HomeMy WebLinkAbout17565 ORD - 04/13/1983AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THE 300 BLOCK OF TWENTY-FIRST STREET TO VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY,
APRIL 17, 1983, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ATTACHED
APPLICATION PERMIT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Westside Business Association has formulated plans for
a De Pineda Benefit Barbecue to be held on Sunday, April 17, 1983, from
11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, this will be a public fiesta featuring refreshments and
musical entertainment; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds from this fund raising event will be used to
help pay for a bronze monument to Captain Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda, later to
be erected in De Pineda Park; and
WHEREAS, the Westside Business Association has requested that from
11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 1983, one block of
Twenty -First Street, between Laredo and Agnes Streets, be closed to vehicular
traffic; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds thats that the proposed De Pineda
Benefit Barbecue will be in the interest of the public welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That vehicular traffic be barred from the 300 block of
Twenty -First Street from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 1983, so
that the Westside Business Association can sponsor a De Pineda Benefit
Barbecue and that said areas be barricaded to through traffic. In addition
to the above stated street closure by this ordinance, the sponsor of the De
Pineda Benefit Barbecue is granted the exclusive use of the street and
adjoining public right-of-way.
SECTION 2. That in maintaining the street and public areas closed
by this ordinance, the following regulations shall be observed:
A. It is directed that said areas be barricaded so as to allow
emergency vehicles, such as fire, police, and ambulance vehicles, to enter
said areas in case of an emergency. It is further provided that vehicles of
the City or utility companies furnishing public utilities, such as
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electricity, gas, water, and telephone service to said areas, be permitted to
enter said areas in case of an emergency.
B. Liability insurance shall be furnished free of cost to the
City, protecting against liability to the public and De Pineda Benefit
Barbecue participants, including volunteer workers. Such insurance shall
have policy limits of at least $500,000 for bodily injury and property damage
combined, and shall name the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Westside
Business Association as insured. A Certificate of Insurance in the above
amounts shall be furnished the City Secretary and approved by the City
Attorney with the application and permit provided for hereinafter.
C. That the approval of all adjacent property owners affected by
the street closure be obtained.
D. Any damage to City property will be restored by the sponsor of
the aforesaid festival promptly after the close of the event.
E. Any work which involves holes or other changes in the pavement,
curbs, or sidewalks, must be approved by the City Transportation Director and
no such approval may be given if the work will require repair by the City.
F. Appropriate permits must be obtained from the Alcoholic
Beverage Commission for the sale of beer and the City -County Health
Department for the sale of foods.
G. The construction work for displays within the areas affected by
this ordinance shall be conducted in accordance with City specifications and
in accordance with the electrical, plumbing, and building construction codes
of the City and after furnishing adequate assurance that all damages will be
remedied by the permittee.
H. That certain barricades and adequate security forces for crowd
control and protection of persons and property be provided.
I. No paint or markings shall be permitted which in any way
obliterates or defaces any pavement markings heretofore existing for the
guidance of any motor vehicle.
J. That continuous cleaning of the site area will be provided
throughout the event and that after the Benefit Barbecue is over, the sponsor
will restore the street to a condition to allow vehicular and pedestrian
traffic to return to the streets prior to 7:00 p.m. on April 17, 1983.
Sponsor agrees to pay the City all of the cost of the City crew cleanup,
i.e., hosing down, push-brooming sidewalks and streets, and running street
sweeper, with the understanding that there will be no such cleanup charge if
the sponsor has removed all loose debris and adequately cleaned the Permit
area.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute the attached
application/permit for and on behalf of the City, which shall be filed for
record in the Office of the City Secretary.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this ordinance relating to closing of
the aforementioned street are effective for the period beginning at 11:00
a.m. through 5:00 p.m. April 17, 1983. The other provisions of this
ordinance are effective from and after the date of publication of the caption
of this ordinance in the official publication of the City one time. However,
no part of this ordinance shall be effective until the Manager and the
authorized representative of the sponsoring organization execute the
aforementioned application/permit, and the Certificate of Insurance is
approved and filed.
