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Home My WebLink AboutMIN APR 22 1975 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD APRIL 22 , 1975 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 22nd day of April, 1975, with the following present: HONORABLE: Ken Ritter Mayor Don Cash Councilman, Ward I Vi McGinnis Councilwoman, Ward II Calvin Williams Councilman, Ward III Leroy Evans Councilman, Ward IV Appointed Officials: Kenneth Devero City Manager Myrtle Corgey City Clerk Staff: Lavon Jones Asst. City Attorney -000- The Invocation was given by Dr. Marvin J. Moseley, Amelia Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Williams. -000- The Mayor issued the following proclamations : "Epsilon Sigma Alpha Week in Beaumont" - April 28 - May 4 , 1975 and "Telephone Pioneers Week in Beaumont" April 21-27, 1975. -000- The Minutes of the regular City Council session held April 15 , 1975, were approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- A motion authorizing the advertising for bids for furnishing plant materials for landscaping at the Water Utilities Service Center (CIP 11-WU-01) was made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- - motion to reject one and only bid received for furnishing a Combination Oil Field Type Body for a 30 ,000 GVW Winch Truck for the Street Department, and authorizing the readvertising for bids was made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 75-156 authorizing the Mayor to execute release of weed lien in the Thomas Road Addition against Paul B. Shaw and wife, Joy Shaw, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. (Lien amount $19. 05) Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 75-157 accepting a conveyance of six (6) tracts of land, containing a total of 2. 237 acres, for the University Street Project, CIP 11-ST-07, from Lamar University was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -63- April 22, 1975 Ordinance 75-29 authorizing Southwestern Bell ' s installation of underground fuel tanks (tanks to store emergency diesel fuel for generators) was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 75-29 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LICENSE TO SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS IN AN ALLEY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance 75-30 authorizing the Texas Municipal Retirement System to transfer City' s contribution for transit system employees to the City' s principle ac- count which covers all other City departments was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 75-30 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ELECTING A SINGLE COMPOSITE PARTICIPATION DATE FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PARTICIPATING IN TEXAS MUNICIPAL RE- TIREMENT SYSTEM TO BE USED FOR CALCULATION OF NOR- MAL AND PRIOR SERVICE CONTRIBUTION RATES AND FOR DETERMINATION OF FUNDING PERIODS OF CERTAIN OBLIGA- TIONS TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and se- conded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 75-158 authorizing acceptance of an easement granted by Patricia Ann Phelan Milam, for the purpose of relocating sanitary sewer line in Block 15 of the Averill Addition was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 75-159 authorizing acceptance of a 10 ' wide easement in Pine Is- land Bayou Estates from Federal Land Corporation for general utilities pur- poses (eventual service to Edgewater Drive) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 75-160 authorizing the City Manager to file an application for Tran- sit Subsidy Assistance (UMTA form resolution required) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- An amendatory ordinance regulating closing hours and holidays of local retail package stores was considered: AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 0-75- 22 , AS PASSED'''BYITHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1975, WHICH ORDINANCE PROHIBITED THE SALE OR DELIVERY OF ANY -64- April 22 , 1975 LIQUOR AT CERTAIN TIMES AND ON CERTAIN DAYS; PRO- VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. Councilman Williams made a motion to approve the ordinance because he said that, at this time, it is evident that most package store dealers favor a return to the 9 :00 p.m. closing set by state law and that the 8 : 00 p.m. curfew is an un- fair restriction of competition in the interests of some and not others. The motion failed for lack of a second. _000- Ordinance 75-31 condemning certain dilapidated structures was considered ORDINANCE NO. 75-31 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FINDING THE BUILDINGS LO- CATED AT 3017, 3019 & 3021 WEST BRENHAM, THE SAME BEING LOTS 8 & 9, BLOCK 3 WEST END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 820, 822 , 836 & NEXT TO 836 BUFORD STREET, THE SAME BEING LOTS 4' & 5 , BLOCK 1, STOCKHOLM ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 860 BUFORD STREET, THE SAME BEING LOT 3 , BLOCK 1 STOCKHOLM ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEF- FERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 924 & 934 BUFORD STREET, THE SAME BEING PLAT G, TRACT 68 D. BROWN SURVEY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS? 838 (SHORT) CONCORD, THE SAME BEING E/.;, OF LOT 4 , BLOCK 20 CHAISON ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 3114 WEST CROCKETT, THE SAME BEING LOT 7 , BLOCK 6 WEST END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 3120 ELINOR (REAR) , THE SAME BEING LOT 20, BLOCK 33 WEST OAKLAND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 3495 WEST EUCLID, THE SAME BEING LOT 13, BLOCK 8 , CARVER TERRACE ADDI- TION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 3640 WEST EUCLID, THE SAME BEING LOT 9, BLOCK 4 CARVER TERRACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 3360 GLENWOOD, THE SAME BEING LOT 14 , BLOCK 12 WEST OAKLAND ADDI- TION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 1311 & 1315 ISLA STREET (DUPLEX) , THE SAME BEING LOT 1, BLOCK D NORTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 17, 19, 26 & 27 LEIGHT ALLEY, THE SAME BEING PLAT G, TRACT 68 D. BROWN SURVEY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEF- FERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 1940 MAGNOLIA (REAR GARAGE APARTMENT) , THE SAME BEING LOT 20, BLOCK 9 NORTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT? JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 1980 NORA STREET (FRONT & REAR) , THE SAME BEING LOT 6 , BLOCK 1 CARR ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 2435 OMAHA (REAR) , THE SAME BEING PLAT D-11, TRACT 37 A. WILLIAMS SURVEY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 1238 STEWART STREET, THE SAME BEING PLAT G, TRACT 50 D. BROWN SURVEY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 4085 USAN STREET, THE SAME BEING PLAT B-3 , TRACT 59 J. W. BULLOCK SUR- VEY TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; 1330 VALENTINE, THE SAME BEING LOT 6 , BLOCK 9 MC- FADDIN FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEF- FERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; AND 3345 WESTMORELAND, THE SAME BEING LOT 5, BLOCK 9 WEST OAKLAND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND ORDERING THEM TO BE DE- -65- April 22, 1975 MOLISHED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OR TO BE DEMOLISHED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; AND PROVIDING FOR A LIEN FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT IN HAVING SAID BUILDING DEMOLISHED. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- City Manager reminded that Council was to meet with Architects - Dickson, Dick- son, & Bullock - concerning Fair Park improvements. -000- Mayor Ritter announced that Councilman Don Cash had been recently elected Vice Chairman of the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission Criminal Justice Council. -000- Chief Bauer introduced Captain George Schuldt, Beaumont Police Department Train- ing Officer, and said he has been nominated to attend Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation' s National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, at no expense to the City. Chief Bauer said Capt. Schuldt would be the 12th member of the Department to attend. -000® Mayor Ritter recognized a student group in attendance. Mr. Steve Hutton, Hebert High School, brought the rest of his government class who were unable to attend last week' s session. -000- Mr. Gerald Buckley, 5750 Melsha Lane, urged Council to take action on the pro- posed 5-member Study Board for various departments (proposed Police Review Board) . Mrs. P. G. Matthews & Mrs. Ezelle, Colonel George Moffett Chapter of the D.A.R. , addressed Council to request that the City participate with their group to make necessary repairs and improvements to the Temple of the Brave located on Pipkin Park so that it would be in good condition for the 1976 Bicentennial Celebra- tions. Mayor Ritter assured them that the City would take this project under considera- tion. -000- Mr. H. K. Potter, 3550 South 6th Street, addressed the Council on behalf of the package store owners opposing the 8 : 00 p.m. closing. Mr. Leantha J. Redd, Executive Secretary of the Beaumont Chapter of N.A.A.C.P. , addressed Council to request action be considered for appointment of the Study Committee for the Police Review Board. Mr. J. F. Booker, 445 Adams, addressed Council to request parking facilities be provided for Alice Keith Park for the convenience of senior citizens using this facility. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. -000- -66- April 22 , 1975 I, Myrtle Corgey, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas, certify that the above is a true copy of the regular City Council session held April 22 , 1975. Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -67- April 22 , 1975 I D 0 P E N I N G S CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2 : 00 p.m. - April 22, 1975 THOSE present at Bid Openings were: Myrtle Corgey City Clerk Lavon Jones Asst® City Attorney Jim Thompson Admin. Asst. to Manager Lynne Bachelder Purchasing Agent Joe Impey Dir. Community Develop. Wayne Yancey Admin. Asst. to Como Dev. Dir. Earl Deland City Engineer Doug Baker Acting Asst. City Engineer W. D. Bouillion Detective-Police Department R. E. Shiflet PetectiVe-Police Department -000® In response to an advertisement previously published, the following bids for furnishing one (1) mobile display/demonstration trailer for the Police De- partment Crime Prevention Unit were received: Shell Trailer Shell Trailer & Finished Interior Wells-Cargo, Inc. $ 3,175000 $ 5,980020 The bids were referred to the City Manager and staff for study and future re- commendation to the City Council, -000- In response to an advertisement previously published, the following bids for furnishing a remote pump station operations system for the Water Department were received: Autocon Industries $ 9,284A0 Sparling Div. Environtech Corp. $ 15,400000 Seiscor Division of Seismograph Service NO BID The bids were referred to the City Manager and staff for study and future re- commendation to the City Council. -000- In response to an advertisement previously published, the following bids for furnishing necessary materials, equipment, etc. , for construction of a portion of University Drive (Contract to be let on May 6th) were received: TOTAL BID BID SECURITY WORK DAYS E. R. DuPuis Concrete Co. , Inc. $509,565020 5% gab 200 Greer Construction Company $498 ,860060 5% gab 200 Gulf Coast Industrial Contr . , Inc. $561,207000 5% gab 200 JCN Pavers, Inc. $512 ,341000 5% gab 200 Trotti & Thomson, Inc. $498,930025 5% gab 200 The bids were referred to the City Manager and staff for study and future re- commendation to the City Council . -000- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. -000- 2, Myrtle Corgey, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas, certify that the above is a true copy of the Bid Openings held April 22, 1975® Myrtle Corgey City Clerk April 22 , 1975