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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 04/28/1976PRESENT: Mayor Jason Luby Mayor Pro Tem Bill Tipton Council Members: Eduardo E. de Ases Ruth Gill Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. Edward Sample MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28, 1976 2:00 P.M. City Manager R. Marvin Townsend Assistant City Attorney Bob Coffin City Secretary Bill G. Read Mayor Pro Tem Tipton called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers of City Hall, in the temporary absence of Mayor Luby. . The Invocation was given by Reverend Simon Brazozowski of St. Joseph Catholic Church. City Secretary Read called the roll and stated there was a quorum of the Council and the necessary Charter Officers present to have a legally constituted meeting. Motion by Lozano, seconded by Sample and passed unanimously, that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of April 14, 1976 be approved as submitted to the Council. Mayor Pro Tem Tipton announced the issuance of proclamations relative to the following: High Blood Pressure Month - May, 1976; Motorcycle Safety Awareness Week - May 1 through 7, 1976; Mental Health Month - May, 1976; Clean Air Week - May 2 through 8, 1976; Respect for Law Week - May 1 through 7, 1976; and Desk and Derrick Day - May 1, 1976. In compliance with Ordinance No. 12038, Mr. Wallace Whitworth, Manager of Central Power and Light Company, reported that the average delivered cost of fuel to CP&L during April was 1.8153C per MMBTU, to be applied to bills rendered after April 27, their May billing -- reflecting an increase of 7.14C over last month, or 91Q per 1000 KWH. (Mayor Luby arrived at this time.) City Manager Townsend also reported to the Council the City's gas rates for the month. City Manager Townsend announced that the Council had selected the following persons during the morning Workshop Meeting for vacancies to Boards and Commissions: for appointment to the Marina Board, Mr. Bruce Matson - term expiring 2-28-77; and for appointment to the Traffic Safety Advisory Board, Ms. Judy Garza, Mr. Bill Page, and Mrs. 0. L. Guy - terms expiring 4-30-79. Motion by Gulley, seconded by Lozano and passed unanimously, that the foregoing appointments be approved and confirmed. MICROFILMED DEQ °7"' Minutes Regular Council Meeting April 28, 1976 Page 2 Mayor Luby called for the City Manager's Reports, and City Manager Townsend presented the following items, with related comments and explanations: 5. Recommendation that bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 1976 on a 20' x 30' x 12' prefabricated building to house 2 7,000 gallon per minute raw water pumps being installed at the Stevens Filter Plant to increase raw water pumping capacity by 20 million gallons per day. This is a budgeted project with the other components such as transformers and conduit being previously purchased. b. Recommendation that bids be received at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 18, 1976 on truck and automotive repair and maintenance items for a 6 -month period for Maintenance Services, Transit and Fire Department garages. c. Recommendation that 24 combination plexiglass safety shields and roll bars be purchased from J. R. Setina Mfg. Co., Olympia, Washington on the basis of low bid of $3,465.60. Bids were received from four firms. The shields separate patrol officers from prisoners and allows transpor- tation of prisoners by one man units. d. Recommendation that various cabs and chassis and a truck -mounted crane be purchased as follows on the basis of low bid: Tradewinds Ford, Corpus Christi - 3 replacement 1 -ton campers for Ambulance Service 4 replacement and 1 additional 10,000 GVW cab & chassis for Park, Water and Wastewater Services Divisions 4 replacement 20,000 GVW cabs & chassis with CA 60" for the Street, Water & Gas Divisions 4 replacement & 1 additional 20,000 GVW cab & chassis with CA 84" for Street, Park & Gas Divisions 2 replacement 20,000 GVW crew cab & chassis with CA 84" for the Gas Division 2 replacement 20,000 GVW cab & chassis with CA 102" for the Wastewater Services Division 1 replacement 20,000 GVW cab and chassis with CA 120" for Traffic Engineering $20,636.35 20,338.35 21,485.16 26,985.30 12,160.42 10,883.20 5,531.03 Total $118,020.31 Wayne Strand Pontiac, Corpus Christi - 1 replacement 20,000 CVW cab and chassis with CA 84" for Maintenance Services $ 5,571.24 Edaburn International Trucks, Corpus Christi - 1 replacement 27,500 GVW cab and chassis for the Water Division $ 10,091.27 Wehring-Goss Equipment Company, Corpus Christi - 1 replacement truck -mounted crane for Traffic Engineer- ing to be used with the cab and chassis mentioned above for a replacement boom truck Grand Total $ 8,427.38 $142 110.25 Bids were received from 5 firms on the cabs and chassis and from 6 firms on the truck -mounted crane. Price comparison on the cabs and chassis shows an approximate price increase of 247.. The apparent low bid of $8,343 submitted by Utility Equipment Company, Oklahoma City, on the crane did not meet speci- fications because the boom rotation must operate on ball or roller bearings and their unit operated on bronze bushings. It is recommended that 2 replace- ment 20,000 GVW cab and chassis for Water Construction be deleted ($10,742.58). e. Recommendation that Lot 3, Block 1, Arcadia Subdivision (1014 York