1966 06 02 CC Minutes, Special9192
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOAN
June 2, 1966
The. City Coucncil of the City of Baytown, Texas met in special session on Thurs-
day, June 2, 1966 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with
the following members in attendance:
Patrick Ball Councilman
C. M. Massey Councilman
Don Al. Hullum Councilman
Albert Fanestiel Councilman
A. M. Braswell Mayor Pro Tem
Fritz Lanham City Manager
Edna, Oliver City Clerk
Absent: Raymond T. Donnelly Councilman
Seaborn Cravey Mayor
George Chandler City Attorney
Approve Plans - Advertise Bids Garth Road Extension - Park to Decker
The Council met to review plans of the Garth Road extension from Park to Decker
Drive. A. J. Busch, Jr., engineer, informed the Council he is to meet with Air. Langford,
Flood Control Engineer, to discuss the possibility of coordinating the construction of
the Park Street project, as proposed by Gray Enterprizes and accepted by the City, with
this portion of the Garth Road extension. If this can be arranged, the 72" culvert pipe
set forth in the bid specifications, can be deleted from the contract. He recommended
that bids be received June 23 and after acceptance.a work order can be issued for
work to begin July 1st. He is of the opinion that work can be expedited on the project
since no property owner assessments are involved and estimated 75 working days to
complete the project. In co- operation with the project, Busch recommended a traffic
signalization study of Decker Drive at Memorial Drive, East Sterling, and E. Lobit.
He has arranged a meeting with Air. Carmichael and Mr. Ramsey to discuss signalization
on Decker as a left turn refuge will be needed on Decker Drive to execute a safe
left turn on Garth Road - Too, it has been suggested that Decker Drive be designated as
a State Highway and complete reconstruction be instituted. The Council discussed an
amendment to provide an alternate of bituminous or grass surfacing on esplanade and
leaving the completion date open and ask contractor to quote time schedule, afterwhich
Councilman Ball moved to authorize the Engineer to go out for bids on the Garth Road
extension, as amended, with alternate provision for surfacing of esplanade and leaving
the working days open for the contractor to quote the completion date. Councilman
Fanestiel seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Massey, Hullum and Fanestiel
Mayor Pro Tem Braswell
Nays: None
At the suggestion of Mr. Busch, the Council will meet with Air. R. H. Pruett to
discuss right -of -way extension of Garth Road from Decker Drive to Market Street through
the Pruett Estate properties. Air. Pruett is presently planning to construct a shopping
center in the area and it is needful for an agreement to be reached relative to the
right -of -way acquisition prior to this construction even though the city does not have
funds available to complete the construction of the extension at this time. Also,
Councilmen Ball and Massey and Mr. Busch will study the city's present policy relative
to driveways and propose some changes if it is found to be advantageous to the city.
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Aoorove Maps - Tax Department
At the April 26th meeting, the Council deferred action upon the proposal of Guy
Holman to draw maps to be used in the tax department in order for the City Manager to
get the school administration's reaction to a joint effort on the proposal and to con-
tact Sanborn Map Company, Inc., for possible acquisition of current block maps suitable
for this use. At this meeting, Mr. Lanham reported that he had ,contacted the school
representative and the offer was declined at this time. He read a letter from the
Sale: Manager of the Sanborn Map Company who informed him that current block maps, covering
approximately 65% of the built up areas or approximately 20 -25% of the entire city, are
available at $140.50 per set. Should the Council desire,an, extension of the mapping
to cover the entire city, the custom charge for the survey and publication of 100' scale
(22" x 26 ") supplemental pages is $300.00 each. The Council agreed that the current
Sanborn maps could be used in other departments, therefore, Councilman Ball moved to
authorize the purchase of one set of the existing map sheets from Sanborn Map Company
at a cost of $140.70; to inter into contract with Guy Holman to prepare reproducible
maps of the areas not covered by the Sanborn maps at $11.50 per sheet. Councilman
Hullum seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Massey, Hullum and Fanestiel.
Mayor Pro Tem Braswell
Nays: None
Miscelleanous
The Council unanimously approved a suggestion for the City Manager to confer with
Turner, Collie & Braden Engineering Company and see if a preliminary conferenc can
be arranged with the Fort Worth District Office personnel relative to P.L. 117 funds.
Councilman Hullum asked the City Manager to have the City Engineer prepare cost
estimates on the reconstruction of Ashby Street with a heavy base similar to the type
used on North Street. The estimates were requested for the June 9th meeting, if possible.
Adjournment
Councilman Ball moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Hullum seconded
the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor Pro Tem declared the meeting
adjourned.
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