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SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI
AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU TO OBTAIN
THE U.S.S. LEXINGTON TO BE USED AS A FLOATING
NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy has announced its intentions to retire the U.S.S.
Lexington as an active training aircraft carrier and make it available to be used as a
floating naval aviation museum; and
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (the
"Bureau") is making a proposal to the U.S. Navy for the donation of the Lexington
so that it can be relocated to a site in Corpus Christi Bay; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Lex Museum on the Bay Association has engaged in
a fund raising drive which has generated pledges totaling almost $1,500,000 to be
used for relocation and berthing of the vessel in the event the Navy selects Corpus
Christi Bay as the site for the Lexington; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed to raise the additional $3,000,000 necessary for
the project through the issuance of certificates of obligation which will be repayable
from the Bureau's hotel/motel tax receipts under its contracts with the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
RESOLVED, that the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, endorses the application
of the Corpus Christi Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to obtain the U.S.S.
Lexington aircraft carrier to be used as a floating naval aviation museum in Corpus
Christi Bay.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that upon the decision by the U.S. Navy to
donate the U.S.S. Lexington to the Corpus Christi Area Convention and Visitors
Bureau, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, intends to initiate the necessary
procedures under applicable state and federal laws to issue up to $3,000,000 in
MICROFILMED
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U.S.S. LEXINGTON RESOLUTION
Corpus Christi City Council
August 27, 1991
certificates of obligation to be repayable from the hotel/motel tax receipts of the
Bureau in accordance of the terms and conditions of its proposal.
DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of August, 1991.
ATTEST:
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
City Secretary/�e�-- Ma G `s,/
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
August 27, 1991
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
066
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