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ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $200,000 GRANT FROM TEXAS PARKS
AND WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM IN THE NO. 1067
PARK AND RECREATION GRANTS FUND TO FUND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE HIKING/WALKING TRAIL AS PART OF THE OSO BAY
LEARNING CENTER AND WETLAND PRESERVE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. A $200,000 grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails
Program is appropriated in the No. 1067 Parks and Recreation grants fund to fund
construction of the hiking/walking trail as part of the Oso Bay Learning Center and
Wetland Preserve.
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance,is passed and takes effect
upon first reading as an emergency measure this the p -day of November, 2009.
ATTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Armando Chapa, City Secrgtary
Approved: October3 a , 2009
Lisa Aguil
Interim City Attorney
Joe Aame, Mayor
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Corpus Christi, Texas
I day of 1/1W 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.
Respectfully,
Joe Aflame, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
Brent Chesney
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
John Marez
Nelda Martinez 4111I.
Mark Scott U 1
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Finance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officer that the
money required for 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.
City Council Action Date: November 17, 2009
Agenda Item:
B: Ordinance appropriating a $200,000 grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Recreational Trails Program in the No. 1067 Parks and Recreation Grants Fund to
fund construction of the hiking/walking trail as part of the Oso Bay Learning Center
and Wetland Preserve; and declaring an emergency.
Amount Required: $ 257,935
Fund Name
Fund No.
Org.
No.
Account
No.
Project
No.
Amount
Parks & Recreation 09 GO
CIP fd (Bond 2008)
3291
$57,935
Parks and Recreation Grants
Fund
1067
00000
823300
$200,000
Total
$ 257,935
rCertification Not Required
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Director of Financial Services
Date:
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