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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 10/02/1963CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING October 2, 1963 2:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor James L. Barnard Commissioners; Jim Young Jack R. Blackmon J. R. de Leon M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts W. H. Wallace, Jr. 410, City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer Acting City Sec'y Doris Francis • Mayor James L. Barnard called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by the Reverend L. A. Tomb, Pastor of the Free Methodist Churcn. The Acting City Secretary called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Roberts, seconded by Maldonado and passed that Mrs. Doris Francis be appointed Acting City Secretary during the absence of City Secretary T. Ray Kring. Motion by Maldonado, seconded by Young and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of September 25, 1963, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor Barnard read a proclamation proclaiming the week of October 6 through October 12, 1963, as CORPUS CHRISTI EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, whin was accepted by Joe Salem, and a representative of the Texas Employ- ment Commission. Dr. H. J. Williams, president of the United Citizens Civic League, and Mrs. Lillian Leathers, president of the local chapter of N.A.A.C.P., expressed the approval of the groups they represent of the announced intention of the Council to appoint a Human Relations Committee; and Mayor Barnard reminded them that some time would be required to study the charge and duties for the Committee, and that any Councilman would be happy to receive recommendations from any citizen with respect to membership of the Committee, that the size of the Committee had not definitely been established except that it should represent all segments of the City's population. Mayor Barnard especially welcomed the student representatives of the Student Council of Roy Miller High School, and Commissioner Roberts presented Certificates of Attendance, designating the following as Honorary Junior City • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 2 Commissioners: Myrna Garcia; Suzanne Eledge; Carmela Malate; Diana Ryan; Burt Gabbert; and Peter Parciany. Mayor Barnard called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Roberts and passed, with Wallace voting "Nay" on Item "i" as indicated, and Young abstaining on Item ",n" as indicated, that the City Manager's Reports, with the exception of Item "j", which was tempor- arily deferred as indicated, be accepted, and the recommendations be approved as presented, as follows: a. That acceptance and final payment of Estimate #3 in the amount of $10,898.07, for construction of the Upper McArdle Storm Sewer project by Fowco Construction Company, be approved; b. That acceptance and final payment of Estimate #5 in the amount of $18,839.38 for construction of the Lower McArdle Storm Sewer project by heldenfels Brothers, be approved; c. That acceptance and final payment of Estimate #2 in the amount of $6,935.93 for construction of the Bonham and Bowie Street Improvements be approved; d. That the award of bid be made on the basis of low bid meeting specifi- cations to E -Z Pipe & Steel, Inc., for 208,000' of Steel Pipe in sizes from 1" thru 4" (Japan) for a total of $48,830.18; (Bid Tabulation #73); e. That the award of bid be made on the basis of low bid meeting speci- fications to Pipe Line Service Corp., for Coating and Wrapping of 208,000' of Steel Pipe in sizes from 1" thru 4" for a total of $17,536.86; (Bid Tabulation #74) ; f. That the award of bid be made on the basis of low bid meeting speci- fications to Pearce Equipment Co., for two 125 c.f.m. Diesel Powered Air Compress- ors, 125 RP Davey, for a total of $8,484.00; (Bid Tabulation #75); g. That a revocable easement to Durham Business College for 5 parking spaces behind Flipo's Sea Food Restaurant for $10.00 per month, be approved on a month-to-month basis; h. That the request of the developers of Pharaoh Valley for abandonment of a utility easement located between Lots 5 and 12, Block 4, Pharaoh Valley • • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 3 Northeast, a replat of Block 4, Pharaoh Valley Northeast, be approved, subject to the developers paying for the relocation of existing utilities; i. That execution of the "Offer and Acceptance" Forms received from the State Department of Health in connection with a Federal Grant, approved in the amount of $430,110.00, applicable to construction of the South Staples Oso Plant to Everhart Sewer Main, including a Lift Station at Everhart and an interceptor line from Everhart to Santa Fe at Aberdeen, be approved; Commissioner Wallace voted "Nay" on the foregoing Item, based on his objection to the use of Federal Funds for municipal projects. j. The matter of the recommendation from the Zoning & Planning Commission re acceptance of cash in lieu of park dedication in Meadowbrook Addition, was tem- porarily deferred, for consideration later in the meeting. k. That the date of October 23, 1963, during a Special Meeting convening at 4 p.m., be set for public hearing on 6 zoning cases and 1 text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance; 1. That the following requests for Interim Zoning Permits be approved as recommended by the Zoning & Planning Commission, as follows; (1) #62-68, Marion W. Moran & Wilbur P. Peacock, to erect a 2.3' x 26' corrugated aneet metal one-story building for contractors storage warehouse on a .548 acre tract out of Range 6, Section 8, of the Kinney Sectionized Lands, at 6301 Leopard; and (2) #62-69, Robert Riley & Christ The King Men's Club, to establish a shooting gallery for the purpose of holding a one -day annual turkey shoot on a 5 -acre portion of Lot 6, Section 2, Bohemian Colony Lands, at 5444 Kostoryz Road; m. That the date of October 9, 1963, during the regular meeting, be set for public hearing on the appeal of $399 Economy Car Rentals of Corpus Christi, Inc., from the Taxicab Inspector's denial of application for a driverless car franchise; Commissioner Young abstained on the foregoing item. n. That the application of Cowanco, Inc. for a permit to drill for oil or gas, No. 1 M.O. TalbertWildcat, Saxet Deep Field Area, be approved; o. That the pending item of the zoning applications of Cecil Burney and Franck Cech relative to property of the Hatch Tract, be considered on October 9, 1963, during the special meeting convening at 4 p.m., following the scheduled public • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 -" Page 4 hearings on zoning cases. R. J. Iwanski, 4417 Laura, presented approximately 91 additional signatures to the pretest presented at last weeks regular meeting relative to the manner of painting of the Harbor Bridge by spray guns (Petition #15), and inquired as to the status of the matter. City Manager Whitney reported that he has as yet received no reply to his communication regarding this matter which he had addressed to Mr. T. 0. Foster of the State Highway Department. City Manager Whitney, in connection with Item "j" of his Reports which had been deferred earlier in the meeting, presented the recommendation from the Zoning & Planning Commission for acceptance of a cash amount in lieu of the required park dedication in Meadowbrook Addition; read the portion of the Zoning Ordinance that applied to this subject; presented the original preliminary plat and the revised preliminary plat of the proposed development; presented a Neighborhood Park Location Study Map indicating those parks within a half -mile radius and a one -mile radius of the park location in question; explained the method by which the suggested cash payment in lieu of land dedication had been arrived at; presented a list of some 13 subdivisions that had paid money in lieu of land dedications in the area of the Meadowbrook Park site within the last 10 years; and the concensus of the Park Depart- ment staff to the effect that money from this area can be well used for development of adjacent park areas, since the number of people per acre of parks in this parti- cular area, including Meadowbrook, still reflects a favorable ratio. The following appeared to protest the acceptance of cash in lieu of park land dedication, on the basis that the subject area had been represented as a park when they purchased in the subdivision, that the park is needed due to the large number of small children in the area, that there is other land available in the subdivision for the proposed Church and school, and that the proposed cash pay- ment is not a comparable figure to the prices they paid for their properties. Dewey Johnson, 1053 Peerman; Douglas Masten, 606 Meadowbrook; Lee Britt, 617 Brock; Ed Case, 522 Monette; Philip Butler, builder; Bill Matthews, 625 Brock; A. F. Harper, 1006 Barracuda; Mrs. Moses, 629 Broadshaw; Ed Hurst, 638 Philomena; and Mrs. Lott. City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 5 Pat Horkin, Attorney representing the Catholic Church, explained the pro- posed use of the subject land for construction of a Church and school; the need to relieve the existing congestion of St. Patrick's School and the potential economic advantage to the Independent School District; explained the loss of earnest money on the contract for the purchase of this acreage if the sale is not consummated; pointed out that in any event the proposed Church and school will be constructed on the property already purchased, but that the more spacious development would be better than having vacant, unimproved park land; and that the price of residential property, cost of streetsand utilities would be reflected in the price of residential properties. Commissioner Wallace commented that he had been advised of only 3 undevelop- ed dedicated parks; that he felt the method used for arriving at a land value determination was very naive; that he felt it was too late to permit the payment of cash in lieu of land dedication, since the testimony obviously indicated that the residential properties had been sold with the assurance that there would be a sizable park land within the bounds of the subdivision at this location; and that he felt the information presented was conclusive enough that nothing would be gained by delaying action on the matter by the Council, Commissioner Wallace moved that the request that the subject land be allowed for other use than a park, and that a cash payment be made in lieu of the park dedication, be denied. The foregoing motion died for lack of a second. Motion by Young, seconded by Maldonado and passed with Wallace voting "Nay", that the matter of a cash payment in lieu of the park land dedicated in Meadowbrook Addition be deferred for 2 weeks for further study as to some other area of park land being exchanged or developed within the subdivision. Mayor Barnard instructed the City Manager to place the foregoing item first on the agenda for the regular meeting of October 16, 1963. ORDINANCE NO. 7034 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER McARDLE STORM SEWER, PROJECT N0. 295-61-22, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, FOWCO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT DATED JUNE 26, 1963, AUTHORIZED 3Y ORDINANCE NO, 6941; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 3 IN THE AMOUNT OF $109898.07, DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 1963, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR CONSTRUC- TION AND CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 6 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. 7035 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOWER MC ARDLE STORM SEWER, PROJECT NO. 295-61-24, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, HELDENFELS BROTHERS, UNDER THEIR CON- TRACT DATED JANUARY 23, 1963, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6767; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 5, DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 1963, IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,839.31, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED; 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. 7036 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONHAM AND BOWIE STREET IMPROVE- MENTS, PROJECT NO. 220-61-69.7, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, WOMACK AND MANNING, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT DATED AUGUST 7, 1963, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6983; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 2, DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 1963, IN THE AMOUNT OF $6935.93, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 220 STREET BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR CON- STRUCTION AND CONTINGENCIES; 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. 7037 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE EASEMENT TO DURHAM BUSINESS COLLEGES TO USE FIVE AUTO PARKING SPACES ON THE EAST 50 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK 2, BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. r • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 7 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. 7038 ABANDONING THE SOUTH 110.58 FEET ON THE 10 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT HAVING ITS CENTER- LINE ON AND ALONG THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN LOTS 5 AND 12, BLOCK 4, AS SHOWN BY REPLAT OF BLOCK 4, PHARAOH VALLEY NORTHEAST; 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. 7039 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL GRANT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTH STAPLES OSO PLANT TO EVERHART SEWER MAIN, INCLUDING A LIFT STATION AT EVERHART AND AN INTERCEPTOR LINE FROM EVER - HART TO SANTA FE AT ABERDEEN, AND TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE AFORESAID PROJECT; 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, and Roberts present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Wallace voting "Nay". FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING JAMES D. LENKIN AND E. J. MICHAL, dba WHITE DUCK TOUR SERVICE, A FRANCHISE FOR THE OPERATION OF A SCENIC MOTOR TOURIST SERVICE BY THE USE OF AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR A CHARGE OF TWO PERCENT (27.) OF GROSS RECEIPTS TO BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE 10TH DAY OF EACH MONTH FOR THE PRE- CEDING CALENDAR MONTH; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF A STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS; PRO- VIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY SECURITY; PROVIDING FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS; PROVID- ING FOR PROPER SUPERVISION; PROVIDING OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS; PRO- VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER SAID FRANCHISE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORFEITURE OF SAID FRANCHISE. • • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 8 The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Mayor Barnard, Commissioners Young, Black- mon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH FOR THE USE OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A PARKING LOT AREA SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE 15 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH PROPERTY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID LEASE, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the 2nd time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Mayor Barnard, Commissioners Young, Black- mon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO SUNTIDE PIPE LINE COMPANY A FRANCHISE TO LAY, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND REMOVE