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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 07/10/1968MINUTES 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) Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 10, 1968 Page 2 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 Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 10, 1968 Page 3 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 Regular Council Meeting July 10, 1968, Page 4 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. Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 10, 1968 Page 5 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." Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 10, 1968 Page 6 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. Minutes Regular Council Meeting July 10, 1968 Page 7 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.