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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 07/13/1966MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 13, 1966 2:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor McIver Furman Mayor Pro Tem Jack R. Blackmon Commissioners: Patrick J. Dunne Ken McDaniel Ronnie Sizemore Wm. H. Wallace Dr. P. Jimenez City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor McIver Furman called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor A. D. Cannon, Pastor, Christ The King Catholic Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by Sizemore and passed that the minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 6, 1966, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor Furman announced the appointments to Boards and Committees. Mayor Furman nominated the following persons for appointment and reappointment to Municipal Industrial Commission: W. L. Bates; Glenn E. Alexander; Byrd Harris; Ray E. Peterson and W. E. Meehleib, for reappointment; Truman Arnold and James R. Heldenfels for appointment, replacing Richard King, III and J. M. Dellinger. Motion by Jimenez, seconded by Dunne and passed that the foregoing nominations for appointment and reappointment to the Municipal Industrial Commission be approved and confirmed. Mayor Furman nominated Frank Ludden for appointment to the Civil Service Board to replace G. R. Swantner, Jr. Motion by Dunne, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the foregoing nomination for appointment to the Civil Service Board be approved and confirmed. Mayor Furman nominated the following persons for appointment and reappointment to the Bayfront Science Park Advisory Board as representatives of the Arts Council: Mrs. Kemp Adams and Dr. James G. Gabbard, to replace Mrs. Tom Goad and Mrs. C. H. Cravens, and the reappointment of Walter Dunham. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by Dunne and passed that the foregoing nominations for appointment and reappointment to the Bayfront Science Park Advisory Board be approved and confirmed. Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 13, 1966 Page 2 Mayor Furman read and presented a proclamation designating Tuesday, July 19, 1966, as GRANDMOTHERS' DAY in Corpus Christi, in honor of all grandmothers and, particularly, those meeting in the City for a conference next week, at which time the proclamation will be presented. Mayor Furman brought up the pending item of Application #666-1, W. D. Aldridge, Jr., for change of zoning from "AB" Professional Office District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on Lots 43 through 48 inclusive, Block 817, Port Aransas Cliffs, on which public hearing was held July 6, 1966. Motion by Dunne, seconded by McDaniel and passed, with Blackmon abstaining, that the recommendation of the Zoning and Planning Commission be upheld and that the application of W. D. Aldridge, Jr., for change of zoning from "AB" Professional Office District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on Lots 43 through 48 inclusive, Block 817, Port Aransas Cliffs, be approved, with a one-year time limit for beginning of construction, and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating the change. Mayor Furman brought up the pending item of Application #666-2, Joe Feudo, for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "8-4" General Business District on the Southwest portion of Lot 9, Fallins Riverside Subdivision, being a 4.554 -acre tract, fronting approximately 492 feet on the Southwest right of way line of Callicoate Road, beginning at a point approximately 280 feet Southwest of the inter- section of Leopard Street and Callicoate Road and extending approximately 485 feet in a Southeasterly direction for the most depth, on which public hearing was held July 6, 1966. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by McDaniel and passed that the recommendation of the Zoning and Planning Commission be concurred in and that the application of Joe Feudo for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "B-4" General Business District on the Southwest portion of Lot 9, Fallins Riverside Subdivision, being a 4.554 -acre tract, fronting approximately 492 feet on the Southwest right of way line of Callicoate Road, beginning at a point approximately 280 feet Southwest of the inter- section of Leopard Street and Callicoate Road and extending approximately 485 feet in a Southeasterly direction for the most depth, be approved, and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating the change. Mayor Furman brought up the pending item of Application #666-3, Mr. and Mrs. Guy D. Winstead, for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District, to "B-1" Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 13, 1966 Page 3 Neighborhood Business District on Lots 22 and 23, Block 6, Koolside Addition, on which a public hearing was held July 6, 1966. Motion by Dunne, seconded by Blackmon and passed, with McDaniel voting "Nay" that the Application of Mr. and Mrs. Guy D. Winstead for change of zoning from "R -1B" One - family Dwelling District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on Lots 22 and 23, Block 6, Koolside Addition, be approved and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating the change. Mayor Furman called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Dunne, seconded by Sizemore and passed, Blackmon abstained on Item "h", that the City Manager's Reports, Items "a" through "m" (Item "1" being deleted) be accepted; and that the recommendations and requests be approved and granted as follows: a. That the award of contract for construction of the Lexington Center Sewer Lift Station and Force Main, Project No. 250-61-45, be made to Slovak Brothers; and that appropriation in the amount of $31,500, be authorized; b. That the acceptance and final payment of Estimate No. 7, in the amount of $20,547.60, representing the balance due F. M. Thornton for completion of construction of the Country Club Estates Sewer Lift Station, be approved; c. That the authority to initiate eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of Parcel No. 436-A, Highway #286 Relocated, being Lot 1, Section D, Paisley's Sub- division of the Hoffman Tract, as a part of the Crosstown Expressway Street Improvement Project No. 220-56-24.3; be approved; d. That Change Order No. 3, applicable to the West Guth Park Swimming Pool, Project No. 291-64-1, be approved; and that appropriation in the amount of $3,435.00, supple- menting funds previously appropriated for construction and contingencies, be authorized; e. That an agreement with architects Jim W. Machlan and William B. Stalter for professional services for the programming and design of the Police Building Addition, be authorized; f. That the authority to join with the City -County Health and Welfare Superin- tendent, the City Recreation Department Superintendent and La Retama Public Library Superintendent, in the execution of certain agreements concerning said departments and divisions of the City in the respective contracts with Community Committee on Youth Education and Job Opportunity, to assure participation of the City with the Federal Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 13, 1966 Page 4 Government in the Economic Opportunity Program of the Federal