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Home My WebLink AboutMIN AUG 10 1982 h REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD AUGUST 10, 1982 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 10th day of August, 1982, with the following present: HO)90RABLE: William E. Neild Mayor Bill Cox Councilman, Ward I Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman, Ward III Wayne Turner Councilman, Ward IV (Absent) Evelyn M. Lord Councilman, Ward II Hugh Earnest Asst. City Manager Kenneth Wall City Attorney Myrtle Corgey City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by Reverend O. J. Beasley, Jr. , Pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Turner. -000- The following items on the Consent Agenda were considered: Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council session held August 3, 1982. Resolution 82-281 authorizing the release of securities pledged as collateral for city bank deposits. Resolution 82-282 authorizing the purchase of six 8" flanged plug valves and one 4" flanged plug valve from Dresser Manufacturing, in . the amount of $2,336. 00, for the Water Reclamation Plant. Resolution 82-283 accepting the bid of Curtin Matheson Scientific, in the amount of $3659.86 , for the purchase of a blood chemistry system, for the Community Health Clinic. Resolution 82-284 accepting the bid of Nance Industries, in the amount of $9276. 00, for the purchase of a 20-ton air conditioning unit for the Best Years Center. Resolution 82-285 accepting the bid of CABCO Business Forms, in the amount of $9794. 50, for the purchase of traffic citation forms, for the Police Department. Resolution 82-286 granting an easement to Gulf States Utilities to provide electrical service to the new Service Center located on Lafin Drive. Resolution 82-287 authorizing the purchase of plastic water pipe from S.P.I. Municipal Supply, in the amount of $4450. 00 and re- scinding an earlier bid award to Chemco Sales Corporation, in the amount of $3718. 00 who refused to perform in accordance with the bid terms. -131- AUGUST 10, 1982 (Consent Agenda cont'd. ) Resolution 82-288 authorizing the sale of two Fire Department surplus pumpers: Engine #5 to Anahuac Volunteer Fire Department, in the amount of $8100.15 and Engine #3 to the volunteer Fire Department of Cloutierville, Louisiana, in the amount of $3810.10. Resolution 82-289 authorizing payment to Texas Coating Application and Waterproofing Company, in the amount of $2535.45 , for emergency waterproofing and sealing repairs to the Beaumont Public Library. Councilman Turner made the motion; seconded by Councilman Deshotel to approve the Consent Agenda. QUESTION: AYES: All NAPES: None -000- Assistant City Manager presented the following items from the printed agenda for consideration: Resolution 82-290 acknowledging receipt of the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1982 and setting a public hearing to be held at 1: 00 p.m. , August 31, 1982, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel; seconded by Councilman Cox. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-291 accepting the bid of Russ Miller Construction Company, in the amount of $1,148.381. 00, for Segment 36 Inter- ceptor Project of the Sanitary Sewer System Improvement Program, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner; seconded by Councilman Cox. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- A resolution setting a public hearing on an application filed by Gulf States Utilities Company was considered. Kenneth Wall, City Attorney, stated that modifications to the application, contained in five additional volumes, had been filed and asked that no action be taken on setting the public hearing in order to allow sufficient time to review the additional volumes. Members of Council concurred and no action taken at this time. -000- Resolution 82-292 endorsing and expressing intent to support the efforts of the owner, T. E. Moor, Jr. , owner of the Amarillo Gold Sox, to move the professional baseball team to Beaumont and will play its home games at Lamar University's Vincent-Beck Stadium which will require improvements; such improvements would require financial participation by the City of Beaumont for seating to be paid from the revenues derived from the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax, subject to the City' s ability to enter into satisfactory financing arrangements. -132- AUGUST 10, 1982 Councilman Turner (absent from last meeting) stated he was very much in favor of Pro Baseball for Beaumont, but that he had a difficult time with the expenditures from the Hotel/Motel Tax money, realizing the budget work being done and the anticipated cuts, along with the funding of a private enterprise; stated he felt the City should serve as a catalyst for any type of private enterprise, but his principles as to city involvement in ventures such as this would not let him support it; stated he would be more supportive if the Convention-Tourist Bureau budget monies were allocated for this project. Mayor Neild called for a motion and Councilman Cox moved in favor of the Resolution. In the absence of a second, Mayor Neild made the second. QUESTION: AYES: Councilman Cox Mayor Neild NAYES: Councilman Deshotel Councilman Turner Councilman Deshotel stated there were some questions that needed to be resolved; that if the money is taken out, what would be the re- sults on the general revenues at a later date; that he was in favor of the team, but still would like to have a final opportunity to review the commitment and the affect on the city as a whole. Councilman Turner stated he would like to see the action tabled for one week and reviewedduring budget workshop since it is a budgetary expenditure. City Attorney stated this Resolution was merely a statement of intent and not the final action; that Council would have to approve whatever financial arrangements were worked out. Councilman Deshotel stated he would be willing to call for another vote with the assurance that Council would have another opportunity to allocate the funds. Mayor Neild called for the motion and Councilman Deshotel moved, based on what the City Attorney said -- that Council would have another opportunity to vote on the expenditure. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cox. QUESTION: AYES: Mayor Neild Councilman Cox Councilman Deshotel NAYES: Councilman Turner -000- Resolution 82-293 accepting the bid of Radcliff Materials for cement stabilized sand was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -133- AUGUST 10, 1982 Resolution 82-294 accepting the bid of L & W X-Ray Company, in the amount of $23,851.00, for the purchase of an X-Ray machine, for the Health Department, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-295 accepting the bid of L. O. Block Sand Pit for approximately 25, 000 cubic yards of pit sand, in the amount of $1.49 per cubic yard, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Cox. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-296 authorizing changes in bus routes to expand transit services on the Crockett Route and route modifications for a new central transfer facility to be located at Liberty, Laurel, Magnolia and Neches around Weiss Park Area. Transportation Director Joe Ternis reviewed the modifications for Council. Resolution was approved by a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-297 authorizing the City Attorney to file eminent domain proceedings to acquire Parcel 154, being a 22,882 square foot tract of land out of Tract 147, C. Williams League and H. Williams Survey for needed right of way for the Calder-Major Drive intersection widening was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner; seconded by Councilman Deshotel. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None Assistant City Manager pointed out that the other tract of land referred to on the Agenda will probably be acquired without the eminent domain proceedings. -000- Resolution 82-298 authorizing final payment to Jay Garth, Inc. , in the amount of $52,069.00, for the warehouse and extension of the Water Utilities Service Center Project, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel; seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-299 accepting the bid of Graybar Electric for the purchase of lights, bases and ballast kits used in lighting area freeways was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -134- AUGUST 10, 1982 J The following Ordinance was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 82-87 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AN 8 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED IN LOT 36 OF CALDER TERRACE ADDITION, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. Ordinance No. 82-87 was adopted on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-300 accepting the bid of Datapoint Corporation, in the amount of $41, 081. 00, for the purchase of computer equipment and word processing equipment, for the Police Department, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Deshotel and seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-301 accepting the bid of Smith Sales for the purchase of three vans for transportation of the handicapped, in the amount of $131,463. 00, subject to approval of said grant applications by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration and the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Turner. QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Resolution 82-302 accepting the bid of the Rohan Company, for 500 manhole extension rings, in the amount of $22, 250. 00, was approved on a motion made by Councilman Turner and seconded by Councilman Deshotel. ` QUESTION: AYES: All NAYES: None -000- Mayor Neild introduced Mr. John Swift, 810 Shakespeare Drive, who announced that on August 21, 1982, the Texas Wing CAP will conduct the 1982 Search & Rescue evaluations at the Municipal Airport. This is a FIRST for Beaumont. Mr. Swift stated the purpose of this pro- gram is to evaluate the effectiveness , efficiency and safety of Texas winged personnel and extended an invitation to Council to attend. Mr. J. C. Leggitt, 1849 Washington Blvd. reminded Council of the "pot holes" at the Senior Citizens building which have not been fixed. -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 August 10, 1982. Myrtle Corgey, City Clerk -135- August 10, 1982