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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 11/07/1979Mayor Luther Jones -- iiayor Pro Tea Edward L. Sample e Coo oil Members: Or. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K, Dumphy Betty N. Turner Ctiff_ Zarskv__...._ _ MINUTES. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 7, 1979 2:00 P. M. City Manager R. Marvin"Townsend City Attorney J. Bruce Aycock City Secretary Bili G. Read -. Mayo Luther Jones called the meeting to order in the Council- Chambers of CIty HaI.l. The invocation was given by Dr. W. H. Colson of the Corpus Christi Baptist Association. . City Secretary Bill C. Read called the roil of required Charter Officers -- and stated that thenecessary quorum was present to conduct a legally constituted meeting.. Mayor Jones announced the issuance of the following proclamations:- "CRUZ HERNANDEZ DAY" - November 6, 1979; "KEY CLUB WEEK" - November 11-17, 1979. -"THE GREAT AMERICAN MEOW" - November 15 thru noon November 16, 1979; and "YOUTH APPRECIATION WEEK' - second week of November. 1979. ifavar Jgoeixhen reoues_ted that_CourlcilMember David Diaz explain the sig - nif.icance of "Cruz Hernandez Day." Council Member Diaz. stated that Mr. Hernandez was a boxer -trainer during - ta 'latter years:—the t93u's aeu_the early -r540 -'s; -and he— as- hoi-or-ad--the-pre -- ceding evening for his contribution to this Profession and the help he had given 'to many young people, Motign by Diaz that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October }O;.Y1979 'be_approved-as presented; seconded by Zarsky; and passed Unanimously, r ioness 'aimgo thes-cheadiea'-b*& - log pr.ject: Various water system- improvements, Phase lI.. This 4th Year Community Development Project will provide new water line installation in Mussett Addition i the Monte 'lista area, including installation of ;1,000 feet of 6". 350 feat of 8", and 2100 feet of 12" water line with necessary valves, fire hydrants and 210 services, Phase 1 of the project was awarded to Claude Chapman ConstrLc,inn camPanY oin September 26. 1979. The area involved is generally between Alameda 4eur anattmiwzmiv :rcopa = s.-tt S{reaca. C:ty Manager R. Marvin Townsend asked Mr. James K. Lontos, Direct., ne Engineering and Physical Development, to conduct the laid opening. jmr. Lontos explained Coe scope of the project and then opened bids the following firms: Claude Chapman Construction Company, Inc.; APCCO;_Mieidenfels Brothers, Inc.; isles Construction Company, Inc.; and A s C Utility Company, Inc., all of Corpus Christi. Mr. Lentos verified that the required bid security bond kad.been submitted by all companies. Mayor Jones staters that the Bids on this project =.0:.1 `abied for. -- hours, pursuant to the requirements of the City Charter, and referred to the staff for tabulation and recommendation. .._- yer.._ o onnouno.,. _ he consideration of appointments to Boards and Commissions.. He reviewed the appointees that were discussed during.the Workshop _,.. Meeting. -• Motion by Zarsky that the following appointments be confirmed, seconded >. by,Du^phy,. andpassed.unanimously: - CIT:I.ZENS;ADVI'SORY.HEALT.M AID WELFARE BOARD ii Mr Todd AHunter (Reappointment) f lir leo R Barrera (Reappointment) ids Colleen Swantner, ,.- .. t a i I11Rklt7[ _BOAR_ Term to Expire Mlrsz Joseph P Mueller = (Reappointment) 11 05 81 ' �, � 1C vete Arnott hard (Reappointment T1'05 81 s llre J. lx. DeLeoet, Sr .(Reappointment} 11-05.41 qa !tr llanr E ly t, .#r (Reapps intFnenf) H-05-81 SfNI C#f ThiU4f1.TY- EAVIi Et AtiVISORY BOARD ��'. �' ' r u RbtttLenil :l�j� chez l� 26 SO rE a� 4 #!r«4ar#ty," n General Chairm 2 rS.4,4114#1,104tan 1l�� 1 Lw SI:OI�e.S _ 17-. 544V—. ,Y9 t� ! ��f1ild. 1ISi to� y' 1'7 -8a firs lfoo — 7._ i}tr. Tony -:manilla' 5 77 ilsyar .:Jones expiatned that -fr.' Ploeesr)ty cell be trequest_ed too. roc ind • Chairman of the Tampico Corrilttee of _tom—Sister City Cuaiittee. flioutes ltegotar toonoit Metieag i+evembcr 7. 1379 Page 3 Mayor Jones then announced the scheduled public hearing on sio closing of .. ----._.. a..po[cion: of. JQhanee 'Street 1 eat on Lot -46 vlcok -i', Wim.^.tura Plaza JJnit-.5--_... 1. to cs d" v'iiCtiiJ a.'i.c i+ns +r,.ia --'-" .. ..._ this street was previously closed, but at that time, a small portion was inadver- tently omitted from the portion closed at that time. He noted that this is actually a corrective action. Mayor Jones ascertained that no one in the audience desired t� 'speak on this closing. Motion by Zarsky that the hearing be closed, seconded by Sample and passed unanimously. Motion by Dumphy that the portion of Johanna Street located on Lot 46, Mock 3, Ventura Plaza Unit 5, be closed; seconded by Zarsky; and passed unani- Musty. Mayor Jones called for the City Manager's Reports. City Manager Townsend presented the following items with comments and explanations and recommended that. a. A three year contract for salvage of materials at the Westside Landfill be awarded to W. L. BURRRQIA, Corpus Christi, on the basis of only bid received.• Mo. Butriota.wilt pay -the City $la© on thefirst Monday of each month or 10* of the gross -receipts for the preceding month, whichever 15 greater. The material to be salvaged includes metal cans, scrap metal, aluminum cansand aluminum scrap. The contractor will be required to weigh materials removed, submit the weigh tickets to the Sanitation Superintendent, work every day except Sundays, properly identify all employees and equipments observe good safety -practices and -homer public -liability --i rinse- ---- -- - b. The date for receipt of bids on the Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant, Contract 3, Lift Station No. 5 and Renovation of Country Grub Lift Station with sonnet- ting lines be changed from November 14 to November 28, 1979, to provide additional. time for prime coo rectors to solicit minority part. ipat-i to he hIdding process. The project is partially funded by.a grant from E.P.A.- .....:,,,, City Manager Townsend stated that he would like to withdrawitem. 'iC' which per- _ tamed to surplus City property south of Alameda and west of Parade Drive. d. An escrow agreement with the State beapproved foe improvements on Everhart. Road front South Staples to Padre island Drive and $?8,706 be -appropriated for':the O,Ry*s share This project was included In the 1977 bond Election- s►i rL13 be funded •Ioihtly, _l v_:the..C. ty .and_State: icier_the_ UDR SYst_ Program. Tisk project .is scheduled for contract award inti detber.' mievtes RegOar Comnet1 meeting November 7, &37, aagt 4 Ordinance NO. 1U47i Which establishes -basic fries for private comp nI.ac. pipel11-T-e744f STeee Sn wee nuhite eights-of_way be amended to Increas ine placement fees as fol iota: ---- (i) Basic rate. frac 50.2Olft. for pipes up to 4" diameter plus $0.03/ft. per inch diameter over 4" to $1.00Jft. for pipes up to 6" diameter pleas $0.10/ft. per inch diameter over 6". First street crossing from $100.00 per crossing up to 4" diameter plus '$10.00 per inch diameter over 4" to $150.00 per crossing up to 6" diameter plus $15.00 per inch over 6". (3) Second and additional street crossings from $50.00 up to 4" diameter anu Wr.iir5 per .,Cyr,at,oe.e! .tYemetar_ to 5250.00 to 0_ diameter and _- l5,00 per inch additional diameter. -= (4) Multiple line fees be increased from $150.00 per crossing up to 4" diameter plus $10.00 per inch additional diameter to $250.00 plus 515.00 per inch additional diameter. The current ordinance was adopted in 1971. The proposed fees are ree0Mmended in order to keep generally In lire with current .costs ,nor-sain.1 er...;Ale -easements and to offset handling and inspection costs which have increased n"ver 75`?;irice -_ (2) • City 'tanager Townsend explained that the fees have not been revised in some time; they are very minimal at this tine; and these recommended increases will be more in line with the atua1 cost for the service. Mr. Townsend stated that the theory. app.i.ied-_ao. this. rec esldati,oe is that the City should charge for each crossing, and if _the pipe extends parallel to the street, there should be a minimum_ charge according to the size of the pipe. ansa»urrLer-mired. if_ the_ r.tdFi=.!?�ri tact the private companies that will be affected by these increases in fees. City Manager Townsend replied that the fees, even with the, increase, would still be much less than the Boat for crossing private property. He stated that he did not know exactly haw the City could contact all of the private companies that. mightAn .t a future have a need for a revocable easement. Mayor: Jones suggested that the staff publish a display type of ad in is local newspaper rather than a legal notice in the classified section, and City kanager Ow i _ gf Eeii Ti33L this leall4 epgr.=o{; ?4Qte emd Chet z e ..tt f - Trl _! see Cha _ 045 done • Minutes Re9Oar Council Meeting tiova er 7, dg; Page 5 -f= A lease awn _ of -01.879.60 e.. rtel-th- e. Co•r-a` ,Christi property for the years0 for the use of rational Bank for a property construction of a certain aerial and coined rent connecting the parking gore a PedestrFsi► sky -bridge subsurface public term the lease parking g and office t ik 9 and rier lines Citi. Charter. authorized by Art. lower now under construction. Sec. 29 (Proposition V1f qhs, City Manager Townsend informed informed the Council that this is the first time that this section of the City Charter has been utilized to authorize such a lease for space publicly ewn.a. Le '.;e car= portion of the City Y for a long-term period Nr out that this is the authority for a 60 - Year lease over Water Street with a 16 -foot clearance. He stated that the bank representatives and the :. City staff have attempted to cover aTF possible contingencies that may be -connected with this project, including insurance. He assured the Council that the insurance [overage amounts will be negotiated every five years- frorn_the dale „g the t Mayor Jones inquired about the degree of assurance the Cit h ease. the 16. be adequate. that --- clearance will i 5 -foot cequate. } Mr. Ernest 8rianes, Director of Planning and Urban Development, stated that the City engineers and the Slate Department of Highways xen_�t. .._� 4�aYs and Public Transportation ives Vie- thaat- this 'i s ample clearance. Mr. B difficult to determine the fee for the lea a riones stated that is was - have slmilarinstallations to ascertain S � but they contacted several cities that just how much Is charged, ir-,.J;.r tet 9 and everybody 9. A contract be approved with the Department accepting a grant of $lwith ipo Pa tment of highways and Public Tr accepting Planning of $103,000 Secontiptember the City's maneothe Metro- politan grant provides Planning and Traffic eptem Bering stafftt Augast t 1, Metro - transportation plansg`maint `� tain current %8 :_ and long range improvement e orcoongest ded area, corridors, evaluation of ex st ri including investigation of short - transit routes, and reevraluation of circulation systems in residential __ __ neighber3tt , Transportation planningstaff g Department of Planning and Urban Development3drppp-rfed by Plans grant include Planner I. Grade 28; Planning Technician I, GraG Senior City Planner, Grade Grade 12 (Half-time). Department of Traffic c Transit .. tragi eer I ,f _ 3 29 (Half-time); Engineer Aide, Grade 9 Engineer jl YPlst, �` - En ,Grady xy h. That the fotiowing actions be - nth -Port Avenue from A taken in connection with.:�1sr_Imnrn.. ,,.,,. gnat to Buford Street: (I) Preliminary_assessm ,dt roll be., r WF on 50 items. assessments as i95,552.W--- =� - (2) That a Public Hearing be held in City Council Chambers on Eley.. er S. 197,- ___ at 3:00 p.m. The project is to be constructed by the State DePertznent of Highways s Pulri Ic Transportation eta total contract cost of SI35.515.02. 171 eiputes Regular Usenet Meetine November 7. 1979 Pge 6 1 1. A 3.4 square foot triangular portion of the utility easement located on _Q6,Turtle Cove Unit 1, be abandoned_ The property owner has inadverte, •e„ bulk over the utril-breattneenee. All affeeted.departneete eonrarmith this recommendatioe. The easement is 15 feet wide and contains gas and sewer Council Member Turner noted that such easement abandonment requests seem to be occurring more and more frequently and asked how such mistakes can be made. Mrs. Turner questioned the City's granting so many of these easement abandonments and expressed the minion that such, approval just compounds the error that has been made. -aeeeeeeeeeeee-Teemeced tepreeeed rh..,t11.1Trut :feet these are honestmieeekee. made by the builders, and the only alternative is to have the affected structure moved from the easement, If the easement abandonments are not approved. He agreed . that this should not happen so frequently, however. - 1 Council Member Dumphy stated that he had lived in a number of cities and similar incidents seem to occur in every city far too often.. . iteis possible for a subcontractor to mark easements and setback lines; someone else could move the stake and string; and the builder then starts construction on 7 an erroneous location. CouncII.Member Zarsky, speaking as a builder, stated that he was sure that • this kind of thing does happen quite often. - . - je A one year contract with the Firefighters Union be approved retroactive to August 1,.1979e- The contract provides a seven percentesalarY,10ereaSe_wi_theee eeeeen,the cantraetand allow AO the salary increese to be _ . used to pay for a- portion of the cost of dependent group -OdattlillithiiEe, eee-eeeeee-4 an increase in longevity from $4 to $6 per month per year of service up to 15 , years, assignment pay for paramedics of -$10 per shift, a monthly untfore. maintenance fee ef-$15 per month, one additional uniform per person and enproVeeeete to -the grievaace procedeees zed bU± peavisions,as It relates to Injury or illnese sustained In the line of duty. * rT A heleine be held November 14, 1979 for Pendaris Corporation, developers ef--14eadeRever, to appeAl.m decisien Of the Planning Commieeion regarding two requirements. .01. Require *cid River Drive to curve to east to interseet.Oth FM 1689r • In accordance with the adopted Urban Transportation Plan. Petronlila Creek Court exceeds the maximum cul-de-suc length as provided In thelOtettine ordieene*. - ee • a)„ t -est for alternate sidewalk plan for this subdivision for which there Is no platting ordinance provision, * Thin item was wiehdrawn except for the portion of the iter pertaining to Oe Jaeger cei-de-eec. See Pfle 7. ar ieunct)i Meeting liar 7, 1273 Page. 7 City Manager Townsend stated that this appeal Is not properly Lefors the Council because it has not been. efere.ene Planning- Commise;o-. _.,ye expleined . t --this--itea. .laced on the agenda with the assumption that the Planning Commisslon would hear the request during their meeting of November 6, 1979; however, the Chairman of the Planning Commission declined to have this matter pieced on the agenda. Mr. -Townsend further explained that when the final plat was presented to the Planning Commission, the conditions included in the approval of the preliminary plat had not been met; this request has not been heard by the Commission; and since it has not been acted on by that body, it is not properly before the Council, accord- ing to the requirements of the Platting Ordinance. Mayor Jones expressed the opinion that the Council should not hear such :..-..air,._apoealf_.i_t:-.has_not--heen properly,before the appropriate board. Mayor Jones then recognized Mr. Hilt Holland, Architect representing tiie Pendari•s Corp., who took exception to the statements made by the City Manager. Mr. Holland informed the Council that he was informed by members of the Planning Commission that -they do not have the authority to act an twv items of the Corpora- tion's request ---the approval of a cul-de-sac longer than 500 feet. and_ the chang- ing of the sidewalk plan for this subdivision -- and suggested that the request be -channeled -to the -City Council. CTC .-naw ioemselei-retroed the Ceunc=i- ,th t .wee _nnt es,laFe, of_st8te-`- ments made by Planning Coeisission members in regard to this•-regdest,.,but pointed out that—the leegtr of.: Biu;- :e=sac aff is -t at�th of rhe. sudivision _ehi}ch__ is clearly under thejurisdictionof the Planning Commission.. Mr. Townsend relterteci-that this item was submitted to the staff as an appeal from a decision of the Planning Commission„ but if Hr. holland -dies .,et a w.-th- hat-, l,ef_ehautrf request that the' Council,cons'sder changing the ordinance designating the- iength of.__ cul-de-sacs allowed in subdivisions from 500 feet to a grease,length, but even .0 + , , 1-1 JAY -441a ton ox t- e--flann-}ng tcr,:e issiee,, - - .._- !savorJonCs.4sK lained to hr. Holland that the Council makes every effort to work with their appointed boards am' -commissions. and Council Member Diaz agreed •- Orli Regular uaalt:: Meeting. haver' 7, 1919 Pae 8 that the Planning COOnIssicn should consider this before the Counc&. -kes sction. Mr. holland! -stated. that the constructlor. =moony -4.5 already workEn , • t,subdivrsion, and if this request is not approved, two weeks in construction tine could be lost. Mr. Holland also informed the Council that the Pendarls Carpo - ration had originally requested that a Planned Unit Development. (PUD) be allowed for this:. property,_ which is outside the City limits. iouhcsi :aaet; turner stared that -she wvui.r like re ta-ha.e the Council cont. si_der--at this time the issues included in the request that do not, have to be. decided by the flaming Commission. Mayor 'Jones inquired if Mr. Holland's pians and specifications:,were .. approved by the -City -- Mr. Holland replied that their plans were approved, but the plat was:net appneg:# •r r _.- neeactiowon their request as, soon as: possible so that City Manager Townsend explained to the Council that the City attempts, to help subdividers facilitate their plans. He stated that this developer's construc- tion plans were submitted and approved by the City's Engineering staff; the Engineer-- ing'Staff does not approve the plat; developers are well aware of this; and if they decide to commence construction prior to their plat approval, this is just a chance that the, developer takes, since the Engineering staff approves the plans and speci- flcetions with the, understanding that the developer n t=p rpar th t €f _plat in: accordancewith the conditions imposed on the approval of the preliminary plat. mri Townsend explained that this is apparently the procedure followed by .this developer, but the final pier is not ;n accordance with the conditions specified. Hr. Holland out that the developer only has one cul-de-sac that it approxiviiately 600- feet long, which is only 100 feet.Tonger atrbged brthe Mayor Jones asked him to explain why the cul-de-sac was designed to be l--.._. r c n _. he-Piarr . urginannce ��..�n�y Ti[CFG�kr-.--c..R--viT--- f"' .- ....---- _� ev wero lust attempt ing_ to avoid as much through °. -, . le,-:-further_CAPl.ain_ d,that this is.a unique situation in that ani;3"-subdivision consists of rolling hiPPs; it will have a hike and b. 5,^ path; mid he indicated that he did not feel that the usual sidewalks s :.hould be requ,. , ro ghoul the subdivision. He -further explained that the factors of design arc Cv4g. ; Lra;Fiand regainthe rsat—rtraT drainage; tiie property is being land- scared; all utilities are -underground; and a security system has been designed. Ar. Holland pointed out that each sidewalk that caen be-el.iminated will save;a neige ".nf_:tr,..1.,-l'r•...... ,.-t :-iriwcai}atioei-af-sidewalks requires 20 feet of clear - an and here, expresse:i the opinion -that the subdivider plans enough sidewalxs:to is; --,44,4'" w.r:y-pro;ride-pedestrian- >ir crr2-throughout the suibdivision« r City -Manager Townsend explained that there seemed to be a misanderstandini Ne-lnforieed the Counell°that the Unit ti of this subdivision is now under cc"nlcf#�ci tlore 'the Planning Commission approved the plat with the understanding ; tom River`Dr ve would' w be designed to curve to the east_tointersect.. h itFif 1$$ 9„ t • t de Iooers ys€ 1� d€uta 'save _ .. .n-t:ensrtraction without -the . conetructdng, the ,road as directed by the Planning Coemission.. He rel tereted brat flee plat w►s approved by the .Gaeatissi.on subject to the relocation of this read.;, • Mr- diol tand ,stated.. that t.` -developer desires at this time to hav•e the Coemcti approve the 600 -foot cul-de- sac. Otherwise. they will lose valuable -time to devaibpment. ,:- . - _ .:. Wertrd7 f Member Zarsky pointed out that the Pianain 9 Wmmissi� has,,alriii ; 'enr 4tze't=,7ec1sIon on f #* ti:...,E '' .— eiC- silted that he sees no problem in appravi _ �>7 ng this -portion of that recur � ; r City Manager .Townsend stated that if the Council desIras.to ha - vt.:_the gtetff - iiit lata the procedure -to. waive the 500 -foot l imitat lon on cul -de -sales,, _this can be worked out. . - --that the:request of Penderis Corporation devale r Wood River, to allow the length of62o feetfor .the Petronl 1Ja Creek Court Cul -der sac be granted; seconded by Zarsky; and passed unanimously: Manager T ..a . - - �vtsen<€ rsr� :tat `r'c-`s�the -e`-lani�ri�9 t�ers�onas responsibility to make recommendations to the Council regarding sidewalks in a subdivision. -_ �___ 14. Council Neiber Turner referred to the fact that the Council's J al was to - -.-nrl<-_with,de elopers_to facilitate their construction and asked :f the matter , the sidewalks could be resolved noir_ Mr. tarry Wenger, thief Planner, .stated that" when lite plea wee co nsid er by the Planning Commission on October 3i, the staff recommendation was that the . .., ii etxj_th of the cul-de-sac should comply with the 500 feet as required by the Plat- t#rig Ordinance and the road from the subdivision was to intersect with FM 1889. He Further informed the Council that the sidewalk question was not discussed, but ire Commission felt that they did not have the autnority to melte a-daci -ion, on_-.._ the aidewalktquestion. Council Member Dist questioned whether or not this matter should be re irred,back to the Planning Commission since the developer has experienced a l 1t of frustration in constructing tine subdTvisiort:' .::- Mr. Ernest Briones, Director of Planning and urban Development,, .-. ot that a lot of the frustration referred to was created by the developer;. they sub&tted the construction plans, which were approved; and following this, they cided o startconstructic ; even though the final plat had not been approved. die noted'=that the Planning Commission had spent a lot of time on this matter and • Ihdicatedthat 11w -fait -that the- developer should not -bypass -the Commission and ,u._.. --- +i_rt .�..s.. City Manager Townsend enOlai-ned that the` sitiewalizs7-1-641n --.�, t � _�_w_:_: dritittl'ho were discussed at length; the matter of waiving- the sidewalk requite E=11 was -Just sutailtted to the City three days ago; and the -last 1itolideclined o wahxe the sidewalk requirement in Unit i. 704se70 .e.;afnnfrig-Cc lesion-iniicated that they did not have he -authors kt'ol'=the sidewallt,walver or the length of the cul-de-sac. He statetk that he would ,.414 fa:7-a he ring this t eg$t.__ #:ayor Jones expressed.the opinion that this matter should go before the Mr. Arthur Ramirez, representing the Plarsning Co mission, informed utile Council that the final plat on this subdivision was approved by the Comm..s ion - Mire Reguiartouncil Meeting *member 7,,) 973 Pte:,) E..: wbject to certain conditions, but they felt that they did not have toe authority is waive the sidewalk requirement. 'Mc. Sriones explained that the Planning Commission is reluctant =o make a recommendatlOn to apploro etenel the Piat_tina Ordinance, and --_evidently, they were not ready to recommend that this change be incorporated into the Platting Ordinance. City !tanager Townsend recommended that the developer appear before -the' Planning Commission to request that they recommend changes of certain standards ._ yid -t it-the-Master--rtaw c toeeged- v tlimleate, street referred .to. LL He pointed out that the ordinance wilt have to be changed to allow 620 -foot cul -de - Sacs In any subdivision of this type, rather than just on this particular subdivi- sion. He then stated that an ordinance will be prepared in accordance with the Council motion to allow t>"iie 620 foot curl -de -sac: There was no further oiscussior, on the foregoing City. Manager's Reports. Motion by Sample that the City Manager's Reports, Items "a" thru "1", with The exception, of it n "c" which had been withdrawn, and Item "k", which had been withdrawn, other than the portion pertaining to cul-de-sacs, be approved; seconded by 'D aiphy; and passed -unanimously. City Secretary Read requested that the Council eofisider"tFie-passage-of the ordinance Tlstia as Item i°1" pertaining to the -Improve enr-s._to_Pert Avenue., from Agnes Street to Buford Street. since there is a need to have thjs— ordinance recorded in the Office of the County Clerk before 5:00 p.m. He then polled the Council for their votes, and the following ordinance was approved: ORDINANCE PLO-. i5209 DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR -AND ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT.OF THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN INE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. ROUES COUNTY, TEXAS: PORT AVENUE (M.H. l©2) -FROM AGNES SSTREET TO BUFORD STREET;,REQUIRINNG•THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAI...DEVELOPMENT ;::, : reser: _FI_iE P%.ANS.AND...SPECIFICATIONS; REQUIRING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A 110TiCE_ 1N THE UrFiCE Dl' TfTCCOUh'f`f-: CERK, .:s 'i a SEIU. PROPfoti0 Holo SUCM IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE PAID; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, - The €barter Rule was suspended and-theferegoing ordinance was passed by the fallowing 7r4 a- y ,- p ,,-numoty, Turner and Zarsky voting"Aye_" • F Minutes Regular Council Meeting November 7. 1979 Page 12 Motion by Sample that the Regular Council Meeting be recessed a. _^ p.m. in order for the Council to convene the Special Council Meeting to consider zoniu, applications; seconded by Diaz; and passed unanimously. Mayor Jones reconvened the Regular Council Meeting at 5:00 p.m. City Manager Townsend announced the consideration of making Sheridan Street one way from Alameda to Harry from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to k:90 p.m. on school days. He presented a memorandum from Mr. Tom Stewart, Director of Traffic and Transit, and a drawing pertaining to this request. He informed the Council that there have been some differing views from some of the property owners Whose residences abut this street, following receipt of notices that were sent to the property owners on this street to explain the proposed action. Kr- Stewart informed the Council that he had met with Mr. J. M. Pearce of Corpus Christi independent School District and with Mr. Dave Nickerson, Principal of Windsor Park School, and both of them support the concept of the one-way street and the further plan to widen the street in this area. City Manager Townsend stated that the staff strongly recommends that the street be widened, since the School District concurs, and that the one-way system be tried For a 90 -day period. Mr. Te nssend informed the Council that the School District's Athena Program is conducted at Windsor Park School, and children are bused to this location from all over the City, which creates more traffic. He also noted that e City park is located on this street and is part of the problem of excessive traffic on a narrow street. Mr. Townsend stated that if the street is widened, the expanse will be borne by the City and the School District. M�. Stewart then displayed slides of the area which depicted the traffic problem that exists an the street as it exists now with parking allowed on both shies of the street. Mr. Dave Nickerson, Principal of Windsor Park School, indicated his con- currence with the recommended 90 -day trial period for one-way traffic on this street and also stated that the School District agreed that the street should be widened, • Minutes *fleeter Op ti Nesting 116108 ller l:a, 1571 Pige 13 iiruegoole. 633 Sheridan, informed the Council that this traffic problem has existed for same time, the movement of buses increases the problem; a.id suggested that the loading zone on Alameda be used by the buses. ratter than allow - Ing the to drive dorm Sheridan Street. She pointed out the problem that would exist if residents on this street were forced to back out of their driveways onto a one-way street during the peak traffic periods. Mrs. Crungoote suggested that parents picking up their children could be allowed to park In the adjacent City park to help relieve the situation. mpg_ Jerrie Rice. WhO stated, that her child attends Windsor Park School, Indicated that the traffic problem has existed for several years, and. the Traffic ety Advisory Board finally agreed to recommend the 90 -day trial period for a street for these two hours. nci1Mesber 2arsky asked" the"staff if there -is any -area on the _sc Manager Townsend replied that -the- problem thatexists right now, is the,' l created Oeen the buses and the .parents vehiclessalI arrive et`.;, Vitt- the'tPane-:tee and expressedthe opinion. that perkin§ • ,ituatiionc — --_=— t— � and t t s mit wa Mr, Artu o_Gaivan,: oi? Cisa :CCJ.S timent of 11i#etie ;and:. Safety, :who stated- that he net w;.Ell fir. Toil Ste iiiifitelrepartient,representative and assure the ncfl th t -thy lsrnx50k- on Office<of CCISD:is.well awareof the problem, bot_ that'jtia d d bat-rwtr-nr,end s - tienal Parking en.the'school property to relieve the:altuetion He ppinted. art ng t -i =1_ .. t -school., roperty .th_e;--$chCo.0++ ahYsJ 3 it;on land, wMch =is -;rather linvited now, wIlJ,be further decreaset -, orr Pro Ten Edward Saeple departed tete meeting at. qts p m E Gresford Rogers, 529 Sheridan, expressed the opinion that if tlee *Ppmi t` b . .. er�th.n oft Sherida lien, 611 Sheridan, expressedthe opinion. that•. the resldentar latiLto; .Ila�t ttke tt*et•-tomb .- as way during. the.. two beers mentioned. ft eete°s iisitwsdmer 7, 131 Page 14 ir.. Pete Gree#tai, 533 Sheridan, agreed that the street shou. widened bt.=, ;y a i.rrmgg!r width than that proposed. ir. Grevelle stated that he did a= ageee trier the street shoutd be made one way for even. two hours a day, mentioeiray the Fi$wt trot this would just he confusing to drivers. Mrs. Betty traedesky, 4017 Cork, spoke in favor of making the street u;;e wee for the Fvrc furs a day and explained the procedure she had followed to bring dile before the Council. . Mr. Lewie Lovelace, 1549 Casa Grande, mentioned that making streets one ea-derieg-vectis traffic periods around schools had accomplished very iietle at other scheoIs to relieve traffic congestion. 4ir< [fickersan pointed out that the school authorities have tried every- thing possible to relieve the traffic congestion and urged approval of the 90 -day trfal periled -for the one-way designation for two hours a day. Motion by Best that Sheridan Street between Alameda and Harry Streets be bee Way betweenthe hours of 8:31} a.m. and 9:30 a.m, and between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days for a 90 -day trial period, following which • re#ort oh the results ►;IT be presented to -the Council.- The motion.. was. secondede az and pessed stili the following vote: Jones, Best, Diaz, Oumphy and-Zarsky "i t r;W.