1999 12 06 CC Minutes, SpecialMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
December 6, 1999
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in special session on
December 6, 1999, at 7:30 a.m., in the Don M. Hullum Conference Room with
the following in attendance:
Coleman Godwin
David Byford
Calvin Mundinger
Scott Sheley
Monte Mercer
Ignacio Ramirez
Eileen P. Hall
Absent: Pete C. Alfaro
Victor Almendarez
E. Frank Hinds, Jr.
Mayor Pro Tempore
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Mayor
Council Member
Council Member
The meeting was opened with a quorum present after which the following
business was conducted:
Consider Confirmation of the City Manager's Appointment of Director of
Planning and Community Development
City Manager Mercer requested confirmation of the appointment of Dennis
Smith as Director of Planning and Community Development. Mr. Smith has
extensive experience in all phases of municipal operations. He has worked for
the cities of College Station, Converse, Brady, and Pearland. His position in
Pearland was Director of Planning where he developed their 1998
Comprehensive Plan. He served as city manager in Converse and Brady. He
has also had exposure to a Main Street Program. Council Member Sheley
moved to confirm the appointment of Dennis Smith as Director of Planning and
Community Development. Council Member Mundinger seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
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Ayes: Council Members Byford, Mundinger and Sheley
Mayor Pro Tempore Godwin
Nays: None
Consider Proposed Ordinance, Awarding the Contract for the Repair of the
Aerial Ladder (Reserve Ladder 4) on Sole Source Basis
The proposed ordinance awards the contract for the repair of the aerial
ladder (Reserve Ladder 4) on a sole source basis to Special Equipment Services
of Kaufman, Texas, in the amount of $15,000. Following repairs to the aerial
ladder electrical swivel and rotation hydraulics authorized in last year's budget, a
certification test by Underwriters Laboratories was required. During this test on
November 16, a hydraulic failure occurred. It will be necessary to disassemble
the boom to determine the exact extent of the repairs necessary. The estimate, if
the internal cylinder requires repair, is $15,000. We will have a better projection
on total repair costs once the boom is removed and disassembled. The
certification tests will have to be performed again, following this repair. Special
Equipment Services is the sole source for repair of this aerial device. Council
Member Sheley moved for adoption of the ordinance; Council Member
Mundinger seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Council members Byford, Mundinger and Sheley
Mayor Pro Tempore Godwin
Nays: None
ORDINANCE NO. 8780
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM
OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00)
TO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES AS THE SOLE SOURCE
FOR THE REPAIR OF THE AERIAL LADDER ON RESERVE
LADDER 4; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED
THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
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Adjourn
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As there was no further business to be transacted, the meeting was
adjourned.
Eileen P. Hall, City Clerk