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MINUTES OF THE EMERGENCY MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
July 18, 1975
The City Council of the City of Baytown met in emergency session, Friday,
July 18, 1975 at 8:30 A. M. in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall. The
following members attended:
Jody Lander
Councilman
a Charles Pool
Councilman
Mary E. Wilbanks
Councilwoman
\ ■r Emmett O. Hutto
Councilman
Tom Walmsley
Councilman
Tom Gentry
Mayor
Fritz Lanham
City Manager
Neel Richardson
City Attorney
Absent: Fred Bednarski, Jr.
Councilman
Edna Oliver
City Clerk
Mayor Gentry called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted
Designate Architect for the 1975 Capital Improvements Program and Authorize Mayor to
Execute Contract for Architectural Services
Proposed Orddnance No. 50718 -1 will authorize a contract for architectural service,
for the design and building of the new library addition. The contract, for the most
part, is standard; however, there are other conditions placed in the contract by the
architect as a result of discussions with council.
(1) The architect agrees to retain a qualified library consultant acceptable to
the City Council.
(2) The architect will retain qualified consulting engineers for electrical,
plumbing, and mechanical & structural services, all of whom are to be acceptable to the
City Council.
(3) The architect will retain a cost consultant to assist and advise with
cost estimates for the project as it is developed.
(4) The architect will provide a scale model and a three - dimensional colored
prospective to described the project.
(5) The architect willpay for the four services listed above from the stated
architect's fee of 7%.
Certain provisions in the contract have been deleted.
Article 6 - Payments to the Architect.
(1) Delete provision regarding initial pyament.
(2) Delete provisions regarding compensation if the contract time initially
established in the construction contract is exceeded by more than thirty days.
Article 9 - Ownership of Documents
(1) The drawings andspecificaitons will remain the property of the architect.
However, the article states that they are not to be used by the owner on other projects
or extensions to this project. If there were to be another expansion in the future,
this could be prohibitive, so the phrase "or extensions to this project" has been
deleted.
Councilman Pool moved to adopt proposed Ordinance NO. 50718 -1, entering into a
contract with Davis & Burge Architects & Planners, Inc., under the terms of the contract
as amended and recommended by the City Attorney; Councilman Lander seconded the motion:
Ayes: Councilmembers Lander, Pool, Wilbanks, Hutto and Walmsley
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None ORDINANCE NO, 1828
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYT06N,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN DAVIS &
BURGE, ARCHITECTS- PLANNERS, INC., AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WITH
REGARD TO PROVIDING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES UNDER THE 1975 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR ADDITIONS TO THE STERLING MUNICIPAL LIBRARY,
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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Designate Engineer for the 1975 Capital Improvements Program and Authorize Mayor
to Execute Contract for Engineering Services
Proposed Ordinance No. 50718 -A will authorize a contract with the engineering
firm of Busch, Hutchison & Associates to handle the water, streets, drainage, and
parks portions of the Capital Improvements Program.
Councilman Hutto moved to adopt the ordinance; Councilman Walmsley seconded
the motion:
Ayes: Council members Lander, Pool, Wilbanks, Hutto and Walmsley
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None
ORDINANCE NO..1829
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN BUSCH,
HUTCHISON & ASSOCIATES, INC., AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WITH REGARD
TO ENGINEERING SERVICES UNDER THE 1975 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BRIDGES AND STREETS,
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY PARKS AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
Proposed Ordinance NO. 50718 -B will authorize a contract with the engineering
firm of Langford Engineering, Inc., for the sanitary sewer portions of the.-Capital
Improvements Program.
Councilman Pool moved to adopt the ordinance; Councilman Lander seconded
the motion:
Ayes: Council members Lander, Pool, Wilbanks, Hutto and Walmsley
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None
ORDINANCE NO. 1830
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWV TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN LANGFORD
ENGINEERING, INC., AND THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WITH REGARD TO
ENGINEERING SERVICES UNDER THE 1975 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN'S SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEM AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
For clarification, Mr. Lanham explained that because there are no plans
for expenditures of the signalization portion of the CIP, it was not deemed timely
to employ a consulting service at this time. With regard to the fire equipment approved
by the voters, the fire cheif should submit specifications to council in approximately
60 days for approval.
Adjourn
There being no further business to transact, Councilman Walmsley moved
to adjourn the meeting; Councilman Lander seconded the motion:
Ayes: Council members Lander, Pool, Wilbanks, Hutto and Walmsley
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None
Approved: /s/ Tom Gentry
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
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E15—NA OLIVER, City Clerk