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1964 02 13 CC Minutes1987 MINUM OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN February 13, 1964 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in regular session on Thurs- day, February 23, 1964, at 6 :30 p.m. in the Council Room of the Baytown City Ball with the following members in attendance: Seaborn Cravey Councilman Kenneth E. Badgett Councilman Velma J. Ansley Councilman M. E. Lively Councilman J. C. Huron Councilman C. L. Liggett, M. D. Mayor Fritz Lanham City Manager George .Chandler City Attorney Edna.Oliver . City Clerk Absent: T. E. Cook Councilman The Mayor called the meeting to order, the Invocation.was offered, afterwhich the City Clerk was instructed to read the minutes of the special meetings of ,January 22 and 30th and the regular meeting of January 23rd. Councilman Ansley moved to approve the minutes with the following amendments: Committee Reports: "Also, the Church Directory proposal failed to approved but Civic groups favored the-installation of a directory and a cost estimate will be prepared for council perusal; 2) Mayor Liggett asked that some thought be given the suggestion to allow typing to be done- for the Human Relations Committee by present city personnel as it is operating with- out funds but by appointment of the City Council; 3) Cerebral Palsy Site Reauest The Council deferred further action but made no definite plans for any definite period of delay contingent upon the master plan - City Manager Lanham be instructed to contact the Cerebral Palsy Board and see if another site could be found." Council- man Badgett seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Badgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays= None Consider Concrete Pipe Bids - Award Contract Bids for furnishing and delivering concrete pipe to, the City of Baytown for a period of one year were received and tabulated as follows: Johnson General Black White Concrete Concrete Brollier Supal, y Co.. 15" C.P.C. 14 -56, SG L.F. 1.39 1.24 1.50 1.39 15" C.P.C. 76-56, T&G " 1.62 1.62 1.76 1.62 18" C.P.C. 14 -569 XG " 1.62 1.52 1.84 1.71 18" C.P.C. 76 -56, T&G " 1.98 1.98 2.18 1,98 24" C.P.C. 76 -56, T&G " 3.15 3.15 3.40 3.15 30" CPP.C. 76-56, TFG " 4.41 4.41 4.80 4.41 36" C.P.C. 76 -56, T&G " 6.03 6.03 6.44 6.03 42" C.P.C. 76-56, TCG " 8.01 8.01 8.64 8101 48" C.P.C. 76-56, Tf.G " 10.17 10.17 11.10 10.17 54" C.P.C. 76-56, T66 " 12.51 12.51 13.40 12.51 60" C.P.C. 76 -56, ZG " 15.12 15.12 16.05 15.12 6" C.P.C. 14 -56, B&S " .27 .23 .29 .27 8 " C.P.C. 14 -56, BPS " .45 .38 .48 .45 10" C.P.C. 14 -56, BG,&S " .67 .67 .73 .67 12" C.P.C. 14 -56, BGS " .99 .99 1.07 .99 15" C.P.C. 14 -56, BGS " 1.39 1.39 1.50 1.39 18" C.P.C. 14 -56. 868 " 1.71 1.71 1.82 1.71 18" C.P.C. 76-56, BGS " 1.98 2.20 2.30 1.98 2% -10th 10th Prox 2%lOda 2X-30 da 1988 City Manager Lanbam pointed out that General Concrete Company was low on 4 items and White Supply Company was low on all other.items. Councilman Lively moved to award the contract to White Supply Company for the ensuing year. Councilman Badgett seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Bedgett, Ansley. and Lively Mayor Liggett Nays: Councilman Huron (His reason: The bids were too close - would like to readvertise for bids) Petition - Residents District No. 2 - David Clark Appointee Councilman Badgett moved to accept a petition from residents of District No. 2 who recognize the Council may deiared the position of Councilman District No. 2 vacant at this meeting; they recommended the appointment of David Clark, former President of.No. 8 dater District, to fill the vacancy. Councilman Ansley seconded the motion. T #e vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Bedgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None Further action on the.petition was deferred until it was seen if the Council should decide to declare the position vacant. Mr. Kimmons - Houston.Liubtiou & Power Company Franchise Check, 1%3 Mfr. "Jack" Kimmons. General Manager of the Houston.Lighting & Power Company, presented the city w obeek in the amount of $113,000 in payment of the company's four per cent (4 %) gross receipt tax for the year 1%3. Committee Reports Councilman Cravey reported that he had met with the Traffic Advisory Council February 12th and it had adopted a set of Bylaws which he hopes to have read in the minutes of the City Council as soon as a copy is available. The group has been very active and it is hoped that much good will be derived from its work. One article of the Bylaws provides for the Traffic Advisory Council to be the judge of the qualifications and number of its own: ,-membership; whenever a vacany occurs the body and not the City Coumil shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. When asked for an expression, the Council approved this action. Councilman Huron was named as a member of the Council's Annexation Committee to replace Councilman T. E. Cook. Other members of the committee are Councilman Lively, Bodgett and City Attorney Chandler, Cons_- Extending Storm Sewer - Across Pruett Property to West Gulf Street City Manager Lanham submitted an offer from R: H. Pruett to participate in the cost of extending a storm sewer from the point of intersection with the Trifon property south to West Gulf Street a distance of approximately 280'; He has offered to pay one -half of the cost of the pipe which was the sane type agreement the former Council entered into with the Trifon heirs in 1%2. He also expressed the willingness to cover the ditch once the pipe is installed. This installation will be in an existing Harris County Flood Control Ditch which crosses the Pruett Property; total cost of pipe based on bids received and approved at the :meeting to be $4,146.80 - city's share. $2.073.40. Since this was a Harris County Flood Control Ditch, Mr. Lanham asked V. V. Ramsey, County Commissioner. for some assistance and proposed that county equipment and forces be used in the installation of the pipe -.:Mr. Ramsey indicated he would consider such a request. It was the recommendation of Mr. Lanham, however, to defer action upon .the request at this time in order to allow time to include additional money in the budget to complete the project as the City's storm sewer budgetary item has been reduced to $4,000. Councilman Cravey 1989 stated that since the County Commissioner has indicated he is receptive to the proposal to use county equipment and forces in the installation.and covering of tte -ditch this will -eliuinate an eyesore and may have some tendency to cause other people to become Interested in some type improvement proj #ct further down the ditch. He favored approaching the county at this time with the proposition for the city and Mr. Parett to share equally in the cost of the storm sewer pipe and the county use its equiopment and manpower for the installation and covering the Flood Control Ditch. and moved to approach the county with the proposal as indicated. Councilman Badgett:seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Badgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None Final disposition of the original proposal of Mr. Pruett's is deferred until the City Manager receives a reply from the county on the above proposal. Animal Shelter - Relocated City Manager Lanham gave a brief resume of the study given to relocating the city's dog pound. Three locations had been considdeed - the present location on Park Street, the sanitary land -fill and the West Main Disposal plant site. The sanitary land -fill site was eliminated early in the study. The tow remaining locations has certain advantages - these were-enumerated. He concluded his report with the recommendation that the Animal Shelter be located at the Kest Main Disposal site. The Council also recognized and heard Mr. Delmar Powers, manager of the . Barkley Square Apartments across from the city's present dog pound site, point out the,distasteful and unsafe living conditions at the apartments site due to the existing location of the dog pound. Councilman Cravey moved to accept the recommendation of the City Manager and the Animal Shelter be relocated at the West Main Disposal site. Councilman Ansley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Badgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None Approve Contract - Gulf,0il Property on West Main Councilman Ansley moved to accept the recommendation of the City Manager and approved a contract with Gulf Oil Corporation for the filling of pits on Gulf property which has been offered as a park site; this.will be done by operating a sanitary land -fill an the site for a period of approximately 6 months. Councilman Cravey seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Ansley, Livey and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None Abstained: -Councilman Bedgett Ordinance - Amending Beer License Ordinance Councilman Lively moved to adopt an ordinance providing for andpermitting the collection of fees'and the issuance of licenses by the City of Baytown to persons engaged in the sale of malt, wine and vinous liquor beverages. Councilman Ansley sedonded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Bedgett, Ansley. Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCB NO: 719 1990 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF, FEES AND THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSES BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF MALT, WINE AND VINOUS LIQUOR BEVERAGES; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY DEALER WHOSE PRINCIPAL BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF BEER OR WINE OR BOTH TO SELL THE SAKE WHERE HIS�PLACE OF BUSINESS IS,WITHIN THREE HUNDRED (300') FEET OF.ANY CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR OTHER EDUCA- TIONAL INSTITUTION; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HERE- WITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Consider Recommendation - Library Board Councilman Cravey moved for the council to take affirmative action on.the first recommendation of the Baytown Library Board - "replace Mr.. Moore with an individual who is professionally qualified.in the areas of cataloging and reference work at a salary range of $6,000- 6,300" after hearing a report from City Manager Lanham that Griffenhagen- Kroeger had prepared,a job description for this Position and recommended a salary range of $5520 to $6705. Councilman