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A RESOLUTION
ENDORSING THE CONCEPT OF A MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL
CULTURES IN THE BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK, TO BE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TO BE OPERATED ON A NON-
PROFIT BASIS; AND EXPRESSING THE INTENTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE A SITE IN THE BAY-
FRONT SCIENCE PARK FOR THE MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL
CULTURES.
WHEREAS, the Japanese Art Museum was established in Corpus Christi
in 1974 to provide a permanent collection of Asian art and artifacts and was
expanded'in 1975 to provide educational programs for the Corpus Christi Indepen-,
dent School District; and
WHEREAS, the public programs of the Japanese Art Museum was further
expanded in 1978 according to the terms of a contract with the City of Corpus
Cfiristi to include maintaining regular hours open to the public, providing
scheduled tours and musical events upon request of school, civic and neighbor-
hood groups,showing films of an educational and cultural nature, and participating
in Sister City functions; and
WHEREAS, the contract has been renewed annually and the development
of the Japanese Art Museum has continued to progress such that the services pro-
vided the City now include regularly scheduled educational instruction, performing
arts and craft demonstrations, outreach programs, and support of industrial and
tourist development efforts; and
WHEREAS, the growth and success of the Japanese Art Museum has
created a need for a new facility, and the Japanese Art Museum after research
and study has determined that the use of publicly owned land in the Bayfront
Science Park is essential from a financial point of view in order for the new
facility to become a reality and has requested a commitment from the City of
Corpus Christi concerning the availability of an adequate site for such facility;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi has deter, -
mined that the Japanese Art Museum, open to the general public and operated
on a non-profit basis, is an asset for the City and that the use of publicly
owned land as the site thereof would be compatible with the best interest of
its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Japanese Art Museum has been renamed Museum of Oriental
Cultures:
17026'
SEP 8 1984
MICROFILMED
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby endorses the concept of
a new facility for the Museum of Oriental Cultures, formerly known as the
Japanese Art Museum, open to the public and operated on a non-profit basis,
as a desirable addition to the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 2. That it is the expressed intention of the City Council
that a site in the Bayfront Science Park located in the City of Corpus Christi
will be made available for the construction thereon of a new facility for the
Museum of Oriental Cultures, to be constructed without the use of public funds
of the City of Corpus Christi, subject to the negotiation of a maintenance
and operation agreement acceptable to the City of Corpus Christi.
That the foregoing ordinance y read for e first time 40 passed to its
--- second reading on this the / day of , 1962-' , by the
following vote:
• Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dunphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance4iAs read for
third reading on this the ..44, -day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the th
on this the day of 19
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
seco
d time awl& passed to its
, 2 by the
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the c51 day of 19
time and passed finally
by the following vote:
ATTEST:
• ATTIDAY OF
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, gTY TTORNEY
By 6714 -t -e.
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MAYOR
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