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Home My WebLink AboutMIN AUG 09 1983 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD AUGUST 9, 1983 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas, met in regular session this the 9th day of August , 1983, with the fol- lowing present : HONORABLE : William E. Neild Mayor Bill Cox Councilman, Ward I Evelyn M. Lord Councilman, Ward II Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman, Ward III Wayne Turner Councilman, Ward IV Karl Nollenberger City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney -000- The Invocation was given by Mr. Eugene Greer, pastor of the South Park Church of Christ . The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Turner. -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held July 26, 1983 ; Resolution 83-278 authorizing withdrawal of $9,395, 000.00 in securities pledged as collateral for city deposits by Texas Commerce Bank, Beaumont , (:total pledged - $24, 875, 000. 00) ; Resolution 83-279 designating Karl Nollenberger, R. J. Nachlinger and Myrtle Corgey as official signatories for the city' s depository bank; Resolution 83-280 reappointing Verma Johnson to the Housing Rehabilita- tion Loan Board, term expiring May 31, 1985; and Resolution 83-281 accepting the bid of Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc . , for a one-year termite treatment of Health Department buildings in the amount of $2,700. 00. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Cox. , Question : Ayes: Mayor Neild Abstained: Councilman Councilman Cox Lord Councilman Deshotel Councilman Turner -000- An ordinance changing the zoning from RM^H (Residential Multiple Dwelling - High Density) to CM (Commercial - Manufacturing) for property at 3698 Glenwood was considered: AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONING DIS- TRICTS AS INDICATED UPON THE ZONING MAP OF BEAU- MONT, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RM-H (RESIDENTIAL '.MULTIPLE DWELLING - HIGH DENSITY) DISTRICT TO CM (COMMERCIAL - MANUFACTURING) DIS- TRICT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3698 GLENWOOD; PRO- VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. , --121- August 9, 1983 Councilman Turner made a motion to deny the ordinance; motion was seconded by Councilman Lord. Councilman Cox requested that those areas with some type of residential zoning where there is a lot of vacant property -- especially where residen- tial structures have been removed and not rebuilt -- that have legal , non- conforming commercial or industrial uses abutting them, be given careful study and definite land use information be reported along with staff re- commendations. Question : Ayes: Mayor Neild Nayes: Councilman Councilman Cox Deshotel Councilman Lord Councilman Turner -000- Resolution 83-282 authorizing execution of a contract with Trotti & Thomson for construction of the Landfill access road and improvements to Lafin Drive in the amount of $259,891 .00 was considered. City Manager Nollenberger told Council that Lafin Road would be improved to 24-foot-wide asphalt flexible base pavement from Fannett Road to the Water Reclamation Plant with the pavement near the new Service Center widened to 36-feet in order to allow for turning motions into the new Service Center and that the Landfill access road would be constructed from the end of Lafin Road to the Landfill entrance. He said a low profile cor- rugated aluminum bridge would be constructed over Drainage District 6' s Ditch No. 11 . The contract calls for completion in 45 days and the bridge should be completed about September 12th. In addition, the City Manager told Council this is the first contract to be awarded under the Minority Business Enterprise Policy that the City Council directed, with a guideline goal of 10% of the contract . "In this particular case, they were able to meet 12 .26% and the total amount of the contract going to minority business enterprises is $31 ,878 . 00. We received confirmation of that from the contractor . . . which exceeds our guidelines. " The resolution was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and secon- ded by Councilman Cox. Question : Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 83-283 creating the Health Facilities Development Corporation, approving the Articles of Incorporation and appointing William E. Neild, Evelyn M. Lord, Wayne Turner , Joseph Deshotel and William Cox, Jr. , to serve as initial Board of Directors, and other related matters was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Governor ' s Office of General Counsel and Criminal Justice for a grant for a microfilm processor for the Police Department was deferred for clari- fication of funding amounts. -000- A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Governor' s Office of General Counsel and Criminal Justice for a grant for a polygraph unit for the Fire Department Arson Division was deferred for clarification of funding amounts. -000- -122- August 9, 1983 Resolution 83-284 authorizing emergency repairs to Water Well No. 1 by Layne Texas Company for payment based on time, parts and equipment was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Councilman Lord mentioned receipt of phone calls from mothers who were concerned about ice cream trucks vending after dark and for the safety of small children running to these trucks. She asked if the ordinance had any restrictions for this type problem. City Attorney Wall responded that the ordinance contains no limitations but if safety problems occur, it can be reexamined. Councilman Deshotel spoke of a call concerning Laura Lee Street which runs between Bigner and Helbig Roads but is not connected all the way through. He said it is well paved off Bigner Road but is not off Helbig. Because a lot of property has been sold, the caller asked the procedure for the City to connect the street and pave it or if it would be the private developer' s project . Councilman Turner questioned the status of the citizen complaint several months ago concerning loitering and loud music late at night at a car way abutting his property. City Attorney Wall said that police activities were increased after that and no more complaints have been received. Councilman Turner suggested a Workshop for consideration of setting times of operation in residential neighborhoods for some types of businesses such as the ice cream trucks, car washes, etc. and asked staff for information from other municipalities concerning ordinances of this type. Councilman Deshotel reported receipt of calls on a similar disturbance at a vacant building located at Avenue and Brockman where there is loiter- ing, people sleeping in cars, wine and beer bottles littering the lot . He said the Urban Rehabilitation Division had the owner board some windows but he won' t post "No Loitering" signs. Mayor Neild complimented "the entire staff and the efforts of consolidation of crews" for the special trash pickup program. -000- Mrs. Delia Harrington, 815 Willow Street , addressed Council in support of the Market Square project and suggested it have a drug store and ice cream parlor amount its shops and also to complain about the trash and litter around the Kyle Building. Mr. Danny Wheat , 935 Edson, read a statement supporting the "4-2-1" Voting Plan proposition to be voted on in the Special Election to be held August 13 , 1983 and urged all Beaumonters to unite behind the City Council and support the proposed plan. Kevin Brady, Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Patty Cantella, 955 Hibiscus, both made comments concerning issues on the Special Election ballot for Saturday, August 13 , 1983, and called for citizen unity. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. -000- I , Rosemarie Chiappetta, Deputy 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 held August 9, 1983. Rosemarie Chiappetta, Deputy City -123- Clerk