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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 03/03/1976PRESENT: Mayor Jason Luby Mayor Pro Tem Bill Tipton Commissioners: Ruth Gill Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. Edward Sample MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 3, 1976 2:00 P.M. City Manager R. Marvin Townsend City Attorney J. Bruce Aycock City Secretary Bill G. Read Mayor Luby called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers of City Hall . The Invocation was given by Reverend Mark Cannaday of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal. 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. Motion by Sample, seconded by Tipton and passed, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February. 18 and the Special Meeting of February 18, 1976, 3:30 p.m. be approved as submitted to the Council. Mayor Luby announced the issuance of the following Proclamations: Forget -Me -Not Month - April, 1976; DAR Good Citizen's Week - March 8 through 13, 1976; and Membership Enrollment and Volunteer Appreciation Month - March, 1976. Mayor Luby presented retirement plaques to the following City employees: A. C. Gonzales, a bus operator in the Transit Department, with 32 years service; Jacob Salazar, traffic sign maintenance in Traffic Engineering, with 29 years service; Emmett Sallis, an instrument repairman in the Gas Department, with 15 years service; and Benjamin F. Talley, Jr., a maintenance mechanic foreman in the Water Department, with 25 years service. Mayor Luby announced the bid opening scheduled for 2:00 p.m. for construction of temporary parking facilities to serve the Harbor Playhouse, plus the installation of fill and building walks. Director of Engineering and Physical Development opened and read bids from Asphalt Concrete Paving Company and Asphalt Maintenance Company, Inc. The foregoing bids were taped for 48 hours pursuant to the requirements of the City Charter, and referred to the City Staff for tabulation and recommendation. Mayor Luby announced the following nominees for appointments to City Boards and Commissions, as previously considered by the Council: Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 2 Marina Board: Bill Berry, Mrs. Barry Pillinger, Mr. Francis Gandy and Mr. Bruce Crow; Park Board: Tom Hetzel and Mrs. June Wilkerson; Human Relations Commission: Mrs. Frank Cervera; Mental Health -Mental Retardation Board of Trustees: Mr. Bobbie Lee Perry and Rev. Raymond Pena; Municipal Arts Commission: Mrs. Renee Hausmann. Motion by Tipton, seconded by Gulley and passed, with Lozano abstaining, that the foregoing nominees be approved and confirmed. Mayor Luby called for the City Manager's Report, and City Manager Townsend presented the following requests and recommendations, with related comments and explanations: a. Recommendation that bids be received at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 30, 1976 for one replacement 120 cubic feet per minute stationary air compressor for use by the Water Division to operate filter controls and filter instrumentation at the Stevens Plant. (Item b withdrawn.) c. R. commendation that 30 two hour double parking meters and 60 two hour single parking meters be purchased from ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, Richardson, Texas on the basis of low bid of $7,296.00. Bids were received from 2 firms. Price comparison shows an increase of 127 on the double meters and 2% on the single. These meters are part of a budgeted replacement program for high maintenance meters. (Bid Tab 47-76) d. Recommendation that $21,225 be appropriated from Community Development Funds for city force improvements to Chiquito Park. The improvements, which will take approximately 80 days to complete, include drainage and irrigation system, shelter, spray pool and concrete,walks. e. Recommendation that Lot 21, Block 7, Steele Addition be sold to an abutting property owner, Mrs. Petra Beltran for its current appraised value of $600 with a down payment of $25 and monthly payments of $25.30 with interest on the unpaid balance at 5-1/4% per annum. The other abutting property owner is not interested in purchasing the lot. The lot is 25' x 135' or 3,375 square feet and is substandard. The sale will be conditioned upon the lot being used only in conjunction with adjacent property. State law requires the taking of bids for the sale of property if the property can be legally used independently as zoned. f. Recommendation that the following surplus properties be sold: (1) 1013; Dolores, S. ' of Lot 5, Block 9, Kosar Addition to Mrs. Jesusa Guerrero for $500.00 ($100.00 down and 18 monthly payments of $23.16). (2) 1313 Verbena, Lot 7, Block 3, La Gloria Addition to Mr. Jose Garza for $1,150.00 ($300.00 down and 18 monthly payments of $49.22). (3) 707 Dolores, Lot 19, Block 3, San Pedro Addition to Mrs. Anita Hernandez for $600.00 ($50.00 down and 30 monthly payments of $19.58). All purchasers are abutting property owners and are unable to pay cash. Since no bids were received on these properties on October 13, 1975, authority was granted on December 31, 1975 to negotiate the sales for cash or on terms at 5k interest. An identical bid was received on Item 1 from the other abutting owner. Mrs. Guerrero is recommended because she has been mowing the lot the last five years thus saving the City maintenance expense. Only one bid was received on Items 2 and 3. Since all the lots are substandard, the sale will be conditioned upon replatting with the abutting lot. Minutes nutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 3 g. Recommendation that the Williams Drive sidewalk and bicycle ramp path contract be awarded to B & B Builders for $6,199 and $7,000 be appropriated, including related expenses. The project includes eight street and driveway crossings over the Williams Drive drainage box to convert the top of the box to a continuous path from Rodd Field Road to Airline Drive. h. Recommendation that the plans and specifications for the budgeted replace- ment of approximately 650 linear feet of an old cast iron line on the Lawrence Street T -head be approved and bids be received on March 23, 1975. i, Recommendation that the plans and specifications for lighting the center court battery at the H.E.B. Tennis Center be approved and bids be received March 23, 1976. The project includes installation of light standards at each corner of the court with two lamps on each standard for better distri- bution of light. Two light standards and 8 lights will be relocated, and 2 light standards will be added. J. Recommendation that plans and specifications for replacement of the South Staples Street water main from Gollihar Road to Weber Road be approved and bids be received on March 31, 1976. The project includes replacement of the transmission main and a number of old laterals existing under South Staples Street, and overlaying the street with 1's" of hot -mix asphalt upon completion of the water line. The old line has a history of breaks because of corrosion. Frequent breaks cause water service interruptions and major street damage. The portion from Hamlin to Weber is included as an alternate so that the contract can be awarded from available money. k. Recommendation theta public hearing be called at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 1976, to consider gproval of the 1975-76 applications to the Urban Mass Transportation Administration for a capital assistance project of approximately $385,000 of which $307,000 is the federal share and $78,000 is the local share and an operating assistance project of approximately $805,000 of which $402,500 is the federal share and $402,500 is the local share. 1. Recommendation that Thomas Y. Pickett and Company, Inc., of Dallas be employed to provide January 1, 1976 tax value appraisals for oil and gas and certain major industrial properties in the City and the Corpus Christi Independent School District for $16,250, the same cost as the current contract. m. Recommendation that leases be executed for 9 tracts of Coastal Public Lands along the John F. Kennedy Causeway with the following bait stand operators at the monthly rental payments indicated: Franchise Monthly Rental B. G.'s Marina $90 Red Dot Bait Stand 102 Homer's Rainbow Bait Stand 66 Fisherman's Folley 72 The Coastway 102 Black's Bait Stand 90 Parker Bait Stand 78 John Bean Pier 162 Billings Bait Stand 86 The leases expire October 24, 1979 but can be extended for an additional 5 years. The rate is subject to renegotiation every 2 years with any increases being limited to 207.. All leases have been renegotiated considering prior rental rates and 1% of annual gross receipts as guidelines. In July, 1975, similar lease agreements were approved with Graham's Bait Stand and Witt's Bait and Tackle. The City is sub -leasing these lands under a lease agreement with the School Land Board which provides that 1/3 of the revenue received goes to the School Land Board and another 25% is placed in an interest-bearing trust account to finance future improvements. This lease agreement with the Board also expires October 24, 1979. Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 4 n. Recommendation that an application to the Texas Rehabilitation Commis- sion be approved for the continuation of the MH -MR Sheltered Workshop. The application requests grant funds of $28,662 matched by $7,165 local funds for a total of $35,827. The application will continue to fund salaries and fringe benefits for 4 existing positions. The Sheltered Workshop provides employment for mentally retarded adults by arranging manufacturing projects and contract work and currently serves approxi- mately 50 clients. Local matching funds of $7,165 are included in the MH -MR 1975-76 Budget. o Recommendation that authority be granted for the City, as the Adminis- trative Unit of the Manpower Consortium, to execute modifications to CETA, FY 1976 Title 1 Contracts with the following agencies: (1) Manpower Administration Office - for a decrease of $6,069 to a new level of $208,696. The $6,069 decrease represents salaries and fringe benefits of an Administrative Aide and a Senior Clerk Typist transferred to the HIALCO Neighborhood Center. (2) HIALCO Neighborhood Center - for an increase of $6,069 to a new level of $58,069. The $6,069 provides for the salaries and related costs of the added Administrative Aide (Intake/ Counselor) and Senior Clerk Typist transferred from the Manpower administration Office. Mayor Luby announced that Council Member Lozano had just returned from a visit in our Sister City, Tampico, Mexico. Mayor Luby read a letter from Rear Admiral J. H. F. Eberle on behalf of the Ship's Company of HMS INTREPID, thanking the citizens of Corpus Christi for the warm welcome which they received in our City and Port, and expressing their good wishes for the future. Mayor Luby requested that a Resolution be prepared honoring Chief Red Fox. No one from the audience spoke regarding any item on the City Manager's Report. Motion by Tipton, seconded by Gulley and passed, that items "a" through "o" (item "b" with- drawn) be granted, approved and adopted, as presented by City Manager Townsend. City Manager Townsend next presented item "p", as follows: P• Recommendation that the First Year Urban Systems Program be amended to include three additional street improvement projects as follows: (1) South Staples Street Overlay from 17th Street to Kinney Avenue (2) Alameda Street Overlay from Louisiana Avenue to Six Points (3) Airport Road Reconstruction from Old Brownsville Road to Agnes Street (S.H. 44). These projects are to be constructed jointly by the City and State utilizing funds authorized under the 1973 Federal -Aid Highway Act. The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has determined that funds previously reserved for cost overruns on approved projects are now available for allocation to specific projects. He quoted the traffic count and accident rates in these areas for the past year, adding that the condition of the pavement does cause mid -block accidents. Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 5 Motion by Gill, seconded by Sample and passed, with Tipton voting No, that item "p" be granted, approved and adopted, as presented by City Manager Townsend. The Council next considered the determination of the exit capacity of the Sheraton Marina. Motion by Gulley, seconded by Sample and passed, with Gill abstaining, that the exit capacity of the Sheraton Marina exceeds 400 as determined. City Manager Townsend distributed to the Council copies of a memorandum from T. M. Jarvis, Jr., Purchasing Agent, recommending the acceptance of the bid submitted by Mr. Santana Leal, Jr. for the Airport Limousine Service Franchise; also the unanimous recommendation from the Airport Advisory Board at their February 23 meeting to accept Mr. Bob G. Welch's bid; and copies of both bid proposals and related materials. Mr. Ruben Bonilla, attorney representing Mr. Santana Leal, Jr., asked that the franchise be awarded to Mr. Leal because he had the most advantageous bid for the City --offering II% of gross revenues, compared to 5% of passenger revenues and 2% of baggage delivery revenues pledged by the other bidder, Mr. Bob G. Welch. He reviewed the number of cars and employees planned for the operation; that Mr. Leal has been a driver for about 3 years for the present franchise holder, Mr. Welch, and plans to retain 2 other drivers. He maintained that the Airport Advisory Board reached their decision without input from Mr. Leal, which he said seems rather arbitrary. City Manager Townsend clarified that the Staff's recommendation for awarding the franchise to Mr. Leal was withdrawn from last week's agenda after the Airport Advisory Board met and unanimously made a contrary recommendation, to try to reconcile the differences between the two recommendations. Mr. John North, attorney representing the other bidder, Mr. Bob G. Welch, emphasized that Mr. Welch has operated the present Airport Limousine Service for the post five years and has a proven record of fine performance, citing that they have never had an injury during that time. He stressed that the Airport Advisory Board's unanimous recommendation was to renew Mr. Welch's franchise, and that the Airport Manager, William Wilder, also supports awarding the bid to him. He maintained that the limited partnership agreement between Mr. Leal and Mrs. Melba Frausto is not legally binding in any way, and that her financial statement is not sworn, as is required. He added that Mr. Welch and his employees have continued to operate the business for the past month, although their contract expired February 3; and that in fairness to all concerned a decision should be reached today. Mr. North charged that although Mr. Leal had been a driver for Mr. Welch, he would not immediately be able to dispatch Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 6 cars and do the bookkeeping, etc.; that with the immediate purchase of five cars for the service they would show a Toss, and that Mr. Leal's contract can be dissolved at any time by loss. City Manager Townsend clarified that to his knowledge Mr. Wilder, the Airport Manager, has made no recommendation regarding awarding of the franchise. Mr. Jim Sawyer, manager of the La Quinta Royale Hotel, and Mr. Louis Schmidt, manager of the Sheraton-Marina Hotel, both appeared before the Council and stated that their guests have been pleased with the service by Mr. Welch and the present Airport Limousine Service; that they have heard no complaints, and are in favor of awarding the contract to him again. Mr. Bonilla and Mr. North were each allotted five minutes rebuttal time. There was further discussion of the issue among the Council and Staff. City Manager Townsend explained that the limited partnership agreement between Mr. Leal and Mrs. Frausto can be corrected so that it is sufficient to tie both parties to the bid; but that it has not been done to date,and in its present form is not a legal commitment. Motion by Gulley, seconded by Tipto;i, to award the Airport Limousine Service franchise to the present operator, Mr. Bob Welch. Motion by Lozano, seconded by Gill, that the item be tabled for one week so Council Member de Ases would be present for the vote. Motion failed, by vote of 2 to 4. The Council was then polled for their vote on the original Motion, and it passed by a vote of 5 to 1, to award the Airport Limousine Service franchise to the present operator, Mr. Bob Welch. The Meeting was recessed at 4:10 p.m. The Regular Council Meeting was resumed at 4:30 p.m., and the Council discussed the request by the Padre-Staples Mall Merchant's Association to allow the Circus Vargas to perform from March 15 to March 17. City Manager Townsend explained that 1-2 zoning would be required for the event; Director of Planning and Urban Development Ernest Briones informed the Council of the Planning Commission's recent decision to reduce the required distance from residential buildings from 400' to 200', but added that in this instance the distance would still be Tess than 200'. Motion by Gulley, seconded by Lozano and passed, that Circus Vargas be allowed to perform from March 15 to March 17 on a one-time only basis. Mayor Luby called for the ordinances, and City Manager Townsend presented the following ordinances, with related comments and explanations: Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 7 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH GORDON W. BILLINGS DBA BILLINGS' BAIT STAND CONCERNING USE OF TRACT 14 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE INTRACOASTAL CANAL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the followirg vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAN GER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. HOMER BENSON, DBA HOMER'S RAINBOW BAIT STAND CONCERNING USE OF TRACT 12 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE INTRACOASTAL CANAL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATII' A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH LOUIS E. RAWALT DBA THE COASTWAY CONCERNING USE OF TRACT 8 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading,by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye'; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. FLOYD BEAUREGARD, DBA FISHERMAN'S FOLLY CONCERNING USE OF TRACT 7 OF TFE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE HUMBLE CHANNEL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH EUGENE B. OLSZEWSKI, DBA B. G.'S MARINA CONCERNING USE OF TRACT 6 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE HUMBLE CHANNEL CROSSING OP PADRE ISIAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye'; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. FRANK MOORE, DBA PARKER'S BAIT STAND CONCERNING USE OF TRAC 4 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE HUMBLE CHANNEL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 8 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH S. A. KIMBRELL, DBA RED DOT BAIT STAND CONCERNING THE USE OF TRACT 2 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE INTRACOASTAL CANAL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye'; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. HENRY BLACK, DBA BLACK'S BAIT STAND CONCERNING USE OF TRACT I OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE INTRACOASTAL CANAL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. JOHN BEAN, DBA JOHN BEAN PIER CONCERNING USE OF TRACT 13 OF THE COASTAL PUBLIC LANDS, BEING SITUATED ON THE INTRACOASTAL CANAL CROSSING ON PADRE ISLAND CAUSEWAY, FOR PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND OPERATING A BAIT STAND BUSINESS, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH, IN SUB- STANTIALLY THE SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", IS MADE A PART HEREOF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13054 APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $21,225 OUT OF THE NO. 162 FEDERAL -STATE GRANT FUND, ACTIVITY 4732, CODE 502, FOR CONSTRUCTION IN CHIQUITO PARK, PERFORMED BY CITY FORCES; AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF THE SAID SUM TO THE NO. 102 GENERAL FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13055 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH B & B BUILDERS, A PARTNERSHIP, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WILLIAMS DRIVE SIDEWALK AND BICYCLE RAMP IMPROVEMENTS; APPROPRIATING $7,000 OUT OF THE NO. 220 STREET BOND