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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/02/1963f -t-6 E-7-4 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING January 2, 1963 2:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Ben F. McDonald Commissioners: Tem R. Swantner City Manager Herbert W. Whitney Dr. James L. Barnard City Attorney I. M. Singer J. R. de Leon City Secretary T. Ray Kring M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts Jim Young Mayor Ban F. McDonald called the meeting to order, and extended to all the citizens of Corpus Christi the Best Wishes of the Council for a Most Happy and Prosperous New Year. The Invocation was given by Dr. James Monroe, Minister of Education of First Christian Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Barnard., seconded by de Leon and passed that the minutes of the regular meetings of December 19 and of December 26, 1962, and of the recessed regular meeting of December 28, 1962, as furnished to the Council, be approved. Mayor McDonald called for the opening of bide. Bids were opened and read on 14 items of Automotive Equipment from the following: Jim Brace Co.; Ed Hoffman Motors; Bill Moyer Rambler Co.; Lev Williams Chevrolet, Inc.; Levis Boggus Motors, Inc.; International Harvester Co.; and Creveling Motor Co. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Mayor McDonald recognized and welcomed to the meeting the Honorable Ronald Bridges, District 36, State Representative. In acknowledging the intro- duction, Mr. Bridges stated he had no official business at the meeting, but appre- ciated seeing another legislative body at work and doing a fine job. Mayor McDonald announced the Council had under consideration three ap- pointments to Boards and Committees, and asked what was the Council's pleasure. Commissioner Roberts placed in nomination the names of Aubrey L. Carter, Jr. for a full term appointment to the Citizens Advisory Health & Welfare Board, as the City's appointee, and Attorney Joseph A. Cohn to the same Board, as the joint appointee of the City and County, and William P. Harrington, for re- appointment to the Civil Service Board. • r City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting January 2, 1963 Page 2 Motion by Swantner, seconded by Young and passed that the nominations cease; and that Aubrey L. Carter, Jr. be appointed for a 3 -year term, as City appointee, and Joseph A. Cohn, be appointed as joint City -County appointee, to fill the unexpired term of Jean Richardson, resigned, to the Citizens Advisory Health & Welfare Board; and that William P. Harrington be re -appointed for a 3 -year term to the Civil Service Board. Mayor McDonald called for the City Manager°a Reports. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and the recommendations and requests be approved and granted, as followso a. That the plans and specifications for contract construction of a portion of Section 6 of Unit V of the Westside Sewer System in Omaha Drive between Highway 44 and Baldwin Boulevard, be approved; and authority to advertise for bids to be received on January 23, 1963, be granted; b. That the plans and specifications for construction of the Thompson Road Sanitary Sewer Main and Lift Station for Peary Place be approved, subject to final approval by the State and U. S. Public Health Service; and authority to ad- vertise for bids to be received on January 23, 1963, be granted; c. That acceptance and payment of final Estimate #5 in the amount of $6,462.95 to Slovak Brothers, for construction of Greenwood. Drive Storm Sewer, Unit I, from funds previously appropriated, be approved; d. That the request of Gulf Oil Corp. to withdraw their bid on Regular Gasoline, due to the inadvertent omission in their bid of the State Gasoline Tax, be granted; and that the award of bid on 390,000 gals. of Regular Gasoline be made to Supetco, the next low bidder, at $0.14776 per gal.; (Bid Tabulation #1 in File) e. That authority to advertise for bids to be received on January 16, 1963, on one Walk -In Cooler, complete and installed with compressor and refriger- ation unit, for the Concession Areas of the Coliseum and Exposition Hall, be granted; f. That the request of Mo-Pac Railroad, that the City file a petition to intervene in the hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission on January 21, 1963, in support of the application of Texas and Pacific Railway Co. for the • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting January 2, 1963 Page 3 right to purchase 3 small lines of railroads, Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway co., Midland Valley Railroad Co., and Oklahoma City-Ada7Atoka Railway Co., be approved, subject to further investigation of the City Manager as to concurrence by the Navigation District, the Port of Corpus Christi, the Board of Trade, competitor railroads, and private industry, particularly with regard to the affect such pur- chase might have in subsequent cargo rates. Second reading of an ordinance: AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TRW TULOSO-MIDWAY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEASING TO THE SAID TULOSO-MIDWAY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT A TRACT OF APPROXIMATELY 9.55 ACRES OF LAND IN WEST GUTH PARK FOB THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A SCHOOL RECREATIONAL AND PARKING AREA, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following votes Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". Second reading of an ordinance: AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEEALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI YACHT CLUB FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS CONCERNING A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE BAYFRONT, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PIER, T -HEAD AND RELATED PILINGS, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HERE- OF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote° Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". Second reading of an ordinance: GRANTING TO NUECES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER FRANCHISE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following voted Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 6742 AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565 ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 1961, BY GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ON LOT 7, BLOCK 9, CARROLL LANE PARK UNIT #2, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE OP- ERATION OF A BEAUTY SHOP AND UNDER THE CONDITIONS HEREIN CONTAINED; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. . • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting January 2, 1963 Page 4 The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all pres- ent and voting "Tye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 6743 AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565 ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 1961, BY AMENDING TBE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF LATS 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 AND THE EAST 22.5 FEET OF LOT 23, BLOCK 8, STEELE'S ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "A-2" APARTMENT HOUSE DIS- TRICT AND "B-4" GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO "I-2" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all pres- ent and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 6744 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREENWOOD DRIVE STORM SEWER UNIT I, PROJECT NO. 295-61-32, AS CONSTRUCTED BY THE CONTRACTOR, SLOVAK BROTHERS, UNDER ,THEIR CONTRACT DATED JULY 11, 1962, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE N0. 