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.
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Regular Council Meeting
April 28, 1976
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.