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Home My WebLink AboutMIN DEC 16 1980 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD DECEMBER 16 , 1980 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas , met in regular session this the 17th day of December , 1980, with the following present : HONORABLE : Maurice Meyers Mayor Tom Combs , Jr . Councilman , Ward I Evelyn M. Lord Councilman , Ward II Calvin Williams Councilman , Ward III Absent : Wayne Turner Councilman , Ward IV Ray Riley City Manager R. E. Platt Asst . City Manager George Phair Asst . City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by the Reverend Lee Wineinger , Pastor of Wash- ington Boulevard Christian Church and the Very Reverend James Mitchell , Associate Rector of St . Mark"s Episcopal Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Williams . -000- Hebert High Government students , along with Mrs. Elliott , their teacher , and Mrs . Harrell , Teacher "s Aide , were welcomed to today' s meeting. -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered : The Minutes of the regular City Council session held December 9 , 1980 ; Resolution 80-452 authorizing payment of $1 , 110. 12 for Suppliement No . 5 to the City Code of Ordinances to Municipal Code Corporation ; Resolution 80-453 authorizing purchase of four (4) radar units for the Police Department from Kustom Electronics , Inc . at a cost of $1 , 550. 00 each; Resolution 80-454 authorizing purchase of a code key making machine for Building Maintenance from Acme Wholesale Company at a cost of $1 , 200. 00; and Resolution 80-455 authorizing purchase of roofing materials for Central Park Community Center from C. L. Sherman & Sons at a cost of $4 ,405. 79 and rescinding Resolution 80-409 awarding the bid to Sutherland Lumber Company. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Lord . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 80-456 approving the Regina Extension Paving Project (S .P. I .S .D. participation) and authorizing final payment to E. R. DuPuis Concrete Com- pany in the amount of $10, 759.45 was approved on a motion made by Council- man Combs and seconded by Councilman Williams . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -223- December 16 , 1980 Resolution 80-457 authorizing purchase of one (1 ) 16 HP tractor and fin- ishing mower from Oil City Tractors , Inc . at a cost of $5 ,044 . 00 and two (2) tractors from Equipment Headquarters , Inc . at a cost of $8 ,649. 00 each for use by the Parks and Recreation Department was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Lord. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 80-458 authorizing award of contract for construction of side- walks at the City Health Department to E. R. Dupuis Concrete Company at a cost of $6 , 020. 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Combs . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 80-459 authorizing purchase of one (1) two cubic yard dump truck from Kinsel Ford, Inc . at a cost of $9, 203 . 13 and five (5) eight cubic yard dump trucks from Beaumont Motor Company at a cost of $87 ,977 .70 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Council- man Williams . Question : Ayes ; All Nayes : None ' 000- Resolution 80-460 authorizing an agreement with Kohler & Kohler for en- gineering services for the design and construction of Corley Street TIP Project (from Houston to 11th Streets) at a fee not to exceed $92 ,000 . 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000-, A resolution approving supplemental agreement for additional sidewalks in Census 'Tract 20 Project (Fletcher Neighborhood) was deferred for additional cost information . -000- Resolution 80-461 authorizing final payment of $9, 599 . 76 to E. R. Dupuis Concrete Company for the construction of automobile parking area and driveways at Municipal Airport (total cost of project - $55 ,708 .84) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Lord. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 80-462 authorizing the purchase of passenger cars and vans for various city departments (23 Police Cruisers at $8 , 373 . 18 each, 13 Four Door Sedans at $6, 965. 48 and 1 Four Door Sedan at $7 , 174 . 46 each from Kinsel Ford, Inc . and 2 Four Door Liftback Sedans at $5,784 . 16 each , 7 Two Door Liftback Sedans at $5 , 309. 68 each and 2 Cargo Vans at $8 ,557. 00 each from Beaumont Motor Company) was approved on a motion made by Coun- cilman Williams and seconded by Councilman Combs . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000� Resolution 80-463 authorizing purchase of a pneumatic tire compactor for the Street Department from Plains Machinery Company at a cost of $24 ,360. 19 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Coun- cilman Combs . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -224- December 16 , 1980 Resolution 80-4064 allocating $7150, 000 from the Landfill Acquisition Pro- ject ; $1 , 500, 000 from the General Fund , Capital Improvements ; and $750, 000 from the Industrial Contractural Payments to be used for the construction of the T',Iunilclpal Parking Facility because financing may be necessary for a period while arrangements are made for the issuance of Parking Facility Revenue Bonds (application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for an Urban Development Action Grant - UDAG -- provides for construction of a 224-room, Hilton Hotel and 646-space park- ing facility) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and se- conded by Councilman Williams. Question : Ayes : All Nayes - None -000- Resolution 80-465 endorsing the Taylor 's Bayou Project and the Revised Final Environmental Impact Statement for that project as essential to drainage and flood control protection for Beaumont was approved on a mo- tion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Williams . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Mrs . Wanda Grimes , 1756 Briarcliff , addressed Council to again request replacement of traffic signals on Gladys and to present additional pages for the petition requesting replacement of the signals (presented at the regular City Council session held December 9 , 1980) - bringing the total number of signatures to approximately 640. -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 ses- sion held December 16 , 1980. Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -225- December 16 , 1980