Ansley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Badgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: none Anointment Two !Members Pest Control Commission Mr. Roy Hughes, representing the Pest Control Commission, gave a brief report on the work which has been done toward efficiently enforcing the newly adopted Pest Control Ordinance. He concluded his report with a recommendation to nacre H. H. Harris, Harris Pest Control and L. G. Partin, Acme All Pess Control Exterminators to the Pest Control Commission Board. Councilman Huron moved to accept the recommendation of Mr. Hughes and Messrs. Harris & Partin be named to the Board. Councilman Ansley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Badgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None The Council expressed its thanks to the committee for the work that has been done in properly setting up the Pest Control Ordinance: Declare Vacancy - Position Councilman District No, 2 The City Manager introduced and read the caption of the petition received at the January 23rd meeting which stated that the undersigned residents of District No. 2 felt that their interests were being,jeopardized by the absence of the Councilman from that District, T. E. Cook and petitioned the council to declare the position vacant and make proper appointment to personally represent the residents at all council meetings. Councilman Badgett moved to declare the position of Councilman from the District No. 2 vacant as of this meeting. Councilman Lively seconded the motion. The vote follows: .Ayes..:: Councilmen Cravey, Badgett, Ansley, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None When questioned, City Attorney Chandler stated that the council most fill this vacancy, either at this meeting or it could be put on the ballot at the April 7th general municipal election following general election procedure as a straw vote and the candidate receiving the largest vote would serve out the unexpired term of Councilman T. E. Cook - there would be no run -off for this position. The Council 1941 had appointed Councilman Haron•as a committee,of one.to contact C. A.,Hansen former councilman now living.in District No. 2,to see if he would be willing to fill the vacancy - At this meeting Councilmap Ansley stated that 'she had received a copy of his letter in which he gave an affirmative answer to the council and expressed a willingness to serve until the position could,be filled permenently.by a vote of the people. In view of this fact, Councilman Ansley moved to duly appoint Mr. Hansen to fill the position of Councilman from District No, 2. Councilman Huron seconded the motion. The question was opened for discussion to the council and those in the audience. The council was unanimous in its decision that an expression from the people would be the most democratic way to settle the vacency.problem - less confusion and ill - feelings would be incurred and the council would be able to work in harmoney within its own confines and with the public in general. Mr. Gene Haller was heard in his support of the appointment of David L. Norton to fill the vacancy rather than Mr. Hansen; Mr. Bill4alsh.as spokesman of a group from District No. 2 who presented petitions requesting the appointment of David C. Clark, former President of the No. 8 Water District Board, as an appointee to-.fill the vacancy. Since it was apparent from the discussion that the residents of District No. 2 did not support the council's proposal to appoint Mr. Hansen to fill the vacancy; Councilman Huron withdrew his second and Councilman Ansley, the motion; Councilman Ansley then moved to submit the question to the entire populace of Baytown for a straw vote at theGeneral Municipal Election which will be held Tuesday, April 7th; candidates to file with the City Clerk according to election procedure and the candidate receiving,the highest vote will be declared the winner by the City Council to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Cook. Councilman Huron seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Ansley, Badgett, Lively and Huron Mayor Liggett Nays: None The CityManager was instructed,to write.to Mr. Hansen and,thank him for his expression of willingness to serve on the council for a limited.time. City Manager's Report City Manager Lanham has notified the Fire Insurance Commission of Austin of the completion of water main extension out.GarXh and Baker.Roads and has asked for : an inspection so that the former Water Districts 8 and 58 residents may receive the same fire insurance rates as other residents of Baytown. Councilman Lively moved to authorize the City Manager to appoint an employees committee to make a study of the Group Hospitalization Insurance Program and to bring recommendations to the City Council for a solution to the problem after the present carrier, Great American of Dallas notified the City administration that premiums would increase March 1, 1964. Councilman Huron seonded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Cravey, Mayor Liggett Nays: None AdJournment Ansley, Badgett, Lively and Baron Councilman Huron moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Lively seconded to the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. r�4"IkZA-_- CV4_,� Edna Oliver, City Clerk I.