HomeMy WebLinkAbout18285 ORD - 06/12/1984AN ORDINANCE
CREATING THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY TO BE
INITIALLY COMPRISED OF NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, by resolution adopted May 23, 1984, the City Council called
for a public hearing to be held on Tuesday, June 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers of the City of Corpus Christi on the question of creating a
metropolitan rapid transit authority, and notice of said public hearing was
published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times on May 27, 1984, and June 3, 1984;
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted said public hearing on June 12,
1984, as provided by the resolution and in accordance with applicable State law;
WHEREAS, after hearing the evidence introduced at said hearing, the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, has found and determined that
the creation of such an authority and the operation of such a transit system
would be of benefit to the persons and property situated within the boundaries
of the proposed authority, would be of public utility, and would be in the
public interest;
TEXAS:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority is
hereby created as a metropolitan rapid transit authority pursuant to
Article 1118x, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statues, initially comprised of the
territory included within Nueces and San Patricio counties, provided that the
actual territory to be included within said authority is subject to the results
of an election conducted pursuant to said statute.
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the emergency in
public funding for mass transit services and the urgent public necessity for
developing a reliable mass transportation system for the people of Corpus
Christi, 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 first reading as an emergency measure this the /„2
day of 1984.
ATTEST:
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THE CIT AF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: /Z-tk DAY OF <1k,c , 1984
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
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Assistf t ty ttorney4
182,85
MICROFILMED
SEP 2 81984
Corpus Christi, Te ;s
/204( day of
, 1981
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,
Council Members
Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CITY
The above ordinance was passed
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
by the following
vote:
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