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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 12/23/1964PRESENT: Mayor James L. Barnard Mayor Pro Tem Jim Young Commissioners: 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 December 23, 1964 2:00 p.m. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor James L. Barnard called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Commissioner J. R. de Leon in the absence of a guest Chaplain. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Maldonado, seconded by Roberts and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of December 16, 1964, be approved as furnished to the Council. Bids were opened and read on 13 items of Automotive Equipment from the following: South Texas White Truck & Tractor, Inc.; Ed Hoffman Motors; Inter- national Harvester Co.; Bill Moyer Rambler Co.; Lew Williams Chevrolet Co.; Lewis Boggus Motors, Inc.; and Creveling Motor Company. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Bids were opened and read on the construction of Hillcrest Addition Storm Sewers from the following: Heldenfels Brothers; Fowco Construction; King Construc- tion Co.; and T. H. Lee. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. The bid of Sechrist-Hall Co., the only bid received on the construction of a New Roof on the City Hall, was opened and read, and tabled for 48 hours as required by City Charter; and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Mayor Barnard announced the public hearing on the adoption of a Master Sanitary Sewer Plan for areas annexed in 1960 and 1961, except Flour Bluff, as prepared for the. City by Reagan & McCaughan, Consulting Engineers. • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting December 23, 1964 Page 2 City Manager Whitney explained the Charter provision for the submission and adoption in whole or in part of a Master Plan for the comprehensive and orderly growth of the City; the preparation of Reagan & McCaughan, Consulting Engineers, of this re- port on a Master Sanitary Sewage Plan for the areas annexed in 1960 and 1961, with the exception of Flour Bluff; and stated that after duly held public hearing on this Plan by the Zoning & Planning Commission, its recommendation was that it be approved as submitted. Jack Graham, Director of Public Works, presented the report of the Plan consisting of a bound volume of some sixty-three pages of text and approximately the same number of maps showing sanitary sewer trunk lines of 18 -inch diameter or larger to be served by the Oso Sewage Treatment Plant, the Westside Sewage Treatment Plant, and the now -under -construction S. L. Allison Sewage Treatment Plant, each covering segments of the areas which have been annexed to the City within the past three years. He briefly explained the scope of the studies; pointed out that the plans will provide the guide lines on which the City Staff, the Planning Commission, con- sulting engineers, and prospective subdividers and developers can base their planning and financing for the service on the 1963 prices used, which can be projected in the years to come; pointed out the flexibility of this Master Plan to provide for minor variations; and concurred in the Zoning & Planning Commission's recommendation for approval of this Master Sanitary Sewage Plan as submitted. Mayor Barnard, on behalf of the Council, complimented Mr. Frank McCaughan on a very fine job of engineering; and Mr. McCaughan expressed his opinion that the Plan would serve the City for many years to come. No one appeared to speak in opposition to any part of the Master Plan as submitted. Motion by Young, seconded by de Leon and passed that the hearing be closed. (Plan filed in office of Public Works). Mayor Barnard called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Roberts, seconded by Maldonado and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and the recommendations and requests be approved and granted, as follows, with Items "h" and "i" relative to applications for permits to drill oil City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting December 23, 1964 Page 3 wells being temporarily deferred: a. That the rejection of all bids received on Item 2 of 3 -Wheel Motor Vehicles be granted; and that authority to re -advertise for bids to be received on January 13, 1964, on revised specifications, be granted; b. That the bid award on 20" Cast Iron, Ductile Iron, or Asbestos Cement Pipe to4luerican Caa.r. Iron Pipe Company for 6100' of 20" Class 150 Ductile Iron Pipe for $51,240.00, he approved; (Bid Tabulation #44) c. That the bid. award on Radio Equipment to Motorola Communications & Electronics, Inc. for Ttems 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, for a total of $9,266.00, be approved; and that all bids on Item 3 be rejected; (Bid Tabulation #45) d, That the appropriation of the sum of $99,859.50 for the acquisition of eighteen parcels of property for Meadow Park development be granted; and that author- ity to execute real estate sales contracts not to exceed the appraisals, be authorized; e. That the proposal submitted by the Tourist Association and by Adcraft for the City to participate in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for professional ser- vices, art work, lay out, design, printing and supplying of 100,000 brochures ad- vertising the City of Corpus Christi, be approved; f. That the adoption of the policy by the Council pertaining to signs to be erected by tenants at the International Airport, basically that signs placed on the top of buildings be limited to not greater than 10 -feet above the top of the building and in no event greater than 50 -feet, and that free standing signs be limited to not exceeding 35 -feet, be approved; g. That the date of December 30, 1964, during the regular meeting, be set for public hearing on the application of W. W. Walton, Jr. to drill No. 1, W. W. Walton Fee located in the Enrique Villareal Survey, Saxet Field, Nueces County. Items "h" and "i" relative to two applications to drill oil wells within the City limits were considered at this time. Mayor Barnard announced that with the consent of the Council, public hear- ing on the application of W. B. Dansfiell to drill and complete a well in Block 8 of the J. C. Russell Farm Blocks, would be held at this time. City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting December 23, 1964 Page 4 City Manager Whitney presented the application and a plat showing the lo- cation of the proposed Well #1 in Edwin F. Flato Lease, in Block 8, J. C. Russell Farm Blocks, in West Corpus Christi (Lower Frio), Nueces County; pointed out the pro- posed depth and casing program as stated in the application and the requested variance; and stated that the required documents have been submitted by the applicant. John Brooke, attorney representing the applicant, stated that they do not contemplate dual completion of the well at this time, but that should dual completion be found advisable, a supplemental application would be made covering this. No one appeared in opposition to the application. Motion by Wallace, seconded by Maldonado and passed that the hearing be closed. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Wallace and passed that the application of W. B. Dans£iell to drill Well #1 in Block 8 of the J. C. Russell Farm Blocks be granted. Mayor Barnard announced that with the consent of the Council, public hearing on the application of Southern Minerals Corporation to drill a well in Farm Lot 14, H. B. Sheppard Farm Lots would be held at this time. City Manager Whitney presented the application and a plat showing the pro- posed location of Well #14, F. J. Smith lease, in Saxet Field; pointed out the pro- posed location complies with the distance requirements; that no variances were being requested; and thatt the required documents have been submitted by the applicant. No one appeared in opposition to the application. Motion by Roberts, seconded by de Leon and passed that the hearing be closed. Motion by Wallace, seconded by Roberts and passed that the application of Southern Minerals Corporation to drill Well #14, F. J. Smith lease, in Farm Lot No. 14 of the H. B. Sheppard Farm Lots, Saxet Field, be granted. In connection with a proposed ordinance relative to the possession of fire- works, the following spoke at length in opposition on the basis that it deprives citizens of their property rights, that it shouldbe submitted to a vote of the people, that it provides for the searching of homes and buildings without a search warrant, that it should not be passed as an emergency ordinance, that it offers no alternative to the leisure and destruction of many thousands of dollars of merchandise of men who City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting December 23, 1964 Page 5 were legally doing business under the laws of the State, that it is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, that the sale of fireworks is limited by State Law to only two periods during the year, and that the attention of the Police Department should be concentrated on traffic violations and armed roberies, instead of the possession and discharge of small firecrackers: Dave Lane, a non -practicing attorney, speaking for himself; Ed Willia.a, at.:orney speaking for Claude M. Jones, Sam Stinson, and Rudy Garza.; each of whom operate fireworks stands located outside the City limits; Norman Utter, attorney; Walter L..West; and Rudy Garza. Mrs. Richard Herold spoke in support of the ordinance on the basis of specific instances of "criminal" and "hooligan" use of firecrackers which she cited. Mayor Barnard having temporarily left the meeting during the discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Young, with the consent of the Counc;l, announced that action on the foregoing ordinance would be temporarily deferred. Mayor Pro Tem Young declared a brief recess to give the Council an oppor- tunity to discuss further the ordinance relating to fireworks. After a short recess, Mayor Barnard reconvened the meeting. Commissioner Wallace moved that the Council amend the ordinance under con- sideration as follows: Page 2, Section 6, that the last sentence be deleted; and further moved that the Council delete from the proposed ordinance, the statement which appears in several places, "and within 5,000 feet of the City limits," first paragraph, Section 5, Page 1, top of Page 2, Section 5, Section 6, third line in Section 13. On roll call vote, Barnard, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Wallace all voted "Aye," and the Chair declared the