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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
July 10, 1968
2:00 P.M.
PRESENT:
Mayor Jack R. Blackman
Mayor Pro Tem Ronnie Sizemore
Commissioners:
Dick Bradley, Jr. City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
Dr. P. ,Jimenez, Jr. City Attorney 1. M. Singer
Gabe Lozano, Sr. City Secretary T. Ray Kring
W. J. Roberts
Ken McDaniel
Mayor Jack R. Blackmon called the meeting to order and called on Commissioner W. J.
Roberts to give the invocation in the absence of the invited Guest Chaplain.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of July 3, 1968, were approved as submitted
to the Council.
Mayor Blackmon called for petitions or information from the audience as scheduled on the
agenda.
Mr. Paul Hollingsworth, 5422 Bonner, representing residents of the Gardendale area,
addressed the Council and presented a petition containing approximately 70 signatures, requesting
that the City take immediate action to correct the severe and damaging drainage problem in this
area. He alleged that after each rain water stands in the yards, streets, over sidewalks, under
homes, and at times, as much as two feet deep; that it takes a week for the water to drain off to
ditch level and two weeks to dry in the ditches. He stated this condition is of long standing, and
is a serious health hazard. He referred to the 1961 bond issue which approved a storm drainage
system in this area, and stated that in 1966 the project was started but carried only to Staples
Street; and that the drainage situation was relieved very little. He suggested, as a solution,
that the storm drain be brought to the intersection of Betty Jean and Williams Drive and that
culverts be lined on both sides of Williams Drive, or that the present storm drains on both sides
of Williams Drive be reworked with culverts of like sizes installed under driveways with the ditches
contoured to drain toward Staples Street. He further suggested that the drainage ditches along
Curtis Clark Street be reworked to carry water to Staples Street rather than to Williams Drive.
(Petition 010-68)
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July 10, 1968
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City Manager Townsend explained that the drainage in this area has been a problem
for a long time, but stated that the new development in the surrounding areas has changed the
course of the drainage making the problem more complex. He pointed out on a map what has been
done up to the present time and described the projected plan of the overall system. He stated
that the work already done is preliminary and probably not visible to residents. He further stated
that some of these areas are included in the next Capital Improvement Program, and that an
estimated $300,000 will be recommended for the next bond election.
Mr. Douglas J. EIIiff, Route 2, Box 382, Corpus Christi, appeared and filed with the
Council a petition containing fourteen signatures of residents living off Up River Road near
Sharpsburg Road in the Calallen area, plus one telegram received from Mr. Philip Wager who is
out of town. The petition alleged that the homes in this area have been severely damaged by
water overflowing from drainage ditches constructed by the City; that this overflowing water has
resulted in extensive damage to their properties, and that they are requesting that this condition
be rectified and that they be reimbursed for expenses incurred by the negligence of the City or
they would be forced to take legal action against those responsible. As evidence of the alleged
damage, Mr. EIIiff exhibited pieces of mud -covered flooring from his home. Mr. EIIiff suggested
as alternative compensation, that the City buy the property and use it as an extension of the
water plant site. Others appearing with Mr. Elliff in support of the petition were Mrs. Gloria
Hunt, Mrs. E. H. Bundick, Sr., Mr. E. A. Morgan and Mrs. Thomas L. Lopez. (Petition $II -68)
City Manager Townsend orientated the Council on the existing drainage system in this
area pointed out the location as being adjacent to the City -owned tract used as a wash water
drying basin, and pointed out the mechanical difficulties involving blocked ditches causing the
flooding and erosion of land. Mr. Townsend stated that the suggestion that the City buy the
property has merit but that he is not prepared to make a recommendation at this timer; stated that
discussions have been held with the State Highway Department to determine the responsibility, and
that they are in agreement with the overall future plan for the drainage of the area. He explained
that to correct the condition, plus constant maintenance, or to buy the property are the two
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alternatives available for the alleviation of the problem. He stated that the City presently has
crews at work removing the dykes which will give some relief for the present, and stated that the
Staff is working on future plans.
