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Home My WebLink About11778 ORD - 11/14/1973JRR:jkh:hb:11-13 -73 1st 0 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION UNDER THE 1974 LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT GRANT WHEREBY THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A MAJOR RESOURCE CENTER AND.WILL USE BUDGETED CITY EXPENDI- TURES TO MATCH FEDERAL FUND,9 MAY BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE GRANT, A I OPY OF SAID APPLICATIQN B$IAGvAJ MARRE ACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, ''EXHIBIT "A "; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Ili BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized to submit an application under the 1974 Library Services and Construction Act Grant whereby the City will continue to serve as a Major Resource Center and will use budgeted City expenditures to match federal funds which may be available under the Grant, a copy of said application being attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit W. SECTION 2. The necessity to immediately submit the aforesaid application in order to enable the City to con- tinue serving as a Major Resource Center creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the latrd ay of November, 1973. d MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS , 1973: 11778 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY- Library Development Depar* Post Office Box 12927 - Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 MAJOR RESOURCE CENTER LIBRARIES APPLICATION FOR GRANTS UNDER: FEDERAL Library Services and Construction Act P.L. 91 -600 Fiscal Year 1974 (GRANTS) 1. Name of Library La Retama Public Library 2. Mailing Address 505 North Mesquite Street 3. City Corpus Christi 4. County Nueces 5. Population Served 204,525 6. Minimum General Requirements: A. Be a legally established public library. B. File a current and complete annual report with the Texas State Library. C. Receive at least 50 percent of operating budget from local tax sources. 7. A Major Resource Center library must have local appropriations amounting to at least $2.00 per capita. Income covering federal fiscal year 1974 (July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1974). Income Budgeted Amounts /Appropriation City $ 512,847 Salaries $ 330,095 County $ Books $ 65,000 ` Other $_ — _ Audio - Visual Materials $ included above Equipment $ 31,590 Other Expenses $ 86,162 TOTAL $-512,M7 TOTAL $512,847 (The income TOTAL and the Budgeted Amounts /Appropriation TOTAL should be the same.) 8. Local supcort most increase each year until current American Library Association st-,Ajar�ls are met. Financial support: (Local funds only. DO NOT include state or federal grants.) Ta;, Support Total Support Total Per Cnr t.a Total Per Capita Feder..l iiecal ,ear 19;; 447,4(0___ a 2.19 5447,460 $2.19 51° n 7 5n 512,847 2. 50 LZ 9. The Major Resource Center must have a collection of at least 100,000 volumes and be making annual progress toward meeting current American Library Association standards. Volume Holdings 305,723 10. The Major Resource Center must have a staff adequate in training and in number to meet its essential functions, including three full -time professional librarians. Yes Q No 11. The Major Resource Center must be open for service not less.than 60 hours per week. Hours open 73 12. A Major Resource Center which does not meet all the above requirements may be given provisional status if the library can demonstrate expectation of meeting the requirements within three years. Attach a plan for achieving the criteria that is lacking (if applicable) (Provisional qualifiers from FFY 1973 should describe progress made during the past year toward achieving the criteria that is lacking and update the plan for the next year.) 13. Participants in the Federal Library Services and Construction Act program affirm the following staterznts: a. [ Yes Services of the library are free to all patrons in the local service area. b. Yes Library will continue to function as a Major,Resource Center library in the Texas State Library Communication Network. Specifically, the library will: ...extend free interlibrary loan and reference referral service ...expedite this service by use of teletype and telephone facilities ...adhere to the practices outlined in the latest edition of the POLICY -AND PROCEDURE HANIIAL. c. ® Yes All previous grant monies have been encumbered for expenditure previous to August 31, 1973. d, Yes Grants roccivod under this title in federal fiscal year 1974 will be encumbered by August 31, 1974. e. r q� Yes Grants recei,md under this title in federal fiscal year 1974 will be expended before .:un� 30, 1975. 