CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Regular Meeting March 01, 1950 10:00 AM Council Chamber, City Hall 314 319 The meeting was called to order with Mayor Glass presiding. Roll Call: Present: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Absent: None Councilman Johnson moved that since copies of the minutes of the last meeting of the City Council have been furnished Council members by the City Clerk, the reading of the minutes be dispensed with and that the minutes be adopted as read in the Clerk's report. Upon being duly seconded by Councilman Long, the motion was unanimously adopted by the Council and the minutes so approved. Councilman Long moved that the following applications for change of zoning be set for public hearing at 11:00 A.M., March 23, 1950: CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS, by Ben H. Powell, MacUmstattd, Attys. Lots 14 & 15, Blk. From "A" Residential 2, Outlot 32, Div. To "C" Commercial 0; 1108-10 Willow Street Not Recommended. BILL PAPPAS, By J.T.Heath N. 64', Lot 19, From "C" Commercial Outlot 57, Div. "E" To "C-2" Commercial 1809 San Jacinto Not Recommended The motion, seconded by Councilman Johnson, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 324 320 Councilman Drake offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That the City Plan Commission be requested to submit to the City Council proposed plans and recommendations for boulevards and streets traversing or designed to traverse the City of Austin in generally east and west courses, with a view to adoption by the City Council of appropriate regulations designed to control by ordinance the development of subdivisions and other property traversed by or lying adjacent to the proposed cross-city, east-west boulevards and streets after designation of such boulevards and streets by action of the City Council. Which motion, duly seconded by Councilman MacCorkle, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None Councilman Drake offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: That Guiton Morgan, City Manager, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to sell to W. H. Cochran and Forest S. Pearson the City's title and claim to Lot 7./Block 143, Original City of Austin, subject to State and County taxes which may be owing on said property, for the sum of Nine Hundred Six Dollars and Seventy-one Cents ($906.71), and to consummate said sale by the execution of a deed, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. (Deed Attached) "THE STATE OF TEXAS I : KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF TRAVIS 0 That the City of Austin, a municipal corporation acting by and through Guiton Morgan, its City Manager hereunto duly authorized, for and in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, to it in hand paid by W. H. Cochran and Forest S. Pearson, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and for which no lien is retained, has GRANTED, SOLD, and CONVEYED, and by these presents does hereby GRANT, SELL, and CONVEY unto the said W. H. Cochran and Forest S. Pearson, of the County of Travis and State of Texas, all of Lot 7, Block 143, Original City of Austin, Travis County, Texas. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described tract of land, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said W. H. Cochran and Forest S. Pearson, their heirs and assigns, forever, and the City of Austin does hereby bind itself and its successors to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said tract of land unto the said W.H. Cochran and 321 321 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Forest S. Pearson, their heirs and assigns, against every person whomsoever law fully claiming, or to claim the same, or any part thereof, by, through or under it, except as to any State and County taxes which may be lawfully owing on said property. WITNESS the hand of the City of Austin this day of CITY OF AUSTIN ATTEST: 1950. By - Guiton Morgan, City Manager vote: City Clerk" (Notary's Acknowledgment) Which motion, duly seconded by Councilman Johnson, carried by the following Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None The Mayor introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WHICH ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN MAY 6, 1937, AND IS RECORDED IN BOOK "K", PAGES 159-179, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BY AMENDING SECTION 22(c) OF ARTICLE IV RELATING TO FIFTEEN-MINUTE PARKING ZONES; AND SECTION 23(d) OF ARTICLE IV RELATING TO LOAD- ING ZONE LOCATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The ordinance was read the first time and Councilman Drake moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. The motion, duly seconded by Councilman Johnson, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time and Councilman Drake moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. The motion, duly seconded, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 32 322 The ordinance was read the third time, and Councilman Drake moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, duly seconded by Councilman Johnson, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacOorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None The Mayor then announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. The Mayor introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, JULY 17, 1941, AND RECORDED IN ORDINANCE BOOK "L", PAGES 152-174, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WHICH ORDINANCE WAS AMENDATORY OF THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONING REGULATIONS AND DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL APRIL 23, 1931, AND RECORDED IN BOOK "I", PAGES 301-318, INCLUSIVE, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE AMENDATORY ORDINANCE HEREBY CHANGING THE USE DESIGNATION FROM "C-1" COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND THIRD HEIGHT AND AREA DISTRICT TO "C-2" COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND THIRD HEIGHT AND AREA DISTRICT ON LOT 1, BLOCK 4, LAKE ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE MAPS SO AS TO RECORD THE CHANGES HEREBY ORDERED; AND SUSPENDING THE RULE REQUIRING THE READING OF ORDINANCES ON THREE SEPARATE