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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
March 31, 1966
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in special session on Thurs-
day, March 31, 1966 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with
the following members in attendance:
C. M. Massey
Don M. Hullum
A. M. Braswell
J. C. Huron
° Seaborn Cravey
Fritz Lanham
Edna Oliver
Absent Robert Barnes
Raymond T. Donnelly
George Chandler
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman and Mayor
Mayor
City Manager
City Clerk
Councilman
Councilman
City Attorney
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cravey, the Invocation was offered,
afterwhich the following business was transacted:
Bids - Construction of Central District Trunk Sewers, Garth, Baker G North Main Streets
Bids for the construlion of sanitary sewer lines along Garth Road and Baker Road
and along North Main Street were opened and tabulated as follows:
KSC Construction Rental Equipment Co.
Vitrified
Clay
pipe
$161,008.58
Concrete
pipe
152,151.70
Epoxy
pipe
-0-
George Construction Company
Vitrified
Clay
pipe
$153,232.19
Concrete
pipe
151,365.09
Epoxy
pipe
182,057.24
Ross Mitchell Construction Co.
Vitrified
Clay
pipe
$203,415.25
Concrete
pipe
193,347.00
Epoxy
pipe
213,953.00
Bayshore Construction Co.
Vitrified
Clay
pipe
$127,626.50
Concrete
pipe
117,030.95
Epoxy
pipe
-0-
The engineers were asked to tabulate the individual items of each bid. The
Council will meet in special session on Tuesday, April 5. for a report on the result
of the individual tabulation and to make an award of the contract for the sewer
line installation. The time will be 5:00 p.m.; place City Hall. The Mayor
extended an invitation to all interested parties to attend the meeting.
Discuss Relocation East Baytown Treatment Plant
At the March 24th meeting, E. R. Donnelly requested the Council to study the
feasibility of relocating the proposed construction of a new East Baytown Treatment
Plant and the Council had promised to make every reasonable effort for its relocation.
At this meeting. Messrs. Langford and Voinis of the Collie, Turner & Braden Engineering
firm presented two proposals for relocating the treatment plant. Plan A outlined a plan
with the lesser of the two foundation cost; plan B would require extensive soil tests
but would be the fartherest away from residential areas, but could possibly eliminate
park and boating areas for future use. However, either location would be favored by
those who submitted a protest of the original location. After some discussion,
the engineers were instructed to relocate the proposed construction 100 -feet from
the north property line of the landfill site and 50 -feet from Cedar Bayou.
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Eliminate Parking Meters One Block Jones Street - Off Street Parking Provided
Councilman Huron, Chairman of the Traffic Committee, submitted a request for
removal of all parking meters on the one block of Jones Street, from West Pearce
to West Texas going north. This request was received from the President of Citizens
Savings & Loan Ass n, whose firm is presently erecting a new building at the corner
of West Texas and North Jones. Any parking on North Jones in this one block will
cause a bottleneck and traffic congestion of customers of the Savings and Loan Association
and Citiznes National Bank & Trust Company. In lieu of the elimination of the 13 park-
ing spaces, the S C L Association will provide off - street parking lots in three sections
totaling parking spaces for approximately 50 -60 cars which is being provided for the
general public and not for customers only. Councilman Braswell moved to approve the
request; to advise the S & L Association that the parking meters will be removed in
lieu of the parking spaces provided by them for the public in general. Councilman
Massey seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Massey, Hullum, Braswell and Huron
Mayor Cravey
Nays: None
Mayor Cravey excused from the meeting: J. C. Huron serving as Mayor Pro Tem.
Nubolt 6 Heald - Corps of Engineers - Sponsoring Goose Creek Stream Development
City Manager Lanham introduced Messrs. Nubolt and Heald, representing the Galveston
District of the Corps of Engineers, who had been invited to meet with the Council
for a discussion of the project of acting as sponsor for deeping of Goose Creek
Stream from the Houston Ship Channel to the Highway 146 bridge, a distance of about
1.25 miles. Originally, the request for deeping had been to the Kilgore's Material
Yard but the cost was almost prohibitive since it would require the raising of
bribes and inwived the crossing of two railroads. The total estimated cost for the
improvement is $209,000, of which $119,000 would be Federal first cost and the re-
maining $90,000 would be non - Federal cost which would include $51,000 for spoil dis-
posal areas, $15,000 for spoil areas levees and retaining structures. and $24,000
for the alteration of power and pipeline crossings. Mr. Heald reported that the
District Engineer is prepared to recommend the plan of improvement for Goose Creek
as a Federal project provided the City of Baytown indicates its acceptance of the
proposed plan and will provide:
(a) Without cost to the United States, all lands, easements and rights -of -way
required for construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, including
spoil areas and levees;
(b) Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction
and maintenance of improvement;
(c) Provide and maintain depthin berthing areas and local access channels
serving the berthing areas commensurate with the depth provided in project areas
(d) Accomplish all alterations of pipelines, powerlines. utility lines, cables,
and highway facilities when and as required for construction of the project.
Should the City Council approve the requrest to sponsor the project, it will be
necessary to adopt a resolution of acceptance. The Council discussed the spoil areas
most advantageous, the removal of utility lines and possible pipe lines and other
incidentals relative to the proposed project. In connection with this, Mr. Heald ex-
plained the manner in which the project will be processed through the required channels
will possibly take two years before work can start on the proposed improvements. Too,
any commitment made by this Council will not be absolutely binding as many times a
political change necessitates withdrawal from previous commitments. After some
further discussion, Councilman Braswell moved to take the resolution under advisement;
instruct the administration to contact the property owners relative to providing practi-
cal land for disposal areas. erecting levees at the owner's expense since the value
of the land will be enhanced by the fill material, investigate the need for removal
of utility lines and obtaining an indication in writing from the property owners
regarding the length of lease; go ahead and pass the resolutim at the next regular
council meeting to be sponsors for the project. Councilman Hullum seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Massey, Hullum and Braswell.
Mayor Pro Tem Huron
Nays: None
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Advertise Bids - City Hall and Community Building - April 27th
Councilman Braswell moved to approve the change in the advertisement for the
receiving of bids for the construction of the city hall and community building for
5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 27th, 1966. Councilman Hullum seconded the motion. The
vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Massey, Hullum and Braswell.
Mayor Pro Tem Huron
Nays: None
Massey - Urge Need of Sanitary Sewer Facilities in Wooster Area
Councilman Massey called the Council's attention
in the Wooster - Lakewood area who think they are being
development of new subdivision areas and ignoring the
sewer facilities to serve homes which have been built
being served by septic tanks. The problem was discus
reached at this meeting.
Appointment - 1966 Equalization Board
to the feelings of many residents
discriminated against in the
need for installation of sanitary
several years and are presently
sed but no defirdte decision was
The Council was reminded of the need for appointing a 1966 Board of Equalization
the first meeting in May as the Charter calls for their first meeting to be held
on June 1.
Adiournment
Councilman Hullum moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Braswell• seconded
the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor Pro Tem declared the meeting
adjourned.
Edna Oliver, City Clerk