FUND, OF WHICH $6,199 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $801 IS FOR INCIDENTAL AND RELATED EXPENSES APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220-72-26; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ' The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13056 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY BY WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN TO MRS. PETRA C. BELTRAN THAT PARCEL DESCRIBED AS LOT 21, BLOCK 7, STEELE ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A CONSIDERATION OF $600, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE WARRANTY DEED AND PROMISSORY NOTE, A COPY OF EACH BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARRED, RESPECTIVELY, EXHIBITS "A" AND "B"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 9 The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13057 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY BY WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN TO MRS. JESUSA GUERRERO THAT TRACT OR PARCEL DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 5, BLOCK 9, KOSAR ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A CONSIDERATION OF $500, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE WARRANTY DEED AND PROMISSORY NOTE, A COPY OF EACH BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED, RESPECTIVELY, EXHIBITS "A" AND "B"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13058 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY BY WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN TO JOSE GARZA THAT TRACT OR PARCEL DESCRIBED AS LOT 7, BLOCK 3, LA GLORIA ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A CONSIDERATIN OF $1,150, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE SAID WARRANTY DEED AND PROMISSORY NOTE, A COPY OF EACH BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED, RESPECTIVELY, EXHIBITS "A" AND "B"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13059 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY BY WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN TO MRS. ANITA HERNANDEZ THAT TRACT OR PARCEL DESCRIBED AS LOT 19, BLOCK 3, SAN PEDRO ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR A CONSIDERATION OF $600, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE WARRANTY DEED AND PROMISSORY NOTE, A COPY OF EACH BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED, RESPECTIVELY, EXHIBITS "A" AND "B"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13060 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THOMAS Y. PICKETT & COMPANY, INC. OF DALLAS, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPRAISAL AND VALUATION OF OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES AND PIPELINES AND FOR THE APPRAISAL AND VALUATION OF CERTAIN OIL REFINING AND RELATED PROPERTIES, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF COPRUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND/OR THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TAX ASSESSMENT PURPOSES, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENTS, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBITS "A" AND "B"; APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 102 GENERAL FUND, THE SUM OF $16,250 FOR PAYMENT OF THE AFORESAID SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. ORDINANCE NO. 13061 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS THE ADMINI- STRATIVE UNIT OF THE COASTAL BEND MANPOWER CONSORTIUM, MODIFICATIONS TO CETA, FY 1976 . TITLE I CONTRACTS WITH THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 1976: 1. MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION OFFICE - FOR A DECREASE OF $6,069 TO A NEW LEVEL OF $208,696; AND, 2. HIALCO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION - FOR AN INCREASE OF $6,069 TO A NEW LEVEL OF $58,069, AS MORE FULLY OUTLINED AND SET FORTH IN THE MODIFICATIONS, ATTACHED HERETO AND MARKED Minutes , Regular Council Meeting March 3. 1976 - Page 10 EXHIBIT "A"SAND "B", AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFORESAID PROGRAM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; de Ases absent. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VOTER -APPROVED LEASE WITH BILLY PUGH FOR A BOAT REPAIR SERVICE ON THE L -HEAD SO AS TO ALLOW FOR ASSIGNMENT OF THE LEASE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. Failed to pass. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF ASSIGNMENT OF VOTER -APPROVED LEASE WITH BILLY PUGH FOR A BOAT REPAIR SERVICE ON THE L -HEAD TO RAY HUNDLEY AND CRAIG GARRISON, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. - Failed to pass. RESOLUTION NO. 13062 AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 12767, PASSED AND APPROVED ON AUGUST 27, 1975, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE PRIORITY SCHEDULE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED JOINTLY BY THE CITY AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE URBAN SYSTEMS PROGRAM, SAID PRIORITY OF PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD YEAR URBAN SYSTEMS PROGRAM TO BE REVISED SO AS TO HEREAFTER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING THREE ADDITIONAL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE FIRST YEAR URBAN SYSTEMS PROGRAM: 1. SOUTH STAPLES STREET OVERLAY FROM 17TH STREET TO KINNEY AVENUE; 2. ALAMEDA STREET OVERLAY FROM LOUISIANA AVENUE TO SIX POINTS; AND 3. AIRPORT ROAD RECONSTRUCTION FROM OLD BROWNSVILLE ROAD TO AGNES STREET (S.H. 44); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing resolution was passed by the following vote: Luby, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; Tipton voting "Nay"; de Ases absent. Mayor Luby called for discussion from the audience regarding any of the ordinances Relative to the ordinances concerning assignment of Mr. Billy Pugh's lease on the L -Head, City Manager Townsend distributed a memo asking the Council to reconsider their decision of the previous week to transfer Mr. Pugh's lease for the remaining 7 years to Mr. Ray Hundley and Mr. Craig Garrison. He cited that the lease was approved at a 1963 election for a 20 -year period, with a clause specifically added by the City Council to prohibit assignment in whole or part of the lease. He stated it is the recommendation of this office that the Pugh lease not be amended, since such action is inconsistent with the voter -approved contract and is in direct contradiction to the lease and franchise provisions of the City Charter, which have not been legally determined to be invalid; also that it will set a precedent for others to make the same request. Mr. Charles Thomasson, attorney for Mr. Hundley and Mr. Garrison, mode reference to his letter sent to the Council regarding the matter, and asked that the Council transfer the lease to them for 7 years. Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 12 (03-76) City Manager Townsend placed in the record a petition/from some 800 citizens, asking for more protection under the ordinance recently passed by the Council regarding fire breaks. The Council discussed the recent fire in the Flour Bluff area. City Manager Townsend also distributed to the Council copies of his memo being sent to political candidates concerning political signs; he also discussed the maturity schedule of bonds. At Council Member Gulley's request, City Attorney Aycock briefly summarized recent rulings regarding liability of public officials, as outlined in his memo to the Council . Council Member Tipton asked the Staff for an over-all fact presentation on substandard buildings in the City; the Staff agreed to provide for next week. There being no further business to come before the Council, on Motion by Sample, seconded by Tipton and passed, the Regular Council Meeting of March 3, 1976, adjourned at 5:34 p.m. Minutes Regular Council Meeting March 3, 1976 Page 11 Council Member Gulley stressed that since a 5 -year lease would eliminate the problems now encountered with transferring this lease for 7 years, and since there was only 2 years' difference, the applicants should be agreeable to that. Attorney Thomasson replied that he could not answer that, as the agreement with Mr. Pugh and his parties had been for 7 years only. 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, w ith the exception of the two ordinances pertaining to the Billy Pugh lease assignment, which failed. Motion by Tipton, seconded by Sample and passed, that the present lease with Mr. Billy Pugh for the L -Head be terminated, and a new five-year lease under the same terms and conditions be approved, if acceptable to Mr. Hundley and Mr. Garrison. Mayor Luby called for anyone from the audience who would like to speak regarding items not on the agenda. Mr. Bill Sweetland thanked the Council for granting him the 120 -day extension to enable him to conclude the purchase of the McDonald Building downtown. He stated that they [nye begun renovation of the building and hope to have it completed within 60 days; he invited the Council to stop in and look over their progress any time. Mr. Homer Casamis(sp??) addressed the Council relative to a 57% increase in his real property taxes over the previous year, or some $210. He also cited what he felt to be an inconsistency, in that a neighbor's house built a few years ago has not been increased in taxes, even though it is a newer, bigger house on a corner lot. City ManagerTownsend responded that Mr. Casamis had visited with him and several others of the City Staff many times regarding the problem; that his only alternative, if he feels his property is being assessed at more than it is worth, is to render his property before April 1 and appear before the Board of Equalization; that the Board of Equalization's actions are final, and the Council cannot help him. Mayor Luby added that he constantly receives complaints from citizens about their high tax increases; and that he feels that if the City has failed to evaluate these houses for so many years, then the City is at fault; that it is too severe a penalty to place on the citizens. Mr. Casamis also complained about the increase in his gas bills; he explained that he is retired, that he has a small home and does not use his utilities that much, but still they have doubled in the last year.