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Home My WebLink About12/14/1973 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMINUTES College Station City Council Meeting December 14, 1973 5:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor J. B. Hervey; Councilmen Don Dale, J. D. Lindsay, C. A. Bonnen, Homer Adams, Fred Brison; City Manager Ran Boswell; Assistant City Manager North Bardell; Director of Public Works L. P. Dulaney; City Engineer George Ford; City Planner Bill Koehler; Administrative Secretary Sadie Holligan. MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman R. D. Radeleff. VISITORS PRESENT- See Guest Register. The regular meeting of the College Station City Council was held on December 14, in the Council Room at City Hall. Mayor Hervey called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. The first item on the agenda was consideration of the minutes of the November 26 and December 6 council meetings. Mayor Hervey advised that a correction of the minutes of the November 26 meeting should be made. The sentence, "The Student Senate has eliminated all 'on the street' parking, with this resolution in hopes that this will cut down on the number of automobiles on campus, should be deleted from these minutes. On motion by Councilman Dale, seconded by Councilman Bonnen, the minutes were approved with the stated correction. The next item on the agenda was to hear any visitors who wished to speak on any subject which was not listed on the agenda. No one spoke. On the agenda next, was consideration of Ordinance No. 894, regarding property in the Lake Village Place Subdivision. City Planner Koehler described the property in question stating that the boundary is described by metes and bounds as shown on the face of the plat. The Planning & Zoning Commission, the City Engineering Department, and the Planning Department will check the final plat with the ordi- nance for conformity with the zoning regulations, and the subdivision ordinance. The zoning change would become effective upon filing of the final plat in the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. On motion by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Dale, Ordinance No. 894, an ordinance rezoning certain property in the Lake Village Place Subdivision was adopted. A public hearing on the question of rezoning a 9.1827 acre tract of land in the Richard Carter League was opened after City Planner Koehler described this property and its location. MINUTES, City Council Meeting Dec ember 14, 1973 Page 2 Mr. S. E. McCrory, Jr., spoke for the rezoning, being the developer of the tract from McCrory-Hallbeck Properties. The developers plans are to build an integrated shopping center as an area type development. Mr. Jim Gardner of Ridgefield Street, spoke against the rezoning request. Mr. Edward Hazen of 1205 Munson, spoke against the rezoning request as a resident of this area. Mr. Wayne Etter of 1200 Munson, also spoke against the zoning change request. Mr. Scott Meaning, 1004 Dominik spoke against the rezoning. The public hearing was closed. Next on the agenda was the consideration of Ordinance No. 896. On motion by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Dale, with Councilman Bonnen voting "no", Ordinance 'No. 896, an ordinance closing the public hearing and rezoning the property described in agenda Item No. 4 was adopted. The next item on the agenda, was bid tabulations on electric distri- bution materials. These bids were received and opened on December 6 for furnishing this material. Mr. John Denison, Electrical Engineer, read the bids and gave his recommendations from the following bids: TABULATION OF BIDS FOR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION MATERIALS FOR CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS CONTRACT NO. CS 73 ED-1 Dec ember 6, 1973 Substation Materials Group "A": Exceptions Delivery Priester-Mell G. E. Supply Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co. Temple, Inc. No Bid None --- No Bid None --- $11,174.07 None No Bid No Bid Stock to 18 wks. Poles & Crossarms Group "B": Priester-Mell G. E. Supply Co. Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co. Temple, Inc. No Bid No Bid No Bid No Bid None None None No Bid .o · . MINUTES, City Council December 14, 1973 Meeting Page 3 TABULATION OF BIDS, cont'd Pole Line Hardware Group "C": Exceptions Delivery Priester-Mell $9,566.00 G. E. Supply Co. No Bid Westinghouse Elec. .Supply Co. No Bid Temple, Inc. No Bid None None None No Bid Stock to 90 days Conductors Group "D": Priester-Mell G. E. Supply Co. Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co. Temple, Inc. No Bid No Bid $24,146.20 No Bid None None None None Stock to Jan., 1975 Switches Group "E"- Priester-Mell $ G. E. Supply Co. Westinghouse Supply Co. Temple, Inc. Elec. 7,498.00 None Stock 10,288.00 Price subject to maximum Escalation of 5%. 90-120 days 11,320.45 None 6-12 weeks No Bid None --- Mr. Denison also recommended the city accept the following bid from Dashiell Corp. of Houston for the necessary steel and buswork to add to an additional distribution feeder onto the City's distribution bay at South Substation- 1 Each- Item 148 - Pothead Support Structure 3 Each - Item 162 - Copper Bar 3 Each - Item 163 - Overhead Bus Bar 3 Each - Item 164 - Vertical Bus Bar 3 Each- Item 165 - Underhung Bus Bar 4 Each- - Anchor Bolts for Pothead Structure 4 Each- -Anchor Bolts for McGraw-Edison Recloser 1 Lot - - Erection Nuts, Bolts, Washers, and Belville Washers for Erection of above materials. Bolted Tee Connectors - Tube to Flat Bus 3 Each - TOTAL NET PRICE ........... $1,225.00 On motion by Councilman Dale, seconded by Councilman Brison, Denison's recommendations listed below were approved, based escalation. Mr. on Substation Materials, Group "A" -- Westinghouse Elec. Supply Bid- $11,174.07, Stock to 18 weeks' , . Pole Line Hardware, Group "C" -- Priester-Mell, Bid- $ 9,566.00, Stock to 90 days COo I MINUTES, City Council Meeting Dec ember 14, 1973 Page 4 Approved bids, cont'd... Conductors, Group "D" -- Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co., Bid- $24,146.20, Stock to Jan., 1975 Switches, Group "E" -- Priester-Mell, Bid: $ 7,498.00, Stock The total net price of $1,225.00 from Dashiell Corp. of Houston was awarded the bid for the necessary steel and buswork for the additional distribution feeder onto the City's distribution bay South Substation. The next agenda item was consideration of a resolution establishing a policy on City owned equipment rental. This should be done for bookkeeping purposes and to establish the city's participation in the BOR project. On Motion by Councilman Brison, seconded by Councilmen Lindsay and Adams, the motion carried and the resolution as stated below was adopted: RESOLUTION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS WHEREAS, the City of College Station has maintained a policy in renting, upon a stipulated rental basis, certain of the equipment and machinery owned by the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C ITY~CO~'NCIL ~0F TH~~ C~ITY OF cOLLEGE STATION That effective as of the date of adoption hereof by the City Council of the City of College Station, the rental charges for rental oc City owned equipment and machinery excluding qualified operators, shall be as follows, to wit- Equipment Truck, Pick-up 1/2 ton Truck, Pick-up 3/4 ton Truck, Flat-bed 1-1/2 ton Truck, Dump 2 ton Tractor w/front-end loader & backhoe Front-end loader; 2 c.u. yd. Maintainer Flat-wheel roller Pneumatic roller Water truck Oil Distributor Tractor (to pull roller) Aerial bucket truck Hole Digging Machine $ 2.00/hr. 2.50/hr. 3.00/hr. 5.00/hr. 10.00/hr. 12.00/hr. 15.00/hr. 5.00/hr. 3.00/hr. 5.00/hr. 10.00/hr. 5.0.0/hr. 16.00/hr. 16.00/hr. MINUTES, City Council Meeting Dec ember 14, 1973 Page 5 Ditching Machine Tapping Machine $10.00/hr. 50.00/tap PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of December, 1973. Mayor Ci-ty 'Se~etar'y In other business, Mayor Hervey announced City Manager Boswell's retirement and the appointment of his replacement. This will be effective January 1, 1974. Mayor Hervey advised the Council that Mr. Boswell has recommended Mr. North Bardell as his successor. The Mayor presented brief resumes on Mr. Boswell and Mr. Bardell and then asked for official action from the council. On motion by Councilman Brison, seconded by Councilman Bonnen, Mr. North Bardell was appointed as Mr. Boswell's successor as City Manager for the City of College Station, effective January 1, 1974. On motion by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Dale, Mr. Boswell was named City Manager Emeritus effective January 1, 1974. A committee was then appointed by Mayor Hervey to determine an appropriate way to recognize Mr. Boswell's 28 years of service to the City. The committee was appointed as follows- O. M. Holt Joan Teer Joe Sawyer North Bardell Ed Cooper Billy Hensel Fred Brison Taylor Reidel Mayor Hervey asked that this committee plan for this occasion within the next 40-45 days. As there was no other business, Mayor Hervey declared the meeting adjourned at 6- 15 P.M. ATTEST City Secr~ arY / APPROVED