1958 08 06 CC Minutes, Special/ po 4
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS
August 6, 1958
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in special session on Wed-
nesday, August 6, 1958 at 5:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Room of the Baytown City
Hall with the following members'in attendance:
J. C. Garrison
Councilman
W. D. Holloway
Councilman
Paul Mears
Councilman
Al Clayton
Mayor Pro Tem
James W. Harrison
City Manager
George Chandler
City Attorney
Edna Oliver
City Clerk
Absent: R. H. Pruett
Mayor
W. L. Ward
Councilman .
Lacy Lusk
Councilman
Mayor, Pro,Tem Clayton called the meeting to order and the following business
was transacted:.
Escrow Agreement - State Highway 146
The City Manager presented two (2) copies of an escrow agreement, prepared by
the State Highway Legal Department, to be properly executed by the City of Baytown
and the State Highway Commission for the improvement of State Highway 146.
The'Agreement required the city's portion of $291,200, to pay'for it's obligation
of drainage and curb and gutter through the city, to be placed in escrow prior to
the date of letting the bid contract which is scheduled for August 19th. It
stipulated that a warrant for the $291,200, made payable to the State Treasurer,
accompany the executed agreement at the time it is returned for execution by the
State Highway Commission. Since the Council had formerly approved a curb and gutter'
assessment program for the Highway 146 area, it was estimated that approximately
$45,000 of the original $291,200 will be recovered by the City as the project
advances, The city's portion of cost will be taken from the gersal obligation bond'
program approved by the property owners in November, 1957. Councilman Garrison
moved to accept the $291,200 as the city's portion of the cost of improving
State Highway 146; the Mayor be authorized to execute the two (2) escrow agreements
in behalf of the City of Baytown and to return same, with the assessed 8291,200
to the State Highway Commission for completion of.the escrow agreement. The
duplicate original will be returned to the City after being properly executed.
Councilman Garrison seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Garrison Nays: None
' Holloway
" Mears
Mayor Pro Tem Clayton
The City Attorney was instructed to prepare a curb and gutter, assessment
ordinance, against property owners along Highway 146, for presentation at the next
regular meeting of the Council.
Resolution
The follooing resolution was presented:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO TRANSFER ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY ($1,250.00) DOLLARS FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND TO CLASSIFI-
CATION 105 F-./+A. -
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
THAT the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby resolves that the City
Manager of the City of Baytown be authorized to transfer One Thousand Two Hundred
Fifty ($1,250.00) Dollars from the Council Contingency Fund to Classification
105 F -4A, Annual Audit, to complete payment to T. B. Trotter Company for 1958
audit.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council on this the 6th day of August, A. D„ 1958.
Councilman Mears moved to adopt the Resolution as read. Councilmen Garrison
seconded the motion. The roll call vote was as follows:
Roll Cell: Ayes: Councilman Garrison Nays: None
Hollaway
a
Mears
Mayor Pro Tam Clayton
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TRANSFER FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND
EIGHTY ONE ($4,828.81) CENTS TO ACCOUNT NO. 701 F�2.
BE IT RESCLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
THAT the City Manager of the City of Baytown, Texas be hereby authorized to
transfer Four Thousand Eight Hunred Twenty -Eight Dollars and Eight -One ($4,828.81)
Cents to the following accounts, to -wit:
fr—ow. To:
Acct. 401 B -9 Sewers 701 E -2 $1,000.00 Maintenance of
Acet. 401 D -3 Sewers 701 E -2 500.00 Automotive Equipment
Acct.. 401 Y-6 Sewers 701 E-2 249.31
Acct. 401 Z-4 Sewers 701 E-2 110.60
Acct. 402 Z-4 Disposal - 701 E-2 2.968.90
Total 24,828.81
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council on this the 6th day of August, A. D. 1958.
Under terms of the recently adopted 50 -year franchise with the Houston Lighting
and Power Company, the Council accepted the proposal of the Company to bill the
City of Baytown for electrical power used retroactive to January 1st, 195E and in
exchange, the Company will pay to the City four per cent of its gross revenue
retroactive to January 1st, an estimated figure of $14,CCC. It was estimated that
the city's billing for power would be less than one -half of the $$14,000.
Copies - Proposed 195E -59 Budget
The City Manager presented the Council with copies of the proposed 1958 -59
♦♦ budget. A study will be made of the budget by the Council and the date for the
public hearing on the budget will be set at some later Council meeting.
Ad.iournment
Councilman Garrison moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Hollaway
seconded the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor Pro Tam declared
the meeting adjourned.
R. i. Pruett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
/s/ R. H. Pruett
ATTEST:
Mayor, City of Baytown
/s/ Edna Oliver
_
City Clerk
Councilman Mears
moved to
adopt the Resolution
as read. Councilman Garrison
seconded the motion.
The roll
call vote was as follows:
Roll Call: Ayes:
Councilman
Garrison
Hays: None
Hollaway
Mears
Mayor
Pro Ter. Clayton
Accent - Back Billing
Houston
Lighting and Power Company
Under terms of the recently adopted 50 -year franchise with the Houston Lighting
and Power Company, the Council accepted the proposal of the Company to bill the
City of Baytown for electrical power used retroactive to January 1st, 195E and in
exchange, the Company will pay to the City four per cent of its gross revenue
retroactive to January 1st, an estimated figure of $14,CCC. It was estimated that
the city's billing for power would be less than one -half of the $$14,000.
Copies - Proposed 195E -59 Budget
The City Manager presented the Council with copies of the proposed 1958 -59
♦♦ budget. A study will be made of the budget by the Council and the date for the
public hearing on the budget will be set at some later Council meeting.
Ad.iournment
Councilman Garrison moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Hollaway
seconded the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor Pro Tam declared
the meeting adjourned.
R. i. Pruett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk