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MINUTES OF THE EMERGENCY MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL O£ THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
August 9, 1971
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in emergency
session on Monday, August 9, 1971, at 5:20 p.m., in the Baytown City Hall
with the following members in attendance:
Charley O. Walker Councilman
Leonard Stasney Councilman
Allen Cannon Councilman
* Ted Kloesel Councilman
Jody Lander Councilman
C. Glen Walker Mayor
D. R. Voelkel City Manager
Neel Richardson City Attorney
Absent: Jim McWilliams Councilman
Edna Oliver City Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Walker and the following business
was transacted:
Procedure City Will Follow in Obtaining PL 660 Grant
The Council must made determinations concerning request from Texas Water
Quality Board for additional information regarding the City's request for
PL 660 Grant. In order to obtain this grant, the City may go in one of two
directions: STATE FUNDS -- in which the City must sell some of its bonds
which becomes the State's part and the rest is matched by the Federal
Government. The main disadvantages being flexibility in time with the City
being obligated for ten years and encumbering our borrowing ability.
COMPACT AGREEMENT -- in which an authority represents the City and was
its bonds and rating to secure the funds with the City securing the agreement
with bonds; however, the loan may be paid with other monies besides bond money.
The main advantages of the Compact Agreement being borrowing ability,
flexibility, and the fact that in the State route the City is obligated to cover
with 1� times of our outstanding debt.
Councilman Walker moved to go the Compact Route with Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stasney. Some discussion
followed concerning just What Gulf Coast Waste Disposal was vs San Jacinto
River Authority. The answer given was that the San Jacinto River Authority
is primarily concerned with water and Gulf Coast Waste Disposal is primarily
concerned with abatement of pollution. Also difference in cost was discussed.
The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney, Cannon and Lander
Mayor Walker
Nays: Councilman Kloesel *(Later in the meeting the Councilman requested
that his vote be changed to "Aye. ")
After the Council decided on the Compact Route, the decision had to be made
rather to allow the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal to sell bonds secured by the City
to the State getting their interest rate which will be determined Wednesday,
but the City cannot call the bonds for a ten year period; or the Authority can
sell bonds secured by the City based on our interest rate.
Councilman Stasney moved to authorize the Compact to sell City bonds to the
State at the most favorable interest rate. Councilman Kloesel seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney, Cannon, Lander and Kloesel
Mayor Walker
Nays: None
* This is the point where Councilman Kloesel changed his vote to "Aye" on the first
motion.
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In order to protect the City, Councilman Lander motioned that a Resolution
be drawn up to be sent to our Congressman with a Reimbursable Clause. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Stasney. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney, Cannon, Lander and Kloesel
Mayor Walker
Nays: More
The necessity of drafting an ordinance authorizing the Mayor and
City Clerk to enter into a Memorandum Agreement with Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority was discussed and Councilman Stasney so moved. —
Councilman Kloesel seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Walker, Stasney, Cannon, Lander, and Kloesel
Mayor Walker
Nays: None
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.
D. R. Voelkel, City Manager
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