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Home My WebLink About07/23/1956 - Regular Minutes - City Councilca Q° d Z d MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING July 23, 1956 Members present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen Boyett, Pugh, Seeger, Sorrels; City Manager Boswell; City .Attorney Dillon. Visitors present: George Fagan, Gibb Gilchrist, Milton Ford, W. M. Dowell, Mack Goode, K. C. Morgan, C. M. Sykes, Frank Dobrovolny, Mrs. H. L. Miller, J. E. Hurt, Walter Steen, L. W. Flowers, C. T. Miller, Paul Surovik, J. G. Simek, Laura E. Si:mek, V. J. Boriskie, Mrs. Julia S. Boriskie, T. H. Krenek, Victor Dominick, Albert Dominick, Morgan Smith and Dave Reynolds, Editor of the Battalion. Mr. Gilchrist discussed briefly a proposal for a grade separation on FM 60 and left with the Council data for future study. On motion by Councilman Sorrels, seconded by Councilman Pugh, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 231, an ordinance annexing certain areas within the city limits, was approved and adopted and ordered effective as of this date. (For the records of this meeting the memorandum referred to above is repeated here:) 00574 City Manager Boswell was instructed to confer with highway officials relative to establishing a speed zone beginning at the 0 new city limits along State Highway 6. On motion by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, all voting aye, the City Manager was authorized to advertise for bids for constructing a water main loop connecting the College Hills Q. area with the South Oakwood -College Park area. 4Z m Practically all of the visitors were concerned with the improve- ment of services particularly as concerns an adequate water supply. After general discussion an agreement by all interested that the Q conditions set forth in a memorandum dated July 10, 1956, were fully 0 understood, the City.Attorney was instructed to prepare the nec- Z essary deeds for signatures. The Mayor announced that all concerned would be advised by letter when the deeds are ready and set August 1 as a tentative date for signatures. (For the records of this meeting the memorandum referred to above is repeated here:) 00574 Minutes of City Council Continued: 2 July 23, 1956 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION July 10, 1956 I ix 60 v d CL co Dear Sir: 00 Please be advised that the City Council by unanimous action at the 0 last regular meeting have instructed me to give you ten days notice, x as per the terms of the contract establishing water service to the Spring Green Community, that the City of College Station shall dis- z continue furnishing water to this privately owned line after said Q date. H This action was necessitated because of increasing conflicts over water rights, water users, arguments, and threats created because the line is not a part of the water system of the City of College Station. The City Council feels that they can no longer be responsible under the circumstances, and further, refuse to be caught in the middle of such arguments because of misunderstandings and misrepresentations over the right to connect with said line, right to use water from it, etc. The City Council feels that the only manner in which they can continue to furnish water to this area would be under conditions which give the Water Department the authority to control and manage the water line, which by necessity means that it must be conveyed to the City of College Station, if in fact additional water is furnished after the above deadline. In the event the line is conveyed to the City of College Station, it is possible that in the future the City could by proper tie-ins furnish a better supply of water to the area. Very truly yours, S/Ran Boswell City Manager 0w CU m z G0557! 6 z /6 Q Minutes of City Council Continued: 3 July 23, 1956 Mr. George Fagan representing Homer A. Hunter Associates dis- cussed with the Council problems in connection with the sewage dis- posal plant. The Council requested that he prepare a memorandum rel- ative to the solution of certain problems of drainage and flooding of pump house. The Mayor read a letter from Dr. F. B. Clark in reply to the letter authorized at the meeting on June 13. The Mayor also read a letter from the Midwest Video Corporation in which the company discussed briefly extensions into the city limits. The Mayor presented the request of Mr. L. S. Richardson that the city pay the salary of Mr. William R. Miller, Jr., Tax Assessor - Collector, A & M Consolidated Independent School District, for the month of June. On motion by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Seeger, all voting aye, this request was approved. On motion by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Seeger, all voting aye, the bid of General Electric Company in the amount of $3,545.00 for certain electrical supplies was accepted. The City Manager was authorized to begin negotations with the City of Bryan for the purchasing of REA facilities in those areas newly annexed to the city. On motion by Councilman Boyett, seconded by Councilman Pugh, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 234, an ordinance authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with the State Department of Public Welfare relative to Federal OAS I Insurance benefits, etc., was approved and passed and the Mayor authorized to sign all necessary documents in the name of the city. On motion by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, all voting aye, the City Manager was authorized to advertize for bids for the purchase of 2 new 11 ton trucks. On motion by Councilman Sorrels, seconded by Councilman Pugh, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 233, an ordinance providing for a public hearing on the question of rezoning certain areas was passed and or- dered published and a hearing set at 5:00 p.m. in the city hall on August 27, 1956• On motion by Councilman Boyett, seconded by Councilman Seeger, all voting aye, the request of Mr. Robert R. Shrode to keep livestock within the city was approved. 00577 (1) Q Q+ Q G1 Z Q Minutes of City Council Continued: 4 July 239 1956 On motion by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Boyett, all voting aye, the plat of the Dulaney Subdivision was approved and the Mayor authorized to sign same on behalf of the city. On motion by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Boyett, all voting aye, the Mayor was authorized to renew a note in the amount of $ 6,000.00 with the College Station State Bank. ATTEST: f��. City Secretary APPROVED: � Mayor W 00578, v