1962 10 11 CC MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
October 110 1962
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in regular
session on Thursday, October 11, 1962 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Room of the Baytown City Hall with the following members in attendance:
Seaborn Cravey
C. A. Hansen
71 Velma J. Ansley
J. M. Bryan
J. C. Huron
W. L. Ward
J. B. LeFevre
Edna Oliver
Absent: Al Clayton
George Chandler
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager
City Clerk
Mayor
City Attorney
The Mayor Pro Tem called the meeting to order, the Invocation
was offered, afterwhich, the City Clerk was instructed to read
the minutes of the September 27 meeting. Councilman Ansley moved
to dispense with reading of the minutes; they be approved as
submitted in written form. Councilman Cravey seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Ansley, Bryan and Huron (Hansen not yet
Mayor Pro Tem Ward Arrived)
Nays: None
Bids - Pickup Truck - Police Department
Bids on a 1/2 ton pickup truck for the police department were
opened and tabulated as follows:
Buck Turner Chevrolet 1962
pickup truck
Less
trade -in 1949 GMC
$19566.02
Thad Felton 1963
pickup truck
Less
trade -in 1949 GMC
$1,643.90
Boyd Mullen 1963
pickup truck
Less
trade -in 1949 GMC
$1,668.47
Councilman Hansen moved to accept the low bid of Buck
Turner for the 1962 Chevrolet Pickup truck, less trade -in at
$1,566.02. Councilman Cravey seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Hansen, Ansley, Bryan and Huron
Mayor Pro Tem Ward
Nays: None
Approve Installation Street Lights - West Main to Cedar Bayou Road
City Manager LeFevre presented a proposal for the installation
of 52 mercury vapor street lights extending from West Main
to Cedar Bayou Road at an estimated cost of $29340.00. Instead
of the metal standard poles, it was his recommendation that
wooden poles be used with the 20,000 lumen lights on suspension
brackets. Lights will be installed at each intersection and within
the middle block but not spaced as a conflict may arise. If the
Council approves this type installation, the city will derive a
savings of $4,000 plus over the original cost estimate. Mr. LeFevre
also asked for approval to have a mercury vapor light installed
at each of the two churches facing North Main Street past the
Cedar Bayou Road intersection. After some discussion, Councilman
Ansley moved to accept the recommendation of the City Manager;
he be instructed to order the installation of mercury vapor
lights from West Main northerly to Cedar Bayou Road, with the
inclusion of the two churches. Councilman Huron seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
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Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Ansley, Bryan and Huron
Mayor Pro Tem Ward
Nays: None
The City Manager will confer with engineers of the Houston
Lighting and Power Company in the recommended installation.
Ordinance - Street Name Change
The City Manager introduced and read an ordinance amending
an ordinance changing the names of certain streets, including
in Ordinance 656, to bear the same names originally designated,
such as, Rosille and Lacy Drives. Councilman Ansley moved to 7
adopt the ordinance as read. Councilman Bryan seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Cravey,
Mayor Pro Tem Ward
Nays: Councilman Hansen
Ansley, Bryan and Huron
The caption of the ordinance follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 659
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE, TO -WIT: "AN ORDINANCE
CHANGING THE NAMES OF CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF BA
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR GREATER STREET NAME
UNIFORMITY: AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF ",
BEING ORDINANCE NO. 656,PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1962, BY AMENDING
SECTIONS ONE (1) AND TWO (2) THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
Adoption Proposed Changes - Civil Service Rules Exception 2 Sections
Raymond Donnelly, Director of the Baytown Civil Service
Commission, presented proposed changes to the civil service rules;
reviewed each section and gave full explanation on the reasons
why such change is proposed. Thirteen proposed changes were
presented, one of which was entirely new and required periodic
physical examination of all classified employees at intervals
not exceeding three years. The proposed change in Section 43
changed the present personal investigation by the Director of
Civil Service to provide that personal investigation shall be
made by the Police Department. The Council questioned this
proposed change and agreed to defer any change in the - .present
reading and investigate the possibility of securing outside
assistance in the investigation rather than using a member of
the Police Department. In section 44, it was proposed that
applicants for positions in the classified service need not
reside within the city at time of application. Since this is an
administrative problem, the City Manager was asked to bring a
written policy defining "reasonable distance" from the city limits
which will be used as a guide in the administration of this
section. After reviewing the entire list, it was agreed to
defer any action on the periodic physical examination requirement
at this time; Councilman Ansley moved to adopt the proposed
changes, as presented excepting Section 43, Police Investigation
of applicants and the new section, Physical Examination.
Councilman Huron seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Hansen, Ansley, Bryan and Huron
Mayor Pro Tem Ward
Nays: None
Councilman Huron, City Manager LeFevre and one member of
the Civil Service Commission were appointed as a Committee to
draw up specifications for the Periodic Physical Examination
proposal and bring its recommendations to the Council after the
study has been completed.
Present Copies Proposed Reclassification Ordinance - Fire 8 Police
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Service Classification ordinance by defining terms, interpreting
the class specifications and providing for the allocation of
positions to the various classes. The council will make a study
of the ordinance during the two ensuing weeks and final disposi-
tion made by the Council at the October 25th meeting.
Houston Natural Gas Representatives - Discuss Gas Rate Structure
Mayor Pro Tem Ward introduced and read a letter of inquiry
relative to a comparison between Houston's winter gas rate and
Baytown's winter gas rate and showing a difference of $5.12 for the
30,600 cubit feet of gas consumed. He stated that a conference
had been held with H. F. Massey, District Manager of the
Houston Natural Gas Corporation, and was assured that the rates
of Baytown were lower than those of Houston. Since there may be
a possibility of discrepancy, City Manager LeFevre and City
Attorney Chandler were instructed to go to the main office cf the
Gas Company and secure an official comparison of the existing
summer and winter rates in the City of Baytown and City of Houston;
also, secure from the company, copies of ordinances from, all of
the other areas served relative to rate structure. If is
found that a discrepancy exists, to our disadvantage, Mr. LeFevre
was further instructed to invite representatives from the company
to attend the October 25 meeting for the purpose of interrogation,
specifically Jackson Hinds.
Resolution - Opposing Trial de Novo Amendment
Councilman Cravey moved to instruct the City Attorney to
prepare a resolution setting forth the Council's opposition to
the Trial de Nova amendment which is listed as No. 14 and will
be voted upon at the Nov. 6 general election. Councilman Hansen
seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Raw Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Hansen, Ansley, Bryan and Huron
Mayor Pro Tem Ward
Nays: None
Policy- Accumulated Sick Pay - Termination and Rehiring
The City Manager was instructed to have an amendment to
Section 1 of Ordinance Nz. 595 prepared which will clarify the
position and establish a policy of accumulated sick benefits for
employees who have been rehired by the City and were paid accumulated
sick benefits at the time of employment severance.
Garbage Collection Ordinance - Discussion
The proposed amendments to the cit's garbage collection
ordinance were reviewed section by section. All of the amendments
were approved with the exception of those included in Section
14, relative to charge of dumping on grounds by outside
residents, commercial haulers, etc. It was suggested that the
ordinance be approved with the exception of this section; it can
later be presented for addition to the provisions of the
ordinance after a concrete charge schedule has been adopted
by the council. After some further discussion, Councilman Cravey
moved to adopt the ordinance, as amended, with the exclusion of
Section 14 which will be acted upon at a later date. Councilman
Ansley seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilman Cravey, Hansen, Ansley, Bryan and Huron
Mayor Pro Tem Ward
Nays: None
A Committee composed of Councilman J. C. Huron, City Manager
LeFevre and A. J. Busch, Jr. was appointed to make a study of
the rate schedule contained in the deleted Section 14 and prepare
an addendum for council perusal, after a workable schedule
has been drafted.
Thta caption of the ordinance follows:
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ORDINANCE NO. 660
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND
REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: PROVIDING THE SIZE
OF CONTAINERS; ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR THE RESIDENTAL
COLLECTION AND PROVIDING A METHOD OF BILLING AND COL-
LECTING SUCH FEE; PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM PENALTY OF
$200.00 FOR VIOLATION AND FOR EFFECTIVE DATE LgEREOF
AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND AMENDMENTS
RELATING THERETO.
Adjournment
Councilman Cravey moved for the meeting to adjourn.
Councilman Ansley seconded the motion. The ayes ere unanimous
and the Mayor Pro Tem delcared the meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver
C ty Clerk
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Al Clayton
Mayor, City of Baytown
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