HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/24/1978 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMINUTES
Regular City Council Meeting
August 24, 1978
7:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Adams, Halter, Ringer, Boughton;
City Manager Bardell; Building Official Koehler; Chief of
Police Byrd; Director of Public Works Ford; City Engineer Ash;
City Planner Mayo; Community Development Planner Calloway;
Police Major Feldman; Fire Chief Landau; City Attorney Lewis
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Councilmen Hazen, Dozier; Student Liaison DuBois
VISITORS PRESENT:
See guest register
Agenda Item No. 1 -- Approval of minutes of previous meetin, g.s.
Previous minutes stand approved as read.
Agenda Item No. 2-- Hear Visitors.
Curly Green, 105 Richards Street, issued a complaint concerning speeding traffic on
Richards Street.
Mayor Bravenec directed him to Chief of Police Byrd.
Agenda Item No. 3-- A public hear~ing .o~n ~the proposed police alarm ordinance.
Mayor Bravenec opened the public hearing on the proposed police alarm ordinance.
City Attorney Neeley Lewis explained various sections of the police alarm ordinance
that had been rewritten and edited by the Police Alarm Committee.
Chief of Police Byrd answered questions. He indicated that the main concern with the
ordinance ~hould~ be to reduce the numbers of false alarms which tie up police time.
Mayor Bravenec closed the public hearing.
Agenda Item No. 4-- Consideration of proposed police alarm ordinance.
After a lengthy discussion, Councilman Halter moved to table the matter until the
next Council meeting.
Councilman Adams seconded the motion, which then passed unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 5 -- Discussion of Thomas Street improvement proposal.
City Engineer Ash reported on the cost of the improvement to Thomas Street. He
indicated that the cost to the city would be $16,600.00, less $2,000.00 if the inlet
boxes are not rep laced.
Councilman Adams moved to proceed with building the street and to bill Mr. Dulaney
for approximately 10 feet and' to bill Woodson Lumber Company for imp rovemen .ts on
both sides of the street east of the creek and for one side of the street west of the
creek.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion, which then passed unanimously.
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Agenda Item No. 6 -- Report from Arts Council Steering Committee.
Ms. Tina Watkins, Director of Arts Council, reported on the upcoming art show.
Agenda Item No. 7 -- Discussion of Revenue Sharing Budget_.
City Manager Bardell explained the various proposed items to be included in the budget.
These items totaled $147,229.00, leaving $80,000.00 for other items that might be
suggested from Council Members or Citizenry input.
Mayor Bravenec suggested that part of the funds might be used on the bike path system.
Councilman Halter suggested contacting the Safety Committee on the bike path situation.
City Manager Bardell indicated that he would contact the committee.
Agenda Item No. 8 -- A public hearing on an ordinance changing the Electrical Code
for .the City of College Station.
Mayor Bravenec opened the public hearing.
Building Official Koehler explained the proposed ordinance and answered questions
concerning the changes in the electrical code.
May.or Bravenec closed the public hearing.
Agenda Item No. 9 -- Consideration of an ordinance changing the Electrical Code and
adopting the 1978 National Electric Code.
Councilman Halter moved adoption of Ordinance 1123 changing the ElectricalCode and
adopting the 1978 National Electric Code with the discussed wording modification
in section 2.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion, which then passed unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 10-- Consideration of contract award on sanitary sewer line to serve
North Gate area.
W. J. 'Wischmeyer identified the project positions on the map.
Mr.Wischmeyer recommended awarding the contracts to the low bidders. Low bids are:
Contract A - J. Petty, Contractor $491,212.85
Contract B - J. Petty, Contractor 106,017.70
Contract~C'-W.P. Constructors, Inc. 209,342.00
Contract D- R.B. Butler, Inc. 150,600.00
Councilman Adams moved to accept the low bid submitted by J. Petty for Contract A of
$491,212.85 with a change order of $3.40 line ft. and to accept the low bids for
contracts B, C and D.
Councilman Ringer seconded the motion, which then passed unanimously.
Agend_a Item N_o. 11 -- Consideration of bids on truck an.d trac.tor for public works
department.
Director of Public Works Ford presented the bids on the tractor and recommended the
low bid submitted by Twin City International of $6,109.36.
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Councilman Ringer moved to accept the bid submitted by Twin City International
for a tractor.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
Mr. Ford reported that only one bid had been submitted for the pickup and
recommended that the bid be rejected.
Councilman Halter moved to reject the bid submitted by Tom Light Chevrolet.
Councilman Boughton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 12 -- Discussion of street naming policy as it relates to use of
living persons' names.
This item was taken off the agenda until Councilman Dozier could be present.
Agenda_ Item No. 13 -- Consideration of a preliminary plat of ~uail Run Estates,
Phase 2.
The preliminary plat passed by common consent.
Agenda Item No. 14-- Consideration of reply to HUD concerning Community Development
Program.
Community Development Planner Callaway answered questions concerning HUD's letter
of August 9, 1978 and the proposed reply.
Councilman Halter suggested issuing an invitation to Mr. Embry, Assistant Secretary
for Community Development with HUD, to meet with the Council in College Station.
Mayor Bravenec requested that City Manager Bardell issue the invitation to Mr.
Embry.
Agenda Item No. 15 -- Closed session to consider pending litigation.
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Mayor Bravenec called the Council into closed session.
Agenda Item No. 16 -- Adjourn.
The Council reconvened to adjourn.
ROVED
Mayor
ATTEST
City Secretary
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