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Home My WebLink About03/10/1988 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1988 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: STUDENT GOV'T LIAISON: VISITORS PRESENT: Mayor Ringer, Councilmen Boughton, McIlhaney, Haddox, Gardner Councilman Brown Acting City Manager, City Secretary Jones, City Attorney Locke, Budget Director Schroeder, Purchasing Agent McCartney, Software Development Manager Earwood, Assistant to the City Manager Piwonka, City Engineer Pullen, Energy Specialist Shear, Community Development Director Fette, Public Information Officer Calliham, Council Coordinator Hooks Kevin Buchman See guest register. Agenda Item No. 1 - Signing of a proclamation designating the week of March 6-12, 1988 as "American Association of University Women Week" in College Station, Texas. Ms. Linda Buzby of the University Women's Association at Texas A&M came forward to accept the proclamation. Agenda Item No. 2 - Signing of a proclamation designating the month of March as "Social Worker's Month" in College Station, Texas. Lauriece Aguirre accepted the proclamation signed by Mayor Ringer. She announced that during their recent meeting, the out- standing citizen award was presented to Dr. Harry Lipscomb and Ms. Martha Matheson was recognized as social worker of the year. Agenda Item No. 3 - Approval of the minutes of the City Council "State of the City" meeting, February 16, 1988, the Workshop Meeting, February 24, 1988, and the Regular Meeting, February 25, 1988. Councilman Boughton moved approval of the minutes as presented. Councilman Haddox seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 5-0. 06582 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1988 Page 2 Agenda Item No. 4 - A public hearing on the question of amending Chapter 3, Section lB, of the Code by adding requirements for Trench Safety as required by HB 662 and 665 from the Legisla- tive Session. City Engineer Pullen explained this item. The 70th Legislature passed two bills, HB 662 and 665. The purpose of these bills are to reduce trench safety accidents in Texas. He stated that HB 662 is a bill which amends the state purchasing requirements and requires cities in making contractual obligations for utility work to include trench safety measures in their contract. Councilman McIlhaney asked if it will be the contractor's respon- sibility to provide the safety measures in their contract. Mr. Pullen replied that the procedure will be the responsibility of the engineer and/or architect and then become a part of the bid- ding process. Mayor Ringer opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Ringer closed the public hearing. Agenda Item No. 5 - Consideration of an ordinance amending Chapter, 3, Building Regulations, Section lB, amendments to the Standard Building Code of the City of College Station. Councilman Haddox moved approval of Ordinance No. 1742 amending Chapter 3, Building Regulations, Section lB, amendments to the Standard Building Code of the City of College Station. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which was approved unan- imously, 5-0. Agenda Item No. 6 - CONSENT AGENDA: BIDS: 988-17 - Substation maintenance 988-18 - Utility Billing Computer Peripherals 988-20 - Miscellaneous transformers 988-21 - Repair of water chiller 988-30 - Three-phase recloser - Electric security gate The above items were approved by common consent. '06583 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1988 Page 3 Agenda Item No. 7 - Consideration of a resolution to enter into a contract with BVCAA for Weatherization pro~ram activities in Col- lege Station for the remainder of a~enc~'s current fiscal year, and next fiscal year. Community Development Director Fette presented this item. He stated that the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency has re- quested that the city would be interested in participating in their weatherization program. He stated that the weatherization program provides funds to low income families to help them re- ceive repairs so that their homes may be more energy efficient. If the council agrees to participate, a reimbursement to the City will amount to approximately $10,000 for eligible repairs com- pleted during the agency's current FY, and approximately $20,000, next FY. Mayor Ringer asked if the Community Development office would hire the contractors to do the weatherization improvements. Mr. Fette stated that the housing rehabilitation projects would be con- ducted the same as they currently exists, but this agreement would allow us to have another source of funding. Councilman Boughton moved approval of Resolution No. 03-10-88-07 to enter into a contract with BVCAA for weatherization program activities in the City of College Station. Councilman McIlhaney seconded the motion which carried unan- imously, 5-0. Agenda Item No. 8 - Consideration of proposal from A&FCS for Solid Waste Analysis and financial planning project. Councilman Haddox moved approval of the proposal as presented by A&FCS for the Solid Waste Analysis study and financial planning project. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion. Councilman Gardner raised several points on the method of selecting consultants for various studies requested by the City. He stated that in the future more persons should be approached before final selection is made. Mayor Ringer agreed, but he ad- ded that in this case, the staff felt an urgency to proceed with this study. The motion to approve the plan passed unanimously, 5-0. "06584 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1988 Page 4 A~enda Item No. 9 - Consideration of a resolution providin~ for exemption of certain vehicles from requirements of Article 6701M-2, V.T.C.S., identification of city and county-owned vehicles and heavy equipment. Purchasing Agent McCartney explained that this resolution would allow cities and counties to apply for license plates for un- marked vehicles. The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has deemed it necessary for a resolution to be passed by the City Council annually for this process. Councilman Haddox asked if there are laws regulating unmarked police cars utilized during the issuance of traffic citations. Mr. Ragland reassured Councilman Haddox that the unmarked cars are used for undercover operations or personal use and it would be unusual that someone would be stopped for a traffic violation by an unmarked car. Councilman McIlhaney moved approval of Resolution No. 03-10-88-09 providing for the exemption of certain vehicles from requirements of Article 6701M-2, V.T.C.S., identification of city and county- owned vehicles and heavy equipment. The motion was seconded by Councilman Haddox which was approved unanimously, 5-0. A~enda Item No. 10 - Consideration of a resolution authorizinq the Mayor to execute a contract between the City and Texas Votinq Systems, Inc. to provide services and supplies for an election to be held on the 7th day of May, 1988. City Secretary Jones presented this item. She stated that this is an annual contract between the City and Texas Voting Systems, Inc. The cost is shared between the City and the College Station Independent School District. She noted that she had contacted Mr. Bill McLeod regarding the placement of legalizing bingo on the ballot and there will be no extra charge. She also informed the Council that Mr. McLeod has leased a back-up system should there be a problem with the county equipment. Councilman Boughton moved approval of Resolution No. 03-10-88-10 to authorize the Mayor to execute a contract between the City and Texas Voting Systems, Inc. to provide services and supplies for an election to be held on May 7, 1988. 06585 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1988 Page 5 Councilman McIlhaney seconded the motion which was approved unan- imously, 5-0. Agenda Item No. 11 - Hear Visitors. Student Gov't Liaison Buchman mentioned that many students will be out of town during Spring Break; he asked that the police patrol the apartments during this time. Mayor Ringer asked Kevin Buchman to relate to the TAMU student government the city's appreciation for their work during the Big Event. Agenda Item No. 12 - Closed session to discuss legal report [6252-7 (2) (r) ]. The council convened in closed session at 7:30 p.m. Agenda Item No. 13 - Action on closed session. The council reconvened in open session at 8:19 p.m. No action was taken on closed session. Agenda Item No. 14 - Ad3ourn. Councilman Gardner moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which carried unan- imously, 5-0. ATTEST: I~la~n Jo~s~, City Secretary APPROVED: ' 96586 ~ ~EGISTER CITY CO~IL ~E(~/LAR ~-TING ~, MAI~H 10, 1988 7:00 P.M. 14. 15. 16. Q 17. Sm 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 10. 23. 11. 24. 12. 13. 25. 26. 006603