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Home My WebLink AboutMIN FEB 10 2015M I N U T E S- CITY OF BEAUMONT W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Gethrel Wright, At -Large Dr. Alan B. Coleman, Mayor Pro Tem CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Ward II Audwin Samuel, Ward III February 10, 2015 William R. Sam, Sr. 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 February 10, 2015, 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 No. 1/Consent Agenda Consent Agenda Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Harland Merriam of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church gave the invocation. Councilmember Pate led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tem Coleman, Councilmembers Getz, Wright, Pate and Sam. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions None Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items No. 1/Consent Agenda. None CONSENT AGENDA Approval of minutes - February 3, 2015 Confirmation of committee appointments - None A) Authorize the City Manager to submit an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a five year temporary closure of State of Texas right-of-way for the Gusher Marathon — Resolution 15 - 026 B) Authorize the acceptance of a five foot wide Exclusive Water Line Easement located at 3536 College Street — Resolution 15 - 027 Minutes — February 10, 2015 C) Authorize the City Manager to execute an Earnest Money Contract for the sale of a vacant 0.872 acre strip of land between Smart Street and West Cedar Street — Resolution 15 - 028 Councilmember Wright moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Smith seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM COLEMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS GETZ, WRIGHT, PATE AND SAM NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Consider a resolution approving the award of a bid to LD Construction of Beaumont forthe Delaware Street Asphalt Resurfacing Project — Phase I. The section of Delaware Street from Dowlen Road to US 69 is a heavily traveled, four (4) lane roadway that provides access from the West End to US 69. The existing roadway has experienced numerous failures and after continual repair efforts now requires resurfacing to extend the life of the roadway. Phase I will provide an asphalt overlay from Dowlen Road to US 69. On Thursday, January 29, 2015, bids were solicited for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and supplies for the project. A total of 60 calendar days are allocated for the completion of the project. LD Construction is a Certified MBE/HUB company. Funds will come out of the Capital Improvement Program Approval of resolution. Councilmember Pate moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE BID SUBMITTED BY LD CONSTRUCTION, OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $493,338.73 FOR A CONTRACT FOR THE DELAWARE STREET ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT- PHASE I BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH LD CONSTRUCTION, OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS. Councilmember Sam seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM COLEMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS GETZ, WRIGHT, PATE AND SAM NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 15 - 029 Minutes — February 10, 2015 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER SAM - COMMENTED ON THE LEADERSHIP BEAUMONT BANQUET ON LAST SATURDAY, AS WELL AS THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED, ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO DISCUSS SOME ISSUES FOR WARD IV, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK AROUND CENTRAL MALL TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL, HAPPY TO REPORT THAT EVERYTHING WENT WELL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING IN THAT AREA COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - NONE COUNCILMEMBER PATE - COMMENTED ON HOW IMPORTANT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE, STATED THAT HE ATTENDED THE OAKS DISTRICT NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION, ALICIA MCKIBBIN WHO'S THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE BEAUMONT HERITAGE SOCIETY GAVE AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM ON HOW THE BEAUMONT HERITAGE SOCIETY GOT STARTED AND THE PROGRESS THEY HAVE MADE, ALSO ANNOUNCED THE BEST YEARS CENTER, MARDI GRAS, ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO COME AND VISIT WITH THEM COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT - REQUESTED A WORKSHOP ON AN AUDIT THAT THE CITY JUST HAD WITH CH2MHILL CONCERNING THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S IN IT, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS WHERE THE FIRM COMES FROM AND WHAT ARE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO DO THIS AUDIT COUNCILMEMBER GETZ - ANNOUNCED MOVIE NIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE TITANIC WILL BE SHOWING AT THE JEFFERSON THEATRE, ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND VISIT, HAD A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE WOODEN STAKES WITH PINK PLASTIC RIBBONS ON THEM ALONG MAJOR DRIVE, THE STAKES REPRESENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS, COMPLIMENTED THE BOARD OF MANAGERS FOR REVISITING THE AUSTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND MAKING THAT AN HONORS MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYOR PRO TEM COLEMAN - REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE GUSHER MARATHON THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 7, 2015, ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO REGISTER CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - NONE CITY MANAGER HAYES - ASKED IF IT WAS ALRIGHT WITH THE COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE WORKSESSION ON CH2MHILL, COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT STATED SHE WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY, THE MANAGER THEN WENT ON TO MAKE Minutes — February 10, 2015 SOME COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO CH2MHILL AS WELL AS THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS HIRED MAYOR AMES - THANKED EXXONMOBILE REFINERY FOR THE PRESENTATION TO THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE COPS AND KIDS FESTIVAL, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE HALL OF FAME THAT WAS SPONSORED BY THE CVB AT THE EVENT CENTRE Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) Landry Rountree 1565 S. Major Dr. Beaumont TX Read the Oath of Office that is taken by each Councilmember, stated that on December 3, 2013, Mayor and Council failed to keep their oath, here today that he does want to address his issue and making himself available to discuss in private, but if no one does he will speak to this matter in an open meeting for three minute intervals T.W. Moak 2274 North St. Beaumont TX Asked if there was a permit application from Sampson Expiration for a AMC Gas Unit #1 in regards to a drilling permit, his request is that a possible suspension or delay in processing a well for Sampson Expiration, he has reason to believe that they will come to Beaumont to ask for this permit, also believes that they have not identified or made an effort to offer participation to all of the mineral owners of that unit There being no other business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m. A dio available upon request in the City Clerk's Office.�y��, BE Aky Am ay rw a L Tina Broussard, City Clerk Minutes — February 10, 2015