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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN NOV 01 1988 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD NOVEMBER 1 , 1988 - 1 : 15 P.M. BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 1st day of November, 1988, with the following present: HONORABLE: Maurice Meyers Mayor Bob Lee, Jr. Councilman at Large Andrew P. Cokinos Councilman at Large Lulu L. Smith Councilman, Ward I Mike Brumley Councilman, Ward II Audwin Samuel Mayor Pro Tem & Councilman, Ward III David W. Moore Councilman, Ward IV Albert E. Haines City Manager Lane Nichols City Attorney Rosemarie Chiappetta City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by the Reverend George Kappaz, pastor of Parkdale Assembly of God Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Smith. -000- Mayor Meyers called an Executive Session, pursuant to Section 2e of the Texas Open Meetings Act, to be held immediately following the City Council Workshop Session. -000- The following proclamations were issued: Telephone Pioneers of America Week in Beaumont" - October 31 - November 6, 1988 and "The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Week in Beaumont" - November 7 - 13, 1988. -000- Public Comment on Agenda Items A through C was called: Mr. C. L. Sherman, 585 Belvedere, addressed Council to express opposition to rates for uncampacted refuse in the proposed ordinance establishing rates and regulations for the use of the City landfill. Mr. Mark Saxon, 8180 Willow Bend, Apartment C, representing the Sabine Area Restaurant Association, addressed Council in opposition to rates for liquid waste disposal quoted in the proposed rates and regulations ordinance for the City landfill . -263- November 1 , 1988 Messrs . Jerry White, 2465 Harrison, White' s Tire Supply, and Jack Baxter, 5865 Longwood, Jack' s Tire Service, addressed Council in opposition to scrap tire disposal rates proposed in the ordinance for rates and regulations of the City landfill . There being no other to address the City Council, the public comment portion on agenda items was closed. -000- Mrs . Maree Calcote, 5615 Duff, Chairman of the Clean Community Commission, addressed Council to recognize citizens for their "clean community" efforts : A T & T, represented by Mr. Leonard Chairs, for the area located at North Pearl and Main Streets; Ellis Discount Homewares , 3737 Calder, for the floral planting display at the back of the store {Phelan Blvd. side) ; Mr. Louis Torres , Torres Paint & Body Shop, 1532 Laurel Avenue and Miss Laura Van Hook, 2350 Avenue B, 90 years -o-1-6-and retired school teacher after 52 years of teaching, for cleaning up her property and area. -000- MAYOR MEYERS: Wilton (White) , are you going to make some presentations, I 'm told. -Thank you. We are delighted to have you here. Wilton is the out-going chairman of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and has a special presentation to make today. MR. WILTON WHITE: Mayor Meyers, members of the council, about two weeks ago, the Chamber' s annual Awards Recognition Luncheon took place and we were privileged to have honored one of your own, hard-working councilwoman, Dr. Lu Smith. she was out of the City at that particular day so we asked at that meeting if we could perhaps come to Council and honor her in this way. So, if I can, I would like to read . . . the Award that we are talking about is the Athena Award. The Athena Award is presented to the outstanding business and professional woman each year. Candidates are nominated into the Chamber and are selected by a point system from a rotating group of professional and executive individuals . The candidate must demonstrate excellence in their business or profession, contribute a valuable service to their business, profession and/or their community and they must show creativity and initiative . This year' s recipient as I said is Dr. Lu Smith and it' s an outstanding choice. We know her for her untiring efforts as a member of this City Council. She' s an outstanding administrator of the Student Clinic at Lamar University and yet she still managed to find time to serve on the Chamber' s Special Projects, chairman' s Council, that . . where we ask various members to assist in special projects. The one that she did for the Chamber this year was one that special to her. It was assisting the Old Town merchants in reorganizing to where they could become more competitive and offer better service to their many customers. so, it' s with pleasure that I'm allowed to present to Dr. Smith this year's Athena Award. Dr. Smith -284- November 1 , 1988 Presentation of the Chamber of Commerce Athena Award continued: COUNCILMAN SMITH: Thank ya' ll very much. I would just like to say how honored and how surprised I was. I would like to say I enjoy working for our community. I 've been involved in it for a long time and I'm honored that you would give this award to me but I want to say that none of the things that I 've done could I have done had not the volunteers and concerned citizens worked with me and so I think this has been a community effort . I look forward to serving you more years and I really do thank you and appreciate you. Thank you, Wilton. -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held October 25, 1988; Resolution 88-234 authorizing a license to encroach agreement with D. E. Steinman, Jr. , for a building extending one ( 11 ) foot onto a ten-foot-wide ( 101 ) utility easement located on the west side of Lot 24 , Block 19, Calder Place Addition and three feet two inches (312 11 ) into a ten-foot-wide ( 101 ) utility easement at the rear of said lot - 3755 Long Avenue - for a one- time fee of $500 .00; Resolution 88-235 authorizing the purchase of a suburban type vehicle for the Convention and Tourism Division from Knapp Chevrolet, Inc . of Houston in an amount of $15,076 . 00; Resolution 88-236 authorizing sale of Lot 3, Block 10, Gold Hill Second Addition at 2123 Popp Street which was acquired in a sheriff' s sale for delinquent taxes to W. H. Marmion for $300. 00; Resolution 88-237 authorizing the sale of Lot 15, Block 10, West Oakland Addition at 3250 St. James Boulevard which was acquired in a sheriff' s sale for delinquent taxes to Grace Temple Church of God in Christ for $1,000 .00; and Resolution 88-238 authorizing the purchase of a year' s requirement of business forms at an amount of $4 , 788 . 80 and envelopes at an amount of $12 , 302 .40 for the gommercial Division of the Water Utilities Department from Minuteman Press of Beaumont in the total amount of $16, 776 . 32 . The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Moore. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- -285- November 1 , 1988 An Ordinance establishing rates and regulations for the use of the City landfill was considered: AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 28, SECTIONS 28-39 TO 28-45 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND ESTABLISHING SECTION 28-24 . 7 , NEW LANDFILL RATES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL After a lengthy discussion of various areas involving establishing rates and regulations , the ordinance was continued for a City Council workshop to be held November 8 on a motion made by Councilman cokinos and seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -000- Resolution 88-.239 accepting the work performed under contract with Baytown Construction Company for creative playground systems and related improvements on Caldwood and Ida Reed parks, authorizing final payment in the amoVnt of $3 ,782 .90 to the contractor (total contract cost including change. ordeIr - $75 ,659 . 00) , and suspension of the contractor from bidding on City. , projects for a period of six months, effective November 1, 1988, for failure to fulfill a commitment for compliance with the City' s Minority ' Business Enterprise Participation Policy was considered. Councilman Samuel made a motion to approve the resolution with an amendment to suspend the contractor from bidding on City projects for a period of twelve. ( 12) months . Motion including the amendment was seconded by Councilman Moore. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- The resolution awarding a contract for streetscaping improvements under the development agreement for the Stedman Building Project was pulled from the agenda by City Manager Haines . -000- Resolution 88-240 authorizing "Release of Claims" to Browning Ferris Industries, Inc . , releasing any and all claims by the City of Beaumont arising out of the audit of BFI' s commercial container garbage collection franchise for a payment of $40,000 . 00 to the City was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lee and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- -286- November 1 , 1988 Councilman Smith spoke of the success for Concerts on the Move held Thursday, October 28th, in Klein Park. Music was provided by the Boogie King Revival . Councilman Samuel told of the fun had by all at Sunday' s Sunday in the Park. Councilman Moore told of the huge progress made by SCUP (Southend Community Uplift Program) in it' s launch project - Irving Street cleaning of litter and trash, mowing, and even removal of some dilapidated structures . In addition, Councilman Moore reported the stop sign located at Calder at Tibbits is turned around and needs attention. Councilman Lee reminded that Sunday in the Park will be hosted by Mayor Meyers, Casa Ole, Crazy Jose and Fashion Showcase. He also mentioned that the grand finale of Sunday in the Park will be held November 13th, with all Councilmembers urged to attend. Councilman Brumley express his appreciation for City employees' hard work in making Concerts on the Move such a success this season. -000- Mr. Henry Dannenbaun, 1567 Wall Street, addressed Council to speak of many items and to express his concern that the Beaumont Independent School District has closed his long-time polling place, Dick Dowling School . Mr. C. L. Sherman, 585 Belvedere, again addressed Council in opposition to the proposed ordinance establishing rates and regulations for the City landfill. Mr. Gerald Buckley, 5755 Mel Sha, addressed Council to present a petition containing 1 ,600 signatures opposing the proposed location of a landfill by Browning Ferris Industries in the area of Tyrrell Park. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continuing with the City Council Workshop Session. -000- I, Rosemarie Chiappetta, 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 November 1 , 1988 . Rosemarie Chiappetta City Clerk -287- November 1 , 1988