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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/21/1976MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 21, 1976 2:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor Jason Luby Mayor Pro Tem Bill Tipton Commissioners: Eduardo de Ases City Manager R. Marvin Townsend Ruth Gill City Attorney J. Bruce Aycock Bob Gulley City Secretary Bill G. Read Gabe Lozano, Sr. Edward Sample Mayor Pro Tem Tipton called the meeting to order in the temporary absence of Mayor Luby. - The Invocation was given by H. H. Pitman, Associate Minister of the First Christian Church. City Secretary Read called the roll of those in attendance and stated there was a quorum of the Council and the necessary Charter Officers present to have a legally constituted meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Tipton called for the City Manager's Reports, and City Manager Townsend presented the following requests and recommendations, with related comments and explanations: a. That bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 1976 for 30 double parking meters with 2 hour maximum time and 60 single parking meters with 2 hours maximum time, for a budgeted meter replacement program of high maintenance meters. b. That a bid award on the Traffic Sign Reflective Material be made to 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, on the basis of an only bid of $8,154.09. The material is used by the Traffic Engineering Department in the construction of signs visible at night. Price comparisons indicate an increase of approximately II% since the last purchases in 1974. (Bid Tab #1-76) c. That bid awards on steel pipe and coating and wrapping of same be made to the following firms on the basis of low bid: GENSCO, INC., Uvalde, Texas - 25,000 ft. 1" Bare Steel Pipe $7,065.80 GAIDO-LINGLE CO., INC., Houston - Coating and Wrapping only of 25,000 ft. 1" Bare Steel Pipe $2,698.94 $9,764.74 - The pipe will be used by. the Gas Division. Bids were received from 11 firms. Price comparisons indicate a decrease of approximately 27% since the last purchases in 1974. (Bid Tab #2-76) d. That the plans and specifications for construction of a parking lot along Massey Street adjacent to the Police Building be approved and bids be received February II, 1976. The property • nutes Kegular Council Meeting January 21, 1976 Page 2 • has been acquired for this purpose and has been cleared. The proposed expansion will be from the present parking lot at the Police Building to the impounded vehicle area. Massey Street has been closed along this improvement. The plans also include the relocation of the Crime Prevention Building to Lot 14. e. That the construction plans for the John W. Cunningham Memorial Fountain be approved. The memorial fountain is to be constructed just west of the City Hall and is to be financed by the John W. Cunningham Fund. Construction of the fountain will be done on the negotiated basis and when completed will be turned over to the City for maintenance. f. That $1,900,000.00 be appropriated out of Choke Canyon Reservoir Fund 145 for the purpose of making advance payments to the United States Bureau of Reclamation to cover the Bureau's cost of developing the Nueces River Federal Reclamation Project (Choke Canyon Reservoir). These payments will be made in accordance with Contract No. 6-07-01-X0532 authorized November 5, 1975 and such payments are requested from time to time by the Bureau of Reclamation. The first invoice of $200,000 for the first quarter payment has been received from the Bureau of Reclamation. g. That the appropriation from the Sixth Revenue Sharing Entitlement Period to the General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund in the amount of $338,683 be cancelled; and that part of the appropriation from the Sixth Revenue Sharing Entitlement Period to the General Fund in the amount of $125,000 be cancelled; and that $463,683 resulting from the cancelled appropriations be appropriated to the Sixth Revenue Sharing Entitlement Period Reserve. The cancelled appropriation will be offset by additional tax revenue resulting from the unanticipated increase in the tax roll. ` h. That a five-year lease agreement be authorized with the Junior League for restoration of the Lichtenstein House at 1617 North Chaparral . Restoration plans include the renovation of both the interior and exterior of the building consistent with plans approved by the Landmark Commission. A Creative Arts Center will be established by the League and operate in the restored house for creative art instruction of elementary school children and teachers. i. That a five-year lease agreement be authorized with the Junior League for restoration of the Sidbury House at 1619 North Chaparral . Restoration plans include renovation of both the interior and exterior of the building consistent with plans approved by the Landmark Commission. The League will maintain administrative offices on the second floor with the first floor available for use as meeting rooms for non-profit organizations and opened to the public for a minimum of eight hours per week. 15 ' Rey„ iar Council Meeting January 21, 1976 Page 3 (Mayor Luby arrived at this time --2:12.) 