HomeMy WebLinkAbout024780 RES - 02/26/2002RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO BAN OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES FROM STATE-OWNED RIVERBEDS AND FOUR-WHEEL
DRIVE VEHICLES FROM THE TIDAL FLATS IN THE STATE'S BAYS
AND ESTUARIES
WHEREAS, the Senate-House Joint Committee on Water Resources is studying the
issue of "protection of the natural condition of beds and banks of the state-owned
watercourses" and the possibility of legislation related thereto;
WHEREAS, the operation of off-road recreational vehicles in the state-owned riverbeds
and the operation of four-wheel drive vehicles in the tidal fiats in the State's bays and
estuaries is destructive to the aquatic and wildlife habitat within the riverbeds and the
tidal flats in the State's bays and estuaries;
WHEREAS, the operation of off-road recreational vehicles in the state-owned riverbeds
and the operation of four-wheel drive vehicles in the tidal flats in the State's bays and
estuaries endangers the natural condition of the rivers, bays, and estuaries; and
WHEREAS, the operation of off-read recreational vehicles in the state-owned riverbeds
and the operation of four-wheel drive vehicles in the tidal fiats in the State's bays and
estuaries is incompatible with and poses a serious public safety threat to those enjoying
traditional recreational activities on the rivers, bays, and estuaries, such as swimming,
paddling, tubing, and fishing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the operation of off-road recreational vehicles in the state-owned
riverbeds within the Nueces River Basin, which is one of the primary sources of water
for the City of Corpus Christi and its customers, and the operation of four-wheel drive
vehicles in the tidal fiats in the State's bays and estuaries is destructive to the aquatic
and wildlife habitat, endangers the natural condition of the rivers, and is incompatible
with and poses a serious public safety threat to those enjoying traditional recreational
activities on the rivers, bays, and estuaries such as swimming, paddling, tubing, and
fishing. Off-road vehicle activities within the state-owned riverbeds and four-wheel drive
activities in the tidal flats of the State's bays and estuaries are an abuse of the resource
and should be prohibited.
A~r~ando Chapa
City Secretary
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Samuel L. Ne~l, Jr. ' ~
Mayor
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APPROVED: 22nd day of February, 2002.
James R. Bray Jr.
City Attorney
R. Ja~ I~ining
First A~sistant City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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The above resolution 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 ~-~L-
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