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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
October 21, 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
Ronnie Sizemore
City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
City Attorney Jim Riggs
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
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Mayor Jack R. Blackmon called the meeting to order and gave the Invocation in the
absence of the invited Guest Chaplain.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
Motion by de Ases, seconded by Bradley and passed, that the absence of Commissioner
Roberts be excused for just cause.
The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October 7, 1970, were approved as
submitted to the Council.
Mayor Blackmon announced the issuance of proclamations relative to the following:
NAVY DAY, October 27, 1970, a day to give honor and recognition to the achievements of
our Navy and particularly to its heroic men and women; TOASTMISTRESS WEEK, October 25 -
31, 1970, in recognition of the International Toastmistress Club's 32nd anniversary; CLEANER
AIR WEEK, October 25 - 31, 1970, urging citizens to help promote a united educational
program for cleaner air and to help build a better and stronger America; UNITED NATIONS DAY,
October 24, 1970, in recognition of the 25th Anniversary which represents a historic landmark
occasion, indicating the continuing commitment of the people of the world to a goal of Peace,
Justice and Progress.
Mayor Blackmon welcomed and presented Certificates of Attendance to members of the
Student Council of Richard King High School as follows: Larry Wells, Steve Pattison; Phil
Kurzner; Craig Fisher; Tom Strother; and Harold Gold.
Bids were opened and read on Ocean Drive Slope Restoration Erosion Control, from the
following firms: Heldenfels Brother, and B & E 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.
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Mayor Blackmon announced vacancies on the Traffic Safety Advisory Board and 'made the
following nominations for replacements: James N. Gainan, Doyle Willis, and A. C. Skinner, Jr.
Motion by Sizemore, seconded by de Ases and passed, that the foregoing nominations
for replacements on the Traffic Safety Advisory Board, be approved and confirmed.
Mayor Blackmon called for the City Manager's Reports.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by McDaniel and passed, that the City Manager's Reports,
Items "a" through "m" be accepted, and that the requests and recommendations be granted and
approved as follows:
a. That the date of November 4, 1970, be set for a public hearing on the closing of a
portion of Navigation Boulevard not now in use between Highway 44 and Bear Lane, the abutting
owners having dedicated the new right-of-way with the understanding that the City would close
the old right-of-way and that it would revert to the same owners;
b. That the date of November 18, 1970, 3 p.m., be set to hear the appeal of the
Planning Commission's approval of a Special Use Permit for Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.,
in the 5100 Block of Bear Lane, which appeal has been filed by West Oso Independent School
District;
c. That the date of October 28, 1970, be set to hear an appeal of a decision of the
Petroleum Superintendent relative to denial of a permit requested by Mr. Charles J. Smith,
representing Petro -Search, Inc., to drill, operate, and produce a well in drilling block #739
on Westchester Drive between Highway 44 and Garfield Drive, of which three property owners
within 400 feet of the proposed drilling site object to the closeness of the well;
d. That Getty Oil Company be granted a permit to drill an irregular location in
State Tract No. 41 in Laguna Madre as a straight hole to a depth of 13,300 feet, as unanimously
recommended by the Bay Drilling Committee; (The site will become the cluster location, and is
irregular because the preferred location or corner in a drilling block is not designated for tracts
in Laguna Madre)
e. That drilling Block No. 874 be revised to include portions of drilling Blocks 875
and 876 to allow the drilling of a well under Tract 874 (which is the location of a residential
development), by Kelly Bell who has the mineral interests under both tracts, letters having been
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received in support of the request from the President of Wymore Development Corporation,
the developers of Village on the Green, and Guaranty Nat ional Bank and Trust, representing
some of the surrounding owners;
f. That right-of-way needed to drain Sharpsburg Road be obtained by acquiring all of
Tract 10 (75' x 300'), from Mr. and Mrs. John de la Garza for $2,000 including $100 for
closing costs, platting the lot with a 20' easement and selling the platted lot with the easement;
g. That Mr. Harold Carr be employed to provide appraisal services for 16 parcels of
right-of-way required for the Woolridge-Staples Drainage System for $2,560, and that an
appropriation in this amount be authorized;
h. That the Bay Drilling Ordinance No. 8294, be amended to include regulations
governing geophysical work in the Bay areas within the City limits;
i. That parking be prohibited on the west side of Weber Road from Padre Island Drive
to Holly Road, as approved by the Traffic Safety Advisory Board, Director of Traffic Engineering,
and the Highway Department;
