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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/17/1973• MINUTES CIS{ OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING January 17, 1973 3:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor Ronnie Sizemore Mayor Pro Tem Charles 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 City Attorney James R. Riggs City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor Sizemore called the meeting to order in the Council Chamber of the City Hall and gave the Invocation in the absence of the invited Guest Chaplain. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 20, 1972; Regular Meeting of December 27, 1972; Special Meeting of December 27, 1972; Regular Meeting of January 3, 1973; and Special Meeting of January 3, 1973, were approved as submitted to the Council. Mayor Sizemore proclaimed the period of January 21 through 27, 1973, as JAYCEE WEEK in the City of Corpus Christi. The W. B. Ray High School Choir was honored for winning first place in International Choir competition in Rome, Italy, and Mayor Sizemore presented a plaque to the students for this outstanding service which was an honor to their school, teachers and parents. Their leader, Mrs. Scoggins, accompanied the group. Mayor Sizemore presented, on behalf of the Council and community, a plaque to officers and men of the visiting Navy Submarine, the USS Tirante, which k presently docked here on a good will tour for the Navy. Mayor Sizemore departed the meeting temporarily, Mayor Pro Tem Bonniwell assumed the chair and called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Stark, seconded by Lozano and passed, that the City Manager's Reports, Items "a" through "o", be accepted and the requests and recommendations be granted and approved as follows: a. That bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 6, 1973, for one Telescopic Airlift Work Platform for the Coliseum according to the 1972-73 Budget, b. That the bid award for the City's yearly requirements of tires and tubes be made to B. F. Goodrich Stores, Corpus Christi, for their low bid meeting specifications • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 2 of $67,708.70. The low bids received from Sam Hardin Firestone, Firestone Tire Store, Five Points, Moreman Tire Service and Strauss -Frank Company, did not meet specifications, as all of the tires on which they quoted were not listed on the Federal Qualified Products Lust of tires tested and approved for use by the General Services Administration as called for in the specifications. The price represents a 6% increase over lost year, and bids were received from eight firms. (Bid Tabulation #2-73) c. That a 25 -foot utility easement along the southeast boundary line of Lot 1, W. B. Ray Heights Unit 3, located off the 3300 Block of South Staples Street, be abandoned upon the request of Urban Engineering, and that Ordinance No. 11076, passed December 13, 1972, which abandoned a 10 -foot utility easement between Lots 1 and 2 of the same sub- division, be repealed. The original field notes submitted by the applicant were in error as they described the wrong easement. d. That the contract for improvements to Schanen-Brown and Service Center Parks as constructed by Asphalt Paving and Construction Company be approved and a final payment in the amount of $13,429.28 be authorized. The project has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications and to the City's satisfaction, and it is recommended that an extension of 15 days be given due to the delays incurred from sup- pliers of the playground equipment - total contract cost was $114,108.48. e. That the construction of N.A.S. Drive from Park Road 22 to South Gate of the U. S. Naval Air Station be accepted as complete and that the Final Assessment Roll of $50,020.48 be approved. This was a joint project with the Texas Highway Depart- ment, and the City's share was approximately $213, 150. f. That the contract for the finishing of the archives room of Corpus Christi Museum Phase 11 be awarded to Felton Carpenter Construction Company for $12,232 and an appropriation of $14,000 be approved to cover architectural fees and related costs to the project. The contract includes the construction and finishing of the archives room but deletes the installation of the flag poles. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 3 g. That $1,880 be appropriated for the purchase of an emergency power gener- ator for the Flour Bluff Fire Station, which equipment was noted on the plans but was left out in the contract requirements. h. That the following projects of the Street Improvements which were approved in the 1972 Bond Program be submitted to the Texas Highway Deportment with the request to be constructed jointly between the. City and State under the "Federal Aid Urban Systems" Program: (1) Airline Road, Padre Island Drive to Williams; (2) Kostoryz Road, Padre island Drive to Holly Road; (3) Nueces Bay Boulevard from Leopard to IH 37; and (4) Waldron Road, Carribean to Padre Island Drive. i. That the firm of Wisznio and Peterson be engaged to provide architectural services for the expansion of the pro shop and construction of a second floor for an office, lounge area, and storage room at the H.E.B. Tennis Center and the lighting of 4 more courts, and that an appropriation of $4,000,00 be approved to cover the architect's fees of $3,600 and allow $400 for incidental expenses. (Mr, H. E. Butt has donated $35,000 for this purpose.) j. That Trinity Engineering Testing Corporation be engaged to provide labora- tory testing required for improvements to the Greenwood Drive and West Point Road project, and an appropriation of $7,350.00, which is well within the normal fees paid for this service, be authorized. k. That $8,907,63 of expenditures incurred by the Art Museum of South Texas at the new facility between December 1, 1971 and July 31, 1972 for items which would have been City expenditures under the proposed lease, be approved for reimbursement to the Museum. The lease has not been used since June, 1972; expenditures prior to that date were in anticipation of moving into the new building; and money for this purpose was encumbered from the 1971-72 Budget. I, That the City Manager be authorized to execute a contract with Sasaki, Walker Associates, Incorporated, to conduct a fiayfrarit Open Space utilization study for a fee not to exceed $22,500. The study will result in the preparation of a concep- tual development plan for development and use of the Bayfront area from Corpus Christi • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 4 Beach to the Naval Air Station and will be carried out in cooperation with the Area Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. m. That the City Manager be authorized to submit an application to the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development for continuation of the Community Renewal Program, which application is requesting $69,000 in Federal funds to be matched with $34,500 of local share with $19,500 to be provided in cash and $15,000 in personnel services for a total project cost of $103,500. The grant period will be from August 1, 1973 to July 31, 1974. The current program includes an initial grant of $80,000 and a supplemental grant of $50,000 which were matched with $56,667 of local funds. n. That the Platting Ordinance be amended as recommended by the Planning Commission on January 9, 1973, to improve the processing of plats by establishing a filing procedure and granting additional time for processing plats, which amendment will dear up any misinterpretation in the Platting Ordinance wuth respect to the extension of plats approved by the Commission. o. That the preliminary plans for the expansion of the Corpus Christi Inter- national Airport Control Tower to accommodate the buiCding requirements for Federal Aviation Administration be approved. The preliminary plans which have been prepared by Page, Southerland, Page and Whittet, have been reviewed by the Staff and the F.A.A. officials and authority to proceed with the detailed construction of drawings be approved. The building addition will add 17,000 square feet on five floors and will be amortized by F.A.A. rent over 15 years, including bond fund interest costs, City Manager Townsend reviewed the ordinances set forth on the agenda. He stated that the ordinance read on first of three readings on January 10, 1973, relating to standards for signs erected within the City of Corpus Christi and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way of IH 37, US 77, US 181, SH 286, SH 358, and that portion of SH 44 west of SH 358, be amended as follows; In Section 4, delete Item "K" in its entirety and up -number the succeeding items accordingly. Delete Item "r" in Section 4. In Section 5, add a final paragraph to read: • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 5 "Signs shall not be located outside of the "B-5", "B-6", "1-2 and "1-3" zoning districts off the city, "d. Signs which are not visible from any point on the main traveled way viewed from a height of not more than six (6) feet above any such point." Motion by Branch, seconded by Lozano and passed, that the foregoing amend- ments relating to standards for signs erected within the City be adopted and the ordinance be so amended before its second reading. ORDINANCE NO, 11258 THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 10570„ BY AMENDING SECTION 21-131 (b) SO AS TO ADD THERETO PROVISIONS FOR PARKING IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, AS MORE FULLY DES- CRIBED HEREINAFTER, AS RELATES TO METER ZONE NO. 2; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 11259 THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 21-153, SCHEDULE 1, ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS, BY ADDING AN ITEM THERETO SO AS TO MAKE LEXINGTON AVENUE, BETWEEN LEOPARD STREET AND I.H. 37 EASTBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD ONE-WAY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; REPEAL- ING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIti°E DATE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the ?herd time and passed finally by the; following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Eo:quez, E,anch, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark„ present and voting "Aye". SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING STANDARDS FOR SIGNS ERECTED WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND WITHIN 660 FEET OF THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF IH 37, US 77, US 181, SH 286, SH 358, AND THAT PORTION OF SH 44 WEST OF SH 358; MAKING EXCEPTIONS FOR OFFICIAL AND ON -PREMISE SIGNS: REQUIRING LICENSES FOR NEW SIGNS AND EXISTING SIGNS; ESTABLISHING PERMIT FEES; MAKING VIOLATIONS A MIS- DEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200; PROVIDING FOR PUBLI- CATION; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 6 The Foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to third reading as amended by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano, and Stark, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO, 11260 CLOSING CARTER STREET, FROM NAPLES TO THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 10, BLOCK 3, SOUTHMORELAND ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR PUBLIC USE AS A PUBLIC STREET AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO RETENTION BY THE CITY OF THE PRESENT WIDTH OF THE STREET AS A UTILITY EASEMENT; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 11,230, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CUY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 27, 1972; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonnlwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 11261 ABANDONING A 25 -FOOT EASEMENT CONTIGUOUS WITH THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 1, W. B. RA'«` :EIG'"1Tw UNIT 3, HEREINAFTER MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND :SOUNDS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 11076 DATED 9/13/72; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branr;h, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 11262 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FELTON CARPENTER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM IMPROVEMENTS; APPROPRIATING $14,000 OUT OF THE NO. 299 SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND, OF WHICH $12,222 1S FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, $681 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES, $857 IS FOR THE ARCHITECY"S FEE FOR THE CORFI:+S CHRISTI MUSEUM IMPROVE- MENTS CONTRACT, AND $230 IS FOR ADD'ITJONAL ARCHITECT'S FEE FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM BUILDING PHASE II CONTRACT, ALL APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 299-70-2; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwel1, Bowez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye". Minutes Regular Council Meeting .lanuary 17, 1973 Page 7 ORDINANCE NO, 11263 • APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 207 PUBLIC BUILDING BOND FUND $1,880 FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR FOR THE FLOUR BLUFF FIRE STATION, PROJECT NO, 207-64-1; 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, 11264 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TR:NTV ENGINEERING TESTING LABORATORY FOR LABORATORY TESTING REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GREENWOOD DRIVE AND WEST POINT ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 220-70-13; APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 220 STREET BOND FUND THE SUM OF $7,350 FOR THE AFORESAID LABORATORY TESTING; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Brareh, Gonzales„ Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye ORDINANCE NO, 11265 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 10588, PAS`ED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER„ 1971, BY AMENDING SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE SO AS TO CORRECT AND ADJUST THE ASSESSMENTS LEVIED AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS ON N.A.S. DRIVE, FROM PARK ROAD 22 TO THE SOUTH GATE OF THE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonriweul, 3csquez, Bran h„ GorzaVes, Lozano acrd Stark, present and voting "Aye", ORDINANCE NO, 11266 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY TO THE COMMUNITY DEVEL- OPMENT CORPORATION, AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT FOUNDATION, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTIES„ UPON PAYMENT OF THE CASH CON- SIDERATION AS SHOWN ON EACH: 1. Lots 17 & 18, Block 2, Home Place Add'9ticn (208 17th Street), $1,000.00; 2. Lot 6, Block 12, Extension to South End Addition (810 12th Street). $900.00; 3. Lot 12, Block 5, Shoreline Park Addition (,2320 Hatch Street), $900.00; 4. Lots 13 & 14, Block 18, Chamberlain Addition (1605 Marguerite Street), $1,000,00; and 5. Lots 27 & 28, Block 11, Steele Addition (2923 Morris Street), $2,500.00; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 8 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. 11267 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY TO THE NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT FOUNDATION, THE FOLLOW- ING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, UPON PAYMENT OF THE CASH CONSIDERATION AS SHOWN: LOT 3, BLOCK 4, TIERRA ALTA ADDITION (1021 22nd STREET), $1,100.00; 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 City Manager Townsend requested that the Council approve an ordinanze making it mandatory that persons or firms within 300 feet of sewer service on Padre Island tie onto the sewer system which is being built. He explained that there have been problems with the Environmental Protection Agency over approval of matching funds for the sewer plant which is being built by Padre island Investment Corpora- tion, and then transferred to the City, that this has caused some misunderstandings with the EPA as to actually what is being