HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 06/29/1966PRESENT:
Mayor McIver Furman
Commissioners:
Patrick J. Dunne
Dr. P. Jimenez, Jr.
Ken McDaniel
Ronnie Sizemore
Wm. H. Wallace
MINUTES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
June 29, 1966
2:00 p.m,
City Manager Herbert W. Whitney
Assistant City Attty Tom McDowell
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor McIver Furman called the meeting to order.
The invocation was given by Commissioner Sizemore in the absence of the
invited guest chaplain.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
Motion by Dunne, seconded by Sizemore and passed that the absence of Mayor
Pro Tem Blackmon be excused for cause.
Motion by McDaniel, seconded by Dunne and passed that the minutes of the
Special Meeting of June 22, 1966, at 8:00 a.m.; the Regular Meeting of June 22, 1966,
at 2:00 p.m., and the Special Meeting of June 27, 1966, at 8:45 p.m., be approved.
Mayor Furman read and presented proclamations relative to the following:
SAFE BOATING WEEK in Corpus Christi, the week of July 3, through July 9, 1966,
accepted by Lieutenant Cox of U. S. Coast Guard; RINGING OF BELLS in celebration of the
Fourth of July, beginning at 9 a.m., July 4, as an expression of our faith in the
ideals of our Nation, accepted by Colonel Nela Soderholm and Cuban Burbank.
Bids were opened and read on Interceptor Sewer Line 34A, Section I, including
a portion of Line 29A, from the following firms: Fowco Construction Company, F. M.
Thornton; Heldenfels Brothers; T. H. Lee Construction Company; and Burtex Constructors,
Inc.
The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter,
and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
Mr. Whitney stated that there were no bids received for the sale of City
property in Ebony Acres Addition, which were to have been opened today. Other means
of disposition will be discussed later.
Mayor Furman brought up the pending item of Application #566-7, Stanley -
Orion, Incorporated, for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District
to "I-2" Light Industrial District on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Warnecke Subdivision on
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which public hearing was held June 22, 1966, and stated a motion would be in order
for action on this item.
Motion by Dunne, seconded by Sizemore and passed that the recommendation of
the Zoning and Planning Commission be upheld that the foregoing application be denied
but in lieu thereof a Special Permit be granted for use as a storage space and to allow
the expansion of its office for an engineering department with the following conditions,
and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating the change:
1. That the permit be granted effective until December 31, 1970.
2. Subject to an approved site plan, including complete screening of the
area with plant materials along the front side on Viola Street, and
a solid wood fence be erected along the back side and down the south-
east line.
Mayor Furman brought up the pending item of Application #566-2, Brown &
Root, Inc., and E. M. Fox, for change of zoning from "F -R" Farm -Rural District to
"I-2" Light Industrial District on Lots "B" and "C", Tract 14, and Lot 14D,
Lokey Subdivision, on which public hearing was held June 8, 1966, and stated he would
entertain a motion in consideration of this item.
Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Dunne and passed that the recommendation of
the Zoning and Planning Commission be concurred in, and that the foregoing application
be denied on the basis that this is an area which would be more suitably used as a
residential area. It was further moved that a special permit relative to dogs
be granted with a 5 -year limit, and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating
the change only on the E. M. Fox property, described as Lot 14D, Lokey Subdivision.
Mayor Furman presented the pending item of Application #466-7, James P.
Charnquist for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "R-2"
Two-family Dwelling District, on Lots 1 through 64, Block 415, Port Aransas Cliffs, on
which public hearing was held June 8, 1966, and called for a motion for its
..,diipposition.
Motion by Wallace, seconded by McDaniel and passed that the recommendation
of the Zoning and Planning Commission be concurred in and that the request for change
of zoning on the foregoing application be denied but in lieu thereof a Special Permit
be granted for the construction of a townhouse complex, according to complete plans
(construction and site plans) as presented to and amended by the Planning Staff;
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subject to a replat of the property; and further recommended that the project be
completed within two years of the date of passage of the ordinance effectuating the
granting of the Special Permit.
Mayor Furman called for the City Manager's Reports.
Motion by Jimenez, seconded by Dunne and passed that the City Manager's
Reports, items "a" through "d" be accepted; that Items "e" and "f" be considered
separately, and that the recommendations and requests be approved as follows
a. That Plans and Specifications for street improvements on Navigation
Boulevard be approved and that authority to advertise for bids to be received July 20,
1966, be granted;
b. That the date of July 20, 1966, during the Regular meeting be set for
public hearing on three zoning cases;
c. That the request of 34 businessmen of the downtown area to provide
locations for the display of the United States Flag on the Fourth of July and other
appropriate days, be granted;
d. That a revocable permit to Harvie Branscomb, Maury Wolfson, and T. S.
Scibieneki, et al, to occupy a portion of the public right of way abutting the north
side of the 800 Block of Leopard Street, being Lots 1, 2, 11 and 12, Block 19, Bluff
Portion, for the purpose of the erection and maintenance of a metal canopy supported
by masonry columns, be granted.
City Manager Whitney presented the application of R. L. Kirkwood to drill
Well 10, State Tract 706, Lease No. 30427, Nueces County, Texas (Item "e"). Mr. Whitre
described the location of the proposed well as 1,470 feet West of the East line of
Tract 706 and 3,230 feet South of the North line of Tract 706; that the well in questic.n
will be a straight well and will have approximately 200 feet of surface casing; that
the applicant has submitted Certificate of Insurance; included check in the amount of
$500 as payment for permit fee; and had made application to the Railroad Commission
for permit; and that he recommends approval subject to receipt of the Railroad Comm-
ission Permit.
Motion by Wallace, seconded by McDaniel and passed that the application of
R. L. Kirkwood to drill Well No. 10, State Tract 706, Lease No, 30427, Nueces County,
Texas, be granted subject to receipt of the Railroad Commission Permit.
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June 29, 1966
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ORDINANCE NO, 8073
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADORED 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 EY
ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF J. P. VERMEULEN, BY GRANTING A
SPECIAL PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A DRIVE-IN GROCERY ON A 0.746 -ACRE TRACT OF LAND
OUT OF LOT 16, SECTION 49, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACT'S,IN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECF.S COUNTY,'TEXAS, WHICH PROPERTY HAS BEEN REPLATTED AE LOTS
21 AND 22, BLOCK 1, FLOUR HEIGHTS, SAID PLAT HAVING SEEN FILED FOR RECORD IN VOLUME
31, PAGE 83, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, ON MAY 25, 1966; KEEPING IN EFFECT
ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following votes Furman, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8074
APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $51,500 FOR JUDGMENTR
RENDERED IN THE COUNTY COURT IN CASES OF CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VS, RUDOLF POL',=EK;
JR., AND CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VS. ANNASTAZIE S. NEMEC, SAID AMOUNT BEING ATTRI8T0TD
$20,500 TO POLASEK JUDGMENT AND $31,000 TO NEMEC JUDGMENT, INCLUDING INTEREST ACCFlD
ON EACH JUDGMENT AND BEING PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMANCE OF SAID JUDGMENTS BY THE THLP.=,
TEENTH COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS IN OPINIONS FILED JUNE 16, 1966, ALL IN CONNECTION
WITH PROJECT NO. 295-64-37.3, SCHANEN DRAINAGE DITCH RELOCATED; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Furman, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8075
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 26-5 80
AS TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT BY THE SUPERVISOR OF THE COLLECTION SECTION O''
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY UPON VERIFICATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY THAT AIL
REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET BY THE APPLICANT FOR SOLICITOR'S LICENSE; AMENDING SECTS
26-6 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SUSPENSION AND
REVOCATION OF SOLICITOR'S LICENSE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR AFPFA3.,;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule wag suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Furman, Dunne, Jimenez. McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8076
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO HARVIE BRANSCOMB, MAURY WOLFSON, AND T. S.
SCIBIENSKI, ET AL, TO OCCUPY A PORTION OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ABUTTING THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE 800 BLOCK OF LEOPARD STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1, 2, 11
AND 12, BLOCK 19, BLUFF PORTION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECFS
COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A METAL CANOPY SUPPORTED
BY MASONRY COLUMNS, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE REVOCABLE PERMIT, A COPEOP
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June 29, 1966
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WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE REVOCABLE PERMIT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Furman, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8077
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND
DECLARING RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF BUYING AND CONSTRUCTING A PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT OF $500,000; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Furman, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8078
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON JUNE 25, 1966, ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION IN
FAVOR OF THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF URBAN RENEWAL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Furman, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8079
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON JUNE 25, 1966, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER
OR NOT THE TERRITORY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND DESCRIBED IN THE
ORDINANCE CALLING THE ELECTION SHOULD BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Furman, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present
and voting "Aye;" Blackmon absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 8080
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, RECEIVING INTO AND
ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY IN THE STATE-
OWNED SUBMERGED AREAS, AND FIXING NEW BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
FULLY DESCRIBING SAID TERRITORY AND SAID NEW BOUNDARIES, AND DECLARING SAID NEW
TERRITORY AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND DECLARING THE SAID
NEW TERRITORY AS ANNEXED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY CHARTER OF THE SAID
CITY AND THE ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND LAWS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND
ENTITLED TO ALL THE SAME RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND BURDENS THEREOF; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
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June 29, 1966
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City Manager Whitney presented the application of AtlanticRichfieldCompany
(Item "f"), to deeper and operate a well in State Tract 470, Corpus Christi Bay. Mr,
Whitney stated that after the passage of Ordinance No. 8080, the proposed well site
is within the City Limits of Corpus Christi. Mr. Whitney pointed out on a plat the
location of the proposed well as being 550 feet from the Northwest line and 1320 feet
from the Northeast line of State Tract 470, Corpus Christi Bay; that the well in
question shall be drilled as a straight well and no deviation from vertical is planned;
that the proposed depth is 13,500 feet with a casing program of 16" conductor pipe
at 150 feet to 10 3/4" surface casing at 1500 feet, 7" production casing at 9600
feet and 5" production casing at 9600 feet; that the applicant has submitted
Certificate of Insurance and check in the amount of $500 covering permit fee, and
photocopy of Railroad Commission Permit. Mr. Whitney further stated that the appli-
cation had been referred to the Bay Drilling Committee for study and recommendation;
read a letter signed by Mr. Harvie Branscomb which stated that the Bay Drilling
Committee recommends approval of the application subject to the provisions of such
ordinances as may be in effect now or subsequently pertaining to such operations.
Motion by McDaniel, seconded by Wallace and passed that the application of
AtlanticRichfieldCompany to deepen and operate Well No. 1, State Tract 470, Corpus
Christi Bay, be granted as applied for.
Mr. Whitney presented a petition containing 19 signatures requesting the
City to install a traffic light at the intersection of Swantner Street and Texas
Street in Lindale Addition. (Petition #9-66)
Mrs. Helen Massey, 746 Texas, and Mr. Frank Allen appeared and spoke on
behalf of the petition and stated that this is a very dangerous intersection because
of the heavy traffic which does not slow down and that traffic coming from the other
direction does not observe the Yield sign.
Motion by Jimenez, seconded by Wallace and passed that the matter of
installing a traffic light at the intersection of Swantner Street and Texas Street
be referred to the City Manager for study and recommendation.
Mr. A. H. Barbour, 9434 Wilkins Drive, appeared and again protested the
250 garbage collection fee for disposal areas and requested that the Council be
polled as to their views in this connection.
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Mayor Furman advised Mr. Barbour that the Council is unanimously in favor
of retaining the 25c Garbage fee.
Mr. William Darby, Executive Secretary of the Building and Construction
Trades Council, and representative of organized labor, appeared and stated that poor
housing and low wages are companions and that some relief of problems in the slum
areas could come from higher wages; that organized labor has always strived for a
sensible minimum wage; that a city striving to upgrade its community should take
care of the low wage group; that no City employee should earn less than $3,000 a
year; that using the Federal guideline, an income of less than $3,000 a year is
considered in the poverty level; and urged that all city contracts be subject to
the prevailing wage scale as determined by the Department of Labor. Mr, Darby made
no specific recommendation but offered his services in this connection and asked
the Council to withhold their answer now but to carefully consider the matter
City Manager Whinney stated that the minimum wage paid by the City is
$1.25 an hour, which is the current federal minimum, and that with respect to
contracts, involving federal participation are subject to Department of Labor
prevailing wage determinations, but not those involving only local funds.
Mayor Furman thanked Mr. Darby for his presentation and asked that his
statements be filed with the City Secretary (Council Exhibit #4-66).
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned.
I, McIVER FURMAN, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, certify that the
foregoing minutes, same being for the period of June 1, 1966, through June 29, 1966,
inclusive, and having been previously approved by Council action, are by me hereby
approved.
McIVER FURMAN, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi, Texas