HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN DEC 11 1979 REGULAR SESSION
CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT
HELD DECEMBER 11 , 1979
BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas , met
in regular session this the 11th day of December , 1979 , with the following
present :
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
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The Minutes of the regular City Council session held December 4 , 1979, were
approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman
Evans.
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Resolution 79-432 authorizing advertisement for bids for the FY '80 Street
Rehabilitation and Resurfacing program was approved on a motion made by
Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Evans .
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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(*Councilman Williams arrived during consideration of this item. )
Resolution 79-433 authorizing right-of-way purchases for Spur 380/Lamar
Freeway Project (Parcel #9 - Railroad Avenue - @ $548 . 00) and the Buford-
Carroll Street projects (Carroll Street - Parcels #30 @ $540. 00 and #37 @
$18 ,450. 00) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans and seconded
by Councilman Combs.
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Resolution 79-434 accepting the bid of Oil City Tractors , Inc . for the
purchase of three tractors equipped with rotary mowers at a cost of
$68 , 568. 00 for use by the Street Division was approved on a motion made
by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Combs .
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Resolution 79-435 authorizing a maintenance contract with Lanier Business
Products at a cost of $1 , 607 . 40 for the Police Department recorder/tran-
scriber equipment and payment for past maintenance (since December 1 , 1978)
at a cost of $1 , 607 . 40 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Evans
and seconded by Councilwoman McGinnis .
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Resolution 79-436 authorizing purchases of 39 recording tapes from 3-M at
a cost of $1 , 973. 40 for the Police Department , repair parts for fire hy-
drants from Pollution Control Equipment Company at a cost of $1 ,905. 50,
and liquid cationic polymer flocculant from Calgon Corporation at a cost
of $0. 1291 per pound for the Water Reclamation Division was approved on
a motion made by Councilwoman McGinnis and seconded by Councilman Combs .
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Resolution 79-437 approving allocation of $600, 000 . 00 of reprogrammed
Community Development Block Grant funds was approved on a motion made
by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Evans .
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Resolution 79-438 setting forth procedures for city checks and designa-
ting the City Manager , City Clerk and Finance Officer as signatories for
the City was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded
by Councilwoman McGinnis.
Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None
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Mr. Asmar Rasul , Muhammads Temple of Islams , 1035 Gladys , addressed Coun-
cil to request that Sarah Street be renamed "Martin Luther King Drive"
and presented a petition containing approximately '103 signatures of area
residents supporting the proposed name change.
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There being no further business , the meeting was recessed before continu-
ing with the City Council Workshop Session .
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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 December 11 , 1979.
Myrtle Corgey
City Clerk
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