14. Each MRC in the program has submitted a library development plan for the local library and for the MRC service area. Update this plan, including projections for both the local library and the service area through 1977. See attached document " T14 /'Q ) T `(q " 1973 SUPPLEMENT The master plan for library development written in 1967 has not basically changed. Progress has been made toward meeting standards of service and toward responding to changing citizen needs. Physical facilities have been enlarged by completing the third floor at La Retama. Parkdale's second floor will be completed this year. A replacement bookmobile for Greenwood is in the budget. Yet to be established is a time -table for future branch libraries. A 1972 -73 annual report, the first printed for our citizens, shows the library as a responsive center of information. What it does not show is the poor financial support the library receives in comparison with other cities. Until criteria was developed for federal grant qualifications, standards of our professional library associations were not looked upon as practical goals for our local library. A comparison with other cities our size or other cities in Texas gained more attention from local administrators. A look at statistics in the 1970 census shows that the population of Corpus Christi grew from 167,690 in 1960 to 204,525. Corpus Christi moved from 74th to 62nd position in size of all U.S. cities. Following 1960 census release, we compared library data of twenty -five cities, twelve larger than Corpus Christi and twelve smaller. At that time Corpus Christi ranked 25th, or at the bottom of the list when it comes to money for library service. A similar list, based on 1970 census data, reflects Corpus Christi's growth: only four other cities on the first list remain.* Yet, on the 1970 comparison list as on the one for 1960, Corpus Christi still ranks in 25th place in support for libraries. *These are Yonkers, New York; Austin, Texas; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. it • 1973 - 1 COMPARISON WITH THE 24 CITIES NEAREST OUR POPULATION Population 1973 Library 1970 Budget Tampa, Florida 277,767 $ 1,910,029 Wichita, Kansas 276,554 1,160,729 Akron, Ohio 275,425 2,237,941 Tucson, Arizona 262,933 1,870,233 Jersey City, N.J. 260,545 1,504,508 *1 Sacramento, California 257,105 1,698,695 Austin, Texas 251,808 1,639,300 Richmond, Virginia 249,430 1,019,927 Albuquerque, New Mexico 243,751 648,203 Dayton, Ohio 243,601 606,148 Charlotte, North Carolina 241,178 1,241,046 St. Petersburg, Florida 216,232 730,035 Corpus Christi, Texas 204,525 536,837 *2 Yonkers, New York '204,297 1,600,739 Des Moines, Iowa 201,404 1,118,495 Grand Rapids, Michigan 197,649 952,990 *3 Syracuse, New York 197,297• '1,017,821 Flint, Michigan 193,317 1,815,952 Mobile, Alabama 190,026 611,020 *4 Shreveport, Louisiana 182,064 569,860 Warren, Michigan 179,260 558,703 Providence, Rhode Island 179,116 1,582,200 Fart Wayne, Indiana 178,021 2,344,085 Worcester, Massachusetts 176,572 12285,495 Salt Lake City, Utah 175,885 864,264 • *1 1970 budget *2 1973 -4 budget *3 1971 budget *4 1972 budget 197; -- 2 • TEXAS CITIES SERVING AS MAJOR RESOURCE CENFERS *1972 budget * *1973 -74 budget n 1973 - 3 Population 1973 Library 1970 Budget Abilene 89,653 $ 216,170 Amarillo 127,010 563,051 Austin 251,808 1,639,300 Corpus Christi 204,525 536,837 ** Dallas 844,401 4,173,569 E1 Paso 322,261 878,950 Fort Worth 393,476 1,562,624 Houston 1,232,802 3,2259135 Lubbock 149,101 381,464 San Antonio 654.,153 1,612,445 *1972 budget * *1973 -74 budget n 1973 - 3 Fopul.ation Flours °ooks t� Annual new ,11 Titles(vols.) -A •r Staff Floor Space ySeats aFinancial support Per Capita Circulation �- Registration V W HOW CORPUS CHRISTI COMPARES WITH STANDARDS - 1973 -74 Texas Corpus Corpus Standard Christi Christi Formula Standard Actual Variations from Projection Projection Standard for 1977 for 1985 00,000- 500,000 204,525 204,525 210,000 285,000 60 -72 60 -72 73 +1 73 73 .5 per capita 306,788 305,255 -1,553 315,000 427,500. .2 per capita 40,905 19,074 - 21,831 42,000 57,000 per 2,500 population 80.2 52.5 -27.7 84 114 .35 sq. ft. per capita 71,584 48,195 - 23,389 73,500 99,750 .25 per ,000 pop. 256 276 +20 263 356 3.50 per capita 3.50 $715,838 536,837 $- 179,001 $735,000 $897,500 $2.62 $ -.88 4.5 per capita 920,362 682,261 - 238,101 945,000 1,282,500 407 of pop. 81,810 53,062 - 28,748 84,000 104,000 ' *These factors, while not