HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/03/1963CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
MICROFILMED JAN 21 69 A r oo3p.m963
PRESENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Tom R. Svantner
Commissioners:
Dr. James L. Barnard
J. R. de Leon
M. P. Maldonado
W. J. Roberts
Jim Young
City Manager Herbert W. Whitney
City Attorney I. M. Singer
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor Pro Tem Tom R. Swantner called the meeting to order in the
absence of Mayor Ben F. McDonald.
The Invocation was given by the Reverend W. Oliver Harrison, Pastor
of First Christian Church.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
Motion by Young, seconded by de Leon and passed that the absence of
Mayor Ben F. McDonald, who is in Washington, D. C., on official City business,
be excused.
Mayor Pro Tem Swantner welcomed everyone in the audience to this
last meeting of the retiring Council, and introduced his wife, Beverly, and
his sister-in=law, Gloria Swantner.
Motion by Barnard, unanimously seconded and unanimously passed that
Mayor Pro Tem Swentner be commended for the fine job he has done as a member
of the Council and as Mayor Pro Tem during the past two years, and that the
value of his service and devotion to the City and to the citizens of Corpus
Christi be acknowledged.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Barnard and passed that the minutes
of the regular meeting of March 27, 1963, be approved as furnished to the
Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Svantner announced the opening of bids.
Bids were opened and read on the supplying, hauling, and spreading
of 9,500 cu.yds. of Sand Fill on South Beach from the following: Fowco Con-
struction Co.; and Slovak Brothers.
The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City
Charter and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
The bid received from B & E Construction Co. vas ordered returned
to bidder unopened and unread, due to failure to comply with the bidding re-
quirements.
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Regular Council Meeting
April 3, 1963
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Mayor Pro Tem Swantner called for the City Manager's Reports.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that the City Man-
ager's Report be accepted, and the recommendation approved, as follows:
a. That the Tax Error and Correction List for December, 1962, be
approved,
SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE:
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EUCUTE A CONDRP:C:T AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH E TJY PUGH
LEASING TO SAID BILLY PUS:: A PORTION OF THE MUNICIPAL WHARF AREA ADJOINING
THE SEAWALL, FOR RAM IN CONSIDERATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH
IN THE CONTRACT AND LEASE fir, A COPT: OF WHICH IS ATTACHED PEPETO AND
MADE A PART HERD F, SAID LEASE AHD CONTRACT TO BE FOR A PERIOD OF tWEW2 (20)
YEARS, BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1963, AND ENDING ON AUGUST 31, 1983.
The foregoing ordinance vas read for the second time and passed to
its third reading by the following vote: Mayor McDonald absent, Commissioners
Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and
voting "Aye".
THS READING OF AN ORDINANCE:
ORDINANCE No. 6856
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO SODTIERN COMMUNITY ;rAS COMPANY THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE
AND FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE GAS TRANSMISSION LINES ALONG THE
REF'''S, AVENUES, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
SOLELY FOR THE TRANSMISSION 0? GAS THROUGH THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS DE-
SL:RIBED HEREIN; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIF9TATIONS
UPON AND UNDER WHICH SUCH RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE SHALL BE EGNRCISEDj
PROVIDING THAT NO SALES OR DELIV T RS OF GAS TO ANY CUSTOMES WITHIN THE AREA
SHALL BE MADE BY THE 'EE; PROF ®TNG FOR PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE
FRANCHISE AS PROVIDED BY THE CITY CHARTER.
The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally
by the following vote: Mayor McDonald absent, Commissioners Svantner, Barnard,
de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye".
THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE:
ORDINANCE NO. 6857
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 INDOPTR7CAI, CUSTOMERS AS HEREIN DEFINED, ALONG THE STREETS, AVENUES,
ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE OTTY OF CORFU CHRISTI, WITHIN THAT AREA OF THE
CITY GE :EiALLY DESCRI_BF" AS BEING THE NOR:3174E3T AREA AS SET FCRff HEREIN; PRE-
SCRIBING THE Tom, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIrA1IONS UPON AND UNDER
WHICH SUCH RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE SHALL BE EXERCISED§ EXERCISEDAND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER.
The foregoing ordinance vas read for the third time and passed finally
by the following vote: Mayor McDonald absent, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard,
de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye".
