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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
April 9, 1975
2:00 P. M.
PRESENT:
Mayor Jason Luby
Mayor Pro Tem James T. Acuff
Commissioners:
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
Acting City Attorney Michael May
City Secretary Bill G. Read
Mayor Jason Luby called the meeting to order in the Council Chamber of
the City Hall.
The Invocation was given by Commissioner Branch.
City Secretary Read called the roll of those in attendance.
Motion by Ricardo Gonzalez, seconded by Acuff and passed, that Commissioner
Stark be excused for just cause.
Motion by Ricardo Gonzalez, seconded by Acuff and passed, that the Minutes
of the Regular Meetings of March 12 and March 19, 1975 be approved as submitted to
the Council.
Mayor Luby announced the issuance of the following proclamations: PINAFORE
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WEEK, April 19, 1975; PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WEEK, April 14 through April 20, 1975;
and PAUL HARVEY DAY, Thursday, April 10, 1975.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Acuff and passed, that the following nominations
for appointments and reappointments to boards and committees, be approved and confirmed:
Bay Drilling Committee:
R. C. McMahan (Oil Industry) - reappointment
Dr. Christopher Isensee (Citizens at Large) - reappointment
Board of Equalization:
Odell Ingle - reappointment
Paul J. Larsen - reappointment
Victor Garcia - appointment
Building Standards & Housing Board of Appeals:
Howard F.' Sudduth - reappointment
Jack Rice Turner - reappointment
Jule Pels - reappointment
Electrical Advisory Board:
Joe Guerra (Master Electrician) - reappointment
George C. Westervelt, Jr. (Professional Engineer) - reappointment
Lynn Tate (Journeyman Electrician) - reappointment
Ira E. Hayley (Home Building Industry) - reappointment
D. C. Ware (Citizen at Large) - reappointment
Phillip Benavidea (Citizen at Large) - reappointment
Bert Beecroft (to replace unexpired term of Harold Robinson)
Marina Board:
Lew Borden - reappointment
William Holmes - reappointment
John Luby - appointment
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Plumbing Advisory Board:
Jon Held (Home Building Industry) - reappointment
Bill Glass (Commercial Building Industry) - reappointment
Jose Urias (Plumbing) - appointment
La Retama Library Board:
Mrs. Clemente Garcia (to replace Mrs. Stanley Hultman - unexpired term)
Mayor Luby called for the City Manager's Reports, and City Manager Townsend
presented the following recommendations with explanations and comments as follows:
a. That the centerline restriping project at Corpus Christi International
Airport be accepted and payment of the contract price of $7,837.05 be made to the
contractor, J. A. Reke of El Dorado,,Ohio. The work included the restriping of the
centerlines of both runways, threshold markers, touchdown bars and some marking numbers.
b. That the City Building Code be updated by adopting the 1974 version of
the Southern Standard Building Code to replace the 1970 version which is now in effect,
with certain changes and additions, including increasing permit fees for buildings
valued at more than $500,000. The major changes are the requirement for fire detection
systems in multiple family residential buildings, and new fire protection measures
required to be incorporated in highrise buildings over 70 feet. The Building Code
Board of Appeals so recommends. It is further recommended that portions of Chapter 15
of the City Code that are now out of date be repealed.
c. That an ordinance be passed calling an election for Mayor and six Council
members in the City of Corpus Christi to be held on the first Saturday in May, 1975;
designating polling places and appointing election judges therefor.
d. That a resolution be passed expressing opposition to Senate Bill 702 which
r'lates to restructuring of Firemen's Pension Funds in the State of Texas.
e. That an amendment to Ordinance No. 6575, the Pest Control Licensing
Ordinance, to repeal the prohibition against reappointing members of the Pest Control
Licensing Advisory Committee, be approved.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Acuff and passed, that the City Manager's
reports, Items "a" through "e", be accepted, and the requests and recommendations
be approved, granted,and adopted as presented by City Manager Townsend.
Mr. Townsend announced and reaffirmed the decision of the Council in workshop
of this date that no further workshop meetings would be held during the month of
April.
City, Manager Townsend presented and discussed ordinances appearing on the
agenda for the Council's consideration.
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Commissioner Ricardo Gonzalez reported that he had received two requests
from qualified persons who wished to serve as judges in the May 3, 1975 election.
He stated that Mrs. Rosa Gonzales and Mike Gonzalez had both served as election
judges in state and county elections and he would like to nominate Mrs. Gonzales to
serve as judge in Precinct 75, replacing Mrs. Robert M. Leal, Sr.; and Mr. Gonzalez
to replace Mrs. Julio Bazan in Precinct 80.
Motion by Ricardo Gonzalez, seconded by Tom Gonzales and passed, that the
foregoing replacements for Precincts 75 and 80 be confirmed and approved, and that
the two alternates in the respective precincts remain the same.
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1973
EDITION, AND THE 1974 REVERSION THERETO, AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI; WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND ADDITIONS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION
AND ENFORCEMENT; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN FEES; REPEALING CONFLICTING PORTIONS OF
CHAPTERS 3, 11, AND 15 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED; MAKING.
VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION BY NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS 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 CLOSING THE 125' x 60' DEAD-END PORTION OF HARRISON
STREET WHICH LIES ADJACENT TO LOT 64, BLOCK 608, PORT ARANSAS CLIFFS, AND DEAD -ENDS
AGAINST LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 7, RESTHAVEN SUBDIVISION, DEDICATED BY THE PLAT OF PORT
ARANSAS CLIFFS, RECORDED IN BOOK "A", PAGE 27, OF THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE RETENTION OF A 10'x 60' UTILITY EASEMENT IN THAT PORTION
OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 7, RESTHAVEN SUBDIVISION,
AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
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 absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 12599
CALLING AN ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND SIX (6) COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, 1975; DESIGNATING PLACES OF HOLDING
SUCH ELECTION; NAMING THE OFFICERS THEREFOR; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTICE OF
ELECTION, AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE
OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by
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Waan", present. and voting "Aye"; 8tark absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 12600
EXPRESSING UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 702 WHICH, IF PASSED AS CURRENTLY •
PROPOSED, WOULD ENDANGER THE PENSION FUNDS OF FIREMEN OVER THE ENTIRE STATE OF
TEXAS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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April 9, 1975
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The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing resolution was passed
by the following vote: Luby, Acuff, Branch, Thomas Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzalez
and Lozano, present and voting "Aye"; Stark absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 12601
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 26A-5,
ENTITLED "PEST CONTROL LICENSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE", BY DELETING FROM THE SECOND
PARAGRAPH THE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF EXPIRING MEMBERS TO
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNTIL A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR HAS ELAPSED; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERANCE; 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 absent.
Mayor Luby called for petitions or information from the audience on matters
not scheduled on the agenda.
Mr. John H. Scott, 2921 Lawton Street, chairman of Tract 16 Council, again
appealed to the Council to permit the moving of an old church building onto a City -
owned vacant lot at 2835 Blake Street to be used for a neighborhood center. He
explained that the neighborhood council has a planned program contingent on the site
for the building.
City Manager Townsend explained that the staff had been opposed to the
proposal on the specific grounds that the building is too large for the lot and
could not meet the requirements of the zoning ordinance, and also that the approval
could lead to many other groups' seeking the same consideration from the City.
Alternate sites were discussed, one being the use of land at Carver.School.
It was generally agreed that the school site would be preferable, but Assistant
City Manager Walker reported that previous discussions with school officials had
not produced any encouragement for such a plan at this time, and was told that no
decision on the use of the school land could be made until after a final court order
in the school desegregation case.
Mrs. Lillie White, representative of the Tract 16 Council, reported that
there are 1700 residents in the immediate community that would use the center and
aro helped each month.
Mrs. Tony Botello stated that for the past two weeks the Community Council
had been working on ways to resolve the matter, and stated that if the City is willing
to allow the building to be moved onto the property, the Community Action Agency
would find a means to rehabilitate it.
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City Manager Townsend pointed out that the staff does not recommend
moving the building on to the site on Blake Street but if that is the desire of
the Council, he would recommend that definite and periodic reports be brought back
as to what services and programs are being carried out.
Motion by Acuff, seconded by Lozano and passed, that.an attempt be made
to arrange for moving the building onto the City property on Blake Street and in
the meantime, continue to investigate the school property as an alternate site if
available.
Mrs. Martinez, co-worker with Mrs. Santos Lazo, 2805 Ada, who has collected
some 16,000 signatures on a petition requesting immediate investigation on the
rising rate of fuel adjustment and anything pertaining to the rising cost of
utility rates in the City. Mrs. Martinez reported that the petitions had been
delivered to the Governor's office in Austin, that they had been well received, and
they are now anxiously awaiting to hear something from the Governor.
Mrs. Lazo presented the Council with copies of the petitions. (Petition #3-75)
She requested that a special committee be formed to further investigate the high
fuel costs. Mayor Luby read the petition to the Council.
Mr. David Rirschbach, Captain in the Corpus Christi Fire Department,
expressed appreciation to the Mayor and Council, City Manager and staff, for their
support in opposition to Senate Bill 702 which, if passed as currently proposed,
would endanger the pension funds of Firemen of the State of Texas.
Motion by Acuff, seconded by Lozano and passed, that Luis Leyva be reappointed
and W. D. Bedingfield be appointed to the Pest Control Licensing Advisory Committee.
There being no further business to come before the Council, motion by Acuff
seconded by Lozano and passed, that the Regular Meeting be adjourned at 3:25 p.m.,
April 9, 1975.