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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN FEB 24 1987 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD FEBRUARY 24, 1987 -- 1 :15 P.M. BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 24th day of February, 1987, with the following present: HONORABLE: Maurice Meyers Mayor Bob Lee, Jr. Councilman At Large Andrew P. Cokinos Councilman At Large Nell Pruitt Weisbach Councilman, Ward I Mike Brumley Councilman, Ward II Audwin Samuel Councilman, Ward III David W. Moore Council-man, WArd IV Albert E. Haines City Mainager Lane Nichols City Attorney -000- The invocation was given by Dr. William Scales, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Samuel. -000- Dr. Scales, after giving the Invocation, told the Council and audience of his '.great embarrassment" when he was not only arrested and held for $200.00 In bail money during the recent Crime Stoppers Jail-a-Thor, at Parkdalle Mall, but had his picture displayed on approximately one-third of a Dage in the Beaumont Enterprise. Dr. Scales asked for a unanimous show of hands from the audience - which he received - to extract $10.00 in fines from the Mayor, City Council zil­rs, City Manager and City Attorney - another $90.00 for the Crime Stoppers program, which Is fully funded by donations. -000- The City Council Session was recessed for fifteen (15) minutes and reconvened in the Civic Center meeting rooms because of termites swarming in the Council Chambers. nambers. -000- Mayor !fevers welcomed Katy Reeder, Lar%ar University Student Government representative and Lamar Cheerleader, in attendance at today's Council session. in addition, New Life Academy students were welcomed to the session. -000- -57- February 24, 1987 Three proclamations were issued: "National Engineers Week in Beaumont" - February 22-28, 1987 - Tom Warner, Director of Public Works" received the proclamaiton and was congratulated on being named the "Young Engineer of the Year"; a proclamation recognizi n&__the Junior T:t agi e of Beaumont for their 50 years of volunteer service in health, welfare, recreational, educational and cultural fields with over 936,000 volunteer service hours and raising approximately $1.0 million to fund their programs; and the Pilot Club International, the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped and Sears, Robuck and Company in their selection of a Handicapped Professional Woman of the Year on nomination by Margaret 'Harmon, Community Affairs Administrator for the City of Beaumont, chose Edith Kaleck, "victim of a massive stroke almost twenty years ago, leaving her unable to see, hear, think, talk or move the right side of her body; through courage and determination and aided by years of therapy and continued educational training is now able to walk and to fulfill the responsibilities of her position as vice-president of Human Services for Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas.' and honored her with a proclamation naming "Edith Kaleck Day in Beaumont" - February 25, 1987. `- -000= The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council sessions held February 3 and 10, 1987 and the special City Council session held February 17, 1987; Resolution 87-29 reappointing Dr. Herman Gerhardt, Dr. G. 1. Holmes, Dr. R. T. Douthat, Wallace D. Williams and Ebner Embs to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Committee, terns to expire February 28, 1480, and reappointing Jack Kosh'kin and Ed Sigee to the housing Authority with terms expiring February 28, 1989; Resolution 87-30 authorizing execution of an agreement with the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission for $14,474.00 in Community Service Block Grant funds to the Beaumont Community Health Clinic for use in making prescription medications available to poverty-level residents of Bea nont and 'north Jefferson County (City's in-kind match, $3,704.00); ;Resolution 87-31 authorizing the purchase of Parcel No. 4, 8,401 square feet on the northeast corner of the intersection of Collage and Park Streets from Boyd Caffey, et al - Caffey Automotive - for the College Street Project of the Transportation Improvement Program (T. I.P. ) at a total cost of $155,500.00 ($120, 500 plus $15,000 for .moving expenses); and Resolution 87-32 authorizing the purchase Parcel No. 141, 4,704 square feet out of the A. Savery Survey, Abstract 46, from Rebecca Anne Cox Miskimon for the appraised value of $57,500.00 for the widening and improving of Major Drive - FM 364. The Consent Agenda was approved on a ;notion made by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman. Cokinos. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -58- February 24, 1987 The public comment portion to hear comments on Agenda Items B.4. through D was called: Mr. Clyde Allen, 4490 .ferry Drive, representing Kinsel Ford, addressed Council to request that Agenda Item C.10. , the purchase of dump trucks, be tabled until the specifications for these dump trucks are reviewed. Mayor Meyers suggested that Mr. Allen join in the discussion of this item when Council considers it for action. There being no other to address Council on agenda items, this portion of the session was closed. -000- Mayor Meyers called an Executive Session, pursuant to Section He of the Texas Open Meetings Act, to consider pending litigation in the ESM Securities case and the Gulf States Utilities rate case, to be held immediately following the City Council Workshop Session. _000.- Ordinance No. 87-8 granting a Specific Use Permit for a church at 2575 Texas Street and located on the southwest corner of intersection of Texas and Cottonwood (requested by Pastor W. A. victoria of Holy Place of Jesus Church) was considered: ORDINANCE NiO. 87-8 ENTITLEtD. AN ORDINANCE ISSUING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A CHURCH ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2575 TEXAS STREET, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. The ordinance was approved on a ?potion made by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Samuel. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance No. 87-9 granting a Specific Use Permit for a lounge at 4414 i1owlen Road in the Crossroads Shopping Center (requested by Eddie Kerwin, Jr. ) was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 87-9 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ISSUING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRINKING PLACE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4414 DOiT EN, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS The ordinance was approved on a :notion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -59- February 24, 1987 Ordinance No. 87-10 changing the zoning from GC-MD (General Commercial - Multiple Dwelling) to LI (Light Industrial) for property covered by the VWR Rezoning Study northeast of Martin Luther King, Jr. , Parkway/Spur 380) in the vicinity of VWR Drive and Olin Road was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 87-10 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE BO T7 NDARIES OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS AS INDICATED UPON THE ZONING MAP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY CHANGING I-HE ZONING FROM GC-MD (GENERAL COMMERCIAL-MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT) TO LI (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) ON PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE VWR REZONING STUDY, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion Rade by Councilman Lee and seconded by Councilman Weisbach. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 87-33 authorizing the filing of an application for funding for an Economic Development Administration Title IX Revolving Loan Fund project, in the amount of $500,000 or two-thirds of the project cost with the City's matching share at $250,000 for a of total of $750,000, to provide seed money to make loans available to small businesses and minority business enterprises with emphasis placed on encouraging local enterprises to expand - the loans would range from $10,000 to $1D0,000 with repayments used to replenish the fund - was considered: -MAYOR MEYERS: I would just want to comment before I would ask for Council's mo,--fo`n and vote that this epitomizes the role that we can play work-Ing in the 0 community using our effort, influence and ability to generate funds to assist business and assist expansion and provide funds that also can assist our financial financial institutions and I think this is the foreru-aner of good things for our City. I would ask for a motion . . . . . . Resolution 87-33 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 87-34 authorizing purchase of a computer software system for Municipal Court from Designer Software Consultants, Inc. of Fort Worth In the amount of $20,000.00 to be used with the Court's new IBM 136 Computer was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Weisbach. Question: Ayes: All Nay2s: None -60- February 24, 1987 CITY MANAGER: Mayor and members of Council, at this point I would like to bear your Indulgence, not to deter or depart from the rest of the agenda, but rather to hopefully address some issues that were raised and might be raised relative to these items of purchases of equipment. As the Council will recall in the previous Council meeting, one item - specifically item C. 11 . - was presented to Council in a Work Session, Workshop Session. At that time, there was some discussion, specifically realtive to the possibility of providing or determining a local preference policy in the acquisition in the purchase of equipment and it was deemed appropriate to hold any action pending a legal opinion from our City Attorney and the direction that sent to me to look at the possibility of dealing with local preference in bidding. With that introduction, I would like to ask Mr. Nichols if he would provide to you, I guess, his report, relative to the legality of proceeding in that direction. CITY ATTORNEY: Thank you, Al. I think each of you have received a copy of the opinion. It's rather short. The purchase of goods and services is controlled by the competitive bidding statute of the State of Texas that requires that cities and counties award bids for purchase of goods and services over $10,000.00 to the lowest responsible bidder. Now, the cases in the Attorney General's opinions under this, looking at the local preference issue, make it clear that a pure local preference that is not based on any economic analysis will not stand - would not be in compliance with the statute. They do, however, leave discretion to local authorities to make reasonable economic analysis dealing with the proximity of the vendor to the city, availability of parts and these sorts of analysis are made at this time and were made at the time we had the Workshop Session. The other area that we looked at - was what we basically said was, what other economic impact can we find and I know Mrs. Dunkerley has done some work in this area with an economist at Lamar. We did think that there could be an analysis ;jade on revenue stream generated from each dollar spent in Beaumont, that is to say, it produces sales tax; but that analysis has been made and I think Mrs. Dunkerley can speak to it. It's not too significant. My opinion is that if we want to have a local preference that is going to stand any challenge, it is going to have to be supportable on an economic basis - that is to show that it is the lowest responsible bidder based on something other than a mere total. CITY MANAGER: Thanks, Lane. With Mr. Nichols' opinion, we proceeded from our side to look at a definition of "economic impact" and basically carne up with four areas or three areas that we had some, we felt some reasonableness that we could address. The first had to do with what we call the sales tax impact. I believe . . . have you made a distribution of that? Why don't you go ahead and . . . The Chief Financial Officer, Betty Dunkerley, has done some r:ork in this item, in fact, met with an economist at Lamar, to look at what iF.-:pact - what positive economic impact that the local purchase of a good would have or service would have, relative to its benefit to the corporation known as the City of Beaumont. -61- February 24, 1987 CITY MANAGER: And, you will note from the handout that she went through a fairly extensive review of the . . . of how much money would be spent "Locally and would remain in the local economy versus as to how much would go back to the where the manufacturing was - in this case the automobile manufacturer and how that might multiple, rollover and assume a positive impact to the City sales tax base. That particular analysis did not reveal very much. In fact, it's one- tenth of one percent. And, certainly, I think as we get into this, if you have questions, I will ask Betty to respond in detail bow this works. The second area had to do with the area of job creation, that is, if the City's efforts to acquire or purchase a good or service locally would have an immpact on the area of job creation, what might that be? And, at this point, we have not been able to define that in terms of a percent or an amount. And, the third area is what I would term as sort of a geometric or logarithmic enhancement to an organization, a dealership or a vendor, in terms of Its capacity to enhance its profitability status - that is If it can Increase its sales volume, can get discounts from manufacturers and other suppliers, then is there some thing that could accrue in a positive way to the City? 'That, too, is a very, very difficult thing to determine. We could not find in following that through on Lane-s opinion, any other areas that we would want to look at at this point. We also ran across another problem and that is a definition of "local**. Are we talking about a local corporation with its corporate offices headquartered In Beaumont? Are we talking about local with a more broad definition where it has a sales office in Beaumont or a supply office in Beaumont? We don't 'Know, frankly, how to define ne the term "local preference". In that context, I've had some discussion, and I think it's appropriate that I mention this to Council, with at least one of the local bidders involved in one of these agenda I tems and he wanted to make it very clear to me that his concern was not on the basis of whether or not local preference be allowed in awarding the bid, but rather to assure himself and he felt the other individuals Involved or that could be involved in any 'Kind of bidding situation within the City, that they be assured that there is truly an apples to apples comparison relative to how the specifications are developed and interpreted and how the awards were made. I feel that that's a very fair thing to ask for and, in fact, would 1j"Ke to present this to Council, although it has nothing to do with local preference, I think it's a very important dimension to present to you this afternoon. In that context, we have had "Limited discussion, preliminary discussion, with both the Bid Resource Center and the Small Business Assistance Center and we believe that part of our problem may be a perception - may be real - but part of our problem is that, in fact, we could be doing more to provide an enlightened or educated local bidding process, and, feel, in fact, particularly in response to our discussion with the Bid Resource Center, that we do have -facilities here in Beaumont who can assist the City - but -nore importantly can assist potential bidders for our service needs to enable them to be more competitive themselves in bidding on our various products that we are using and also to provide another posting opportunity and I thought that was a particularly noble effort on their part to provide their assistance and I felt, Mayor, that it was appropriate that at least to disclose that Information to you at this time. Are there any questions on where we are at this point? -62- February 24, '1987 COUNCILMAN BRUMLEY: The only question I would have and I don't know whether you spoke to one of the vendors or the people that bid on . . or whichever bid you had your discussion on, are you satisfied that those individuals that bid that were not the low bid were all talking apples to apples as opposed to differences on what they interpreted the bid to be subsequent to the opening of the bids. If they were not . . . if they bid on the same thing, it's just a matter of what their bid amount was, but if they did not understand and they weren't bidding on the same piece of equipment, did they change it in a-r.,y way or is there any discussion? Are you satisfied that the apples to apples took place in this particular . . . ? CITY HANAGER: I would prefer, Councilman Brumley, that we answer that as we get to each Item because I could only . . . I only discussed it from a sort of a philosophical point of view and rather than the specificates of each item or each bid for piece of equipment. I couldn't answer it- right now. MAYOR MEYERS: There is one critical point, and it has no bearing whatsoever on this bid today or apples to apples, but I think the message that has to be understood is that under no circumstances will we accept one thing 'Less than those specifications -upon delivery. That is where, if somebody gets into that trap I L and because they have in fact been a low bidder and feel that they might get by with delivery of something less, then w atever the inconvenience, I think it should be rejected, sent back and denied. CITY HANAGER: I can't agree with you more. MAYOR MEYERS: That's the critical element because some of these appeared to be mistakes; but if you are in the bidding business and you make a mistake, you either live with it or withdraw it, but you mulst not be allowed to ever, you know, reduce what was asked for. COUNCILMAN LEE: Getting back to the analysis part of the conversation, you mentioned that you had not determined yet what the jobs creation Impact would be. Does that imply that you are going to continue to . . . . . . ? CITY, MA7,iA'CER: Yes, sir. We feel . . . we feel that we've covered one di-.-.iension. We've got two more that are going to be very difficult we think to work through but I do believe that we can work it through. I don't think it is going to be significant but I think it's appropriate. -63- February 24, 2387 COUNCILMAN BRUMLEY: Then, I assume as you talk about the bid and the Small Business Assistance, that once we've, as a follow-up conversation we've got from the bid, that we are going to put programs in line where in the City we bid, the Resource Center will have available that will supply the vehicle for better understanding of local vendors as it relates to our bidding at the City for purchases . . . . . . after you found out Bid could help, you found that to be a help. CITY MANAGER: Yes, sir. In fact, they will be . . . I have asked Betty to get with them and with our Purchasing Division and see what we can do. I really believe that the issue is not whether or not people want local preference, obviously somebody would like to have some kind of preference, whether it is local or something else, but the titter that I am hearing is we want to compete and we do not want to place the City in the position of compromise, that's compromising it's fudiciary responsibility to insure that it's getting the most economical product or service that we can. If there is nothing else, I will proceed with each item and I think its been appropriate to ask those questions. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: What position are you going to take on alternate bids? MAYOR MEYERS: What do you mean alternate bids. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Well, like are you going to talk about overall or are you going to talk about certain Council matters? Now, I know on one bid you . . . Knapp Chevrolet submitted or Miller Chevrolet . . . Miller Ford submitted a bid an alternative bid for an air conditioning unit that wasn't placed in automobiles. Now, are we going to sit back and accept this, that they are going to go ahead and put air condition rather than factory air conditioning - I would much rather have factory air conditioning, it's more appropriate with even though they are low bid with the additional air conditioning. Now, what stance are you going to take on this? CITY MANAGER: I think that's an appropriate question, Councilman. As I mentioned at the beginning, that this is purely a presentation in response to the Council request of a couple of weeks ago and I only wanted to sort of . . sort of put a dispense with this discussion now so that it sort of precurses then all of these next items that have to do with the purchasing of equipment and I would suggest that perhaps at that point that you could then raise that question when we get to each item - to that particular one in general. Then, if that's okay, I go ahead and proceed. -000- -64- February 24, 1987 Resolution 87-35 authorizing the purchase of a sanitation truck with a six- cubic yard compactingunit body from Refuse Technologies, Inc. at $19,950.00 to replace a 1980 model side-loading packer truck which was retired and sold at auction last year for $3,500.00 (truck would be used as a specialized unit to provide separate csollection service for infectious waste in accordance with the State Health Department requirements) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Weisbach and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 87-36 authorizing purchase of radio communications equipment for various City departments (Traffic, Police, Animal Control, Fire, Engineering, Parks, Water Commercial, Water Distribution, Water Production, and Sewer Maintenance) from Trinity Communications/GE of Beaumont for furnishing twenty- nine (29) mobile 2-way radios and one (1) 2-way portable radio for a total of $36,783; Motorola C & E of Houston for furnishing seventeen (17) portable 2- way radios at a total of $29,852.00 and Bartlett Electronics, Inc. of Beaumont for supplying forty (40) portable 2-way radios at an amount of $35,751 .00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Samuel and seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 87-37 authorizing the purchase of five tractors (1 equipped with cutter at an amount of $11 ,574 and 4 without cutters at $9,879.00 each) for the Public Works Department from San Augustine Tractor of San Augustine for a total amount of $43,075.00 (4 to be used by the Parks Division and 1 to be used by the Sanitat.ionn Division) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Brumley and seconded Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 87-38 authorizing the purchase of a trenching machine at $34,475.00 and a trailer at $2,839. 50 for the Public Works Department from Ditch Mitch of Southeast Texas at a total amount of $37,314. 50 to be used for installation and maintenance of traffic signals was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lee and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All eaves: None -000- Resolution 87-39 authorizing the purchase of nine (9) dump trucks for the Public Works and Water Utilities Departments: Atterbury Truck Sales for 4 in the amount of $191 ,120.45 (including 3 14-cubic yard dump trucks with air conditioners for the Public Works Department at a cost of $53,594. 11 each and 1 8-cubic yard truck for the Water Utilities Department at a cost of $30,338. 12) and 5 2-cubic yard dump trucks at a cost of $12,994 each from Knapp Chevrolet Company of Houston at a total cost of $64,970.00 was considered. -65- February 24, 1987 Mr. Clyde Allen, representing [tinsel Ford, Inc. , addressed Council to express his concern that the bid specifications for these dump trucks were written in such a way as to exclude Ford engines in the area of cubic inch displacement requirements, saying that his bid suet the specifications in the areas of diesel rated not less than the 240 horsepower and 2100 rpm engine with vertical exhausts and that his engine has been engineered to perform as the other engines with different cubic inch displacement. After a lengthy discussion concerning the process for preparing specifications, department needs and the pre-bid conferences, resolution 87- 39 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Sa!�uel and seconded by Councilman Weisbach. Question: Ayes: All 'ayes: None -000- Resolution 87-40 authorizing the purchase of 16 police cruisers at $10,796.00 each or total of $172,736.00, 1 4-door sedan at $22,530. 40, 1 1/2-tan van at $20,885.40, 1 3/4-ton pickup at $12,388.40, 1 1/2-ton pickup at $9,688.12, 1- ton FWD truck at $21 ,669.32, 1 3/4-ton pickup at $7.2,071.87 and 1 3/4-ton pickup at $12,591.62 from Chuck 'filler Ford Cor0pany, Houston, for a total expenditure of $263,561. 13; 1 Suburban at $155870.83, 1 3/4-ton van at $1.2,235. 53, 1-ton pickup at $12,031.23, 4 1-ton trucks at $13,417.23 each or $53,668.92, 3 1/2-ton pickups at $9,998.30 or $29,994.90, 5 1/2-ton pickups at $9,421 .71 each or $47,108.55 and I 1./2-ton pickup at $9,599.08 from Beaumont Motor Company at a total cost of $130,509.04; 1 1/2-ton pickup at $8,965.00, 1 1/2-ton pickup at $9,031 .00 and 1 3/4-ton pickup at $13,069.00 from Kanpp Chevrolet Company of Houston at a total cost of $31 ,065.00; and 3 2-door cars (Escort) at $6,981.00 or $20,943.00, 1 15-passenger van (Ford Club Wagon) at $18, 554.00 from Marshall Ford Company of Hempstead, Texas, for a total cost of $39,497.00 was considered. After a lengthy discussion, Councilman Cokincs made a motion to purchase the 16 police cruisers from kinsel Ford, Inc. at an additional $11 ,616.16; motion died for lack of a second. Councilman Brumley made a motion to approve Resolution 87-40 as recommended; motion was seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: Meyers Meye Mayor Nay es:, � _s: Calncilman Cokinos Councilman Lee Councilman Weisbach Councilman Brumley Councilman Samuel Councilman Moore -a0a- Resolution 87-41 authorizing a five-year renewal for the period from April 1 , 1987 through March 31 , 1991 of the contract under which the Young Men's Business League has been leasing the YMBL Building ors Fair Park, rental for the 5-gear period would be at $24,000, payable at the rate of $400.00 per month, was approved on a motion made. by Councilman Lee and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All N ayes: None -66- February 24, 1987 Councilman Samuel requested that information be included in Councils' packets regarding the WBEs (Wooten-owned Business Enterprises) that have been certified in the last two years. In addition, Councilman Samuel questioned if there are plans to add fill-dirt to Magnolia Park because of low areas that are holding water. Mr. Warner, Public Works Director, told Councilman Samuel that he was not aware of any problem but that it would be looked into. -000- Mr. C. L. Sherman, 585 Belvedere, addressed Council to question the term WBE. It was explained that it is a part of the Minority Business Enterprises Program and that these are women-owned businesses. Mr. John Victorian, 1590 N. Major Drive, Suite 304, addressed Council to say, . . . being a local business person here in the City and someone who really strives to work with bid specifications, one of the things I would like to mention, you '.Know, the only thing that I think the City could do as far as being fair to purchasing and bids is just to concentrate when you do write a spec that you try and include the businesses within the City and include their product, and then once you do that and you honestly feel that you've done it, I don't think that you can do anything other than that and then after that, the low bid, you know, stands; and that's really the way it should be. . . " Mr. Earl Massey, 6235 Beau View, recently retired Chief Electrical Inspector, again addressed Council to question Staff's delay in presenting the recommendations of the Electrical Board for Council's consideration and passage of the new version of the ?rational Electrical Code. Mr. Roberto Flores, 2425 Buchanan, addressed Council to say that the Hispanic Community for Progress would like to hold an Ethnic Festival, pro?oably in August, and requested that they be allowed to use the Fair Grounds. ?sir. Flores was referred to Mr. John Gorman, Director of Convention Facilities Department, for possible arrangements. In addition, fir. Flores expressed his appreciation for Councilman Bob Lee and Clean Community Commission Chairman uaree Cal cote for coming to meetings of the Hispanic Community for Progress and also expressed his deep gratitude and appreciation for Mayor Meyers- 1.welcoming address" to those attending the Southeast 'Texas Hispanic Educators Fair held on February 21st in the Cristo Frey Parrish Hall. He told those present that members of the association, having met all over the region and coming from all over the State, were deeply pleased and impressed that 3eaumont's Mayor would participate in their meeting - the first ?Mayor of any City to do so. Mr. Flores also :Wade comments about wanting the City 'tanager to select the best Chief of Police for the City of Reaurriont, whether he is local or from out of the City. Mrs. Jessie Cooper, 446 Georgetown, addressed Council to complimaent the success of the Economic Summit. In addition, she offered her services to the City, saying she is a retired educator and would be happy to serve where needed. -67- February 24, 1987 Mr. Robert Young, Young, McCoy and Associates, MBE certified for grafting of Streets, Buildings, Drainage and Surveys, 2680 Washington Boulevard, addressed Council to express his concerns for their firm not being considered in the selection of firms or sub-contractors for the three (3) proposed Comprehensive Drainage Projects. Mr. Reed Yates, 560 Potter, address Council to express his concern for the $500,000 expenditure for the Marina Expansion project on the Neches River and the lease of the facilities to the Beaumont Yacht Club as managers of the Marina. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continuing with the City Council Workshop Session. -000- I, Rosemarie Chiappetta, Secretary in the City Clerk's Office, certify that the above is a true copy of the Minutes of the regular City Council sessio. held February 24, 1987. Rosemarie Chiappetta Secretary -68- February 24, 1987