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ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
CHAPTER 36 REGARDING ADOPT A PARK PROCEDURES; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 36 of the City of Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, Parks, Recreation,
Cultural and Leisure Time Activities is amended by adding new section 36-12 to read as follows:
"Sec. 36-12. Procedures for adopting a park for landscaping or litter abatement by
volunteer organizations.
"The following procedures and guidelines are established for adopting a public park within the
city for the purpose of landscaping and litter cleanup by a volunteer organization:
"(1) Any volunteer organization desiring to adopt a section of a public park to assist with
landscaping, litter cleanup, and/or park improvements such as benches, playscape and other
park amenities, shall file an application with the city director of parks and recreation in writing.
"(2) The application shall contain an accurate description of the location of the public park for
which the volunteer organization wishes to spot landscape or clear litter, and the exact nature or
work planned.
"(3) Upon receipt of the application, the city director of parks and recreation shall present it to
the director of engineering, and the safety and risk manager to request concurrence with the
planned work.
"(4) On determination that all those named in subsection (3) are in agreement to the volunteer
organization's request, the city director of parks and recreation shall issue a permit to the
volunteer organization to perform the approved work. The adoption period shall be one (1)
year, and it is requested that there be a general cleanup effort a minimum of four (4) times
during the adoption period at regular intervals.
"(5) The volunteer organization shall conduct a safety meeting with its volunteers prior to each
work cycle, with a representative of the city parks and recreation department.
"(6) Use of motor -driven equipment must be reviewed and approved by the city director of parks
and recreation prior to planned use.
"(7) Project identification signs will be provided and installed by the city department of parks and
recreation and will remain in place through the duration of the project adoption period.
"(8) Trash sacks will be furnished by the city, and will be removed from the street section and
transported to waste sites by the city.
"(9) The volunteer organization shall be responsible for furnishing adequate adult supervision
for participants of a group who are sixteen (16) years of age or younger, at the ratio of one (1)
adult per five (5) participants under the age of sixteen (16)."
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SECTION 2. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be date of its final adoption by City
Council.
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 rdinanc is pass d and takes effect upon first reading as an emergency measure
this the Jay of 2009.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa, City Secretary
Legal form approved
By:
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ada-av,
Joe Adame, Mayor
Liu q , 2009
Lisa Aguilar, Interim City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
166Day of 'I beA, 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, Respectfully,
Joe Aflame
Mayor
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
Brent Chesney
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
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State of Texas
County of Nueces
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Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
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annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the
12/21/2009,12/21/2009.
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/s/Armando Chap ,.
City Secreta
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