AN 8" OIL PIPELINE EXTEND- ING FROM A POINT ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF INTERSTATE 37 TO THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 53A AND EXTENDING SOUTH ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO AND WEST OF SAID PUBLIC ROAD TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 255 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF STATE HIGHWAY 9, THEN EXTENDING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY LINE ACROSS HIGHWAY 9 IN THE 8500 BLOCK, ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 55 (CLARKWOOD ROAD) IN THE 1600 BLOCK, ACROSS CAROLINE ROAD IN THE MC NORTON SUBDIVISION #3, ACROSS AN UNNAMED COUNTY ROAD IN THE 8900 BLOCK THEREOF, ACROSS AN UNNAMED COUNTY ROAD EXTENDING NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH THE J. W. STEVENS TRACT AND CROSSING FM ROAD 229 (RAND MORGAN ROAD) IN THE 800 BLOCK OF SAID ROAD AND CONTINUING IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CITY LIMITS TO THE EXTENT THAT SAID ROADS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WHICH NOW EXIST ACROSS SAID PIPELINE ARE TRAVERSED BY THE SAID PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, AND TO USE SO MUCH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID STREETS AS IS NECESSARY THERETO, NOT EXTENDING MORE THAN FIVE FEET (5') ON EACH SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE OF SAID PIPELINE; PROVIDING CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON THE USE OF SAID STREETS; PROVIDING THAT SAID FRANCHISE SHALL BE ASSIGNABLE BY THE GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR FORFEITURE OF THE FRANCHISE IN CASE OF FAILURE OF THE PART OF GRANTEE TO ABSERVE THE TERMS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Mayor Barnard, Commissioners Young, Black- mon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO ARTICLE IV IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SECTION 9-10, TO BE DESIGNATED AS SECTION 9-10A, PROHIBITING CERTAIN 1SES OF THE BARGE DOCK; AMENDING SECTION 9-46, REGULATING SIGN ADVERTISING OF COMMERCIAL AND CHARTER VESSELS; AMENDING SECTION 9-47, REGULATING ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AWNINGS; ADDING A NEW SECTION TO ARTICLE IV IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SECTION 9-47, TO BE DESIGNATED AS SECTION 9-47A, REGULATING GEAR BOXES AND TICKET BOOTHS; AMENDING SECTION 9-56, REGULATING USE OF WATER; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO ARTICLE IV IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SECTION 9-56, TO BE DESIGNATED AS SECTION 9-56A, REGULATING THE USE OF ELECTRICITY; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA- TION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Mayor Barnard, Commissioners Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, present and voting "Aye". • • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 2, 1963 Page 9 Robert Woolsey, attorney, presented a petition of approximately 77 sig - turps of ..owners and,operato's of.cbarter boat services, motels, restaurants, and other businesses, opposing the passage of the ordinance establishing a one-way traffic pattern on the Peoples Street T -Head on the basis that there is no need for any change in the present two-way pattern; and Mrs. Winfree, owner of the SKIPPER KAY, spoke in opposition, on the basis of the unfortunate effect on the operators of businesses on the North end of the T -Head due to the inconvenience to customers using these services, and suggested that "No Parking Here to Corner" signs be established at all four corners to facilitate getting cars into the parking lots, and that one-way traffic could be effected on holiday weekends; and 0. H. Haislip, Southwestern Petroleum Co., spoke in opposition on the basis that he would have to drive completely around the T -Head in order to service those boats on the North end of the T -Head. (Petition No 16) Captain Nathan Clark, charter boat operator, speaking for the Boatowners Association, spoke in favor of the one-way traffic pattern on the basis that it was recommended by the Bayfront Advisory Board and by the Traffic Safety Advisory Board due to the traffic congestion. Mayor Barnard commented that in view of the petition just received, he felt the Council should at least review the original recommendations of the Traffic Safety Advisory Board and from the Bayfront Advisory Committee, and announced the Chair was open for a motion to table the third reading of the ordinance under question. Motion by Wallace, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the third read- ing of the proposed ordinance establishing a one-way street pattern on the Peoples Street T -Head and on the Lawrence Street T -Head be tabled for further review. Captain Nathan Clark complained that certain charter boat operators had offered free boatrides to the Kiwanis Convention visitors for the same time for which he had been requested by the program committee of the Convention to sell tickets, and asked if the Council could prohibit this type of competition. Captain Clark was informed that the situation was one of free enterprise and did not come under the jurisdiction of the Council. There being no further business to come before theCouncil, the meeting was adjourned.