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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
TO THE TEXAS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR
A ONE -YEAR GRANT TO DEVELOP A DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM
FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INFORMATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE
PROPOSAL, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE
A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A ", AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AND SUCH OTHER DOCUMENTS AS MAY
BE NECESSARY IF THE GRANT IS APPROVED; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
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SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized
to submit an application to the Texas Governor's Office of Traffic Safety
for a one -year grant to develop a data processing program for traffic accident
information, as set forth in the proposal, a copy of which ie attached hereto
and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit "A ", and authorizing the execution
of the grant and such other documents as may be necessary if the grant is
approved.
SECTION 2. The necessity to authorize the City Manager to submit
an application for the purpose of determining eligibility of the City for
funding under the Texas Traffic Safety Program 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 but 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, and having requested the suspension
of the Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date
of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the /t day
of December, 1973.
ATTEST:
City Secret MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
z? DAY OF DECEMBER, 1973:
City Attorney ,
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TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECT PROPOSAL!
TO: OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
P.O. BOX 13185, AUSTIN, TEXAS T8711
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED TO DETERMINE IF IT IS ELIGIBLE
FOR FUNDING UNDER THE TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM. IP IT IS ELIGIBLE,
A COMPLETE, FORMAL APPLICATION FOR FUNDING WILL BE SUBMITTED.
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PROJECT
NAMES • Ii NEW PROJECTI
ACCIDENT LOCATION & ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR CORPUS CHRISTI • FOLLOW -ONE
PURPOSE (HOW WILL PROJECT HELP IMPLEMENT NATIONAL TRAFFIC SAFETY STANDARD 7) I
To'develop and implement a comprehensive accident records system fbr use In Traffic
Engineering and Police Department safety programs.
GOALS (WHAT TANGIBLE f3OALS WILL BE DERIVED?)II
This project is directed. towards improv'1ng.the methods of accurately locating
traffic accidents within the City of Corpus Christi and toward developing capabili-
ties for effective engineering analysis of accident data and. related traffic records
BRIEF DESCRIPTION (WHAT WILL BE DONE; WHEN, WHERE, WHY, BY WHOM7)1
• See Project Scope Attachedl
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EVALUATION (HOW AND BY WHOM WILL THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT BE MEASUBED FOR SUCCESS7)i
Success of the system will be measured in terms of whether it provides the user
with adequate and timely location- related traffic and accident data to guide the
- analysis and programming of corrective counter- measures.
FOLLOW -UP (WHAT FUTURE EFFORT IS PLANNED TO MAKE USE OF BENEFITS FRONITHIB PROJECT?)
The system would be put into operation as part of the normal function of( the City's
Uata Processing operation.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCES .
TIME PERIOD COVERED', BYI THIS', APPLICATIONS TO•I
,FROM:
_ MONTH; YEAR .I MONTH] YEAR I
TOTAL PERIOD (MULTI •YEAR PROJECTS ONLY) I FROM:] 7°.1
MONTH' YEAR 1 MONTH { YEAR
FUNDING AVAILABLE FUNDS WHICH APPLICANT WILL PROVILE I $I •
AND REQUIRED ;
FUNDS REQUESTED FROM TTSA I$1
TOTAL PROJECT COST I B' 60,000
CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE I
1 certify, that If a grant or contract Is owordod for the above nomad proJeet;df costa clolmed
shall be for work performed under the provisions of the grant or contract and frr.tha purposes I
specified therein; and that no other claim shall be presented to or additional pa,nent accepted
from the United States of America or the State of Texas for torts claimed for tdrnbursement
under this convect
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE' DATE:
TITLE AGENCY
Rao 9/7Z
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Corpus Christi, Texas
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE 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; I, therefore,
request that you suspend said 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
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The above ordinance was passed by the fo lowing vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark