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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 09/11/1963PRESENT: Mayor James L. Barnard Commissioners; Jim Young Jack R. Blackmon. J. R. de Leon M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts W. H. Wallace, Jr. • CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING September 11, 1963 2:00 p.m. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer Ass't City Att'y James Ryan City Secretary T. Ray Kring • Mayor James L. Barnard called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by the Reverend Roland Williams, Pastor of Windsor Park Baptist Church. Motion by Young, seconded by de Leon and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of September 4, 1963, at 2 p.m., and of the special meeting of the same day at 4 p.m., be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor Barnard announced the pending item relative to the request of The PWH Corporation, owner of the professional office building at 3150 S. Alameda for a special permit to pave a portion of dedicated street right-of-way on the North boundary of Glazebrook where it adjoins their property line, for use for head -in parking. Motion by Roberts, seconded by Young that the request of the appli- cant for head -in parking on the Glazebrook side of the property be denied. At the suggestion of the Chair, the Council voted to re -open the hearing on the subject request. After some discussion and expressions of opinions relative to the condition and use of the street, Mrs. George Broad reminded the Council of the petition before it not to allow any parking on Glazebrook from Topeka to Alameda as a matter of public safety, and Faires Wade offered to withdraw the request for head -in parking, stating that they were attempting to get access from Glazebrook to the property in front of the building, and permission to pave the area in order to obtain as many parking spaces as possible, and were willing to have parallel parking only along the narrowest portion on Glazebrook side of the building. Mayor Barnard called for a vote on the motion to deny the head -in parking, and the motion carried with no opposition, Following more discussion of the matter, motion by Young, seconded City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting September 11, 1963 Page 2 by Roberts and passed that Jack Graham, Director of Public Works, and Paul Rice, Traffic Engineer, and Faires Wade, applicant, be excused from the meeting to work out a reasonable solution to the problem, and present their recommendations to the Council while the Council is still in session this afternoon, Mayor Barnard announced the pending item of the request for the closing of a portion of Woolridge Road on which public hearing was held on August 21, 1963, the hearing closed, and action deferred to give the applicant's engineers an opportunity to work out a more suitable alternate road. City Manager Whitney presented the revised plan showing the new proposed alignment for Woolridge Road crossing the middle of Lot 14, 15 and 16, Section 4,Flour Bluff Encinal Farms & Garden Tracts, and recommended that the revised plan be approved, and that the application be granted subject to the applicant dedicating the necessary right- of-way for the new location of the road, and that the existing road not be closed until the new road is constructed ar,d accepted by the City. Motion by Young, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the portion of Wool - ridge Road described in the application be closed, with the provisions that the right- of-way for the new street be dedicated by the property owner, and the old street not be closed until the new street is constructed by the applicant and accepted by the City. Mayor Barnard called for the City' Manager's Reports. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Roberts and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted and the recommendations approved as presented, as follows: a. That in view of the continued interest for public development of the City -owned property located at the north end of Shoreline Boulevard, that the re- quest of Wayne Johnson and others to purchase this property be denied at this time; b. That a revocable permit he granted to Clem A. Mansheim and to D. A. Mansheim to erect 5 temporary groins on Corpus Christi Beach within the 100 -foot right-of-way of North Shoreline Drive between North Hotel Place and Steward Place, to prevent further erosion of the property; c. That a lease agreement with Roy Smith covering 28.51 acres of land in South Guth Park for farming and agricultural purposes, for 1 year beginning Sept- ember 1, 1963, be approved; City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting September 11, 1963 Page 3 d. That a lease with Tom Slay as substitute lessee for the original lessee in the form provided in Ordinance No. 6654, but with the deletion of Sub- section (B) of Condition 1, for 113.77 acres of land, Tract "B", International Airport, for 5 years beginning August 15, 1962, be approved. ORDINANCE NO. 7019 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A REVOCABLE EASEMENT TO CROSS UNDER KOKERNOT STREET AND BAYLOR STREET AT POINTS APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN MORGAN STREET AND HOSPITAL STREET, WITH A PIPELINE RUNNING PARALLEL TO SAID MORGAN STREET; PROVIDING TEE TERMS OF SUCH EASEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH EASEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 7020 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO CLEM A. MANSHEIM TO OCCUPY A PORTION OF NORTH SHORELINE DRIVE, ABUTTING LOTS 1 IN BLOCK 6, 177 IN BLOCK 7, AND 87 AND 97 IN BLOCK 8, ALL IN CORPUS BEACH HOTEL ADDITION, AND TO D. A. MANSHEIM TO OCCUPY A PORTION OF NORTH SHORELINE DRIVE ABUTTING LOTS 157 IN BLOCK 6 AND 167 IN BLOCK 7, ALL IN CORPUS BEACH HOTEL ADDITION, A COPY OF SAID PERMIT BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ROY SMITH, COVERING 28.51 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN NUECFS COUNTY, TEXAS, SOUTH GUTH PARK, ON THE WATERS OF 'IPE OSO BAY, ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH 25° EAST FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ruR FARMING AND AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES, IN ACCORDANCE Wliid THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SAID LEASE AGREEMENT, SAID AGREEMENT BEGI?WING SEPTEMBER 1, 1963 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 1964, AND IN THE FORM PRESCRIBED EY ORDINANCE NO, 6375, The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners Young, Blackmon, City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting September 11, 1963 Page 4 • de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and vdting "Aye".. ORDINANCE NO. 7021 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A LEASE IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6654, BUT WITH THE DELETION OF SUBSECTION (B) OF CONDITION 1, CONCERNING 113.77 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DESIGNATED AS TRACT '$" WITH TOM SLAY AS SUBSTITUTE LESSEE FOR THE ORIGINAL LESSEE NAMED IN SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6654, FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5) YEARS, BEGINNING AUGUST 15, 1962; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor Barnard; Commissioners, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". Mayor Barnard directed that the minutes reflect the receipt of a petition, signed by 5 persons, opposed to any parking on Glazebrook, and in favor of "No Parking At Any Time" signs being installed on both sides of Glazebrook from Topeka to Alameda; and that it be noted that the following persons had telephoned their protest to any parking on Glazebrook: Mrs. G. W. Perry, 3257 Topeka; Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Thomas, 3145 Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Danforth, 3201 Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. White, 3150 Topeka; Mrs. Clarence Hertel, 3254 Topeka; and Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Foster, 3243 Topeka. (Petition #14). Motion by Young, seconded by Roberts and passed that the foregoing peti- tion be referred to the Traffic Safety Advisory Board and the Traffic Engineer for recommendation at next week's regular meeting of the Council. Mayor Barnard reported that in response to the joint request of the City and the County Commissioners to the Area Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce for a study and recommendations on the operation and financing of Memorial Hospital with particular reference to the charity load, that the Area Development Committee has recommended the employment of a consulting firm, which may cost as much as $10,000, to be paid by the City and the County; that the County Judge has been authorized by the Commissioners' Court to resubmit the request to the Area Development Committee for a financial study and recommendation only for Memorial Hospital; and announced the Chair was open for a motion with respect to the Area City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting September 11, 1963 Page 5 Development Committee's recommendation and request for the survey. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that no appropriation or expenditure be made for the Memorial Hospital survey as requested by the Area Develop- ment Committee. Motion by Young that the City reaffirm it's policy to get out of the Hospital business as of July 31, 1964, and concur with the County in referring the matter of financing Memorial Hospital to the Area Development Committee. Mayor Barnard declared that the foregoing motion had died for lack of a second. Motion by Wallace, seconded by Young and passed, with Commissioners de Leon and Blackmon voting "Nay", that the City's intention be restated to no longer support the Memorial Hospital financially after August 1, 1964, Motion by Wallace, seconded by Young and passed, with Commissioners Blackmon and Roberts voting "Nay", that the Area Development Committee be urged to make a financial study and recommendation for the financial operation of Memorial Hospital giving consideration to a re-evaluation of County property valuations, by raising the County tax rate, or by creation of a hospital district, which it is understood, the County Judge has been authorized by the Commissioners' Court to request. The proposed design submitted by the Goldston Company, engineers, for re- quested points of access to the Emerald Cove development on Shoreline, and the recom- mendations of the Public Works Department, the Traffic Engineer, and the Planning Department were discussed, and the City Manager was instructed to arrange a meeting for Tuesday, September 17th, at 5 p.m., with representatives of the Public Works Department, Traffic Engineering Department,Planning Department, the Traffic Safety Advisory Board, and Emerald Cove development, for consideration of this matter. Mayor Barnard declared the regular meeting to be recessed, to be reconvened following the special meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. Following adjournment of the special meeting, the recessed regular meeting was reconvened with all members of the Council, the City Manager, the City Attorney, and the City Secretary in attendance. Jack Graham, Director of Public Works, and Paul Rice, Traffic Engineer, pre- sented and explained in detail the design and plan for parking for the professional • • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting September 11, 1963 Page 6 office building property at the corner of Glasebrook and South Alameda, and concurred in their recommendation for its approval on the basis of reasonable protection to the public and reasonable relief to the property owner. During a lengthy discussion of variations of this recommended plan, the Traffic Engineer pointed out that if parking is approved between the curb and the property line whether or not there is a constructed sidewalk, it will be in violation since City Ordinance prohibits such parking. Motion by Wallace, seconded by Young and passed, with Maldonado and Blackmon voting "Nay", that the plan and design just presented and recommended by the Director of Public Works and the Traffic Engineer, for Lot 1, Block 1, Alameda Estates, be approved. (Subject plan is included in the Official Minutes for record.) There being no further business to come before the Council, the regular meeting was adjourned.