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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/20/19711 • MINJTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING January 20, 1971 2:00 P. M. PRESENT: Mayor Jack R. Blackmon Mayor. Pro Tem Gabe Lozano, Sr. Commissioners: Dick Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases W. J. Roberts Ronnie Sizemore City Manager R. Marvin Townsend City Attorney Jim Riggs City Secretary T. Ray Rring Mayor Jack R. Blackmon ca11ed the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Mr. Dwight Ramsey of the Norton Street Church of Christ. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Sizemore, seconded by Roberts and passed, that the absence of Commissioner McDaniel be excused for just cause. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 6, 1971, were approved as presented to the Council. Mr. R. N. Conolly, President of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce appeared and presented the Council with a resolution of appreciation adopted by the Board of Directors of this organization Monday of this week. The resolution stated that this administration had greatly enhanced the quality of living in Corpus Christi during the past four years. He read a partial list of major accom- plishments credited to the administration and termed the accomplishments as "impressive." Mr. Conolly also presented a formal resolution adopted January 18, 1971, requesting that the Council consider calling a bond election on a proposed con- vention center, stating that if the Council will call this election, the Community Center Committee and the Chamber of Commerce Board will support the project by supplying speakers and furnishing civic leadership to raise the necessary funds for 'an information program to let the voters know how much this facility is needed and how it will benefit the economy of the City. (Council Exhibit #1-71) Other Chamber of Commerce representatives present were C. W. Jones, Vice President; Bert Roscoe, Chairman of the Community Center Committee; and Joe Watson and Norm Bermes of the Chamber -of Commerce Staff. Mayor Blackmon expressed sincere gratitude for the words of appreciation expressed by Mr. Conolly on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. He stated the reso- lution requesting a bond election on the Commhnity Center will be received and • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Pagd 2 placed on the agenda for consideration and action next week. Bids were opened and read for Hurricane Celia -caused replacement of the Maintenance Building at the Oso Golf Course from the following firms: Epperson Construction Company; Custom Metal Builders (incomplete bid); Slovak Brothers; and B. E. Beecroft 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 recommenda- tion. City Manager Townsend presented for the Council's approval the following ordinances: ORDINANCE NO. 10075 ADOPTING A NEW POLICY OF STREET ASSESSMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY THE ADOPTION OF A NEW SECTION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, TO BE DESIGNATED SECTION 34-21; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING REPEALER SPECIFICALLY REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 9535, OF 1969, ADOPTING SECTION 34.21 FOR THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES; 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, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10076 DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOLLIHAR ROAD, FRCP: AYERS STREET TO KOSTORYZ ROAD, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PREPARE AND FILE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS; REQUIRING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A NOTICE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS TO THE ACTION HEREIN; PROVIDING HOW SUCH IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE PAID; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel absent. Mayor Blackmon called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Lozano, seconded by Sizemore and passed, that the City Manager's Reports, Items "a" through "s" be accepted, and that the requests and recommenda- tions be granted and approved as follows: a. That the date of February 15, 1971, 2 p.m., Special Meeting, be set for public hearings on the following zoning applications: (1) L. L. Woodman, Sr. and Jr. - from "A-2" to "AB" on the east right-of-way line of South Tancahua Street north of Park Avenue; (2) J. Harvey Johnson III, D.D.S. - from "R -1B" to "AB" on Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 3 the east side of Everhart Road south of Williams Drive; and (3) Jack Ryan, Trustee - Tract "A", from "R -1B" to "A-1"; and Tract "B", from "R -1B" to "B-4", on the south- west corner of Holly and Weber Roads; b. That the paving assessment ordinance be revised to reflect procedures used prior to the Molina paving project and that a public hearing be set for February 24, 1971 at 3 p.m., for assessments for the improvement of Gollihar from Ayers to Kostoryz; c. That the authority to receive bids at 