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AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 021901 ADOPTING POLICIES AND
GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE POLICY FOR NAMING OF STREETS
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 021901, the City Council established a policy of
declining to change the names of streets in the City of Corpus Christi except under unusual,
extenuating circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend this policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That City Council Policy 7. Naming of streets, is amended to read as
follows:
7. Naming of streets.
The City Council declines to rename streets in Corpus Christi except to serve a
recognized purpose of local, regional, statewide or national significance.
b. In any case, the City Council declines to rename any street:
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that is a currently "named" functional classified arterial through street as listed in
the Code of Ordinances, Section 53-250;
for a person not deceased;
that would create disruption or discontinuity to the name of a longer
section street; or
that is reflected on the 1852 Plan of Corpus Christi, or a street name that has
existed within the original boundary of the 1852 Plan of Corpus Christi for a
period of greater than 50 years.
Not included in 7a or 7b is any proposed renaming of a street initiated by the City Traffic
Engineer for the purposes of street network clarification or any proposal to provide a
formal name to a street which has only a State Highway or County Road numerical
classification (e. g. F.M. xxxx or C.R. xx).
Approved this the g[ day of O~
James R. Bray, Jr., City Attorney
By:
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Lisa Xguila~
Assistant City Attorney
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
'""g~amuel L. Ne~,lfJr., M~ty~' "~/
The City of Corpus Christi
,2001.
Corm ~isti, Texas
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,
Samuel L. Ne/al, Jr., Mayor"
City of Corpus Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
John Longoria
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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