HomeMy WebLinkAbout028026 ORD - 01/13/2009ORDINANCE
APPROVING A $105,000 GRANT FROM THE CORPUS CHRISTI
BUSINESS AND JOB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A TURF SYSTEM
FOR THE AMERICAN BANK CENTER ARENA; APPROPRIATING AND
TRANSFERRING $105,000, FROM THE CORPUS CHRISTI BUSINESS
AND JOB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S UNRESERVED FUND
BALANCE OF THE NO. 1130 ARENA FACILITY FUND, TO CITY'S
NO. 4710 VISITORS FACILITY FUND; CHANGING THE FY 2008-2009
OPERATING BUDGET ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 027776 TO
INCREASE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES BY $105,000 IN NO. 1130
ARENA FACILITY FUND AND TO INCREASE BOTH ANTICIPATED
REVENUES AND ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES BY $105,000 IN NO.
4710 VISITORS FACILITY FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation's
grant of $105,000 to the City of Corpus Christi for the acquisition of a turf system for the
American Bank Center arena is approved.
SECTION 2. That $105,000 from the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development
Corporation's unreserved fund balance of the No. 1130 Arena Facility Fund, is
appropriated and transferred to the City of Corpus Christi's No. 4710 Visitors Facility
Fund, for the acquisition of a turf system for the American Bank Center arena is
approved.
SECTION 3. That Ordinance No. 027776, which adopted the FY 2008-2009 Operating
Budget, is changed to increase the appropriations of estimated expenditures by
$105,000 in the No.1130 Arena Facility Fund and the appropriations of both anticipated
revenues and estimated expenditures by $105,000 in the No. 4710 Visitors Facility
Fund.
SECTION 3. 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 ssed and takes effect
upory#irst reading as an emergency measure on this the day of
, 2009.
028026
Arena Turf Appropriation Ordinance 12302008R3
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: This 5th day of January, 2009:
R. I3,Cining
F' st Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
Arena Turf Appropriation Ordinance 12302008R3
THE I OF CO S CHRISTI
Garr
Mayor
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Corpus Christi, Texas
IS day o , 2009
TO THE MEMERS 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:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummel)
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael McCutchon
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028026
Arena Turf Appropriation Ordinance 12302008R3
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money
required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure
described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be
drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual
appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: January 13, 2009
Agenda Item:
A. Resolution approving a grant agreement between the Corpus Christi Business and Job
Development Corporation and the City of Corpus Christi for the acquisition of a Turf System for the
American Bank Center Arena authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to accept the grant from
the corporation in the amount of $105,000 for that purpose. QB Ordinance approving a $105,000 grant from the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development
orporation to the City of Corpus Christi for the acquisition of a Turf System for the American Bank
Center Arena; appropriating and transferring $105,000, from the Corpus Christi Business and Job
Development Corporation's Unreserved Fund Balance of the No. 1130 Arena Facility Fund to City's
No. 4710 Visitors Facility Fund; changing the FY 2008-2009 operating budget adopted by Ordinance
No. 027776 to increase estimated expenditures by $105,000 in No. 1130 Arena Facility Fund and to
increase both anticipated revenues and estimated expenditures by $105,000 in No. 4710 Visitors
Facility Fund; and declaring an emergency.
C. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to purchase the Deiter Turf Field System
from the Corpus AF2 Football, LLC, doing business as Corpus Christi Sharks, for $105,000, for use
by tenants at the American Bank Center.
Amount Required: $105,000
Fund Name
Fund
No.
Org.
No.
Account
No.
Project
No.
Amount
Arena Facility Fund
1130
251850
00000
$105,000
Total
$1D51000
Certification Not Required
Acting Director of Financial Services
Date: /- 5-09
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