11:00 a.m., February 8, 1971, for additional and replacement Special Truck Bodies as approved in the 1970-71 Budget, be granted, Nueces County and Corpus Christi Independent School District having each included one truck body in this cooperative bid; d. That a contract be awarded to Texas X-ray Company of Corpus Christi, for $18,148.65, to furnish and install X-ray Equipment at the Health Department, based on the low bid received (Bid Tabulation #5-71); e. That contracts be awarded to General Electric of Corpus Christi to furnish the Fire Division with five 60 -watt radio units with amplifier and outside speaker for the low bid of $4,020.00; and RCA of Corpus Christi, to furnish eighteen 60 -watt mobile radio units for the Police Division, twenty-four 30 -watt radio units for the Public Utilities Department and General Government, and one 90 -watt base station for Public Utilities, for the low bid of $24,912.36 (Bid Tabulation #6-71) ; f. That all bids received to furnish the City with 2,940 bags of Industrial Quick Set Cement Mix be rejected as being excessive in cost over open market prices, a determination having been made that the City can purchase on the open market in 560 bag lots at a price lower than the low bid (Bid Tabulation #7-71); g. That a contract for the repairs to the pilings and piers at the Marina .. be awarded to Maritime Constructors, Inc., and that $8,203 be appropriated for this purpose with OEP reimbursing the cost of these repairs; h. That Change Order No. 2 to the water line contract with Austin Engineer- ing Company for $1,330 be approved for the construction of fences along both right- of-way lines of the extension of Division Road to the new overhead storage tank, City representatives having agreed that these fences would be installed when the road right-of-way was being negotiated. Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 4 i. That Change Order No. One to the with B & E Construction Company be approved, includes $20,838 for the change order and $1 Phase II Airport Expansion Contract and that $22,214 be appropriated which ,376 for engineering services, being necessary for the installation of the Runway End Identifier Light Systems (REILS) and the Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI); j. That a permit be issued to Humble Oil & Refining Company to drill a regular location, straight hole to a depth of 11,700 feet in State Tract 134 in Laguna Madre; k. That the plans and specifications for storm sewer extensions in McBride Lane, Hereford Road and Westchester Street, and for the paving of McBride Lane from Highway 9 to Highway 44, be approved, and that bids be received on February 10, 1971; (Since the abutting property is all industrial, the homestead collection problem will not exist; McBride will be improved to a 41 -foot widthwithheavy pavement and no sidewalks since the street only serves industry) 1. That the plans and specifications be approved and that bids be received on February 10, 1971, for repairs to the hurricane damaged Gas Division Office and Gas Regulator Station at 18th and Louisiana Streets, with approximately 95% of the cost being reimbursed by insurance and OEP, and the remaining 5% for betterment anc. depreciation; m. That the plans and specifications be approved and bids be received on February 10 for Celia repairs to the Corpus Christi Museum Building, cost of repairs being covered by insurance; n. That the plans and specifications be approved and that bids be received on February 10 for Celia repairs to the -West Guth Park Swimming Pool with cost of repairs to be covered by insurance; o. That the raw water rate be changed effective February 1, 1971, from $.06 per 1000 gallons to $.06 per 1000 gallons for the first 60,000,000 gallons, and $.05 per 1000 gallons for all water in excess of 60,000,000 gallons per month, which change will reflect the lower average cost of operations and debt service for Lake Corpus Christi as volume increases; (Raw water customers include Alice, the San Patricio Water District, Suntide and Celanese. Celanese will not be affected since their contract, still in effect, is based on $.05 per 1000 for the first 10,000,000 and $.04 per additional 1000 gallons per month); • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 5 p. That a contract for the construction of roof repairs to the High Service Pump Building at 0. N. Stevens Filter Plant be awarded to Guaranteed Repair Contractors, Inc., and that $2,150.00 be appropriated for this purpose, with insurance and OEP reimbursing the total cost of these repairs; 4. That a contract for the repairs to the Garden Club Building and the Oso Golf Course Clubhouse be awarded to Maurice Mendel, Inc., and that $10,129.00 be appropriated for this purpose, with insurance and OEP reimbursing all but $73.00; r. That the ordinance establishing the Traffic Safety Advisory Board be amended as previously discussed with the further provision that each committee be chaired by a Council -appointed board member, be advisory only to the board, and not speak as representatives of the City; s. That $4,680 be appropriated for