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Home My WebLink About11/10/1977 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMINUTES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Regular City Council Meeting November 10, 1977 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Ringer, Gardner, Dozier, Halter, Stephenson, Hazen; Student Liaison Knudson; City Manager Bardell; City Engineer Ash; City Planner Mayo MEMBERS ABSENT: None VISITORS PRESENT: See guest register A~enda Item No. 1 -- Approval of minutes. Councilman Hazen asked to be noted as present at the October 26 meeting. Councilman Ringer moved approval of the minutes as corrected. Councilman Halter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 2 -- Hear visitors. No one spoke. Agenda Item No. 3 -- A public hearin~ on the question of rezonin§ a 1.61 acre tract located adjacent to and east of the East Bypass and directly across from the Ponderosa Motel from Agricultural Open District A-O to General Commercial District C-1. The application being in the name of Mrs. Mar]orie Eimann, 1015 Winding Road, College Station, Texas. City Planner Mayo presented and explained the proposed rezoning. Sandra Black, daughter of the applicant, explained the request. Vergil Stover explained the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation against the proposed rezoning. A~enda Item No. 4 -- Consideration of an ordinance rezoning the above tract. Councilman Hazen moved to deny the request. Councilman Gardner seconded the motion. Mayor Bravenec moved to table the action on the motion. The reasons given for tabling were to consider the plans of the Highway Department and to give the proponents and adjoining landowners an opportunity to consider some common planning. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ringer. The motion to table passed by the following vote: FOR --- Councilmen Ringer, Dozier, Halter, Stephenson; Mayor Bravenec AGAINST --- Councilmen Gardner, Hazen 0, ,310 Agenda Item No. 5 -- Discussion of Airport Improvements. Councilman Stephenson explained the matters discussed at the Airport Improvements MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting November 10, 1977 7:00 P.M. Committee meeting. Councilman Halter moved to request a meeting be called by County Judge Bill Vance of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee to discuss provisions for local financial support. Councilman Stephenson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 6 -- Consideration of a final plat of Woodson Villa8e~ 5th Page 2 Installment, Section II. City Engineer Ash explained the plat and asked the Council for direction to the Planning and Zoning Commission or Engineering Staff. Mayor Bravenec moved to send the plat to P&Z for further consideration. Councilman Halter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 7 -- Consideration of bids for police patrol cars. City Manager Bardell explained the bids and recommended the Halsell Motor Company bid of $5,588.00 per unit -- total bid $27,940.00 for five cars. Councilman Stephenson moved acceptance of the staff recommendation. Councilman Hazen seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: FOR --- Councilmen Ringer, Gardner, Dozier, Halter, Stephenson, Hazen AGAINST --- None ABSENT --- Mayor Bravenec Agenda Item No. 8 -- Consideration of bids for electric system materials. Mr. Charles Freeman, Vice President of Electric Power Engineers, Inc., presented the bid tabulations and recommended the Techline, Inc. bid in the amount of $16,545.00. Councilman Ringer moved to accept the Techline bid as recommended and authorize purchase of cable for a minimum of 1,000 feet and maximum of 3,500 feet. Councilman Halter seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: FOR --- Councilmen Ringer, Gardner, Dozier, Halter, Stephenson, Hazen AGAINST --- None ABSENT --- Mayor Bravenec Agenda Item No. 9 -- Consideration of bids - Municipal Building Annex and Central Fire Station. City Engineer Ash reported that the City Staff recommended the bid of Jordan MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting November 10, 1977 7:00 P.M. Page 3 & Woods for construction of the Municipal Building Annex, Fire Station and Parking Area --- $596,920.00; Extra Depth of Footing --- $4.75/cu.ft.; New Sign "CENTRAL FIR STATION" -- $750.00 be accepted. Councilman Ringer moved acceptance of the low bidder, Jordan & Woods. Mayor Bravenec seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. l0 -- Consideration of a "Safety Town" project. Bicycle Safety Curriculum Guide Committee Chairman Sue Keeley explained her letter of November 10, telling of the plans of the committee. .Agenda Item No. 11 -- Other business. Councilman Stephenson asked about the absence of the crossing guard at Highway 6 and Jersey. Illness in the patrolman's family was the reported reason, and this problem will be avoided in the future. Councilman Halter reported complaints of music being played at bonfire site at late hours of the evening. Mayor Bravenec asked City Attorney Lewis for a report on the motorcycle helmet ordinance. Mr. Lewis stated that he felt that the Council should not try to pass an ordinance requiring helmets on all motorcycle riders within the College Station City Limits on the grounds that it would be contrary to state laws. Attorney Tom Giesenschlag, representing THE EAGLE, wrote the ~yor questioning the open session procedures of ad hoc committees in College Station. The Mayor asked for a Special City Council Meeting on Wednesday, November 16, at 7:00 P.M. Liaison Knudson stated that Texas A&M University is doing a housing survey and will make the survey available to anyone requesting the information. Mayor Bravenec declared the meeting adjourned. Mayor ATTEST City Secretary ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERS, INC. 203 HOLLEMAN DRIVE EAST, P. O. BOX ggTo COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 713 · eB~.1777 Hovember 7, 1977 Honorable Mayor and City Councilmen City of College Station ColleEe Station, Texas 77840 Councilmen: On November 4, 1977, sealed bids were opened for power cable and control cable to be used to construct electrical substation facilities necessary to transfer additional load to Gulf States Utilities Company. TWo bidders subn~Ltted offers to provide this material. A tab- ulation of the bids received is attached. We feel that this cable should be ordered as soon as possible to avoid delay in construction schedules. Since power cable needs have not been finalized, bids were taken on a unit price basis for power cable (Item B-l). The low bidder was Techltne, Inc. with a bid of $16,545.00, based on an estimated length of 1,000 ft. for power cable and fixed quantities of other items. We reco~end that you award Contract CS-77-SB-10 to the low bidder, Techline, Inc. The minimum contract price for 1,000 ft. of power cable ~ould be$16,545.00. The maximum contract price for 3,500 ft. of power cable would be $25,445.00. Our firm is working with City personnel to finalize power cable requirements. Yours very truly, ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERS, INC. _ .... Charles H. Freeman, P.E Vice-President Enclosures 01 31.3 TABULATION OF B£DS CiTY HALL ADDITION & CENTRAL FIRE STATION Description of Items: IT~! MO. 1 ITEM NO. 2 ITF~M NO. 3 ITEM NO. 4 ITEM NO. 5 ITEM NO. 6 Construction of Municipal Building Annex Construction of Fire Station and Parking Area Construction of Municipal Building Annex, Fire Station, & Parking Area Construction of Parking Area Extra Depth of Footing New Sign "CENTRAL FIRE STATION" BIDDER ITEM NO. AMOUNT BID DAYS BID 1 No Bid - 2 No Bid - 3 $596,920.00 270 Calendar Ds JORDAN & WOODS 4 No Bid - 5 $4.75/cu.ft. - 6 $750.00 - 1 No Bid - 2 No Bid - 3 $617,000.00 300 Calendar Da R. B. BUTLER 4 $39,600.00 - 5 $3.50/cu.ft. - 6 $89O.OO - 1 No ~id - 2 No Bid - MARCAL 3 $625,000.00 220 Working Day 4 No Bid - 5 $2.50/cu.ft. - 6 No Bid - 1 No Bid - 2 No Bid - 3 $689,689.00 220 Calendar Da~ THURMOND 4 No Bid - & STUART 5 $2.00/cu. ft. - 6 $999.00 - ys ys ,ys I~GULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Nuvember 10, 1977 7:00 P.M. PLEASE SIGN BELOW.' 44. 45. 46. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 47. 67. 48. 68. 49. 69. 50. 70, 51. 71. 52. 72, 53. 73. 54. 74, 55. 75, 56. 76. 0~'~It