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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 10/03/1962PRESERT: Mayor Ben F. McDonald Commissioners: Tom R. Swantner Dr. James L. Barnard J. R. de Leon M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts Jim Young CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING October 3, 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 Harold T. Branch, Pastor of St. John Baptist Church. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Mayor McDonald announced that the City Council was honored by the attendance of the Mayor and entire Council and the City Secretary of Diboll, Texas, and read a proclamation proclaiming Saturday, October 6, 1962, as Diboll Day in Corpus Christi, in celebration of that city's achievements and progress. In the exchange of courtesies sand mementos of the occasion, of pine walking sticks made in Diboll to the Council and symbolic Keys to the City to the Diboll Council and City Secretary, Mayor McDonald paid tribute to the contri- bution being made by Scotch Investment Development Company in developing Emerald Cove to the united efforts of the citizens of Corpus Christi for prog- ress and development of Corpus Christi as a major city in a major industrial area. In accepting the proclamation and Keys, Mayor Clyde Thompson of Diboll introduced his Council, Aldermen Calvin Lawrence, Dr. Ed Hoot, Charles Hanks, and the City Secretary, Mrs. Alpha Hendrick, also Mr. Tom Keller, representing Temple Lumber Company, locally, and his son, Mr. R. C. Thompson, associated with the Corpus Christi Bank & Trust Company; and explained that his city of 3,000 citizens are celebrating the 68th anniversary of its beginning as a small saw- mill and growth to the Wood Capital of the South with the largest and most di- versified woodworking industry in the country; that the canes just presented to the Council were made in their handle factory which is the largest in the world and supplies one-tenth of all the handles manufactured in the world; and empha- st ed that although the Council might be invited to visit larger cities, no where would their visit be more appreciated or their welcome be more sincere than in Diboll. The following representatives of the Corpus Christi Chamber of 4 City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 Page 2 Commerce who were present for the ceremonies, C. E. Buck, Chairman of Tourist Committee, Lew Collins, Chairman of Convention Committee, Sims Brooks, Manager of Industrial Dept., and John Nugent, Manager of Convention and Tourist Depts., were introduced and presented Mayor Thompson with a framed painting of the Corpus Christi skyline, with the hope that in the near future there would be a companion picture including Emerald Cove as a reality. Mayor McDonald requested that Item "a" under Ordinances on the agenda be presented out of order at this time, and City Secretary Kring read a resolu- tion endorsing the administration of Sabin Type Three Oral Polio Vaccine on Sunday, October 7 and Sunday, October 14, at clinics in City and County Schools and calling on residents of all ages to aid in eliminating Type Three poliomyel- itis from Corpus Christi and Nuecee County by taking Sabin Type Three Oral Polio Vaccine on one of the aforementioned dates, Which was signed by the Mayor and each of the Commissioners, and presented to Dr. Mike Kursner, representing the Nueces County Medical Society. Mayor McDonald read a proclamation proclaiming the month of October, 1962, as -National Science Youth Month in Corpus Chri®ti, urging all educators, teachers, parents and interested parties to encourage the youth of today in the application of scientific thought, creative ability, thoroughness and technical skill to the problems of the day, to study for the future; and presented the foregoing proclamation to Miss Jean May and Miss Kathleen Kennedy, representing the Incarnate Word Academy Research Council. - Motion by de Leon, seconded by Young and passed that the minutes of the special meeting of September 25, 1962, at 7:30 p.m., the regular meeting of September 26, 1962, at 2:00 p.m., and the special meeting of September 26, 1962, at -4:00 p.m., as furnished to the Council, be approved. Mayor McDonald recognized the presence of Ross Malloy, John McKay and his father, of Miss Pricilla Cook, Mrs. Hugler, and Mrs. Harris of the League of Women Voters, of Roy Long, of the Home Builders Association, and of John L. Tompkins. Mayor McDonald announced that consideration of the pending item of the application of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Blankert for a change of zoning from "R -1B" One - family Dwelling District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on the southwest City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 Page 3 portion of Lot 3, Block 1, Alameda Estates, on which public hearing was held September 26, 1962, would be deferred until later in the meeting. Mayor McDonald called for the City Manager°s Reports. Motion by Barnard, seconded by de Leon and passed that the City Manager's Reports be accepted as presented, and the recommendations and re- quests be approved and granted, as follows: a. That authority to advertise for the receipt of tenders for the redemption of $354,000.00 of First Mortgage Waterworks Revenue Bonds prior to maturity, in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust securing same, be granted; b. That authority be granted to execute an agreement with John L. Thompkins relative to the acquisition by the City of the privately owned Water Distribution System presently serving Highway Village Subdivision for a con- sideration of $3,000.00; c. That the issuance of the Drilling Permit to Southwest Production Company for the drilling of a well in Farm Block No. 2 of the J. C. Russell Farm Tracts, within the corporate limits of the City, all requirements of the ordinance governing such drilling having been complied with, be ratified; d. That the time for receipt of proposals relative to the Oso De- velopment be extended from October 1, 1962, to November 1, 1962, due to the fact that several prospective developers have expressed interest in submitting proposals but require more time; e. That the bid award on Bronze Gate Valves be made to Superior Iron Works, on the basis of low bid meeting specifications, for 9 items of Bronze Gate Valves and Angle Globe Valves, totaling 248 pieces, ranging in size from i" to 2", for a total of $1,537.16; (Bid Tabulation #62 in File) f. That the application of E. H. Jenkins, 2600 Countiss Drive, for an Interim Zoning Permit under Article 31 of the Zoning Ordinance, for Lot 6, Block 12, Highway Village, Section 2, having been approved by the Zoning & Planning Commission, be approved; for a single family dwelling to be located on the middle of lot on which already exists a dwelling both on front and rear thereof; g. That the date of October 31, 1962, at a special Council meeting convening at 4000 p.m., be set for public hearing on the zoning applications of Harold A. Carr and of Faires P. Wade. • • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 Page 4 RESOLUTION N0. 6659 DETERMINING THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE AND BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY TO SEEK COMPETITIVE OFFERS OF BONDS TO BE TENDERED FOR REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY TO THE EXTENT OF $354,000.00 OUT OF WATER SYSTEM REDEMPTION FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEED OF TRUST SECURING THE FIRST MORTGAGE WATERWORKS REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH NOTICE; 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 resolution was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". ORDINANCE N0. 666o 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 SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 1961, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOT 7, PHILLIPS 66 SUBDIVISION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -1B" ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "AB" PRO- FESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EX- ISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AB 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, Robgrts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". RESOLUTION NO. 6661 RECOGNIZING THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS BEING 184,163 PERSONS AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1962; 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 resolution was passed by the following vote: Mayor McDonald, Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 Page 5 ORDINANCE NO. 6662 ESTABLISHING AND NAMING A PARK ON CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH AS "SURFSIDE PARK" 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. 6663 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF -CORPUS CHRISTI, BY BILL OF SALE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LOCATED IN HIGHWAY VILLAGE ADDITION, INCLUDING THE WATER LINES, VALVES, METERS, METER BOXES AND OTHER FACILITIES, FOR THE SUM OF $3,000.00; APPROPRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING OUT OF WATER MO FUND THE SUM OF $3,000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE AFORESAID WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FROM JOHN L. TOMPKINS, TRUSTEE, OWNER OF SAID WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LOCATED IN HIGHWAY VILLAGE ADDITION; AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY. 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. 6664 AMENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON JULY 31, 1962, SO AS TO PTOVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF PATROLMEN SHALL BE 141, THE NUMBER OF SERGEANTS SHALL BE 21 AND THE NUMBER OF LIEUTENANTS SHALL BE 8 IN THE POLICE DEIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; 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 Barnard, de Leon, Maldonado, Roberts, and Young all present and voting "Aye". The ordinance appearing on the agenda as Item "f", which authorized an agreement with John L. Tompkins regarding sewer service to Peary Place, was removed from the agenda because of an apparent misunderstanding as to the lines • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 gage 6 to be extended. Mr. Tompkins contended it was hie understanding it would be extended into the Subdivision itself, which is contrary to the City's policy, and therefore further negotiation will be necessary. Mayor McDonald announced the public hearing scheduled for 3;00 p.m. on Assessments for the proposed street improvements to Lun Street, Streets in the De Zavala School area, and Kenwood Drive adjacent to Driscoll School. Joe Pierce, Paving Coordinator, presented the plane for the improve- ments and the preliminary assessment roll; testified under oath as to the nature, extent and specifications of the proposed improvements; the cost of construction; the amount of cost to be borne by the City, and the amount to be assessed against the abutting property owners; the manner in which such pro rata share was computed; and explained that the improvements are being made under this Council's Voluntary Street improvement Assessment Program. W. A. (Bill) Roberts testified under oath as to his background and experience which he felt qualified him as a real estate appraiser for all types of properties in this City; testified that he had personally viewed and under- stood the extent and specifications of the proposed improvements; that he had personally viewed within the past week the assessment roll and each of the properties to be assessed; and that in his opinion, each of the properties so assessed Would be enhanced to more than the extent of the proposed assessment, with no exceptions. Assistant City Attorney James S. Tunnell asked if anyone in the audience had any questions or objections to offer With regard to any of the proposed improvements relative to the project. D. M. Espinosa, owner of Lots 13 and 24, Block 5, Seikel Addition, speaking for himself and others in the area, questioned the omission of im- provement of Elesa Street from Mary to Highway 44. It was explained that Mr. Marston, owner of the abutting property on both sides of that portion of Mesa had declined to participate in the program, and after some discussion, Mayor McDonald suggested that the Council's Sub -committee again contact Mr. Marston in the matter. J. D. Slaybaugh, representing the Independent School District, ex- plained the School District is attempting to acquire several privately -owned • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 Page 7 properties on both sides of Eleanor and on the West side of Elesa, all South of Chippewa, and the necessary right-of-way to open Chippewa from Eleanor to Osage, and if consuimated, they desire to close Chippewa from Eleanor to Francesca and close Bless South of Chippewa, thus making a solid school tract containing Ella Barnes Junior High School and De Zavala Elementary School with no intervening streets; and requested that the proposed Chippewa Street improvements from Eleanor to Francesca at least be delayed to give them an opportunity to carry out this plan. No one else appeared to be heard. Motion by Barnard, seconded by Swantner and passed that the hearing be closed and the Assessment Roll adopted as presented, but that no Work Order be issued on that portion of Chippewa from Francesca to Eleanor for a period not to exceed 90 days in order to give the School District an opportunity to carry out the plan presented at this hearing. Mayor McDonald called for petitions or information from the audience on matters not scheduled on the agenda. Mrs. C. H. Cravens, president of Corpus Christi Museum, read a letter addressed to the Mayor and Council, dated October 3, 1962, briefly stating the short history of the Museum, its growth, its present and future financing, and requesting on behalf of the Board of Directors, to be allowed to lease the par- cel of land of approximately 136' x 320', bordered by North Shoreline Drive, Hughes Street, South Shoreline Drive and Brewster Street; for the sole purpose of establishing there a Museum and a Planetarium, which buildings eventually could become a part of the proposed Arts Science Center; and further requesting that the area, including the building now occupied by the City -County Health Dept., be reserved for the Museum for the future housing of the Corpus Christi Acquarium. (Petition #12 in File) During a brief discussion, Mayor McDonald suggested that the School Board be contacted and urged to participate with the City in this project. Motion by Roberts, seconded by Maldonado and passed that the fore- going request be received for further study and consideration. Mayor McDonald announced the Council would consider the pending zoning item which had been deferred earlier in the meeting. • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Regular Council Meeting October 3, 1962 Page 8 Mrs, Blankert explained in detail the reasons for the urgency of action on her application which involved the prospective sale of the property involved for development with the 2 adjoining properties facing Alameda as one tract, and stated that she had been advised by her prospective purchaser that the setback conditions suggested by the Council at the Workshop meeting were satisfactory in his plans for development. Motion by Barnard, seconded by Maldonado and passed, with Commissioner Swantner abstaining, that the zoning on the Southwest portion of Lot 3, Block 1, Alameda Estates, be changed from "R -1B" to "B-1", subject to a restriction which is satisfactory to and approved by the City's Legal Dept. providing that any neighborhood business on the property does not face towards Eldon Drive, but faces towards Alameda, subject to a 60' setback from adjacent residences, and further subject to proper plat. Luis De Villa asked questions in Spanish about the proposed street improvements particularly in the Ella Barnes and De Zavala School areae, which were answered in Spanish by Commissioner de Leon. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meet- ing was adjourned.