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Home My WebLink AboutMIN OCT 31 1995 _ -- REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD OCTOBER 31 1995 - 1 :30 P.M. BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 31st day of October, 1995, with the following present: HONORABLE: David W. Moore Mayor Becky Ames Mayor Pro Tern Councilman-At Large Andrew P. Cokinos Councilman-At-Large Lulu L. Smith Councilman, Ward Guy N. Goodson Councilman, Ward II John K. Davis Councilman, Ward III Bobbie Patterson Councilman, Ward IV Ray A. Riley City Manager Lane Nichols City Attorney Barbara Liming Deputy City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by Dr. T. Mac Hood, Trinity United Methodist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Manager Ray Riley. -000- Citizen comment was invited on the Consent and Main Agendas. No one wished to address these subjects. -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held October 24, 1995; Resolution No. 95-291 appointing Arthur E. Berry to the Convention and Tourism Advisory Committee for a term expiring October 30, 1997; reappointing Bessie Chisum to the Sister City 296 October 31, 1995 Commission for a term expiring September 13, 1997; Brian Alter for a term expiring July 12, 1997 and Lula Henry for a term expiring September 14, 1997 to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee; Resolution No. 95-292 authorizing acquisition of Parcel 45: 0.451 of an acre, Lot 4, Block A, Amelia Heights Addition, at the Northeast corner of Washington Boulevard and FM 364/Major Drive for the appraised value of $5,400.00 from Frost National Bank, Trustee for improvements to FM 364/Major Drive from Highway 105 to State Highway 124; Resolution No. 95-293 authorizing a deed of conveyance of 0.32 of an acre out of Lot 4, Block A of the Amelia Heights Addition to Jefferson County Drainage District #6 (DD6) for the appraised value of $3,800.00; and Resolution No. 95-294 authorizing payment in the amount of$20,004.48 to the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission for FY 1996 membership dues: SETRPC--$5,716.15; Criminal Justice Program--$1,874.34; Senior Citizen Program--$5,451.51; and Senior Volunteer Programs-- $6,962.48. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Goodson. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance No. 95-69 accepting the 1995 Certified Tax Roll as presented by the Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector, Miriam K. Johnson, reflecting the net taxable property value in Beaumont to be $3,311,650,600 resulting in a total tax levy of$20,766,672 after applying the adopted tax rate of $0.615 was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 95-69 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE APPRAISAL ROLL, AS ADJUSTED, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF TAX AS SUBMITTED BY THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE TAX YEAR 1995; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. Ordinance No. 95-69 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Davis. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None 297 October 31, 1995 Resolution No. 95-295 authorizing participation in the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H- GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program for the purchase of two (2) mechanical street sweepers at a cost of $117,293.00 Bach plus an administrative fee of $3,871.00 for a total cost of$238,457.00 to be delivered in mid January with a one-year warranty service to be provided by Naylor Supply Company on site at the Fleet Service Center was approved on a motion made by Councilman Goodson and seconded by Councilman Cokinos. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution No. 95-296 authorizing a five (5) year financing agreement with Commercial Leasing Services for two (2) mechanical street sweepers for the Public Works Department in the amount of 71 basis points below the yield of the 6 3/8% Coupon Treasury Notes maturing January 2000 was approved on a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Ames and seconded by Councilman Davis. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution No. 95-297 authorizing a contract for the repair and repainting of the interior of the 1,000,000 Gallon Elevated Storage Tank located at Liberty and Thirteenth Streets with Coatings, Inc. In the amount of $154,376.00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Smith and seconded by Councilman Davis. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None Councilman Cokinos questioned the status of the water tower located behind First Station 6 and was informed that it remains on site and cost prohibitive to sell or dismantle. -000- Resolution No. 95-298 authorizing one-year contracts with the Salvation Army in the amount of$65,000.00 for operation of the Emergency Shelter on Interstate 10 East and with the People's Assistance Coalition in the amount of $24,000.00 for renovation and handicap accessible improvements to a facility that will house a day program at 1107 McFaddin for homeless persons that are mentally ill was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Smith. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Resolution No. 95-299 authorizing participation in a pilot project promoting telecasting of 298 October 31, 1995 governmental meetings with the Cablecast Committee and the Beaumont ISD, the City of Port Arthur, Port Arthur ISD, and the Jefferson County Commissioner's Court with students from Lamar University responsible for taping each meeting to be aired at a later time on TCI Cable Channel 4 was considered. Councilman Davis stated he strongly supports this item because of the educational value for the community, but said a plan will have to be devised to insure there will not be any political grandstanding that might result with the presence of a camera in the Chambers. Councilman Goodson said that appropriate rules of decorum for Council and citizens could be invoked and he is interested in community response to the idea; Mayor Moore commented that rules will probably be developed as the taping progresses that may include time limits for speakers, and Mayor Pro Tem Ames questioned terminology of pilot program and the option of canceling participation in the program if it proved not to be beneficial. Resolution No. 95-299 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Goodson. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Mayor Pro Tem Ames reported that a press conference was held last Friday about the implosion of the LaSalle Hotel on November 12 between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. and said raffle tickets for an opportunity to push the button will be sold for$2.00 with proceeds to benefit BUILD and downtown revitalization. Councilman Cokinos asked Public Works Director Tom Warner to contact railroad personnel about needed repairs to the railroad tracks at the crossings on Calder, McFaddin, North, Liberty and Fourth Streets. Councilman Goodson said he attended the TML conference in Dallas last week that conducted a great program for state elected officials and said Beaumont received recognition in a two hour program on constructed wetlands. Mayor Moore concurred that informative sessions were held at the TML meeting, said one of the best he attended was a crisis management session entitled "Heading Them Off At The Pass," said that on Saturday he accepted one of the six (6) Governor's awards on behalf of Beaumont in special recognition of the Mayor's Committee for Employment of Persons with Disabilities, congratulated the community and the Chamber of Commerce for an excellent banquet last week with Governor Bush as the speaker and questioned the results of the recent fleet auction. The City Manager responded that the auction grossed about$185,000 which will be put back into the funds that originally purchased the equipment. 299 October 31, 1995 There being no other business, the regular session of City Council was adjourned. -000- 1, Barbara Liming, Deputy 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 October 31, 1995. Barbara Liming Deputy City Clerk 300 October 31, 1995