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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 10/26/1966MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING October 26, 1966 2:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor McIver Furman Mayor Pro Tem Jack R. Blackmon Commissioners: Patrick J. Dunne Dr. P. Jimenez Ken McDaniel Ronnie Sizemore Wm. H. Wallace Assistant City Attorney R. Marvin Townsend City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor McIver Furman called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by The Reverend Walter C. Jolly, minister of Corpus Christi Unitarian Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Blackmon and passed that the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October 19, 1966, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor Furman recognized and presented awards and plaqu-s to two out- standing Navy men from the Naval Air Advanced Training Command in recognition NAVY DAY, sponsored by the Navy League. The men being selected by the Navy League officials as representing the "Mark of a Man" Navy Day Slogan, were Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Wayne E. Lillie of Training Squadron 27 at Naval Air Station, and Lieutenant Commander James F. Peterson, of Training Squadron 21, Naval Air Advanced Station of Kingsville. Mr. Richard Dorn, President of the Navy League participated in the presentation. Mayor Furman recognized the Student Council from Richard King Senior High School, and their sponsor, Mr. James Schunke; and read and presented Certificates of Attendance to John Harper, Jill Moody, Kathy Senior, Sara Morgan, Rhonda Mann and Sue Dixon. Mayor Furman read and presented proclamations relative to the following: UNICEF WEEK in Corpus Christi, the week of October 30, 1966, and urged the generous participation of citizens of Corpus Christi in this program, accepted. by Mr. A. C. (Coke) Williamson; NATIONAL CHILD ACCIDENT PREVENTION WEEK in Corpus Christi, October 19th through 31, 1966, sponsored by Travelers Protective 1i; notes Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1966 Page 2 Association of America, and urged all citizens to take note of this program as a means of encouraging public awareness of the preventable tragedies involving children and the need for greater child safety in the State and Nation. Miss Margaret Ramage appeared and commended Mayor Furman for the very impressive ceremony conducted at the David Hirsch School Cornerstone Opening Thursday, October 13, 1966. (Council Exhibit #7) Mayor Furman announced the opening of bids: One bid was opened and read on the restoration of the Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Fountain from B. R. Sessions, Constructors of Marshall, Texas. The foregoing bid was tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. One bid was opened and read on an Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease of 40 acres, more or less, of land, described as Lots 9 and 10, Section 21, of Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, from Leonard R. Sayers of San Antonio. The foregoing bid was tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Mayor Furman called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by Dunne and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and the recommendations and requests be approved and granted as follows: a. That the Plans & Specifications for the construction of the Museum, Bayfront Science Park, be approved, and that authority to advertise for bids to be received November 23, 1966, be granted; b. That the award of contract for the construction of the Cole Park Storm Sewer Extensions be made to Fisher & Winfield Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $14,555.96; c. That the present lease with C & T Gifts and News Company at Corpus Christi International Airport be renewed and amendedas follows: renewal to be for a term of five years; that the rent for the first two years be $125 per month, and the last three years $125 per month or five percent of gross whichever is greater; Minutes Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1966 Page 3 d. That the acquisition of a tract of land, being Lots 13 and 14, Cole's Addition, located adjacent to the South Bluff Park, from Gertrude Anderson, in the amount of $10,777.10 including closing costs, be authorized; e. That the bid award on one complete package rotor Air Compressor be made to Gardner -Denver Company, in the amount of $3,826.70, on the basis of low bid meeting specifications; (Bid Tabulation #66-45) f. That the authority to advertise for bids on labor and materials for construction of a fence at South Staples Disposal Area, to be received November 9, 1966, be granted; g. That the acquisition of Lot 11 and 12, Block 105, Beach Portion in the Bayfront Science Park, from Parnot V. and Zareh V. Donigan in the amount of 42,000, be authorized; h. That the renewal and/or extension for a 5 -year period of the franchise of Southwestern Oil and Refining Company for the transportation of fuel oil, heat- ing oil, naptha and kerosene, along the west boundary line of the right of way of Nueces Bay Boulevard, to the south boundary of the right of way of the San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad, be authorized; i. That the petition signed by 286 Carroll High School students re- questing the installation of a traffic signal at Carroll Lane and Padre Island Drive, be received, and that it be referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for investigation and recommendation. (Petition '66-2o) ORDINANCE NO. 8220 APPROPRIATING OUT OF PARK TRUST FUND N0. 111 THE SUM OF $10,777.10, OF WHICH $10,625.00 IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE PARCEL OF LAND, AND THE SUM OF $152.10 IS FOR TITLE EXPENSE AND RELATED COSTS THERETO, ALL APPLICABLE TO THE LxTENSION OF SOUTH BLUFF PARK; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES -CONTRACT, FOR ASD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WITH THE OWNER OF THE AFORESAID PARCEL, GERTRUDE LEE ANDERSON; 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. 8221 APPROPRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 102 GENERAL FUND, ACTIVITY N0. 4181, TIIE SUM OF $12,216, OF WHICH $12,000 IS FOR THE REAL ESTATE AND $216 IS FOR TITLE EXPENSE, RECORDING FEES AND RELATED COSTS THERETO, ALL APPLICABLE TO BAY- FRONT ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR ACQUISITION OF SAID TWO PARCELS OF LAND FOR BAYFRONT ARTS AND SCIENCE PARK FROM THE OWNERS, PARNOT V. DONIGAN AND ZAREH V. DONIGAN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Minutes Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1966 Page 4 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. 8222 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ED KIELY, GRANTING THE RIGHTS OF CONCESSION AT THE EXPOSITION HALL AND MEMORIAL COLISEUM ON SHORELINE BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TO THE SAID ED KIELY, SAID CONCESSION RIGHTS BEGINNING JUNE 1, 1966, AND ENDING JULY 31, 1969, SUBJECT TO THE COVENANTS AND CON- DITIONS PROVIDED IN SAID CONTRACT, 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: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE N0. 8223 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FISHER & WINFIELD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLE PARK STORM SEWER EXTENSIONS; APPROPRIATING AND RE - APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $14,555.96 OUT OF N0. 102 GENERAL FUNDS CURRENTLY BUDGETED IN PARK CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY N0. 4122, CODE 502, FOR CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL ADVERTISING; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rale was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO SOUTHWESTERN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY AN EXTENSION FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS OF THE EXISTING FRANCHISE TO LAY, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND REMOVE A PIPE LINE 14" IN DIAMETER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF GASOLINE; A PIPE LINE 14" IN DIAMETER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF FUEL OIL; A PIPE LINE 6" IN DIAMETER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF HEATING OIL; A PIPE LINE 6" IN DIAMETER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF NAPTHA; A PIPE LINE 6" IN DIAMETER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF KEROSENE; AND A PIPE LINE 6" IN DIAMETER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF FUEL OIL, ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF NUECES BAY BOULEVARD WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FROM THE POINT AT WHICH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 30.64 ACRES CONVEYED BY BARNSDALL OIL COMPANY TO SAID SOUTHWESTERN OIL & REFINING COMPANY BY DEED DATED APRIL 25, 1947, RECORDED IN VOLUME 365, PAGE 324, DEED RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, INTERSECTS SAID NUECES BAY BOULEVARD, AND THEN ON AND ALONG SAID NUECES BAY BOULEVARD TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE SAN ANTONIO, UVALDE & GULF RAILROAD; SUCH FRANCHISE BEING GRANTED BY ORDINANCE N0. 4669, RECORDED IN VOLUME 256, PAGE 599, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS FINALLY PASSED ON NOVEMBER 7, 1956; MAKING SUCH FRANCHISE AS EXTENDED BINDING UPON SAID GRANTEE, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF BY GRANTEE; PROVIDING AN EEBECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace, present and voting "Aye." Minutes Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1966 Page 5 Mayor Furman declared a brief recess to enable the Zoning and Planning Staff to prepare the Council Chamber for the scheduled public hearing. Mayor Furman reconvened the meeting and announced the Council would now hold the scheduled public hearing on Application #966-5, J. M. Wilson, for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "R-2" Two-family Dwelling District on Lots 13 through 18 inclusive, Block 6, Park Terrace, Unit No. 3, and explained the procedure to be followed. Larry Wenger, Senior City Planner, located the property on the map and pointed out the zoning and land use of the area; explained that at the Commission hearing held on September 27, 1966, Mr. J. M. Wilson, applicant, appeared in sup- port of the request, and that five persons had appeared in opposition; that the Staff had mailed out 32 letters; that no returns were received in favor of the application and that eight were received in opposition, and that since the Com- mission hearing the Staff has received one additional letter in opposition, and also, a petition containing 32 names of residents in the surrounding area in opposition to the request. Mr. Wenger stated that it was the recommendation of the Zoning and Planning Commission that the request be approved on the basis that such a change would provide good transition between the single-family area and the sanitary fill. Mr. Wilson, applicant, appeared in support of his application and stated that in the past, as owner of the adjacent subdivisions, Park Terrace Units I & II, he has attempted to develop this area in the best possible manner; that recently he has platted the ten_lots on Lavaca Street overlooking the sanitary fill area on Park Terrace Unit 3, but has been unable to develop the area because the Federal Housing Administration and Veterans ARministration will not make loan commitments for residences overlooking a sanitary fill; that he had applied for apartment zoning two years ago and that a large number of resi- dents had appeared to oppose it; that since that time four of the lots facing on Lavaca Street have been sold to the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and that a structure has been moved onto the property to serve as a church. Mr. Wilson further stated that recently he has been contacted by a developer who proposes to construct two-family dwellings on the six remaining lots; that the Minutes Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1966 Page 6 structures will be single -story brick veneer buildings, which he feels will be compatible with the surrounding residential area; that the two-family dwellings will serve as a buffer between the single-family dwellings and the sanitary fill area; that this type of development will be an improvement over the now existing vacant lots which are sometimes covered with high weeds and grass; that there is now a high wood fence between the lots in question which backs up to the lots on the other side; and that he feels the two-family dwelling use will be in the best public interest. In answer to questions from members of the Council, Mr. Wilson stated that that there are no deed restrictions on this property; that there are no houses located on Trinity Street, and that the average value of the homes in the area was between $16,000 and $18,000 two or three years ago. Mr. Ken Miller of 4813 French Drive, speaking for himself and repre- senting 32 residents of the area, opposed the request, stating they want the area to remain a single-family dwelling area; that there are no rent houses in the area, and that all the homes are individually owned and well cared for; that in his opinion, two-family dwellings will not be compatible with the existing single- family dwellings; that because the occupants of the proposed duplexes will be tenants and not owners they will allow the property to deteriorate. He further stated that such development will increase the traffic, endangering the lives of the many school children in the area, and that Mr. Wilson had been required by the City to put in the street on Lavaca Street across from the Sanitary Fill as an access street to Parkdale Elementary School; that residents in the area and the Parkdale Parent Teacher Association had been told the fill area was to be improved as a park. Mr. Miller further stated that he has no assurance that the proposed buildings will be of brick veneer or single -story. Mr. Bernard Schulte of 4726 Trinity Street also appeared in opposition to the foregoing request, and stated that the subject property has never been maintained properly; that the church building is an "eyesore"; and that he doubts that the erection of two-family dwellings will be an improvement. Commissioner Jimenez asked Mr. Miller if the residents in the area would be opposed to the granting of a Special Council Permit with the guarantee Minutes Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1966 Page 7 that the buildings would be erected as one -storey and of brick veneer. Mr. Miller stated that they did not want two-family dwellings, but that at least a guarantee that the buildings would be one-story and constructed of brick veneer would be appreciated. In rebuttal, Mr. Wilson stated that the City did not compel him to put in the street on Lavaca Street; that he constructed the street and gave the land to the City. He further stated that he has leased the fill area to the Little League for use as a ball park for a period of five years. Motion by Jimenez,' seconded by Dunne and passed that the hearing be closed. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by Jimenez and passed that the foregoing application be tabled for workshop Monday Night for further study and considera- tion. John Harper, a King High School student and Senior Class representative, appeared and asked the City Council for more police protection of students and adults attending football games. He stated that the request was a result of an incident which occurred after last Friday's King -Miller football game when two King students were severely beaten and stabbed by a mob of other students. Mr. James Schunke, a King High School teacher and Student Council sponsor, stated that the parents and students are extremely concerned about the situation, and that students are planning to rent City buses to attend the games. Mayor Furman and members of the Council termed the incident as "regrettable" and advised the students and Mr. Schunke that considerable work has already been done since this incident, and that they can be assured that they will have adequate assistance from the City Government. There being no further business to come before the Council the meeting was adjourned. I, JACKS 11. BL10K1101, ,:Mayor Pro len of the Oita, o2' Corpus Christi, Texas, certify that the forego -ilii, :::invites, sane PeLdc,, for the period of October 5, 1966, through October 26, 1966, , inclus_-, , and having been roe io sl,; proved. by Council action, are by me _iereby approved. i. iLAZ7Mg0_.d Mayor Pro Tem of Corpus C_iristi, Texas