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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 53 - TRAFFIC,
SECTION 53-254. SCHEDULE V, INCREASE OF STATE SPEED LIMIT IN
CERTAIN ZONES, BY DECREASING THE SPEED LIMIT ON UP RIVER ROAD
FROM 40 TO 35 MPH BETWEEN HARNEY ROAD AND A POINT
APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET WEST OF REHFIELD ROAD; PROVIDING
PENALTIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Code of Ordinances Chapter 53 - Traffic, Section 53-254,
Schedule V, is hereby amended by:
Deleting the following provisions shown in 8tri~~t:
"Up River Road:
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"Prom \Jlitllet Read to Ilsmey Rosel -. 35 mph.-- At all times
"From I t.lll!fley Rndto Ohsrpsbttrg Road- 0$9 mflh . . At all.tlm~it
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And in lieu thereof adding the following provisions shown in lJIf1de'dJ/ii'e:
"Up River Road:
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SECTION 2. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of
Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 3. A violation of these speed limits may result in a citation being issued and
a fine being assessed.
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SECTION 4. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and takes effect
upon first reading as an emergency measure this the 21 st day of August, 2001.
ATTEST:
Armand~
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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amuel L. eal, Jr., Ma
LEGAL FORM APPROVED August 16, 2001
James R. Bray, Jr.
City Attorney
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Senior Assistant City Attorney
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Corp-us ~isti, Texas
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings. I/we, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Rex A. Kinnison, Mayor Pro Tem
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Samuel L. Neal, Jr., Mayor
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
John Longoria
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Eugenia
Cortez, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Customer
Service Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper
published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg,
Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that
the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on
the World Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 27TH day(s) of
AUGUST,2001.
Ov&.. No. ()~J{54b
DI/COlpUlI CIIri8II CIIIlIr-'"'-. Monday, August 27,2001
riCE OF PAIHW3E
OF 'ORDINANCE NO.
024545
Ordinance amending
the Code 01
Ordinances Chapter 53
~ Traffic, Section 53-
254, Schedule V,
Increase of State
Speed Limit In Certain
Zones, by decreasing
the speed limit on Up
River Road from 40 to
35 MPH between ,.,~,"~
Harney Road and a-.,...
point approximately' F l 0 -.'...
1,200-18el west of LJ 'P<<';-~
Rehfield Road; 8~/. J'
providing for penalties. C'
This ordinance was"
passed and approved ~ z:
by the City Coundl of ~ ~,'
the City of Corpus ... $ ,
Christi on August 21. f q".... l
2001. <f ....
, lei Annando a.p. 3.1(/t> .,...",
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Credit Customer Service Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
AUGUST 28.2001.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.