DAYS. The ordinance was read the first time, and Councilman Long moved that the rule be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. The motion, dimly seconded by Councilman MacCorkle, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None The ordinance was read the second time, and Councilman Long moved that the rule be suspended, and the ordinance passed to its third reading. The motion, duly seconded by Councilman MacCorkle, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None The ordinance was read the third time, and Councilman Long, moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, duly seconded by Councilman MacCorkle, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None The Mayor then announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 32 323 Councilman Drake offered the following ordinance and moved its adoption: (RESOLUTION) WHEREAS, Southern Union Gas Company has presented to the City Council tentar tive maps or plans showing the proposed construction of its gas mains in the streets in the City of Austin hereafter named, and said maps or plans have been considered by the City Council; therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: THAT Southern Union Gas Company be and the same is hereby permitted to lay and construct its gas mains in and upon the following streets: (1) A gas main in ROSEWOOD AVENUE, from a point 396 feet east of Nile Street easterly 126 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 8 feet north of and parallel to the south property line of said ROSEWOOD AVENUE. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (2) A gas main in ARCADIA AVENUE, from Woodrow Avenue to Arroyo Seca, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said ARCADIA AVENUE. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (3) A gas main in ARROYO SECA, from St. Johns Avenue to Piedmont Avenue, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7층 feet east of and parallel to the west property line of said ARROYO SECA. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (4) A gas main in PIEDMONT AVENUE, from Arroyo Seca to Yeates Avenue, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said PIEDMONT AVENUE. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 22 feet. (5) A gas main in JUSTIN LANE, from a point 360 feet east of Yeates Avenue westerly 500 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said JUSTIN LANE. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 324 324 (6) A gas main in ALEGRIA ROAD, from Woodrow Avenue to Arroyo Seca, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7½ feet south of and parallel to the east property line of said ALEGRIA ROAD. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (7) A gas main in STACY LANE, from El Paso Street northerly 803 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 7 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of said STACY LANE. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (8) A gas main in McCARTY STREET, from a point 141 feet north of Felix Avenue northerly 145 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 9 feet west of and parallel to theeast property line of said McCARTY STREET. Said gas main described aboveshall have a cover of not less than 20 feet. (9) A gas main in RICHARDSON LANE, from McCarty Street westerly 293 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 6 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said RICHARDSON LANE. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. (10) A gas main in JUNIPER STREET, from a point 61 feet east of Branch Street easterly 116 feet, the centerline of which gas main shall be 10 feet south of and parallel to the north property line of said JUNIPER STREET. Said gas main described above shall have a cover of not less than 2 feet. The Southern Union Gas Company is hereby put upon notice that the City of Austin does not guarantee that the space assigned above is clear from other underground utilities, but is based upon the best records we have at hand, and that the minimum depth stated does not have any reference to the fact that greater depths may not be required at special points. When the Southern Union Gas Company required definite information upon the ground as to elevations or working points from which to base the location of their assignments they shall apply to the Department of Public Works not less than three (3) days before such information is required. The Southern Union Gas Company is further put upon notice that they will be required to bear the expense of repairs or replacement of any under ground utility damaged during the construction of lines named in this resolution AND THAT whenever pavement is cut in the vicinity of a fire plug, water must be used at intervals during the course of backfilling of the ditches. THAT the work and laying of said gas mains, including the excavation in the streets and the restoration and maintenance of said streets after said CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 326 325 mains have been laid shall be under the supervision and direction of the City Manager, and under all the pertinent terms and conditions of the certain franchises granted to said company by the City of Austin. vote: Which motion, duly seconded by Councilman Johnson, carried by the following Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None Councilman Long moved that the following application for change of zone be referred to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for consideration and recommendation: JACK H. KEY, By Charles Herring 3800 Lake Austin Blvd. From "C-1" Commercial To "C-2" Commercial The motion, seconded by Councilman Johnson, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None Councilman Long moved that City Plan Commission work out with the State the designation of thoroughfares--North Guadalupe to Airport Boulevard and possibly to the City Limits, as well Koenig Lane. Councilman Drake seconded the motion, and it carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Drake, Johnson, Long, MacCorkle, Mayor Glass Noes: None There being no further business, the Council adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor. ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED Mayor