HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 01/11/1961PRESENT:
Mayor F.1 l roy King
Commissioners:
Dr. James L, Barnard
Mrs. Ray Airheart
Joseph B. Dunn
Patrick J. Dunne
R. A. Humble
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
January 11, 1961
2:00 p.m.
City Manager Herbert W. Whitney
City Attorney I. M. Singer
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor Ellroy King called the meeting to order.
The Invocation was given by Reverend C. B. Bryant, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of January 4, 1961, was
deferred until the Council has an opportunity to read them.
Mayor King announced the opening of bids.
Bids were opened and read on the construction of Section 2, Westside
Sewers, Unit V, from the following: Bur -Tex Constructors; W. R. Cook Aircondition-
ing Co.; K. F. Hunt; C. R. Rowe Construction; Heldenfels Brothers; T. H. Lee.
Motion by Humble, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the foregoing
bids be tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the
City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
Bids were opened and read on 7,000 bags Portland Cement, Type III, from
the following: Armstrong Lumber Co.; C. C. Brick & Lumber Co.; Gulf Materials
Co.; Kaffie Lumber & Bulk Barites; South Texas Materials Co.; Zaraky Lumber Co.
Motion by Pat Dunne, seconded by Humble and passed that the foregoing
bids be tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the
City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
Bids were opened and read on various quantities and sizes of Fire Hose
from the following: Blaze Guard Mfg. Co.; Eureka Fire Hose; Loreyss Fire Pro-
tection Service; Norvell-Wilder Supply; Alamo Iron Works; General Fire Extinquiah-
er Co.
Motion by Humble, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the foregoing
bide be tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the
City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
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Bids were opened and read on 10 items of Mowing Equipment from the
following: E. L. Caldwell & Sons, Inc.; Catto & Putty; Currie Seed Co.; Garden
Equipment Sales; Goldthwaite's; Gravely Tractors; Valley Pumps, Inc.; Watson
Cushman Motors of Texas, Inc.
Motion by Humble, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the foregoing
bids be tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the
City Manager for tabulation and recommendation.
Mayor King announced the Council would hold the public hearing on the
Appeal of Mrs. F. G. Rednick from a Decision of the Building Standards Commission.
William B. Mobley, Jr., attorney for Mrs. Rednick, requested that the
hearing be again recessed, since his client is only just getting around on
crutches and is still unable to appear in her own behalf.
Assistant City Attorney Wayland Pilcher asked that the hearing be held
since the City's witnesses were present, the hearing had been recessed several
times at the request of the applicant, and since her attorney was present to
represent her interests.
Motion by Joe Dunn that the hearing be held, but that decision be de-
ferred until the Council could hear Mrs. Rednick.
After a short discussion, Mr. Mobley and Mr. Pilcher agreed that it
would be satisfactory to both sides for the hearing to be recessed once more, at
which time Mrs. Rednick's deposition could be heard if she is still unable to
attend in person.
Commissioner Joe Dunn withdrew his motion.
Motion by Pat Dunne, seconded by Airheart and passed that the hearing
be further recessed for 3 weeks, to the regular meeting of February 1, 1961.
City Secretary Kring reported to the Council that the applicant, George
Taylor, who is requesting a change of zoning on a tract of land out of Lots 453q
14, Section 18, Flour Bluff & Encinal Farm & Garden Tracts, from "R-1" to "B-1",
on which public hearing was deferred till today, has requested that the hearing
be indefinitely postponed since he has not yet been able to formulate definite
plans for development.
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Motion by Humble, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the public
hearing on the application of George Taylor for a change of zoning on a tract
of land out of Lots 13 & 14, Section 18, Flour Bluff & Encinal Farm & Garden
Tracts, from "R-1" to "B-1", be deferred indefinitely.
Mayor King announced the Council would hold the public hearing on
the application of Fedel Fernandez and others for a change of zoning on Lots
12, 13, 14 & 15, Block 1, Wiess(1dditio P A-3" to/B-1", and read the
recommendation of the Zoning & 's=, o ommissnife keiial on the basis that
it would cause additional tr: '` c congestiontn)an)slr
eady congested street,
there is no public need in the area for an additional grocery store, and the
applicant has not proposed any off-street parking.
William Anderson, Director of Zoning & Planning, located the prop-
erty on the land use map as being on 19th Street south of Coleman off the end
of Ruth Street, and stated that the property is proposed to be used for a grocery
store, that it is a very congested area, that there are 4 grocery stores in the
immediate area, that a petition of 38 signatures had been received in favor of
the application, and that there were 8 written returns to the Commission for the
zoning change and 2 against.
Raul Vann represented the applicant and stated that Mr. Fernandez has
Served that community as groceryman for the past 20 years; that the request is
in the public interest because he knows the kind of groceries they need and buy
and has often extended credit to many of the needy families in the area; that
his operation will not add to a traffic problem, since he already serves the 400
or 500 families in the Wiggins Rousing Project and since most of his customers
are within walking distance of his store site, and that the School located in
the area slows the vehiaulsr traffic to 15 miles en hour, and the light at the
corner helps his pedestrian customers to cross the street safely; that he is
being evicted from his present store on the corner because the owner is bringing
his son-in-law and daughter back to the State and letting them have the store; and
further, that Mr. Fernandez knows no other business except the grocery business
to support his large family.
Lee Scott spoke in favor of the application on the basis that the new
crosstown highway on which construction is starting within the year will eliminate
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the traffic hazard objected to by the Zoning & Planning Commission.
D. E. Benevedez, brother-in-law of the applicant, spoke in favor of
the application.
No one appeared in opposition to the application.
Motion by Joe Dunn, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the hearing
be closed.
Mayor King announced the Council would hold the public hearing on the
application of Aycock Oil Co. for a change of zoning on Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12,
Block 74, Brooklyn Addition, from "A-4" to "B-1", and read the recommendation of
the Zoning & Planning Commission that the property be changed to "B-3" Business
District in conformance to the Corpus Christi Beach Plan as approved by the
Commission at the December 6, 1960, meeting, contingent upon approval of the
Corpus Christi Beach Plan by the City Council, and stated that since the Council
has not yet held a public hearing or taken any action regarding the Beach Plan
referred to, the Council can only consider a change to "B-1" or less, as published
in the legal notice.
Mr. Anderson located the property on the land use map as being at the
intersection of Walldue Street and Highway 181.
Commissioner Joe Dunn asked Mr. Anderson if a proposed over -pass is
located there, wouldn't it be necessary to procure this property to carry out
that commitment, and Mr. Anderson answered that he hasn't seen the construction
plans, but that usually they do widen in order to get the slopes, but that it de-
pends upon the way the exits and entrances are designed whether or not they need
to widen.
No one appeared in opposition to the application.
Ted Anderson, attorney, represented the applicant, and stated that
Aycock Oil Co. has plans ready for construction of a very nice looking filling
station at the location.
Motion by Humble, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the hearing be
closed, and that the change of zoning be granted from "A-4" to "B-1".
Mayor King announced the Council would hear the City Manager's Reports.
Motion by Airheart, seconded by Pat Dunne and passed that the City
Manager's recommendations and requests be adopted as read, as follows
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a. That the plans and specifications for Chandler Lane Street Improve-
ments between Santa Fe and Denver, be approved, and authority to advertise for bids
to be received on January 25, 1961, be granted;
b. That the plans and specifications for Clifford Street and South
Staples Street Intersection Improvements be approved, and authority to advertise
forbids to be received on January 25, 1961, be granted;
c. That the plans and specifications for Relocating Sanitary Sewer Lines
in the Proposed Interstate Highway 37 Right -of -Way, be approved, and authority to
advertise for bids to be received on January 25, 1961, be granted;
d. That appropriations totalling $2,250.01 be made for various Street
Improvement Projects covering expenses already incurred for advertising and expert
testimony in connection with Agnes -Laredo Street Extension and Morgan Street Im-
provements and anticipated expense on Weber Road Improvements;
e. That the award of bid on an estimated 12 -months' supply of Heavy -
Duty Industrial Type Flashlight Batteries, Size "D", be made to San Antonio Machine
& Supply Co. at their bid price of $0.1105 per unit; (See Bid Tabulation #1 in File)
f. That the award of the one bid received on a Gaslifter Digester Cir-
culatorMixer be made to Walker Process Equipment, Inc. for $11,125.00; (See Bid
Tabulation #2 in File)
g. That authority to advertise for bids to be received on January 25,
1961, on 33 items of various sizes of Tires and Tubes for City Vehicles, be
granted;
h. That authority to advertise for bide to be received on January 25,
1961, on 31 items of Equipment and Materials for Collier Park Swimming Pool, be
granted;
i. That authority to advertise for bids to be received on January 25,
1961, on an estimated 12 -months' supply of Wiping Rags, be granted;
J. That the Tax Error & Correction List for December, 1960, be approved;
k. That authority be granted to refund Mr. Paul Snyder the sum of
$49.90, due to erroneouls assessment against his property on Baldwin Street, in
Block 1, Coronado Addition.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6030
DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING THAT A PORTION OF WEBER ROAD FROM THE
SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF SOUTH STAPLE, STREET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY
LINE OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AND GOLLIHAR ROAD FROM 120 FEET SOUTHEAST TO 120 FEET
NORTHWEST OF WEBER ROAD BE IMPROVED; AND REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
TO PREPARE AND FILE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED IlMFROVEENTS; RE-
QUIRING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A NOTICE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF
NUECES COUNTY OF Tu. ACTION HEREIN; PROVIDING HOW SUCH IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE PAID,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was
members present and voting "Aye".
City Secretary Kring reported to the Council that the Notice of the
Action contained in the foregoing ordinance had just been filed in the Office
of the County Clerk.
passed by the following vote: Ail Council
ORDINANCE N0. 6031
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, WRITTEN STATEMENT AND RE-
PORT OF THE ESTIMATES OF THE VARIOUS COSTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF
WEBER ROAD FROM THE SOUTHWESTENLY BOUNDARY LINE OF SOUTH STAPLES STREET TO THE
NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AND GOLLIHAR ROAD FROM 120
FEET SOUTHEAST TO 120 FEET NORTHWEST OF WEBER ROAD, AND THE STATEMENTS OF THE
NAMES OW 'MP APPARENT OWNERS, DESCRIPTIONS AND NUMBER OF FRONT 1r1"h'.0 OF ABUTTING
PROPERTY ON SAID STREETS WITHIN SAID LIMITS: DETERMINING AND FIXING THE PORTION
OF SAID COSTS, AND THE RATE THEREOF, TO BE PAID BY AND ASSESSED AGAINST SAID
ABUTTING PROPERTY, AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS THEREOF, AND THE PORTION THERE-
OF TO BE PAID BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; DETERMINING THE NECESSITY
OF LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT AGAINST SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY, AND THE REAL AND TRUE
OWNERS THEREOF, FOR THE PART OF SAID COST APPORTIONED THEM; ORDERING AND SETTING
A HEARING TO BE HELD AT 3:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1961, IN
IH8 COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL IN CORPUS CHRISTI AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR
HEARING OF THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY, AND ALL OTHERS
INTERESTED IN SAID PROPERTY OR IN SAID PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING SAID ASSESSMENTS
AND PROCEEDINGS; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AS
REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND FURTHER, DIRECTING SAID CITY SECRETARY IN ADDITION TO THE
CONTENTS OF THIS NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WHICH SHALL BE VALID
AND SUFFICIENT IN ITSELF, TO INCLUDE THEREIN A LIST OF THE APPARENT OWNERS AND
DESCRIPTION OF SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY AS SET OUT IN SAID REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PROVIDING THAT SAID LIST OF APPARENT OWNERS SHALL NOT BE
CONCLUSIVE OF SAID OWNERSHIP AND SHALL NOT LIMIT SAID NOTICE TO SUCH OWNERS'
NAMES OR THE PROPERTIES DESCRIBED, AND THE SAID NOTICE SHALL NEVERTHELESS BE
DIRECTED TOM REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY, WHETHER NAMED OR
CORRECTLY NAMED OR NOT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council
members present and voting "Aye".
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ORDINANCE NO. 6032
ORDERING THE POLLING OF TRE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON
JAHAURY 28, 1961, COQ THEIR DES/RES REGARDING CLIFF MAUS AIRPORT SITE;
ARD,RING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule_was suspended by the. following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance vas passed by the following vote: 411 Council
members present and voting "Aye".
THE STATE OF TEYA6
COUNTY 01 NUECES
CITY 01 CORPUS ON RISTI
On this the 11th day of January, 1961, the City Council of the City of
Corpus Christi, Tease, convened in Regular Meeting, with the tolloViag members of
said Council present, to -vitt
RIlroy Dr. JamesXing
L. Mayor,
Mrs. Ray Airheart,
Joseph 8. Duane,
Patrick J. Dunn., i Coen:issioners,
R. A. Humble,
Cabe L. Lozano, Sr.,
T. Ray 'Kilns, City Beoretary,
with the following absents NQAe _ , constituting a quorum, at which time the
following among other business was transaotedt
Mr. Ellroy King, Mayor, presented for the consideration of the Council
an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor presented
to the Council a oom¢unication in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance,
as follows:
"Corpus Christi, Texas,
January 11, 1961.
TO TSE Circ CouiauL,,
Corpus Chripti, Texas.
Gentlemen:
The publio importance and pressing need for the permanent improvements
to be constructed by use of the prooeeds or the bonds contemplated to be voted
pursuant to said ordinance create an emergency and an imperative public necessity
requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring ordinanoas to
be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore, request
that the City Council peso the proposed ordinance calling an election for the
issuanoe of said bonds as an energeney measure. You will please oodsider this re -
guest in oonneotion with the ordinance which has been introduced in the City
Council on this subject.
