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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes City Council - 12/28/1966MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING December 28, 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 Mayor McIver Furman called the meeting to order. MICRCFtl_MED JAN 2 2196'1 City Manager Herbert W. Whitney Ass't City Attorney Robert Young City Secretary T. Ray Kring The Invocation was given by Father Petru, Assistant Chancellor for the Diocese of Corpus Christi . City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Dunne and passed that the absence of Commissioner Wallace be excused for cause. Mayor Furman announced the opening of bids: Motion by Blackmon, seconded by Dunne and passed that the requirement that a prequal i- fication questionnaire be filed in the office of the City Secretary 48 hours prior to the opening of bids, be waived, and that the bid of Asp! alt Paving Company, which was received 45 minutes late, be accepted . Bids were opened and read on street improvements of Crockett Heights Annex B, West Guth Park, 14th and Marguerite Street from the following firms: Heldenfels Brothers; South Texas Construc- tion Company; Fowco Construction Company, Bur -Tex Construction Company; and Asphalt Paving Company. f The foregoing bids were 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 that the recommendations and requests be approved ar I granted as follows: a . That the Plans and Specifications for construction of two parking lot facilities, Oso Park and South Chann•1 Park, be approved, and that authority to advertise for bids to be received January 18, 1967, be granted; M inutes Regular Council Meeting December 28, 1966 Page 2 b, That the Plans and Specifications for the proposed street improvements on Omaha Drive from Baldwin Boulevard to State Highway #44, be approved, and that authority to advertise for bids to be received January 25, 1967, be granted; c. That the Plans and Specifications for construction of the Oso Park Swimming Pool, be approved, and that authority to advertise for bids to be received January 25, 1967, be granted; d . That the Plans and Specifications for construction of the Oso Park Recreation Build ng,. be approved, and +hat authority to advertise for bids to be received January 25, 1967, be granted; e. That the acceptance and final payment of Estimate No. 3, in the amount of $4,289.89, representing the balance due the contractor, Casey and Glass, upon completing repairs to the H, E. Butt Tennis Center Courts, be approved; f. That a revocable easement to construct a 4" petroleum products pipeline north along Navigation Boulevard from a point approximately 1700 feet south of Agnes Street to Savage Lane, to Pan American Petroleum Corporation, be granted; g. That the City Manager be authorized to execute a deed conveying to the Corpus Christi Independent School District, Lot 3, Block 71, Bluff Portion, owned jointly by the City, School District State and Nueces County, for the expansion of Solomon Coles School; h o That the award of bid on 11 Items of Mitchell Portable Floor Risers be made to Master- son Distributing Company of San Antonio in the amount of $4,858.69 on the basis of low bid meeting specifications; (Bid Tabulation #66-55) i . That the award of bid on Mowing Equipment be made on the basis of low bid meeting specifications for a total sum of $4,676.60 to the following firms: (Bid Tabulation #66-56) INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY: Item 1 - 1 Golf Course Tractor, International 2424 LO Boy $2,272.84 GOLDTHWAITE'S OF TEXAS, INC. - SAN ANTONIO: Item 2 - 1 80" Reel Mower, Toro Professional $1,635.00 CATTO & PUTTY - SAN ANTONIO: Item 3 - 1 30" Self -Propelled Rotary Mower, Devere 318 $ 518.76 WATSON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY - SAN ANTONIO: Item 4 - 1 24" Self -Propelled Rotary Mower, Jacobsen #42411-24" RAM S. P . $ 250.00 Minutes Regular Council Meeting December 28, 1966 Page 3 I, That the authority to initiate eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of Lots 1 and 2, Block 94, Beach Portion, for the Science Park, be approved; k. That the request for authority to submit an application to Texas State Library for matching funds, under the Library Services and Construction Act, Title 19, for improvements to La Retama Library, be approved; I . That the abandonment of a l0 -foot utility easement along the North boundary of portions of Lots 8, 9, and 10, and the South boundary of all of Lot 11, Block A, Flour Bluff Estates, be authorized; and that the water and gas lines in said easement to a location which parallels portions of Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block A, Flour Bluff Estates, and lying along the South boundary of said lots, be relocated; providing for payment by the landowner, Daniel Korn, for cost of relocating said Eines. ORDINANCE NO. 8296 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF REPAIRS TO THE H. E. BUTT TENNIS CENTER, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, CASEY AND GLASS, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1966, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 