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Home My WebLink About16466 ORD - 08/12/1981sp;8/11/81;lst s AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1981, WITH THE TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO PROVIDE FOR RECON- FIRMATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS THE METRO- POLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI URBANIZED AREA AND TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL -AID HIGH- WAY ACT OF 1973, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager or his designee be and he is hereby authorized to execute a two-year agreement, effective September 1, 1981, with the Texas Office of the Governor to provide for reconfirmation of the City of Corpus Christi as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Corpus Christi urbanized area and to comply with the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973, all as more fully set forth in the agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto marked Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof for all pertinent purposes. SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for maintaining efficient administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this _day of August, 1981. ATTEST: - te Ci Secretary MAY APPROVED: //AY OF AUGUST, 1981 J Bruce 'Aycoclic, Cit;/ Attorney THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 16166 MICROFILMED SEP 2 71984 • -i AGREEMENT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS TEIIS AGREEMENT made this dayof August , A.D., 1981, by and between the Texas Office of the Governor, acting by and through the Director of the Budget and Planning Office, Party of the First Part, and the City of Corpus Christi Party of the.Second Part: WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973 in Section 112 allocates, for the first time, planning funds to Metropolitan Planning Organizations to support the urban transportation planning process; and WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (in accordance with Section 112 of the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973) and the Urban :lass Transportation Administration (in accordance with Section 8 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended) intend to fund the same designated metropolitan planning organization in each metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration intends to consider this agency for the receipt of airport system planning funds under Section 13 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 as amended; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties that urban transportation planning be integrated to the maximum extent possible with other areawide planning in the metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, the successful implementation of urban transportation planning requires the assistance and concurrence of all local governments in the metropolitan area. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that the use of funds made available under Section 112 of the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973 shall be governed by the organization and responsibilities as set out in the following paragraphs: 1. Organization The Cit of Cor. s Ch isti shall be the Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning in the Cor us Christ urbanized area. The.Metropolitan Planning Organization shall: A. Develop or assist in the development of a multi -modal transportation planning process. Prepare a Unified Tiork Program which would specify the use of Section 112 funds or in those regions where a Unified Work Program is not required, prepare a plan for the use of these monies, and submit the Unified Work Program or plan for approval to the Committee established pursuant to Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23 United States. Code. B. Insure that transportation planning in the urbanized area is successfully coordinated and integrated with other comprehensive planning in the State Planning Region. C. Use the Committee structure established pursuant to Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23 U.S.C. as the group responsible for giving the Metropolitan Planning Organ- ization overall -transportation policy guidance. II. Section 112 of the 1973 Federal -Aid Highway Act authorizes additional funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Section 134 of Chapter 1, of Title 23 U.S.C. Therefore, first consid- eration for the distribution of Section 112 funds will be given to planning efforts being conducted by cities, counties and regional councils of governments who are assigned responsibility for basic elements of the Urban Transportation Study Agreements established by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation pursuant to Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23 U.S.C. III. This agreement shall in no way establish any activity or process that would infringe upon or interfere with the statutory obligation of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. IV. The Metropolitan Planning Organization will contract with the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation foi Section 112 Planning Funds. The expense involved in urban transportation planning will be assumed by the Metropolitan Planning Organization or agencies with which the Metropolitan Planning Organization has sub -contracted to accomplish work identified in the approved Unified Work Program or plan for the use of Section 112 funds. Vouchers for completed work under the annual Unified Work Program or plan utilizing Section 112 funds will be audited and approved by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation according to federal and State requirements. Reimburse- ment will be made on a periodic basis. V. This agreement may be renegotiated as necessary to meet changing conditions or terminated by either party. VI. This agreement will terminate on August 31, 1983. Renegotiation for renewal of the designation may begin after May 31, 1983. Then by mutual agreement this agreement may be renewed for a two-year period. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereunto affixed their signatures on the dates indicated. ATTEST: ATTEST: City Secretary R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager APPR VED: Date DAY OF AUGUST, 1981: A COCK, CIT ATTORNEY APPROVED. �= Assistant City Ma`ge" r�"� /%4r..� Iia. , .Ar TEXAS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE By Director, Budget & Planning Office Date CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI By By Corpus Christi, Texas _2(2tday of TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, , 1981 Councf Mem ers Respectfully, Apr:WOOF 't& ' THE C OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The above ordinance was passed by the followi Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky