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A RESOLUTION
CALLING FOR THE GRANTING OF A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE PERMIT
FOR THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the creation of a Foreign Trade Zone in Corpus Christi
will create new jobs through the attraction of new industry, the expansion
of existing industry and increased usage of the Port of Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi, working in conjunction with
the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce and the Port of Corpus Christi
Authority and other local political leaders, has attempted to create an
environment in Corpus Christi conducive to expanding the local economic
base, creating new jobs, and providing a better quality of life for all
persons within the Texas Coastal Bend;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
unanimously endorses the granting of a Foreign Trade Zone permit for the
Port of Corpus Christi and respectively requests that the application
process advance in an expeditious manner in order to assure all citizens of
Corpus Christi, and its surrounding areas, greater employment opportunities
and a better quality of life.
SECTION 2. That a copy of this resolution be included as part of
the application process for a Foreign Trade Zone permit and be distributed
to the appropriate federal agencies.
SECTION 3. That upon the written request of the Mayor or five
Councilmembers, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the
urgent public necessity for establishing a Foreign Trade Zone at the Port
of Corpus Christi as soon as possible, 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 resolution is passed and shall take effect upon its first reading as
an emergency measure, this the 15th day of February, 1984.
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS G
Betty T ner, Pry Ced nga� v Ste.
Leo Guerrero
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C ar es W. Kennedy
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ATTEST:
rank Mendez
B' 1 G. Read, City Secretary
APPROVED: February 15, 1984
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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
THE CITY 1 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed .y the following vote:
Luther Jones /
Betty N. Turner 49
David Berlanga, Sr. dr.
Welder Brown 1.
Leo Guerrero 1.,
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb 40
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
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