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Home My WebLink AboutAUG 06 1974 I I REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD AUGUST 6, 1974 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 6th day of August, 1974 , with the following present.: HONORABLE: Ken Ritter Mayor Don Cash Councilman, Ward I Vi McGinnis Councilwoman, Ward II Calvin Williams Councilman, Ward III Leroy Evans Councilman, Ward IV Appointed Officials; Kenneth Devero City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000-- The Invocation was given by Reverend Bryan Brown, Chaplain of the Seaman Center, Port of Beaumont. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Williams. - 000-- The Minutes of July 23, 1974 regular session and the Minutes of the regular July 30, 1974 , session as corrected, were approved on a motion made by Council- man Williams and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes; All Nayes; None -000- Resolution No. R-74270 authorizing the award of bid for repairing and water- proofing all masonry of the exterior walls on the Building Maintenance Building to Coatings Application & Waterproofing Company in the amount of $1,760. 00, the only bid received but within budgeted funds, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000-- Resolution No. R-74-271 authorizing the award of bid for providing furnishings for the Police-Municipal Court Building (CIP Project No. 11-B-01) to Texas Office Supply in the amount of $100, 552.54 , as the lowest and best bid, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Wil- liams. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A motion to reject bids received for demolition of dilapidated structures (a, discussion was held concerning how to best get the job done for the least amount of money. ) was made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes ; All Nayes: None -000- An Ordinance (clarifying the legal description of an ordinance approved July jG , 1974) changing the zoning of a 10.268 acre tract located on the west side of Major Drive between the LNVA Canal on the north and the City Limits on the sou.,', from A-1 to R-2, and repealing conflicting ordinances was considered: -150- August 6, 1974 i I ORDINANCE NO. 74-48 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0-1974-47; AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS AS INDI- CATED UPON THE ZONING MAP OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF A PARCEL OF LAND OUT OF THE EASLEY LEAGUE, IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, PRESENTLY ZONED "A-1", to "R-2"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and secon- ded by Councilman Williams. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- An ordinance (clarifying the legal description of an ordinance approved July 30, 1974) changing the zoning of a 4 .82 acre tract of land located on the west side of Major Drive between the LNVA Canal on the north and the City Limits on the south, from R-1 to R-3 , and repealing conflicting ordinances was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 74-49 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0-1974-48; AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS AS INDI- CATED UPON THE ZONING MAP OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS , BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF A PARCEL OF LAND OUT OF THE EASLEY LEAGUE IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS DE- SCRIBED HEREIN, PRESENTLY ZONED "A-1" to "R--31*; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes; None ' -000- Resolution No. R-74-272 authorizing approval of Change Order No. 1 on CIP Pro- ject 13-WU-06, Contract No. 3 with Sabine Consolidated, Inc, , adding $3 ,420. 00 making the total contract amount of $285,437 . 00 (crossing Drainage District No. 6 canal) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Cash. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution No. R-74--273 authorizing payment to Matt Racki for a topographic survey prepared for the new Athletic Complex site in the amount of $7,434 . 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Coun- cilman Cash. (11-AC-01) Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution No. R-74-274 authorizing the 99 day extension of time on the Policc- Municipal Court Building to November A, 1974 (extension due to two strikes) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Eva-as. (CIP Project No. 11-B-01) . Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None _151- August 6, 1974 Resolution No. R-74-275 authorizing the retention of Joe Nall for a study of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company rate increase request (the study not to exceed $3, 000) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and se- conded by Councilman Cash. (Councilman Williams expressed his idea that per- haps we should join other Texas cities to try to get a State Utilities Re- gulatory Commission established. He said that Texas is one of only 3 or 4 states not to have such a Commission. Further discussion was held by Council concerning aspects of this idea; all agreed with the expressed desire to have a go-between body on a local level representing the consumer. ) Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution No. R-74-276 authorizing the retention of Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, as Bond Attorneys for services to be rendered relative to the Citizens Activities Program was authorized on a motion made by Councilman Cash and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- A resolution authorizing approval of a Change Order to the contract with Work & Daniels Construction Co. on CIP Project 11-8-02, providing for additional storm drain lines was held for future action. -000- Appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission were held for future action. -000- Mayor Ritter recognized Acting County Judge Leonard Giblin as a visitor to the meeting. -000- Mr. A. B. Bernard, 4135 Pierre Street, addressed the Council regarding an As- sessment Paving request by citizens of Fleetwood Addition (Blossom Drive, Pierre, Simon & Simpson, Blocks 6-11) referring to a letter from the City to these citizens which set a deadline for acceptance or rejection of the pro- posed project to be returned by August 7th, and to the proposed rate of $8 . 00 per foot. Mr. Bernard presented a petition opposing the rate for assessment and the deadline of August 7th. He stated that he felt the rate should be established based on the amount of work to be done because they were asking for only 6 feet as opposed to the usual street width of 26 feet (concrete slab street exists) . Councilman Williams said he felt a policy and a rate should be established for streets that are already a slab and need nor more than curbs. Mayor Ritter pointed out the time by Staff and Council spent on this particu- lar request and that he felt the Council must be guided by other project exper- ience so far as costs to do the work, and in this case a drainage facility must be constructed or the City would be liable for flooding, and also, that in other additions of the City citizens pay 100% for their streets. City Engineer, Earl Deland, in response to the Mayor, reviewed the study and subsequent recommendations on this project. Councilman Evans requested that bids be taken and let them determine the as- sessment rate. Mr. J. D. Martin, Public Works Program Coordinator, addressed the meeting to say the policy conceived involved about 18 months of study to see what other cities around the state were doing and that he felt the final policy is a bargain to the citizens and that they were aware of the fact that the policy did not cover concrete slab paving. Concrete slab paving in Beaumont repre- sents some 6% of street mileage and that they had explained that this policy would take care of some 70% of streets; realizing that improvements on con- crete slab streets would have to be on a project by project basis. -152- August 6, 1974 Messrs. Glen Darden and Percy Williard of Fleetwood Addition also addressed the Council in support of the statements made by Mr. Bernard. Councilman Williams asked that the deadline of August 7th be extended until at least the 14th to allow time to set policy and make decisions on this matter. It was decided by the Council that this matter would be discussed further at the Council workshop to be held Thursday, August 8th. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. -000- I, Myrtle Corgey, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas, certify that the above is a true copy of the Minutes of the regular session of the City Council held August 6, 1974 Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -1530- August 6, 1974