— S p..item at.the tiee.me the vote was taken; Turner, absent from - 44mt'➢`i"3h er=ai this time.-- _ _ Wrtehoget-'TuviiiSeed suggeetedethatethe vedtnance maleing,thIs .portion.of - w be .read'for the first time next week, the second.ti:r. _the 169 *SO*, and= that. the third reading of the ordinance be delayed until after ; .asked.fr utF Launci I's authority to, proceed t - t s; r.*do0 thls 's'h'eet, and''the Coencil'Membersindicated' their concur- .... ., rs iy=ptans. *:.* .* a e* * * * * * * * * * * #OrlOwnsend suggested that the Council cops.#der the. following • A igild t Pule Prem ,rAV to ,'J -i" on. Lois 6i through 64, . loci .10e Port Aransas Cliffs located on he•. northeast turner o%::,au: t" 1_ :r et '+ e_ and ileffeen Street. A public hearing was held on this case on Clay 9, 1979. Ine•-aeRitcotloo-oma tabl aAtil amendments to the sign regulations rnsi*ld be considered which might allow the existing sign to remain. The 201-eete is 3n sff ct. The six month deadline on this case expires today. The zoe4, - diktat*.:e 'ellowes extension fora specific period of time beyond the six ee period, M 1 Minutes Aegjaler +Ieancii Heetr.rr Norrobte7, ;977 Page 15 City Manager Townsend Fnformed the Council that the six-diont4 r-^iod for thls.aoning case will expire today and suggested that in view of the fact that amertonerar -t tial +gn =,.w.ulati `-s bava not been approved, that a Silt -weak exten- sion be a;lowee n order for the staff to assist the applicant to prepare a site plan showing the location of the sign. Motion by Dunphy that the six-week extension on this application be approved, seconded; by Diaz and passed unanimously - (b) Maverick Market from "R -1B" to "B-1" on a tract of sand located between Airport Road and Vera Cruz Street at the intersection of Airport Road and Morgan Avenue. On October 24_ 1479. a public hearing was held on this case and the case was referred to the Planning Commission to further consideration because the Lite plan submitted for a special permit was different than the one that had been received and approved by the Council. The Planning Commission has since reviewed the site plan and approved it. Motion by Dunphy that the site plan submitted be approved and that the special permit be granted for Maverick Market; seconded by Diaz and passed unanimously. Mayor Jones tailed for the ordinances. CFty Manager Townsend briefly explainedthe ordinances. Mayor Jones ascertained that no one in the audience wished to speak in regard to the ordinances; City Secretary Read polled the Council for their votes; and the fe446014N erdinaoces were approved: FIRST READING.: AMENDING TOE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY E `e PUS CHRiSTI. 1976.REVISION, AS AMENDED B Y AMENDING AR7iCLE V. CHARGES FOR USE OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY, BY AMENDING SECTIONS-- —9. r£i9- 1.-4962,. 49-63, 49-64, 49-65, 49 -66 -AND 49-67 AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, TO PAOV:IGE FOR Ari INCREASED FEE RATE -Tim. > E%GU`,LY-ADOPTED RATES TO BE CHARGED PARTIES DESIRING TO. LTILIZE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CD TRliatt4 .0I0 , RA ATAitif IG.A D OPERATING PIPELINES FOR TRANSPORTING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS OR OTHER PIPZL N I ES- Y`ROlfiiriNG fOi cE AluTY.:. Tie foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second -resiling by. ▪ following votes .Sones, Dest, Diaz, Dumphy, Turner and Zaraky voting, "Aye"; Sample,. "absent" et ths time the vote was taken. AIThQRJZIHG E CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE WITH THE CORPUS CHRISTI NATfORAL-Wi'.r _ tiiet 4wilDaNCE w RTICf,E LX, SECTION 29 OF THE CITY CHARGER, FOR THE LEASING OF CERTI IN AERIAL Ah°. SUBSURFACE PREMISES, ALL AS MORE FliLI.Y SET FGATN IN THE i FASE_A SJJBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF> A -,ahead ea its second reading by.' 7't* foregoing ordinance eras read for the Fi=g time �**� �---- ,� �,- -- th.e following vote; .cones, sect, Diaz, aumphy, Turner and Zarsky voting, Aye ;-SaapTe, .Ha40,41!” at e-tiise the vote was taken. $14*.atasMeeting Regale/. Cout nel NeVieher 7, 1-913- • • IS004. tAisik tio 15fo2 ___ APPROVING MD ADOPTING THE WRITTEN STATEMENT AND REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING ANDs'fliftICAL DEVELOPPENT, SNOWING ESTIMATES OF THE VARIOUS COSTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 7•11E FOLLOWING STREETS IN TliE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, /RACES COUNTY, TEXAS: ,"iIIIT;AVENDE (?LR. 102) FROM AGNES STREET TO BUFORD STREET ggiymitis MD FIXING THE PORTION OF SAID COSTS TO BE PAM AND ASSESSED AGAINST ABUTTING ,. .0 __,T__..Y THE mato* THEREOF TO BE PAID BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DETERMINING THE NECESSITi OF LEVYING AND ASSESSMENT AGAINST 4.HEANING" TO BE HELD 011 DECEMBER -5, 1579, AT 300 -P.Fi.,i IN THE "CITCCOONCILrolimants--.- - • ':.. ABUTTING PROPERTY; ORDERING AND SETTING III yue err( OF CORPUS CHRISTI, IIUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, To GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING -•:.A1--c.Rt414.:ITZ.P.Y--THELAW"-...-11F BCE -STATE OF- MIAS AND THE CHARTER OF -THE CITY OF CORPUS 01111STI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. --, • __. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed by the following ote: Jones, Best, Diaz, Duephy, Turner and Zarsky voting, "AYe";. Sample, "absent" at the time the vote was taken. ' k ORDINANCE NO. 15211:. ,.... _ AUTHORIZING THE CITY AMAGER TO EXECUTE AN ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE oF-TEXAS7, - - ---- -- -- - ----- " • ACTING BY AND-THCOUGH ITS STATE HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, CONCERNING - THE CONSTRUCTION OF METROPOLITAN HIGHWAY 410 (EVERHART ROAD) FROM SOUTH STAPLES TO PADRE ISLAND DRIVE AS MORE FOLLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL Dry 'OF WHICH IS, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE- A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; APPROPRIATING $18,700 OUT OF THE NO. 220r.STREET))6ND FUND APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220-77-4, EVERHART ROAD SOWS STAPLES TO PADRE ISLAND ORME,. FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST, WHICH MOUNT IS TO BE PLACED IN ESCROW WITH THE STATE TREASURER, ACCOUNT OF TRUST FUND 927 AND DECIARING AK EMERGENCY. ..... ... The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance passed by the foi lowing vote: Jones, Best, Diaz, Dumphy, Turner and Zarsky voting, "Aye"; Sampsent le, "ab" at -the-thre-the vote was taken. - - :• -- • DRGINANCE NO1 152121 - ' 1: . 