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Home My WebLink AboutMIN MAY 02 1978 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD MAY 2 , 1978 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas, met in regular session this the 2nd day of May, 1978 , with the following present : HONORABLE : Maurice Meyers Mayor Tom Combs , Jr. Councilman, Ward I Vi McGinnis Councilwoman, Ward II Calvin Williams Councilman, Ward II Leroy Evans Councilman, Ward IV Ray Riley City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk The Invocation was given by the Reverend Harold Halcomb, North End Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilwoman McGinnis . The Minutes of the regular City Council session held April 25, 1978, were approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Council- man Evans . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Mayor Meyers issued the following proclamations : "Public Radio Arts Month" - May, 1978; "Sun Day in Beaumont" - May 3 , 1978 ; "United States Postal Services" Women ' s Career Week in Beaumont" May 15-19, 1978 ; and "Be Kind to Animals Week in Beaumont" - May 13-17, 1978 . -000- Resolution 78-149 authorizing award of a formal bid to General Electric for furnishing radio equipment for various departments at a cost of $29, 943 . 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000 Resolution 78-150 award of bid to Equipment Headquarters for furnishing one (1) tractor type loader and two (2) buckets for the Water Utilities Department at a cost of $8 , 972. 00 was approved on a motion made by Coun- cilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question : Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 78-151 authorizing award of bids to Munice Reclamation & Supply rompany for furnishing a tranmission removal and installation dolly (* + , 584 . 01) and to Nycal Company, Inc . for furnishing an engine rebuilding sl. nd ($1 , 526 . 90) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and �e -)nded by Councilman Evans . (Grant : 80% Federal , 13% State and 7% City. ) Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Aesolution 78-152 authorizing the award of bids to Pinkley & Associates for sign faces ($3 , 611 . 56) ; Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company for reflective sheeting ($2, 371 . 10) , Vulcan Signs and Stamping, Inc . for sign blanks ($3, 624 . 56) and Builder 's Discount House for lumber and fast- ment ('100% grant from the Governor ' s Office on Traffic Safety) was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes: All Nayes : None May 2, 1978 Resolution 78-153 authorizing the award of bid to E. R. Dupuis Concrete Company Inc . for the Willow Bend Participation Paving Project (#71-78-351) at a cost of $97 , 255. 00 (developer portion $67, 015. 00 -- City's share of contract plus engineering and contingencies approximately $35, 000. 00) was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-154 amending the CDBG third-year street engineering agree- ment with Garrod & Associates for certain engineering work in Census Tract 17 to add two streets -- Devilleneuve Street from Irving to Brooklyn and Verone Street from Schwarner to Grant -- with an increased fee of $9, 000 for said work was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-155 authorizing Change Orders No . 6 ($280. 00 for revision of Exhibition Hall stair handrails on four stairways), No. 7 ($905. 00 for the removal of the top precast concrete channel seating slab between doors C-2 and D-24 on the east side of the arena) , and No. 8 ($1 ,879. 00 for the addition of three combination locks, one dictaphone outlet , one clock outlet , three duplex receptacles, three telephone outlets and one electrical plug-in sgrip, furnishing raised letter room identification, revising telephone conduit and equipment room and deleting two 2" water meters for lawn sprinkler system) to the H. A. Lott , Inc . contract for the construction of an Exhibit Hall , Civic Center Project No. 70-74-011 was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-156 accepting additional securities which are being pledged against the City ' s Time and Demand deposits ($4,675, 000 additional pledged, total deposits $49, 722, 000) by the American National Bank was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-157 authorizing payment to Olshan Demolition Company, Inc . for demolition of certain structures in Census Tract 17 in the amount of $6, 444. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Appointments of Ray Riley, John Anderson and Maurine Gray to the steering committee for the "Goals for Beaumont" conference were made on a motion 1.y Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Ordinance No . 78-50 appropriating $12, 000 as matching funds for the opera- tr` .;n of the Children ' s Center and $13 , 000 for the operation of the Frank- lin House Rehabilitation Center and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with these agencies was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 78-50 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT COMMENCING OCTOBER 1 , 1977, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978 , BY APPROPRIATING May 2, 1978 $25, 000 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE TO AN ACCOUNT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FRANKLIN HOUSE AND THE CHILDREN'S CENTER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH LAND MANOR, INC. FOR THE FRANKLIN HOUSE AND WITH PEOPLE ORGANIZED WITH ECONOMIC RESOURCES, INC. FOR THE CHILDREN' S CENTER. A motion to approve the ordinance was made by Councilman Williams and se- conded by Councilwoman McGinnis . After a long discussion, it was generally decided that a moratorium be placed on aid to any type Social Service until guidelines and a philoso- phy can be developed for supporting agencies requesting assistance . Question on the motion to approve the ordinance was called : Ayes : Mayor Meyers Nayes : Councilman Evans Councilman Combs Councilwoman McGinnis Councilman Williams -000- Mr . Archie Land, 435 Langham Road, (Land Manor) , addressed Council to express his appreciation for the action taken today and for their interest in social services . Ms. Josephine Morris of the Franklin House addressed Council to thank them for the action taken today in helping to fund Franklin House. Ms. Joyce Irving of the Children ' s Center (home address, 4670 Calumet) addressed Council to express her appreciation for the action taken today in providing local match money for the Children ' s Center. Mr. J. C. Leggett , 1849 Washington Blvd. , addressed Council to ask the status of the Gulf States Utilities rate increase case. City Attorney told Mr. Leggett it would be discussed in next Tuesday ' s Workshop Session. Mr. Ralph Spears, Nome, Texas, addressed Council to say he had applied to register his softball baseball team with the Parks & Recreation Department to play in the park on Louisiana Street and was told there were no vacan- cies. Mr. Spears said he understood that other teams had registered after the deadline that resided outside the city limits. The City Manager re- sponded by saying that resident teams were given preference and that it was his understanding there are 10 teams left on the list to register but that the request would be investigated. Mr. Robert Greenleaf , 4395 El Paso, presented a petition containing approx- imately 80 signatures asking that special use permits for Children ' s Day Care Centers not be considered in residential areas . -000- Mayor Meyers called an Executive Session pursuant to Section 2 of the Texas Open Meetings Law. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continu- ing with the City Council Workshop Session . -000- I , Myrtle Corgey, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont , Texas , certify that the above is a true copy of the minutes of the regular City Council session . Myrtle Corgey City Clerk May 2, 1978