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Home My WebLink About02/25/1999 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilC"l CITY OF COLLEGE STATION MINUTES Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney Mayor Pro Tempore David Hickson City Manager George K. Noe COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Thursday, February 25, 1999 at 6:00 p.m, College Station City Council Chambers City Council Steve Esmond Ron Silvia Swiki Anderson Larry Mariott Anne Hazen COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor McIlhaney, Mayor Pro Tem Hickson, Councilmembers Esmond, Mariott, Hazen, Silvia, Anderson STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Noe, City Secretary Hooks, City Attorney Cargill, Jr., Assistant City Manager Brymer, Management Assistant Broussard, Purchasing Manager Turney, MIS Director Burnside, Public Works Director Smith, Senior Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, Economic Development Director Foutz, Asst. PARD Director Ploeger Mayor McIlhaney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. She lead the audience in the pledge of allegiance. Rev. Buddy Walker of A&M Methodist Church provided the invocation. Mayor McIlhaney presented two proclamations. DeMerle Wehmeyer, Executive Director of the Brazos Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross accepted the proclamation for Red Cross Month in March. Byron Blashke and Allen Taylor accepted the proclamation for Engineer's Week, Feb. 21-26. Mr. Blashke announced that the city's Public Works Director Mark South received the local chapter's designation of "Engineer of the Year". Item No. 1.1: A2enda Request By Councilmembers Discussion and possible action on the Ethics Complaint filed by Benito Flores -Meath. Councilman Esmond requested this item be placed on the agenda. Motion made by Councilman Mariott to not discuss this item at a future meeting. Motion seconded by Councilman Silvia. City Of College Station, Texas Providing Customer Service Excellence Council Regular 2/25/99 Page 2 Substitute motion made by Councilman Esmond to refer this item to an Ethics Committee consisting of Rabbi Peter Tarlow, Rev. Bill Muske and Susan Causey to look into this matter and bring a report to the Council. Motion seconded by Councilman Anderson. Council discussed the provisions in the current code of ethics policy and the responsibility of the Mayor who served as a mediator to address the initial complaint. Substitute motion failed by a vote of 3-4. FOR: Esmond, Anderson, Hazen AGAINST: McIlhaney, Silvia, Hickson, Mariott Mrs. Hazen mentioned that she did not intend to vote for this motion. Original motion carried by a vote of 5-2. FOR: McIlhaney, Hazen, Silvia, Mariott, Hickson AGAINST: Esmond, Anderson Consent Agenda 2.1: Minutes for regular and workshop meetings, February 11, 1999. Changes were proposed to the minutes of the regular meeting at the request of Councilman Esmond. Motion made by Councilman Hickson, seconded by Councilman Mariott to table this item and direct the City Secretary to make these corrections and place on the next agenda. Motion carried unanimously, 7-0. 2.2: Bid No. 99-01 Approved by common consent the rejection of bids received for the award of switch gear upgrade for Scott and White. Summary results: KBS No Bid Britt Electric $34,657 Ward Electric $22,525 Cummins Utility $22, 817 Priester Supply $21,858 2.3: Bid No. 99-05 Approved by common consent the annual blanket order for automotive parts. Awarded to Lindale Auto Supply as lowest, responsible bidder meeting specifications in the amount of $30,800 through October 31, 1999. 2.4: Bid No. 99-41 Approved by common consent the annual contract for paper products and janitorial supplies. Awarded to Apollo Paper as lowest, responsible bidder meeting specifications. Estimated annual expenditure of $30,024.16. Funds available in Public Works, Facility Maintenance Division. Council Regular 2/25/99 Page 3 2.5: Bid No. 99-43 Approved by common consent the purchase of office furniture for Utility Customer Service Center. Awarded to low bidders: Desks and Conference table to Kimball in the amount of $18,973.76; Breakroom table to Engineering and Office Supply in the amount of $483.00; Ergonomic Chairs to Engineering and Office Supply in the amount of $3,988.00; and Executive Chairs to Wilton's Office Works in the amount of $4,815.33. Total cost, $28,260.09. Funding available in Capital Improvements, UCSC Building Project. 2.6: Bid No. 99-46 Approved by common consent the purchase of compost bins for Sanitation in the amount of $30,000. Awarded to C.E. Shepherd Company, Inc. as lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications. Funds available through TNRCC grant and Public Works, Sanitation Division. 2.7: Bid No. 99-47 Approved by common consent the purchase of landfill crawler loader for Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency in the amount of $272,603. Award to Mustang Tractor and Equipment Company as lowest responsible bidder, meeting specifications. Funds available in Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency Fund. 2.8: Approved by common consent the Edelweiss Park Site Plan. Funds allocated from 1998-1999 park zone 5 dedication monies in the amount of $55,000 and 1998 Bond authorization in the amount of $158,000. 2.9: Approved by common consent the payment for access fees and losses associated with the delivery of power to College Station based on the Public Utility Commission of Texas tariffs and calculations for 1999. $1,260,000 was budgeted for this expense. College Station will receive approximately $1,400,000 in revenue from the transmission tariffs. 2.10: Approved by common consent a licensing agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for construction of the Christine bane Sewer Project Phase 11. Authorized the expenditure of $1,500 for the fee. The project has an allocated budget of $841,000 for FY 1998-99 and $123,000 for FY 1999-2000. Monies for the $1500 fee allocated from Capital Improvements Budget. 2.11: Approved by common consent a resolution approving a professional service contract with Holster and Associates in the amount of $30,280 to provide design services for the west district maintenance facility for the Parks and Recreation Department. Council Regular 2/25/99 Page 4 2.12: Approved by common consent a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement allowing a rental rehabilitation program lien to be subordinated to a subsequent lender. Property located at 1206 and 1207 Georgia Street in College Station. 12.13: Approved by common consent the award of contracts with Public Safety Net and Software Corporation of America for the procurement of software to interface the Computer Aided Dispatch and mobile computer systems at a cost of $69,250 with an annual maintenance cost of $8,250. Approved contingency transfer from the General Fund in the amount of $29,250. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Regular Agenda 3.1 Discussion and possible action on an appointment to the Bryan College Station Economic Development Board. Councilman Mariott made the motion to appoint Ron Blatchley to the Economic Development board to replace Bill Fox. Term to expire May, 1999. Motion seconded by Councilman Silvia which carried unanimously, 7-0. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Dear Visitors. Kathy Wheeler of 1003 Timm expressed concern about two items: Teen Center structure and the delay of the Ethics Ordinance. Benito Flores -Meath of 901 Val Verde expressed comments about his involvement in the Recall Election. He also expressed concern about the lack of council action on his ethics complaint of David Hickson. He also noted that the council denied his request to speak at the December 17th meeting. He encouraged the Council to implement the Ethics Ordinance. Mike Wheeler of 1003 Timm expressed concern about the construction of a city center. Mike McMichen of 1405 Bayou Woods expressed concern about a city staff request for a police officer at a recent city council meeting. Helen Pugh of 601 Fairview mentioned that in the past she has mentioned several items that deserve attention in her neighborhood. She noted that she has not received any attention to these requests. Council Regular 2/2/599 Page 5 Jana McMillan of 1009 Sonoma expressed support for the Council and their service. She asked the audience to respect the speaker's rights. Bill Davis of 1219 Boswell spoke on the city center land acquisition proposition in the November 3rd election. He served as a member of the Capital Improvements committee. Agenda Item No. 5 -- Adiourn. Mayor Pro Tem. Hickson made the motion to adjourn. Councilman Mariott seconded the motion. With no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED this 1 lth day of March, 1999. 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