Commissioner's award and related fees for acquisition of property owned by Harold Glen Davis et ux, and that $2,500 be appro- priated for Commissioner's award and related fees for acquisition of property owned by Ila Magee Noakes, both tracts for Greenway Water Line Project No. 202-68-29.1. City Manager Townsend presented pending items and the following actions taken: Motion by Lozano, seconded by Roberts and passed, that the recessed public hearing relative to Urban Renewal be further recessed for one week. Relative to the pending matter of Zoning Application #1070-6, W. F. Seay & Others, for change of zoning on Lots 2 through 10, Block 3, Arcadia Subdivision, on which a public hearing was held November 30, 1970, City Manager Townsend stated he was in receipt of a letter from the applicant's attorneys stating they wished to with- draw the application and that the matter is no longer before the Council. Commissioner de Ases inquired if some action could be taken to bring the deteriorated homes in this area up to standard, and City Manager Townsend explained that these homes will be inspected consistent with other inspections, and further stated that a recommendation will be forthcoming relative to damaged properties in the City under the Housing and Urban Development Program. Following a general discussion relative to damaged buildings in the City in which particular reference was made to the old Nueces Hotel, Mayor Blackmon com- mented that the owners of this building have been slow to comply with past commit- ments and should be encouraged to proceed with demolition, and if not, legal actions should be taken. s • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 6 ORDINANCE NO. 10077 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE WRITTEN STATEMENT AND REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, SHOWING ESTIMATES OF THE VARIOUS COSTS FOR THE IMPROVE- MENT OF GOLLIHAR ROAD FROM AYERS STREET TO KOSTORYZ ROAD, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; DETERMINING AND FIXING THE PORTION OF SAID COSTS TO BE PAID AND ASSESSED AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY, THE PORTION THEREOF TO BE PAID BY THE CITY OF COtPUS CHRISTI; DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY; ORDERING AND SETTING A HEARING TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 24, 1971, AT 3:00 P.M., 10 GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AS REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10078 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 vete: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9472, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 27, 1969, BY AMENDING THE RATES FOR UNTREATED WATER SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A RATE OF SIX CENTS (6c) PER 1000 GALLONS PER MONTH FOR THE FIRST 60,000,000 GALLONS CONSUMED AND A RATE OF FIVE CENTS PER 1000 GALLONS PER MONTH FOR ALL WATER IN EXCESS OF 60,000,000 GALLONS CONSUMED REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to the second reading by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 7 SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN OIL AND GAS LEASE WITH CHARLES J. SMITH, TRUSTEE, ON PARK SITE, AS LOCATED IN -,GLEN ROYAL SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN IN VOLUME 9, PAGE 14, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, CONSISTING OF 1.055 ACRES, AND ON WESTSIDE RECREATION CLUB SITE, BEING PARTS OF LOTS 1, 2, 5, 6, AND 7, WOODLAWN 02 SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 5, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, CONSISTING OF 3.244 ACRES, FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, BEGINNING MARCH 13, 1971, AND EXPIRING MARCH 12, 1974, FOR A GASH BONUS IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATION SET OUT IN THE LEASE FORM, TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE, 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 second time and passed to the third reading by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORI .ING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE PADRE LITTLE LEAGUE FOR A FIVE (5) YEAR EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE 7952, CONCERNING A TRACT OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET BY 320 FEET OUT OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOLLY ROAD RESERVOIR SITE, AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED SKETCH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAIN- TAINING A RECREATIONAL AREA, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to the third reading by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10079 AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CREATING AND PROVIDING FOR A TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 21-30 AND 21-31 AND DELETING SECTION 21-32 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, SO AS TO DEFINE IN DETAIL THE ORGANIZATION, PURPOSE, AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING ANEMERQENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore,;present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10080 