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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET AUG 23 2005 �z09m City of Beaumont REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUGUST 23,2005 1:30 P.M. CONSENT AGENDA * Approval of minutes * Confirmation of committee appointments A) Approve the purchase of trash receptacles for City parks • A 0 meow N..ON..j City of Beaumont qw_ Council Agenda Item TO: City Council FROM: Kyle Hayes, City Manager 0 PREPARED BY: Kirby Richard, Internal Services Director MEETING DATE: August 23, 2005 AGENDA MEMO DATE: August 18, 2005 REQUESTED ACTION: Council consider the purchase of trash receptacles for City parks. RECOMMENDATION Administration recommends the purchase of 134 trash receptacles from BJ's Park and Recreation Products of Magnolia, Texas, in the amount of$285.78 each. BACKGROUND The Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative's BuyBoard offers products and services that have been submitted for competitive bidding as outlined by state statute. BFs Park and Recreation Products is currently contracted with BuyBoard to provide Wabash Valley brand outdoor furniture and equipment to members of the purchasing cooperative. Membership in the BuyBoard is open to school districts, municipalities, counties, and nonprofit organizations throughout Texas. The City of Beaumont's membership in the purchasing cooperative was previously approved by City Council. By participating in the cooperative, members can reduce the number of bids processed as well as take advantage of volume discounts. Parks and Property Services has initiated a three-year program to replace all trash receptacles located in parks throughout the City. The attractive bright green Wabash Valley brand 32-gallon trash receptacles each have a matching flat top lid with a small round opening. The design will enhance the appearance of parks throughout the City. The initial purchase of 134 trash receptacles this year would be followed by two (2) similar purchases during the next two (2) years. BUDGETARY IMPACT Funds are available in the Capital Reserve Fund. The cost of the trash receptacles including ffeight is approximately $38,294.52. Purchase of Trash Receptacles August 18, 2005 Page 2 PREVIOUS ACTION None. SUBSEQUENT ACTION None. RECOMMENDED BY City Manager and Internal Services Director. IWJ � t City of Beaumont REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUGUST 23,2005 1:30 P.M. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER * Invocation Pledge Roll Call * Presentations and Recognition-Jefferson County's New Voting System * Public Comment: Persons may speak on the Consent Agenda * Consent Agenda GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Consider approving a request for a specific use permit to allow a tree service . business and wood sales in a GC-MD District at 2909 Gulf Street 2. Consider approving a request to abandon Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord Rd. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: Receive comments relating to a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City of Beaumont to receive State Public Transportation Funds Consider approving a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City of Beaumont to receive State Public Transportation Funds COMMENTS * Councilmembers/City Manager comment on various matters * Public Comment(Persons are limited to 3 minutes) EXECUTIVE SESSION * Consider matters related to contemplated or pending litigation in accordance with Section 551.071 of the Government Code: Brandon Steward v. City of Beaumont Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact Pat Buehrle at 880-3725 a day prior to the meeting. • 1 August 23, 2005 Consider approving a request for a specific use permit to allow a tree service business and wood sales in a GC-MD District at 2909 Gulf Street 0 City of Beaumont LRIM JA Council Agenda Item � - � TO: City Council FROM: Kyle Hayes, City Manager PREPARED BY: Tom Warner, Public Works Director MEETING DATE: August 23, 2005 AGENDA MEMO DATE: July 19, 2005 REQUESTED ACTION: Council consider a request for a specific use permit to allow a tree service business and wood sales in a GC-MD District at 2909 Gulf Street. RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends approval of a specific use permit to allow a tree service business and wood sales in a GC-MD District at 2909 Gulf Street subject to the following condition: • Provide six parking spaces on the subject