HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/20/1965PRESENT:
Mayor James L. Barnard
Mayor Pro Tem Jim Young
Commissioners
Jack R. Blackmon
J. R. de Leon
M. P. Maldonado
W. J. Roberts
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
January 20, 1965
2:00 p.m.
City Manager Herbert W. Whitney
City Attorney I. M. Singer
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
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Mayor James L. Barnard called the meeting to order.
The Invocation was given by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Kasper, Pastor
of Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that the absence of
Commissioner W. H. Wallace, Jr. be excused for cause.
Motion by young, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the minutes of the
regular meeting of January 13, 1965, at 2 p.m., and of the special meeting of the
same day at 3:30 p.m. be approved as furnished to the Council.
Mayor Barnard called for the opening of bids.
The bid of Builders Iron Foundry, the only one received, on one Loss -in -
Weight Chemical Feeder with Rototrol was opened and read.
The foregoing bid was 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 Portable Partitions from the following: Air
Wall, Inc. of Houston; and Air Wall, Inc. of Paramount, California.
The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by City Charter,
and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
Mayor Barnard read proclamations relative to the following: MUSEUM WEEK
in Corpus Christi, January 20-26, 1965, accepted by Kemp Adams, Aalbert Heine,
and Mr. Cockran; and KIWANIS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY WEEK in Corpus Christi, week of
January 21, 1965, accepted by Jesse Jamison, President of Downtown Kiwanis Club,
on behalf of all Kiwanians.
Preston Doughty, Chairman of the "Workreation" Committee of the Downtown
Kiwanis Club, presented his Club's formal proposal to co-sponsor with the City a
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Workreation Program during the summer of 1965, whereby the Club will provide
approximately $10,000 to pay the salaries for approximately 100 boys and girls of
high school age, and the City's Park & Recreation Department will provide the
employment opportunities of these young people to participate in a program of park
development and supervised recreation activities, thereby providing gainful em-
ployment for the youth of our community, and adding beauty and utility to the
public areas of our City. He emphasized that the project was not in connection
with, nor any part of the Federal Poverty or Economic Opportunity Program, that
economic need is not a criterion for employment in this program; that the Club
is in the process of obtaining a Charter for a non-profit Texas corporation to
be called "Workreation, Inc.," and that it is hoped and anticipated that this pro-
ject will become a continuing local program with community support. The following
members of the Downtown Kiwanis Club were present in support of the proposal:
James Brooks, Joe G. Casillas, James H. Gardner, Jack Hutchens, Gary 0. Knippa,
Sam W. Main, Jonathon H. Noyes, and I. M. Singer.
City Manager Whitney explained the concept that each of these young people
of high school age be engaged to work 120 hours during a six-week period, for which
each shall be paid 75c an hour, total of $90 maximum earning per individual; that
the Director of Parks & Recreation proposes to use part of these young people in
new construction and maintenance of parks, and part to assist with the recreation
program in supervised playground programs; that Workreation, Inc. will furnish
the money to pay these salaries and miscellaneous expenses, and the City will
provide the employment, supervision and bookkeeping and administration of the
program; and heartily recommended acceptance and approval of the proposal.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the Council
accept and support the proposal submitted by the Downtown Kiwanis Club as recom-
mended by the City Manager.
Mayor Barnard announced the public hearing on the application of W. W.
Walton, Jr. for a permit to rework, operate and produce an oil and/or gas well
#B-1, W. W. Walton Fee, in the Enrique Villareal Survey, Saxet Field, Nueces County.
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City Manager Whitney pointed out the location of the proposed well; ex-
plained that the necessary documents and information have been presented by the
applicant; that the only exceptions requested in the application pertained to the
distance from the road, the use of earthen and mud slush pits, and no fences; and
recommended that the application be approved.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Maldonado and passed that the hearing be
closed.
Motion by Blackmon, seconded by de Leon and passed that W. W. Walton, Jr.
be granted a permit to rework and operate Well #B-1, W. W. Walton Fee, in the
Enrique Villareal Survey, Saxet Field, Nueces County, as set forth in the appli-
cation.
Mayor Barnard called for the City Manager's Reports.