7 _ ,. . . ,.. • ,AuTticH RiziteiliCerfiMANAGEB -IliEXECUTE AN. AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE - :. .. OF 10TEXAS, ACTING THROUGH ITS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, r- ' - wall). THE comact APPROVED SEPTEMBER 2, 1975 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 112 F.FI-944W4IfirliVOII1AT'Art Of W3)fiiiii5s, ALLOCATED TO THE CITY ACTING AS: tit -Heitdif6L4TAil _ORGANIZATIOIC, AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN SAID AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT, A SUBSTANTIAL ICK..11- ATTACHED HERETO, MARKED EXHIBIT "A", AND MOE A PART HEREOF, FOR ALL ESI'AlOrDETEARIIIG-AltIEEIERGElirt, ' - • - as -"...-424111:1eil and the foregoing oriinance passed by the following vote: Af4aidiy;,. Turner and Zarsky voting, "Aye"; Sample, "absent" at the tirne' „. ,•6:L-Fi`:;j".''- '',---.'-' - L-.. • ._ s , s „1 , ...:.., 7-'-_-.z:s.-'-7:,-.--.:•:,',;-_. --"7'A-PfC4 IW ILL7-;-41D--1-4°i---1°4-API '''''-.. - . e• l!::!GUI 1_AB:PL/NTIr !FA:UTILITY EASEMENT -LOCATED -ON -LOT 55, ad;Abd.:the'formotall!' ordinance_passed by the foll f h-nr-4-ta*A-r--rovve-i—a-at-tlels:L. _„. i ,-. 7 , 34kt,-*.kin; t Minutes Regular Council neet1rrg $nveber 7, 1979 Page 17 NO. 15214:. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL UNION 936, PURSUANT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS, THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PURPOSES BEING MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE SAID CONTRACT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH 1S ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The: Charter Rule was suspe_nded.and the foregoing ordinance passed by the following vote: Jones, Best, Diaz, Dunphy, Turner and Zarsky Voting, "Aye"; Sample, "absent" et the time the vote was taken. Wt511 E AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REVOCABLE EASEMENT TO SOUTHWESTERN REFINERY COMPANY FOR 7HE PURPOSE OF LAYING, CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING, AND REMOVING A 20" DIAMETER PIPELINE WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NORTH PORT AVENUE, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE REVOCABLE EASEMENT, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH 15 ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, MARKED EXHIBIT "A"; AAD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. z Tom Charter Rule was -suspended and the foregoing ordinance passed by the following vote: ��xs, Best., ��aa,�umn�u, Turner and Zarsky voting, "fly-"; Sample, "absent" at the time the vote was taken. - RESOLUTION NO. 15216; NAMING THE PROPERTY RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR PARK PURPOSES AT RODD FIELD .FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT "BILL WITT PARK' IN HONOR OF THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE CITY'S PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR 33 YEARS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance passed by the following vote: Jones, Best, Diaz, Dumphy, Turner and Zarsky voting, "Aye"; Sample,."absent'! at the time the vote was taken, ORDINANCE NO, 15217,,. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH W. L. BURRiGLA'FOR ---.. THE SALVAGE OF MATERIALS AT THE WESTSIDE LANDFILL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance passed by the following vote: Jones. Best, Diaz, Dumphy, Turner and Zarsky voting, "Aye"; Sample, "absent" at the time the votef� was t-kan_ ORDINANCE NO. 1521S: AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF iI€E CTTY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE. .21Tii,DAY . OF. AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 3, PAGES 565, ET SEQ, OF THE ORDNANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE' €40. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF MAVERICK MARKET BY GRANTING A SPECIAL COUNCIL PERMIT FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE AND LAUNDROMAT ON LOT •, BLs K , AU l 1' ,, '; , 1�!i s , • 5. • R OAR -RESERVED- AlcEi%'vr� �.sr� eA SIN ITION NO_, 2, PLATTED Ak10 TILED FOR RECORD MARCH lk, 1945, Naas COUNTY MAP RE bRDS, A5 MORE PARTICOLARLY DESCRIBED ori T SITE 'AtAII, A COPY ELF .. WINCH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, ?LARKED EXHIBIT "A" SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS -SET- TORTF RgRE1WAF ; KEEPING - IR EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING -AN -' The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance passed by the fnflowing vote: ,tones, Best, Diaz, Dunphy, Turner and Zarsky voting, "Aye"; Sample, "absent= at the time the vote was taken. • I r• 1lkstes :1Gegu1ar Council Meeting 10000:e:c T. 1979 Mayor Jones caned for petitions or information from the auu. Sit scheduled:on the agenda, on matters , s em;t. 322.a rda _addressed the Council on behalf of the Flour 31uff Civic League and presented a letter to the Council in regard to the condition 0*- tale facility at Parker Memorial Park and Clinic in Flour Bluff. Mr.Smith stated. "that the building is quite new but leaks so badly that apparently structural damage `leas' occurred. . _City Manager Townsend agreed that the building is In very bad condition, and if the building is not repaired soon, the City will file a lawsuit against the -'""-="' responsible party, wether it Is the architect on the project or the contractor. Jir. Lontos stated that his department is aware of the problem; he has asked the architect, Mr. Romeo Garcia to assess the damage; the City staff feels that the - -rspo;sibili€y for the.repairs is with the architect and the contractor, Hunt Bro- thers; and he has a meeting set for tomorrow to discuss the matter. He also stated that until the.bu lding is properly repaired, the roof is being supported by tem- porary trusses. Speaking on the same matter was Mr. G. A. Summers, 542 Caribbean, who. -also expressed concern..about this facility. Council Member Best inquired as to how the construction of the building -was-approved by the Construction Inspectors for the City. City Manager Townsend replied that