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1969 09 25 CC Minutesr CI 4704 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS September 25, 1969 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in regular session on Thurs- day, September 25, 1969 at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with the following members in attendance: Ted Kloesel David Evans Don M. Hullum Leonard Stasney Allen Cannon Lamar Kelley C. Glen Walker D. R. voelkel W. R. Laughlin Edna Oliver Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Mayor City Manager City Attorney City Clerk The Mayor called the meeting to order and the Invocation was offered by the Reverend Leslie Le Grand, Pastor of St. Mark's Methodist Church. Public Hearing Proposed Annual Budget for 1969 -1970 As the first order of business, the Mayor opened the public hearing on the proposed 1969 -70 budget which is required by law in the adoption of a budget and the setting of a tax rate for the ensuing year. He asked for any questions from those in the audience or any member of the Council. Councilman Kloesel asked for some matters of clarification, Sam Savage an employee of the Sanitation Division of the City asked the Council to reconsider the wage bracket of employees in this department. His re- quest was supported by Councilman Kloesel. Councilman Hullum, Chairman of aCommittee appointed to study wages of all City employees, stated that the Committee had conducted a diligent study based on evaluation of job categories with similar jobs in the area and other communities, and consideration of cost of living. Councilman Kloesel stated that he was concerned about the wide - spread difference in some of the wages. Mrs. E. Perry, President of the Women League of Voters, stated that the League had noted, with alarm, that no money had been allocated for park -land acquisition and urged the Council to in- clude funds for this fundamental need, and asked that the Council include in the budget the same amount as allocated in the 1968 -69 fiscal year budget. Councilman Stasney informed Mrs. Perry that the Council was aware of the need for parks and has set a rea- sonable goal of one new park a year and this year will be no exception due to some funds made available by matching funds on purchases made this fiscal year. Councilman Cannon stated that a charge had been made by one of the fellow - councilmen that the voters of the recent Sales Tax Election were Black mailed. For his part, he wanted to deny this charge. He was of the opinion that had the Sales Tax pro- posal not passed, the Council would be passing a twenty-one cent per one hundred dollar ad valorem tax increase at this meeting; this is a fact, not blackmail. He also wanted to assure the tax payer that the 1969 -70 budget was not planned as.a deficit. Meetings on the budget were held several mornings at 6:00 o'clock a.m., and several nights as late as 1:15 a.m. He did not attend the meetings to justify a tax increase as he dis- likes any tax increase as much as any tax payer. Councilman Kloesel stated that he was very concerned about the increase in the budget. He realized that Baytown is expanding and there is a certain amount of inflation involved in this. The City's budget has increased almost $1,000,000 (One Million) DOLLARS in a two -year period and this is not reflected in street and highway repairs as very little is allocated for maintenance. However, he was aware that wages had increased considerably. This was his concern - he is not convinced that the loop holes have been eliminated from the budget. City Manager Voelkel stated that a diligent effort was made to economize in this budget. Some of the department heads are quite concerned about his economy moves. He did not know where the budget could be reduced without reducing services unless the Council chose not to give the City employees raises in salary which the seven man council was in concurrence on. A diligent effort was made by the Administration to reduce the budget but it just wasn't there to reduce, because in the last fiscal year a surplus of $258,000 was carried over. This year there was only a $58,000 surplus. However, just because the funds are budgeted does not mean the money will be spent. Some justification must be shown for the spending, with economy foremost in the purchase. Councilman Kelley stated that he had only one statement - he thought Council- man Kloesel's remarks were completely without foundation. 4705 Minutes, September 25, 1969 Councilman Stasney stated that he would like to echo Councilman Cannon's remarks concerning the newspaper article. Also, he complimented the City Administration for their diligent efforts in trying to find the loop holes. The Council found other loop holes and were able to save money. He further stated that when a person uses such words as precon- ceived and blackmail, this is reflecting upon the integrity of the Council and is very petty and out of line. The Mayor called for further comments or questions and none were forthcoming. Councilman Cannon then moved that the public hearing upon the proposed 1969 -70 budget be closed. Councilman Evans seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None Receive Report - 1969 Board of Equalization C. L. Umholtz, Chairman of the Board of Equalization for 1969, submitted a written report to the City Council of the proceedings of the Board in compliance with Article VIII, Section 86 of the Charter of the City of Baytown. In his review of the re- port, Mr. Umholtz pointed out that the total assessment value of $165,175,300 as shown on the report included only real estate and personal property and did not include the amount shown on the report relative to Industrial Districts. These figures were separated because the Industrial Districts are classified as payments and not an assessed value. He also re- viewed the inadequacies of an outside appraisal similar to the one completed in 1965, and recommended that additional professional assessors be added to the present Tax Department staff to supplement and aid the Tax Assessor in maintaining a continous equalization system. He also pointed out that comparisons were made to all accumulated sales for the Brownwood area and in no incidence did the Board find that the values placed on the property by the Equalization Board exceed the recent sale of the property. The values were lower than the sales indicated and as of this year, the Board feels that they are correctly taxing the property owners in this area according to the value of their property. He compli- mented the Council for their consideration in providing funds in the budget toward the upkeep of the maps in use by the Tax Department. These are used not only by the Department but the Equalization Board and they are a valuable tool in the appraisal. He completed bb report by complimenting the Tax Department for a job well done. The Council expressed its thanks to the 1969 Equalization Board for its work and the informative and well pre- sented report. Councilman Evans then moved to accept the report of the 1969 Board of Equalization as submitted by Mr. Umholtz. Councilman Cannon seconded the motion. The 1 vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None Canvass Returns - Local Sales and Use Tax Election - Resolution The City Council canvassed the returns of the special election held on September 23, 1969 on the question of adoption of a one percent local sales and use tax within the City by verifying the election totals of the eleven precincts and the absentee machine at City Hall as submitted by the election judges. The City Attorney then intro- duced and read a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election, declaring the adoption of the Local Sales and Use Tax and authorizing the City Clerk to transmit to the Comptroller of Public Accounts a certified copy of this Resolution and Order Canvassing the Returns of Special Election, together with a map of said City showing the boundaries thereof. Councilman Stasney moved to adopt the resolution as read. Councilman Evans seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the Resolution follows: RESOLUTION NO. 272 A RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1969, ON THE QUESTION OF ADOPTION OF A ONE PERCENT (1 %) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN SAID CITY MINUTES, September 25, 1969 4706 ordinance - Adopting Budget 1969 -70 City Attorney Laughlin introduced and read an ordinance adopting a budget for the fiscal year of 1969 -70 in accordance with the Charter and ordinances of the City of Baytown. Councilman Evans moved to adopt the ordinance as read. Councilman Kelley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 993 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1969, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1970, in accordance with THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. Adopting Ordinance - Fixing Tax Rate 1969 -70 The City Attorney introduced and read an ordinance fixing the ad valorem tax of one dollar and forty -nine ($1.49) cents for each one hundred ($100.00) Dollars of assessed value of property located within the city limits of Baytown. Councilman Kelley moved to adopt the ordinance as read. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. Councilman Kloesel raised the question of possibly lowering the tax rate since the sales tax has been approved by the voters. It was pointed out, however, that the estimated income from the sales tax is $600,000 annually and the city cannot experience a full year's income during this fiscal year - possibly only one -half due to the State Statute. Should the tax rate be lowered without knowledge of a stipulated income from the sales tax, a deficit may arise in this fiscal year's budget and services be curtailed. Councilman Kloesel stated that he was of the opinion that an effort would be made by the City Council to reduce the ad valorem tax should the sales tax be approved by the voters. However, he did agree that it may be too early to make such a decision. Councilman Kelley moved to cease further discussion and all for the original question. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. The vote follows: r Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: Councilman Hullum Mayor Walker then called for the original question to adopt the tax rate ordinance as read. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 994' AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE RATE AND TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1970, UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY; AND RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARIS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. Public Hearing - Annexation of Chapparel �� At the September 11th meeting, the first public hearing was held on the proposed luannexation of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapparel Village and the hearing was adjourned, rather an closed so that the Administration may prepare a second ordinance calling for a public hearing on another section of land which was to be included in the annexation. Be- cause of a number of difficulties, the Engineering Department was unable to give the City Attorney field notes in time for the notice to be published as required by State Statute. Mr. Laughlin informed the Council that he has prepared an ordinance, for first reading, upon the annexation of Sections 1 and 2 which was given properly notice if the Council should choose to close the public hearing. The additional territory can be annexed at - another time should the Council choose to do so. Councilman Kelley moved to close the public hearing upon the proposed annexation of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapparel Village. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilman Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None 4707 Minutes, September 25, 1969 Ordinance - First Reading Annexation Sections 1 and 2 Chapparel Village Councilman Kelley moved to adopt an ordinance, on first reading, annexing Sections 1 and 2 of Chapparel Village which lies adjacent to the city limits and consists of 56.69 acres of land. Councilman Kloesel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 996 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 56.697 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS. Ordinance - First Reading Annexation King's Bend Councilman Hullum moved to adopt an ordinance, on first reading, annexing 24.15 acres of land adjacent to the City of Baytown and identified as King's Bend Subdivision. Councilman Kloesel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 995 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CER'T'AIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 24.15 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS. Consider Revised Wrecker Ordinance - Passage with Amendments At the request of Attorney Andrew Lannie, representative of the proposed Baytown Wrecker Association, the City Council deferred and tabled action at the September 11th meeting on a revised wrecker ordinance in order to give the Study Committee, Chaired by Councilman Cannon, an opportunity to meet with Mr. Lannie and members of the Wrecker Association which was to be formed. Councilman Cannon advised the Council that two meetings had been held with Mr. Lannie and members of the BMA during the two week interim, however, an agreement was not reached. The BMA has four points which it wants to discuss with the Council. Mr. Lannie was asked to come forward and make his presentation. The first point was in Section 6 -11. He proposed that the permit fee to operate-an "Emergency Auto Wrecker" be set at Fifty ($50.00) rather than the stipulated One Hundred Twenty -Five and no /100 ($125.00). Point No. 2- Section 6 -19 PERMISSIBLE FEES AND CHARGES Item (a) The standard service changed to read the standard charge . . . will not exceed $15.00 to in- crease to $17.50 . . . an additional charge of $5.00 be changed to $7.50 and the maximum charge shall be $25.00 to be increased to $32.50. Point No. 3 - Section 6 -22 STORAGE OF WRECKED OR DISABLED VEHICLES - objections were raised on two points, no permit being issued to any person or corporation whose place of business is located outside the city limits and the requirement storage space . . . shall be enclosed by a tight board fence at least six (6) feet high -BMA asked that this be deleted entirely from this ordinance and reserve it for further study and Point No. 4 Section 6 -23 EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKER DRIVER'S LICENSE asked to eliminate the requirement City driver's license and include a grandfather's clause to assure those presently operating wreckers in Baytown that they will be given a permit in 1970 if they are not a resident of the City but presently operate a wrecker within the City limits. Following his presentation, James Stipe, President of the BMA raised some ob- jection to the $2.00 storage fee proposal and the City's driver's license requirement. Others to be heard were Fenroy Barcelo on disconnecting the drive shaft and to airplane a wrecked car; M. E. Taylor on the recommendation to increase the standard charge to $17.50 and the installation of a board fence; Mr. Lumus of Lumus Dodge to increase storage fee to $5.00 and Mr. Duncan on the construction of a fence. Due to the many changes that were proposed, Councilman Kloesel made a motion to refer the ordinance back to the Committee. The motion died for lack of a second. Following the discussion on the several points in question by members of BWA, the Council and other interested parties in the audience the meeting recessed for a short break. Upon reconvening the meeting, Mayor Walker stated that the Council would, at this time, take into consideration the suggested Minutes, September 25, 1969 4708 changes that were previously discussed. The first item was Section 6 -11 - FEE FOR EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKER PERMITS - The BWA had asked for a reduction in the permit to $50 rather than the stipulated $125. After hearing a report from Councilman Stasney on the manner in which the Revenue Committee arrived at the figure of $125, the Council agreed that the fee should remain as proposed. In Section 6 -19 PERMISSIBLE FEES AND CHARGES the wording was changed to read "the standard charge" - Councilman Cannon recommending fees of $15 for normal tow; $10 for ditch pull and /or roll over; if airplaning is ne- cessary a maximum of $40; $2 per day for storage fee on wrecked cars; $5 to transfer car from lot to a second location. Councilman Evans suggested fees of $17.50 for normal tow; $7.50 additional charge for transferring vehicle; $40 for the airplane and $32.50 for maximum charge for any and all tows,excluding the airplane. Councilman Hullum suggested a reasonable fee for disconnecting the drive shaft and recommended $5. The Mayor then called for a vote by the Council on the proposed changes, item by item. Section 6 -19 PERMISSIBLE FEES AND CHARGES (1) Favored leaving normal tow fee at $15 Ayes: Councilmen Cannon, Stasney, Kelley, and Hullum Nays: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, and Mayor Walker (2) Favored normal tow fee of $17.50 Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Cannon, Stasney, Kelley, and Hullum (3) Transfer Charge leaving at $5 Ayes: Councilmen Cannon, Stasney, Hullum, Kelley, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Kloesel and Evans (4) Increasing Transfer fee to $7.50 Ayes: Councilmen Evans and Kloesel Nays: Councilmen Cannon, Stasney, Kelley, and Mayor Walker (5) Those favoring adding $5 for dropping drive shaft: Ayes: Kloesel, Mayor Walker, and Evans Nays: Councilmen Stasney, Cannon, Hullum, and Kelley (6) Favored adding an additional $5 for other exceptional labor Ayes: Councilmen Evans, Kloesel, Hullum, Kelley, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Stasney and Cannon (7) Include a maximum fee of $40, all inclusive, for airplaning a wrecked car Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: None (8) Leave maximum charge for tow charge in city limits at $25 Ayes: Councilmen Cannon and Stasney Nays: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Kelley, and Mayor Walker (9) Increase maximum charge for two charge in city limits to $30 Ayes: Councilmen Klcesel, Evans, Hullum, Kelley, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Stasney and Cannon (10) Leave at a maximum of $2 per day for the storage of wrecked vehicles Ayes: Councilmen Cannon Nays: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, and Kelley - Mayor Walker (11) Maximum fee of $2 for outside .storage Ayes: Councilmen Hullum and Stasney Nays: Councilmen Evans, Kelley, Cannon, and Mayor Walker (Abstained - Kloesel) (12) Maximum fee of $5 for inside sheltered storage Ayes: Stasney, Evans, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Hullum, Kelley, and Cannon (Abstained - Kloesel) (13) Maximum fee of $4 for insided sheltered storage Ayes: Councilmen Hullum, Mayor Walker, and Kelley Nays: Councilmen Evans, Kloesel, Stasney, Cannon (14) Maximum fee of $2 for inside storage Ayes: Kloesel, Mayor Walker, Stasney, Hullum, Cannon, and Kelley Nays: Councilmen Evans Section 6 -22. STORAGE OF WRECKED OR DISABLED VEHICLES The Council discussed the requirement for a fence around space used by the wrecker industry to store wrecked cars. Some were of the opinion that this should be eli- minated and placed in another ordinance where it would be made applicable to all business handling stored unsightly items such as cars, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.; rather than the wrecker ordinance. Favored omitting Section 6 -22 entirely: Ayes: Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Kelley, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Stasney and Cannon (Leave as is) Section 6 -22: EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKER DRIVER'S LICENSE (1) Change the wording from driver's license to driver's permit (2) Eliminate the wording and shall be a resident of the City (3) Leave $10 fee requirement Ayes: Councilmen Stasney and Cannon Nays: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Kelley, and Mayor Walker 4709 Minutes, September 25, 1969 (4) Strike the entire Section Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel and Evans Nays: Councilmen Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley (5) Leave in without the $10 fee Ayes: Councilmen Hullum, Cannon, Kelley, and Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Stasney, Kloesel, and Evans City Attorney Laughlin stated that the recommended effective dates are as follows: (1) January 1, 1970 for fees (2) Permits are effective on a calendar basis (3) January 1, 1970 as far as any new equipment (4) Immediately following the 10-day requirement on all other wrecker pro- cedure such as wrecker operation, selection, etc. Councilman Kloesel asked that the ordinance with the stipulated amendments be referred back to the Committee for review before passage. Councilman Hullum made the motion to adopt the ordinance with the corrections as made and the effective dates as recommended by the Committee. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. The changes were reviewed and the roll call made as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Hullum, Stasney, Cannon, and Kelley Mayor Walker Nays: Councilmen Kloesel and Evans The Mayor appointed the following as members of the Wrecker Committee. Council- man Evans as Chairman with Councilmen Kelley and Stasney as co- committeemen. The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 986 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY THE AMENDMENT OF CHARTER 6, AUTO WRECKERS, SO AS TO REPEAL THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH CHAPTER AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, AND TO SUBSTITUTE IN ITS PLACE THE PRO- VISIONS OF A NEW CHAPTER 6 TO BE ENTITLED "AUTO WRECKERS AND EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKERS "; CONTAINING DEFINITIONS, ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS, ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION OF PERMITS TO OPERATE AUTO WRECKERS AND EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKERS, PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR OPERATION OF EMERGENCY 17 AUTO WRECKERS; PROVIDING FOR AN APPEAL FROM THE FINDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WRECKER COMMITTEE AS TO CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, ESTABLISHING PERMIT FEES, PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION OF PERMITS, PROVIDING THAT PERMITS ARE NON - TRANSFERABLE REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES, ESTABLISHING CERTAIN REGULATIONS FOR THE OP- ERATION OF AUTO WRECKERS AND EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKERS, PROVIDING FOR REQUIRED EQUIP- MENT, ESTABLISHING PERMISSIBLE FEES AND CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKER SERVICE, PROVIDING FOR A WRECKER TICKET TO BE ISSUED BY EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKER OPERATIONS AT THE SCENE OF ACCIDENTS, PROVIDING FOR THE WRECKER SELECTION PROCEDURE, PROVIDING MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY AUTO WRECKER DRIVERS' PERMITS; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCON- SISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. * Councilman Kelley excused from the meeting. Recommendation - Signalization Intersection East Texas Avenue and Tri City Beach Road Councilman Cannon presented a request from the Citizens Traffic Committee to fully signalize the intersection of East Texas Avenue and Tri City Beach Road with -de- mand type traffic lights at a cost of $2,761.96 for materials and labor at $400 by City employees on an overtime basis. It was the recommendation of Councilman Cannon that the request be granted and the signal lights installed at the aforementioned material cost with labor of overtime basis. Councilman Hullum asked that officials of U.S. Steel be contacted and asked to participate in the cost since a portion of the problem has i been augmented by_U..S. Steel's locating in Chambers County. Councilman Kloesel moved toimplement the plan to the extent of the aforementioned $3,200. Councilman Hullum seconded the motion. The vote follows Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Minutes, September 25, 1969 4710 Approve - Home Inspection (Voluntary) Program - Fire Prevention Captain W. C. Turner of the Baytown Fire Department appeared before the Council to request funding of between $650 and $850 to initiate a voluntary Home Inspection Pro- gram in Baytown which has been endorsed by the State Board of Insurance and the National Fire Protection Association. Inspections will be conducted by on duty firemen on the pumper truck and the only additional cost to the City will be for printing matter re- quired for the program. It was the recommendation of Captain Turner that the inspection program be started around the 1st of October, and he requested the allocation of the funds to implement the program. Councilman Cannon moved to approve the recommendation and allocate funds for development of the program. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None George Wilkinson - Limousine Service to Airport The Council heard the request of George E. Wilkinson for a limousine permit between Baytown and the International Airport but elected to exercise no controls as a Home Rule City at this time. However, should the need arise, the Council will consider an ordinance providing issuance of certificates of convenience and necessity and setting of fees to cover administrative costs of enforcing the ordinance. Consider Request Water Line Extension from Cedar Bayou Road Southwest City Manager Voelkel informed the Council that he had received a request from a resident of Baytown to extend a 2 -inch water service line approximately 600 feet southwesterly from Cedar Bayou Road parallel to the railroad to replace a small service line to his property. The water meter is set at the City's main; the small service line is entirely his. He was told of the City's policy to extend the first 100 feet at their cost and the remainder to be installed at the cost of the person making such a request, but he asked this to be given to the Council as he was unable to bear the cost. The full cost would be between $800 and $1,200. Following some discussion, Councilman Stasney moved to deny the request. Councilman Hullum seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hull=, Stasney, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Appointment Bob Wahrmund - Library Advisory Board Due to the loss of C. M. Hooper of the Library Advisory Board by transfer to New Orleans, Councilman Evans moved to approve the appointment of Bob Wahrmund to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Hooper on the Library Advisory Board. Councilman Cannon seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Appointment - Parks and Recreation Board Mayor Walker stated that the terms of Wayne Gray and Bobby Sutphin have expired on the Parks and Recreation Board. With Council approval, he recommended the reappointment of both Mr. Gray and Mrs. Sutphin to the Board. Councilman Cannon moved to approve the appointments. Councilman Kloesel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Evans, Hullum, Stasney, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Recommendation Twelve Inch Water Main on Seventh Street to Whitelak, Inc. Mr. Voelkel reported that there was no connection between the water tower on Seventh Street at East James to the 16 -inch water main recently installed on Lobit Street. Since the 16 -inch line is a transmission main, the Engineers and City Adminis- tration recommended that a 12 -inch main be installed in Seventh Street to connect the transmission main and the water tower. This installation project can be added to the present contract of Whitelak, Inc. City Engineer Morton stated that the estimate on 4711 Minutes, September 25, 1969 making the proposed installation would be $6,265.00 approximately. Councilman Stasney moved to approve and authorize the proposed installation. Councilman Kloesel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Hullum, Stasney, Evans, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Parks & Recreation Board - Recommendation Acquisition of East Road Park Site The City Manager presented a recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Board that an offer of $20,000 be made for the East Road Site consisting of a 750 x 750' square with a corrider fronting on East Road width of the existing pipeline easements, this frontage not being less than 100' wide x 212' deep, providing that Federal Funds are available for one -half the amount of the total purchase. Councilman Hullum moved to authorize the offer. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Kloesel, Hullum, Stasney, Evans, and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Savage - Salaries Sanitation Department Sam Savage, of the Sanitation Department, once again appeared before the Council relative to the salaries of the employees of his department. He asked that the Council consider a $60 per month increase for all employees rather than the salaries proposed. He urged the Council to reconsider its salary scale. Councilman Hullum stated that the Salary Committee had conducted a survey, and Baytown pays the highest scale for the type of classified jobs set forth in the budget. Since it is so difficult to give increases without justification, Mr. Hullum asked Mr. Savage to conduct a survey and bring to the Council for a comparison study. The Committee will be willing to re- view the survey figures with an open mind. Adjourn / There being no further business to come before the Council, the motion was made and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: a Oliver, City Clerk APPROVED: William R. Laughlin, City AttoYney C. G e s r, YO��