Motion by Roberts, seconded by de Leon and passed that the City Manager's
Reports be accepted, and the recommendations and requests be approved and granted,
as follows:
a. That acceptance and payment of final estimate #4 in the amount of
$51,973.70 to Heldenfels Brothers for construction of Navigation Boulevard Storm
Sewer, Unit II, be approved;
b. That acceptance and payment of final estimate #2 in the amount of
$17,691.09 to Womack and Manning for construction of South Staples Street Storm
Sewer, Part I, be approved;
c. That the award of bid be made on the basis of low bid meeting speci-
fications to Duncan Parking Meter Corporation for 40 single type, one hour, Park-
ing Meters and 21 double type, two hours, Parking Meters for a total of $3,826.13;
(Bid Tabulation #4)
d. That the award of bid on Mowing Equipment be made on the basis of low
bid meeting specifications, as follows: to Watson Distributing Co., Inc. for
Item 1 and Item 2, for a net total of $2,799.00; to Gravely Tractors for Item 3 for
a net total of $2,043.00; and to International Harvester Sales & Service for Item 4,
Item 5, and Item 6, for a net total of $1,690.33; making a grand net total of
#6,532.33; (Bid Tabulation #5)
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e. That the award of bid on Special Bodies be made on the basis of low
bid meeting specifications, as follows: to Truckers Equipment, Inc. for Item 1,
Item 4, Item 6, and Item 7, for a net total of $8,404.23; to McCabe Powers Body
Company for Item 2, for $1,402.00; to Commercial Body Corporation for Item 3 and
Item 8 for a total of $1,902.00; and to Pak -Mor Manufacturing Company for Item 5,
for a total of $4,887.26; making a grand total of $16,595.49; (Bid Tabulation #6)
f. That the award of bid on Heavy Equipment be made on the basis of low
bid meeting specifications, as follows: to International Harvester Sales & Service
for Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, and Item 4 for a total of $28,816.58; to Jess McNeel
Machinery Corporation for Item 6 and Item 10 for a total of $35,565.00; to Girard
Machinery & Supply Company for Item 8, Item 11, Item 14, and Item 16 for a total
of $50,944.00; to Mooney Equipment Company for Item 9 for $11,958.94; to Contractors
Machinery Company for Item 12, and Item 13 for a total of $2,210.00; and to Gulfside
Equipment, Inc. for Item 15 for $13,633.00; making a grand total of $143,127.52;
(Bid Tabulation #7)
g. That the award of bid on a 3 -Wheel Motor Vehicle be made on the basis
of low bid meeting specifications to Watson Distributing Company, Inc. for a net
total of $1,193.00; (Bid Tabulation #8)
h. That Kirkwood and Morgan, Inc. be granted a permit to drill Well #3,
State Tract #706, Lease 30427, Nueces Bay, Nueces County, to be located 1724.7
feet from the east line and 2056.3 feet from tht south line of Tract #7C6 as
set forth in the application as amended.
ORDINANCE NO.
7460
RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD STORM SEWER,
UNIT II PROJECT NO. 295-61-30, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRAC_OR, HELDENFELS BROTHERS,
UNDER THEIR CONTRACT DATED 22 JULY, 1965, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7288;
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED,
FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 4 IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,973.70 AND DATED 13 JANUARY, 1965, A
COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT BEING THE
BALANCE DUE TO THE CONTRACTOR, LESS THE SUM OF $200 WHICH IS RETAINED PENDING
SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF FINAL CLEAN-UP WORK; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed
by the following votes Barnard, Young, Blackmon, de Leon, Maldonado and Roberts
present and voting "Aye"; Wallace absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 7461
RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING CONSTRUCTION QF THE SOUTH STAPLES STREET STORM SEWER PART I,
OF THE STAPLES STREET IMPROVEMENTS, DESIGNATED AS PROJECT NO. 220-56-29, AS PERFORMED
BY THE CONTRACTOR, WOMACK AND MANNING, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT DATED 7 OCTOBER 1964,
AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7377; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM N0. 220 STREET BOND
FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED, OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 2 IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,691.09,
DATED 14 JANUARY 1965, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF;
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 and Roberts present
and voting "Aye"; Wallace absent,
ORDINANCE NO. 7462
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMIN-
ISTRATION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN TO ALL POSITIONS IN THE CITY SERVICE; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE", BEING ORDINANCE NO. 3656, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL ON THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1954, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (E)
OF SECTION 1, BY ESTABLISHING A NEW CLASS TITLE OF DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP-
MENT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; 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 and Roberts
present and voting "Aye"; Wallace absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 7463
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, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY
CHANGING THE ZONING OF ALL OF LOT 5, BLOCK 21, NUECES BAY HEIGHTS EXTENSION, IN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "A-1" APARTMENT HOUSE
DISTRICT TO "B-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH; 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 and Roberts
present and voting "Aye"; Wallace absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 7464
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOTUME 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, AS AMENLED, BY GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ON
A PORTION OF A 10.15 -ACRE TRACT, OUT OF TRACT 10 PAISLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE
HOFFMAN TRACT, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE PARTI-
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CULARLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIGN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PLANS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWi''n; 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 and Roberts
present and voting "Aye"; Wallace absent.
City Manager Whitney recommended that the appointment of Tom McKeown as
Director of Industrial Development as recommended by the Municipal Industrial Com-
mission be approved.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the recommendation
of the City Manager for the appointment of Tom McKeown as Director of Industrial
Development be accepted and approved.
Mrs. Lola Scott suggested that since surfboards can now be built for a small
cost, that this portion of the recommendations of the Water Safety Committee which
vas not carried out previously because of cost, be reconsidered at this time, and
two such surfboards be provided for the lifeguards at the City's beaches on the
basis that it would increase the efficiency of the guards, decrease the time re-
quired to reach swimmers in trouble, and enable the lifeguards to patrol in deep
water.
The matter was referred to the City Manager for study and recommendation.
Motion by de Leon, seconded by Roberts and passed that the meeting be re-
cessed until 3:30 p.m.
Following a short recess, Mayor Barnard reconvened the meeting.
H. J. Prendergast, Mother M. Joanna, and Sister Frances presented the re-
quest of the Carmelite Sisters for the possibility of acquiring five acres of City
land located in the general vicinity of the abandoned Cliff Maus Airport, adjacent
to the Boys' Club property, pointed out the need for child care facilities in that
particular area, and explained their plans and desire to relocate and expand
their nursery facilities to care for more children and to include children in the
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six -to -twelve age group. Joe Simon suggested that a similar agreement to that of the
Boys' ;tub would be proper, that the two operations were certainly compatible, and
that the community would be well served by this facility.
The request was referred to the City Manager for a report and recommenda-
tion with respect to site plan and details to be presented at Work Shop as soon as
possible.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was
adjourned.