Mayor Blackmon stated that the petition will be received, and that the natter will be
discussed at workshop Monday Night with the view of arriving at soma feasible solution to the
drainage problem.
Mayor Blackmon called for the City Manager's Reports.
Motion by Bradley, seconded by Lozano 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 the street improvements for Ocean Drive from
Hewit Drive to Airline, including the seawall plans at South Shores, be approved, and that the
authority to advertise for bids to be received August 14, 1968, be granted;
b. That the authority to advertise for bids on 80 palm trees to be planted along Ocean
Drive from the Emerald Cove South, to be received July 24, 1968, be granted;
c. That the authority to advertise for bids on two prefabricated buildings for the gas
regulator station at I.H. 37 and Guth Street, to be received July 24, 1968, be granted;;
d. That the firm of Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart, be employed to audit the records
of the City in accordance with their proposal dated June 24, 1968;
e. That the Park Board's recommendation be approved that the City not accept the
proposal of R. E. Laird for dedication of Block B of River Forest Subdivision for use as a park
because of unacceptable restrictions;
f. That the plans and specifications for the reconstruction of batteries A and E at the
H. E. Butt Tennis Center at a cost of approximately $25,000, be approved, and that the authority
to advertise for bids to be received July 31, 1968, be granted;
g. That the date of Monday, August 12, 1968, Special Meeting, 2:00 p.m. be set for
public hearing on three zoning cases and amendments to the zoning ordinance;
h. That an ordinance authorizing an agreement with the U.S.O. for the use and
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occupancy of the Northwest portion of the Park and Recreation Building located at Belden and
North Water Street, for a period of five years beginning August I, 1968, be approved on a three
reading basis;
i. That the establishment of the position of Director of Public Safety and Transit, and
Transit Superintendent, be authorized, and that Mr. Wayland Pilcher and Mr. Roy Klett be
appointed respectively to fill these positions;
I. That an agreement with the Texas -Mexican Railway Company to reimburse the Railway
Company for costs of Powering trackage and constructing a planked crossing at the Everhart and
Holly Road crossing necessary in connection with the Everhart Road Street improvements, be
approved and that an appropriation in the sum of $12,166.00 to cover cost of this construction, be
authorized;
k. That an prdinance authori;:ing a lease with the Corpus Christi Yacht Club for the
lease of Slips 15 to 19 and 21 to 26 on. the L -Head for conversion to accommodate eight sailboats
under 22 feet and twelve sailboats under 26 feet, in accordance with the terms of the lease providing
that the Yacht Club will tum rack the slips to the City when they have recovered their cost of
approximately $10,000, be approved on a three reading basis;
I. That the authority to enter into an agreement with the Youth Education and Job
Opportunities for the 1968 Summer Neighborhood Youth Program, be authorized;
m. That the authority to execute a deed coveying to Gilbert Horak a triangular tract
of land described as part of the east one-fourth of the north one-fourth of Section "G" of the
Sectionized portionof the Hoffman tract, in consideration of a cash payment and the execution
by Mr. Harak of a note In the sum of $9,808.87 and deed of trust covering said land and adjoin-
ing property, said property being the same acquired by Sheriff's Deed under an execution for taxes
due the City and other taxing agencies, be granted;
ORDINANCE NO. 8926
THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, as
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 9-58A, BY ADDING A SENTENCE THERETO FORBIDDING
SPEED CONTESTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN THE BREAKWATER AND THE SEAWALL BOUNDED ON
THE NORTH BY A LINE EXTENDING DUE WEST THROUGH THE MOST NORTHERN POINT ON
THE BAY SURFACE OF THAT PORTION OF THE BREAKWATER EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM
THE OPENING IN THE BREAKWATER NORTH OF THE CITY MARINA AREA AND SAID RESTRICTED
AREA BEING BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE CONCRETE WALL AND WALKWAY EXTENDING
FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE BREAKWATER TO THE SEAWALL; CONTAINING A SEVERANCE
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
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Regular Council Meeting
July 10, 1968
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The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally by the following
vote: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts, present and
voting "Aye."
