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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN MAR 17 1981 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD MARCH 17 , 1981 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas ; met in regular session this the 17th day of March, 1981 , with the fol- lowing present : HONORABLE : Maurice Meyers Mayor Tom Combs , Jr. Councilman , Ward I Evelyn M. Lord Councilman , Warr? II Calvin Williams Councilman , Ward III Wayne Turner Councilman , Ward IV Ray Riley City Manager R. E. Platt Asst . City Manager Lane Nichols Asst . City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by the Very Reverend Claude Payne , Rector of St . Mark' s Episcopal Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led. by Councilman Combs - -000- . Mayor Meyers issued the following proclamation : "Foreign Language Week in Beaumont" - March 16-22 , 1981 . -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered : Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held March 10, 1981 ; Resolution 81-1.20 authorizing a. permit for Ideco Dresser Industries , Inc . to install underground refrigerant lines and. electrical conduit across a 20' alley lying between Laurel & Liberty; Resolution 81-121 authorizing a contract with C. F. Walker for the demoli- tion and removal of structures on property purchased for the Buford Street right-of-way (813 , 805, 8052 , and 807 Buford ) at a cost of $2 ,380. 00; Resolution 81-122 authorizing an amendment to the contract with the Beau- mont Housing Authority for recreational facilities to include purchase of a 6-8 ' aluminum bench at a cost of $1 ,496. 96 for Magnolia Gardens ; Resolution 81-123 authorizing purchase of various decorative trees for the focal point beautification program from Rand. Landscaping Company at a cost of $5 , 805. 00; Resolution 81-124 appointing Messrs . Felix Burrus , S . L. Greenberg , Craig Sherlock, J. B. Ener and Gerald White t0 serve the Board of Equalization for one-year terms ; and Resolution 81-125 authorizing the purchase of prerecorded video tapes for the Beaumont Public Library from The Video Mart at a cost of $1 ,362 . 25 . The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -36- March 17 , 1981 Resolution 81-126 awarding a contract for Project III of the FY 81 Street Rehabilitation Program to W. R. Boyd , Inc . at a cost of $673 , 936.42 was approved on a motion' made by Councilman Williams and seconded by Council- man Turner , Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000 Resolution 81-127 authorizing purchase of oyster shell for the Street and Sanitation Departments from Radcliff Materials at a cost of $13 . 70. per ton (approximately 5 ,-,000 tons to be purchased $68 , 500. 00) was ap- proved on a mention made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Combs . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-128 authorizing a contract with Gary Clark Contractors , Inc . for furnishing and installing playground equipment and park area sidewalks on Liberia, Pine Street , and Carroll Street Parks at a cost of $122 ,671 . 00 (C .D . B.G. and U.P .A.R.R. funds to be used) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Williams . Question : Ayes : Al) Nayes : None -.000- Resoli.ition . 81-.129 authorizing purchase of three parcels of right-of-way for the Lindbergh Drive TIP Project (Parcels #1 at $16 , 975 . 00 , #2 at $15 , 500. 00 and #6 at $7 , 200. 00) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -00.0 Resolution 81-130. authorizing purchase of a tractor/mower for use at Municipal Airport from Oil City Tractors at a cost of $19,728 . 00 was ap- proved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Combs . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- PUBLIC HEARING to consider application for taxicab permit held . MAYOR MEYERS ! We have a. request from Lawrence Da.randa, a Port Arthur taxicab operator applying for a Beaumont Taxicab permit in order to operate a limousine service between the two cities and as requi.red, by ordinance a public hearing has been scheduled for this time for consideration of the appli- eation from the standpoint of public necessity and so I would now declare this public hearing open and offer anyone present then an opportunity to make any comments in reference to this application that they would care to . If so , we ' d ask only that you come to the microphone and give us your name and address, please. MR. DARANDA: Lawrence Daranda is my name ; 1621 Houston Avenue, Port Arthur , Texas , is my address. Okay , and' I am applying for the permit because , first of all , it ' s the law and I want to be in accordance with -the law. And , from time to time , at the Airport , I pick up people .and they want to come to Beau- mont and then they want to go from place to place. So, I just know that I need a permit in order to operate . And , I don' t like to pick up a per- son and then , you know, have to drop them off and say , well , you know, you have to catch another cab because nine out of ten passengers will say I would rather stay with you and then I say , you can 't because I don ' t have a permit so that is why I am applying for it . -37- March 17 , 1981 PUBLIC HEARING continued : MAYOR MEYERS7 All right , sir . Thank you very much. We appreciate your comments and appreciate your coming today. Is there anyone else at this time that would care to make comments? If not , then, we would now declare this public hearing closed to comment and come back to our business portion of our Council meeting . PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. Resolution 81-131 approving the application submitted by Lawrence Daranda for a license to operate a taxicab service within the corporate limits of the City of Beaumont was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Lord. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- There being no further business , the meeting was recessed before continu- ing with the City Council Workshop Session.. -00o I , .Myrtle Corgey ; City Clerk of the City of Beaumont , Texas , certify that the above is a tree copy of the minutes of the regular City Council ses- sion held March 17 , 1981 Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -38- March 17 , 1981