HomeMy WebLinkAbout15845 ORD - 10/29/1980AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE JAPANESE ART MUSEUM FOR THE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM, AS MORE
FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY
THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF,
MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized
to enter into an agreement with the Japanese Art Museum for the operation
and maintenance of a museum, as more fully set forth in the agreement, in
substantially the form attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit
"A".
•SECTION 2. The necessity to authorize the aforesaid agreement in
order that the understanding of the parties to the said -agreement may be
reduced to writing at the earliest practicable date 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, having requested the suspension of the
Charter rule and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this
the 21 day of October, 1980.
ATTEST:
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City Secretary MA
APPRO ED:
29 DAY OF OCTOBER, 1980:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
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THE cif Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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AGREEMENT
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTY OF NUECES X
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is interested in recognizing
and promoting the Japanese Art Museum, a nonprofit corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Japanese Art Museum provides an opportunity for
citizens of Corpus Christi to broaden their appreciation of the arts:
The Japanese Art Museum agrees as follows:
A. To maintain regular hours from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and
from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
B. To provide regularly scheduled educational instruction
for all ages of citizens.
C. To provide on site special cultural and educational tours;
performing arts and craft demonstrations; and special film
showings upon request of schools, civic, professional and
multi-ethnic neighborhood groups consisting of senior
citizens and handicapped persons.
D. To conduct outreach programs on request at other city
museums; libraries; recreation centers; service and
professional clubs; educational institutions; USO and local
military installations.
E. To provide facilities and program support for Sister City
functions.
F. To provide facilities, program support and follow up contact
in conjunction with city and county industrial development
efforts,school authorities the area Tourist Bureau and
Chamber of Commerce for visitations by Japanese businessmen,
educators, tourist agencies, media and free lance writers. '
G. To comply with requests of the Japanese Consulate in Houston
to coordinate special entertainment, tours and briefings for
visiting dignitaries (e.g., Japanese Naval Officers and crew
members from goodwill ships.)
H. To provide an ongoing library program which entails
maintenance of the existing collection, research and
acquisition of appropriate volumes of cultural and
educational value to our citizens and visitors to
Corpus Christi.
I. To maintain an ongoing program of cataloging existing
exhibit items, new acquisitions, rotation of exhibits
on site and developing mobile regional exhibits to
enhance the image of the cultural appreciation and
endeavors of our City.
In consideration of the Japanese Art Museum providing the above
for the benefit of the citizens of Corpus Christi, the City of Corpus Christi
agrees to pay the Japanese Art Museum the sum of $7,000.00. The appropriation
of the City of Corpus Christi is expressly for the purpose of utility and
routine maintenance costs for the fiscal year 1980-81 up to the amount of
$7,000.00. Method of payment will be by monthly reimbursement on receipt of
paid statements covering City utilities, electricity, and telephone, and
routine maintenance and maintenance supplies for a total not to exceed $7,000.00.
WITNESS OUR HANDS this the
day of 1980.
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
BY
City Secretary R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager
APPROVED:
APPROVED:
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1980:
(Department Head)
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY JAPANESE ART MUSEUM
BY BY
Assistant City Attorney James M. Goldston, Chairman
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Corpus Christi, Texas
_ _day of 0h4er, 19 70
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 suspension 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 ordinance finally,on the date it
is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CIT
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SOF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspend -d by the following vote:
Luther.Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr: Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
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