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MARITIME CONSTRUCTORS, INC., FOR HURRICANE CELIA DAMAGE REPAIRS TO PILINGS AND PIERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MARINA; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 102 GENERAL FUND, ACTIVITY 4298, THE SUM OF $8,203, APPLICABLE TO JOB NO. 102-4298-171; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January �0, 1971 Page 8 The Charter Rule wassuspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10081 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT (CHANGE ORDER NO. 1) TO THE CONTRACT WITH B & E CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANSION, PHASE II, R/W 13-31; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 245 AIRPORT BOND FUND THE SUM OF $22,214„ OF WHICH $20,838 IS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT AND $1,376 IS FOR ENGINEERING, ALL APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 245-68-11.1; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10082 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH GUARANTEED REPAIR CONTRACTORS, INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF REPAIRS TO THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP BUILDING AT O. N. STEVENS FILTER PLANT AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE CELIA; APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 141 GENERAL FUND, ACTIVITY 5198, THE SUM OF $2,150 APPLICABLE TO JOB NO. 141-5198-14; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts,'and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10083 AMENDING CHAPTER 38 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, UTILITY TAPS OR CONNECTIONS, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 5A AND 5B OF SECTION 38-26, ITEM (1), SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR STREET AND EASEMENT FEES, FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS) LINES, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH HEREINAFTER; ADDING TO CHAPTER 38 OF THE SAID CITY CODE A NEW ARTICLE, TO BE DESIGNATED ARTICLE XII, GAS EXTENSIONS, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO APPROVE GAS EXTENSIONS ON PRIVATE PRO- PERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING GAS INTO PREVIOUSLY ALL -ELECTRIC HOMES; PROVIDING A SEr<7ERANCE 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, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 9 ORDINANCE NO. 10084 APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 202 WATER BOND FUND THE SUM OF $4680, OF WHICH AMOUNT $2,000 IS IQ* AWARD OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS AND $90 IS FOR COMMISSIONERS; FEES, ALL IN CONNECTION WITH. CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN CAUSENO. 643, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VS. HAROLD GLEN DAVIS, ET UX, FOR GREENWAY WATER LINE, PRO- JECT RSJECT NO. 202-68-29.1; AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 15 FOR AWARD OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS AND $90 I5 FOR COMMISSIONERS FEES, ALL IN CONNECTION WITH CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN CAUSE NO. 645, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VS. ILA MAGEE NOAKES, FOR GREENWAY WATER LINE, PROJECT NO. 202-68-29.1; AND DECLARING A1' EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10085 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 TO THE CONTRACT WITH AUSTIN ENGINEERING COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOUR BLUFF AND N.A.S. WATER TRANSMISSION LINES; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 202 WATER SYSTEM BOND FUND THE SUM OF $1330 FOR THE COSTS INCURRED AS RESULT OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2, ALL APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 2412-66-X1..3. (PART A); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye"; McDaniel was absent. ORDINANCE NO. 10086 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MAURICE MANDEL, INC. FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE REPAIRS TO THE GARDEN CLUB BUILDING AND OSO GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE; APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 102 GENERAL FUND, ACTIVITY 4298, THE SUM OF $10,129, OF WHICH $4,664 IS APPLICABLE TO THE GARDEN CLUB BUILDING, JOB NO. 102-4298-57, AND $5,465 I5 APPLICABLE TO THE OSO GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE, JOB NO. 102-4298-78; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Blackmon, Lozano, Bradley, de Ases, Roberts and Sizemore, present and voting "Aye". City Manager Townsend presented a recommendation that the Council indicate a willingness to expand its participation in the Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Association to a greater extent than originally approved because of the additional oil activity connected with areas recently annexed. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 20, 1971 Page 10 Motion by Roberts, seconded by Bradley and passed, that the foregoing recommendation be approved. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.