Government, be granted; g. That the recommendation of the Coliseum Exposition Hall Manager to extend the present Coliseum Concession Contract to June 1, 1969, and that two extra months be included to make the terminal date fall on July 31, 1969, in order to correlate to the City's fiscal year, be approved, and establishment of concession percentage groups to include items that have not been previously sold; improve Concession Stands; add additional equipment involving an expenditure of $4,908.00, and change concession percent on the sale of coffee from 40% to 25%, be approved; h. That the bid award on 3% Liquid Foam (1,000 Gallons) for a contract period of 123 months, beginning July 15, 1966, and ending July 31, 1967, in the amount of $2,930.00, be made to Corpus Fire and Safety, Inc., on the basis of low bid meeting specifications; (Bid Tabulation #24) i. That the request of the Zoning and Planning Department be granted to change the name of Garden Drive to Salazar Street, being described as bounded on the East by Prescott and on the West by the proposed Inwood High School Tract, said change being necessary in order to connect the existing stubs of Salazar Street and Garden Drive; j. That the date of August 3, 1966, during the Regular Council meeting be set for public hearings on three zoning cases; k. That the date of July 20, 1966, during the Regular Council meeting be set for public hearing on an application of Cities Service Oil Company to construct a production platform in State Tract 49, Corpus Christi Bay; (Item "1" deleted from agenda) m. That the authority to execute a contract between the City and the Violet Water Supply Corporation, for the supply of Water to an area at Violet, Texas, be granted. ORDINANCE NO. 8088 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SLOVAK BROTHERS, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LEXINGTON CENTER SEWER LIFT STATION AND FORCE MAIN, ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE VIKING THEATRE, PARALLEL TO PADRE ISLAND, TO CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDEDT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY IN LEXINGTON CENTER SUBDIVISION, PROJECT NO. 250-61-45; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO, 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $31,500, OF WHICH AMOUNT $28,835.54 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $2,664.46 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING, LABORATORY TESTING AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 13, 1966 Page 5 ORDINANCE NO. 8089 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING CONSTRUCTION OF THE COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION, PROJECT N0. 250-61-44, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, F. M. THORNTON, UNDER CONTRACT DATED OCTOBER 6, 1965, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7738; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE N0. 7, DATED JUNE 23, 1966, IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,547.60, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following votes Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE N0. 8090 AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY AS BEING A PORTION OF LOT 1, SECTION D, PAISLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE HOFFMAN TRACT, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNER AS ERNEST G. HORNE, SAID CONFEMN- ATION BEING NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESS- WAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 8091 APPROVING CHANGE ORDER N0. 3 APPLICABLE TO THE WEST GUTH PARK SWIMMING POOL, PROJECT N0. 291-64-1; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND THE SUM OF $3,435.00 SUPPLEMENTING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne., Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE N0. 8092 TEMPORARILY CLOSING THAT PORTION OF ROSCHER ROAD WHICH FORMS THE EAST BOUNDARY OF LOT 2, SECTION 37, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE SALE BEING REOPENED AT ANY TIME BY THE CITY COUNCIL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 8093 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTT, A WATER CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 13, 1966 Page 6 THE VIOLET WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO AN AREA AT VIOLET, TEXAS, A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT 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: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 8094 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH JIM W. MACHLAN AND WILLIAM B. STALTER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS REQUIRED IN THE PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN OF THE POLICE BUILDING ADDITION; A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT 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: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 8095 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO JOIN WITH THE CITY -COUNTY HEALTH AND WELFARE SUPERINTENDENT, THE CITY RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE LA RETAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SUPERINTENDENT IN THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ON YOUTH EDUCATION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, A COPY OF EACH OF SAID CONTRACTS BEING 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: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore, and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." Mr. James R. Jones of 421 Southern Street appeared and presented a petition containing 22 signatures, asking that a house owned by the City at 419 Southern Street be condemned and that the property be cleared. Mr. Jones stated that the property has been unoccupied for six years; has been owned by the City three years; is a nuisance and is dangerous to the health and welfare of the citizens of the City and especially on Southern Street. (Petition #66-11) Assistant City Manager Townsend stated that the property had been taken over by the City for back taxes three years ago, and that its condition had not been brought to the attention of the Council. Mayor Furman accepted the petition and stated that the property at 419 Southern Street would be investigated. Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 13, 1966 Page 7 Mr. A. H. Barbour filed with the Council a petition containing approximately 245 signatures requesting that the City Council take action to remove the 25c garbage disposal fee in the Annaville and Flour Bluff areas, (Petition #66-12) Mayor Furman accepted the petition but advised Mr. Barbour that the Council had already made its decision to retain the 25c garbage disposal fee complained of and that the charge would remain in effect. City Manager Whitney presented a petition, submitted and signed by Mr, Paul Kinstley, President of the Policemen's Association of the City of Corpus Christi, requesting that the base pay for local policemen be increased from ten to fifteen per cent in the next fiscal year. The petition stated that the pay raise is needed to create a more effective police force for the City, and to prevent the fast turnover of competent policemen from leaving the force and accepting higher paying positions elsewhere. (Petition 466-13) There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.