SECTION 5. Publication shall be made one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption of this
ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
SECTION 6. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 7. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need to
approve the closing of the abovementioned street so that plans for the De
Pineda Benefit Barbecue can be formulated, 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 the 13th day of April, 1983.
ATTEST:
—Cit ecretary MAYOR
THE CITY f CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:/.3DAY OF APRIL, 1983
iBr cc/ ck, Cy Attorney
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF NUECES §
APPLICATION/PERMIT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
Application
The Westside Business Association, in order to sponsor a De Pineda
Benefit Barbecue on Sunday, April 17, 1983, hereby makes application, acting
by and through Mr. E. G. Estrada, Event Chairman, to the City of Corpus
Christi, acting by and through Mr. Edward Martin, its duly authorized
representative, for the closing to vehicular traffic of the 300 block of
Twenty -First Street, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17,
1983; and granting the exclusive use of the street and adjoining public
right-of-way to the sponsor of aforesaid Benefit Barbecue. In consideration
of the closing of said street and the use of said public areas, the
sponsoring organization hereby agrees:
1. To allow emergency vehicles to use such areas as may be
required in said areas.
2. To furnish liability insurance in the amounts of at least
$500,000 for bodily injury and property damage combined, naming the City as
coinsured, a Certificate of which is attached hereto.
3. To obtain the approval from all adjacent property owners
affected by the street closure.
4. To restore any damaged City property promptly after the date of
the Benefit Barbecue.
5. To obtain the approval of the Director of Transportation for
any work which requires holes or other changes in the pavement, curb, or
sidewalk.
6. To obtain the appropriate beer and food permits.
7. To construct all displays in accordance with the appropriate
City codes, and furnish adequate portable restrooms.
8. To provide certain barricades and adequate security forces for
crowd control and protection of persons and property.
9. To not obliterate or deface any pavement markings heretofore
existing for the guidance of motor vehicles.
10. To provide for continuous cleaning of the site area throughout
the event and to restore the street for use for vehicular traffic after the
close of the Benefit Barbecue for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic
prior to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 1983. Sponsor agrees to pay the City
all of the cost of the City crew cleanup, i.e, hosing down, push-brooming
sidewalks and streets, and running street sweeper, with the understanding
that there will be no such cleanup charge if the sponsor has removed all
loose debris and adequately cleaned the permit area.
WESTSIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
By
Title
Permit
In consideration of the foregoing representation and commitments,
the City of Corpus Christi agrees:
1. To close to vehicular traffic the 300 block of Twenty -First
Street, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 1983.
2. To allow the use of the street, sidewalks and adjoining
right-of-way for the activities of the De Pineda Benefit Barbecue.
3. To allow the sale of beer, food, and the various De Pineda
Benefit Barbecue activities.
5. To provide certain detour signs and crowd protection.
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
By
Edward A. Martin, City Manager
Approved:
Department Head
Corpus Christi, Texa
/0ay of
1983 -
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 is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
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The above ordinance was passed
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
Aler
" ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
the following vote:
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••• NOTICE OF
PASSAGE
ORDINANCE
• NO. 17563
CLOSING THE 300 BLOCK.
OF TWENTY-FIRST
STREET TO VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC FROM 1 1:0 0.
A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. ON
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1913,
AUTHORIZING EXECU.'
TION OF ATTACHED
APPLICATION PERMIT;
AND•DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Was passed and approved
by the City Council of the
City of Corpus Christi, Tex-
as on the 13th day of April,
1913, The full text of said
ordinance is available fa the
public In the Office of the
City Secretary,
4.13111G. Read
City Secretary
Corpus Christi,
Taxes
STATE OF TEXAS, tss.
County of Nueces. .
#13760.
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY Oil CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came. ._
ANNA GARZA who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
ACCOUNTING CLERK of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi limes,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES
on the_16 _ day oi— APRIL 19..2, and once each DAY _.__.thereafter for ONE
consecutive DAY
ANNA GARZA
ACCT CLERK
Subscribed and sworn to before me thin .._1 9 th_ day of _ APRIL _ 19 83
EUGENIA S. CORTEZ• I�....__:
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