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PRESENT:
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
March 1, 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 Father Boniface Burgler, Teacher of Civics
at Corpus Christi College Academy.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance.
Motion by Barnard, seconded by Humble and passed that the minutes of the
Special Council Meeting of February 17; Special Council Meeting of February 20, and
Regular Council Meeting of February 22, 1961, be approved.
Mayor King recognized and expressed the pleasure of the Council for the
presence in the audience of thirty-one students representing the Senior Class o£
Civics from the Corpus Christi College Academy, headed by Father Boniface, teacher
of the class.
Motion by Pat Dunne, seconded by Humble and passed that the recommenda-
tions of the City Manager be accepted and approved as follows:
a. That Section 21-68 of the Corpus Christi Code be amended, deleting
all existing reference to "State Highway 358" and substituting therefor the words
"Lexington Boulevard", and amending the speed limits on said Lexington Boulevard
as follows: Lexington Boulevard (S.H.358), from a point 1320 feet north of Chapman
Ranch Road (S.H.286) to a point 900 feet south of Everhart Road - 45 miles per hour
at all times; from a point 900 feet south of Everhart Road to the south City Limits
50 miles per hour at all times;
b. That the date of March 22, 1961, be set for public hearingson 4 zon-
ing applications, and that the date of March 29, 1961, be set for public hearings
an'4 coning applications.
ORDINANCE NO. 6081
DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING THAT THE PORTION OF MORGAN STREET FROM THE
WESTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF PORT AVENUE TO THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF AIRPORT ROAD
BE IMPROVED; AND REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PREPARE AND FILE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; REQUIRING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE
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A NOTICE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF NUECES COUNTY OF THE ACTION HEREIN;
PROVIDING HOW SUCH IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE PAID, 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".
ORDINANCE NO. 6082
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS' WRITTEN STATEMENT AND REPORT OF
THE ESTIMATES OF THE VARIOUS COSTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF MORGAN STREET
FROM THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF PORT AVENUE TO THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF AIR-
PORT ROAD, AND THE STATEMENTS OF THE NAMES OF THE APPARENT OWNERS, DESCRIPTIONS AND
NUMBER OF FRONT FEET OF ABUTTING PROPERTY ON SAID STREET WITHIN SAID LIMITS; DETERMIN-
ING 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 THEREOF 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 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1961, IN THE
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 TO THE 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 members
present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council
members present and voting "Aye.".
ORDINANCE NO. 6083
SETTING UP, CREATING AND DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO SEVENTY-
SIX (76) WARDS; DESCRIBING SAID WARDS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PART OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; 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 idte: All Council
members present and voting "Aye".
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ORDINANCE NO. 6084
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO SEVENTY-SIX (76) ELECTION PRECINCTS
FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID
CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NUMBERS ONE (1) THROUGH SEVENTY-
SIX (76), INCLUSIVE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; 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".
ORDINANCE NO. 6085
CALLING AN ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND SIX (6) COMMISSIONERS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN APRIL, 1961, DESIGNATING PLACES OF HOLING SUCH
ELECTION; NAMING THE OFFICERS THEREFOR; P'" SCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION,
AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS
ORDINANCE; 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".
0 INANCE N0. 6086
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AN AGREEMENT WITH DR. McIVER FURMAN, PRESTON PITTMAN
AND T. S. SCIBIENSKI, TRUSTEES OF ROBERT DRISCOLL, JULIA DRISCOLL AND ROBERT
DRISCOLL, JR. FOUNDATION, OWNER OF THE ROBERT DRISCOLL HOTEL, PROVIDING FOR THE
BEAUTIFICATION OF THE SIDEWALK AREA BY THE PLANTING OF T ES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
THE 600 BLACK OF ANTELOPE STREET, ADJACENT TO THE ROBERT DRISCOLL HOTEL, A COPY OF
WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes All Council members
present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All Council
members present and voting "Aye",
0TRANCE NO. 6087
AMENDING SECTION 21-68 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY DELET-
ING FROM SAID SECTION ALL EXISTING REFERENCE TO "STATE HIGHWAY 358" AND SUBSTITUTING
THEREFOR THE WORDS "LEXINGTON BOULEVARD"; AMENDING THE SPEED LIMITS ON SAID LEXING-
TON BOULEVARD FROM A POINT THREE-FOURTHS OF A MILE NORTHWEST OF CHAPMAN RANCH ROAD
TO THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
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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".
ORDINANCE NO. 6088
AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN
REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, DESCRIBED AS A ONE-
SEVENTH INTEREST IN AND TO LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 4, JONES ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AS SHOWN BY VOL. 3, PAGE 17, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, OWNED BY AVA DAVIS, JOSEPH DAVIS, JOSEPH DEAN DAVIS, RICHARD DAVIS, AND
JANE DAVIS CARROLL AND HER HUSBAND, FRANK CARROLL, TO BE CONDEMNED FOR THE USE IN
CROSS-TOWN EXPRESSWAY PROJECT AS A PART OF THE STREET AND SIDEWALK AREAS; WHICH SAID
LAND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; 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: A11 Council
members present and voting "Aye".
Mayor King announced the Council would next hold a public hearing on an
appeal of Cecil Proctor from a decision of the Building Standards Commission regard-
ing the demolition of improvements on property known as the Hall Cottages and being
located at 2600 North Shoreline. He directed that Assistant City Attorney Wayland
Pilcher conduct the hearing and interrogate the witnesses.
Mr. Pilcher called Frank Peerman, Jr., member of the Building Standards
Commission, who testified that he had inspected the premises in question and that
it was his opinion that the buildings were substandard, being more than 50 percent
deteriorated, and that it would be economically unfeasible to repair and is a
dangerous hazard to the health, morals, safety and general welfare of the occupants
and the public.
Mr. William R. Anderson, Jr., attorney representing Mr. Proctor, appeared
and questioned Mr. Peerman's statements regarding the condition of the buildings,
stating that repairs had been made since Mr. Peerman's inspection; that in his
opinion, the buildings are not beyond repair; that the Building Standards Ordinance
is not being used as was originally intended and stated that the beach area is big
enough for both large and small property. He further stated that the Corpus Christi
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Beach Civic Improvement Association was formed for the purpose of directing the
Commission toward certain property and that some of the actions of the Commission
are discriminatory.
At this time Mayor King and City Secretary Kring departed from the meeting
in order to appear in 117th District Court in connection with the law suit presently
in progress regarding the City's Gas Supply Contract.
Mayor Pro Tem Barnard resumed the hearing.
Lonnie Kubala, Building Inspector; F. G. Busker, Fire Inspector; and. Frank
FundLing, Plumbing Inspector, were all called as witnesses by Mr. Pilcher and all
corraborated the testimony of Mr. Peerman. L. S. Pockrus, City Electrical Inspector,
testified that the wiring was bad and in his opinion was 40 percent deteriorated.
Motion by Joe B. Dunn, seconded by Pat J. Dunne and passed that the hearing
be closed.
Motion by Pat J. Dunne, seconded by Humble and pasaed that a decision on
this matter be deferred and taken under advisement.
Mayor Pro Tem Barnard invited anyone in the audience who had business with
the Council to come forward and be heard.
Harold Anderson appeared in connection with a letter he had received from
City Manager Whitney in answer to his presentation at the Council meeting of February
22, and to his letter of February 13, 1961, in regard to taxes on his property, con-
sisting of approximately 7.5 acres Located between Lexington and McArdle, which is
property the City recently purchased. Mr. Anderson stated that he had signed the
contract under duress; that he paid $4200.00 for it and that he feels the City has
confiscated the land; that he feels the taxes levied on the property prior to the
City's purchase were too high and complained that the assessed valuation was out
of proportion with what he was paid for the property.
Mr. Anderson was advised that the City°s only purpose in purchasing the
land was to eliminate a menace to the community's health and safety; that the City
Council feels its action in acquiring this property has relieved him of a serious
potential liability which could not be measured in terms of monetary value, and that
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after the Sanitary Division has completed the filling of the pit on the subject
property, the remainder of the property, as well as that of the surrounding area,
will be significantly enhanced in value.
Mrs. Ray Airheart filed with the Council an application in writing for
ner name to appear on the ballot in the City election to be held on April 4, 1961,
as an independent candidate for City Commissioner,
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned.
I ELLROY KING, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, certify
that the foregoing minutes, same being for the period of January 25, 1961,
through March 1, 1961, inclusive, and having been previously approved by Council
action, are by me hereby approved.
ELLROY KING, -or
City of Corpu • risti, xas