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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/01/1962• PRESENT: Mayor Ben F. McDonald Commissioners: Dr. James L. Barnard J. R. de Leon M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberta Jim Young CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING August 1, 1962 2:00 p.m. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney Ass't City Att'y Jim Ryan City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor Ben F. McDonald called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Reverend Marvin A.Hicks, Pastor of Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that the absence of Mayor Pro Tem Tom R. Swantner be excused for cause. Motion by Maldonado, seconded by Young and passed that the minutes of the regular meeting of July 25, 1962, be approved as furnished to the Council. Mayor McDonald read, signed, and presented to Phil Ridgeway, representing the C. C. Tennis Association, and to Roger Hogan, 2nd Vice-president of the C. C. Jaycees, a proclamation proclaiming August 5 through 11, 1962, as Tennis Week in Corpus Christi and urging our citizens to extend the usual and customary welcome to our visitors that their sojourn may be an enjoyable one. Mayor McDonald announced the opening of bids. Bids were opened and read on Farm Leases for a 5 -year period on certain tracts of land at the Westside Sewer Plant, South Guth Park, and at International Airport, from the following: Leon Berman; Flato & Hoepfner; W. F. Griffith; C. R. Lehman; and Tom Slay. The foregoing bids were tabled for 48 hours as required by the City Charter, and referred to the City Manager for study and recommendation. Mayor McDonald read, signed, and presented to Dr. Mike Kurzner, represent- ing the Nueces County Medical Society, a proclamation proclaiming Sunday, August 12, 1962, as Sabin Oral Sunday in Corpus Christi, urging every man, woman and child to cooperate and participate in the campaign for mass immunization in an effort to stamp out this dread disease, and further commending the Nueces County Medical Society and other volunteer workers for this very generous and humane endeavor; • Regular Council Meeting August 1, 1962 Page #2 and directed the City Manager to render all possible assistance of the City in this worthwhile program. Mayor McDonald called for the City Manager's Reports. Motion by Roberts, seconded by de Leon and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted, and the recommendations be approved and ratified, as follows: a. That acceptance and final payment of Estimate #2 in the amount of $4,829.61 to R. So Black, contractor, for construction of the Poenisch Park Storm Sewer Extension, be approved; b. That the offer of Sessions Mortgage Company, developers of Camden Place, to pay the cost of installation plus five year's electrical service charges for installation of five 2500 lumen incandescent street lights in Camden Place at the easements between Iota 55 & 57, between Late 44 and. 46, between Lots 26 and 28, between Lots 19 and 21, and between Lots 3 and 5, and to pay the City $675.00 in advance for the installation of the five street lights, be accepted; c. That the recommendation of the City's Insurance Placement Committee with reference to deletion of certain insurance coverage, specifically, that no insurance be carried on any building having an appraised market value of $5,000 or less or on any contents having an appraised market value or cost (if avail- able) of $5,000 or less. Except, that insurance will be carried on adjoining buildings and contents having a combined appraised market value of $10,000 or more when such buildings and contents are subject to conflagration by being located within 35 feet of one or more other City buildings, be adopted; ORDINANCE NO. 6583 RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POENISCH PARK STORM SEWER EXTENSION, PROJECT NO. 295-61-35, AS PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR, R. S. BLACK, UNDER HIS CON- TRACT WITH THE CITY DATED JUNE 13, 1962; AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6547; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FINAL ESTIMATE NO. 2 DATED JULY 23, 1962-, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,829.61, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Young, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Young, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. Regular Council :Meeting August 1, 1962 Page #3 ORDINANCE NO. 6584 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO EXECUTE WITH SESSIONS MORTGAGE COMPANY, TRUSTEE, A CON- TRACT PROVIDING THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR STREET LIGHT BILLINGS TO THE EXTENT OF $675.00 ON FIVE' LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED ON CAMDEN PLACE, UPON THE PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF $675.00 BY SESSIONS MORTGAGE COMPANY TRUSTEE, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberta and Town*, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following votes Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Young, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6585 AUTHORIZING AND DIF CTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH Ys9uYD FRENCH SMITH, HERBERT S. FRENCH AND FRANCIS G. FRENCH, THE OW1TERE OF A PORTION OF LOTS 17 AND 18, SECTION 2, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS, IN CORPUS CHRISTI, NIECES COUNTY, TEXAS, ABUTTING 1019.68 PLUS 290 FEET ON EVERHART ROAy AND CM THE EAST SIDE 184.52 FEET ON GOLLIHAR ROAD AND 504.30 FEET ON SOUTH STAPLES STREET, CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF THE ASSESSMENT CHARGES AGAINST THE SAID OWNERS FOR THE INSTALLATION COSTS OF NEW SIDE- WALKS, THE OMISSION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID SIDEWALKS AS CONTEMPLATED AND AS SHOWN ON THE CITY'S EVERHART ROAD PLANS OF 1962, A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT BEING ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberta and Young, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberta and Young, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. ORDINANCE NO. 6586 THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE TERRITORY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND DESCRIBED HEREIN SHALL BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND FIXING NEW BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DEFINING THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED; PROVIDING PROCEDURE FOR THE HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTION; SETTING A DATE FOR SAID ELECTION AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO AND RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE. The foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts and Young, present and voting "Aye"; Commissioner Swantner, absent. Regular Council Meeting August 1, 1962 Page #4 William Anderson, Director of Zoning & Planning, presented a Report on Annexation for a Greater Corpus Christi, in compliance with a directive of the Council to the Zoning & Planning Department and the City's Capital Improvements Committee, and commented that the Report will be supplemented in the event that there is additional information received or developed. Mayor McDonald ordered the Report on Annexation for a Greater Corpus Christi, received, filed with the City Secretary, and made available to the public. (Council Exhibit #14 in File). McDonald announced that in connection with certain pending items on zon- ing, the decision of the City Council is to take action at this time on Lots 1 and 2 of Block 1, Alameda Estates, owned respectively by Mrs. Lula Hood and C. L. Casale, to consider as a unit and as a single plat; Lots 1 and 2 to be replatted showing a 60' building line setback from the extreme rear portion of the Brookdale lots, and a 40' building line setback from Alameda, which has the effect of getting this particular area, building -wise, away from the residential area; the request for "B-4" zoning will be denied; the request for "3-1" zoning will be approved; the balance of the application being lots approved for "B-1". Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon that the foregoing decision, as stated by Mayor McDonald, be approved. R. R. Blankert, owner of the southwest portion of Lot 3 and the north- east portion of Lot 4, Block 1, Alameda Estates, spoke in opposition to the fore- going motion on the basis that it would destroy his lots as he would have no way to get to them; that he favored the plan suggested by the Zoning & Planning Depart- ment for the development of properties as a whole City block, but that he was not able to obtain any kind of cooperative agreement from the other property owners; and requested that the Council table this matter until he could confer with them again because he does not believe the Council understands the whole situation. C. W. Vetters, representing John L. Tompkins & Co., pointed out that the requirement for the adjoining property across Eldon on Alameda was a 100' building setback line. • Regular Council Meeting August 1, 1962 Page #5 Mayor McDonald stated that it was the Council's understanding that the building setback line would be a contiguous line in this area, and that in view of Mr. Vetter'; statement to the contrary, he would request that the motion under dis- cussion be withdrawn. Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon and passed, that the previous motion concerning these pending,aoning applications be withdrawn, and the matter be referred back to the Zoning & Planning Commission for further study and recommenda- tion with respect to the building setback line requirements. Mayor McDonald called for petitions or information from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. No one appeared. There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor McDonald declared the meeting adjourned.