Ave.) be sold t8 Mrs. Lilia C. Smith for a cash payment of $15,000.00. The lot contains a wood frame 3 bedroom house and was acquired as part of the right-of-way for improvements of the Baldwin -Staples intersection. The sale..was negotiated, as the legal requirement of advertising for bids to the general public had already been met with no acceptable bids being; received on February 13 or on March 15, 1976. ites gular Council Meeting April 28, 1976 Page 3 f. Recommendation that $12,000 be appropriated out of the Park Bond Fund for reimbursement to the General Fund for construction work being done by the Park Division in Doddridge Park. The improvements include grading, planting and installation of an irrigation system. Funds for this work were provided by the 1972 bond election and the bond sale last week. g• Recommendation that an agreement be authorized with Boston College for a summer student work/study program. 80% of the cost will be provided by the college. The City will provide the remaining 20% plus workmen's compensation and social security. The agreement will be from May 17 through September 4, 1976. One student is proposed to be employed full time in the Legal Department. Similar agreements have been previously approved with Del Mar and Texas A & I at Corpus Christi. Each student employed must reside in Corpus Christi and go to the participating university or college. h. Recommendation that an agreement be authorized with the University of Texas at Austin for a summer college student work/study program. 80% of the funds are provided by the college and the City will provide the remaining 20% plus 10% administrative cost. The agreement authorizes students to work at the rate of $2.50 per hour for a maximum of 40 hours per week for 11 weeks, May 24 through August 20, 1976. 10 students have been requested to be assigned to Traffic Engineering, the City Secretary's office, Radio Shop, Petroleum Inspection, Engineering, Police Department, Museum, Human Relations, Wastewater Services and Legal. i. Recommendation that the Wastewater Treatment Master Plan for the City of Corpus Christi as prepared by Black & Veatch, Consulting Engineers, be adopted in concept by the City. The plan reviews the various possibilities of plant consolidation within the City and concludes that the present four major plants on the mainland be retained in the present locations and be modified to meet Texas Water Quality Board criteria. j• Recommendation that the Airport Parking Lot Improvements project be accepted and final payment of $20,599.13 for a total of $77,818.40 be made to the contractor, Paving, Inc. The contractor exceeded the allotted working time by 65 days. It is recommended that he be granted an extension of 32 days and be charged $1,815 as liquidated damages. The liquidated damages represent approximately the out-of-pocket expenses to the City resulting from the delays. The parking lot provides an additional 179 parking spaces of which 71 will be used by the Federal Aviation Administra- tion, who will pay its portion of the construction cost as rent for Control Tower space. * (Items k, 1 and m were later considered.) n. Recommendation that Atlantic Richfield be granted a permit to drill well 1121 in St. Tr. 688, Nueces Bay, as a straight hole to a depth of 7000'. The well location is approximately 2 miles north of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and 6.5 miles west of the Nueces Bay Causeway. Atlantic Richfield has complied with allrequirements of the Bay Drilling Ordinance. No one from the audience addressed the Council relative to those items on the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Gulley, seconded by de Ases and passed --with Luby voting No on items d, i and j --that the City Manager's Reports as presented be accepted, and items "a" through "j" and item "n" be granted, approved and adopted. City Manager Townsend next presented items k, 1 and m, which had not been discussed in detail during the morning Workshop Meeting. Minutes Regular Council Meeting April 28, 1976 Page 4 k. Recommendation that the Tax Office budget be amended to authorize 13 additional positions and related expenses to continue the program of annual review of residential assessments. The 1975-76 budget will need to be increased by $29,476 from salary balances in other budgets. Seven of the positions will be a continuation of clerical positions now being paid for by comprehensive employment and training act (CETA) grants. The cost for 1976-77 will be $143,778. This includes continued rental of building now being used, two vehicles, and related office furniture and calculators. This additional staffing should enable the staff to keep residential values current and to comply with new State requirements regarding equalization of values for school district participation in state educational appropriations. 1. Recommendation that the following actions be taken in connection with the West Oso Tennis Court Improvements: (1) A cooperation agreement be authorized with the West Oso Independent School District for construction of 4 tennis courts. West Oso ISD will provide the land and contribute $20,000 toward the construction cost. (2) A contract be authorized with Asphalt Paving & Construction Company ($59,770) for the tennis courts and $60,000 be appropriated, including $230 for incidental and related expenses. Lighting improvements have been deleted due to the lack of funds. The $60,000 consists of $20,000 from the West Oso School District, $25,000 from budgeted first year Community Development money and $15,000 from Park bond funds. The $15,000 is available in the 1972 Park Bond fund from the balance of $200,000 approved for various park improvements at Southside, Glen Arbor, Surrey and Kingston parks and the Corpus Christi Beach restrooms. $52,000 remains available for the restrooms. The $15,000 is available because much of the work at the 4 parks was completed by City forces. It is further recommended that the contract not be approved until specific concurrence by HUD is obtained. m. Recommendation that a voluntary deferred compensation program for City employees be adopted as authorized by State and Federal law. The program enables an employee to defer a part of his salary and thereby reduce his current income tax liability. The City then holds the salary deferred in trust with interest. Mr. Harold Zick, Director of Finance, explained the provisions of the program in item "m" in detail. After discussion among the Council Members, Mayor Luby called for those in the audience who would like to speak relative to the foregoing three items of the City Manager's Reports. Mr. R. S. Garza, Superintendent of the West Oso Independent School District, thanked the Council and Staff for their cooperation and assistance relative to construction of the tennis courts on item "1". Mr. R. B. McClure, President of the Life Underwriters' Association, spoke concerning item "m". He criticized the program's not allowing the employee to choose what his money is invested in, that there is no guaranteed interest rate, and the fact that the employee is unable to get his money out of the fund except upon retirement, disability, death, termination of employment, etc. Mr. Durward Thompson also addressed the Council regarding item "m", citing the above facts as disadvantages to the employee, and adding that he felt the employee "t1d have more options available to him. 4 rtes ,ular Council Meeting April 28, 1976 Page 5 There was further discussion of item "m". Mayor Luby announced that he would not declare the item an emergency, so therefore the ordinance would be considered on a three -reading basis. Mayor Pro Tem Tipton argued that City employees should have the same options available to them as employees of private enterprise. Motion by Sample, seconded by Tipton and passed --with Luby voting No on item "k" --that items "k", "1" (as amended), and "m" of the City Manager's Reports be granted, approved and adopted, as presented by City Manager Townsend. The meeting recessed at 4:10 p.m. - The Regular Council Meeting was resumed at 4:20 p.m. City Manager Townsend announced the scheduled public hearing on the Broadway wastewater treatment facility plan and related environmental assessment; that the hearing is required by the Environ- mental Protection Agency and the Texas Water Quality Board prior to submission of the facility plan which will complete Step 1 work. He explained that the facility plan contemplates $6,200,000 of improvements including a new trunk main on Corpus Christi Beach. (A full transcript of the public hearing is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) Mayor Luby continued the regular order of business of the agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Tipton gave a brief report of his recent trip to Ohio with the Industrial Commission. He reported that the luncheon meeting with representatives of 28 potential industries was a tremendous success, and would surely result in some expansions of industries to Corpus Christi. He praised the Industrial Commission, Mr. Brodie Allen and his staff for the presentation made at the meeting, and suggested that the impressive film be shown to the Council. Mayor Luby announced he had just returned from a trip to Monterrey, Mexico, where he and his wife were invited'as guests of the Governor, and he made a brief report to the Council. He reported that as a result of the meeting, a group of news media would probably be visiting Corpus Christi, and urged that they be given a "red carpet" welcome to the City. 'He also reported that plans are in the process for Texas International Airlines to establish regularly scheduled flights to Monterrey. Mayor Luby called for petitions from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. Minutes Regular Council Meeting April 28, 1976 Page 6 Mr. Lon C. Hill III made a presentation regarding the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Tennis Tournament to be held in Corpus Christi May 26 through 31. He explained that if the tennis event is telecast, it will be a chance in a lifetime for the City to be on a national network, and an incredible bargain in terms of advertising the City, since it would involve millions of television viewers. He explained that this will be the first time in 92 years the NCAA has played in the same city two years in a row. He stated that the total cost is $25,000; that they have already received commitments from 51 sources totaling $18,075, and they are asking for a commitment from the Council of $7,000 from the hotel -motel tax, if needed, to make up the difference if solicitations fail. Mr. Hill made a colored film presentation of interesting recreational areas in the City which would be shown on the national network. Motion by Tipton that