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Regular Council. Meeting
April 3, 1963
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ORDINANCE NO. 6858
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON APRIL 2, 1963, ON THE QUESTION OF GRANTING A
FRANCHISE TO CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL GAS CORPORATION FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5)
YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING GAS PIPES AND MAINS IN,
ON, UNDER AND ALONG THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CONCERNING THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST AREAS
OF SAID CITY; CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION
HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON APRIL 2, 1963, ON THE QUESTION
OF GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL GAS CORPORATION FOR A
TERM OF 1'lpl'1 N (15) `YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING GAS
PIPES AND MAINS IN, ON, UNDER AND ALONG THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AVENUES AND
PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CONCERNING THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST
AND NORTHWEST AREAS OF SAID CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule Was suspended by the following vote: Mayor
McDonald absent, Commissioners Svantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts,
and Young all present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor
McDonald absent, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts,
and Young all voting "Aye".
ORDINANCE NO. 6859
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FL.FCTING THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
HELD ON THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 1963; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor
McDonald absent, Commissioners Swantner, Bo nard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts,
and Young all present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance vas passed by the following vote: Mayor
McDonald absent, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts,
and Young all voting "Aye".
Mayor Pro Tem Swantner announced that this completed the term of
office of the retiring Council, and recognized the Honorable Tillman Smith,
Judge of the 94th .District Court, Nueces County, to administer the Oaths of
Office to the newly elected Mayor and Commissioners.
Judge Smith administered the Oath of Office to Dr, James L. Barnard.,
as Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, and then to W. J. Roberts, M. P.
Maldonado, James H. Young, Jose de Leon, William H. Wallace, Jr., and Jack R.
Blackmon, respectively, as Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi.
Judge Smith declared the foregoing to be the duly elected and con-
stituted Mayor and Council of the City of Corpus Christi.
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Regular Council Meeting
April 3, 1963
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Mayor James L. Barnard assumed the Chair and asked the Reverend W.
Oliver Harrison to invoke the blessing at the start of the new administration,
which vas done.
Mayor Barnard stated that he humbly accepted the office of Mayor
and the honor accorded him by the voters of Corpus Christi; that to sit in
the Chair of Mayor is a great task, to fill the shoes -that have stood there
before him is a great task; that he is not going to be any other previous
mayor, but just himself doing the best job he can do, which can only be done
with the help of the people -- the City Council, the City employees, and all
of the citizens of Corpus Christi. He stated that the Council intends to con-
tinue the progress of the City; and promised that citizens who come before
the Council with requests that are in the public interest will find the Council
cooperative and even ahead of them, that every request may not be granted, but
that the Council promises to hear and to give its considered ju.:,ent to all
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requests of all citizens in all areas of the City.
Mayor Barnard then introduced those members of his family who were
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present: his father, W. C. Barnard; 4 of his children, Debbie, Bobby, pDiane,�
and Joan; and his wife, Katherine.
Eacih of the Commissioners in turn around the Council table expressed
their feelings of privilege and responsibility to serve their community, and
then introduced those of their families present. Commissioner W. J. Roberts,
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introduced his daughter, Diem, and wife, Thelma; Commissioner M. P. Maldonado
introduced his wife, and daughter, Hilda, his brother, Robert, and sister-in-
law, Mrs. Gonzales; Commissioner James H. Young, introduced his wife, Betty,
his father, and his father-in-law, Curtis Clark; Commissioner Jose R. de Leon,
introduced his wife, his daughter, Silvia, and son, Joe, Jr.; Commissioner
William H. Wallace, Jr. introduced his wife, Mary; and Commissioner Jack R.
Blackmon introduced his wife, Margaret, and his two daughters, Dede and Debbie.
Mayor Barnard thanked everyone for coming to this swearing-in cere-
mony, announced the Council had one item of business to attend to, anddeclared
the Chair was open for nominations for the office of Mayor Pro Tem.
Commissioner de Leon nominated Jim Young for the office of Mayor Pro
Tem. There being no further nominations, Mayor Barnard declared the nominations
closed, and on vote, Commissioner Jim Young was unanimously elected Mayor Pro Tea.
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Regular Council Meeting
April 3, 1963
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Mayor Barnard stressed the fact that there is a place on the agenda
for petitions or information from the audience on matters not scheduled on the
agenda and urged the citizens to avail themselves of this opportunity to ex-
press their opinions both for and against the public natters being considered
and acted upon by the Council, in the nature of a public forum meeting.
There being no further business to come before the Council, motion
by Roberts, seconded by de Leon and passed that the meeting be adjourned.
1, BEN F. MC DONALD, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, certify
that the foregoing minutes, same being for the period of Mardi 8, 1963,
through April 3, 1963, inclusive, and having been previously approved by
Council action, are by me hereby approved.
BEN F. MC DONALD, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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