j. That the plans and specifications for repairs to La Retama Library, consisting of
roof, ceiling, flooring, and other work, be approved, and that the authority to advertise for
bids to be received on November 11, 1970, be granted;
k. That the following plats be approved according to the recommendation of the
Planning Commission, subject to contracts for water and deferred improvements: (1) Padre
Island - Corpus Christi, Cape Summer Unit 1; and (2) Padre Island - Corpus Christi, Cape
Summer Unit 2;
I. That a leave of absence for Mr. Oscar Cisneros, be approved from November 1,
1970, to October 31, 1971; (Mr. Cisneros is Relocation Officer and has been asked by HUD
to serve as a supervisor of housing advisors, for the purpose of working with those families
temporarily living in mobile homes who need to make permanent housing arrangements);
m. That notation be made of receipt of a petition signed by residents of Montclair
Elementary School area, calling attention to an alleged hazardous situation to school children
attending Montclair School, created by the construction of Alameda Street from Ocean Drive
to Montclair Street. The petition pointed out that from Glenmore to Palmetto on Kentner
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there are no sidewalks; that there are open ditches; and that due to repair of homes, vacant
property along Kentner from Claremore to University, brush and building materials are piled
upon it, further narrowing the section which is barely two cars wide, and requested that
sidewalks be placed on Kentner from Glenmore to Palmetto, and that Navy traffic, buses,
and all unnecessary traffic be re-routed via Ocean Drive. (Petition #4-70)
City Manager Townsend announced that an agreement had been worked out with the
Corps of Engineers and Office of Economic Preparedness for demolition of Hurricane Celia
damaged buildings, and stated that persons desiring to have buildings demolished under this
program, should contact the Building Division at City Hall before November 1.
Mayor Blackmon presented a Symbolic Key to the City, and conferred Honorary Citizen-
ship upon Mro W. W. Collins, Di6tuter Relief Director, Corpus Christi, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, in recognition and appreciation of the outstanding work accomplished
in this City by Mr. Collins and his staff, in placing some 3,000 disaster victims in mobile homes
since Hurricane Celia, In making the presentations, Mayor Blackmon stated that Mr. Collins
and his staff at HUD had done o tremendous job in bringing together the complexities of local
and federal governments, has made us all better citizens and made Corpus Christi a better
community in which to live.
Mr. Collins distributed reproductions of a letter to the Editor which appeared in the
local newspaper, signed by a member of the HUD Disaster Team, who had concluded a six-
week tour of duty in the City, which stated that even under extremely adverse circumstances
brought about by Hurricane Celia, they had enjoyed every minute of their stay in Corpus
Christi, and commended citizens for their demonstration of pride, courage and dedication to
the problems of rebuilding the City. Mro Collins stated that the letter expressed the sentiments
of some 500 HUD employees.
ORDINANCE NO. 9961
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH
PADRE ISLAND INVESTMENT CORPORATION PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS IN CAPE SUMMER UNITS 1 AND 2 ON OR BEFORE
NOVEMBER 1, 1981, COPIES OF WHICH CONTRACTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO AND
MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the
following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, McDaniel and Sizemore, present
and voting "Aye"; Roberts was absent,
ORDINANCE NO. 9962
APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $2,560
FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES BY HAROLD CARR CONCERNING 16 PARCELS OF LAND
NEEDED FOR THE STAPLES-WOOLDRIDGE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, PROJECT NO. 295-70-66;
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 and Sizemore, present
and voting "Aye"; Roberts was absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 9963
APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $2,100,
OF WHICH $2,000 IS FOR ACQUISITION OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TRACT OR
PARCEL OF LAND AND $100 IS FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES RELATED TO CLOSING
COSTS, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 295-70-72, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
AREAS AND MINOR STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT WITH THE OWNERS,
JOHN DE LA GARZA AND WIFE LYDIA R. DE LA GARZA; 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 and Sizemore, present
and voting "Aye"; Roberts was absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 9964
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 MR. AND MRS. W. P. LIVINGSTON BY
AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON LOT 2, OSO FARM
TRACTS AND ALL OF LOT 8, BLOCK 2, GRAY VILLAGE #2, LOCATED IN THE 4900 BLOCK
OF EVERHART ROAD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM
"R -1B" ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "AB" PROFESSIONAL OFFICE 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, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases and McDaniel, present and voting
"Aye"; Sizemore passed and Roberts teas absent.