the'Council grant the request and pledge $7,000 in support of the program. City Manager Townsend explained that the commitment should be conditional and should only agree to underwrite the balance if efforts to solicit from the public fail, and that a general concensus of the Council would be sufficient. The Council agreed. SECON)READING OF AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE TUNNEL LOCATED BEHIND LA RETAMA LIBRARY THAT PRESENTLY PROVIDES PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE BLUFF. The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading by the following vote: Luby, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 13149 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY TO MRS. LILIA C. SMITH A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS LOT 3, BLOCK 1, ARCADIA SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, UPON THE PAYMENT OF $15,000 CASH CONSIDERATION FOR SAID PARCEL, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF INSTRUMENT CONVEYING THE SAME BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; 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. 13150 APPROPRIATING OUT OF THE NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND THE SUM OF $12,000 APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 291-72-6.2, DODDRIDGE PARK, FOR FUTURE REIMBURSEMENT TO FUND NO. 102, ACTIVITY 4122-603, FOR GRADING, PLANTING AND INSTALLATION OF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM; 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. 13151 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BOSTON COLLEGE FOR A SUMMER COLLEGE WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; 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". .rtes • ..,.gular Council Meeting ' April 28, 1976 Page 7 ORDINANCE NO. 13152 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN FOR A SUMMER COLLEGE WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; 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 N0. 13153 APPROVING AND ADOPTING IN CONCEPT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT STUDY AND PLAN FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS PREPARED BY BLACK & VEATCH, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, A COPY OF SAID STUDY AND PLAN BEING ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE THE SAME AS IF COPIED VERBATIM HEREIN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; Luby voting "No". ORDINANCE N0. 13154 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, SUBJECT TO THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION WITH THE WEST OSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PAYMENT OF $20,000 TO THE CITY BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS STIPULATED IN THE AGREEMENT, AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT NO. B -75 -MC 480502 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ASPHALT PAVING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST OSO TENNIS COURT IMPROVEMENTS; APPROPRIATING A TOTAL OF $60,000, OF WHICH $59,770 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $230 IS FOR INCIDENTAL AND RELATED EXPENSES; OF SAID TOTAL APPROPRIATION $35,000 IS OUT OF THE PARK BOND FUND, $34,770 BEING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $230 FOR INCIDENTAL AND RELATED EXPENSES APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 291-72-5.7, AND $25,000 IS OUT OF THE NO. 162 FEDERAL -STATE GRANTS FUND, ACTIVITY 4732, CODE 502, WHICH AMOUNT, BEING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, IS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NO. 291 PARK BOND FUND, PROJECT NO. 291-72-5.7; 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 N0. 13155 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE WEST OSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FOUR - COURT TENNIS BATTERY, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH 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, Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye". FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ALL AS MORE FULLY OUTLINED HEREINAFTER; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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 N0. 13156 CHANGING THE NAME OF BUFFALO STREET BETWEEN I.HL 37 AND STILLMAN, AND BAGNALL BETWEEN STILLMAN AND NUECES BAY BOULEVARD TO MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Tipton, de Ases, Gill, Gulley, Lozano and Sample, present and voting "Aye"; Luby voting "No". Minutes Regular Council Meeting April 28, 1976 Page 8 City Secretary Read stated that according to his tabulation all ordinances voted upon passed. Council Member Sample requested a report on the personnel problems MH -MR is apparently having in view of the fact that one top administrator had been fired after three months of employment and one staff member had announced her intention to resign. City Manager Townsend promised a report on this specific matter, and that he would follow up with other reports if further questions arise. Council Member de Ases requested a copy of the resolution dealing with the policy of the Council to encourage minority contractors to bid on the City's contracts. There being no further business to come before the Council, on Motion by de Ases, seconded by Tipton and passed unanimously, the Regular Council Meeting of April 28, 1976 adjourned at 5:30 p.m.