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Home My WebLink AboutMIN JUN 19 1984 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JUNE 1.9, 1984 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas, met in regular session this the 19th day of June, 1984 , with the follow- ing present : HONORABLE? Joseph D. Deshotel Mayor Pro Tem Wayne Turner. Councilman At Large Nell Pruitt Weisbach. Councilman, Ward I Mike Brumley Councilman, Ward IT. Audwin Samuel Councilman, Ward III David W. Moore Councilman, Ward IV Absent : William E. Neild Mayor Karl Nollenberger City Manager Hugh Earnest Asst . City Manager Tyrone Cooper Asst . City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by the Reverend Clinton M. Jordan, pastor of St . Paul ' s United Methodist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Turner. -000- One proclamation was issued; "Beaumont League of Negro Business and Pro- fessional Women' s Youth Day in Beaumont"' - June 22, 1984. -000,- Presentation of Service Award pins to employees with 30 and 35 years of service was made. Those with 30 years of service were : Cameron W. Trull , Police Department Administration Division and Albert Harlan, Investiga- tive Division of the Police Department ; Solomon Lee, Drainage Division and Bob E. Shaw and James Spencer, Landfill Division, Urban Transportation Department ; and Cecil M. Brantley, Building Maintenance of Housing and Building Services Department. Those with 35 years of service were Hosea Kennebrew with the Sanitation Department and David McCauley with Animal Control of th.e Health Department . Mr. Charles Ross , Superintendent of Sanitation, presented the service pin to Mr . Kennebrew. The regular session was recessed for a reception honoring these employees. -000- The regular session was reconvened following the reception with Mr. Brumley absent . The following Consent Agenda items were considered : Approval of the Minutes of the regular. City Council session held June 12, 1984; Resolution 84-210 authorizing Change Order No. 1 to the contract with S & S Construction Company for a decrease in cost of $629. 00 to the reno- vation of the Tyrrell Park Recreation Building ('contract from $184,478 to $183,849) ; Resolution 84-211 authorizing purchase of 10,000 prisoner history forms for use in the City Jail. from Cabco Business Forms at $1 , 304. 50; -92- June 19, 1984 Resolution 84-212 authorizing purchase of an eight cubic-yard dump truck for use by the Street Division of Urban Transportation from The Truck Ranch at $25, 648 . 08; and Resolution 84-213 approving installation of a roll-up door at the Service Center by Overhead Door Company at $1 , 715. 00. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman. Weisbach and seconded by Councilman Samuel . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- (Councilman Brumley returned to the meeting. ) Resolution. 84-214 awarding a contract to Baytown Construction , Inc . , for Contract 14A - Washington Boulevard Interceptor (for installation of 7 ,800 feet of gravity sewer pipe from 27 inches to 36 inches in Washington Blvd. from Wescalder to a.n existing 72-inch gravity sewer 5, 000 feet ea.st of Major Drive) in an amount of $1 , 045,906. 00; subject to approval by the Texas Department of Water Resources and Environmental Protection. Agency (,75/25% EPA participation grant ) was approved on a motion made by Council- man Samuel and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000 Ordinance No. 84-74 amending Chapter 26, Section 2623 of the Code of Ordinances, relating to speed limits on 23rd Street between College and Washington. Boulevard wa.s considered ; ORDINANCE NO. 84Y-74 ENTIT.L,ED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, SECTION 26-23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES' OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILI'TY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. Mayor Pro Tem Deshotel mentioned that he had requested that stop signs be installed on 23rd Street at its intersection with. Cartwright and/or. Corley and asked for a, written explanation of recommendation from Joe Ternus, Director of Urban Transportation . The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and se- conded by Councilman Samuel . Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 84-215 authorizing execution of an amendment to the existing agreement for engineering services with Fittz and Shipman for the Highland Avenue TIP Project due to more drainage work needed in the area between Iowa. and Florida Avenue increasing the design phase from $68,650 to $71 , 250 and the construction phase from $73,600 to $75,200 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Brumley and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes: None --000- Resolution 84-216 amending the contract with the Texas Department of Health to add $26 , 947. 00 to fund an additional Sanitarian position to allow the Health Department to respond to potential public health danger from the use of toxic and hazardous materials , their storage and disposal ; be involved in the cleanup and handling of major spills and derailments in the City ; and be involved with teaching our new food service managers certification course was approved. on a motion made by Councilman Brumley and seconded by Councilman Moore, Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -93- June 19, 1984 Resolution 84-21.7 authorizing an annual contract with Allied Chemical for purchase of liquid polymer. (Clarifloc C-311) for the Water Utilities De- partment at an amount of $12, 829. 75 was approved on a motion made by Coun- cilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Weisbach. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 84-218 authorizing purchase of 150 tons of sodium h.ydrozide from McKesson Chemical @ $19,402 . 50; 2 . 25 tons of copper sulfate at $1 , 909. 80 and 50 tons of aquenous ammonia @ $1.4, 000. 00 from Dixie Chemi- cal ; 600 tons of aluminum sulfate from Stauffer Chemical at $69, 540. 00 and 65 tons of fluosilic acid from Jones Chemical at $4 , 355. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Weisbach. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None _000 Resolution 84-219 authorizing purchase of 1 , 000 coppersetters for the Water Utilities Department from Big State Utility Supply at $16,660. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Coun- cilman Moore. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000 Ordinance No. 84-75 designating a newly-constructed street project as . "Phelan Boulevard" was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 84-75 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND IN PARTTCULAR THE NAME OF THAT CERTAIN STREET AS INDICATED UPON THE OFFICIAL STREET MAP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS BY CHANGING THE NAME OF CALDER AVENUE FROM APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET WEST OF ARLINGTON STREET TO THE WEST CITY LIMIT LINE TO PHELAN BOULE'V'ARD AND DESTGNATING A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROADWAY PROJECT AS PHELAN BOULEVARD; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILTTY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and se- conded by Councilman Moore. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000. Councilman Brumley reported receipt of two calls from citizens compliment- ing City personnel : one was for assistance given at the new landfill on Lafin Road and the other was for prompt and efficient response to a request to Lower a water meter. . Councilman Turner asked that the intersection of Gladys at 19th Street again be studied for some type of traffic control device. In addition, Councilman Turner requested that a resolution in support of the rebuilding of Highway 87 be prepared for Council ' s consideration at the next regular City Council session to be held Tune 26th. Council con- curred. Councilman Turner also requested that staff, consider methods of regulating the length of Planning & Zoning public hearings. He said the Joint Public Hearing held before City Council and committee members June 18th lasted from 3 : 00 p.m. to 9: 30 p.m. Council concurred. -000- -94- June 19, 1984 Mr , Paul Brown, 4370 Cartwright , addressed Council to request stop signs be installed on 23rd Street between Washington. Boulevard to College Street as the only method of controlling the traffic in the area. -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 Minutes of the regular City Council ses- sion held Tune 19, 1984 . Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -95- June 19, 1984