HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN SEP 17 2013 M I N U T E S - CITY OF BEAUMONT
W.L. Pate, Jr.,At-Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright, Mayor Pro Tern
Dr.Alan B. Coleman,Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz,Ward 11
Audwin Samuel,Ward III September 17, 2013 Jamie Smith, Ward IV
Tyrone E. Cooper, City Attorney Kyle Hayes, City Manager Tina Broussard, City Clerk
The City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in a regular session on September 17,
2013, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. to
consider the following:
OPENING
Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call
Presentations and Recognition
Public Comment- Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items 1-6/Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda
Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
Pastor "Big" Jim Selles of West End Baptist Church gave the invocation. Vietnam Veterans led
the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk.
Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tern Wright, Councilmembers Coleman,
Getz, Pate and Smith. Councilmember Samuel arrived at 2:28 p.m. Also present were Kyle
Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk.
Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions
"Constitution Week" - September 17 - 23, 2013 - Proclamation read by Mayor Pro Tern
Wright, accepted by Carolyn Modica with Colonel George Moffitt, Daughters of the
American Revolution
Presentation by State Representative Joe Deshotell District 22 — State of Texas
recognized the City of Beaumont and Vietnam Veterans America Chapter 292 for the
"Welcome Home Brother" weekend in September, 2012 to raise money for the Texas
Capital Vietnam Veterans Monument
Presentation for the Texas Vietnam Heroes Dog Tag Exhibit-Presented by Robin Troy
and members of the Texas Vietnam Heroes Dog Tag committee
Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items 1-6/Consent Agenda.
Jude Paredez 10820 Gage Rd. Beaumont TX
Spoke on Item#3 on the Agenda-, regarding an increase of the property tax rate, stated he
didn't think that the City should raise taxes on the citizens, doesn't agree with the decision
Minutes—September 17,2013
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of minutes - September 10, 2013
Confirmation of committee appointments — None
A) Approve a resolution approving the award of an annual contract to Tyler Uniform, Inc. for
the purchase of work uniforms used in various City departments — Tabled
B) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to
accept the project titled "STEP-Comprehensive" related to a traffic safety grant —
Resolution 13 — 193
C) Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary for
the Beaumont Public Health Department Vital Statistics Division to continue to purchase
services and/or goods from the Texas Department of State Health Services — Resolution
13 - 194
Councilmember Pate made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember
Smith seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
GENERAL BUSINESS
1. Consider an ordinance adopting the FY 2014 Budget by a record vote.
Article VI, Section 8 of the City Charter states that "the budget shall be adopted by the
favorable votes of at least a majority of all members of the Council." Section 9 states that
"the budget shall be finally adopted not later than the twenty-seventh (27th) day of the last
month of the fiscal year. Should the Council take no final action on or prior to such day, the
budget as submitted by the City Manager shall be deemed to have been finally adopted by
the Council."
Senate Bill 656, effective for all budgets after September 1, 2013, "requires the city
council's vote to adopt a budget to be a record vote." In addition the adopted budget will
contain a cover page that includes the statement on whether the budget will raise more,
less or the same amount of property taxes as the prior year, the record vote of each
member of council by name, property tax rates for the preceding and current fiscal years,
the effective tax rate, the effective maintenance and operations rate, the rollback tax rate,
and the debt rate, along with the amount of city debt secured by property taxes. This
information is required to be posted on the city's website and remain there for one year
after adoption of the budget.
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The FY 2014 Budget was submitted to Council on August 13, 2013, and reviewed during a
work session on August 27, 2013. A public hearing was held on August 27, 2013, which
met the requirements of the Charter and state law.
Approval of ordinance.
Councilmember Coleman moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REFERRED
TO AS THE "ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE" ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2013, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; APPORTIONING THE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY. Mayor Pro Tern Wright seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
Record Vote:
Mayor Ames —Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Wright—Yes
Councilmember Coleman —Yes
Councilmember Getz—Yes
Councilmember Pate — Yes
Councilmember Samuel - Absent
Councilmember Smith —Yes
MOTION PASSED
Ordinance 13 — 054
2. Consider a resolution adopting the 2014 Capital Program.
Article VI, Section 20 states that "the Council shall, by resolution, adopt the Capital
Program with or without amendment after the public hearing and on or before the twenty-
seventh (27th) day of the last month of the current fiscal year."
The Capital Program was originally submitted to Council on May 10, 2013. It was revised
and submitted to Council on August 13, 2013, and reviewed during a work session on
August 27, 2013. A public hearing was also held on August 27, 2013.
Approval of resolution.
Councilmember Pate moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE FY 2014 CAPITAL PROGRAM
IS HEREBY ADOPTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AUGUST 27, 2013. Councilmember Smith
seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE AND SMITH
Minutes—September 17 2013
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
Resolution 13 — 195
Councilmember Samuel arrived at 2:28 p.m.
3. Consider an ordinance accepting the tax roll and establishing the property tax rate for the
tax year 2013 (FY 2014).
The Jefferson County Appraisal District submitted the Certified Tax Roll on July 26, 2013,
in the amount of $6,824,647,428. Based on this taxable value, a property tax rate of
$0.69/$100 valuation for the tax year 2013 (FY 2014) is proposed. The tax rate would be
apportioned $0.47/$100 assessed valuation to the General Fund and $0.22/$100 assessed
valuation to the Debt Service Fund.
Approval of ordinance.
