of the City Council and that said meeting was open to the public as required by law and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969. WITNESS MY HAND and seal of office, this the day of February, 1970. City Secretary, City of Corpus Christi, Texas (SEAL)