amendments had passed. ORDINANCE NO. 7440 DEFINING OFFENSES INVOLVING FIREWORKS AS FIREWORKS ARE DEFINED IN THE FIRE PREVEN- TION CODE OF THE CITY; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING MEANS OF ENFORCEMENT; PRO- VIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following votes Mayor Barnard, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, all present and voting "Aye." City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting December 23, 1964 Page 6 RESOLUTION NO. 7441 RESOLUTION THAT THE MASTER SANITARY SEWER PLAN PREPARED BY REAGAN AND MC CAUGHAN, CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE CITY, BE AND IT IS HEREBY ADOPTED AS A PART OF THE OFFICIAL MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and• the foregoing resolution .ras passed by the following vote: Barnard, Young„ Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, all present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 7442 APPROPRIATING OJT OF NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 291-64-2, MEADOW PARK DEVELOPMENT, THE SUM OF $99,859.50 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 18 PARCELS OF H.OPERI1 FOR PARK PURPOSES, OF WHICH SUM $97,859.50 IS FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PROPERTY AND $2,000.00 IS FOR TITLE EXPENSE AND RELATED CLOSING COSTS, A COPY OF WHICH LIST IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI., FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SAID PARCELS, WHEN AND ONLY WHEN THE PURCHASE PRICE IS WITHIN THE "APPROVED VALUE" AS DETERMINED BY THE APPRAISALS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote; Barnard, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, all present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 7443 APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $8,144.10, OF WHICH AMOUNT $8,017.50 Is FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR PARCELS NOS. 1 AND 5, SAID PARCELS BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER, AND $126.60 IS FOR TITLE EXPENSE, RECORDING FEES AND RELATED COSTS THERETO, ALL APPLICABLE TO SCHANNEN DITCH RELOCATED, PROJECT NO. 295-64-37.1; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR ACQUISI- TION OF SAID RICHT OF WAY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Barnard, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, allpresent and voting "Aye." RESOLUTION NO. 7444 RECOMMENDING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION OF TEXAS OF THE PLACING OF SOME TYPE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FACILITIES ON THE NUECES BAY CAUSEWAY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing resolution was passed by the following votes Barnard, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Wallace, all present and voting "Aye." Francis Farenthold asked why no action has been taken against certain vio- lations in the "5-2" District, and cited the following specific instances: Americana • • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting December 23, 1964 Page 7 and Sand & Sea; the size of the sign and the occupation of the 20' building set- back line. In other words, they and others are violating the variances granted by the Board of Adjustment. Mayor Barnard stated that with the Council's permission, the City Manager would be instructed to take due process to sae that the laws pertaining to zoning are enforced and all other laws of the City. Commissioner de Leon distributed copies of his report to the Council and on his recent trip to Washington, D. C. with Assistant City Manager Marvin Townsend, in connection with the Economic Opportunity Program for the community; and Mayor Barnard ordered the report received, and mads a part of the minutes. "December 23, 1964 Trip to Washington to Office of Economic Opportunity The conferences between Mr. Fred Baldwin and other staff members of the Office of Economic Opportunity and Messrs. Sheridan C. Lewis, Joe Parks, Marvin Townsend, and myself were informative and appeared to be successful in moving the Community's application through the approval process. The group met with Mr. Baldwin at 10 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. on Wednesday,,Decsmber 16, and at 10:30 a.m., on the next day. Between meetings, the indicated changes and additional information were prepared and the application so amended. Prom the conversation, it appears that the Community's program is well thought of in Washington and is designed to carry out the basic purposes of the Act. The need for maximum neighborhood participation and citizen support was fre- quently mentioned. It was thus both effective and gratifying to receive numerous telegram, and phone calls in support of the program, and in particular the Planned Parenthood component, while the delegation was in Washington. Conclusion of the discussions indicated that the Community's application should ba approved within the next week or two and that there is no reason why the educatiodal components could not be initiated by the beginning of the second term. Mr. Baldwin and the others were appreciative of the support of the community and the concern of the City as indicated by the Washington trip. Respectfully submitted, /1/ J. R. ds Leon" There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.