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1971 07 27 CC Minutes, Specialr r 5049 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN July 27, 1971 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in special session on Tuesday, July 27, 1971 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with the following members in attendance: Charley 0. Walker Councilman Leonard Stasney Councilman Allen Cannon Councilman C. Glen Walker Mayor D. R. Voelkel City Manager Howard Northcutt Adm. Assistant Kenneth DeHart Acting City Attorney Edna Oliver City Clerk Absent: Ted Kloesel Councilman Jody Lander Councilman Jim McWilliams Councilman The meeting was called to order by Mayor Walker and the following business was transacted: Al Chappel - Additional Information Relating to Rate increase Request General Telephone Al Chappel, Division Manager of General Telephone Company, met with the Council and presented additional exhibits relating Co the recent rate increase request. He covered the makeup of the ordinance proposing the increase with Section I listing the class of service such as individual line service on business telephones @ $21.50, extensions $2.00 each per month and residence individual line service @$8.75 and two party line service @ $7.00. The basic service rates are subject to adjustment for increases or decreases in the general level of contractural wage rates as follows: A -The percentage wage increase or decrease shall be multiplied by 27.486 to determine the percentage increase and decrease for local telephone service rates, and the resulting increase or decrease rounded to the nearest $.05; B) Rates shall be applied to customer bills effective with the first billing date following the effective date of any general adjustment in wage rates which are contractually agreed upon by General Telephone Company and its collective bargaining unit representatives. Section C) that charges and rates for miscellaneous services and equipment as are included in the Texas General Ewrhange Tariff, as may be changed from time to time. This would eliminate the necessity of the company's having to spend time and money to effect changes in rates and would permit the Council to know what the rates would be according to set circumstances. The listing for service charges covered not only residential and business but key and PBX systems. In the new access service schedule, charges would be made as per minute in service with lines having heavier service receiving a heavier charge. In the opinion of Mr. Chappel this would be a more equitable system with the system using the service having to pay for such service and not passing it on to customers who do not use the services of General Telephone to such degree. The proposed rate increases are based on an adequate rate of return on the company's investment in Baytown. The return to be paid by the various customers was broken down as follows: $32,908 for the 51 PBX systems; $47,720 by the 324 key systems and $248,626 by the 15,516 individuals. Following his presentation, Councilman Stasney moved to send a delegation out to San Angelo to talk with Mr. Beck and other General Telephone Company official, for clarification on several questions which have not been answered as yet, such as $77,000 would have been a satisfactory increase in income in October, 1970; yet in June of 1971 General Telephone Company needs $330,000. This motion was declared dead for t'il 5050 Minutes, July 27, 1971 lack of a second. Mayor Walker then suggested that on the basis of the information given, and that which has been requested, and the possibility of the city securing the services of a rate consultant, a workshop cannot be held by the council until the following week. The council, which will act as a committee, will conduct its study in a workshop session the latter part of the week following the regular council meeting. Ordinance - Hearing Annexation of Sanitary Landfill Site off Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road Councilman Cannon moved to adopt an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1106 by changing the hearing date on the proposed annexation of the city's sanitary landfill site off Cedar Bayou Lynchburg road to Tuesday, August 17, 1971. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: councilmen Walker, Stasney and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1109 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1106 BY CHANGING THE HEARING DATE AND THEREBY SETTING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Ordinance - Amending Traffic.Code Increase Speed Limits Park Street - r Humble Company Councilman Cannon moved to adopt an ordinance amending the traffic code of the City of Baytown by increasing the speed limit on that part of Park Street lying between Humble Company property from its intersection with Burleson Street and to 4/10 of a mile East of its intersection with San Jacinto Street to 45 miles per hour. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: councilmen Walker, Stasney and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1110 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE% NO. 936 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "TRAFFIC CODE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN "; REGULATING TRAFFIC ON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED; AUTHORITY OF POLICE; DRIVING REGULATIONS -RULES OF THE ROAD; TURNING AND STARTING SIGNALS j ON STOPPING AND TURNING; ACCIDENTS, RECKLESS DRIVING, STARTING PARKED VEHICLES; TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS; PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES; PARKING REGULATIONS, SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED; MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING IUJLES; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF, BEING ORDINANCE GJ 5051 Minutes, July 27, 1971 NO. 752, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 26th DAY OF AUGUST, 1965, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO THE SPEED LIMIT ON PARK STREET, A PUBLIC STREET WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS) AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION eND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None 89, Recommendation Traffic Committee - Hire Traffic consultant to Determine Needs on Decker Drive Councilman Cannon gave a report on the traffic problem presently existing on Decker Drive even though the problems have been studied by city personnel, changes have been made in an attempt to reduce the traffic hazards. The problem area lies particularly fronting San Jacinto hospital, Defee and Sterling street intersection. The Traffic Committee has made a thorough study of the existing need, has conferred with two consulting firms relative to making a study of the multiple problems from Garth Road intersection through to the traffic circle. He recommended that the Council retain the services of John Hudson of Traffic Engineering, Inc. at a fee of $3,475.00 for an in -grade study of the problem. Councilman Walker felt that the city should use its tr+m: personnel to conduct the study rather than hire a traffic consultant. Following some further discussion, Councilman Cannon moved to award a contract to the firm of Traffic Engineering, Inc. based on the Traffic Committee's recommendation. Councilman Stasney seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Stasney and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: Councilman Walker Resume Consideration Request Equipment and Personnel in Fire Department Fire Chief Bland referred to his request of May 13th regarding the hiring of our civilian dispatchers for the remainder of this fiscal year to handle assignments which will relieve fireman now working in this capacity to perform firefighting duties. At the time of the request the budget was based on four (4) months remaining in the fiscal year, now the request covers the two remaining months with a projected budget increase of $3,273,62. The recurrent cost of this project based on a level of $400 per month for 0ach dispatcher would require $19,200.00 for the upcoming budget year. Also, four (4) additional firefighters which would be classified as probationary ment with a salary of $589 each for the remaining two months, $4,829.62 with a recurrent cost for the four additional firefighters would require an additional $32,000 for the upcoming budget year. This would increase the firefighters force by eight people. Chief Bland also referred to the supplemental request for fixed cost such as $4,920.00 to revamp 100' aerial truck and $5,500 which includes maintenance and improvements to the present fire stations. The principal item under the building maintenance fund was for exterior painting of Fire Station #3 with an agreement with the trades that this would be done on a contractural basis, rather than 'in- house' personnel. The additional fixed cost totaled $10,430.00. Following some discussion, Councilman Stasney moved to authorize and approve the expenditure of $4,930 for revamping the aerial truck authorized the transfer of funds from the General Fund contingency. Councilman Cannon seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None Councilman Stasney moved to authorize the Administration to advertise for bids for the structural repair and painting of trim of Fire Station #3. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney and Cannon Mayor Walker Nays: None 89, 5052 Minutes, July 27, 1971 Councilman Stasney moved to table the request for civilian dispatchers and additional firefighters until the Council considers the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. :Following some further discussion, the Mayor called for the vote and the results follow: Ayes:: Councilmen Walker, Stasney and Cannon Nays: Mayor Walker Consider Request of Boise - Cascade Developers - Occupy Portion Village Apts. Bill Galbreath, Houston Attorney, representing the owners of Boise - Cascade apartments, appeared to request the Council to reconsider its former decision to exclude the Boise - Cascade development from making apartments available until the movable treatment plant for Craigmont Plant, now under contract, is in place and ready for use. He reviewed the steps which have been taken heretofore, including the action before the Texas Water Quality Board which sanction the tying on of the apartment complex with the Craigmont Plant with certain reservations as to the total number of people to occupy until the installation is complete and in place. In terms of economics, Mr. GalBreath stated that the owners are involved in a critical period and he asked that some of the apartments be made available for immediate occupancy. Mr. Roby, a member of the owner company, stated that the TWQB had granted permission to commence occupancy on August 1st with no more than 40 people or 20 units but no limit was set on the number of units which could be occupied by the end of August. Going through the normal processing of occupants, Mr. Roby stated that it isn't likely that 40 people would be occupying the apartments by August 31st. Mr. Braham stated that the apartments now ready for occupancy are only one and two bedrooms and he gave an estimate of possibly 30 families to occupy the apartments by the end of August. The income limits of Baytown are lower than other areas for occupancy and the applicants are earning more money which disqualifies the applicant. Mr. Roby stated that the project was 99.1% completed and at that point of completion FHA expects 50% occupancy and he must have some date to tell people when they can move into the apartments. Following 7.11 some further discussion, Councilman Cannon moved to permit the management of Boise - Cascade to occupy effective August 1st with a maximum of forty (40) people on August 23rd, the expected completion date of the expansion to the Cra�gmont Plant. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. Councilman Stasney moved to restrict unlimited occupancy until the plant is completed, however, it was declared dead for want of a second. The vote was then taken on the original motion. Ayes: Councilmen Cannon and Walker Nays: Councilman Stasney and Mayor Walker Councilman Stasney then moved to permit the Boise - Cascade management to begin occupying the apartments effective August lst up to a maximum of forty (40) people until the movable package unit to the Craigmont Plant is completed. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Cannon and Stasney Nays: Mayor Walker Adjournment 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.