the City staff has not tried to separate the fault between the architect, the contractor or the supplier of materials, but if a lawsuit has to he filed, it will be determined just whose fault it is that the building has deteriorated so rapidly.. —Council Maaaer Best asked that report. - this item be included on the weekly status City Manager Townsend assured the Council that a determination in regard _-..to_this facility will be made very shortly. _ Mr. Charles Shelby, representing the North Beach Imprdvement Association, - presented a petition containing•2e5 signatirc; of residents of that area, in which they requested the Council to consider the fol. -hawing: (1) institute a program of action designed to upgrade the area; (2) Appropriate funds from the Cover.,.,, y minutes Regular Council Meeting November 7, 1979 Pay! rtd Development Grant Program far renovating existing structures and prav5141ng other ... .. _ _ North 4 weeded improvements; (3) Support the -location of �.ne Aquarium in � the 1W. _,. �v- - -- rea;_ `Yx ee-t - _-.._ Bio 1y ttesignated for Dark purposes; (5) Implement scene of the concepts advocated in a study previously sub- mitted to the City of Corpus Christi; and (6) Recognize the existence of the North Beach improvement Association which has been formed as a vehicle to coordinate some of these projects with the City Government. Mr. Shelby continued his presentation by expressing opposition by this organ- ization to the location of the aquarium on the T -Head and stated that if the Council does not feel that it should be located at Corpus Christi Beach, that it : be located in the Bayfront Science Park. lie reiterated that he feat that the best location would be Corpus Christi Beach_ _ _ . Also expressing opposition to the location of the proposed aquarium on the T -Head was Mrs. Pat Ouaine because of the crowded conditions there. Mr, J. E .O'Brien, 11130 Pompano, representative of the Corpus Christi Tax- payers Association, stated that he had been waiting all day for the discussion,. Of. the discount for early payment of ad valorem taxes. He stated that his organiza- tion feels rganizationfeels that notallawing discounts for early payment is illegal. He referred s to the Charter which indicates that the discount shall be paid and summarized his remarks by suggesting that a Council motion would be in order to allow a discount for early payment of ad valorem taxes, - City Manager Townsend stated that City Attorney Bruce Aycock has written .. a legal opinion in regard to this matter; there is no disagreement as to what the -City Charter says; the question is what the State law says; the 'StaCe Tari super=: sedes the City Charter; and the State law gives Cities discretionary power as to whether or not the discounts should be allowed. Mr. Townsend stated+rra'T lits` been- the opinionof various City attornies that State law 7255(b) allows the City iouacil to decide -whether or eat the discounts should be allowed. City Manager_, Townsend expressed the .optniOn that such dis to the mantcy t3 pay. their -taxes-eaely,--irk--this -rs -unfair- ori, ems -- Hs;_ pointed out that if discounts are allowed, a problem Would be created -bees ler • 1Ir Council Meeting F 1979 to :Corpus Christi Independent School District and the Del Mar College .'.strict do' )favor Janos Su99esied iliac tike` uncrf" mign� " i u e' tc rsaQ - 8fl r-� -- --- �- "its ement, as well as the City Attorney's opinion, and discuss this matter next reek. Mr. Lovelace, President of the Corpus Christi Taxpayers Association, stated that they appreciate the Mayor's consideration on this matter. He informed ..____ _ i. -r: ertlanizwilmm.file4' $ meet�ina. k?.+tedu.le4 -foe_: Tuesday- .Novembe! 13, at 7:00 p.m. at Nolan's Fireside inn, and invited the Council Members to attend. He informed the Council that the Association plans to form a committee to try to attend every taxing entity to hear all matters pertaining to taxes; expressed the opinion that all taxing agencies could decrease their spending and reduce their ;and-po'#nted °pt-tl tt-their organization feels_ that the discount for early payment of taxes is legal and should be allowed. Zouncli-Aimiber.Dumphy suggested. that a member of the Taxpayers Association attend Council Meetings, because every time the Council attempts --to cut taxes, there is a need to decrease services, and they need assistance as to where the ::w serrates shouldba efiimi-nated. Also speaking in.regard to the development of Corpus Christi Beach area was Ar. Ed Williams, who stated that it was his understanding that the City -has- - ropelat.e3ec_ neiltmo_n of a ,._�th.iinuse_ aqd dress Ina rooms, a targe condominium is planned for"th.is area; Master Host Inn plans.. Targe expan- slan and since sherd is so much activity being generated on the Deach,he felt ihst-T- '.1 ` beappropriate to locate an aquarium there rather than -on the .already overcrowded T -Head. Mr. Wesley Hammonds, 118 Gibson Lane, referred to the fact. that he had -4404 lease agreement 114th the Corpus Christi Community Correctional Center- " • for.the use of his property; he thought the building was safe and suitable for filth' tfollEs the 2aiiiiij-Wil chanotd-t6- tc atim-rhie s3u"[i'ozrrtr for lint Ftic-.vrr, but the .Cit staff Y Yhas determined that the building 1s unsafe and has refused to Issue a Certificate of Occupancy. lifaitas Nemlar Council Meeting WMOis ber 7,. 1979 • Peat `fl Mayor Jones reminded hr. Hammonds that when this zoning cha..,, as considered, the Council approved this zoning request against the wishes of many residents -tat arrberstateed that.the Council cannot change the Building Lnde to allow occupancy of the building on the property, because this is the responsibility of the property owner. ----City Manager Townsend suggested that Mr. ffamnonds present this matter to the Building Code Board of Appeals if he feels that the City staff has misinter- oretrd:tri Buitding flet There were no further comments from members of the audience. City Manager Townsend reminded the Council that a CETA Consortium meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, november 14, during the lunch hour. Thera :sing no further business to come before the Council, an motion by passim omni. usly„.. t#T Regular ti YR_ €aetrc.il ffeeting,•rias _`. adjourned at 6:35 p.m., November 7, 1979.