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Home My WebLink AboutMIN APR 08 2014M I N U T E S- CITY OF BEAUMONT W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright, Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Alan B. Coleman, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Ward II Audwin Samuel, Ward III April 8, 2014 Jamie Smith, Ward IV Tyrone E. Cooper, City Attorney Kyle Hayes, City Manager Tina Broussard, City Clerk The City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in a regular session on April 8, 2014, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. to consider the following: OPENING Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Presentations and Recognition Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items No. 1 /Consent Agenda Consent Agenda Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Jim Fuller of Calder Baptist Church gave the invocation. Councilmember Samuel led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tem Wright, Councilmembers Coleman, Getz, Pate, Samuel and Smith. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions "National Crime Victims' Rights Week" - April 6-12, 2014 - Proclamation read by Councilmember Coleman; accepted by Darla Daigle with Jefferson County Victims Assistance Center "National Safe Digging Month" - April, 2014 - Proclamation read by Councilmember Getz; accepted by Gary Chalk with Center Point Energy "Fair Housing Month" - April, 2014 - Proclamation read by Mayor Pro Tem Wright; accepted by Chris Boone, Director of Community Development for the City of Beaumont "Global Youth Service Days" - April 11-13, 2014 - Proclamation read by Councilmember Pate; accepted by Annie Bell, IEA- Inspire, Encourage, Achieve Mayor Ames read the announcement regarding Executive Session being held at the conclusion of the General Business portion of the meeting. Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda item No. 1/Consent Agenda. None Minutes — April 8, 2014 CONSENT AGENDA Approval of minutes — April 1, 2014 Confirmation of committee appointments - None A) Approve a resolution authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit styled Robert Louis Patillo vs. The City of Beaumont; Case No. A-194,989 — Resolution 14 - 075 Mayor Pro Tem Wright moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN, GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED GENERAL BUSINESS Consider a resolution approving a change order to the contract with Allco, LLC, related to the Grit Pump Replacement — Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. The City Council approved a contract with Allco, LLC, on August 16, 2011, in the amount of $1,111,359.00. The contract will furnish all labor, materials, and equipment to remove and replace the existing belt press pumps at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 4900 Lafin Road. The proposed change order will increase the contract amount by $168,098.00 to replace the existing 10" Secondary Sludge Force Main. This 1,200 LF force main will consist of four (4) independent discharge lines made of 6" diameter PVC pipe for a total of 4,800 LF. The price includes the valves and fittings to connect the new secondary sludge pump station to the existing cyclonic degritter units. The work is to be performed on a time and material basis. The work is complicated by the presence of at least one duct bank of unknown size and depth and clusters of piping that are buried underground near the sludge pumps and the cyclonic degritter units. This system will allow each of the new secondary sludge pumps to run independently and provide better flow control based on the levels and viscosity of the sludge while reducing the pump losses caused by pumping through the existing common header. The sludge pumps for the belt press and clarifiers have been in operation for more than 20 years. Sludge is generated from the sanitary sewer collection system and the solids from biological treatment. The sludge regularly varies in composition and thus requires pumps that can maintain continual operation. These deteriorated pumps are in need of replacement and the improvements to the sludge transportation system will greatly improve the efficiency of wastewater treatment. The proposed new canopies will provide protection for the exposed belt press and the secondary sludge pump station. Minutes — April 8, 2014 Councilmember Smith moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 IN THE AMOUNT OF $168,098.00, THEREBY INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT TO $1,302,411.21 FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SLUDGE PUMP REPLACEMENT PROJECT. Councilmember Samuel seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN, GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 14 - 076 WORK SESSION Receive comments from applicants for the Community Development Block Grant Public Services and Public Facilities Program funding Evelyn E. Bernard 4520 Cartwright Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of Our Mother of Mercy — Social Outreach Program Carolyn R. Fernandez 2140 Hazel St. Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas Elaine Shellenberger 4590 Concord Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of Nutrition Services for Seniors Alice Teeler 3380 Fannin Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of Girls Haven Inc. Brenda Garison 810 Hospital Dr. Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of Child Abuse and Forensic Services Daniel Jeans 2509 Cable Ave. Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of the H.O.W. Center Dan Maher 3845 S. MILK Parkway Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of the Southeast Texas Food Bank Minutes — April 4, 2014 Rev. Lowell D. Case 3390 Sarah St. Beaumont TX Spoke on the behalf of Our Mother of Mercy Summer Food Program Lloyd Hebert 995 San Jacinto Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of TASTE — Teaching Agriculture Sustainability Paula O'Neal 590 Center Beaumont TX Spoke on behalf of Henry's Place/Some Other Place Heather Finley 855S.8 th St. Spoke on behalf of R. L. Shorkey Center Annie Bell/Angeliqucea Avery 20 N. 11th St. Spoke on behalf of IEA — Inspire, Encourage, Achieve Stephanie Lartigue Pearson 4680 Roberts Ave. Spoke on behalf of AARP/Experience Corp COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS Beaumont TX Beaumont TX Beaumont TX COUNCILMEMBER SMITH - THANKED ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FOR ALL THAT THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY, STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE TEXAS TRASH OFF, HAD A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF TOURNAMENT COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - THANKED ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY ON TODAY, AND THE HELP THEY GIVE THOSE THAT ARE UNABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES, THANKED EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT AND VOLUNTEERED FOR THE TEXAS TRASH OFF TO MAKE BEAUMONT A CLEANER PLACE, ASKED THAT THE COMMUNITY NOT WAIT FOR ONE DAY A YEAR BUT TO DO THIS EVERY DAY COUNCILMEMBER PATE - STATED THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS CITY SPECIAL IS THE PEOPLE, THANKED EVERYONE FOR MAKING BEAUMONT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, COMMENTED ON THE TEXAS TRASH OFF AND THE NECHES RIVER PARADE, ANNOUNCED THAT ON THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M., THERE WILL BE A FUND RAISER FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP, ALSO THERE WILL BE A BOOK SIGNING FOR A NEW BOOK ABOUT BABE ZAHARIAS AT THE BABE ZAHARIAS MUSEUM, SANDRA WALLACE AND HER Minutes — April 4, 2014 HUSBAND WROTE THIS BOOK TITLED BABE CONQUERS THE WORLD, THEY WILL BE AT THE MUSEUM FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT - WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAME FORWARD TO SPEAK, SORRY THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH FUNDS TO GO AROUND FOR ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, IT'S FORTUNATE THAT WE DO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THE UNFORTUNATE COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - COMMENTED ON ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, SPOKE REGARDING THE 7T" DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH AND THEIR 5T" ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, HOPED THAT THEY WOULD EXPAND THIS FESTIVAL TO BE A CITY WIDE EVENT, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE SOUTH EAST TEXAS SYMPHONY, STATED THAT HE NOTICED THERE ARE OAK TREES THAT ARE IN THE EASEMENT THAT ARE VERY OLD AND CONTRACTORS ARE CUTTING THEM DOWN, WELCOMED ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBER THAT WOULD DESIRE TO JOIN WITH HIM TO REQUEST A WORKSHOP TO MAYBE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD DETER THE CUTTING OF OLDER OAK TREES UNTIL THEY HAVE COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL COUNCILMEMBER COLEMAN - COMMENTED ON THE NECHES RIVER PARADE, STATED THAT THE CORONATION FOR THE NEW QUEEN WILL BE SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE TEXAS TRASH OFF, ANNOUNCED THE GIFT OF LIFE FUNDRAISER, CHAMPAGNE AND RIBS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014, THE PRESERVATION BASH FOR THE OAKS HISTORIC DISTRICT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - NONE CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE MAYOR AMES - COMMENTED ON THE TEXAS TRASH OFF, THANKED DANIELLE UNDERFERTH FOR HER HARD WORK AND MAKING THE TRASH OFF A SUCCESS, STATED THAT 9,222 POUNDS OF TRASH WAS PICKED UP, IN ADDITION TO THAT THERE WAS OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS, THANKED THE VOLUNTEERS AND CITY STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK, MENTIONED SEVERAL EVENTS SHE ATTENDED ON SATURDAY, THE NECHES RIVER PARADE, BREAKFAST WITH THE BISHOP, THE 7T" DAY ADVENTIST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, AND THE BEAUMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY VOLUNTEER WEEK, THANKED THE YMBL FOR THE TEXAS STATE FAIR WHICH HAD RECORD NUMBERS, GLAD THAT COUNCILMEMBER SMITH WAS ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF TOURNAMENT, ALSO ANNOUNCED UPCOMING EVENTS, THE Minutes — April 4, 2014 MOONLIGHT MADNESS BICYCLE RIDE, SPINDLETOP SPIN BICYCLE RIDE, CALDER RUN, OAKS HISTORIC DISTRICT PRESERVATION BASH, AND MANY MORE IN THE MONTHS TO COME Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) Ida Bailey & Tongela Stephens 1300 Joe Louis #2802 Port Arthur TX Presented Mayor Pro Tem Wright with a gift, discussed the incident that occurred in Port Arthur with her nephew who was killed on Hwy 69 while crossing the highway Open session of meeting recessed at 2:57 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION As authorized by Section 551.087 of the Government Code, to discuss and deliberate economic development negotiations regarding a business entity proposing a Ford Park Convention Hotel and Water Park There being no action taken in Executive Session, Council adjourned. o available uppn request in the City Clerk's Office. Am ina Broussard, City Clerk Minutes — April 4, 2014