HomeMy WebLinkAbout023678 ORD - 06/22/1999AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, RELATING TO THE
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Division 21 of Chapter 2, Article IV, Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as
follows:
"DIVISION 21. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
"Sec. 2-231. Composition, organization, and duties.
"(a) Composition.
"(1) There is a Storm -water Water Management Advisory Committee, which consists of
eleven (11) members, representatives of the various community interests.
"(2) The advisory committee is appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the
Council. for two year terms of office. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
All committee members shall serve without compensation.
"(b) Organization.
"(1) The advisory committee shall adopt its own rules of procedures.
"(2) At the first meeting after creation of the committee, a majority of the whole
committee shall elect a chairperson and vice -chairperson to serve during the first term.
Thereafter, a committee chairperson and vice -chairperson shall be elected by a majority
of the whole committee to serve one-year terms expiring each June 30th. The election of
the chairperson and vice -chairperson shall be held each year at the first regular meeting
after appointments to fill expired terms.
"(3) The advisory committee shall meet not less than six times per year ore-tken
with the support and cooperation of the City Manager or his
designees.
"(c) Duties. The advisory committee shall:
"(1) Develop a thorough understanding of the ecology of the receiving waters
surrounding the City of Corpus Christi, the composition of the runoff and discharge, the
methods for altering the composition of such runoff and discharge, and the relative costs
and benefits of City and its Citizens utilizing these various methods to alter the
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composition of the runoff and discharge, and the requirements of the Clean Water Act
and the City's NPDES or TPDES Permit for the discharge of -Storm storm water.
"(2) Monitor compliance with and enforcement of the City's current ordinances relating
to runoff and discharge of storm water and the elimination of pollutants therefrom.
"(3) Advise the Mayor and Council on the appropriateness of the City's current
ordinances relating to runoff and discharge of storm water and the elimination of
pollutants therefrom.
"(4) From time to time suggest changes, expansions, and deletions to those ordinances.
"(5) Advise the Mayor and Council on matters relating to the enforcement, modification,
and renewal of City of Corpus Christi's NPDES or TPDES Permit for the discharge of
storm water.
"(6) Advise the Mayor and Council on these issues and activities within a strategy of
compliance at minimum feasible cost, that is to assure that the steps taken by the city in
the above matters minimize the expenditure of funds by the City and its Citizens, and
impose the least possible burden on the conduct of their business, while complying with
the Clean Water Act.
"(71 Advise the Mayor and Council on the establishment of a municipal drainage utility;
the annronriate rate structure for a drainage utility. including appropriate rate classes and
the rates charged to each class: and operation of the drainage utility once the utility is
established.
"Secs. 2-232 — 2-239. Reserved."
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that
every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full
force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi
as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
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That tTg foregoing o dinance
the Mrilay of
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
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was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
, 1999, by the following vote:
Rex A. Kinnison
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Mark Scott
That the fore oing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
day of1999 by the following vote:
Samuel L. , Jr. I , _ ' Rex A. Kinnison
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
A11EST:
ho`
day of
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Mark Scott
, 1999.
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endo Chaps Samuel L. 3 eel, Jr.
City Secretary Mayor, The City of Corpus C sti
APPROVED: 2nd day of June, 1999:
James R. Bray, Jr., City Attorney
By:
R. J•, R= ring
Assistant City Attorney
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