property. BACKGROUND Charles Walker, dba Walker Trees and Firewood, is requesting a specific use permit to allow the operation of a tree service and wood sales business at 2909 Gulf Street. Mr. Walker is currently operating out of location at 3010 Gulf at Glasshouse. Mr. Walker was notified that he was operating without a certificate of occupancy in June,2005. He is in the process of purchasing the subject property with the intent of moving-his business to this location, pending the approval of a specific use permit. Mr. Walker states that he would like to relocate his business to the new location so that his wood storage would be fully enclosed and out of sight. In addition to his tree service business, Mr. Walker sells fire and cooking wood. He has contracts to supply a number of area restaurants with firewood for cooking. The subject property consists of two connected buildings on one lot and a storage area on the second lot. Mr. Walker will locate his office in the building fronting on Gulf Street. The storage of firewood will be located on the vacant lot. Walker Tree Service employees four persons. Working hours are typically 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Normally, wood that is cut for sale is removed off the premises within 1-2 weeks. Mr. Walker states that wood that is brought in by outside tree cutting services is gone by December of each year. An 8' tall wood screening fence is being constructed along the rear property line, adjacent to the residences to the west. Mr. Walker will also install wood planks along the existing chainlink fences on the Regent and Gulf Street sides of the property. In addition,he is going to gravel the vacant lot. BUDGETARY IMPACT None. PREVIOUS ACTION At a Joint Public Hearing held August 15, 2005, the Planning Commission voted 7:0 to approve a specific use permit to allow a tree service business and wood sales in a GC-MD District at 2909 Gulf Street subject to the following condition: • Provide six parking spaces on the subject property. SUBSEQUENT ACTION None. RECOMMENDED BY Planning Commission, City Manager, Public Works Director and the Planning Manager. ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TREE SERVICE BUSINESS AND WOOD SALES IN A GC-MD (GENERAL COMMERCIAL- MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING) DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2909 GULF STREET IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Beaumont desires to issue a specific use permit to Charles Walker, dba Walker Trees and Firewood,to allow a tree service business and wood sales in a GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District located of 2909 Gulf Street, being Lots 11 and 12, Block 8, Gold Hill Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.32 acres, more or less, as described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and, WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that the issuance of such specific use permit is in the best interest of the City of Beaumont and its citizens, subject to the hereinafter described condition; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That all conditions necessary for issuance of a specific use permit have been met and a specific use permit to allow a tree service business and wood sales in a GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District located at 2909 Gulf Street, being Lots 11 and 12, Block 8, Gold Hill Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.32 acres, more or less, as described on Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes, to Charles Walker, dba Walker Trees and Firewood, his legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the following condition: • Provide six parking spaces on the subject property. Section 2. That the specific use permit herein granted is expressly issued for and in accordance with each particular and detail of the site plan attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 3. Notwithstanding the site plan attached hereto, the use of the property herein above described shall be in all other respects subject to all of the applicable regulations contained in Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, as amended. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of May, 2005. - Mayor Guy N. Goodson - Jfl E: S) Yy t d '0, /f IT /f IS /f /J It // l6 ! O t J ; POPE sr + n -40 0 so as ;n v f 5f M • 9 S' W • , A Ld-^ 60 NL ;Ip 60 - + I • File 1796-P: Request for a specific use permit to allow a tree service business and NORTH wood sales in a GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District. J FR`N` Location: 2909 Gulf Street I' Applicant: Charles Walker dba Walker Trees and Firewood SCALE 1"=200' T60V I l 40 «{ /eo -1 0 ra� 4 �1 rn TULANE ST. N o �� t 95100 %t 10 30 i 60 50 - - - 30 C 1 • '_ C) o' 1 110 a 1 s 5'( -° 5 .�to R � V t rJ-1 e4 rd r I ' to ; „ i „� IQ W 60 12. 9 30 16;0� !0 r � o jd0 4 So `U29 a s LL' r rJ r• ' Z5 tfd 3, , , !o !re a 6�p55 _110 0 30 o i 3o i 6 40 �� ta22 99 O 30 60 J , + B J j0 6 s ' 4 /0 d n S /o - r R !o RE4 o 19_96 ~ IV REGENT ST. J60 GC "- MD FAIR PART 0 . (11769) + EXHIBIT "A" �� g'+All wcoo scR�EN+ �€"4� \ _ r r=te + z 10 O I ►�—�Po w SGL`c C�D�� Fo It CS� �� •� LOT I l.oT iI • 6r~oc.x.. S 2909 Gulf Street. and }-- - 2905 Gulf StrefvN --� Lots 11 & 12, � TAc� v► , Block 8 / Gold Hill + ' o h Addition a AL Replat �2 Vol. 7, Page 37LU Cn Jefferson VI 19 ' jt;FA++�+c 0 County, Texas LU 3 0 0 Owner: + ° ��fT l-�v}v2rZi IJ C Tcr" v A. Census Tract: 9 _ u Lov. p o r o o. S Oi 0. 45PH• /a.�.c/,rte 3 A 0111 N ' ` Ft) Pipe IOQ + FCISt.� G U L F 5 7R E ET In accordance with the flood hazard boundary map, department of Housing and Urban Development . Community No. 485457, Panel No . 00208. Gate of FIRM: 12/4/84. This ( property lies in flood zone "C". Location on map determined by scale on map, Actual � t:eld elevation not determined . Mark W. Whiteley and Associates does not warrant nor �I-�ubscribe to the accuracy or scale of said maps. I7one "C" does not lie in the 100 year flood plain. TO THE OWNERS OF THE PREMISES SURVEYED AS OF THE DATE OF THE SURVEY: FXHIBIT "B" � 2 August 23, 2005 Consider approving a request to abandon Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord Rd. City of Beaumont �• Council Agenda Item TO: City Council FROM: Kyle Hayes, City Manager PREPARED BY: Tom Warner, Public Works Director MEETING DATE: August 23, 2005 AGENDA MEMO DATE: August 16, 2005 REQUESTED ACTION: Council consider a request to abandon Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord Road. RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends denial of the request to abandon Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord Road. BACKGROUND Fittz & Shipman, Inc., the applicant for Beaumont Independent School District(BISD), has made a request to abandonment Cottonwood Street, between Concord and St. Helena. BISD is developing the properties on either side of this section of Cottonwood for a school bus yard facility. The applicant states that the closure of Cottonwood would greatly enhance the use of the adjacent properties for the proposed school bus yard. Both the Streets and Drainage Manager and the Transportation Manager object to the abandonment. The Streets and Drainage Manager states that city vehicles use this street to access Concord and the North Yard Facility. The City's material supplier is across the tracks and Cottonwood is the most direct route between it and the North Yard Facility. The St.Helena and Concord intersection is blind and is dangerous for city trucks to use. BUDGETARYIMPACT None. PREVIOUS ACTION At a Regular Meeting held August 15, 2005, the Planning Commission voted 7:0 to deny a request to abandon Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord Road. SUBSEQUENT ACTION None. RECOMMENDED BY Planning Commission, City Manager, Public Works Director and the Planning Manager. a ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING A PORTION OF COTTONWOOD STREET BETWEEN ST. HELENA AND CONCORD ROAD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT a portion of Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord Road, as described on Exhibits "A" and "B" attached hereto, be and the same are hereby vacated and abandoned. <o PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of May, 2005. - Mayor Guy N. Goodson - LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCES PURPOSES TRACT 3 That certain 0.3139 acre tract out of the James Drake Survey Abstract 71, Jefferson County, Texas and being a portion of a called 1.856 acre tract conveyed to the Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont as recorded in Volume 889, Page 300 of the Deed Records of Jefferson County, Texas and a portion of a called 1.08 acre tract conveyed to the Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont as recorded in Volume 880, Page 333 of the deed records of Jefferson County, Texas, said 0.3139 acres being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Note: The Basis of Bearings is the east right-of-way line ofHelena Street and the west line of the called 1.856 acre tract conveyed to the Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont as recorded in Volume 889, Page 300 of the Deed Records of Jefferson County, Texas having been called North. COMMENCING at a found concrete monument at the intersection of the south right of way line of Plum Avenue (unimproved)with the southwest right of way line of Concord Road for the northeast corner of the said 1.856 acre tract; THENCE South 41° 53' 00"East along the said southwest right of way line of Concord Road a distance of 196.81 feet (called South 41° 53' 00" East) to a point for the northwest corner of the said 0.3139 acre tract and the POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE with a curve to the right having a chord bearing of South 02° 10' 51" West, a chord distance of 20.82 feet and a radius of 15.00 feet a distance along the curve of 23.02 feet to a point; THENCE with a curve to the right having a chord bearing of South 620 31' 51" West, a chord distance of 335.26 feet, and a radius of 450.00 feet a distance along the curve of 343.54 feet to a point in the east line of Helena Street for the northwest corner of the said 0.3139 acre tract from which a found concrete monument for the northwest corner of the said 1.856 acre tract bears North 322.10 feet(called North); S� THENCE South along the said east line of Helena Street a distance of 36.28 feet (called South) to a point for the southwest corner of the said 0.3139 acre tract from which a found concrete monument for the southwest comer of the said 1.08 acre tract bears South 98.27 feet(called South); THENCE with a curve to the left having a chord bearing of North 63' 06' 30" East, a chord distance of 361.16 feet and a radius of 485.00 feet, a distance along the curve of 370.07 feet to a point of reverse curve; EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCES PURPOSES THENCE with a curve to the right having a chord bearing of South 86° 22' 12" East, a chord distance of 20.48 feet and a radius of 25.00 feet, a distance along the curve of 2 1.10 feet to a point in the*said southwest right of way line of Concord Road for the southeast corner of the said 0.3139 acre tract from which a '/z" capped iron rod set for the southeast corner of the said 1.08 acre tract bears South 41° 53' 00" East, 136.09 feet (called South 44° 38' 00" East); THENCE North 41' 53' 00" West, along the said southwest right of way line of Concord Road a distance of 66.56 feet (called North 41° 53' 00" West) to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.3139 acres more or less. --- — —1- .t i - File 686-OB: Request to abandon Cottonwood Street between St. Helena and Concord NORTH Road. t Applicant: Fittz& Shipman, Inc. AL SCALE \ 1 1"=200' I Y`'' V z. c PL UA( AVE - PLUM AVE. COS - sr Q J I' / • AYE N w bow r� ., c d,r r corrONW000 AV_ cf) •�■.� COTTONWOOD AVE. �' 1 _/4 O,L , W c0 ° J ✓ Jo t _ - ]3 i sJ t W LIVE OAK LIVE OAK AVE. �9Cn /7c h I � Jt♦ J♦ Jl L/'✓y OAK' - zsAVE' � � t 4AD AV J N o-il t 1 t . .: l F7, 7 EXHIBIT "B" � 3 August 23, 2005 PUBLIC HEARING: Receive comments relating to a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City of Beaumont to receive State Public Transportation Funds Consider approving a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City of Beaumont to receive State Public Transportation Funds o Cit y of Beaumont •�• Council Agenda Item TO: City Council FROM: Kyle Hayes, City Manager PREPARED BY: Mark Horelica, Transportation Manager MEETING DATE: August 23, 2005 AGENDA MEMO DATE: August 18, 2005 REQUESTED ACTION: Council conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City of Beaumont to receive State Public Transportation Funds. RECOMMENDATION Administration recommends that Council conduct a public hearing and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City to receive State Public Transportation funds. BACKGROUND City Council annually authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the City to receive state public transportation funds. These funds total $431,336 for FY2006. In fiscal years 2004 and 2005 the City received$426,348 and $396,895 respectively. BUDGETARY IMPACT State funding totaling $431,336 will fund part of the estimated local share cost of$1,395,681 to operate the Beaumont Municipal Transit System for FY2005. PREVIOUS ACTION None. SUBSEQUENT ACTION None. PTF06Funds.wpd 08-18-05