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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
November 29, 1972
3:00 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,
J. Howard Stark
City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
Assistant City Attorney Hal.George
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor Ronnie Sizemore called the meeting to order in the Council Chamber
of the City Hall.
The Invocation was given by Monsignor Michael J. Adams of St, Pius X
Catholic Church.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of November 15, 1972, were
approved as submitted to the Council.
Mayor Sizemore proclaimed Friday, December 1, 1972, as TOM QUIGLPY
day in recognition of his having been coach of the Corpus Christi College
Academy during the early days of the Academy from which a number of distinguished
citizens of today have graduated; and reported that an Honored Citizenship Certi-
ficate had been presented to Captain Harry Lee Corkill in his office prior to the
meeting, in recognition of his retirement after 60 years contribution to the
reputation of Corpus Christi as a tourist City.
Mayor Sizemore recognized the Student Council of Hamlin Junior High
School, and presented Certificates of Attendance to the following; Jeff Mason,
Kenneth Wevell, Alma Dohoyos, Rita Ramirez, Jerry McKinney, and Cynthia Liddle.
They were accompanied by their sponsor Mrs. Mason,
Mayor Sizemore called for the City Manager's Reports and City Manager
Townsend made the following requests and recommendations:
a. That bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 19, 1972,
fora prefabricated Building at the Police Pistol Range for the Police Division,
for which funds have been made available in the 1972-73 Budget.
b. That bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 19, 1972,
for Range Tower, Bleachers and Bleacher Cover Shed at the Police Pistol Range,
for which funds have been made available in the 1972-73 Budget.
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c, That a contract be awarded to Dave's House of Guns, Dallas, Texas,
for the purchase of forty-four hand guns and forty-five sets of leather goads,
holsters and belts for the Police Division for their low bid of $4,296.60. (Bid
Tabulation #60-72)
d. That the landscaping portion of the Museum Improvements, involving
sodding the area with grass and planting approximately 400 natal plums, be accepted
as complete and payment of $5,755,44 be made to the contractor, Turner Landscaping,
Lac.
e. That an agreement be authorized with Crown Service Corporation,
developers of Mobile Estates Subdivision, whereby the City will reimburse the
developer for the cost to construct curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and one-half the
pavement along Skyline Drive where it abuts the public park in Mobile Estates
Subdivision, and that $1,588.81 be appropriated for the cost of the improvements.
f. (Withdrawn - re condemnation proceedings for acquisition of
Parcel No. 49 adjacent to the Oso Sewage Treatment Plant Project
owned by Mrs. Thelma Baker Smith and Mrs. Beulah Mahan Baker)
That the $10,000 grant by the Moody Foundation to the Corpus Christi
g.
Museum, being a one-year program involving $5,000 for the construction of a
plesiosaurus skeleton by an SMU graduate student and $5,000 for a one-year intern-
ship at the Museum by a student from Wesleyan College in North Carolina, be accepted
with
thanks.
h. That a contract be authorized with the Texas Employment Commission
Work Incentive Program for one trainee to be assigned to the Transit Division where
he is currently working for the Paint and Body Shop under the Neighborhood Youth
Corps Program which the trainee has completed. The Work Incentive Job Opportunities
Program (W1N/JOP) will provide $1,312.00 and the City will provide $1,312,00 for
salary during the training period for 205 days or 41 weeks. A vacancy in the paint
and body shop should be available by the end of the training period.
i. That the following property located on Corpus Christi International
Airport be conveyed to the United States of America: One Visual Approach Slope
Indicator (VAST) serving Runway 17, and Two Runway End Identifier Lights (REILS)
serving Runway 17-35, and the power cable serving both. This equipment was
installed early in the spring for use on the North-South Runway while the South-
east -Northwest Runway was under repairs. The Federal Government participated in
the installation of the equipment and they will continue to maintain such property
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if it is conveyed to them.
J. That the City lease a 17 -acre tract of land at the Oso Sewage Treat-
ment Plant fronting on Nile Drive to Curran L. Garrett for the purpose of operat-
ing a turfgrass nursery at a rental of $30,00 per acre per year plus one cent per
yard of grass harvested each year for a term of 3 years, with an option for two
additional years. The lease will provide a 6 -month cancellation clause.
Motion by Branch, seconded by Bosquez and passed, that the City Manager's
Reports, Items "a" through "j" (Item "f" withdrawn), be accepted, and that the
requests and recommendations be granted and approved as presented.
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH CURRAN L. GARRETT FOR THE LEASING OF A TRACTOF LAND OUT OF LOTS
9, 10 AND 11, SECTION 17, OF THE FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS
(AT THE OSQ SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT), FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS OF SAID LEASE, A COPY OF WHICH,, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS ATTACHED
HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR ALL PERTINENT PURPOSES.
The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its
second reading by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch,
Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye".
ORDINANCE NO. 11184
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CROWN SERVICES CORPORA-
TION,. DEVELOPERS OF MOBILE ESTATES SUBDIVISION, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS,
GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND ONE-HALF THE PAVEMENT ON THE STREET ABUTTING THE PUBLIC
PARK IN MOBILE ESTATES SUBDIVISION, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", APPROPRIATING OUT OF
THE NO. 220 STREET FUND $1,588.81 OF WHICH $1,491.84 IS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND
$96.97 IS FOR ENGINEERING, ALL APPLICABLE TO PROJECT N0. 220-70-134; AND DECLAR-
ING 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, 11185
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED CONVEYING TO THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY LOCATED AT CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT:
1. VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI) SERVING RUNWAY 17, EA. 1.;
2. RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS (REILS) SERVING RUNWAY 17-35, EA, 2.;
3. INCLUDING ALL POWER CABLE SERVING EACH UNIT NAMED IN ITEMS 1 AND 2,
HEREINABOVE; 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".
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ORDINANCE NO. 11186
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 NY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF CECIL ADDKINSON
BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON THE NORTHERLY 3.248 ACRES OF
TRACT B, LOT 5, LOKEY SUBDIVISION, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "F -R" FARM RURAL DISTRICT TO "I-2" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 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: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present
and voting "Aye"; Bosquez voting "Nay".
The foregoing ordinance relative to Zoning Application #972-9, Cecil Addkin-
son, was discussed and City Manager Townsend reviewed the background of the request,
stating that the deed restrictions which have been filed are broad enough for pro-
tection against the obnoxious uses allowed in the "I-2" districts.
Mayor Pro Tem Bonniwell stated he had originally opposed the granting of
"I-2" zoning on the basis of the obnoxious uses permitted in this district, but
after reviewing the deed restrictions, he is now satisfied that these restrictions
are broad enough to accomplish the desired protection against these uses.
Mayor Sizemore called for petitions or information from the audience on
matters not scheduled on the agenda.
Mr, Charles A. Bellah, president-elect of the Corpus Christi Chapter of
the American Institute of Architects, appeared and stated this organization had
passed the following resolution at its Chapter meeting of November 21, 1972; (Council
Exhibit #12-72)
"It is resolved that the Corpus Christi Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects hereby endorses every proposal included
in the 9 December bond issue of the City of Corpus Christi. We
feel that responsible growth is necessary for the well being of
our community, and that passage of the bond issue will enable
Corpus Christi to truly be a city in control of its future.
"We commend the judgment and leadership displayed by the Mayor,
Council, and City Staff in their planning and preparation of
these proposals, and urge the voters of Corpus Christi to approve
the bond issue."
Mayor Sizemore read the following statement in the form of a motion passed
by the Planning Commission at their meeting held on Tuesday, November 28, 1972:
(Council Exhibit ii3-72)
"Motion by Cartwright, seconded by Gonzalez and passed unanimously that
a memorandum be forwarded to the City Council endorsing the upcoming
bond election and again reaffirming the fact that we have studied this
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at great length; we have made proposals to the City Council that we
ars in accord with their recommendations on the bond election; and
that we recognize the fact that in the way which it is proposed
there wi.11 not be a tax increase caused by the bond election itself."
There being no further business to come before the Council, the Regular
Meeting of November 29, 1972? was adjourned at 3;5Q p.m.
I, RONNIE SIZEMORE, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, certify that the
foregoing minutes, same being for the period of November 1, 1972, to November 29, 1972,
inclusive, and having been previously approved by Council action, are by me hereby
approved.
RONNIE SIZEMOR' •yor
City of Corpus Chri i, Texas