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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN MAY 04 1982 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD MAY 4 , 1982 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas , met in regular session this the 4th day of May , 1982 , with the following pre- sent : HONORABLE : William E. Neild Mayor Bill Cox Councilman , Ward I Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman , Ward III Wayne Turner Councilman , Ward IV Absent : Evelyn M. Lord Councilman, Ward II Ray Riley City Manager Hugh Earnest Asst . City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by Dr. G. W. Daniels , Sunlight Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Cox. -000- Mayor Neild administered the "Oath of Office" to Wayne Turner, Councilman , Ward IV. -000- Mary Doug Stephens presented a gavel to Mayor Neild for the City of Beau- mont . She told Council that the gavel is engraved, inlaid in the wood, "City Hall , Beaumont , Texas" and then has scratched in "E. W. Gross , Mayor" and "J. W. Anderson , City Manager, 1928. " One end of the gavel reads "17 kinds of wood" and the other end says "handmade by G.W.G. " -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council session held April 27, 1982 ; and Resolution 82-157 authorizing purchase of two microfilm readers for Tyrrell Historical Library from Zytron of Houston in the amount of $2 ,510. 00. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-158 authorizing purchase of a truck-mounted color television system (with 2000-foot capacity for line) for inspection of the interior of the sanitary sewer lines and storm sewer lines from Cues , Inc. of Orlando, Florida in the amount of $72 ,400. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-159 authorizing a five-year renewal of the Little Theatre Building lease at Fair Park with the Beaumont Community Players was ap- proved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -72- May 4, 1982 Resolution 82-160 appointing Mayor William Neild and Councilman Joseph Deshotel as the city 's representatives on the Board of the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission and Resolution 82-161 appointing Councilman Bill Cox to the South East Texas Regional Council on Aging were approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-162 accepting water and sanitary sewer line improvements in Bayou Bend Subdivision , Lots 1 through 16 , (streets will remain private and maintained by the property owners ' association) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-163 letting a one-year contract to Chuck' s Wrecker Service for removal of junked, wrecked, or inoperable motor vehicles from private property at a payment of $15. 50 per vehicle to the City was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Ordinance No. 82-46 amending Section 30-25 c (11) of the City Code was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 82-46 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30, SECTION 25C(11) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BY ADDING TWO LINES IN THE DESCRIPTION OF ZERO-LOT-LINE WHICH WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE FINAL PRINTED TEXT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-164 authorizing purchase of examination tables for the new Community Health Clinic from Frank's Medical Mart at $2 , 199. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-165 letting a contract with Mar-Len , Inc. , for construction of the Harriot Street lift station as a project of the EPA grant assisted sanitary sewer system improvement program in the amount of $578,963. 00 contingent upon approval by the Texas Department of Water Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency was approved on a motion made by Council- man Cox and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Councilman Turner complimented the Parks & Recreation Department for their work in the area of focal point beautification , especially the College at 11th Street intersection , and then questioned schedule for parks ' mainte- nance, filling low spots , etc. -000- -73- May 4, 1982 There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continuing with the City Council Workshop Session. -000- - , 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 ses- sion held May 4, 1982 . Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -74- May 4, 1982