Yours very. truly,
/1/ =ROY IMO
Elroy Xing,
'
Caeissioner Haxmard made a motion that the Charter provision prohibit-
ing ordinances frac being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for
the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayo and stated is the emtergenoy
clause of the ordinance. The motion vas seconded by Commissioner Rumble. The motion
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was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Barnard, Airheart, Dunn, Dunne, Humble and Lozano.
NOES: None.
The Mayor requested that the records shoe that he voted Aye. This vas
done.
Commissioner Dunn made a motion that the ordinance be passed finally
The motion vas seconded by Commissioner Lozano. The motion vas carried by the
following vote:
done.
AYES: Commissioners Barnard, Airheart, Dunn, Dunne, Humble and Lozano.
NOES:. None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This vas
The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed. The ordinance
is as Follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 6033
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION ON
THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF TAP FOLLOWING BONDS: $1,360,000.00 WESTSIDE SEWER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $3,305,000.00 SOUTH STAPLER AND Oso SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVE-
MENT BONDS; $1,720,000.00 STORM SEWER BONDS; $195,000;00 LIBRARY BONDS AND
$775,000.00 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote; All Council
members present and voting "Aye".
ORDINANCE NO. 6034
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $57.50 FROM NO. 230 BRIDGE BOND FUND IN PAYMENT OF
GLASSON AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY INVOICE FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION WITH CORN
PRODUCTS ROAD CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT NO. 230-55-9.60; APPROPRIATING THE FOLLOWING
SUMS FROM NO. 220 STREET FUND: $2,192.51 FOR EXPENSES INCURRED OR TO BE INCURRED,
OF WHICH AMOUNT $742.51 IS FOR LEGAL ADVERTISING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL AND $150.00
IS FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY BY HAROLD CARR, ALL APPLICABLE TO PROJECT N0. 220-53-6.2,
AGNES-LAREDO STREET EXTENSION; $100.00, FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY BY F. F. QUAILS,
APPLICABLE TO MORGAN STREET IM ROV24ENTS, PROJECT N0. 220-59-34; $1,200.00, FOR
PROPOSED LEGAL ADVERTISING AND EXPERT TESTIMONY, APPLICABLE TO WEBER ROAD IMPROVE-
MENTS, PROJECT NO. 220-56-25; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: A11 Council
members present and voting "Aye".
ORDINANCE NO. 6035
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING int. CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THEP.= OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A SPI SETTLFNMET AGREEMENT WITH MR. PAUL SNYDER FORMS CLAIM
AGAINST THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, RESULTING FROM AN ERRONEOUS PAVING ASSESSMENT
AGAINST HIS PROPERTY IN BLOCK ONE, CORONADO ADDITION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council
members present and voting "Aye".
ORDINANCE N0. 6036
CLOSING THE HEARING GIVENTO THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON
RAMSEY STREET FROM ARCADIA VILLAGE SUBDIVISION TO HORNE ROAD, HORNE ROAD FROM
RAMSEY STREET TO NAPLES STREET. AND HOUSTON STREET FROM RAMSEY STREET TO CLARK
DRIVE AS TO SPECIAL BENEFITS TO ACCRUE TO SAID PROPERTY AND THE REAL AND TRUE
OWNERS THEREOF BY VIRTUE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OF SAID STREETS WITHIN THE LIMITS
DEFINED, AND AS TO ANY ERRORS, AND INVALIDITIES OR IRREGULARITIES IN ANY OF THF
PROCEEDINGS OF CONTRACT THEREOF, OVERRULING AND DENYING ALL PROTESTS AND OBJEf,-
TIONS OFFERED, EXCEPT THE CHANGES REFLECTED HEREIN, FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT
THE PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON SAID STREETS, WITHIN THE LIMITS DEFINED WILL BE SPECIAL-
LY BENEFjmv AND ENHANCED IN VALUE IN EXCESS OF T11 AMOUNT OF THE COST OF SAID
IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED TO BE AND AS HEREIN ASSESSED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY ABUTTING
UPON PORTIONS OF RAMSEY STREET, HORNE ROAD AND HOUSTON STREET, WITHIN THE LIMITS
DEFINED, AND LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF A PORTION OF THE COST OF
IMPROVEMENTS ON SAID STREETS, WITHIN SAID LIMITS, FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST
THE PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON SAID STREETS AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNER OR OWNERS
THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES UPON THE COMPLETION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF SAID WORK, THE MANNER AND TIME OF PAYMENT AND PROVIDING THE MAN-
NER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS AND CERTIFICATES, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule vas suspended by the following vote: All Council mem-
bers present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council
members present and voting "Aye".
No one appeared in answer to Mayor King*s invitation to anyone with
petitions or information for the Council to come forward and be heard.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned.