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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 12/26/1974MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING December 26, 1974 2:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor Jason Luby Mayor Pro Tern James T. Acuff Commissioners: Rev. Hard T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. City Manager R. Marvin Townsend. City Attorney James R. Riggs City Secretary Bill G. Read Mayor Luby called the meeting to order in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. The Invocation was given by Commissioner Branch. City Secretary Bill G. Read called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Acuff, seconded by Lozano and passed, that Commissioner Stark be excused for just cause. Motion by Acuff, seconded by Commissioner Branch and passed, that the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of December 11, and of the Special Meeting of December 11, 1974, be approved as submitted to the Council. Mayor Luby designated the month of January, 1975, as MEN MISSING IN ACTION MONTH. Mr. and Mrs. Travis Norred, CABCO, Inc., were recognized for their having been presented the American Legion's award for the State's outstanding employer of the handicapped. On behalf of the Council, Mayor Luby commended Mr. & Mrs. Norred, and the work of the Mayor's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped and their activities. Mayor Luby recognized the Sanitation Division's having been presented the Texas Safety Association's 1973 Public Employee Award. The Sanitation Division achieved the lowest injury experience in competition with similarly -sized Municipal Sanitation Departments in Texas. In accordance with Ordinance No. 12038, Mr. Wallace E. Whitworth, Manager of Central Power & Light Company reported to the Council that the current overage delivery cost of fuel to the Company during December, 1974, was 120.54 cents ($1.2054) per MMBTU, which will change the fuel rate from $11.88 per thousand killowatt hours to $13.27 per thousand killowatt hours for a cost adjustment of $1.39, and that this fuel adjustment will be reflected on the January, 1975 bills. He reported that no fuel oil had been burned the past month. The natural gas situation was discussed, and Mayor Luby restated his position that the City should file suit against LoVaca Gathering Company to force the Company to honor low gas •inutos Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 2 • prices called for under City contracts, and to make the governor and others know how unhappy the officials and citizens of the City are with the high prices paid since the Railroad Commission set aside City contracts in a temporary order. City Attorney Riggs stated every effort had been made to get this message to the Governor. He stated a suit document has been prepared awaiting proper timing, but that filing any suit prior to the Railroad Commission's delivering a final ruling on natural gas allocations and pricing would simply sit on the docket awaiting the Railroad Commission's ruling which would mean unnecessary trouble and expense for the City. City Manager Townsend asked Mr. Whitworth to report future statements as they relate to the statements of LoVaca Gathering Company for a clearer clarification of what is involved. Mayor Luby called for the City Manager's Reports, and City Manager Townsend made requests and recommendations with related comments and explanations, as follows: a. That the bid opening date on motor vehicles be extended from January 7, 1975 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 1975. Local dealers have requested the extension to have sufficient time to submit our requirements and specifications to the factory for pricing and scheduling of delivery since all automobile manufacturers will close for the holidays from December 20 through January 1. b. That bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 14, 1975 for 4600' of 1-1/2" coupled fire hose and 3700' of 3" fire hose with 2-1/2" couplings. c. That bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 21, 1975 for 9 additional 70 -watt mobile units and 2 replacement remote control units as provided for in the 1974-75 budget. d. That contracts be awarded to the following firms for chlorine analysis equipment for the water treatment plant: (Bid Tab #78-74) H & H Industrial Instruments, Corpus Christi - (Lots I & II - chlorine residual analyzers & transmitters) $4,760 Honeywell, Inc., Corpus Christi - (Lot III - recorders) 1,097 5,857 The apparent low bid of $4,671 on Lots I & II submitted by Fisher -Porter Company of Corpus Christi did not meet equipment specifications. Bids were received from 3 firms. e. That a contract be awarded to A -M Multigraphic Corporation, Corpus Christi for one - used automatic offset duplicating system complete with collator on the basis of low bid of Minutes i Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 3 $19,259.40. Bids were received from two firms. (Bid Tab #79-74) f. That $8,060 be appropriated for laboratory services for the design of the following street improvement projects: Tarlton -Cheyenne $2, 530 Carver Area $2,530 Molina Area, Unit II $3,000 The Tarlton -Cheyenne and Carver Area School Project work will be provided by Trinity Testing Laboratories, Inc. and the Molina Area, Unit II work by Trinity Engineering Test- ing Corporation. g. That authority be granted to execute a renewal of a lease agreement with the Southside Little League leasing to the League a tract of approximately five acres in Evelyn Price Park for the purpose of maintaining a recreational area for five years, beginning March 1, 1975. This is a renewal of a lease agreement originally approved in 1960. The Park and Recreation Board so recommends. h. That an ordinance be passed increasing the number of members on the Senior Services Community/Advisory Committee from 15 to 16. i. That a drilling permit be approved for Atlantic Richfield Company to drill well #16 in State Tract 438, Corpus Christi Bay, as a straight hole to a depth of 7200 feet. State Tract 438 is outside the cluster requirement area of the Bay Drilling Ordinance and is located west of Mustang Island and southeast of Shamrock Island. The applicant has complied with all other requirements of the Bay Drilling Ordinance with no exceptions requested. j. That a public hearing be held January 22, 1975, on a request to close an unopened portion of Gateway Drive between O'Connell and Nagle Streets. Gateway Drive between O'Connell and Cline Streets was closed by Council action in April, 1972 except for a drainage easement. A drainage easement will also need to be retained in this portion of Gateway Drive. k. That $1,910 be appropriated from the Transit Bond Fund for 225' of replacement fencing at the main transit yard and south parking lot and the installation of 300 additional feet of new fencing along the south property line of the south parking lot. This fencing is necessary to protect City vehicles and employee automobiles from vandalism and to replace fence damaged by a private vehicle. Efforts are under way to collect from the private party. The bond fund has Tess than $5,000 remaining from the original Transit System acquisition bond election. Minutes • Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 4 I. That authority be granted to execute and accept a cross -conveyance to and from Real Estate Investment Trust of America of portions of Winnebago Street between Carancahua and Upper Broadwayto remove an encroachment problem at the Sun -Texaco Building. The tracts involved are less than 2 inches wide and include less than 3 square feet of total space. m. That the City Manager be authorized to sign a contract with the State of Texas Mobile Home Performance Certification Board for the City to be the enforcing agency for state mobile tie -down standards within the City and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, and that the building code be amended to increase the fees for mobile home tie -down inspections from $5.00 to $10.00. The present tie -down standards in effect in the City will continue. State standards will apply to areas outside the City including the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City. $3.00 of the fee will go to the State. n. That the City acknowledge that Corpus Christi Municipal Gas Corporation will on December 30, 1974 pay off the remaining indebtedness against the Area 3 Gas System and that the staff be instructed to carry out all related actions. Area 3 has produced sufficient income to meet its expenses, pay for its improvements and retire all of its debt. o. That an ordinance be passed amending Ordinance No. 12367 by providing for various changes in election judge designations and changes in the special canvassing board because certain persons previously appointed have indicated they will be unable to serve. p. That the City Manager be authorized to submit a request to amend the existing Neighborhood Improvement Program contract, applicable to project TEX E-21, Airport Park and Lexington Subdivision areas, with HUD to extend the grant period 90 days, to March 31, 1975, to allow for the continuation of the program pending receipt of Community Development funds. q. That a Uniform Barricading Standards and Practices Manual be adopted to provide safer and better controlled traffic movement around and through construction sites on city streets. The proposed Manual has been reviewed and approved by all City Departments involved in construction in the street right-of-way. It has been approved by CPL and the Telephone Company. The Traffic Safety Advisory Board recommends its adoption. Relative to Item "o", Mayor Luby requested that City Secretary Read provide records of statements as to why the judges and alternates appointed in the original ordinance, are unable to serve. inutes Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 5 1 Motion by Acuff, seconded by Lozano and passed, with Mayor Luby voting "Nay" on Items "e" and "p", that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and the requests and recom- mendations be approved, adopted and confirmed, as presented by City Manager Townsend. City Secretary Read stated that according to his tabulation all items of the City Manager's recommendations had passed unanimously with the exception of the Mayor's "Nay" vote on items "e" and "p". Mayor Luby stated that he could not conscientiously vote "Aye" on Item "p" regard- ing the request to amend the existing HUD contract and the transfer of $48,000 from rehabilitation grants to program costs, until he is provided with more information. Townsend City Manager/presented and reviewed ordinances appearing on the agenda, including an ordinance requesting authority to amend the existing NIP Program contract applicable to Airport Park & Lexington Subdivision areas with the Department of HUD, said contract having been authorized by Ordinance No. 11037 and amended September 4, 1974, and to execute such amended contract when approved by HUD to extend the grant period to March 31, 1975, and transfer $48,000 from rehabilitation grants to program costs. Mayor Luby stated he would not declare the foregoing proposed ordinance an emergency because he had had no prior information on the matter and felt it should be deferred for more information. He stated this proposal to use the funds had been presented too suddenly and he could not understand why the $48,000 in federal grant money proposed for administrative costs, primarily salaries, had not been spent on housing rehabilitation grants as originally proposed, and the handling of the proposal was another example of the City Manager making recommendations without providing the Council with adequate advance information. City Manager Townsend explained that it had been generally understood some eight months ago that the HUD contract expired as of January 1, 1975, and the matter came up quickly because until a few days ago the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials had indicated the money could not be transferred from housing rehabilitation; that he hod not learned of the possibility of the budget transfer until Christmas Eve and the proposal had not been finalized until yesterday morning. He explained that the money could not be used for housing grants because it had to be matched with federal loan money which had terminated. He stated the money will be used only until expected Community Development funds are available within a few months, and if it is not used for administrative costs, it will be lost to the City. Ilkinutes Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 6 Members of the Council appealed to Mayor Luby to reconsider his action, citing the advantages to the community in keeping the Neighborhood Improvement Program functioning. Mr. Lucio Garcia, representative of the Zavala Neighborhood Center urged Mayor Luby to change his vote, stating this federal assistance is needed in the community. Mayor Luby stood by his original position that he did not have sufficient information to vote for the proposal. City Manager Townsend stated the ordinance would be withdrawn from consideration. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958; REPEALING SECTION 34-2, AND AMENDING SECTION 34-13 BY PROVIDING A NEW SECTION 34-2, ENTITLED "PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR THE CLOSING OR PARTIAL BLOCKING OF PUBLIC STREETS, THOROUGHFARES, SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS; PROVIDING DEFINITION OF TERMS; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF MANUAL OF UNIFORM BARRICADING STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR PERMIT USSED BY DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO CLOSE OR PARTIALLY BLOCK PUBLIC ROADWAYS IN CERTAIN CASES; PROVIDING FOR STANDARDS ON APPLICATION TO SECURE PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL, DIS- APPROVAL OR APPROVAL OF PERMIT SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE OFPERMIT BY DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR REVOCATION OF PERMIT; PRO- VIDING FOR RESTORATION OF WORK SITE IN THE EVENT OF REVOCATION OF PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT AND FOR REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES SPECIFICALLY; PROVIDING PENALTY TO $200 FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHSIDE LITTLE LEAGUE, LEASING TO THE SAID SOUTHSIDE LITTLE LEAGUE A TRACT OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) ACRES IN EVELYN PRICE PARK FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AND MAINTAINING A RECREATIONAL AREA, FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, COMMENCING MARCH 1, 1975, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SAID SOUTHSIDE LITTLE LEAGUE, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT A. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION BOARD OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND STANDARDS, STATE OF TEXAS, WHEREBY THE CITY WILL BE THE ENFORC- ING AGENT FOR STATE MOBILE HOME STANDARDS WITHIN THE CITY AND ITS EXTRA- TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT A. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, inutes Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 7 present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. • FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE BUILDING CODE, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 10379, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FEES FOR MOBILE HOME CONNECTION AND TIE -DOWN PERMITS FROM $5 to $10; MAKING VIOLA- TIONS A MISDEAMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, AS AMENDED, AND PARTICULARLY AMENDING SECTION 21-155, SCHEDULE III, "PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES ON CERTAIN STREETS", BY DELETING THEREFROM ITEM TO THE EFFECT OF PROHIBITING PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OCEAN DRIVE FOR A DISTANCE OF 500 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE TEXAS A & I UNIVERSITY AT CORPUS CHRISTI CAMPUS ENTRANCE; ADDING AN ITEM TO SAID SECTION 21-155 TO THE EFFECT OF PROHIBITING PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OCEAN DRIVE FOR A DISTANCE OF 1000 FEET WEST OF THE TEXAS A & I UNIVERSITY AT CORPUS CHRISTI CAMPUS EXIT ROAD; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Luby,Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark asbent. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 9-49, "RATES AND RENTAL FEES FOR USE OF SLIPS AND DOCK SPACE", SO AS TO PROVIDE RATES AND RENTAL FEES FOR DRY DOCK BERTHS; DEFINING DRY DOCK BERTHS; PROVIDING OTHER FEES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Luby, present and voting "Nay"; Stark absent. SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS A MULTIETHNIC HERITAGE, AND FURTHER RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT THE CITY 15 A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY, IT 15 DECLARED HEREBY TO BE THE POLICY OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CITY EMBRACE PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE SOCIAL STAND- ING OF ALL RACES AND CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE MULTIETHNIC NATURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. The foregoing resolution was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark asbent. ORDINANCE NO. 12406 THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A ONE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE SEAMAN'S CENTER FOR A PORTION OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BUILDING ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH I5 ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A". •inutes Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 8 ORDINANCE NO. 12407 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 BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF JOHN F. NICHOLSON, AND GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO THE STANDARD SCREENING FENCE REQUIREMENT ON THREE SIDES OF LOT 1, YORKWALD ACRES, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT OF THE MONETARY DEPOSIT, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WHEREBY OWNER AGREES TO CONSTRUCT THE REQUIRED FENCE IN THE EVENT ADJACENT PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED RESIDENTIALLY, A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A" AND MADE A PART HEREOF THE SAME AS IF WRITTEN HEREIN; 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: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. ORDINANCE NO. 12408 APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 218 TRANSIT BOND FUND $1910 FOR REPLACING DAMAGED FENCING AT THE MAIN TRANSIT YARD AND SOUTH PARKING LOT AND INSTALLING NEW FENCING ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF THE SOUTH PARKING LOT TO PROTECT CITY VEHICLES AND EMPLOYEE AUTOMOBILES FROM VANDALISM, PROJECT NO. 218-72-2, THE WORK TO BE DONE BY CONTRACT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. ORDINANCE NO, 12409 AMENDING THE CITY BUDGET; APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 220 STREET BOND FUND THE SUM OF $8,060 FOR LABORATORY SERVICES NECESSARY FOR THE DESIGN OF THREE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; OF SAID APPROPRIATION $5,060 IS FOR THE SERVICES OF TRINITY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC., $2,530 BEING APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220-67-92.11, TARLTON-CHEYENNE STREETS, AND $2,530 BEING APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220-72-1.3, AND $3,000 IS FOR THE SERVICES OF TRINITY ENGINEERING TESTING CORPORATION, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220-72-1.1, MOLINA AREA UNIT II; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. ORDINANCE NO. 12410 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT A CROSS -CONVEYANCE TO AND FROM REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF AMERICA OF A PORTION OF WINNEBAGO STREET IN EXCHANGE FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF BLOCK 7, BLUFF PORTION, TO CURE AN ENCROACHMENT PROBLEM OF THE SUN -TEXACO BUILDING, A COPY OF • Minutes Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1975 Page 9 WHICH CROSS -CONVEYANCE IS ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. ORDINANCE NO. 12411 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11727, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 3, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP ON THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM 15 TO 16; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent. ORDINANCE NO. 12412 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12367, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIRD AND FINAL READING ON NOVEMBER 27, 1974, ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY CF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1975, UPON THE QUESTION OF ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE LIST OF ELECTION OFFICIALS AND SPECIAL CANVASSING BOARD AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark asbent. City Secretary Bill Read stated that according to his tabulation, all ordinances voted upon had passed unanimously with the exception of the Mayor's "No" vote on the ordinance re rates and rental fees for slips and dock space. Motion by Acuff, seconded by Branch and passed, that the following (representatives from Senior Citizens) be reappointed to serve on the Senior Community Services Advisory Commis- sion: Vidal Najar, Mrs. Pat Duaine, Mrs. Evelyn Wilson, Mrs. Virginia Vargas, Ms. Lilly Lira, and Mrs. Ethel Madison; and that Al Strut ler be appointed as a new member. Mayor Luby called for petitions from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. Mr. Richard Moore, Chairman of the Bicentennial Executive Committee, appeared with Mrs. Margaret Walberg, representing Municipal Arts Commission, requesting information concerning this Committee's legal position to make application for a $50,000 federal grant for the purpose of financing a bicentennial project for sculptures depicting the heritage of this area. 410 Minutes Regular Council Meeting December 26, 1974 Page 10 He stated that they do not anticipate any legal problems but wanted to make sure everything is property,and was not sure the application could be submitted through a private organization. City Manager Townsend explained that the Bicentennial Committee is a non-profit organization serving as an advisory board to the kcal government, and the application should be made on behalf of the City and authorized by ordinance. Motion by Acuff, seconded by Branch that the Council endorse the application for a $50,000 grant for federal funds to finance a sculpture project depicting the heritage of this area as requested by the Bicentennial Committee. Motign by Acuff, seconded by Branch and passed, that the foregoing motion be amended so as to authorize the City Manager to execute necessary documents, signed by the Mayor, making application for a federal grant in the amount of $50,000 for a sculpture project in connection with the Bicentennial Celebration. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 3:05 p.m., December 26, 1974.