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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 02/15/1967MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 15, 1967 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 Church. Mayor McIver Furman called the meeting to order. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring The Invocation was given by the Reverend J. Timothy Ravenstine of the First Pilgrim City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by Dunne and passed that the absence of Commissioner Jimenez be excused for cause. Motion by Blackmon, seconded by McDaniel and passed that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 1, 1967; the Special Meeting of February 2, 1967; and the Regular Meeting of February 8, 1967, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor Furman read and presented proclamations relative to the following: NATIONAL ENGINEER'S WEEK in Corpus Christi, the week of February 19 through 25, 1967, received by Mr. Eugene H. Howard, president of the Corpus Christi Association of Texas Society of Profes- sional Engineers and introduced 14 other representatives of local engineering societies; BROTHER- HOOD WEEK in Corpus Christi, February 19 through 25, 1967, received by Mr. Dan Meaney. Mayor Furman welcomed the Student Council from South Park Junior High School and its sponsor, Mrs. E. E. Roberts; and read and presented Certificates of Attendance to Frank Binns, Susan Rowley, Diane Garcia, Judy Brooks, Linda Hill and Craig Shook. * Commissioner Wallace reported at the meeting. Mayor Furman announced the pending item of Application r1167-4, American House Moving Company for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "1-3" Heavy Industrial District on Lot 2A, Fallins Riverside Subdivision on which a public hearing was held February 2, 1967, and tabled pending confirmation from the applicant as to whether or not he wished to withdraw the application at this time due to having been misinformed by the City Staff as to the expiration date of his existing Special Council Permit. Minutes Regular Council Meeting February 15, 1967 Page 2 City Manager Whitney stated that City Secretary Kring had contacted the applicant, and that he had indicated he would like to have the matter disposed of at this time. Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Blackmon and passed that action on Application #167-4, American House Moving Company, be deferred for one week, or until all members of the Council are present. Mayor Furman announced the pending item of Application #167-5, W. H. Stahl, for change of zoning from "R -1A" One -family Dwelling District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on Block "W", Lexington Place on which a public hearing was held February 2, 1967. Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Blackmon and passed that action on the foregoing zoning application be deferred for one week, or until all members of the Council are present. Mayor Furman called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Dunne, seconded by Sizemore and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and that the recommendations and requests be approved and granted as follows: a. That the Plans and Specifications for construction of street improvements on McArdle Road from Greenwood Drive to State Highway No. 286, be approved, and that authority to advertise for bids to be received March 8, 1967, be granted; b. That the acceptance and final payment of Estimate No. 6, in the amount of $15,373.72, representing the balance due the contractor, Hayden Sales, for completion of construction of West Guth Park Swimming Pool, be approved; c. That the date of March 8, 1967, during the regular meeting, be set for public hearing on an application for the closing of one-half of a forty -foot road dedicated by map or plat styled Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, adjacent to the common boundary between Lot 24, Section 13, and Lot 17, Section 18, of said Subdivision; d. That the public hearing, held on February 8, 1967, on the improvements of portions of MacArthur Street, Roslyn, Burnet, Marguerite and 14th Streets, be closed, and that the assessment roll as prepared by the Public Works Department, be approved; e. That the date set for public hearing on the proposed street improvements of Omaha Drive, originally set for February 22, 1967, be changed to March 1, 1967. Minutes Regular Council Meeting February 15, 1967 Page 3 SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AN OIL AND GAS LEASE ON 100.32 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF TRACTS 13 AND 14 OF THE WILLIAM J. ROBERT- SON TRACT, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND AN ADJOINING TRACT DESCRIBED AS FARM LOT NO. 1 IN SECTION 15, IN THE BOHEMIAN COLONY LANDS, A SUBDIVISION IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN IN THE MAP RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SAD LEASE TO BE WITH JERRY B. LEE, FOR A 3 -YEAR PERIOD, BEGINNING APRIL 5, 1967, AND ENDING APRIL 4, 1970, FOR A CASH BONUS IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATION SET OUT IN THE LEASE FORM, TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH 15 ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace present and voting "Aye". Jimenez absent. ORDINANCE NO. 8361 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8358, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 8, 1967, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO OMAHA DRIVE, BETWEEN BALDWIN BOULEVARD AND STATE HIGHWAY #44, TO BE HELD ON MARCH 1, 1967, IN LIEU OF FEBRUARY 22, 1967; CONTINUING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 8358; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace present and voting "Aye". Jimenez absent. ORDINANCE NO. 8362 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST GUTH PARK SWIMMING POOL, PROJECT NO. 291-64-1, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, HAYDEN SALES, UNDER HIS CONTRACT DATED MARCH 9, 1966, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7934; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 6, DATED OCTOBER 21, 1966, IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,373.72, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND CaADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 291 PARK BOND FUNDS PRE- VIOUSLY APPROPRIATED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace present and voting "Aye". Jimenez absent. ORDINANCE NO. 8363 CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING STREETS: 1. MacARTHUR STREET FROM HORNE ROAD TO BURNET STREET; 2. ROSLYN FROM MacARTHUR TO A POINT 125 FEET EASE OF THE EAST LINE OF MacARTHUR STREET; Minutes Regular Council Meeting February 15, 1967 Page 4 3. BURNET STREET FROM MacARTHUR TO REYNOSA; 4. MARGUERITE STREET FROM HIGHWAY 286 TO 14TH STREET; AND 5. 14TH STREET FROM AGNES TO MARGUERITE STREET, AND FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY ABUTTING SAID STREETS WILL BE SPECIFI- CALLY BENEFITTED AND ENHANCED IN VALUE IN EXCESS OF COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, AND LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR PAYMENT; FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN; PROVIDING FOR ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES, THE MANNER AND TIME OF PAYMENT AND COLLECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace present and voting "Aye". Jimenez absent. ORDINANCE NO. 8364 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, UPON APPLICATION OF WHATABURGER DRIVE -INNS, INC., BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON LOT B, WILKEY ADDITION, UNIT 2, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -1B" ONE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "B-4" GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ON THE NORTHERLY 130 FEET OF SAID LOT B, WILKEY ADDITION, UNIT 2, FRONTING 150 FEET ON AIRLINE ROAD, AND TO "AB" PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT ON THE REMAINING SOUTHERLY 308.35 FEET OF LOT B, FRONTING 338.68 FEET ON AIR- LINE ROAD; 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 vote: Furman, Blackmon, Dunne, McDaniel, Sizemore and Wallace present and voting "Aye". Jimenez absent. Commissioner Sizemore brought to the Council's attention that several persons with Spanish surnames who could not speak English, had appeared at an assessment hearing last week, not to protest, but only seeking information, and suggested that the Council consider mailing notices in Spanish, as well as in English, in an effort to establish better communications between the City and these people. Mayor Furman stated the foregoing matter would be discussed further at workshop meeting Monday of next week. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.