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Home My WebLink About028300 ORD - 09/08/2009Page 1 of 4 ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING SECTION 55-158(2), CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND IMPLEMENTING A REVISED RESERVOIR OPERATIONS PLAN FOR A 60 DAY PERIOD; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. During the period this ordinance is in effect, Section 55-158(2), Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as follows: "Sec. 55-158. Operations plan for reservoir system. "To maximize the amount of water reliably available to the city and its water customers, the city manager shall operate the Lake Corpus Christi/Choke Canyon Reservoir System as follows: "(1) A minimum of two thousand (2,000) acre-feet per month will be released from Choke Canyon Reservoir to meet conditions of the release agreement between the City of Corpus Christi and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "(2) In order to provide maximum dependable yield from the two (2) reservoirs, the water level in Lake Corpus Christi will be allowed to drop to elevation eighty (80) feet before water is released from Choke Canyon Reservoir in excess of the two thousand (2,000) acre-feet per month requirement." SECTION 2. After the expiration of this ordinance, Section 55-158(2), Code of Ordinances, will continue to read as follows: "Sec. 55-158. Operations plan for reservoir system. "To maximize the amount of water reliably available to the city and its water customers, the city manager shall operate the Lake Corpus Christi/Choke Canyon Reservoir System as follows: "(1) A minimum of two thousand (2,000) acre-feet per month will be released from Choke Canyon Reservoir to meet conditions of the release agreement between the City of Corpus Christi and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "(2) In order to provide maximum dependable yield from the two (2) reservoirs, the water level in Lake Corpus Christi will be allowed to drop to elevation seventy-four (74) feet before water is released from Choke TEMPORARY RESERVOIR OPERATING PLAN ORDINANCE 09012009 028300 INDEXED Page 2 of 4 Canyon Reservoir in excess of the two thousand (2,000) acre-feet per month requirement." SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word orrovision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final p judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. This ordinance takes effect on September 9, 2009, and expires on November 8, 2009, unless the Alice Water Authority and Beeville Water Supply Districts new or amended take or payraw water supply contracts with the City in which execute they agree that the price of water is the current raw water cost adjustment for outside the citylimits customers. If the Alice Water Authority and Beeville Water Supply Districts execute new or amended take or pay raw water supply contracts prior to November 8, 2009, the amendment to Section 55-158(2), Code of Ordinances, this ordinance continues to remain in effect until the section is amended by a future ordinance. SECTION 5. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as by required the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. a SECTION 6. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy City Council(1)attached, the Citfinds and declares an emergency due to the need for immediatenecessary action for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and(2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon at two regular meetings so that this ordinance i • assed and takes effect ordinances g g �, up first reading as an emergency measure on this the ‘b4 day of , 2009. ATTEST: Armando Chapa City Secretary CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Joe dame Mayor TEMPORARY RESERVOIR OPERATING PLAN ORDINANCE 09012009 Page 3 of 4 APPROVED: September 1, 2009 R. 4iniYn First Assista t City Attorney For City Attorney TEMPORARY RESERVOIR OPERATING PLAN ORDINANCE 09012009 Corpus Christi, Texas day o , 2009 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. Page 4 of 4 Respectfully, Respectfully, Joe ;*:ame Mayor The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Brent Chesney n Larry R. Elizondo, Sr. Kevin Kieschnick v Priscilla Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott 028300 TEMPORARY RESERVOIR OPERATING PLAN ORDINANCE 09012009 EMR11-110k) JTE 4QV(ydYr g, Obc State of Texas County of Nueces } } PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5917098 Po # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came JENNIFER HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER, namely, the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi 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 P24030,0 publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 02830 which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 9/14/2009, 9J14/2009. $ 195.69 1Time(s) On this fiW'dayo is a true and an exact copy made LE AL ES REPRESENTIVE Ar, GWENN J. MEDINA ▪ = MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ▪ opt ',"!t,' 2012 August 2_ rift!lSi II certify that the attached document y publisher. No Public, State of Texas CALLER -TIMES t September 14, 2009 a 5E Legal Notices 1110 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO.028300 Ordinance temporari- 1 ly suspending! I Section 55-158(2), Code of Ordinances, t City of Corpus Chris- ' ti, and implementing a revised Reservoir i Operations Plan for al 60 -day period; pro- viding for effective dates; and providing for publication. This , ordinance wasi passed and approved by the City Council of 1 the City of Corpus I Christi on September 8, 2009. This ordi-i nance takes effect on September 9, 2009, and expires on No -1 l0/ember 8, 2009,1 unless the Alice Wa- " ter Authority and Beeville Water Sup- ply Districts execute new or amended take or pay raw water sup- ply contracts with the ! City in which they agree that the price of water is the current ;raw water cost ad- justment for outside j the city limit custom- ers. If the Alice water I Authority and Bee- I vine ! Water Supply! 'Districts execute new I I or amended take or pay raw water supply contracts prior to No- vember 8, 2009, the amendment to Sec- tion 55.158(2), Code of Ordinances, this ordinance continues to remain in effect until the section is amended by a future ordinance. is/Armando Chapa City Secretary City of Corpus Christi