done, and tcae EPA is questioning the City's authority to enforce mandatory connections on the Island. Mr. Townsend stated he is requesting the ordinance setting the policy which would strengthen the City's position when he and other members of the Staff meet with EPA tomorrow in Dallas to discuss the project. A discussion followed as to whether or not the passage of such an crdir:ar e would comply with the open meetings law that requires three days notice; whether or not it should be presented as a resolution: or an ordinance; and whether or not it should be passed on an emergency or three reading basis. City Attorney Rigg; stated that a notice of this additional agenda item had been posted Tuesday afternoon as an emergency item; that the legality is queston- able but that he did not find any authority in the Attorney General's opinion that • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 9 passage of this ordinance on an emergency basis would be illegal since it meets the test of being an urgent matter, and no criminal prosecution of the Council would be in order as the penalty provision of the law applies to actions taken in closed sessions. It was agreed that an ordinance be brought forward and action taken on first of three readings. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE FINDING THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS EXTRA -TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER AND IS PROVIDING WATER TO CER- TAIN PARTS OF PADRE AND MUSTANG ISLANDS„ THAT IN SUCH AREA THERE IS A PROBABILITY OF POLLUTION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM AN ACCUMULATION OF SEWAGE WHICH I5 A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH; REQUIRING EXISTING WATER CUSTOMERS IN SAID AREA TO CONNECT TO THE SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THE TIME SUCH SEWER SYSTEM IS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH PROPERTY AND WITHIN FIVE (5) YEARS AFTER SEWER SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ALONG PADRE ISLAND DRIVE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to second reading by the following vote Sizemore, Bcr.rdwell Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales and Stark, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 11268 AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE, NO, 4168, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION TO SECTION III, PROCEDURE AND PLAT REQUIREMENTS, TO BE NUMBERED A-2; AND AMENDING SUBSECTIONS B & C AS HEREINAFTER PRO- VIDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and she foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Sizemore, BorraiweIl, Bosq.ez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano, and Stark, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 11269 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING FOUR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN THE FORM OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AID UNDER THE "FEDERAL AID URBAN SYSTEMS PROGRAM": 1. Airline Road, Padre Island Drove to Williams Drive; 2. Kostoryz Road, Padre Island Drive to Holly Road; 3. Nueces Bay Boulevard, from Leopard to 9.H. 37; and 4. Waldron Road, Carribean to Padre Island Drive; DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE CE`"'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND AUTHORIZING THE SAID CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCU- MENTS RELATED TO THE FORMAL APPLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 10 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, 11270 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE EASEMENT TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI CATHEDRAL WHEREBY SAID GRANTEE MAY UTILIZE A PORTION OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF UPPER BROADWAY, BETWEEN LIPAN AND MESTINA STREETS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) LIGHTING STANDARDS, ALL AS I5 MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE REVOCABLE EASEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; 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. 11271 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPART- MENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,000; 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, 11272 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR ARCHITEC- TURAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WIT H`T[i-f EXPANSION OF THE H.E.B. TENNIS CENTER, ALL AS IS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERE- TO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; APPROPRIATING $4,000 OUT OF THE NO, 111 TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 1740, INCLUDING $3,600 FOR THE ARCHITECT'S FEE AND $400 FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES; 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" City Manager Townsend presented the pending items of zoning AppIi,a- tion. 01172-11, Gandy -Robertson, Inc., for change of zoning from "8-1" to "B-4", on Lot 1, Block 4, Roseland Place; Application #1172-12, Texaco, Inc., for change of zoning from "8-1" to "B-4", on Lors 21, 22, 23 and the northeast 30' of Lot 24, Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 11 Block 5, Tracy Addition; and Application #1172-13, Humble Oil & Refining Company, for change of zoning from "8-1" to "B-4" or Lot 1, Block