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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
RECESSED COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 31, 1972, 12 NOON
JULY 31, 1972
5:00 P.M.
PRESENT:
Mayor Ronnie Sizemore
Mayor Pro Tem Chas. A. Bonniwell
Commissioners:
Roberto Bosquez, M.D.
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
City Attorney James R. Riggs
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor Ronnie Sizemore called the meeting to order in the Council Chamber of the
City Hall and asked that it be noted that all members of the Council were present.
City Manager Townsend presented the following ordinances:
ORDINANCE NO. 11000
ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1972,
AND ENDING JULY 31, 1973, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER, AS AMENDED,
FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; APPROPRIATING CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY
FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1972, AND ENDING
JULY 31, 1973; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the
following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano, and Stark,
present and voting "Aye".
ORDINANCE NO. 11001
PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE YEAR 1972 AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR
THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED, AND SUCH OTHER YEARS
AS THE SAME MAY BE APPLICABLE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the
following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano, and Stark,
present and voting "Aye".
Mayor Pro Tem Bonniwell presented and read o Resolution entitled "For a Review of
City's Governmental Functions, 1972."'. The Resolution is as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 11002
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously expressed concern over
the increasing costs of rendering needed services to the citizens of Corpus
Christi; and
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WHEREAS, the Council desires that an independent study be made
of the operation of City Government:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council has this day adopted the 1972-73
Budget with the express commitment from its staff that the cost of
conducting a review of the City of Corpus Christi's governmental
functions will be furnished to the Council not later than October 1, 1972.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing resolution was passed by
the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and
Stark, present and voting "Aye."
Motion by Branch, seconded by Lozano and passed, that the 1972-73 Budget
as presented by the City Manager be approved on the condition that a "freeze" be
placed on all capital outlay and employee hiring for previously unauthorized positions
for a period of 30 days.
The Council concurred with the recommendation of City Manager Townsend that
the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign and deliver to Texas Water Rights
Commission an application for Nueces Reservoir sponsorship, be deferred until
Autust 2, 1972.
Relative to the award of bid for a three-part contract for improvements to
Candlewood Park, City Manager Townsend described the bidding, stating that Environ-
mental Installations, Inc., of Dallas, Texas had submitted the low bid on two of the
items, General & Irrigation, and low total bid in the amount of $33,957.16, which was
$5,274.28 lower than the next lowest combination of bids submitted by the other firms.
He explained that Environmental had qualified their bid on an all -or -nothing basis, and
since this qualified hid had been accepted on that basis, it is his recommendation,
which is concurred in by Director of Engineering Services, that the award be made to
Environmental Installations for their total combined bid of $33,957.16. He stated
the only other option would be to accept the 3 second low bids which would have
totaled $39,907.
Motion by Bonniwell, seconded by Lozano and passed, with Branch and Gonzales
voting "Aye," and Stark and Bosquez voting "Nay," that the award be made to Environ-
mental Installations, Inc., for Candlewood Park Improvements on the basis of their
low total combined bid of $33,957.16, and that an ordinance be brought forward to
this effect.
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ORDINANCE NO. 11003
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THREE-PART CONTRACT WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL INSTALLATIONS, INC., FOR CANDLEWOOD PARK IMPROVEMENTS,
CONSISTING OF GENERAL, IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING WORK, FOR $33,957.16;
APPROPRIATING $39,000, OF WHICH $2,646 IS OUT OF NO. 111 TRUST FUND, APPLICA-
BLE TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, ACCOUNT NO. 1792, AND $36,354 IS OUT OF
NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND, PROJECT NO. 291-70-10.3, OF WHICH $31,311.16 IS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $5,042.84 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES AND INCI-
DENTAL EXPENSES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the
following vote: Bonniwell, Branch, Gonzales, and Lozano, present and voting "Aye";
Sizemore, Bosquez, and Stark, present and voting "Nay".
Motion by Bonniwell, seconded by Branch and passed, that this meeting be recessed
until 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 2, 1972, for consideration of the proposed Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to sign and deliver to Texas Water Rights Commission an
application for Nueces Reservoir sponsorship.
There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting
was recessed at 5:45 p.m., July 31, 1972.
1, RONNIE SIZEMORE, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texqs, certify that the fore-
going minutes, same being for the period of July 5, 1972, to July 31, 1972, inclusive,
and having been previously approved by Council action, are by me hereby approved.
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RONNIE SIZEM•REle•yor
City of Corpus Chris exas