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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN JUL 13 1982 w REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONI' HELD JULY 13, 1982 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in Regular Session this the 13th day of July, 1982, with the following present: HONORABLE: William E. Neild Mayor Bill Cox Councilman, Ward I Evelyn M. Lord Councilman, Ward II Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman, Ward III Wayne Turner Councilman, Ward IV Ray Riley City Manager Hugh Earnest Asst. City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by Mayor Neild. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Lord. -000- The following items on the Consent Agenda were considered: Approval of Minutes for regular meeting held June 29, 1982. Resolution 82-243 accepting street and utility improvements in Willow Creek Coimiercial Park. Resolution 82-244 appointing E. A. "Butch" LaBauve, Jr. to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee; teen expires June 30, 1983. Resolution 82-245 appointing David Strah to the Transit Advisory Committee; term to expire June 30, 1984. Resolution 82-246 authorizing the signature of John P. Gorman to sign Beaumont Civic Center Credit Card 7-28-725 and deleting the name of Hugh H. Earnest. Resolution 82-247 authorizing payment to Mustang Tractor for emergency repairs to a 1978 compactor used at the landfill, in the amount of $3203.35. The Consent Agenda items were approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAPES: None -000- Resolution 82-248 accepting the bid of Troy Dodson Construction Company, Inc. , in the amount of $538,976.40 for the 1982 Street Rehabilitation Program, Project I, was approved by a motion made by Councilman Deshotel; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAPES: None -000- -114- JULY 13, 1982 Resolution 82-249 accepting the bid of J. R. Plake, Inc., in the amount of $67,493, for site grading at Babe Zaharias Park, was approved on a motion by Councilman Lord; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-250 accepting the bid of Big State Utility Ccapany, Lufkin, Texas, in the amount of $30,480, for furnishing 2000 coppersetters for installing water meters, was approved on a motion by Councilman Lord; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- The following Ordinance was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 82-73 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTIONS 14-77 AND 14-78; REDUCING THE MEM13ERSHIP IN THE IRAN ADVISORY BOARD; ADOPTING NEW REGUEATIONS FOR THE HOME REHABILITATION IRAN PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY. Councilman Turner expressed concern for the allocation of the rehab. budget money as it relates to single-family/multi-family uses; stated he felt money should be set aside for the single-family apart from the multi-family. Councilman Cox stated he had a question on the loan limitations; that he would like to be given a more detailed report relative to the loans -- if turned dawn,, why; was it due to excessive costs, or other reasons; that he felt Council should monitor this very closely. Councilman Lord moved adoption of the Ordinance; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None Councilman Turner asked if this was the time for a second motion and then moved that at least 60% of the monies be set aside strictly for single-family usage; that 40% be reserved for the multi-family rehabilitation which could be used for single-family but not vice versa. Councilman Cox seconded the motion. Councilman Lord stated she did not want to tie any hands before Council knew exactly what they might find; that she was worried somewhat about the numbers at this point; that she would like first to see which kind of applications were being received and what the needs might be -- the 60% seemed a little scary at this point. Councilman Turner stated he would agree except for the fact, and it was his sincere desire to see the program work and the citizens get the most benefit fran it; that he felt absentee landlords were usually in a better position to have loans processed since they have had more experience; that he wanted to set a reserve so that 6 months down the road, Council would not find most of the money left for single-family usage used up' for the multi-family since he felt the scope of the program was to help those of the single-family nature first and then those of the multi-family. Mayor Neild suggested that Council indicate this concern to the Loan Board; that with just the one, Virginia Village, it would be hard to see whether it should be set at 60-40 or 70-30, or what it should be. -115- JULY 13, 1982 City Manager pointed out that there is an estimated one million dollars currently available; that the application received, on a preliminary basis, Lincoln Terrace, would cost about $150,000; that 40% limit for multi-family usage would far exceed; that it would not be unreasonable. Mayor stated he felt that Councilman Turner's concern was not that the single-family usage could go over 60%, but that the multi-family usage could not go more than 40%. Councilmen Lord and Deshotel expressed no problem with this principle. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-251 accepting the bid received from Greer Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $124,394, for clearing the waterworks canal was approved on a motion by Councilman Lord; seconded by Councilman Deshotel. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-252 authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 2 to the contract with C.F.W. Construction Company, in the amount of $6450,00 to replace 150 feet of deterio- rated pipe, increasing the contract from $5,816,300 to $5,825,232, for Contract I, Sewage Treatment Plant, Grant No. C-481254-04, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cox; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-253 authorizing the purchase of a power distribution center from System Technology Associates, at a cost of $7240.00, was approved on a motion by Councilman Deshotel; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- CITIZENS Delia Harrington, 815 Willow, addressed Council relative to the recent notice received from the Jefferson County Appraisal District and asked for some solution to the Tax problem; also mentioned two locations -- 870 Grand and 1211 McFaddin, needed to be demolished. Arthur C. Guillory, 3255 Elinor, addressed Council relative to his recent firing from the Engineering Department; stated he felt he had been unfairly treated. J. C. Leggitt, 1849 Washington Blvd., asked that the "pot holes" on the back portion of the Senior Citizens Building on 4th Street be fixed; also mentioned the recent property evaluations received. -000- There being no further business, the meeting was recessed before continuing with the Work 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 session held July 13, 1982. Myrtle .Corgey City Clerk -116- JULY 13, 1982