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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/13/1969• MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TERAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 13, 1969 2:00 P. M. PRESENT Mayor Jack R. Blackmon Mayor Pro Tem Gabe Lozano, Sr. Commissioners: Dick Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. Roberts Ronnie Sizemore • City Manager R. Marvin Townsend Assistant City Attorney Jim Riggs City Secretary T. Ray Kring • Mayor Jack R. Blackmon called the meeting to order, The Invocation was given by The Reverend Charles Joseph Dobbins of the Church of The Good Shepherd Episcopal, City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendances The Minutes of the Regular Meetings of July 30 and of August 6, 1969, were approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor Blaclonon read and presented a proclamation designating the week of August 11 through August 17, 1969, as DOLLARS AGAINST DELIQUENCY WEEK in recogni- tion and appreciation of the Texas Youth Conference fight against juvenile crime sponsored by the Texas Law Enforcement and Youth Development Foundation, which is dedicated to the building of respect for law enforcement. The proclamation was received by Mr. Daryl Hazlet. Mayor Blaclonon gave special recognition to Mr. Harold R. Beardmore on completion of twenty years of continuous service as an employee of the City of Corpus Christie Mr. Beardmore was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation com- mending him for a job well done, and extending good wishes for happiness in his retirement. Mayor Blackmon announced the opening of bids. Public Works Director Jack McDaniel opened bids for the improvement of Gollihar Road, Unit II, Greenwood Drive to State Highway 286, from the following firms: Heldenfels Brothers, Inc.; King Construction Company; and Asphalt Paving Company. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours pursuant to the requirements of the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Mayor Blackmon called for the City Manager's Reports, Motion by McDaniel, seconded by Roberts and passed, that the City • • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting August 13, 1969 Page 2 Manager's Reports, Items "a" through "g", with de Ases voting "Nay" on Items "a" and "b", be accepted, and that the requests and recommendations be granted and approved as follows: a. That the award of bid on Pipe Repair, Clamps, Couplings and Adapters, be made to the following firms on the basis of low bids meeting specifications: (Bid Tabulation #18-69) McALLEN PIPE & SUPPLY CO. - Corpus Christi Lot 1 - Full Circle Clamps & Service Clamps $17,707.68 Lot III - Steel Couplings 2,368.93 $20,076.61 PERRY SHANKLE CO. - San Antonio Lot II - Bronze Service Saddles 2,980.98 DRESSER MANUFACTURING CO. - Bradford, Pa. Lot IV - Sleeves, Couplings & Adapters 4 20.06 GRAND TOTAL 7. 5 b. That the award of contracts be made for Gas and Water Meters to the following firms on the basis of low bids meeting specifications (American Meter Company and Rockwell Manufacturing Company submitting identical bids on Items 4, 5, 6 and 7, and award made to American Meter Company which was determined by drawing of lots; Crane Company and Garcon-Calmet Meter Division submitting idential bids on Items 10, and award made to Crane Company as determined by draw- ing of lots, as required by State Statute: (Bid Tabulation #19-69) SPRAGUE METER COWPANY - Houston Item 1. - 850 175 Cu. Ft. Aluminum Gas Meters $21,250.00 Item 2. - 15 415 Cu. Ft. Aluminum Gas Meters 801.75 $22,051.75 ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING CO. - Houston Item 3. 8 1,600 Cu. Ft. Aluminum Gas Meters 1,153.68 Item 13. - 12 3" Compound Type Water Meters 6,787.68 Item 14. - 2 4" Compound Type Water Meters 1,899.00 9,840.36 GAMON-CACHET METER DIV. - Fort Worth Item 8. - 800 5/8" x 3/4" Displacement Water Meters 22,496.00 Item 11. 12 12" Displacement Water Meters 1,430.40 23,926.40 CARLON METER SALES CO. - Houston Item 9. - 25 3/4" Displacement Water Meters 1,075.00 Item 12. - 4 2" Disc or S.R.. Water Meters 760.00 1,835.00 AMERICAN METER COMPANY - Garland Item 4. - 10 3,000 Cu. Ft. Aluminum Gas Meters 3,020.00 Item 5. - 2 5,000 Cu. Ft. Aluminum Gas Meters 1,008.00 Item 6. - 4 10,000 Cu. Ft. Aluminum Gas Meters 3,320.00 Item 7. - 10 Automatic Pressure Correcting Instruments 2,600.00 9,948.00 • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting August 13, 1969 Page 3 CRANE COMPANY - Houston Item 10e - 25 1" Displacement Water Meters GRAND TOTAL - 1,585,00 $ 69,186,51 c, That a new zoning map for the Coles area be submitted to the Plan- ning Commission for their recommendation after a public hearing, involving the area f2 -pm the Expressway to West Broadway and from the Leathers Housing Area to the Harbor Bridge approach, and that a date be set early in September for a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission to be held at Coles Junior High School; do That the speed limit on the South Shores Estate Service Road which runs parallel to Ocean Drive between Paloma and Bayshore, be decreased to 15 MPH at all times; e. That a lease amendment changing the lease of property at the Allison Sewage Treatment Plant from the Nueces Bowmen Archery Club to the Tejas Bowmen Archery Club, be approved; fa That the authority to initiate eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of Parcel No, 27, right of way for the Ocean Drive Project - Craig to Alameda, from owners, Norman Ransleben and Leslie Feld.ser, be g Bated; g, That the Classification Ordinance No, 3658 be amended so as to change certain salary grades, positions, class titles, and adjusting hours of certain classifications; and that the Compensation Ordinance No, 8127, be amended to provide changes in the designation of unclassified positions, compensation for certain employees, and changes pertaining to rates of pay on promotion, adjust- ments of salaries within a salary schedule, special compensation provisions, over- time, and motorcycle allowance, all as set out in Ordinance No, 9463, City Manager Townsend presented for the Council's consideration the following supplemental recommendations; h. That concurrence with the Corpus Christi Independent School District for the employment of the firm Gowland, Davis and Guy, Certified Public Accountants, as auditor of the Tax Division for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1969, be approved; i. That the authority to initiate eminent domain proceeding for the acquisition of a parcel or tract of land designated as Lots 13, 14 and 15, Section 56, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, against owners, Dr, Thomas A. •Minutes Regular Council Meeting August 13, 1969 Page 4 • • Williams and Dr. Dwight H. Hause, said condemnation being necessary for the Flour Bluff Sewage Plant Site, Project Noe 250-67-63, be granted. Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Bradley and passed, that the foregoing supplemental recommendations, Items "h" and "i", with de Ases voting "Nay" on Item "h", be granted and approved as recommended. City Manager Townsend announced the appointment of Mr. John Turner to fill the position of Assistant Sanitation Superintendent, a vacancy created by the resignation and retirement of Mr, Harold Beardmore. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER RATES FOR ALL CLASSES OF CUSTOMERS AS TO THE RESPECTIVE QUALITY OF WATER FURNISHED BY THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM CHARGES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWI'T'H; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Ken McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye," ORDINANCE NO. 9459 AMENDING 'it±i ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565, ESP SEQ, GF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF COASTAL BEND ENTERPRISES BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 9, BLOCK 6, CABANISS ACRES AT 2346 CAROLYN, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -1B" ONE -FAMILY' DWELLING DISTRICT TO "A-1" APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT; DING IN EFTEi' A.. OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Bradley, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and. voting "Aye"; Lozano and de Ases voting "Nay." ORDINANCE N0, 9460 AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN rrh TITLE TO CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNERS, SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR THE OCEAN DRIVE - CRAIG TO ATAMEDA PROJECT, N0, 220-67-07, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND BEING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF' LLE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION �vrrc� PROCEEDINGS AGAINST NORMAN P&NSLEBEN AND LESLIE FELDSER, ET AL, TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY'. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye. • • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting August 13, 1969 Page 5 • ORDINANCE NO. 9461 AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 21-69 OF SAID CITY CODE SO AS TO DECREASE THE SP1 LIMIT ON THE SOUTH SHORE ESTATE SERVICE ROAD WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN PALOMA AND BAYSHORE TO 15 MILES PER HOUR; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 9462 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION FOR THE PLACING IN TRUST FUND NO. 927 THE AMOUNT OF $50,650 AS THE CITY'S PART OF THE ESTIMATED COST OF INSTALLING STREET :ILLUMINATION WITHIN THE LIMITS FROM STATE HIGHWAY NO. 358 INTERCHANGE WITH STATE HIGHWAY NO 286 TO THE SOUTH END OF GOLLIHAR ROAD INTERCHANGE ON STATE HIGHWAYS NUMBERED 358 AND 286, A COPY OF WHICH ESCROW AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE NO. 9463 AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 3658, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING CERTAIN SALARY GRADES, CREATING CERTAIN POSITIONS, CHANGING CERTAIN CLASS TITLES, AND ADJUSTING THE WORK HOURS OF CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS, BY AMENDING SECTION 4 THEREOF; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8127, AS AMENDED, BY CREATING CERTAIN POSITIONS, BY PROVIDING CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE DESIGNATION OF UNCLASSIFTFn POSITIONS, TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, MAKING CHANGES PERTAINING TO RATES OF PAY ON PROMOTION, ADJUSTMENTS OF SALARIES WITHIN A SALARY SCHEDULE, SPECIAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS, OVERTIME COMPENSATION, AND MOTORCYCLE ALLOWANCE; 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, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye." ORDINANCE N0. 9464 AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE TITLE TO CERTAIN PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, T :�; DESCRIBING SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE OWNERS, SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR THE FLOUR BLUFF SEWAGE PLANT S±TJ,, PROJECT N0. 250-67-53, AND FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AND BEING WITHIN TBE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DR. THOMAS A. WILLIAMS AND DR. DWIGHT H. HAUSE, TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye." a • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting August 13, 1969 Page 6 • ORDINANCE N0. 465 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8557 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF CORPORATION COURT NO. 1 SHALL HENCEFORTH BE $13,500 PER ANNUM, AND THAT THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF CORPORATION COURT NO. 2, SHALL HENCE- FORTH BE $10,500 PER ANNUM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye". Motion by Roberts, seconded by Bradley and passed, with Sizemore voting "Nay" that the annual salary of City Manager Townsend be set at $21,000, and that it be effective August 1, 1969. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.