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Home My WebLink About05/28/1956 - Regular Minutes - City Councila i W 4 14IMUTES OF REGULAR MM ING OF C 1TY COUNCIL May 28, 1956 CL The City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with the fol- lowing present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen A. P. Boyett, J. .A. Orr, ISI. C. Pugh, Ernest Seeger, J. H. Sorrels; City Attorney Dillon, City Manager Boswell. Visitors present: C. G. Haas, Richard Vrooman, Mrs. W. W. Armistead. Z d In the absence of City Secretary McGinnis the 1layor asked City Attorney Dillon to keep the minutes in this meeting. Mr. Haas presented for the consideration of the.Council the question of constructing a public swimming pool on the grounds of the A&xl Consolidated School. It was the unanimous opinion of the Council that the city is not in a position to participate fiancially in such a program. The request of Dr. L. G. Jones for a replatting of Block 5 of Breezy Heights .Addition was returned to him for further study. The recommendation of the Planning Commission that the alley lying between Lots 7-14 and 15-22, Block 9, West Park Addition, was disapproved ' unanimously on motion by Councilman Boyett, seconded by Councilman Seeger. It was the expressed wish of the Council that these minutes reflect no dissatisfaction with the recommendation of the Planning Commission, but rather that this action be accepted as being in keeping with previous action on similar requests wherein the Council chose to respect the wishes of property owners who objected to closing of alleys or streets. On motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Sorrels, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 230, an ordinance closing and vacating an alley was adopted. m a� In response to a letter from Mayor H. C. Dishman of Bryan, the Mayor appointed Councilman Orr and Pugh to cons'Gi-l_'ute a committee in conformity with Paragraph 6 of the Contract between the City of Bryan and College Station. On motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Boyett, all voting (L aye, City Manager Boswell and Councilman Sorrels were authorized to attend +�s the national meeting of the Municipal Finance Officers Association in Qp Washington June 3-8, expenses -of each to be paid by the city. 11ayor Langford was requested to confer with college officials M the matter of securing additional parking facilities for student-olmed.auto- mobiles, particularly as concerning cars which are regularly parked along Z the east side of FM Highway 60. N X511 Minutes of City Council Continued: 2 May 28, 1956 A publ-ic hearing on the city budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1956 - June 50, 1957 having beck properly advertised, the 1,hyor reviewed briefly the contents of the proposed budget for the Councilmen and visitors preBont. On nntion of Councilmen Orr, seconded by Councilman Pugh, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 228, an ordinance adopting the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1956 -June 30P 1907 wv5 approved. Cr) motion of Councilman Sorre!5, seconded by Councilman Boyett, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 229, an ordinance levying taxon, etc., for the next fiscal year was adopted. On m-otion of Councilman Sorrels, seconded. by- Councilman P11. ,b h 311, ,- vo-ting aye, Ordinance No. 225, an ordinance annexing certain areas within the city limits was approved and adopted and ordered effective as of this date. mot'-J.on by Councilman Boyett, Beconded by Councilman Seeger, all voting aye, Ordinance No. 226, an ordinance annexing certain aree,,-; t,.'JJ-,hin th(�'-' cit -"';j - limits was approved and adopted and ordered effective as of this date. 91-1c; joint )aeeting of the Go-oncil -i"(ith the City of Bryan the evening of June 6 to hear a request of the bouthwasturn btc,3 Cora i-,),qny for an adjustment in 1a%2. 1'ho City Attorney was requested to review the contract between the Qty - of College Station and Dr. F. Be Clark relative to u monthly poymont oqualinE to 2'1-"� tijn-'"-� t"ho )Xa'wh'e�r of sev'er connections, Ac., and prepEiv the nocCrow sary- docuuents for the cancellation of the contrant now that the oewage dioposal, system is completed and in operation. U,t-i motioi-). of (�ouncilman Worrels, seconded IT Councilman Pugh, all voting aye, the to the mannor City 110g and or was inetl-iod directed to of by-passi, cont, c pliffibing septic tanko to contractors make direct relative connectio3. with sewer lines. Tl,c City 1.1fe'-i'-)'ager was directed to confer with the State Fire Insurance I Commission relative to removing a, part of Lot 3, College Hills Estates, froia the fire sone. Ot-j. IfIdtion, by Uouncilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Orr, all voting aye 1.1-linutte Order No. 153, of the State Highway Commission was accopted by the GUY of college Station as followsz ou 4567 1-5't j Minutes of City Council Continued: 3 May 2g, 1956 I.Iinute Number 40153 H_YUTE ORDER Date Passed May 22, 1956 Brazos County District No. 17 WHEREAS, in BRAZOS COUNTY on F. M. ROAD 2151,. the City of College Station has re- quested assistance in the widening of pavement including incidental items thereto from Jersey Street to the Southeast City Limit, •a distance of approximately 0.7 mile; and WFIEF2'AS, an analysis of the requested work indicates that such widening will materially add to traffic safety on this facility; NOW, TI-TLREFORE, the State Highway Engineer is directed to tender the following proposal to the City of College Station: Provided the Oity will: 1. Furnish all necessary right of: way clear of obstructions and free of property damage and provide for the immediate construction of contin- uous curb and gutter along the Northeast side, utility adjustments, storm sewers, etc., all. as may be necessary for a complete project with the exception of pavement widening. 2. Assume responsibility of the construction of driveways and sidewalks should •i;hey be deemed necessary now or in the future. 3. Maintain that portion of the wont which is its construction responsi- bility and enter into agreements according to standard forms of the Highway Department to indemnify the State during and after construction against any and all liability or damage growing out of such construction, to regulate traffic, to provide for parallel parking and to prevent encroachment on the right of way. The Texas Highway Department will: 1. Provide for widening pavement and its support within these limits at an estimated cost of Y�2,300.'1 2. 1%-Taintain that portion of the work which is its construction responsi- bility. It is understood that the .responsibility of the Texas Highway Department is con- fined to the pavement and its support, and all other features necessary now or in the future to provide an adequate travel :facility shall be the responsibility of the City of College Station. Upon acceptance of the provisioxls of this Order by the appropriate officials of the City of College Station, the State Highway Engineer is directedto proceed with the development of plans for construction and after the City bias fulfilled its responsibilities proceed with construction in the most feasible and economical manner.. 005Ga /S;z-- This Order shall become operative upon acceptance by the City of College Station and if not accepted within 90 days hereof shall be automatically cancelled. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PROV IS IONS OF STATE HIGHtdAY COMMISSION MINUTE ORDER THE STATE OF TEXAS I College Station, TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS I May 28 , 195 6 MOTION was made by Councilman Pugh cnd seconded by Councilman Orr that the Co ,e_e Stati0 ity Council accept the provisions contained in Minute Order No. x.0153 passed by the State Highway Commission on May 22 , 1.95 6 for the improvement by the Texas Highway Department of the roads des- cribed below and that the r''*- of College Station agrees to furnish all required right-of-way free of cost to the State: F. 11. Road 2154 - Jersey Street to Southeast City Limit VOTE on the motion wac as fo1.'. c,i,.^ ; For. Mayor Ernest Langford Councilman Ernest Seeger Councilman J. H. Sorrels C u c' n "4 C. P h Councilman A. P. Bo ett Councilman J. A. Orr Councilman G. W. Black absent WIMEUPON the motion was declared carried. THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of oorde��rrn� passed by -the City Council of College Station , Texas, on City Secretary (Seal) City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas Minutes of City Council Continued: 4 May 28, 1956 c' Minutes of City Council Continued: 5 CL May 28, 1956 Cfl C� ® On motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Pugh, all voting z aye, this meeting was recessed until 5:00 p.m. May 30. in The Council reconvened at 5:00 p.m. Play 30 with the following present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen A. P. Boyett, J. A. Orr, 1.14 C. Pugh, Ernest Seeger, J. H. Sorrels; when the following business was transacted: Upon motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Pugh, all present voting aye, Ordinance Yo. 231, an ordinance receiving certain territory into the city limits and incorporating the same as a part of the City of College Station, was passed and ordered published.' The City I.lanager was instructed to have copies of this ordinance dis- tributed to all property owners concerned so that there could be no possibil- ity of misunderstanding of properties involved. APPROVED: �G Mayor ATTEST: d 0 City Secretary Im .® z