Ordinance No. 1,849ORDINANCE NO.1849
AN ORDINANCE ENDORSING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL AND THE
SAM HOUSTON RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(RC&D)SPONSORS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AND DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE OF SUCH EN
DORSEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
/fs*v Section 1:That the City Council of the City of
Baytown,Texas,hereby endorses the Memorandum of Agreement
Between the Houston-Galveston Area Council andtheSam
Houston Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)Sponsors
and authorizes the City Manager to execute and disseminate
evidence of such endorsement.A copyof said Memorandum of
Agreement is attached hereto,marked Exhibit "A,"and made a
part hereof forall intents and purposes.
Section 2:This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
f^INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative
vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this 14th
day of August,1975.
\^As>•*•*
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
I {)■I,
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
f.
Memorandum of Agreement
between the
Houston-Galveston Area Council
and the
Sam Houston Resource Conservation
and Development (RC&D)Sponsors
This memorandum of agreement is entered into by andbetween the
Houston-Galveston Area Council (hereinafter referred toas the
Agency)and the Sam Houston RC&D Sponsors (hereinafter referred to
as the Sponsors).
Whereas the Agency was duly established pursuant to laws ofthe
State of Texas on September 9,1966,and
Whereas the Agencyhas overall responsibility for initiating and
carrying on an areawide comprehensive planning process for the
Gulf Coast State Planning Region,including Walker,Montgomery,
Harris,Fort Bend,Brazoria,Matagorda,Wharton,Colorado,Austin,
Galveston,Liberty and Chambers Councils,and
Whereas the Agency is committed to a policy coordination of
planning activities among all organizations concerned with physical,
social,and economic development of the Gulf CoastState Planning
Region,and
Whereas the Sponsors have organized the Sara Houston RC&D Council
for the purpose of coordinating their activities in directing and
carrying out a program of landconservation and land utilization,
and thereby to accelerate economic development,increase employ-
ment opportunities,and improve environment in order to foster
a sound economy and improve the quality of living for the people
of the Sam Houston RC&D area,and
Whereas the RC&D Council will coordinate activities for the Sponsors
relating to land conservation and land utilization planning and
implementation,as a means to accomplishing the Sponsors'objectives,
and'
Whereas the Sponsors and the RC&D Council desire that their
activities be compatible with policies,goals,and objectives as
set forth by the Agency,and
Whereas there is a mutually supporting concern for many planning
and development activities by the membership of both the Agency,
the Sponsors,and the Saia Houscou /.CciD Council.
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Now,therefore,the Agency and the Sponsors mutually agree to
the following:
a.Facilitate coordination of their activities through use of
compatible base data,statistics,and projections.
b.Establish coordinated and non-duplicative research and
share mutually inthe results thereof.',
c.Advise the other of all research,plans,and programs in which
itis engaged.
d.Review each others annual work program to determinepotential
and possible duplication of effort,mutual utilization of resources
areas of desired coordination and cooperation,and potential
sharing of resources inthe interest of economy where mutually
feasibleand bugetarily possible.'
e.Provide the other with advisory services in areas of specific
or unique specialization.
f.Provide an opportunity for each to participate with the other
in planning and formulating goals ancl objectives as such may relate
to each others programs.
g.Assist and cooperate with each other in sponsoring and con
ducting educational programs concerning natural resource planning
and development.
h.Furnish each other with notices of and invitations to all
meetings of mutual concern and furnish copies ofthe minutes of
such meetings,attend such meetings ofthe other as may be deemed
appropriate and beneficial,and be available to serve on
committees of the other.
i.This memorandum of agreement may be amended at any time by
mutual agreement ofthe Agency and a majority of the Sponsors.It
may be cancelled by either the Agency or a majority of the Sponsors
after 60 days notice to the agreement.
j.Copies of this memorandum of agreement may be furnished to
appropriate agencies or organizations from which the Agency and
the Sponsors receive assistance.
In witness whereof,the parties hereto execute this agreement to
become effective on the day of i 1975.
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Houston-GaiVBSton Area Council
.By:
TitleT President1
Date:July^sUK,1975 This actionwas authorized atan
official meeting of the Houston-
Galveston Area Council
on:July 15,1975
Attest:
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Sam Houston Resource Conserva~
tion and Development Council
by:
Title:
Date:~■This actionwas authorized atan
official meeting of the Sam Houston
Resource Conservation and Develop
ment Council:
on:;
Attest: