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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 02/14/1962PRESENT: Mayor Ben F. McDonald Commissioners: Tom R. Swantner Dr. James L. Barnard J. R. de Leon M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts Jim Young REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 14, 1962 2:00 P.M. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney City Attorney I. M. Singer City Secretary T. Ray Kring • Mayor Ben F. McDonald called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Reverend H. D. Christian, Pastor of Garden - dale Baptist Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Swantner and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of February 7, 1962, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor McDonald welcomed to the meeting and to the City the newly arrived Mexican Consul, Jorge Alcocer C., whom Commissioners de Leon and Maldonado escorted to the Council table and introduced to each of the Council, and commented on the friendship, good will, and good neighborliness that has existed between us and the high example of good citizens that have been appointed as the Mexican Consul here. Mayor McDonald announced that based on a unanimous recommendation made to the Council, he was submitting the name of E. E. Walters, electrical engineer, as a member of the Task Force Commission for possible revision of the building codes. Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon and passed that the appointment of E. E. Walters to the Task Force Commission be confirmed and approved. Mayor McDonald greeted and presented a Certificate of Appointment to Mr. Walters. Mayor McDonald announced the opening of bids. Bids were opened and read on 2 items of Mowing Equipment from the follow- ing: Catto & Putty, San Antonio; Garden Equipment Sales, Corpus Christi; Gold- thwaite's of Texas Corp., San Antonio; Gravely Tractors, Division of Studebaker Tractor Corp., Dungar, West Va.; and Watson Distributing Co., Inc., Corpus Christi. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. • ,11`, b • Regular Council Meeting February 14, 1962 Page 2 Bids were opened and read on 1 Sewer Rodding Machine, less trade-in, from the following: Flex -Rod Pipe Tool Co., Dallas; W. H. Stewart, Inc., Syra- cuse, N.Y.; and O'Brien Mfg. Corp., Chicago, Ill. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. Motion by Roberts, seconded by Maldonado and passed that the recommenda- tions and requests of the City Manager be approved and granted as follows: a. That the plans and specifications for construction of 2 Spray Pools, one each in Ben Garza and T. Co Ayers Parks, be approved, and that authority to advertise for bids to be received on March 7, 1962, be granted; b. That acceptance and payment of Estimate No. 5 in the amount of $28,598.46 to Heldenfels Brothers for construction of Section 3 of Unit V of the Westside Sewer System, be approved; c. That the Report and recommendations, dated 12/18/61, submitted by Commissioners Swantner and Barnard for. Water Service to Tuloso-Midway Baptist Church and other landowners in the area, same being based on the acreage method Acre -s basis, exclusive of easement, and that all future development be re- quired to pay the pro -rata acreage charge when a tap fee is paid, including inter- est at the rate of 4% per year calculated from the date that construction is com- pleted, be accepted and approved; d. That the date of Tuesday, April 10, 1962, at 10:30 a.m., be set for sale of $2,750.000 of General Obligation Bonds for various purposes, and approx- imately $900,000 of Water Revenue Bonds, and that the present existing contract with M. E. Allison for Fiscal Agent be extended for 60 days to enable him to complete the transactions for this sale of bonds. ORDINANCE NO. 6426 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION 3 OF UNIT V OF THE WESTSIDE SEWER SYSTEM, PROJECT N0. 250-61-9.5-3, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, W ff.DEN- FELS BROTHERS, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT DATED JULY 26, 1961, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE N0. 6209; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 5, IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,598.46, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAY- MENT TO BE MADE FROM N0. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND FUNDS, PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINGENCIES; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF REAGAN AND MC CAUGHAN ENGINEERING STATEMENT NO. 11 FROM REMAINING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". • Regular Council Meeting February 14, 1962 Page 3 The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE N0. 6427 CHANGING THE NAME OF THAT PORTION OF SACKY DRIVE, BETWEEN CARROLL LANE AND WEBER ROAD, TO TIGER LANE, AND OF BOOTY STREET, BETWEEN SANTA FE AND OCEAN DRIVE, TO AYERS STREET, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE No. 6428 DECLARING ABANDONED A PORTION OF A CERTAIN UTILITY EASEMENT GRANTED BY DEED RE- STRICTION ON LEXINGTON SUBDIVISION FILED IN VOLUME 333, PAGE 599, IN THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A QUIT- CLAIM DEED FOR A CERTAIN PORTION OF SAID EASEMENT UNTO THE PRESENT OWNER; AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE NO. 6429 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING '1'lih CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO ACCEPT A UTILITY EASEMENT DEDICATION IN LIEU OF A PREVIOUS UTILITY EASE- MENT DEDICATION, SAID EASEMENT TO BE GRANTED BY JOE M. SLOAN AND WIFE, AND BEING LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROSEBUD STREET WITH DENVER AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE EASEMENT GRANT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". Regular Council Meeting February 14, 1962 Page 4 • THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE: ORDINANCE NO. 6430 AMENDING ORDINANCE #5339 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON APRIL 29, 1959, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE SERVICE FURNISHED BY SOUTHWES'JTht(N RFT,T TELEPHONE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BY DELETING FROM THE RATE SCHEDULE IN SECTION 2 OF SAID ORDINANCE #5339 THE ITEM "FOUR PARTY $3.25" WHICH SERVICE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE. City Manager Whitney reported that in connection with the third reading of the proposed ordinance deleting the 4 -party service furnished by the Southwest- ern Bell Telephone Co., he had received a phone call from a lady who did not iden- tify herself protesting very vigorously to the passage of this ordinance. Stan Bell, General Manager of the Corpus Christi Exchange, explained that although he had not used it as a selling point, the magnetic tape used in the Interstate Dialing would not separate more than 2 customers on the same line; that although a substantial amount of the necessary equipment is here, no schedule has yet been set up for converting to the Interstate Dialing; that all of the 4 - party service customers have been contacted and are willing to convert to the 2 - party service, with a few exceptions; that the Company does not plan any crash program, but an orderly conversion by contacting 10% of these customers a week, alphabetically, and converting over a number of weeks, probably by May 1st; stated that in cases where there was a financial or budgetary problem, the Company would be glad to convert these last, and also to extend credit on the extra amount charged to July or August or however long was needed to make the adjustment in the customer's budget; and added that the Company is glad to extend credit for tele- phone payments in cases of illness or any other reasonable financial difficulty if the customer will just call and explain. Mr. Bell urged that the ordinance be passed as he felt the elimination of the 4 -party service and the conversion to the Interstate Dialing was a step forward in the progress of the City which should not be defeated or delayed by such a small minority. Commissioner de Leon recommended the passage of the ordinance since there had been only 8 or 9 persons, some of whom did not care to identify them- selves, who had registered any protest, and since he understood it would improve the service. Kenneth Darrah re -stated his objections to the ordinance which he had registered at last week's meeting. Regular Council Meeting February 14, 1962 Page 5 • The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye", FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BILLY PUG, LEASING TO SAID BILLY PUGi A PORTION OF THE MUNICIPAL WHARF AREA ADJOINING 'PRP SEAWALL, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF 'flip, TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT AND LEASE AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO, FOR A CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS AND A MONTHLY RENTAL OF $225.00, PAYABLE EACH MONTH IN ADVANCE; THE TERM OF SAID LEASE SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1962. The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". There followed a discussion among the Council as to the legal ability of the School Board and of the City to provide public lands for the establishing of a proposed Civic Arts Center on the basis of title to the land and control remaining in the City and the School District, but the buildings and improvements being pro- vided by private interests, and it was suggested that City Attorney Singer meet with the attorney for the School District to determine this before the City Staff proceeds further with its studies in this connection. Mrs. Moises Saldana, 113 Sam Rankin, complained that her neighbor at 111 Sam Rankin has cut off her sewer line which for 27 years has been through her neigh- bor's sewer line, and that she is now without sewer service. The matter was referred to the City Manager, and Mrs. Saldana was advised to remain after the meeting to discuss the matter with City Manager Whitney. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.