part of Texas Standards, are goals based upon general experience of successful • r libraries meeting standards. Pop. total 6,123 8,173 8,482 4,873 9,094 7,271 4,224 7,843 I.ss than 400 Parkdale (1st circle) Spanish surname 1,422 (149) 2,380 (213) 1,509 ( 97) -400* 1,565 (135) Parkdale (2nd circle) 982 ( 14) 939 ( 95) 566 ( 42) CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC LIBRARIES MINORITY POPULATION SERVED BY BRANCHES Negro 8 9 8 6 6 34 4 7 Tract 8 15 16 17 18 9 13 19 20 Pop. total 830 6,298 12,397 8,126 8,797 Greenwood (let circle) Spanish surname Negro -400* 3 5,138 (2,365) 8 10,670 (3,935) 1,430 (371) 6,014 (3,399) 2,126 (448) 7,461 (1,327) 842 (170) 1970 Census of Population and Housing. Census Tracts: Corpus Christi. 1_;u;es are those for the city limits of Corpus Christi, not county nor SMSA. !_gals have been drawn from "Table P -1: General Characteristics of the Population" ;d "Table P -7: General and Social Characteristics of Persons of Spanish Language c Spanish Surnames." In one or two instances, total minorities exceed total ,.yulation; discrepancy must be due to manner in which totals in each table were twined by the Census, and should be close to the correct figure. - Igo. of persons with income below poverty level. r w 8 16 32 34 • Greenwood (2nd circle) 6,598 6,126 (3,140) 5,131 4,014 (1,114) 11,625 6,324 (19006) 8,616 39321 ( 539) 1970 Census of Population and Housing. Census Tracts: Corpus Christi. 1_;u;es are those for the city limits of Corpus Christi, not county nor SMSA. !_gals have been drawn from "Table P -1: General Characteristics of the Population" ;d "Table P -7: General and Social Characteristics of Persons of Spanish Language c Spanish Surnames." In one or two instances, total minorities exceed total ,.yulation; discrepancy must be due to manner in which totals in each table were twined by the Census, and should be close to the correct figure. - Igo. of persons with income below poverty level. r w 8 16 32 34 • r • Years of School Completed, Based on 1970 Corpus Christi Census Figures Persona 25 and over No school years completed Elementary 1 to 4 years 5 to 7 years 8 years High School 1 to 3'years 4 years or more College 1 to 3 years 4 years or more Median school years completed In 1960 this was Increase Total Corpus Christi 100,041 4,304 7,483 11,247 6,459 18,849 27,913 12,763 11,023 12.1 10:7 1.4 Spanish Surname 33,513 3,730 5,728 6,360 2,355 5,607 6,467 2,067 1,199 Negro 5,057 170 357 902 457 1,517 1,121 378 155 is Remainder 61,471 404 1,398 3,985 3,647 11,725 20,325 10,318 9,669 1973 - 6 Enrollments - Current and Projected Corpus Christi Public Schools 1970 -71 1971 -72 197273 est. 1974 -75 est. Elementary 23,841 23,652 23,755 23,355 Junior High 11,441 11,550 11,835 11,735 Senior High 91596 10,019 10,150 10,250 Totals 44,878 45,221 45,740' 45,340 is Remainder 61,471 404 1,398 3,985 3,647 11,725 20,325 10,318 9,669 1973 - 6 • Age of Population, Based on 1970 Corpus Christi Census Figures Occupations, Based on 1970 Corpus Christi Census Male Female Total 100,192 104,333 Under 5 years 9,733 _ 9,651 5 to 9 years 11,691 11,267 10 to 14 years 12,084 11,461 15 to 19 years 10,443 10,587 20 to 24 years 8,599 8,975 25 to 34 years 12,404 13,025 35 to 44 years 11,407 12,635 45 to 54 years 10,861 11,358 55 to 59 years 4,264 4,487 60 to 64 years 3,314 3,705 65 to 74 years 3,810 4,577 75 years and over 1,582 2,607 Median age 23.6 25.1 Occupations, Based on 1970 Corpus Christi Census Figures We Female Total employed, 16 years & over 71,498 26,052 Profess'l, techn'1 & kindred workers 10,917 4,670 Managers and administrators, except farm 7,002 1,292 Sales workers 5,868 2,220 Clerical and kindred workers 12,717 9,440 Craftsmen, foremen & kindred workers 11,547 - - -- Operatives, except transport 5,919 -- Operatives, including transport ---- 1,098 Transport equipment operatives 2,922 --- -- Laborers except farm 3,862 ---- Other blue collar workers - --- 633 Farm workers 456 47 Service workers, except private household 8,292 4,749 Private household workers 1,996 1,903 Median income -1969 Families $8,468 Family & unrelated individual 7,132 Unrelated individual 2,538 i e /7- "A • 1973 - 7 TWENTY -FIVE COUNTIES: A PROFILE • The data sheets assembled for the twenty -five counties of the Corpus Christi Area Library System are an attempt to make available some of the facts pertinent to library usage planning. The information contained in Section I "Library Data" was taken from Texab Pu6Zi.0 LiMaotty Stff U U bok. 1971. While none of the material is new in this section it is hoped that the extraction of data from the text will serve to spotlight the individual strengths and weaknesses of the counties and the MRC as a whole. Section II "Census Data" was taken from the Cenbu6 ob Popu2at on - Texa.a. Whenever a space is blank it is because information was not available. The third section "Economic Data" is from the Texab A?manae 1972 -73 and serves to provide a quick view of the agricultural and business activity of the counties. When combined these individual reports create a library service profile of the Corpus Christi Area Library System. It is of interest to note that there are 79,477 individuals of aged 65 years and older, while only two counties have a population with a median age of over 35. Most counties have median ages of under 30 and the median age of all counties is predicted to be under 30. The area has only two counties in which males have a median educational level of 12 years or more. No county has females with a median educational level of 12 years or more. Nor is the picture brighter in the terms of economics. Of the twenty -five counties involved two have median family incomes of over $8,000 and two have median family incomes of less than $4,000. Ten counties have median incomes of less than $5,000. Twelve of the counties have populations for which Spanish is the mother tongue for more than fifty per cent of the residents. Negro population is much smaller. Fourteen counties in the area with a Negro population of under 400 persons are not ennumerated in the Census. 1973 - 8 ,9-X# ia/ r "A t, W- Nueces COUNTY SEAT - Corpus Christi • LIBRARY DATA Per Capita Per Capita Population Tax Library Libraries Served Volumes Circulation Support Income (La Retama P.L.) Corpus Christi 204,525 281,741 653,292 2.00 2.00 (Alpha Mun. L) Robstown 11,217 7,440 1,365 0.12 0.19 (Nueces C.L.) Robstown 21,802 40,457 119,016 2.34 2.34 II. CENSUS DATA Population - 237,542 Mother Tongue for Selected Groups: English French German Spanish Other 122,010 1,042 3,726 91,740 10,024 Median Age - 24.1 years Persons 65 years and older - 14,966 Income: Of Families Of Unrelated Individuals Median $8,868 $23411 Mean $9,492 $3,742 Education: Median School Years Completed for Persons over 25: Males Females 1970 12.0 11.7 1960 10.0 10.2 Number of persons enrolled between 3 and 34 years of age - 72,469 Spanish language or surname population - 103,543 Income: Of Families Of Unrelated Individuals Median $5,949 $1,421 Mean $6,714 $2,265 Negro population - 11,165 III. ECONOMIC DATA Agriculture: Over 80% of $22 million average farm income from grain sorghum cotton; among leading sorghums counties. Business: Diversified economy includes oil, 'agriculture, coastal shipping, manufacturers. 1973 - 9 ,XC/+r) ?iT- '',4 Library data and census data have been prepared for each individual county in our Major Resource Area. These sheets have been distributed to librarians attending workshops and to the Texas State Library. 1973 -10 AUTHORIZATION FOR APPLICATION for a Grant, Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act Federal Year 1974 (July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1974) La Retama Public Library NAME OF LIBRARY 505 North Mesquite Street MAILING ADDRESS Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Authorization to make application: Chairman, Library Board (signature) Robert C. Wolter Typewritten or printed name above 1721 Wilson Tower Mailing Address Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 City and Zip Code Date VOTE: Application :rust be signed by: (1) _ Ui rarL n (Z) Ciairnan of the Lil,rary Board, nlua (3) If municipally owned: Mayor jr, City Manager If County Library: Count- ibrarianf(signature) Mrs. Phyllis S. Burson Typewritten or printed name above Representative of local governmental unit under which the local public library is legally established as a city or county library in Texas Mayo-, City -Manager, - -Tammy -J'adge SIGNATURE (Cross out titles not aaplicable) —R. Marvin Townsend _— _ _ Typec-rritten or printed na-�e abo,re P.O. Box 9277 _ Corpus Christi_ Texas 78408_ Full :nailing addrass • Corpus Christi, Texas • `1 it day of 19_z� TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen- sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordi- nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, L, �"? � k:; -, �/ � � MAYOR e- erl THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jason Luber James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Q,rn Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Jason Why James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark