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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 05/06/1970MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING May 6, 1970 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 City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor Jack R. Blackmon called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Commissioner W. J. Roberts in the absence of the invited Guest Chaplain. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Mayor Blackmon announced that a new procedure will be put into effect, beginning with this meeting, for the issuing of proclamations, stating that he will sign and present pro- clamations to those requesting them in his office at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, immediately prior to the Regular Council Meetings. Mayor Blackmon recognized visiting members of the Student Council of CalaIlen Junior High School, and read and presented Certificates of Attendance to the following: Lynn Cooper, Cheryl Bigham; Cheryl Bickham; Becky Owens; Lorrie Work; and Brenda Redding. The students were accompanied by their sponsors, Mrs. Betty Sims and Mr. Jim Connor. Mr. Louis Peronis, President of theCorpus Christi Firefighter's Association, Local #936, appeared and stated he was seeking the elimination of the disparity existing between the Public Safety Division, Fire and Police Department, and on behalf of the Fire Department requested a $50.00 per month minimum salary increase for all City employees. He was requested: to confine his remarks to the Fire Department only. He read and filed with the Council a written statement in support of the request, in which he alleged inequities in salaries; pointed out various required professional training of firemen; presented a survey of comparison of salaries and chart of occidental death rate from International Association of Firefighters; noted hours worked and standby time required; danger and hazards of the profession; their outstanding credit ratings, and cost of living increase over the past year. He stated that Corpus Christi receivetl the best level of fire protection that money can buy in the face of being underequipped, underpaid, and understaffed. (Council Exhibit #8-70) • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 6, 1970 Page 2 Mayor Blackmon stated these matters will be taken into account and due consideration will be given them when the Council reaches that point in their considerations of the new Budget. Bids were opened and read for the improvements of Alameda Street, from Montclair to Ocean Drive, from the following firms: Heldenfels Brothers; B & E Construction Company; and South Texas Construction Company. 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 Blackmon called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Bradley, seconded by Roberts and passed, that the City Manager's Reports, Items "a" through "1" be accepted, and that the requests and recommendations be granted and approved as follows: a. That the Tax Error and Correction lists for the City and Water District be approved for August, September, and October, 1969; the new effect of the corrections is to reduce prior year's City levy by $6,947, and the Water District levy by $263, with approximately. 175 accounts involved; major reasons including second sale proceeds insufficient to offset taxes ($521), exempt church property ($341), presented personal property records, ($3,116), presented boat records ($669), improvements gone ($245), and statute of limitations ($912); b. That the proposed ordinartce clarifying the areas of joint responsibility of the Marina and Park Boards, terminating the Bayfront Advisory Board and the Marina Expediting Committee, be approved; c. That No Parking regulations 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Ocean Drive, west side of Craig to Cole Street, be changed to No Parking anytime as recommended by the Director of Traffic Engineering and the Traffic Safety Advisory Board, which would in effect, prohibit No Parking on either side from Louisiana to Craig; d. That the pu-chase of excess liability insurance for International Airport from Emmco Insurance Compar4„ South Bend, Indiana, for $6,500 for one year which will cover liability from $300,000, to $3,000,000, be approved; • Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 6, 1970 Page 3 e. That the acquisition of Lots 1 and 2, Block 9, Meadow!Park Addition at Pine and Pueblo, from Mrs. Nannie Lou Certain for a tot lot, for $2,500, be authorized, and that $2,916.31 be reappropriated from the Park Construction Activity, including closing costs and delinquent taxes; f. That an application to increase the Grant from the Federal Water Quality Control Administration by $62,700 for the Flour Bluff Lift Station, Force Main, and Treatment Plant, the total approved Grant being $120,450, based on actual bids, be authorized; g. That the award of a contract to R. S. Black for $488,756.72 for the Flour Bluff Sanitary Sewer Lift Stations, Force Main and Treatment Plant, subject to approval of the Federal Water Quality Control Administration, be approved, and that an appropriation in the amount of $510,856.00, including $22,099.28 for advertising and other related costs, be authorized; h. That an appropriation in the amount of $1,000 for appraisal costs of right of way for runway extensions at International Airport, be approved; i. That an ordinance be approved charging the municipal Arts Commission with the responsibility to guide and coordinate the planning, development, and uses of the Bayfront Science Park. City Manager Townsend presented pending items, and the following actions were taken: Motion by Roberts, seconded by Bradley and passed, with Sizemore abstaining, that Application #370-10, Westminister Presbyterian Church and Ross Langham Mortuary, Inc., for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on all of Lots 12 and 13, Block 3, Glendale Addition, located at 2045 18th Street, be denied, but in lieu thereof, a Special Permit be approved for a funeral home and undertaking business subject to a final plot Nan approved by the Commission with the following conditions: (1) That the proposed d-iveway and canopy along 18th Street be rearranged to meet Zonirg Ordinance requirements; (2) That a 3-1/2 foot screening wall of 3-1/2 foot height shrub planting be located along the northeast edge of the parking lot to screen the parked cars from the street (18th Street at Glendale Drive) and neighboring residences; • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 6, 1970 Page 4 (3) (4) That a standard screening fence according to City specifications be erected along the parking lot between Lots 11 & 12 with a gradual slope to 3-1/2 feet toward Glendale Drive, beginning 20 feet from the property line; That, except for the two driveway locations, an 8 -foot width planting strip be located along and parallel to the north property line at Glendale Drive, and within the planting strip be placed a 3-1/2 foot screening wall or planted 3-1/2 foot height shrubs to screen the parked cars and neighboring residences; and (5) That except as to the canopy setback, no waiver by the Board of Adjustment shall be granted, and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating the Special Permit. Motion by Roberts, seconded by McDdniel and passed, with Sizemore and Lozano abstaining and de Ases voting "Nay", that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be concurred in ttnd that Application #370-11, Ramiro Mendoza, for change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "B-4" General Business District on Lot 1, Block 8, Casa Blanca Addition, located at 3254 McArthur Street, be denied. Commissioner de Ases pointed out the hardships which will occur as a result of this denial, stating that Mr. Mendoza had attended a special adult training school and had spent $80.00 of money which he could not afford to get the zoning change in a desperate effort to try to establish the proposed garage operation to support his family. Mr. de Ases inquired if perhaps someone on the City Staff could consult with him and possibly make some suggestion in the way of guidance toward finding another location so that he could receive something for his money and efforts besides a simple rejection. Mayor Blackmon stated he agrees that in cases such as Mr. Mendoza's a strong attempt should be made by the Staff to discourage applicants with hopeless requests, and that a clear understanding should be sought. City Manager Townsend stated that the Staff had assured him that in this case they had strongly discouraged Mr. Mendoza, but explained the difficult position of the Staff - if they are too positive in trying to discourage an applicant it could be interpreted as being biased in the interest of zoning. • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 6, 1970 Page 5 ORDINANCE NO. 9735 APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 245 AIRPORT BOND FUND THE SUM OF $1000 FOR APPRAISALS BY HAROLD A. CARR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 13-31 AT CORPUS CHRISTI INTER- NATIONAL AIRPORT, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 245-68-11.4, CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHASE II, LAND ACQUISITION; 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. 9736 AMENDING SECTION 6, ORDINANCE NO. 8779, PASSED FEBRUARY 28, 1968, AND THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES; DEFINING TERMS; ALLOCATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARINA DEPARTMENT ALL SUPERVISION FORMERLY VESTED IN THE PARK BOARD AND THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OVER THE MARINA, INCLUDING THE AREAS, CENTERS, GROUNDS, T -HEADS, L -HEAD, AND THE BARGE AND BOAT DOCKS; RE -DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE MARINA BOARD; SPECIALLY REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2555 AND ABOLISHING THE BAYFRONT ADVISORY BOARD; ABOLISHING THE MARINA EXPEDITING COMMITTEE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; 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. 9737 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 9, MEADOW PARK ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, OWNED BY NANNIE LOU CERTAIN, A WIDOW; APPROPRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING OUT OF GENERAL FUND NO. 102, PARK CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY 4122, THE SUM OF $2,916.31, OF WHICH AMOUNT $2500 IS FOR ACQUISITION AND $416.3.1 IS FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSE RELATED TO CLOSING COSTS; 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.. 9738 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH R.S. BLACK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOUR BLUFF SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATIONS, FORCE MAIN, AND TREATMENT PLANT, PROJECT NO. 250-67-53, WPC-TEX-569, SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL WATER QUALITY ADMINISTRATION; APPROPRIATING FROM NO. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $510,857, OF WHICH $488,757.72 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $22,099.28 15 FOR CONTINGENCIES AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 6, 1970 Page 6 The Charter Rale was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: 31a-kmcr, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye" RESOLUTION NO. 9739 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO REQUEST, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AN INCREASE IN GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL WATER QUALITY ADMINI- STRATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing resolution was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano. Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye" FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF MINNESOTA AVENUE, FROM SANTA FE TO CASA BONITA, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TO TEXAN TRAIL. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to the second reading by the following vote: Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, and Sizernare,present and voting "Aye"; Blackmon passed; McDaniel and Roberts voted "Nay". FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8288, BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 7A THERETO, AND ENLARGING THE AUTHORITY, JURISDICTION AND DUTIES OF THE MUNI- CIPAL ARTS COMMBSSION, INCLUDING THE TRANSFER OF THE BAYFRONT SCIENCE PARK ADVISORY BOARD AND THE SCIENCE PARK EXPEDITING COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, JURIS- DICTION AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to the second reading by the folowir:g vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye" FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY DELETING THEREFROM ITEMS 21, 22 & 23 UNDER SECTION 21-155 AND ADDING TO SAID SECTION 21-155 NEW ITEMS 21 AND 22 SO AS TO HAVE THE EFFECT OF PROHIBITING PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON THE WEST SIDE OF OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN LOUISLANA STREET AND CRAIG STREET, AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN ATLANTIC STREET AND CRAIG STREET; AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY DELETING THEREFROM ITEMS 13, 14, 15, AND 16 UNDER SECTION 21-156 SO AS TO HAVE THE EFFECT OF ELIMINATING PARKING WHICH HAD HERETOFORE -BEEN PERMITTED DURING CERTAIN HOURS ON PORTIONS OF OCEAN DRIVE, ALL AS MORE FULLY HEREINAFTER SET OUT; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to the second reading by the following r'cte: Blackmon, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; Lozano voting "Nay" • Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 6, 1970 Page 7 Mr. Lester W. Arend, 1517 Ocean Drive, appeared in opposition to the ordinance changing the no parking restrictions on the west side of Ocean Drive from 4 to 6 p.m. to no parking any time from Craig to Cole Street. He stated that the restriction would inconvenience about 80 persons who live in apartment houses on Ocean Drive. He suggested that the Council appoint a committee to examine the situation before enacting the ordinance. Mr. Arend presented letters signed by Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Galland, 1519-1521 Ocean Drive, and Ruby Rowden who owns apartments at 1511-1513 Ocean Drive, opposing the proposed restrictions. He left with the Council alternate suggestions which he stated he felt would alleviate the problem with less inconvenience to the residents and tenants of apartments on Ocean Drive, which City Manager Townsend stated would be presented to the Traffic Safety Advisory Board for study. Mayor Blackmon announced that a Special meeting will be held in the Council Chamber beginning at 9:30 a.m. June 2, 1970, for the purpose of hearing individual groups, department and division heads, and the public at large, on salary matters of City employees. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.