HomeMy WebLinkAbout033184 ORD - 10/10/2023Ordinance designating the new Park Road 22 Bridge as the Don Patricio
Bridge
WHEREAS, Chapter 311 of the Texas Transportation Code grants municipalities control over
streets located within the City limits, including the ability to assign names to highway facilities
within its jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, the Municipal Maintenance Agreement between Texas Department of Transportation
("TXDOT") and the City of Corpus Christi ("City") provides that on Non -controlled Access
Highways, the City is responsible for installing and maintaining special guide signs when agreed
to in writing by the State;
WHEREAS, TXDOT and City entered into an Advanced Funding Agreement on November 9,
2011, for construction of the Park Road 22 Bridge;
WHEREAS, City now desires to name the bridge in conjunction with the completion of
construction of the new bridge;
WHEREAS, former District 4 Councilperson, Greg Smith, was an advocate for the construction
of the Park Road 22 Bridge;
WHEREAS, Greg Smith's great-grandfather was Patrick F. Dunn, who owned the majority of
Padre Island from 1879 to 1926, and operated the El Rancho de Don Patricio;
WHEREAS, the first causeway connecting Padre Island to the mainland was named the Don
Patricio Causeway. The Don Patricio Causeway opened in July 1927 and was swept away by a
hurricane in September 1933.
WHEREAS, staff recommends naming the Park Road 22 Bridge the Don Patricio Bridge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The new Park Road 22 Bridge is hereby named the Don Patricio Bridge. A copy
of this ordinance shall be provided to the TXDOT District Office.
Introduced and voted on the 19 day of .5.QPlvv\
PASSED and APPROVED on the 16*day of OCA6
Paulette Guajardo, May
033184
, 2023.
, 2023.
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
SCANNED
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: October 10, 2023 Legistar Number: 23-1430
Agenda Item:
Ordinance designating the new Park Road 22 as the "Don Patricio Bridge".
Amount Required: $1,458.50
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
AcNoount
Activity No.
Amount
Streets Fund
1041-33-12320
520130
N/A
$1,458.50
Total
$1,458.50
❑ Certification Not Required
CUitAktk, )1(v),
Director of Financial Services
Date: 10 ( ( .5