HomeMy WebLinkAbout19567 RES - 12/16/1986A RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN TRAFFIC SAFETY
REGARDING DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, motor vehicle
most frequently committed crimes
WHEREAS, the Corpus
supported the recommendations of
and other national organizations
offenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the
Texas, endorses enactment of
continuing harm and damage to
countermeasures should include
legislative actions:
accidents caused by intoxicated drivers are the
in America; and
Christi Transportation Advisory Board has
the National Commission Against Drunk Driving,
regarding driving while intoxicated and related
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,
comprehensive legislation to alleviate the
property caused by intoxicated drivers. Such
but not be limited to the following state
(1) An open container law, as defined in SB 2 of 1982;
(2) A 0.05 percent blood alcohol level as per se evidence of impairment;
(3) Administrative revocation of drivers' licenses for at least 90 days on
first offense D.W.I. or refusal to take the alcohol test;
(4) Mandatory imprisonment or community service for D.W.I. offenders or for
driving with suspended or revoked licenses;
(5) Preliminary alcohol testing of D.W.I. suspects before arrest;
(6) D.W.I. plea bargaining excluded;
(7)
Withdraw drivers' licenses of persons under the age of 21 years, until they
reach the age of 21 years, for D.W.I. conviction or alcohol test refusal;
(8) Consider a D.W.I. offender who has caused the death of another person to
have committed voluntary manslaughter rather than involuntary manslaughter,
as at present. Anyone who drinks alcohol and drives does so voluntarily.
He should be responsible for his actions --and deserves the more severe
penalties;
(9) A minimum treatment of three months in an alcohol rehabilitation center for
repeat D.W.I. offenders;
(10) Raise the taxes on alcoholic beverages to help finance this program.
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SECTION 2. That the City Secretary is instructed to forward certified
copies of this resolution to the honorable members of the Corpus Christi
legislative delegation as well as all members for the Regular Session of the
70th Texas Legislature.
SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the necessity of
endorsing such recommendations to alleviate the continuing harm and damages to
property caused by intoxicated drivers, such finding of an emergency is made and
declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting
upon ordinances or r solutions at three regular meetings so that this resolution
is pasr and shall ake effect' upo� first reading as an emergency measure this
the {+t. day of 19b
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED: %(p DAY OF , 19BG.
HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY
By
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MAYOR
T CITY ,= CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Texas
414 day of 4),_,....",-,444_,.. , 1984_
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,
MAYO
Council Members
HE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
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