8169; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL EXTIMATE NO. 3, DATED DECEMBER 21, 1966, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,289.89, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED AND CURRENTLY BUDGETED IN ATHLETIC ACTIVITY 4133; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel and Sizemore present and voting "Aye" Wallace absent. ORDINANCE NO. 8297 GRANTING A REVOCABLE EASEMENT AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE EASEMENT TO PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, HAVING AN OFFICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR CROSSING OF CERTAIN STREET RIGHTS OF WAY WITH THE LAYING OF ONE FOUR -INCH PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE; PROVIDING THE TERMS OF SUCH EASEMENT, A COPY OF W -I ICH 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 and Sizemore present and voting "Aye" Wallace absent. Minutes Regular Council Meeting December 28, 1966 Page 4 ORDNANCE NO. 8298 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE Ci -Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO CONVEY TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-R:C' LOT 3, BLOCK 71, BLUFF PORTION OR ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST,, NIECE'S COUNTY,, TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Tht Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote, Furman, Elackmpn, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel and Sizemore present and oting "Aye' Wal loco absent ORD'';NANCE NO 8299 AUTHOR71NG EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEED2NGS EY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHR Sri TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND, DESCRISPNG THE SAME; DESIGNATING THE TITLE HOLDER; DESGNAT NG SAID CONDEMNATION AS BE NG "O ACQUIRE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OR PROPER'; E5 W'TH'N THE CORPORATE Ct T`r ,. M' S OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR PARK, OR SCIENCE PARK, AND OTHER MUNICPAL PURPOSES; D RECIT- ING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, The Charte, rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance wos passea by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, r imenez, McDaniel and Sizemore present and oting "Aye'• Wallace absent. ORDINANCE NO. 8300 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER 10 EXECUTE AND DELIVER AN EASEMENT ABANDONMENT AGREEMENT UPON DELIVERY TO THE CI'Y OF A NEW I0 - FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT OUT OF PORT€ONS OF LOTS 8, 9 AND 10, BLOCK A, FLOUR BLUFF ESTATES, AND THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF REROUTING THE EX'ST''NG WA; ER AND GAS LINES TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ABANDONED EASEMENT AND INSTALLED IN THE NEW EASEMENT, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE UTILITY EASEMENT EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH '1S ATTACHED HERETO AND MAUL A PAR' HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY , The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed ay the follow- ing vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDoniel and Sizemore present cnd voting "Aye" , Wallace absent, Cit'o Manager Whitney presented a petition containing 38 signatures of property owners in Cabaniss Acres, requesting that the Council take some action for the improvement of drainage on Joyce, Fredrick, Carolyn and Wood Streets, (Petition 066-26 Mr. Whitney stated that discussions are under way with the State Highway Department for the installation of facilities in the area in question, which it is hoped will alleviate the drainage Minutes Regular Council Meeting December 28, 1966 Page 5 problem; that the matter will be referred to the Public Works Department forfurther investigation, and that Mr. Joe Galvan of 2212 Joyce Street, petitioner, will be notified of the proposed plans. Mayor Furman announced the meeting would recess for a brief period, during which time the scheduled meeting of the Corpus Christi Municipal Gas Corporation was held. Mayor Furman reconvened the meeting and the following ordinance was presented: FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING JACK C. KING, JR.,DOING BUSINESS AS TRACKLESS TRAINS OF TEXAS, A FRANCHISE ON AND OVER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS, PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES AND SIDEWALKS ON THE EAST SIDE OF SHORELINE DRIVE FROM THE EMERALD COVE HOTEL ON THE SOUTH TO THE SHIP CHANNEL ON THE NORTH IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI , FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING SCENIC MOTOR TOUR SERV- ICES AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER SAID FRANCHISE; PROVIDING FOR FORFEITURE OF SAID FRANCHISE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, Jimenez, McDaniel and Sizemore present and voting "Aye" . Wallace absent. 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 fore- going minutes, same being for the period of December 7, 1966, through December 28, 1966, inclusive, and having been previously appro ed by Council action, are by me hereby approved. McIVER F RMAN, Mayor City of Corpus Christi, Texas