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ORDINANCE• 9965
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8294, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS THE
"BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE", AS AMENDED, BY ADDING SUBSECTION 7.14
THERETO, TO REGULATE SEISMIC SURVEYS WITHIN THE WATER AREAS OF LAGUNA
MADRE AND CORPUS CHRISTI BAY; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; 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 and Sizemore, present
and voting "Aye"; Roberts was absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 9966
REDECLARING, UNDER ART. 5890e, V.A.C.S., TEXAS AND ARTICLE 1175, V.A.C.S.
TEXAS AND FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY -HUD CONTRACT OF AUGUST 12,
1970, UNDER AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC LAW 79 AND PUBLIC LAW 875, U. S. CONGRESS,
AS AMENDED, AND THE DISASTER RELIEF ACT OF 1969, THE STATE OF CIVIL EMERGENCY
CONTINUING IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE CELIA AND
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT BY THE CITY OF MOBILE HOME PARK ACCOMMODA-
TIONS FOR DISASTER HOUSING PURPOSES WITHIN THE CITY AS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL, TO CONTINUE THE SAME; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
NOTICE AND 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 and Sizemore, present
and voting "Aye"; Roberts was absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 9967
AMENDING THE CONFIGURATION OF CITY DRILLING BLOCK 874 A&SAME WAS
DEPICTED IN THE PLAT ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 8879 PASSED BY THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 1968, STYLED "ADOPTING RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION, DRILLING AND PRODUCTION OF HYDRO-
CARBONS ", AND ADOPTING A DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF SAID
CITY DRILLING BLOCK 874; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
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 and Sizemore, present
and voting "Aye"; Roberts was absent.
Following a brief recess, Mayor Blackmon reconvened the meeting at 3 p.m. for
the purpose of hearing the appeal of Mr, Victor Lopez from a decision rendered by the Civil
Service Board July 10, 1970, regarding the termination of Mr. lopez, a bus operator and
former sanitation equipment operator, at the end of his six-month probation period. He
stated that each member of the Council had been furnished with a copy of the Notice of
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Appeal filed by the appellant's attorney, Mr. David Perry, marked "Received" by the City
Secretary, July 17, 1970, and subsequently filed with the City Council; also, an attachment
of a City of Corpus Christi Standard Instruction Sheet, signed by the then City Manager,
H. W. Whitney, dated May 12, 1965.
Mr. David L. Perry, attorney representing the appellant, stated that Mr. Lopez was
employed in the Transit Division on December 1, 1969, and that he was discharged by the
City on June 1, 1970, and after his probationary period expired; that he had appealed his
discharge to the Civil Service Board which ruled that he was discharged before he completed
his six-month probationary period and had no jurisdiction to consider his appeal, and that it
was from that decision that Mr. Lopez proposed to show: (1) that he was discharged after he
had completed his six-month probationary period, was entitled to Civil Service protection,
and was discharged without a good cause; and (2) that he was discharged solely for pursuing
a legitimate grievance in violation of the City of Corpus Christi's Standard Instruction dated
May 12, 1965, promulgated by the then City Manager. He stated that, without question,
if Mr. Lopez was discharged after he completed his six -months probationary employment,
the City cannot show good cause for his discharge, since he was pursuing a legitimate grievance,
and that the regulations specifically provide that no recourse shall be taken against an employee
electing to exercise his right of appeal. He stated the Civil Service Board did not conduct a
hearing on the merits, but that the records reveal that Mr. Lopez was not discharged in the
manner required For employees who have completed their probationary employment. He further
alleged that Mr. Lopez was not informed of his discharge until he had been assigned a bus route
on Monday, June 1, 1970, after he had worked for several hours.
Mr. Perry stated that Mr. Lopez had two grievances with which Mr. Roy Klett was
concerned: (1) objection to being required to work time for which he, was not paid; and (2)
that he wanted credit for his fourteen years previous service with the City Sanitation Division,
and that Mr. Klett had testified that these were the only matters which led him to discharge
Lopez.
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Mr. Perry stated that the Civil Service Board refused to hear testimony that
Mr. Lopez was discharged only for appealing his grievances, ruling that it had no
jurisdiction, but stated that this evidence is contained in Mr. Klett's deposition and
on file with the Board.
Mr. Perry further stated that the personnel procedure does not spell out when
an employee is fired; that in this case the immediate superior made a dismissal recom-
mendation on May 28, and the form was signed by the Department Head on May 29th;
that on another Exhibit there is a separation request which shows that the Division Head
made the request on May 28, and signed on June 1., pointing out that from the records,
it is impossible to know the set procedure of when an employee is really discharged.
Mr. Perry proposed to show the Council that Mr. Lopez acted in accordance with
City procedures; that he was discharged on June 1, 1970, after completing his six -months
probation and was not discharged for good cause; that his discharge was solely for pursuing
a grievance through proper administrative channels;: and that in either event, he was
entitled to Civil Service protection.
Mr. Perry requested that the Council order that Mr. Lopez be reinstated to his
position with the Transit Division, or, in the alternative, remand the case to the Civil
Service Board for a hearing as to whether Standard Instruction Number 4-16-1 was violated,
and if the evidence shows a violation of City regulations, instruct the Board to reinstate
Mr. Lopez.
Mr. Jim Riggs, City Attorney, represented the Civil Service Board and presented its
reply for affirmance of probation dismissal of Mr. Lopez, and proposed to show the following:
That the Civil Service Board did accord Mr. Lopez a full hearing; that they heard evidence
on the merits of Mr. Lopez's performance as well as the question of whether or not he was
dismissed before or after the expiration of his probation period; that it is not a question of
whether or not he was dismissed but when he was dismissed. Mr. Riggs reviewed the sequence
of events leading to Mr. Lopez's dismissal and cited Article Eight, Section 10 of the Rules
and Regulations of the Civil Service Board in support thereof. He stated Mr. Lopez was
employed on December 1, 1969; on May 28, 1970, a Probationary Report of Employee
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Efficiency was filed by his immediate supervisor, J. K. Taylor, and a;second rating supervisor
Roy Klett, whereby Mr. Lopez was rated unsatisfactory; that the report was signed by Public
Utilities Director Robert Schneider on May 29, 1970; that this report and statement of dismissal
was handed to Personnel Director Charles Lummus on May 28, 1970; that a Payroll and
Personnel Separation Reuqest for dismissal, effective May 30, 1970, was certified on June 1,
1970 by Mr. Schneider and City Manager Townsend; that previous to May 28 Mr. Taylor testified
that he and Mr. Klett had conferred with Mr. Schneider regarding the status of Mr. Lopez and
was told he would follow their recommendation; that on May 28 Mr. Taylor and Mr. Klett met
Mr. Lopez on his Leopard and Staples bus stop, and informed him his probationary period was
up on June 1, and that he was being disapproved as of that day, Thursday, May 28, and that if
he wished, he would continue driving on Friday and Saturday; that Mr. Lopez refused to sign
the report, but drove Friday and Saturday, and reported to the Transit Yard on the morning of
Monday, June 1, and that the dispatcher, apparently unaware of Mr. Lopez' dismissal,
assigned him to a bus run for the afternoon; that when Mr. Klett arrived, he instructed the
dispatcher to send Mr. Lopez to see Mr. Lummus, at which time Mr. Lummus advised him that
he had been dismissed as of Friday, May 30.
Mr. Riggs pointed out that there is no law applicable to the City of Corpus Christi for
notice of dismissal per se to be given a probationary employee as prerequisite to dismissal.
He pointed out that Mr. Lopez's superior officers did have the authority to dismiss Mr. Lopez,
but that a Rule governing the manner of dismissal of probationary employees has not been
promulgated, that :his dismissal did not violate any law or rule, and that Form 61 Payroll
and Personnel Separation Request shows that his dismissal was effected timely, effective
May 30, 1970, whereas his probation did not end until June 1, 1970, He stated that when
Mr. Lopez was presented with the dismissal papers, he did not ask questions or make a statement
that he did not understand what was taking place.
Relative to alleged violations to Standard Instructions No. 4-16-1, May, 1965,
Mr. Riggs stated that Mr. Lopez had filed no appeal of any grievance in writing as is required
by the Standard Instructions; that the record is devoid of any attempt by Mr. Lopez to resolve
a dispute in any supervisory channel.
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Mr. Riggs pointed out that Mr. Lopez's dismissal was based on the projection that
he would not be a suitable permanent employee, and that it was Mr. Klett's conclusion
that he would be unsatisfactory as a permanent bus operator. He pointed out that the
supervisor is charged with making an appraisal of an employee's qualifications, and is
duty bound to make recommendations before the termination of the probationary period.
He stated that the Civil Service Board Rules are not conditioned that a supervisor must
specify grounds for dismissal before the six-month probationary period.
Mr. Riggs stated it is submitted that the Civil Service Board made correct findings;
that the dismissal did occur before the six-month probationary period; and respectfully
requests that the Council sustain the decision of the Civil Service Board.
Commissioner de Ases questioned Mr. Riggs as to his opinion relative to Mr. Lopez'
understanding of the language of his dismissal as presented to him on May 28.
Mr. Riggs referred to testimony of Page 61 of the Transcript and stated it does not
leave any reasonable doubt of what action was being taken, but that he was being disapproved
on Thursday, May 28; that he was told, if he wished, he could continue driving on Friday
and Saturday, but there was no further inquiry from Mr. Lopez, and that the records do not
show that Mr. Lopez questioned the meaning of the action or the language, and that it would
be logical that the supervisor believed he got the message.
In rebuttal, Mr. Perry stated that Mr. Riggs' statement that the Civil Service Board
afforded Mr. Lopez a full hearing on both questions was incorrect. He stated that the Board
only considered the question of whether or not he was discharged before or after his probationary
period, and quoted from Page 3 of the Transcript. He quoted Mr. Nuss on Page 63 of the
Transcript as saying "it is our determination that Mr. Lopez was discharged during the six
months probationary period, and that we have no jurisdiction...", He stated the Board did
not consider whether or not the City Manager's regulations were violated, and that they refused
because they did not have jurisdiction; that according to Mr. Rigg's statement, it is the City's
position that an employee is discharged when the City decides he is discharged whether or not
the employee has been notified; that it is Mr. Lopez' position that an employee cannot be
discharged on paper, and that the only time Mr. Klett had any conversation with Mr. Lopez
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was when he went out to the bus stop on May 30 and showed him the form of disapproval,
and that Mr. Lopez had said he did not understand; that after he had reported for work on
the following Monday and had worked for two hours, he was instructed to go see Personnel
Director Charles Lummus, and that Mr. Lummus appeared surprised and said "why are you
here, you have been discharged."
Mr. Perry stated that nothing had been mentioned that Mr. Lopez was an incompetent
employee, or failed to take instructions; that even though he did not agree with City policy,
he followed instructions; that it is his position that Mr. Lopez was discharged solely because
he was pursuing a grievance because he was not being paid for hours worked, and thought the
City policy should be changed. Mr. Perry stated it is his understanding that the object of the
City's grievance policy is so problems can be resolved without losing a good employee.
Mr. Perry stated the point he is attempting to make is that an employee cannot be
discharged because he is pursuing a grievance; that that was the only reason Mr. Lopez was
discharged, and that he feels if this evidence could be presented to the Civil Service Board,
their decision would be reversed. He stated that any protection given by the City Manager's
regulations is wiped out if there is no appeal board.
Mr. Perry stated he is asking the Council to send the matter back to the Civil Service
Board and instruct it that it does have jurisdiction to determine if the City's regulations have
been violated, and that as the case now stands, they have no place to go to seek remedy.
Mayor Blackmon made sure that every member of the Council had, or would have, a
copy of the Transcript, and asked Mr. Perry's permission to read the Depositions, to which
Mr. Perry agreed. He instructed the Council to read the documents thoroughly, and recommended
that the matter be tabled until reasonable elapse of time for a thorough study of all evidence
before it is presented for workshop study.
It was agreed that the matter be tenatively placed on the November 11, 1970, Agenda.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.