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Home My WebLink AboutMIN JUN 06 1978 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JUNE 6, 1978 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas, met in regular session this the 6th day of June, 1978 , with the following pre- sent : HONORABLE : Maurice Meyers Mayor Tom Combs, Jr . Councilman, Ward I Vi McGinnis Councilwoman, Ward II Calvin Williams Councilman , Ward III Leroy Evans Councilman, Ward IV Ray Riley City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by Rabbi Norman S. Lipson, Temple Emanuel . The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Combs. -000- Mayor Meyers issued the following proclamation : "Race Unity Day in Beau- mont" - June 11 , 1978 . _000 The Minutes of the regular City Council session held May 30, 1978, were approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-203 authorizing advertising for bids for furnishing thirty (30) bus benches, eight (8) bus shelters and seven hundred (700) bus stop signs (grant to be funded 800/10 by UMTA, 13%, by State and 7%D local match - estimated cost $36, 500) was approved on a motion made by Council- woman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Ordinance No. 78-63 appropriating $600, 000 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance to the Street Maintenance Account and authorizing the advertising for bids for an expanded hotmix overlay and reconstruction program was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 78-63 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD COMMENCING OCTOBER 1 , 1977, AND ENDING SPETEMBER 30, 1978 , BY APPROPRIATING $600, 000 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BAL- ANCE TO THE STREET MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT BUDGET ACCOUNT NO. 042-305; APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 1978 HOT MIX SURFACE OVERLAY PROGRAM AND THE 1978 STREET RE- CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE ADVER- TISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR SAID HOT MIX SURFACE OVERLAY PROGRAM AND STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PRO- VIDING FOR REPEAL. June 6, 1978 The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-204 authorizing the award of a formal bid to The Monroe Com- pany for furnishing portable tables and accessories for use at the Civic Center at a cost of $18 ,470.65 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-205 authorizing the award of a formal bid to Tennant Manufac- turing Company for furnishing one (1) heavy duty industrial sweeper to be used in the Civic Center area at a cost of $7, 382 . 50 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis. Question: Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance No. 78-64 abandoning 23rd Street from Washington Blvd. south to Hillebrandt Bayou (request by Thad Heartfield, attorney for Jim Ortiz -- proposed office building) was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 78-64 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABAN- DONING A PORTION OF 23RD STREET FROM WASHINGTON BOULEVARD SOUTH TO HILLEBRANDT BAYOU, PROVIDING THAT A GENERAL UTILITY EASEMENT IS RETAINED, IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-206 authorizing the execution of a Mutual Aid Fire Protection Agreement between the Cities of Beaumont , Nederland, Port Neches, Groves, and Orange was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-207 authorizing the retention of Security Title Company for title work and M. L. Lefler, Jr. and American Real Estate for appraisals of additional right-of-way parcels for the third-year Community Block Grant Program for an amount not to exceed $50, 000 (streets are Stewart , Lamar, _;:.,rner , Verone, and Porter) was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans. Question : Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 78-208 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement to supply West Jefferson County MWD water for a period of one (1) year at a quantity not to exceed 250, 000 gallons per day at rates established by City Ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- June 6, 1978 Ordinance No . 78-65 to the Ambulance Ordinance (78-2) naming the City Mana- ger or his designate as the Health Officer and providing September 1 , 1978 as the effective date for Section 4-8 (radios) was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 78-65 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BY CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH AUTHORITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1 , 1978 , FOR SECTION 4-8 OF SAID CHAPTER; PRO- VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis . Question : Ayes : All Nayes: None -000- Mr . L. P. Kinnear, 2395 Park Street , addressed Council to direct attention to oil companies drilling deep wells and to complain of alleged federal political payoffs. Mr . J. F . Booker, 445 Adams, addressed Council to complain about the poor quality of the sound system in the Council Chambers . -000 There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continu- ing with the City Council Workshop Session. -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 City Council session held June 6, 1978. Myrtle Corgey City Clerk June 6, 1978