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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 02/08/1961PRESENT: Mayor Ellroy King Commissioners: Dr. James L. Barnard Mrs. Ray Airheart Joseph B. Dunn Patrick J. Dunne R. A. Humble Gabe Lozano, Sr. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 8, 1961 2:00 P.M. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney Asst City Att'y Charles Cartwright City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor Ellroy King called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by the Very Reverend Monsignor Michael Adams, of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by Humble, seconded by Lozano and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of February 1, 1961, be approved. Mayor King introduced Mayor Kotaro Watanabe, Mayor of Niigata City, Japan, and his escort -interpreter, Mr. Ichiro Nishimura, of our State Department. Mayor King made a few remarks of cordial welcome to Mayor Watanabe, which were simulr.. taneously interpreted by Mr. Nishimura, and presented him with a key to the City of Corpus Christi, and then explained to the audience that Mayor Watanabe was visiting at the invitation of our State Department, will visit approximately 10 cities before he returns to Japan, and that Niigata City is a seaport and has an economy similar to our own with considerable manufacturing, oil refineries, and chemical industries. Mayor King announced the Council would consider the pending item of the application of Frank G. Evans, et al, for a change of zoning from "R-1" Single Family Dwelling District and "B-1" Neighborhood Business District, to "B-3" Secondary Business District, on Tract 2, 4618 Lexington Boulevard, and Tract 3, 4718 Lexington Boulevard. City Manager Whitney located the Tracts on the map, reviewed the back- ground of the application, and stated that he could see no objection to the grant- ing of "B-3" zoning, subject to the filing of a new plat and subject to some sort of time limitation, although under this zoning the part in which Mr. Price is in- terested would continue to be non -conforming since his desired use of the property • Regular Council Meeting February 8, 1961 Page #2 requires industrial zoning. Commissioner Humble stated that since "B-3" usage is already there, the request seems logical. Commissioner Joe Dunn stated that since the requested rezoning does not particularly help Mr. Price, the logical answer is for Mr. Price to go before the Board of Adjustment. Mayor King read from a letter written by W. R. Price to the effect that Dr. Garcia was the only property owner in the tract that did not go along with the requested zoning, that he had been informed by the City's Inspection Department that he could continue to use the property as non -conforming zoning but would have to go back before the Board of Adjustment each time he wanted to make alterations or additions, that he had demolished the old buildings and desired to expand and plans to buy the lot on the north. Mr. Price appeared in support of his request and letter. Motion by Humble, seconded by Airheart and passed, with Commissioner Joe Dunn voting "Nay", that the zoning be changed from "R-1" to "B-3" on 100 feet out of the South Central section of Lot 2, Oso Farm Tract, subject to an accept- able plat being filed. Commissioner Joe Dunn stated that he had voted "Nay" for the reason that this was not the way to go about it. Mayor King announced the Council would hear the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Barnard, seconded by Humble and passed that the City Manager's Reports be approved as follows: a. That the date of March 1, 1961, be set for public hearing on the Appeal of Cecil Proctor from a Decision of the Building Standards Commission; b. That the date of March 8, 1961, be set for public hearing on 3 zoning applications, and the date of March 15, 1961, be set for public hearing on the zoning application of Parkdale and one other. ORDINANCE NO. 6075 AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565 ET SEC OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 2266 PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF MAY, 1948, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 16, PAGES 339 ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION *. • Regular Council Meeting February 8, 1961 Page 13 RECORDS, AND AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 4846, ADOPTED ON THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 1957, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 26, PAGES 385 ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOT 21 AND THE NORTHEAST ONE-HALF OF LOT 22, BLOCK 2, MAHAN ACRES ADDITION, AN ADDI- TION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R-1" ONE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "B-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the foliowing vote: All Council members present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council members present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 6076 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO ACCEPT A RIGHT OF WAY DEED FROM THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPEN- DENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CUATEMOZIN STREET FROM MORGAN AVENUE TO HIDALGO STREET, HIDALGO STREET FROM GUATEMOZIN STREET TO BALBOA STREET, BALBOA STREET FROM MORGAN AVENUE TO HIDALGO STREET; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council members present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council members present and voting "Aye". Mayor king called for petitions or information from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. Cecil Burney, attorney, representing a large group of Morgan Avenue busi- nessmen, presented a petition of approximately 40 signatures, requesting that Morgan Avenue be widened to 60 feet, and stating the reasons for this petition. (See Petition #3 in File.) Mr. Burney stated that his clients appreciated very much the fact that the Council had taken the matter of the Morgan Avenue improvements undec.Advise- went after hearing the requests and suggestions of the business property owners at the Assessment hearing, that the large majority of business owners on this street are willing to pay the additional amount of their pro rata share for the 60 -foot street, and that they are more concerned with having a 60 -foot street than with any delay that may be caused by re -figuring or re -planning. In the short discussion that followed, it was pointed out that the Public Works Department is presently following up on this matter, that if the Council • Regular Council Meeting February 8, 1961 Page #4 decides to widen the street, the Public Works Department will get whatever other commitments are necessary from the property owners, but that in any event, there would be no increase in assessments to "R-1" property since such property is assess- ed on the basis of front footage for 30 feet. Clay Caldwell of E. L. Caldwell & Sons, Inc., protested the recent award of a bid on Mowing Equipment, with particular reference to an 80" rotary weed cutter, on the basis that his company's bid had been the low bid but that the bid had been awarded to a San Antonio firm, that several City departments have used and are using his company's equipment, in some instances without charge, and that if any of his company's equipment is not giving satisfactory service they should have been notified so they could give proper service, or replacement if warranted, and stated that this particular award being only one machine did not matter, but that he was making inquiry for future bidding to know whether to bid as to specifications or to sell Department Heads on his equipment City Manager Whitney explained that the bid had been awarded on the basis of recommendation by the Department Heads and the Purchasing Agent that his bid did not meet the specifications on the housing which was 3/16" thick side plates and that his company's bid had been on 12 gauge sheet, that brand names only had been used and not bidder's names, and that in answer to his inquiry about future bidding, it would suggest that he continue to bid as to specifications and not contact Department Heads, that if the specifications were not right, they would be changed in future bidding, but that these contracts had already been awarded and processed. Mayor King suggested that Mr. Caldwell continue to bid since he was sure Mr. Whitney would investigate all recommendations after hearing his protest and comments. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.