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Home My WebLink AboutMIN JAN 21 1986 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JANUARY 21 , 1986 - 1 :15 P.M. BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 21st day of January, 1986, with the following present: HONORABLE: William E. Neild Mayor Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman At Large G. Wayne Turner Councilman At Large Nell Pruitt Weisbach Councilman, Ward I Mike Brumley Councilman, Ward II Audwin Samuel Councilman, Ward III David W. Moore Councilman, Ward IV C. A. Shelton Interim City Manager Lane Nichols City Attorney -000- The Invocation was given by Councilman Samuel. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Neild. -000- The following proclamations were issued: "Jaycees Week in Beaumont" - January 19-25, 1986 and a proclamation recognizing Jane Wright, Organizational Excellence Coordinator, for "outstanding, achievement as a City employee and for promoting harmony and the true spirit of Working Together to Serve." -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held January 14, 1986; Resolution 86-20 appointing Cindy Mooney as Chairman and Johnny Walker_ as Vice- Chairman of the Historical Landmark Commission, Shirley Bartos to the clean Community Commission, term to expire September 30, 1986, Russell Meyers to the Planning Commission, term to expire July 31, 1986 and Howard Trahan to the CDBG Citizens Activity Commission, term to expire May 31, 1987; Resolution 86-21 authorizing purchase of landscaping materials for the Parks Department from Garden Center of Beaumont at $4,301.50; Resolution 86-22 authorizing repairs to a pulverizer (comminutor) used at the Wastewater Treatment Plant by Disposable Waste Systems, Inc. , of Santa Ana, California, at $1,895.68; -12- January 21, 1986 Resolution 86-23 authorizing execution of an agreement with Bethlehem Steel for the use of their bridge over Brakes Bayou for access to the Pine Street Landfill Closure site for a one-time usage for a maximum of 10 days at a cost to the City of $200.00 per day; Resolution 86-24 authorizing the Legal Department to begin eminent domain proceedings against Issac Moses and Najeeb Moses, the owners of Parcel 20, 1,500 square feet out of Lot 181, Block 16, B. D. Crary Addition (rejected the State's appraisal value of $31,000) which is necessary for the College Street TIP Project; Resolution 86-25 authorizing purchase of six (6) parcels of property for the M. L. King, Jr. , Parkway/Spur 380 Project - Parcel 51 , 7,000 square feet out of the David Brown League, Abstract 5, being all of Lot 14, Block 35, Arlington Addition from Herman Myers, Leroy Myers and Clem Albert Myers at $7,240.00; Parcel 52, 2,923 square feet out of the David Brown League, Abstract 5, being part of Lot 15, Block 35, Arlington Addition from Don L. Garcia and Ruby M. Garcia at $5,500.00; Parcel 55, 7,000 square feet out of the David Brown League, Abstract 5, being Lot 1 , Block 34, Arlington Addition, from First City National Bank at $6,739.00; Parcel 57, 7,000 square feet out of the David Brown League, Abstract 5, being Lot 2, Block 34, Arlington Addition from First City National Bank of Beaumont at $6,857.00; Parcel 130, 6,787.6 square feet out of David Brown League, Abstract 5, being Lot 2, Block 1, Gaskin Addition from Paul Prejean at $23,000 and Parcel 131, 6773.4 square feet out of David Brown League, Abst 5, being Lot 1 , Block 1 , Gaskin Addition from Paul Prejean at $19,980.00; Resolution 86-26 authorizing purchase and installation of 10 Devine light lens, 4 inner glasses and 6 lamps at Riverfront Park from Graybar Electric Company at $1,723.30 to repair lighting and equipment damaged by juveniles (restitution to the City to be paid in May); and Resolution 36-27 authorizing purchase of board assemblies for the Visual Approach Slope Indicator (V4SI) at Municipal Airport from Crousse-Hinds at $1,036.20. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Weisbach. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Public Comment on Agenda Items I through 3 was called: Mr. Frank White, White Blue Print, 795 Fannin Street, addressed Council to ask that areas along Fannin Street be cleaned, specifically mentioning a structure located at Fannin at Trinity that had burned and an area behind the Texaco Station on Fannin near Mariposa. Mr. Charlie Milich and David Cheatham, Transition Station of Mental Health Mental Retardation, and client Paul Pruitt, addressed Council to ask reconsideration of Agenda Item No. 1, maintenance contracts, telling of the importance to clients of MHMR who have performed the tasks required by this contract in the past, -13- January 21, 1986 Resolution 86-28 authorizing execution of maintenance contracts with M & R Cleaning for Civic Center Complex at $26,700 and the Athletic Complex at $26,700; Alamo Lawn for Downtown Litter_ at $19,200 and Beaumont Products of Beaumont State Center for Human Development for litter control on arterial streets at $95,265 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Brumley and seconded by Mayor Neild. Question: Ayes: Mayor Neild Nayes: Councilman Deshotel Councilman Councilman Samuel Weisbach Councilman Abstained: Councilman Brumley Turner Councilman Moore -000- Resolution 86-29 authorizing purchase of four (4) 14-cubic yard dump trucks for use by the Drainage Division from Tidelands International @ $180,288.00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Samuel. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution 86-30 authorizing purchase of 500 tons of Ballast at $4,125.00 and 1,500 tons of Slag at $12,375.00 used in road repair from T-Mix Materials, Beaumont, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Weisbach and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- MAYOR NEILD: Mr. City Attorney, I would like for you to review the potential of taking. . . or if there is any potential avenues that we might take legal action to the Mayor of Alexandria (Louisiana) or the City of Alexandria and the potential of the advertisement that was false about this City . . . and for the City's newspaper to put it on the front page and then report it on 7E seems like it is just about as bad so . . . . . . and would you give me a report on that? Mayor Neild also requested that dates be set soon for town meetings for citizens' input for Charter changes as proposed by the City's Charter Review Committee. A discussion was held between Mayor Neild and Councilman Brumlev about differences of opinion in the timing of hiring of the new City Manager. Councilman Moore asked for a status report of the condemnation of apartments on S. 4th Street near the West Brook 9th Grade Center. -14- January 21 , 1986 Councilman Deshotel questioned the status of preparation of the financial policy for social services to be considered by Council. -000- Mr. C. L. Sherman, 585 Belvedere, addressed Council to urge that a new City Manager be hired as soon as possible. Mr. Lindsey Walker, 2537 Calder, addressed Council to ask that the hiring of a new City Manager not be done bsefore the seating of the new City Council in April. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continuing with the City Council Workshop Session -000- I, Rosemarie Chiappetta, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, certify that the above is a true copy of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held January 21, 1986. Rosemarie Chiappetta Deputy City Clerk -15- January 21, 1986