6569; AUTHORIZ- ING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTMATE N0. 5, DATED DECEMBER 20, 1962, IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,462.95, A COPY OF WHICH ESTIMATE IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRI- ATED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all pres- ent and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 6745 CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT A CONTRACT AND LEASE BETWEEN TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS LESSOR, AND BILLY PUGH, AS LESSEE, BE APPROVED AND THE CITY COUNCIL BE AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE SAID CONTRACT TO BE EXECUTED, ON BEHALF OF • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting January 2, 1963 Page 5 THE CITY; SAID CONTRACT BEING SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, SAID CONTRACT AND LEASE BEING FOR A TERM OF TWENTY (20) YEARS, BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1963 AND ENDING ON AUGUST 31, 1983; DESIGNATING THE PLACES FOR HOLDING SUCH ELECTION; NAMING THE OFFICERS THEREFOR; DESCRIBING FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION, AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. H. M. Hancheck, 836 Wagon Wheel Drive, who works for Delhi -Taylor, ex- pressed his opposition to the granting of a 20 -year lease for the operation of the Billy Pugh Boat Service, on the basis that he considers such operation to be an eyesore on the Bayfront, a detriment to tourist attraction, and a ridiculously low rental for Bayfront property; expressed his surprise that the Chamber of Com- merce, the Tourist Association, and the Yacht Club have not voiced their opposi- tion; and suggested that there was plenty of room for this type of operation along the ship channel or at the turning basin. It was explained to Mr. Hancheck the City had advertised for bids and proposals for improvements and that Mr. Pugh's bid and proposal had been the only one received; that the rental amounts to $60,000; that it was felt the 20 -year lease was both necessary and justified by the cost of the proposed improvements; that the Park Board, the Bayfront Advisory Board, and the Yacht Club have all en- dorsed the proposal; that other locations had been considered and rejected mostly on the basis of availability to boat owners, and that the turning basin property is owned by the Navigation District, not the City; that Mr. Pugh has stated his recognition of obligation for certain improvements contained in his 5 -year lease if the proposed 20 -year lease is not approved; and that the foregoing ordinance is only calling an election on the question of a 20 -year lease for the purpose of making the proposed improvements for the beautification of the Bayfront. The Charter rule was suspended on the foregoing ordinance by the follow- ing vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE N0. 6746 CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON DECEMBER 29, 1962, ON THE QUESTION OF GRANTING A FRAN- CHISE TO SOUTHERN COMMUNITY GAS COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF GAS PIPES AND MAINS IN, ON, UNDER AND ALONG THE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting January 2, 1963 Page 6 PLACES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CONCERNING THE TWO SEPARATE AREAS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH AREAS, AND IN THE NORTHWEST AREA OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all pres- ent and voting "Aye". The foregoing orainnnce was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". First reading of an ordinance: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO SOUTHERN COMMUNITY GAS COMPANY THE RIOT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE GAS TRANSMISSION LINES ALONG THE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SOLELY FOR THE TRANSNIISSION OF GAS THROUGH THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS DESCRIBED HEREIN; PRE- SCRIBING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIMITATIONS UPON AND UNDER WHICH SUCH RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE SHALL BE E:ERCISED; PROVIDING THAT NO SALES OR DELIVERIES OF GAS TO ANY CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE AREA SHALL BE MADE BY THE GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FRANCHISE AS PROVIDED BY THE CITY CHARTER. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". First reading of an ordinance: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO SOUTHERN COMMUNITY GAS COMPANY THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE GAS PIPES AND MAINS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SERVING INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS AS HEREIN DEPINBD, ALONG THE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WITHIN THAT AREA OF THE CITY GEN- ERALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE NORTHWEST AREA AS SET FORTH HEREIN; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS OBLIGATIONS AND LIMITATIONS UPON AND UNDER WHICH SUCH RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE SHALL BE EXERCISED; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". Mayor McDonaldinvitedanyone in the audience with petitions or inform- ation for the Council to come forward and be heard, Mr. H. M. Hancheck c:11ed the Council's attention to the fact that cus- tomers in the newly annexed areas are still being billed by Southwestern Bell Tel- ephone Co. at the higher outside the City limits rate, and that he has been in- formed that it will be another month or so before the rates are lowered. City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting January 2, 1963 Page 7 The City Manager vas requested to contact the Telephone Company With regard to this matter. Mr. Harry Grimm, of Flour Bluff, asked if the customers in the Flour Bluff area Will be refunded the amount of the higher rates for telephone and utility payments they have been paying from the date of annexation of that area. It was explained that such rates will be refunded from whatever date the annexation becomes finally legal in the Courts, and that at such time the matter of City taxes will also be determined, and that it is the Council's under- standing that the higher utility payments are being held in escrow until such de- termination is made. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.