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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/18/1973MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING April 18, 1973 3:00 P.M. PRESENT: 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 City Attorney James R. Riggs Assistant City Attorney Michael May City Secretary T. Ray Kring • Mayor Pro Tem Chas. A. Bonniwell called the meeting to order in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. The Invocation was given by The Reverend Lloyd H. Brookmole , Pastor of Ebony Acres Church of Christ. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Branch, seconded by Stark and passed, that the absence of Mayor Sizemore be excused for just cause. The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of April 4, 1973, were approved as presented to the Council. Mayor Pro Tem Bonniwell announced the issuance of a proclamation designating April 20 and 21, 1973, as BOWLING DAYS. Mayor Pro Tem Bonniwell announced that the appeal of the Corpus Christi Transportation Company relative to the granting of an additional taxicab permit to the Bluebonnet Cab Company (Section 36-102 of the City Code and Amendments), scheduled for a public hearing at this time, had been officially withdrawn and the hearing would not be held. City Manager Townsend presented the following requests and recommenda- tions with related comments and explanations: a. That the City Manager be authorized to apply for a Texas Traffic Safety Administration Grant to develop corrective actions at high traffic crash locations. This study is the first stage in the development of a Police Selective Enforcement Program. The initial grant is for $1,453.10. b. That the plans and specifications for the reconstruction of 15th Street from Ayers to Morgan, Espinosa from Reyna to Ruth and 18th Street from Ayers to Crosstown Expressway, be approved and bids be received on May 16. All streets are included in the 1970 Bond Program and petitions were received for all the work • • Minutes Regular Council Meeting April 18, 1973 Page 2 involved prior to the 1970 Bond Program. The scope of work is construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, residential width pavements and storm sewer within the limits of the project. c. That plans and specifications for the construction of a meeting room and rest area and the expansion of the pro shop at the H.E.S. Tennis Center, be approved. The plans include lighting of four courts immediately west of the existing pro shop as an alternate. It is requested that bids be received on May 16, 1973. $35,000 is available in the Tennis Center Trust Account for this work. d. That plans & specifications for the construction of a security fence around the Corpus Christi International Airport property be approved and bids be received May 16, 1973. Plans call for a 6 foot high chain link fence around the terminal and hanger area where fences do not now exist and a four strand barbed wire fence around the remainder of the airport property. An application has been filed for FAA participation at the rate of 50% of the cost of such fencing. e. That the Water Distribution Standards Ordinance be amended to require fire hydrants in fire lanes in apartment projects, business areas, or mobile home parks which extend more than 300 feet from public streets and thus do not otherwise have adequate fire protection. Motion by Stark, seconded by Bosquez and passed, that the foregoing City Manager's Reports, Items "a" through "e", be accepted, and the requests and recom- mendations be granted and approved as presented. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, AND PARTICULARLY AMENDING SECTION 21-155, SCHEDULE III, "PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES ON CERTAIN STREETS", BY DELETING THEREFROM REFERENCE TO SWANTNER STREET BETWEEN LOUISIANA AVENUE AND OHIO, EAST SIDE, AND BY ADDING THERETO AN ITEM WHICH WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF PROHIBITING PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON BOTH SIDES OF SWANTNER STREET, BETWEEN LOUISIANA AVENUE AND TEXAS AVENUE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING SEVERANCE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and Stark, present and voting "Aye"; Sizemore absent. For the benefit of the college students in the audience and questions raised by Mr. Lee Brown, 3634 Liberty, City Manager Townsend explained that the foregoing ordinance is pursuant to the TOPICS Program, which is a joint project between the City and State Highway Department whereby federal, state and local funds are joined together for the purpose of improving certain intersections in the • Minutes Regular Council Meeting April 18, 1973 Page 3 City for correcting major traffic problems. Mr. William C. Cunningham, representative of Cablecom-General of Corpus Christi, introduced Mr. Leonard Gregory who gave a status report of cable tele- vision operations since the recent transfer of the Cablecom franchise to Castel Corporation, from Castel to Athena Cablevision Corporation, and then to Athena Cablevision of Corpus Christi, Inc., authorized by Ordinance March 7, 1973. He reported 15 miles of new cable construction each week an increase of some 20 employees, and a total of 8,000 customers. He stated that Channel 39 will be on the air in the very near future, and that a second originator channel is planned. Following a brief recess, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Pro Tem Bonniwell made the following nominations for appointments to Boards and Committees: Planning Commission - Romero Garcia, appointment to serve the unexpired term of Ricardo Gonzales, resigned; Citizens Committee for Community Improvement - Jorge Villarreal, appoint- ment to serve the unexpired term of Romero Garcia. Motion by Stark, seconded by Gonzalez and passed, that the foregoing nominations be confirmed and approved. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 3:35 p.m., April 18, 1973.