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HomeMy WebLinkAbout024763 ORD - 02/12/2002 AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING THE CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR MINORS, CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE SECTIONS 33-40, 33-41, 33-42, AND 33-42,1" AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi has previously adopted ordinances relating to curfews for minors which are found at 33-40, 33-41, 33-42 and 33-42.1 of the Corpus Christi City Code; and WHEREAS, as provided in Section 370,002 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City Council must review the curfew ordinance every three years to determine whether the ordinance should be abolished, continued or modified; and WHEREAS Corpus Christi continues to experience juvenile violence, juvenile crime and juvenile gang activity, resulting in juveniles being involved in a range of unacceptable behavior including vandalism, assaults, public drinking and littering, drug use and burglaries; and WHEREAS persons under 17 years of age are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience to participate in unlawful and potentially harmful activities, and to be victims of other perpetrators of crime, and Corpus Christi has no more important resource than its young people; and WHEREAS lack of parental supervision and guidance contributes to unacceptable levels of juvenile violence, crime and gang activity, and parental responsibility needs to be supported; and WHEREAS attendance at school by minors is vital to the community because it helps prepare children to be responsible citizens, and a curfew during school hours reduces distractions and alternatives which induce non-attendance and activities detrimental to minors and to the community, and complements laws compelling school attendance and discourages violations of those laws; and WHEREAS it is necessary for the City of Corpus Christi to exercise its authority to protect minors from each other and other persons, to promote parental control and responsibility for children, to supplement state truancy laws; to protect the general public, and to reduce juvenile criminal and delinquent activities; and WHEREAS the City Council determines, pursuant to the above findings, that the public health and safety demands continuation of the ordinances establishing curfews for minors, 0247G3 . 111 . ~._~_..~.. " NOW, mEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. That the curfew ordinance found at Sections 33-40, 33-41, 33-42, and 33-42.1 ofthe City Code of Ordinances is hereby continued. SECTION 2. That upon written request ofthe Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, the City Council (I) 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 an voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that thi~ ,Qf~inance is p~sll4 and takes effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the ~ilay of 're f)-I. JJ.o.'-..l2j' 2002. ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ~ Armando Chapa City Secretary ~ Samuel Leal, Jr. Mayor Legal form approved James R. Bray, Jr. City Attorney 2002; r I I -/' 7 By_~,cA.,.,. t" Assi cut Attorney I --- -7 <,~,} / ,',L~- TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christ~ 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: I1we, 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, 4..~~ ~amuel 1. eal Ji., May r City of Corpus Chris i Council Members The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Jesse Noyola {L~t, [tv' ot; Ll~ C" ?tl:lL QU fltJi~ CL~d Samuel 1. Nea~ Jr, Brent Chesney Javier D, Colmenero Henry Garrett Bill Kelly Rex A. Kinnison John Longoria Mark Scott 024703 . 11 D ~ __"~'4. II fIH/\hCS t:r:',~,\F( ~",;:}.~: C?.. ~ -:: \ I ,.p~': C'? PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas County of Nueces } } ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 4097103 A/C# Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came EUGINA S. CORTEZ, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is CREDIT CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Chrsti 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. 24763 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 TWO 12ITime(s) ~'4 Ov&. No. 07J/76:3 ~ t?~ on the 18TH day(s) of FEBRUARY 2002. CREDIT CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER Corpus Chrisfl CalItr-Times, Monday, February 18,2002109 ' NOTICE OF PASSAGE' ' Subscribed and sworn to before me this I OF OROINANCE NO, d () f MARCH 2002 024763 Ordinance ay S 0 continuing. the curlew Qrdinance for mlno~, Corpus Christl CIty Code Sections 33-40, 33-41 , 33-42, a'.'d 33- 42.1. This ordtnance was passed a~d approved by the. CIty Council of the CIty of CorpusChrittl on, February 12, 2002, Is/ Armando ChaPB City SOQi'etary " City ot Corpus Chri8ti 7TH Q~~~ Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas ROSA MARIA FLORES Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 04/23/05. . I" '"