1975 09 22 CC Minutes, Special5901
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
September 22, 1975
The City Council of the City of Baytown met in Special session, Monday,
September 22, 1975, at 7:00 A. M., in the Conference Room of the Baytown City
Hall. The following members attended:
Jody Lander
Tom Walmsley
Mary E. Wilbanks
Emmett 0. Hutto
Tom Gentry
Fritz Lanham
Neel Richardson
Dan Savage
Absent: Fred Bednarski, Jr.
Charles Pool
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Mayor
City Manager
City Attorney
Assistant City Manager
Councilman
Councilman
Mayro Gentry called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted.
Award Bid - Rollingbrook Drive Bridges
Council selected the low bidder for construction of the Rollingbrook Drive
bridges on August 28, 1975, but action on a contract was held up pending receipt
of the appropriate documents from the participants in this project. These documents
have been secured, and the cost will be shared as follows:
City: $50,222
County: $50,222
Rogers & other
land owners: $38,259
Shindler &
Cummings: $ 4,856.53 Total: $143,559
Mr. Lanham recommended proceeding with the project and awarding the contract
to the low bidder, Hanna Construction Company. Commissioner Fonteno has indicated
funds would be available in the county's next budget, March 1, 1976.
Councilman Lander moved to award the contract to Hanna Construction; Councilman
Hutto seconded the motion:
Ayes: Council members Lander, Walmsley, Wilbanks and Hutto
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None
Improvement of Baker Road by Harris County
The 1973 Harris County bond election included funds for the rebuilding of
Baker Road, from North Main to Decker Drive. Baker will be four lanes from North
Main to Goose Creek, and then will narrow to two lanes before the intersection with
Garth Road. The remainder of Baker Road will be two lanes with open ditches. The
county has acquired right of way for an eventual four -lane roadway.
Plans call for the roadway to be lowered, as much as two feet in some places.
The County had been contacted about leaving the road at its present elevation,
and directing the drainage t the middle of the roadway. Mr. Doss, county engineer,
indicated that the savings for this would not be substantial enough, and that they
would have to stay with the open ditch on eigher side of the road. Redesigning the
project to leave Baker Road at its present elevation would require an additional
thirty days. Commissioner Fonteno has indicated that if plans are changed, funds
may not be adequate to complete the work.
Councilman Lander moved to indicate to the county that the council has no objec-
tion to the road as it is presently designed, but as long as lowering the road is
kept at a minimum. Councilman Walmsley seconded the motion.
Ayes: Council members Lander, Walmsley, Wilbanks and Hutto
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None
Approved: /s/ Tom Gentry
Attest: AL) TOM GENTRY, Mayor
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk