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Home My WebLink AboutMIN NOV 11 1975 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD NOVEMBER 11, 1975 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, ma°, in regular session this the 11th day of November, 1975, with the following preset:,, . HONORABLE: Ken Ritter Mayor Don Cash Councilman, Ward I Calvin Williams Councilman, Ward III Leroy Evans Councilman, Ward IV Absent: Vi McGinnis Councilwoman, Ward 11 Howard McDaniel Acting City Manager Myrtle Corgey City Clerk Lane Nichols Asst. City Attorney -000- The Invocation was given by Mr. W. J. Balmer, Public Works Coordinator. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Williams. -000- The Minutes of the regular session of the City Council held November 4 , 1975, were approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 75-393 authorizing the award of a contract in the amount of $550,599.20 to E. R. Dupuis Concrete Works for construction of Lavaca, CIP 11-ST-121, this being the lowest and best bid received, was approved on a motion made by Coun- cilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 75-394 authorizing conveyance of 1144 . 36 square foot tract of land out of Lot 33 and Lot 34, Block 5, Pear Orchard Estates Addition, as considera- tion for Parcel #60, in lieu of previous offers (CIP 11-ST-121 -- Mr. Alvin Randolph) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 75-395 accepting a grant from the Governor ' s office of Traffic Safety (100% funded) which will provide for the attendance of a Beaumont Police Off.1- cer at the Selective Traffic Enforcement Training Course to be held November 10-21, 1975, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 75-396 authorizing final payment to Miner-Dederick in the amount of $20 ,458 . 48 (total revised contract - $2, 836 ,077 . 69) for contract completion 0:, the Police & Municipal Court Facility, CIP 11-B-01, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- -188- November 11, 1975 Resolution 75-397 authorizing payment of annual membership dues to the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, in the amount of $3,600.00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- - motion to reset the dilapidated structures hearing for November 18, 1975, was made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash and approved as follows: Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Board members to the Economic Opportunity Commission of South East Texas -- J. W. Thompson, Councilman Calvin Williams and Ricardo Ramirez -- were appointed on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 75-398 authorizing the American National Bank to pledge additional securities in the amount of $15,900,000. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 75-399 rescinding previous award to Korrect Steel (R-75-384) in the amount of $36,700. 00 for Base Bid A - covered play area - Athletic Complex, and awarding contract to Daniel' s Construction in the amount of $256,800. 00 for combined Bids A, B, C-1, C-2, and C-3 received October 3, 1975 (Korrect Steel bid did not include mechanical or electrical work and did not meet specifica- tions - recomputation with these items were higher than Daniel' s Construction bid) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Council- man Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 75-400 concerning supplemental agreement to the existing lease with the U. S. Naval Reserve was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Reverend J. Boyd Davis, First Bible Baptist Church, addressed Council to ask when the report concerning his request for 4-way stop signs at the intersec- tion of Fillmore and Cleveland would be given. He was told the matter is scheduled to be discussed at the Workshop Session to be held at 3 :00 p.m. today. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. -000- 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 November 11, 1975. Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -189- November 11, 1975