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Home My WebLink AboutMIN JUN 22 1982 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JUNE 22 , 1982 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont , Texas , met in regular session this the 22nd day of June, 1982 , with the following present : HONORABLE : Evelyn M. Lord Mayor Pro Tem & Councilman Ward II Bill Cox Councilman , Ward I Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman, Ward III Wayne Turner Councilman, Ward IV Absent ; William E. Neild Mayor Ray Riley City Manager Hugh Earnest Asst . City Manager Lane Nichols Asst . City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by the Very Reverend Keith Reese , Diocesan Di- rector of Vocations and Associate Pastor of St . Anthony' s Cathedral . The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Deshotel . -000,- Mayor Pro Tem Lord issued the following proclamation honoring Mrs . Carol Tyrrell Kyle : WHEREAS , the Garden Club of America' s Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding civic achievement ; and , WHEREAS , this year , this most prestigious award has been given to Carol Tyrrell Kyle, a remarkable lady whose love and concern for her fel- lowman and for the arts has enhanced the quality of life for our community; and , WHEREAS , Mrs . Kyle ' s gifts have reached every facet of the arts pro- viding opportunities for attainment of excellence in performing and program- ming. She is a moving force in all cultural affairs in Beaumont , and has provided gifts to museums for acquisitions , awards , galleries , as well as funding for grounds and gardens . She has provided scholarships and an As- sociate Artist Program for Lamar University, and is a major donor to the Development Fund for both that University and the Beaumont Art Museum. Mrs . Kyle has underwritten the annual fund-raising events for the Beaumont Art Museum, Heritage Society, Junior unior League and the Magnolia Garden Club, of which she is a long-tlme member and a devoted supporter; and , WHEREAS , Mrs . Kyle has been widely recognized and honored . She has received both the Garden Club of America' s Medal of Merit and the Zone Hor- ticultural Award , the Ida Caldwell McFaddin Award for civic achievement , and has been the recipient of the Exchange Club' s Golden Deeds Award for community. service. She has served tirelessly on boards and committees and has been active in the preservation of the Jefferson Theatre , the Temple of the Brave , and Tyrrell Historical Library, a gift to the City from her grandfather , as was the vast recreational grounds , now known as Tyrrell Park. -102- June 22 , 1982 NOW, THEREFORE , I , Evelyn M. Lord , Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Beau- mont , do hereby proclaim Tuesday, June 22 , 1982 , as "CAROL TYRRELL KYLE DAY" in Beaumont in recognition of her many contributions to our Community. The City of Beaumont is honored to have Carol Tyrrell Kyle as one of its citi- zens . IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Seal of the City of Beaumont to be affixed. /s/ Evelyn M. Lord Mayor Pro Tem Mrs . Kyle was also presented with the "Key to the City" to Ilook upon this as the key to the hearts of your many, many friends who are very apprecia- tive of everything you have done for us . " MRS . KYLE in accepting -the proclamation and key: "Dear Friends . It is with a great deal of humility and gratitude that I accept this special award. 1 have enjoyed supporting various community endeavors . I have loved working on every project because I felt that each one was so deeply needed . My hope is that my efforts have encouraged and will continue to inspire others to become involved . Thank you for this distinguished award . it will inspire me to continue to do my best to help further progress in our beautiful and beloved Beaumont . "' -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered : Approval of the Minutes of the regular City Council session held June 15 , 1982 ; Resolution 82-221 authorizing an exchange of $1 . 0 million in securities pledged as collateral for city bank deposits by the Texas Commerce Bank of Beaumont (total pledged - $48 , 905 , 000. 00) ; Resolution 82-222 appointing Clyde Vincent and Ed Moore , terms expiring June 30 , 19841 ,and Howard Close, term expiring June 30 , 1983 , to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee; Resolution 82-223 appointing George McLaughlin , term expiring June 30 , 1984 , to the Transit Advisory Committee; Resolution 82-224 appointing Dr. Brock Brent linger (term expiring October 31 , 1983 ) , Forrest Griffin (expiring October 31 , 1983 ) , Dora Nisby (term expiring October 31 , 1983 ) , Catherine Tyrrell (expiring October 31 , 1983 ) , Louise Loomis (expiring October 31 , 1984 ) , Betty Rienstra (expiring October 31 , 1984) and Naaman Woodland (term expiring October 31 , 1984) to serve the Beaumont Library Commission; Resolution 82-225 authorizing execution of a contract with Hurricane Fence Company for the erection of an eight-foot (81 ) chain link fence around a basketball court on Gilbert Park at a cost of $2 ,121 . 60 ; Resolution 82-226 Company authorizing payment to Intracoastal Electric for 4D J emergency repairs to a pump motor at the Wiess Bluff Pumping Station at a cost of $2 , 392 . 00 ; and Resolution 82-227 appointing William Faucett to the Airport Advisory Com- mittee , term to expire July 31 , 1984 . The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- -103- June 22 , 1982 Ordinance No. 82-64 amending Section 27-4 of the City Code so as to per- mit mobile homes or trailer coaches to be used for temporary construction offices and night watchman facilities was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 82-64 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27-4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO ALLOW THE USE OF MOBILE HOMES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-228 authorizing city participation in. the cost of an exten- sion of Crow Road beginning at a point about 155-feet north of the north line of Taft Street right-of-way and extending southward 360-feet to a point about 155-feet south of the south line of Taft as a Residential Collector Street (Woodrow Doiron, developer, and Kohler 9 Kohler , engineers; estimated cost of the project $44 ,700 and city' s share approximately $20 ,200) was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Council- man Deshotel . Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-229 establishing an expanded 10-member Transit Advisory Com- mittee to be selected from the community at large and appointed by Council for alternating two-year terms was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Turner. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- An ordinance establishing regulations for the Home Rehabilitation Loan Program was considered : AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SEC- TION 14-76 AND 14-77 ; REDUCING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LOAN ADVISORY BOARD; ADOPTING NEW REGU- LATIONS FOR THE HOME REHABILITATION LOAN PRO- GRAM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. City Manager Riley told Council Section 1 is the modification to the Code to provide for the appointment of the five members selected at large from the Community to serve as members of the Loan Advisory Board. Council has already approved this Section in the past when it approved the Community Development Plan for the year 1982 ; however , the ordinance which provided for the Rehab Loan Board was not amended at that time to reflect the change in membership from what had been seven basic members with representatives from each of the various neighborhoods involved - the four target neighbor- hoods , even this Board has been reorganized and those five members appointed. This modification merely amends the current ordinance to reflect the action already taken by the Council. The second Section, however, adopts the regulations and guidelines relating to the operation of the Home Rehabilitation Loan Program and does have a number of changes in the guidelines , primarily related to establishing a fixed interest rate of 50 , a maximum term fdr the . loan of twelve years , modifies the application to remove the deferred loan and provides for housing assistance payment or a subsidy based on income criteria for repayment of the loan. Council reviewed this at a workshop recently and there are a number of items contained in the guidelines which were worthy of conversation and discussion. -104- June 22 , 1982 Councilman Cox made a motion to postpone action on the ordinance; motion was seconded by Councilman Deshotel . Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None The item was referred to Council Workshop next week. -000- Resolution 82-230 authorizing the filing of an amendment to the Beaumont Municipal Transit Paratransit Service Capital Assistance Grant in the total amount of $70 ,259 . 00 and scheduling a public hearing to consider the appli- cation for July 27 , 1982 at 1 : 00 p.m. was approved on a motion made by Coun- cilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Ordinance No . 82-65 appropriaten; funds for city participation in a Para- transit Grant Project was considered : ORDINANCE NO. 82-65 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE PARATRANSIT SER- VICE CAPITAL ASSISTANCE GRANT, PROJECT NO. TX-05-0070 . The ordinance provides that $1, 393 . 00 be appropriated from Fund 87 of the Transit Improvement Fund. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question : Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-231 authorizing an agreement with HASP to provide long dis- tance telephone network service at a cost of $325 . 00 for initiating the service plus monthly billing for calls placed through the service was ap- proved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Resolution 82-232 authorizing Change Order #7 to the contract with Daniels Building 8 Construction in the amount of $39 ,128 . 00 for the remodeling of the City Auditorium - Julie Rogers Theatre of the Performing Arts - to pro- vide for building graphics , the addition of a walk-along acoustic drape in the orchestra pit in lieu of decoustic panels on walls , revisions to mould- ings and paint scheme and correctional deficiencies at the Pearl Street lobby entrance floor and the portico and , additionally, purchase of Lobby Drapes ( $23 , 377 . 00) and Lobby Furniture and Miscellaneous Furniture ( $21 ,540) uo be funded from the $300 , 000 private endowment was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. Question: Ayes : All Nayes : None -000- Mayor Pro Tem Lord presented recording records from Susan Pierce, a blind and gifted singer , to Council. Miss Pierce is attending the University of Texas and was unable to attend the meeting. -000- Mr. Ed Segee, 2695 Forrest Street , Chairman of. the North End Community Coun- cil , address Council concerning the Home Rehabilitation Loan Program. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continu- ing with the City Council Workshop Session. -105- June 22 , 1989 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 22 , 1982 . Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -106- June 22 , 1982