HomeMy WebLinkAbout025596 RES - 12/16/2003RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER 5, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS' REQUEST TO NAME THE
U.S. 181 HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER THE CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP
CHANNEL AS THE "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL
BRIDGE"
WHEREAS, the City has received a request from the Pearl Harbor Survivor Association
Chapter 5, Corpus Chdsti, Texas' to name the U.S. 181 highway bridge over the Corpus
Christi Channel the "Remember Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge;"
WHEREAS, the U.S. 181 highway bridge over the Corpus Christi Channel is owned and
controlled by the Texas Department of Transportation, and the City of Corpus Christi
does not have the authority to name the bridge; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi believes it is appropriate to honor the 2,409 men
and women who gave their lives and the 1,178 men and women who were wounded on
that Day of Infamy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor shall notify the Texas Department of Transportation that the
City of Corpus Christi endorses and supports the initiative of the Pearl Harbor Survivor
Association Chapter 5, Corpus Christi, Texas' to name the U.S. 181 highway bridge
over the Corpus Christi Channel the "Remember Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge."
City Secretary
THE CITYOFCORPUSCHRISTI
Mayor
APPROVED: 12~h day of December, 2003.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
,2003
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Rex A. Kinnison
Bill Kelly
Jessie Noyola
Mark Scott
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