Councilmember Coleman moved that THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE
ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $0.690000 CENTS, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 7.07 PERCENT
INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. Mayor Pro Tem Wright seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
Record Vote:
Mayor Ames — Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Wright—Yes
Councilmember Coleman —Yes
Councilmember Getz — Yes
Councilmember Pate —Yes
Councilmember Samuel - Yes
Councilmember Smith —Yes
MOTION PASSED
Ordinance 13 - 055
4. Consider an ordinance ratifying the budgeted property tax increase reflected in the FY
2014 Budget.
Section 102 of the Local Government Code includes the following: "Adoption of a budget
that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year requires
a separate vote of the governing body to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the
budget. A vote under this subsection is in addition to and separate from the vote to adopt
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the budget or a vote to set the tax rate required by Chapter 26, Tax Code, or other law."
Approval of ordinance.
Mayor Pro Tern Wright moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING
THE BUDGETED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FY 2014 BUDGET. Councilmember
Coleman seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
Ordinance 13 - 056
5. Consider a resolution approving the award of a bid to Bruce's General Construction for
improvements to Klein Park.
Bids were solicited for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and supplies for the
reconstruction of the walking trail and installation of other improvements at Klein Park
located at 6530 N. Major Drive. The existing asphalt walking trail extends approximately
.67 miles around the western half of the park and has deteriorated due to soil conditions
and exposure to the weather since the 1980's. The proposed improvements include
replacing the asphalt with a seven-foot (T) wide reinforced concrete walking trail. Other
proposed improvements to the park are designed to provide greater access including three
(3) new ADA-compliant concrete parking spaces added to the parking lot off of Major Drive,
a new concrete trail leading to the northeast parking lot off Griffing Road, and modified
bridge approaches to provide wheelchair access across the pedestrian bridges in the park.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails Grant program has awarded the City a
grant in the amount of$75,000 for this project. Funds are available for the balance in the
Capital Reserve Fund.
Approval of Resolution.
Councilmember Coleman moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY
APPROVES THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO BRUCE'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, OF BEAUMONT,
TEXAS,IN THE AMOUNT OF$171,360 FOR THE FURNISHING OF ALL LABOR,MATERIALS,EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WALKING TRAIL AND INSTALLATION OF OTHER
SPECIFIED IMPROVEMENTS TO KLEIN PARK. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
Minutes-September 17,2013
Resolution 13 - 196
6. Consider a resolution approving the award of a bid to Gary Whitman Materials, Inc. for site
clearing and grading at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Complex.
Qualifications are being requested for a design build contractor to design and construct
four covered tennis courts and four open courts. Some of the proposed courts will be
constructed in a wooded area that is adjacent to the existing courts. This area must be
cleared of trees and brush and graded for proper drainage prior to the construction of the
courts.
Gary Whitman Materials will be conducting all work with their own forces, therefore, there
will be no MBE/HUB participation on this project.
Capital Program.
Approval of Resolution.
Councilmember Pate moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH GARY WHITMAN MATERIALS, INC., OF SOUR
LAKE, TEXAS. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion.
AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS COLEMAN,
GETZ, PATE, SAMUEL AND SMITH
NAYS: NONE
MOTION PASSED
Resolution 13 — 197
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
COUNCILMEMBER COLEMAN - SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE SURVIVORS OF
THOSE THAT WERE KILLED OR INJURED IN THE NAVY YARD
SHOOTING, CONGRATULATED THE BEAUMONT POLICE
DEPARTMENT ON THE 5K RUN,AS WELL AS A GREAT JOB ON
THE COPS FOR KIDS CARNIVAL,ALSO ANNOUNCED THE GIFT
OF LIFE 5K RUN ON OCTOBER 5, 2013
COUNCILMEMBER GETZ- CONGRATULATED THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT ON
A WONDERFUL COPS AND KIDS CARNIVAL,ANNOUNCED THE
FAIRFIELD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WILL BE MEETING
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 AT 6:00 P.M., AT HAL'S
COMMUNITY ROOM, THE DOWLENIWEST NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION WILL BE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2013,
AT 7:00 P.M., AT ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER,
THERE WILL BE PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2013, AT
6:30 P.M.AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COURT HOUSE JURY
IMPANELING ROOM,GEORGE SCOTT WILL BE THE SPEAKER,
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HE WILL BE INFORMING CITIZENS ON WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT
TO SEE FROM GRADUATES THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM
BISD AS THEY ENTER THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE AND
WHAT KIND OF PERFORMANCE YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE
FROM THEM
MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT - THANKED THE MAYOR AND BARBARA OTTO FOR THE
"BRINGING HOME BROTHER"PROJECT THAT THEY WORKED
SO HARD ON, CONGRATULATED THE DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, GLAD TO SEE FIRST FINANCIAL
BANK COMING TO BEAUMONT
COUNCILMEMBER PATE - COMMENTED ON FIRST FINANCIAL BANK COMING TO
BEAUMONT, MENTIONED THE SYMPHONY OF SOUTH EAST
TEXAS, THANKED THE VIETNAM VETERANS FOR ALL THAT
THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY, COMPLIMENTED CHIEF
SINGLETARY AND HIS STAFF FOR THE COPS AND KIDS
CARNIVAL OVER THE WEEKEND, ANNOUNCED LAMAR
UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT
ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO ATTEND
COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL- COMMENTED ON THE 5K RUN THAT HE ENTERED, STATED
THAT THE COPS AND KIDS CARNIVAL WAS A FANTASTIC
EVENT
COUNCILMEMBER SMITH - WISHED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND WIFE MELANIE A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
CITY ATTORNEY COOPER- NONE
CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE
MAYOR AMES - NONE
Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes)
None
There being no Executive Session, Council adjourned at 2:43 p.m.
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