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S.O. FOR THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BUILDING, LOCATED AT
BELDEN AND NORTH WATER STREET, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER, FOR A PERIOD
OF FIVE (5) YEARS, BEGINNING AUGUST I, 1968, AND TERMINATING JULY 31, 1973,
ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED
HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading
by the following vote: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts,
present and voting "Aye."
ORDINANCE NO. 8927
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 JACK RYAN, TRUSTEE, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING
ON BLOCK "A", CARROLL PLACE ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
FROM "R -IB" ONE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "A -I" APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT;
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: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts, present and
voting "Aye."
ORDINANCE NO. 8928
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMPEN-
SATION PLAN FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE CITY SERVICE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," BEING ORDINANCE 8127, PASSED
AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 3, 1966, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SECTION I, SUBSECTION (e); PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts;: present and
voting "Aye."
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July 10, 1968
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ORDINANCE NO. 8929
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS -MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY
TO REIMBURSE THE SAID RAILWAY COMPANY FOR COSTS OF LOWERING TRACKAGE AND
CONSTRUCTING A PLANKED CROSSING AT THE EVERHART AND HOLLY ROAD CROSSING AS
NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVERHART ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS; APPRO-
PRIATING OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND FUNDS THE SUM OF $12,166.00, APPLICABLE TO
PROJECT NO. 220-67-89, THE SAID SUM BEING THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS CONSTRUCTION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts, present and voting
"Aye."
ORDINANCE NO. 8930
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH THE COMMUNITY
COMMITTEE ON YOUTH EDUCATION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, FOR THE PARK AND
RECREATION AND HEALTH AND WELFARE COMPONENTS OF THE 1968 SUMMER YOUTH
PROGRAM, A COPY 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: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts, present and voting
"Aye."
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A PIER LEASE WITH THE CORPUS
CHRISTI YACHT CLUB, TRUSTEE, FOR LEASE OF SLIPS 15 TO 19 AND 21 TO 26 ON THE L -HEAD
FOR CONVERSION TO ACCOMMODATE EIGHT SAILBOATS UNDER 22 FEET AND TWELVE
SAILBOATS UNDER 26 FEET, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, A COPY
OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by
the following vote: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts,
present and voting "Aye."
ORDINANCE NO. 8931
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DEED CONVEYING TO
GILBERT HORAK A TRIANGULAR TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS PART OF THE EAST ONE-
FOURTH OF THE NORTH ONE-FOURTH OF SECTION "G" OF THE SECTIONIZED PORTION OF
THE HOFFMAN TRACT, IN CONSIDERATION OF A CASH PAYMENT AND THE EXECUTION BY
THE SAID GILBERT HQRAK OF A NOTE IN THE SUM OF $9,808.87 AND DEED OF TRUST
COVERING SAID LAND AND ADJOINING PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY HEREBY CONVEYED
BEING THE SAME ACQUIRED BY SHERIFF'S DEED UNDER AN EXECUTION FOR TAXES DUE
THE CITY AND OTHER TAXING AGENCIES; A COPY OF THE DEED HEREBY AUTHORIZED
TO BE EXECUTED IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
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ORDINANCE NO. 8932
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 8653, DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1967, WHICH AMENDED CHAPTER
XIII OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1965 EDITION, BY CHANGING SECTION
1305 (5) SO AS TO WITHSTAND A TOTAL LIVE LOAD OF 50 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT, AND
CHANGING SECTION 1305 (10) SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WOODEN DECKING MAY NOT
EXCEED 2" THICKNESS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Blackmon, Sizemore, Bradley, Jimenez, Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts, present and voting
"Aye."
ORDINANCE NO. 8933
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 BERNIE BRAY, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON A
ONE -ACRE TRACT KNOWN AS B. D. BRAY ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -IB"- ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "B -I"
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES EN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Blackmon, Bradley, Jimenez;. Lozano, McDaniel and Roberts, .present and voting "Aye."
Sizemore Abstaining.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.