1. That the Compensation Ordinance be amended to provide changes consistent with standards of the Fair Labor Standards Act for those employees hired in federal programs and change the class title from Operation Mainstream Trainee to Work Experience Trainee with an increase in the hourly rate of $2.10 to $2.30 for the Work Experience Trainee. k. That effective January I, 1977, "vesting" provisions be adopted for all employees covered under the Texas Municipal Retirement System Plan. Adoption of this provision will have the effect of lowering the minimum age for voluntary retirement for employees with a minimum of 25 years creditable service from age 60 to age 50. Vesting will also enable an employee who terminates from the City with a minimum of 20 years creditable service to continue TMRS membership and be eligible for retirement benefits at age 60. 1. That the Pest Control Licensing Advisory Committee created in July, 1962 be dissolved. Senate Bill No. 1104 passed by the 64th Legislature in May, 1975 made the State solely responsible for licensing and therefore there is no further need for this committee. The committee recommended at its December meeting that it be dissolved. m. That a Title VI Comprehensive Employment and Training Act contract modification be approved between the City and the LULAC Educational Service Center increasing the FY 1976 contract by $1,450 from $15,250 to $16,700. The modification provides a 5.5% cost -of -living increase adopted January 1, 1976 by the National Office of LULAC. Two positions funded through June 30, 1976 are affected --a college placement specialist and a clerk -typist. Funds will be available with existing Title VI monies allocated to the City as a result of personnel turnover within the total Title VI program. No one from the audience addressed the Council regarding any item on the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Tipton, seconded by Gulley and passed, that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and Items "a" through "m" be granted, approved and adopted, as presented by City Manager Townsend. Motion by Tipton, seconded by Gulley and passed, that the motion that the ordinance granting a franchise to Marina Inn, Inc., dba Sheraton Marina Inn, for the operation of one or more miniature trains for hire along the Bayfront and the downtown area of Corpus Christi, for a term of b• N Regular Council Meeting January 21, 1976 Page 4 five years, read on the first two of three readings on December 17, 1975 and December 31, 1975, be and the same is hereby amended prior to its third and final reading as follows: I . Amend paragraph (1) of 1 of the franchise by deleting the third sentence, reading as follows: "Fares will be calculated on all rides whether hotel guest or other." 2. Amend paragraph (I) of I of the franchise by adding the following sentences to precede the last sentence of said paragraph (I): "The foregoing clause shall not be construed so as to forfeit the right of the Grantee to transport, at its option, free of charge its hotel patrons from the hotel to any designated location and return as deemed necessary by the Grantee. In such event, the calculation of net profit shall exclude the cost of the transportation of such hotel patrons. Mayor Luby called for the ordinances, and City Manager Townsend presented for the Council's consideration the following ordinances, with related comments and explanations: FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE- YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE FOR RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE LICHTENSTEIN HOUSE AT 1617 NORTH CHAPARRAL, CONSISTENT WITH PLANS APPROVED BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION OF THE CITY, AND FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION BY THE LEAGUE OF A CREATIVE ARTS CENTER FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL 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, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE- YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE FOR RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE SIDBURY HOUSE AT 1619 NORTH CHAPARRAL, CONSISTENT WITH PLANS APPROVED BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION OF THE CITY, UNDER THE TERMS AND FOR THE PURPOSES AND CONSIDERATION SET FORTH IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL 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, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12987 THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9011, KNOWN AS THE FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCE SO AS TO ADD THE WORD "SEX" TO ALL PROVISIONS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASES STATED IN SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". Mi. Regular Council Meeting January 21, 1976 Page 5 ORDINANCE NO. 12988 THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO MARINA INN, INC., DBA SHERATON MARINA INN, FOR THE OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE MINIATURE TRAINS FOR HIRE ALONG THE BAYFRONT AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ALONG THE ROUTE SET FORTH IN THE FRANCHISE, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12989 APPOINTING O. E. CANNON JUDGE CF THE MUNICIPAL COURT "B" IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND DESIGNATING SAID JUDGE AS SENIOR JUDGE; FIXING THE SALARY FOR SAID OFFICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12990 APPOINTING ANITA GARZA AS MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; FIXING THE SALARY FOR SAID OFFICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF 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, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12991 APPROPRIATING $I,900,000 OUT OF THE NO. 145 CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PERIODIC ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO THE U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMA- TION FOR THE BUREAU'S COST OF DEVELOPING THE NUECES RIVER FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECT (CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR) IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUREAU'S CONTRACT NO. 6 -07 -0I -X0532 AUTHORIZED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1975; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12992 PROVIDING FOR AND ALLOWING VESTING OF CERTAIN RIGHTS, AND FOR RETIREMENT UNDER TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHO HAVE ATTAINED FIFTY YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE COMPLETED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE WITH SAID CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12993 AMENDING CHAPTER 26A OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE BY REPEALING SECTION 26A-5, ENTITLED "PEST CONTROL LICENSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE", AS AMENDED, AND PARTICU- LARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 12601, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUN- CIL ON APRIL 9, 1975; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ites ,wgular Council Meeting January 21, 1976 Page 6 ORDINANCE NO. 12994 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT MODIFICATION WITH THE LULAC EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, INCREASING THE TITLE VI COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT CONTRACT BY $1,450 FROM $15,250 TO $16,700, AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE SAID CONTRACT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE AFORESAID PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 12995 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3658, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING CERTAIN JOB CLASS TITLE AND CREATING CERTAIN POSITIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 4 THEREOF; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8127, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION I, SUBSECTION (a), SO AS TO CHANGE HOURLY RATE FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". No one from the audience spoke relative to any of the ordinances. Mayor Luby asked that the Council be polled for their vote on the ordinances. City Secretary Read stated that according to his tabulation all ordinances voted upon passed unanimously. Commissioner de Ases recognized the actions of fellow Councilman Bob Gulley, who last week assisted local law enforcement officials in the apprehension of persons involved in shoplifting; he cited that Gulley and a friend, Mr. Bill Page, followed the persons in Page's car and aided in the arrest of the individuals by local police. Commissioner de Ases praised Gulley's actions, stating that it set an example for all of us to follow; and recommended that it be an official action on the part of this Council to commend Mr. Gulley and Mr. Page on behalf of their efforts. Passed unanimously. Mayor Luby called for petitions or information from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. Mrs. W. B. Carter addressed the Council relative to her property on Corpus Christi Beach, stating that she had seen the new plans for development of the beach, and that Mr. James Lontos of the Staff had reviewed them with her and was most cooperative. But she protested that while the proposed work would possibly correct the drainage problem in the area, it would eliminate almost all of the parking space for her restaurant and club --which, she stressed, would put her out of business. She reemphasized that she wanted her feelings known that the project would help the drainage, but would kill her business by taking away the head -in parking in the front of her property. nutes negular Council Meeting January 21, 1976 Page 7 City Manager Townsend responded that he would ask the Staff to make further recom- mendations to the Council regarding the whole two -block area of the beach. Mrs. Carter then addressed the Council concerning some form of tax relief for which she stated she had appealed to the Council several months ago, and regarding which she was to have been advised. City Manager Townsend replied that a report on the matter has been prepared by the Director of Finance and is being finally revised at this time; that she would have a letter from the Staff within two or three weeks. Mr. David Saenz, 1430 Seventeenth St., apologized to the Council and City Manager Townsend that he might have gotten "carried away" when he addressed the Council last week relative to his taxes, because what he discussed meant a lot to him; he stated he wished to apologize for his behavior. There being no further business to come before the Council, on Motion by Lozano, seconded by Tipton and passed, the Regular Council Meeting of January 21, 1976 was adjourned at 2:35 p.m.