A, Baldwin Park. He reviewed the background of the foregoing requests, stating the pr:blic hearings were held January 3, 1973, and tabled until after a report was received from the Zoning Consultant. He ex- plained that the three oil companies had requested :barges from "8-1" to "B-4" along the Crosstown Expressway so the station operators coc;ld construct large free-standing signs to advertise their products, and that the Planning Commission had recommended that the requests be approved. Mr. Howard Sudduth, attorney for Gandy -Robertson, Inc., requested that special action be taken so his firm's sign could be constructed tomorrow, stating the base has been poured and the sign is on the location. He stated the special permit would mean more delay to his client. He presented a site plan and stated they could file deed restrictions. Representatives of Texaco, Inc., and Humble Oil & Refining Comparry (Exxon) stated Special Permits would be acceptable to them since time was not an emer- gency factor. Mr. Bert Haas, who has made application for a similar sign, stated he was in favor of the special permit. Motion by Bonniwell, seconded by Gonzales and passed, that Application #1172-11, Gandy -Robertson, inc., for change of zoning from "3-1" to "B-4" or Lot 1, Block 4, Roseland Place; Application #1172-12, Texaco, Inc., for change of zoning from "B-1" to "8-4" on Lots 21, 22, 23 and the north 30° of Lot 24, Block 5, Tracy Addition; and Application #1172-13, Humble Oil & Refining Company, for change from "B-1" to "B-4" on Lot 1, Block A, Baldwin Pcrk,, be approved on a Special Use Permit basis, allowing "B-1" usage with a "B-4'° usage permitted for a single, free- standing sign advertising the business° gasoline products, such sign to be as near as possible to the Expressway, and that the Co nail adopt a moratorium on all future or pending applications such as contained in these requests untiI such time as the Council receives the report of its zoning expert, and that ordinances be brought forward effectuating the changes. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 12 Mayor Sizemore announced the recessed public hearing on proposed Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 - Definitions; Article 7A - "T-1" Travel Trailer Park, Mobile Home Park and Mobile Home Subdivision; and Article 33 - Permits, Plats and Filing Fees, Senior City Planner Larry Wenger gave detailed information of the back- ground of the proposed amendments, stating the Planning Commission held a public hear- ing on October 17, 1972 and forwarded to the Council with the recommendation that they be approved as follows: Amending Article 3 Definitions as follows: "3-1.48.4 Mobile Home Stand, A mobile home stand is the concreted area of the individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of the mobile home and shall be equal to the exterior limits of the outside walls of the mobile home." Adding to Article 7A, Section 7A-1, "Also all plans for specific _construction, alteration, or extension of a travel trailer park, mobile home park, or mobile home subdivision shall have been submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Department of Public Works according to the procedures established by the Platting Ordinance and all other applicable ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi before a permit is issued by the Building Official." Substituting Subsection (c) in Section 7A-2.03, "The area of a lot in a mobile home subdivision shall be 6,000 square feet. A minimum lot size requirement does not apply as such if a mobile home subdivision is developed under the regulations of Article 28, Planned Unit Development, of this ordinance." Adding as a new Subsection (h) in Section 7A-2.03, "Any lot in a mobile home subdivision shall be provided with a concreted Mobile home pad before a mobile home is placed on the lots A building permit shall not be issued until construction plans, including a plot plan showing size and location of the mcbile home pad on the lot, proposed drainage of lot, and construction specifications for the pad, incorporat- ing the city standards for mobile home pads (Ordinance # ) are submitted to and approved by the Building Official, A certificate of occupancy as required under Article 32 of this ordinance shall not be granted until such mobile home pad and other lot improvements babe been completed Adding to Section 33-1, Article 33. PERMITS, PLATS, AND FILING FEES No building shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended, or enlarged "and no mobile home shall be placed on any lot" without the owner or owners first having obtained a building permit therefor from the Department of Public Works, . . . . • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 13 Mr. Steve C. Roberts, 321 Wilshire, representing Cochera Corporation of Corpus Christi and Shelter Resources of Cleveland, Ohio, spoke in opposition to the adoption of the amendments as proposed. He stated they had prepared an alternate proposal which they would like to present and felt it should supersede the plan proposed by the Planning Commission. He stated they had not received notice of the Planning Commission Hearing. Mayor Sizemore raised the question as to whether or not new information which had not been presented to the Planning Commission should be heard at this time in view of the Council's