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Home My WebLink AboutMIN SEP 08 1981 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD SEPTEMBER 8 , 1981 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas , met in regular session this the 8th day of September, 1981 , 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 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 Reverend Jim Stout , St . Andrews Presby- terian Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Combs . _000 The following Consent Agenda items were considered : The Minutes of the regular City Council session held September 1 , 1981 ; Resolution 81-364 appointing Mrs .. Bettye Smith for a two-year term expir- ing October 1 , 1983 and Rosalie Anderson for a three-year term expiring. October 1 , 1984 to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee; Resolution 81-365 authorizing the award of bid for the purchase and in- stallation of a chain-link fence for the No. 1 Fire Station to Grime Busters, Inc. d/b/a United Fence Company at a cost of $2 ,717. 08; Resolution 81-366 authorizing payment for the purchase and installation of a transmission to a Sanitation Department packer truck (front loader) from Kinsel Ford, Inc . at a cost of $1 , 972. 00; Resolution 81-367 authorizing the purchase of 11 modular cages for the animal control building from Suburban Surgical at a cost of $2, 317. 86 ; Resolution 81-368 authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Juliet Perstein Simon, Muriel Selber Folloder and Eleanor Perlstein Weinbaum for an exchange of property for Phelan Boulevard Connector right-of-way in order to revise the field note descriptions; Resolution 81-369 authorizing an agreement with the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation for installation , construction, as- sistance , use, operation and maintenance for a highway advisory radio communications system; Resolution 81-370 authorizing payment for the purchase and installation of a new third member front driver (rear end) to a Sanitation Department dump truck from Tidelands International at a cost of $2 , 200.00; Resolution 81-371 authorizing release of $2 , 000,0.00. 00 in securities pledged as collateral for city bank deposits (,total pledged by Texas Commerce Bank - former American National Bank - $40, 165 ,000. 00) and . Resolution 81-372 accepting five easements for storm sewer extension in the Pine Oaks Neighborhood, Census Tract 8, under the Community De- velopment Block Grant Program. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Combs . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -142- September 8 , 1981 Ordinance No. 81-68 abandoning a portion of 23rd Street right-of-way south of Interstate 10 - a 60-foot wide tract sough from I-10-Loop 251 right-of- way to Hildebrandt Bayou (requested by Dow Jones for the construction of the Wall Street Journal printing plant ) was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 81-68 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDON- ING A PORTION OF 23RD STREET LOCATED SOUTH OF IH-10 TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS , AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and se- conded by Councilman Lord. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-373 approving the allocation of $91 , 90.0. in Community De velopment Block Grant funds for rehabilitation of Social Services facilities (Fairway Houses at $30, 000; Stewart "s Halfway House at $19 ,900 ; Goodwill Industries at $3 , 300; Beaumont Junior Forum at $4 ,500; Y.W.C.A. at $8 , 800; Some Other Place at $9, 900; and Unity House at $15 ,500) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Combs. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-374 authorizing the execution of a contract with B.R.H. Company, Inc. for the construction of the Segment 70 Interceptor (to run from the Harriott Street Lift Station at Sabine Pass Street to the Sewage Treatment Plant on Lafin Drive) under the EPA-assisted sewer system im- provement program (Grant # C-481254-04 , Contract 4) contingent on Texas Department of Water Resources and Environmental Protection Agency approval of the contractor - contract cost of $3, 184 ,436. 00 - was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None _000 Ordinance No. 81-69 amending Section 13-1. 66 of the fire code regarding installation of gongs and other warning devices for commercial structures in excess of 2 , 000 square feet was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 81-69 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRE CODE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AS FOUND IN CHAPTER TEN OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY' OF BEAUMONT BY AMENDING SECTfiON 13--1 . 66 TO REQUIRE FIRE DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN EXCESS OF 2, 000 SQUARE FEET; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and se- conded by Councilman Turner . Question: Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-375 approving the 1981 tax assessment rolls showing total taxable property of $1 ,553 , 040, 314 . 00 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Lord. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -143 September 8, 1981 Ordinance No. 81-70 setting the 1981 ad valorem tax rate ($1 . 12 per $100. 00 worth of property - $0. 79 for the General Fund and $0. 33 for paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the en- tire bonded indebtedness for the City) was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 81-70 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY-. ING, ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF AD 'VALOREM TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 1981-1982 FOR THE PUR- POSES OF PROVIDING A GENERAL FUND, AND A SINK- ING FUND TO MEET THE PAYMENT OF ALL BONDED IN- DEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND THE PAY- MENT OF ACCRUING INTEREST THEREON; AND PROVID- ING FOR SEVERABILITY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and se- conded by Councilman Lord. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Ordinance No. 81-71 adopting proposed fiscal year 82 budgets was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 81-71 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REFERRED AS THE' ',"ANNUAL, APPROPRIATION OR.DINANCE', ADOPTING A 13UDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER, 1 , 1981 , AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1982 , AND ADOPT- ING A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AP- PORTIONING THE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,, P_R.,OVIDING FOR LINE-ITEM TRANSFERS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs .and se conded by Councilman. Turner. Question : Ayes: All Nayes ; None "000-. Ordinance No. 81-72 adopting an amended position classification and compensation plan was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 81-72 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 , SECTION 21-31 ADOPTING A CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and se- conded by Councilman Lord. Question : Ayes: All Nayes : None -00.0- Resolution 81-376 authorizing final payment of $8 ,650. 32 on a contract with Gary Clark Contractors, Inc . for the construction of picnic shelters and restrooms at Tyrrell Park was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -144- September 8 , 1981 Resolution 81-377 authorizing payment of $19,880. 00 to Olshan Demolishing Compnay, Inc. for the demolition of the former United Appeals Building at 650 Main Street (portion of site for proposed parking facility) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Lord. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-378 authorizing purchase of limestone base material over a six-month period from Davidson Construction Materials, Inc . at $13 . 90 per ton was approved on 2 motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Coun- cilman Turner. Question : Ayes: All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-379 authorizing a contract with Kohler and Kohler for en- gineering services for the design and construction of the Phelan Boule- vard Extension Project (4-lane structure extending from Dowlen to Major) with engineering fee not to exceed $280, 000. 00 (project estimated at $3 , 500, 000) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman Williams. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-380 authorizing Change Order No.. 1 to the contract with W. R. Boyd, Inc. , for Project IV of the FY 81 street rehabilitation program for labor , equipment and materials necessary for improvements to Brooks Road and increasing the contract amount to $863 , 303 . 82 (im- provements to Brooks Road originally considered for City-Jefferson County participation) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Combs and se- conded by Councilman Lord. . Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 81-381 appointing Coopers and Lybrand as independent auditors for fiscal year 1981 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lord and seconded by Councilman. Combs., (Cost limited to $50,000. 00) Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000= Brief discussion of traffic signal equipment malfunctions held. Brief discussion for specific use permits in R-1 zones to allow for day care centers and beauty salons was held. -000- Mrs. L. W. Bass, 3930 Harding Drive, addressed Council on behalf of the Y.W.C.A. Board of Directors to express appreciation for the CDBG funds directed to YWCA rehabilitation project . Mr. Gary Pinkerton, Director of Some Other Place, addressed Council in appreciation for CDBG funds to be used for rehabilitation of their facility. Mr. J. C. Leggett , 1849 Washington Boulevard, spoke about traffic signal malfunctions and questioned public hearings concerning rate increases by Gulf States Utilities Company. -000_ 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 City Council ses- sion held Septer_:ber 8 , 1981 . -145- SentPmhar R laQI