HomeMy WebLinkAbout18848 ORD - 05/28/1985TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE
TEXAS -MEXICAN RAILWAY FOR THE RIGHT -OF -ENTRY INTO
TEXAS -MEXICAN RAILWAY PROPERTY FOR THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT A
PASSENGER DEPOT AND ASSOCIATED PARKING AND LANDSCAPING,
REQUIRING THE TEXAS -MEXICAN RAILWAY TO PROVIDE PASSENGER
SERVICE BETWEEN CORPUS CHRISTI AND LAREDO AND PROVIDING
RIGHT -OF -ENTRY TO THE CITY TO REMOVE THE DEPOT UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a
contract with Texas -Mexican Railway for the right -of -entry into Texas -Mexican
Railway property for the City to construct a passenger depot and associated
parking and landscaping, requiring the Texas -Mexican Railway to provide
passenger service between Corpus Christi and Laredo and providing right -of -entry
to the City to remove the depot under certain conditions, all as more fully set
forth in the contract, a substantial copy of which is attached hereto and made a
part hereof, marked Exhibit "A".
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 of
executing the abovementioned contract at the earliest practicable date, 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 28th day of May, 1985.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED: 2 DAY OF MAY, 1985
Jay Doe, , .is st-,g yty ttorney
02.122.01
THE ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
e MICROFILMED
Corpus Christi, T xas
.44 day of , 198X'
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
The above ordinance
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
HE C
was passed by the
Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
following vote:
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