established policy of not receiving new evidence on zoning cases, but stated this would be left to the Council's discretion. Motion by Bosquez, seconded by Stark and passed, that Mr. Roberts be permitted to present his proposal. Mr. Roberts explained that the two companies which he represents are working in partnership to develop a 91 -acre mobile home subdivision along Cayo del Oso north of Padre Island Drive and west of F ccr Bluff Drive. He stated they were particularly opposed to the requirement, in a mobile home subdivision, that Tots be provided with a concrete mobile home pad. He stated the slab requirement was inten- ded to improve the appearance of the development, but that it would, in fact, contribute to a cluttered appearance by encouraging the owners to use the area under- neath the house for storage. He stated the slabs are not needed because mobile homes would still have to be placed on piers coupled to the slab, would require some 800 square feet of concrete, add some $800 to the cost, and would not enhance the appearance of the development. He stated they are proposing that no pad be required at all, but that skirting be made a mandatory requirement, and that no storage be allowed under the mobile homes, to be enforced by deed restrictions. He stated that some cities do not allow storage under mobile homes and require metal or masonry skirting from the lower frame of the trailer to the ground, and stated that their deed restrictions called for skirting of all mobile homes. Mr. Roberts stated they are in agreement with the requirement that permits be obtained and also in favor of the 1 Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 14 minimum 6,000 square feet per lot in mobile home subdivisions. City Manager Townsend stated that at present there is no obligation on the part of the developer to file deed restrictions and that this Council should not be con- cerned with deed restrictions. Mayor Sizemore commented that he felt the Planning Commission should have the benefit of Mr. Roberts' proposal and suggested that possibly the Council should accept all of the proposed amendments with the exception of Item "h" concerning the mobile home pads. Mr. Bert Haas, architect, stated he concurred in the proposal made by Mr, Roberts. Motion by Lozano, seconded by Bosquez and passed, that the recessed hear- ing be closed. Motion by Stark, seconded by Lozano and passed, that the recommendation of the Planning Commission to amend the Text to the Zoning Ordinance be approved as submitted with the exception of the portion dealing with the definition of mobile home stands (3-1.48.4), and the section relative to requirement for concrete pads (7A-2,03 (h)), and that these sections be tabled and referred back to the Planning Commission for consideration of the points raised by Mr. Roberts, and that a recommendation from the Commission be requested at their earliest possible convenience. City Manager Townsend requested that item "p" under the City Manager's Reports, relative to adoption of construction standards for mobile home pads setting forth minimum standards in connection with development of Mobile Home Subdivisions within "T-1" zoning districts, be withdrawn. Motion by Branch, seconded by Bosauez and passed, that the City Manager's recommendation listed on the Agenda as item "q" to amend the building code to require building permits for installation of mobile homes upon lots and to establish a fee of $5.00 for such permits, be approved, and that an ordinance be brought forward on a three reading basis adopting the amendments. • Minutes Regular Council Meeting January 17, 1973 Page 15 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE BUILDING CODE, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 10379, AS AMENDED, 50 AS TO REQUIRE A BUILD- ING PERMIT PRIOT TO INSTALLATION OF A MOBILE HOME FOR OCCUPANCY UPON A LOT AND ESTABLISHING A PERMIT FEE OF $5; MAKING VIOLATIONS A MISDE- MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA- TION; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to second reading by the following vote: Sizemore, Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano, and Stark, present and voting "Aye Mayor Sizemore called for petitions or information from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. Mr. Noel Faulk, 6514 Pharaoh Drive, appeared representing the National Alliance of Businessmen and requested that the City allocate some $50,000 in Revenue - Sharing Funds for support and continuation of the manpower employee training program. He explained the mechanical organization of the program, stating they have over 200 trainees which includes on-the-job trainees, also stating that they have reached the limit of their previous funding and could place over 20 trainees with local firms within two weeks if they had the financial support. He explained that there are no salaries paid, that he himself is not paid, but is working in the organization as a social obligation. City Manager Townsend requested that Mr. Faulk submit his request in writing to Mr. Lowell Gaut, who is a member of the. Committee of National Alliance of Businessmen, and that the request would be investigated. Mr. Faulk stated he would make the request in writing and would submit a financial statement. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m., January 17, 1973.