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Home My WebLink AboutAPR 02 1974 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD APRIL 2, .1974 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this 2nd day of April, with the following present : HONORABLE: Ken Ritter Mayor Don Cash Councilman, Ward I George D-I'shman, Jr. Councilman, Ward II Calvin Williams Councilman, Ward III Leroy Evans Councilman, Ward IV Kenneth Devero City Manager Howard McDaniel Asst. City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk Joe Impey Dir. Community Develop. W. J. Balmer Dir. Public Works J. D. Martin Pub. Wks. Prog. Coor. Earl Deland City Engineer Willie Bauer Chief of Police Dean Ransom Finance officer Eddie Whitnell Dir. Traffic & Trans . Henry Engelbrecht Dir. Parks & Recrea. Underwood Hill Dir. Public Utilities The Invocation was given by Dr. G. W. Daniels, Sunlight Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council-man Evans. -C,00- The Mayor issued the following proclamations: "Veterans Day Week in Beaumont" March 29-April 4, 1974; "Industrial Week in Beaumont" - April 1-6, 1974 . Mayor Ritter announced that he and Senator John Tower had recommended Stephen Craig to attend the United States Academy at West Point. Dr. Stoeltje stated that Craig worked for the Health Department. The Mayor issued the following proclamations : "Future Homemakers of America Week in Beaumont" - March 31 - April 6, 1974; "Week of the Young Child in Beaumont" - March 31-April 6 , 1974; "National Action for Foster Children Week in Beaumont" March 31 - April 6, 1974; and "Young Audiences Week in Beaumont" - March 31 April 6, 1974 . -000-- The Minutes of the regular session of the City Council held March 26, 1974 were approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- A resolution authorizing the award of bid for furnishing an Electro-mecha.ni- cal Filing Unit for the Public Utilit�.es Department Customer Service Division to Acme Visible Records, Inc. , in the amount of $6, 344 . 00 as the lowest and best bidder was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing the award of bid for furnishing uniforms for City Departments to Factory Sales Company of Houston in the amount of $41,452. 00 as the lowest and best bidder was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes : All Nayes ; None A resolution authorizing the award of bid for furnishing two-way mobile radio equipment for the Street Department and Solid Waste Department and a remote control console for the Sewer Department to RCA Mobile Communications in the amount of $11, 093. 00 as the lowest and best bidder was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- - resolution authorizing the award of bid for furnishing new tires and tubes to White Tire Supply, Inc. in the amount of $51, 572 .41 and for furnishing re- capping and section repairs to Jack' s Tire Service Co. , in the amount of $7, 728. 62, as the lowest and best bidders was approved on a motion made by Councilman Dishman and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- - resolution authorizing the award of bid for construction of the East Lucas Project (11-ST-04) to Trotti & Thomson in the amount of $986, 937.30 as the lowest and best bidder was approved on a motion made by Councilman Dishman and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Permission to advertise for bids for furnishing 2, 000 ' of 23," Fire Hose for the Fire Department was granted on a motion made by Councilman Cash and se- conded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- An ordinance regarding Planning Division File 511-Z to change the zoning of Lots 7 & 8, Block 13 , Ogden Addition from R-2 to R-3 was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 74-29 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS , AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS AS INDICATED UPON THE ZONING MAP OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE OGDEN ADDITION IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, PRESENTLY ZONED "R-2" TO 11R-311; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A PEN- ALTY. Councilman Williams made a motion to deny this change. Councilman Evans seconded the motion. The motion failed by the following vote : Question: Ayes : Councilman Nayes : Mayor Ritter Williams Councilman Cash Councilman Evans Councilman Dishman A motion to approve this ordinance was made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes : Mayor Ritter Nayes : Councilman Williams Councilman Cash Councilman Evans Councilman Dishman -000- An ordinance regarding Planning Division File 214-OB to abandon the street light easements now located on the common lot line of Lots 9 and 10, Block 7 and on the common lot line of Lots 3 and 4 , Block 8 , in Washington Manor Ad- dition, Unit III was considered: -2- ORDINANCE NO. 74-30 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING TWO FIVE FOOT (51 ) WIDE STREET LIGHT EASEMENTS IN WASHINGTON MANOR ADDITION, UNIT THREE (3) , AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND ACCEPTANCE OF TWO FIVE FOOT (5 ' ) WIDE EASEMENTS IN SAID ADDITION IN LIEU THEREOF, ALSO AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the devel- opment of a model recruiting and screening system for the Police Department was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A resolution accepting water and sanitary sewer improvements in Washington Manor, Unit 3, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- A resolution authorizing release of weed lien against Charles E. Ledbetter on Lot 39, Block 8, Forest Park Addition, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- - resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease contract with the Young Men' s Business League for the Arena Area of the Fair Park for the purpose of staging a rodeo for the days of June 6, 7 , and 8, 1974 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant from the Crimi- nal Justice Council providing for a telephone recording system for the Po- lice Department was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and se- conded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A resolution requesting the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission to apply for a Supplemental Transit Planning Grant and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission for planning work pursuant to said Grant was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing the City Manager to employ a consultant architect for planning a new transit maintenance facility and authorizing the City Attor- ney to employ an appraiser to appraise the market value of the site thereof was approved on a motion made by Councilman Dishman and seconded by Council- man Williams. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -3- A resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a Capital Grant pur- suant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing and directing the filing of Proceedings in Eminent Domain against Bryant, Byram & Swain to acquire through said Proceedings an easement in, under and across a certain parcel of land out of Lots 3 & 4 of Block 4 of the Dishman Addition to the City of Beaumont, in the C. Wil- liams Survey was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and secon- ded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing and directing the filing of Proceedings in Eminent Domain against B. F. Pye, Jr. , Earl Watson Pye, Perl Pye Wilson to acquire through said Proceedings an easement in, under and across a certain parcel of land situated in the H. Williams Survey, Abstract 56, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing and directing the filing of Proceedings in Eminent Domain against R. D. Crowell to acquire through said Proceedings an easement in, under and across a certain parcel of land out of the H. Williams Survey, Abstract 56, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing the City Attorney to commence negotiations with land- owners for right-of-way needed in the Washington Boulevard Project, C.I .P. Project 11-ST-03 , was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and secon- ded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing and directing the filing of Proceedings in Eminent Domain against James S. Wallace and Mary V. Wallace to acquire through said Proceedings an easement in, under and across a certain parcel of land out of Lot 16, Block 1 of the Wescalder Fig Acre Subdivision was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Dishman. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Councilman Cash met in Nederland with a group of citizens to discuss the South County flood insurance problem. He stated that all is being done now that can be done. -000- It was announced that Clarence Cowart, Solid Waste Department, has an article in this month' s "Town and City" magazine. Further, it was announced that Library Director Maurine Gray has been elected President of the Texas Library Association. -000- -4- Councilman Cash reported that he and Mr. Joe Impey, Director of Community Development had attended a Community Development Committee Seminar concern- ing "Texas issues in federal funding for Community Development" , sponsored by the Texas Municipal League and held in Austin, Texas, March 28 and 29, 1974. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. -000- 1, Myrtle Corgey, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas, certify that the above is a true copy of the Minutes of the regular session of the City Council held April 2, 1974 . Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -5-