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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 18 (Aug. 1978 - Feb. 1979)Fellow officers pay homage College Station police officers gather at Memorial Funeral Home for services for their fellow comrade Bill Lusk, who died Saturdoy from an extended illness. Lusk was a sergeant with the poli4ce Staff photo by BID Meeks force which he joined in 1957. He also was a commercial pilot and member of the Flight Instructors of America. The Eagle August 1, 1978 LEGAL NOTICES 1. . ------ - --s -' AVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals addressed to the City okollege Station, Texas. will be received at the office of Mrs. Florence Neeley, city Secretary until 2:00 P.M. O'clock, August 15, 1978, for furnishing all necessary materials and labor required for the construction of: Con tract "A" Sanitary Sewer Outfall. The Eagle August 1, 1978 The Eagle August 2, 1978 - The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station will hold a Public hearing ogestigf- zonifsveral lots n cof land in the Cooner and College Heights Subdivisions and adiaceet areas as follows NOTICE O F Rezone from Apartment Building District R6 to Ad P U B L I C HEARING ministrative Professional The College Station Planning District and Zoning hold a 9 Commission will �a ots 1 2, ots .2, Block F; College He��his question of Si e ' ' ' Permit for L 3 -12, Block A; College Heights a townhouse project to be located at the southwest cooner Rezone from Duplex R -2 to Administrative Professional of the intersection of ' Holleman Drive an ion DistrictA P: Is erson name of Wood and Associates, Lots 3 10, Block B; College He Architects. Lois 4 15, Block D; College The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Heights Rezone from A Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7 p0 P.M. Building District R 6 to Low Density Apartment Building meeting of the Planning and Zon ing Commission on August District R 4: Lots 20, Block 1; Cooner 17, 1 978, Lo15811, Block 2; Cooner For additional information, the ner Lots 1 5, Block 3; Cooner Lots 1 -2, Block 4; Cooner ce tthe Cit Hlall, 71 &8468886. Rezone from Apartm 82 General Commercial District C 1: Lois 2,3,7, Block 2; Cooner A tract located at 405 Jame Street AVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS This rezoning action is being Sealed proposals addressed to the City initiated by the Planning and Zoning Commission i Station; Texas. will be received be received The public hearing will be h . eld on at the Office of Mrs . Florence Neeley, City Secretary until 2 P.M' Thursday, August 17, 1978 at 7.00 P.M. in the Council Room o'clock, August 15, 197f1, 7 furnishing for of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue - materials nd all required 'for the construction . For additional information, Please contact t Planning of Con tract "A" Sanitary `Outfall. y Sewer Office in the City Hall, or call 713- 8468886. The Eagle August 2, 1978 College Station preparing for annual student onslaught By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station city employees are gearing up for the mass of Texas A &M University students and staff returning for the fall semester. City Manager North Bardell said departments from sanitation to traffic would be affected by the large number of new residents coming to the city. About 3,000 to 4,000 new accounts will be added within a two week period to the city's utility depart- ment which will mean overtime for clerks and computer operators. Bardell said all employees on utility crews will be shifted from their regular duties to turning on electricity and water for the returning students. That process will take about a week and a half. The new residents will bring with them hundreds of boxes and cartons holding their belongings and these boxes will have to be disposed of, Bardell said. To pick up the mass of trash, city garbage workers will have to run continuous shifts during the last weeks of August. A third city department to be affected, Bardell said, is the police department. "Traffic will be snarled for a while until people learn what routes to use," he explained. Police also will increase patrols of apartment complexes which have been par- tially vacant for the summer. The city will 'be preparing this week for an increase in its sewage load as well as its electric demand. Bardell said unlike cities whose peak electric demand comes during the hot summer months of June and July, College Station's peak demand comes in September. The city's service to the new and present residents will be hampered somewhat, Bardell said, by the shortage of available labor. Presently the city is in need of about. 17 employees in various positioins. Bardell said the city faces the influx of new residents each August and then a mass exodus each May. He said he expects no new problems this year. In other parts of the city, businesses also are preparing for the new residents. Classes officially begin at Texas A &M on Aug. 28. The Eagle August 3, 1978 Commission approves church's request By JANE NU-T SMITH Staff Writer Members of the College Hills Missionary Baptist Church got little argument Thursday night from College Station Planning and Zoning Commissioners on the church's request for a conditional use permit for construction of a new building. On the other hand, the com- missioners had few options in- volving site plans for the new church because it is to be built on top of the existing church foundation. City Planner Al Mayo had reviewed the church's building plan and suggested that parking area be Iengthened to avoid parking problems, driveways widened, and that the proposed building be shifted on the lot serveral feet. He also said the city normally requires .paving, curbing and gut -. tering of parking lots. The chlrch did not propose to pave its lot. But since the church proposed to build its new building exactly where the old one now stands, any ad- justments would be costly and complicated, church members said. Tommie Preston, a member of the church congregation, said the church would like to pave its parking lot, but the street in front of it, Churchill Street, was not paved and he said no one knew what the grade level would be. Preston said the church was afraid if it paved, curbed and gut- tered the lot, it would be building a water trap. "Why do we have to curb and gutter our lot when we don't have it on the street ?" asked church member J.T. Wells. "When will the street be paved ?" Commission Chairman Vergil Stover said in the past the com- mission had required a developer to put in paved parking even though the street in front was unpaved. CS commissioners reject revision College Station Planning and Zoning Commissioners Thursday night decided against amending a city ordinance to increase off -street parking spaces from nine to 10 feet in width. Commission Chairman Vergil Stover said the wider parking spaces would make getting in and out of an automobile much easier and avoid car doors hitting against each other. City Planner Al Mayo said the wider spaces would "be nice to have, but we don't really need them." He said he could not recommend the increase because it would increase the cost by 10 percent. "In a time of inflation, with the cost of land going up and con- struction cost increasing, I can't personally recommend it," Mayo said. "You're going to have the same problem with a 10 -foot space if people park off center and on the lines," said Commissioner J.P. Watson. Commissioner Violetta Burke said she felt the commission should "make emphasis of awareness of conservation." She said the com- mission shouldn't try to accomodate the larger automobile. "I would never vote for something that looks to something bigger," she said. "The problem is there is no variance," said Stover. He said in some cases a wider space is needed. "I think this would be an un- necessary expense," said Com- missioner Chris Mathewson. Mathewson pointed out that the existing ordinance states the nine- foot spaces are a "minimum" and that variation was allowed. Watson, however, said he objected to the variation because it left the decision up to the commission. "I think we need one law for everybody to go by instead of leaving it up to these seven people." The commission voted to approve the permit with the condition that within two years after Churchill Street is paved, the church will submit an acceptable parking plan to the city and pave, curb and gutter its lot. At present city officials say they have no plans to pave the street in front of the church. In other action, the commissioners approved a conditional use permit for the construction of an educational building for the Second Baptist Church at 708 Eisenhower. The commission came to a compromise between the church's needs and city ordinances by stipulating that the church must construct at least two parking spaces on its site. At its last meeting, the com- mission tabled the church's request because the church had no on site parking of its own. The church, however, is surrounded by parking lots of the Texas 707 Complex and church members use the parking spaces with permission of the complex. City ordinances require on -site parking to handle the number of people attending services. Church members had argued that they weren't increasing their church size, but only building a structure to serve the present congregation. AVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals atltlress to the City College Statio I n, Texas. will be received at the office of Mrs. Florence Neeley, City Secretary until 2-0 P.m. o'clock, August 15, 1978, for furnishing all necessary re materials and labor required for the construction re Con O_utfall. tract "A„ Sanitary Sewer The Eagle August 4 , 1978 bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding S T A T ION, TEXAS Lorence Braven c, Mayor Mrs. Florence Neelley, City 5 e c r e � a .29 30, 8 5 The Eagle August 5, 1978 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury 1 LEGAL Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the `� -- - - - - -- Texas, will be received at the office of Mrs. Florence Owner. The Owner reserves the right AVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Neelley, City Secretary, City to reject any or all bids and to Sealed proposals addressed to Hall, College Station, Texas, until 2:00 p.m. o'clock, August waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness the City College Station, Texas. will be received at the office of 15 1978, for furnishing all in stating the price in the bids, Mrs. Florence Neeley, City P.M. necessary material,equipment the Owner reserves the right to the most ad Secretary until 2:00 o'clock, August 15, 1978, for and labor required for the construction of: consider vantageous construction furnishing all necessary and labor required Contract "A" — Sanitary thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced will be considered materials for the construction of: Con- tract "A" Sanitary Sewer Sewer Outfall Contract "B" — Sanitary unit prices sufficiept c9use for rejection of I Outfal Sewer Lines Contract "C" — Sanitary any bid. Bidders are expected to inspect Sewer Force Main Lines the site of the work and inform Contract "D" — Sewage Lift themselves regarding local Station and Water Pump conditions under which the is to be done. Attention is Station Bidders must submit with their work called to the provisions of the bids a Cashier's check or Texas Minimum Wage Act of Certified Check in the amount 1970 and Article 5159a. Revised of five (5) percent of the Civil Statutes of Texas con maximum amount of bid cerning the prevailing wage in municipal payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas rate applicable construction. or a proposal bond in the same Contract Documents, Proposal amount from a Surety Com- Forms, Specifications, and pany holding permit from the Plans are on file and may be State of Texas to act as Surety, examined without charge in and acceptable according to the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, the latest list of companies City Engineer, and may be holding certificates of obtained from Riewe & Wisch authority from the Secretary of meyyer, Inc., Consulting the Treasury of the United Engineers, 11325 Pegasus States as listed in latest Street, Suit S 209, Dalas, Texas Revision of Treasury Depart ment Circular 570, as a 75238. Upon the deposit of Twenty guarantee that Bidder will Five (525.00) Dollars, per enter into a contract and contract set, which sum as execute bond and guarantee deposited will be retuned forms provided within five (5) provided the Contractor dayys after notice of award of submits a bid and returns all contract to him. Bids without documents to the Engineer I checks or proposal bond will within 72 hours after bid. Non - not be considered. bidders returning plans within In accordance with Article 72 hours after bid opening will 5160, Revised Civil Statues of be refunded Ten ($10.00) Texas, 1925, as amended, the Dollars. Suppliers returning successful bidder will be required to furnish not only a plans within 72 hours after bid opening will be retuned their performance bond in the amount of the contract, but deposit. Bids submitted will be ex wise a.mavmant.bond-Aar the I ckmdmsJp any st4J&hMWJWLtax on bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding S T A T ION, TEXAS Lorence Braven c, Mayor Mrs. Florence Neelley, City 5 e c r e � a .29 30, 8 5 The Eagle August 5, 1978 NOTICE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF Brazos NO 2659 NOTICE is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 10th day of August, 1978 at 10 a.m. in the County Court at the County Courthouse of the above named County in Bryan, Texas on the application of the hereinafter named owner for a license to sell beer at retail at a location not heretofore licensed. The substance of said appplication is as follows - 1. Typpe of license or permit Wine 8 Beer Retailers on Premise 2. Exact location of business 3611 S. College, Bryan, Texas 3. Name of owner or owners Robert PI Heath, Jr. 4. Assumed or trade name Ice House Any person shall be per- mitted to contest the facts Stated in said application and the applicants right to secure said license or permit upon giving security or costs as provided by law. 8 6,8 7 NOTICETOBIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment One New Low Profile Utility Tractor Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 86, 8 13 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment: One New ton Pickup Truck Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 86,8_1 AVERTISE l MENT FOR the C it ity lege Station, on, Texas will be received at the office of Florence Secretary until 2 P M o'clock, August 15, 1978, for furnishing all necessary materials and labor required for the construction of: Con tract "A" Sanitary Sewer Outfall. The Eagle August 6, 1978 $11 million car values cut from CS tax roles By CHUCK HOUSE Staff Writer Because of the difficulty in determining ownership of automobiles within the A &M Con- solidated School District, more than* $11 million has been taken off of the' district's tax rolls, Tax Assessor - Collector Jewell Ellis said Monday. In a school board meeting, Ellis informed trustees that anticipated valuations had been cut from about $300 million to $288,316,997. The school board of equalization cer- tified the tax roll Monday. Ellis explained that lists which he had expected to provide accurate information on car owners did not really reflect district ownership. The lists, obtained from a Houston firm, included car owners from the Bryan district, Ellis said, making owner verification virtually im- possible. "This tax office has made good faith effort to discover the owner- ship of automobiles within the School District" in order to assess taxes, Ellis explained in a letter to the board. "Such assessments now appear to be unreasonable" because present ownership information is insufficient. All taxpayers in the district are required to render their automobiles for tax purposes, and those who do will be taxed, he said. Taxes also will be levied on per- sons whose car ownership is or can be verified. But those who do not render their cars or whose car ownership cannot be verified may get by — illegally — without paying taxes. "This office will continue to expect all,citizens living within the district to render their property for tax purposes according to law," the letter states. But, as the $11 million deduction in values indicates, a percentage of car owners are --not -expected to be paying a tax on their cars. Ellis told the school board that the ownership lists he used last year presented similar problems, but refused to comment Tuesday on what percent of verified car owners actually paid the car tax. In February, however, more than a month past the tax deadline, only about 22 percent of the total auto tax had been collected, Ellis stated then. Last year, he added, there was a large number of car owners who never received a tax statement on their cars. This year, Ellis said, an additional problem was created by staggered car registrations, causing a delay in the preparation of ownership lists. When he did receive the list, Ellis said, they contained names of car owners who live outside of the school district. The Eagle August 7, 1978 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10 00 a m on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment One New Low Profile Utility Tractor Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 8 6,8 13 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment One New 1 2 ton Pickup Truck Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 8 6,8 13 NOTICE TO BIDDERD OF ROOFING FOR THE CITYOF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2-00 p.m Tuesday, August 22, 1978 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery, equipment, superintendence and labor for reroofing the existing City Hall Building Proposals shall be ac comPanied by a cashier's or certified check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) percent of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within the (10) days after notice of award of contract to him The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) percent of the contract price from an approved Surety; or other Surety or Sureties ac ceptable to the Owner The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to reject any and all bids, and waive any in formality in bids received. Specifications and Bidding documents may be secured from the City Engineer, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840; phone no 846 2515 1 87,813 The EAgle August 8, 1978 VII L'EGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO BIDDERD OF ROOFING FOR THE CITYOF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 197f1 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery, equipment, superintendence and labor for reroofing the existing City Hall Building. Proposals shall be ac comPanied by a cashier's or certified check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) percent of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within the (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) Percent of the contract price from an approved Surety; or other Surety or Sureties ac ceptable to the Owner. The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to reject any and all bids, and waive any in formality in bids received. Specifications and Bidding documents may be secured from the City Engineer, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840; phone no. 8462515. 8 7,8 13 The Eagle August 7, 1978 CS to review chamber's request College Station City Council Thursday will reconsider a request from the Chamber of Commerce for funds to promote tourist business in Bryan - College Station. At an earlier council meeting, the chamber had requested $16,000 from the city for tourist promotion. The council appointed a committee to work with the chamber on the request. City Manager North Bar - dell said he wasn't sure the city had $16,000 left in its funds available to the chamber. Last year the chamber received $6,700 for tourist promotion from College Station. In other action, the council will consider bids on a truck for the parks department, hear an or- dinance establishing a structural standards code, discuss a final plat for Greek Village, consider changing the name of Heatherwood Drive and conduct the final reading on a franchise ordinance for Lone Star Gas Company. The council also will consider the density of an apartment project in an R-6 zone on the south side of Cooner Street between Nimitz and Eisenhower Streets. The council also will discuss fire service to the county. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the city hall. The Eagle August 8, 1978 NO 11(,t TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10'00 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment One New Low Profile Utility Tractor Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, )101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 8 6,8 13 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2'00 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment One New' 2 ton Pickup Truck Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 8 6,8 13 NOTICE TOBIDDERD OF ROOFING FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2 00 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 1978 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery, equipment, superintendence and labor for reroofing the existing City Hall Building. Proposals shall be ac- companied by a cashier's or certified check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) percent of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable k Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within the (10) days after notice of award of contract to him The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) percent of the contract price from an approved Surety, or other Surety or Sureties ac ceptable to the Owner The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to reject any and all bids, and waive any in formality in bids received. Specifications and Bidding documents may be secured from the City Engineer, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840; phone no 846 2515. 87,813 TO ER WHOM IT MAY CON CN: The Zoning Board of Ad jusiment will consider an appeal from Or Alexander at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 730 p m. on Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The appellant requests reversal of the Building Of ficial's finding of no violation in several matters alleged at 107 and 201 Dominik Drive. F ucl het__ inias*`+.ati available at the office or the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F Koehler Building Official 8/9,8/11 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request for variance from Floyd Maksche at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 730 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows The applicant requests a variance to setback and parking provisions of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a non conforming structure at 315 University Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F Koehler Building Official 8/9,8/11 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN The Zoning Board of Ad jusiment will consider a request for variance from Henry Lee Johnson at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday, August 15 78, the nature of the case being as follows Further information is available at the office of the Building. Official of the City of College Station. William F, Koehler Building Official _ TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN The Zoning Board of Ad jusiment will consider a request for variance from Arnesto Wiggins at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows The applicant requests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a nonconforming structure at 1102 Carolina. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8 9,8 11 The Eagle August 9, 1978 T4D WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on consideration of adopting a new electrical code for the City of College Station. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 1'00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday. August 24, 1978 For additional information, please contact the Public Works Department, City Hall. 8468886 8 10,8 23 The Eagle August 10, 1978 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request for variance from Arnesto Wiggins at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows The applicant requests a variance to the front setb requirements of the Zo Ordinance in order to add 'Pon conforming structure . t0 ?Caroa .for 'able at the 'Furthe r ;ma avaie o}lice - Buifding;Offieial Ofihe City College Station William F. Koehler Building Official __8 9,8 11 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider an appeal from Dr. Alexander at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7 m. he natur of The case being as follows I The appellant requests reversal of the Building Of ficial's finding of no violation in - several matters alleged at 107 and 201 Dominik Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building off;c;al of the City of College Station_ William F. Koehler Building Official 8/9 8/11 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request for variance from Floyd Maksche at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7'30 p m.. on Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows The applicant requests a variance to setback and parking provisions of th Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a non conforming structure at 315 University Drive Further information i5 available i s the office of•3he` Building Official of ihe'City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8/9,8/11 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN, The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request for variance from Henry Lee Johnson at 'their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p. M Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the- case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a nom conforming structure at 415 Thompson Street. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of I College Station. William F Koehler Building Official. r ice- 89,8.11 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN- The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request for ° variance from Henry Lee Johnson at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 1:30 p m. on Tuesday, August 15, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Buildino Ofr,t -i The Eagle August 11, 1978 Dog show to be held on Friday A free kid's dog show will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at Lincoln Center on the corner of Eleanor and Holleman in College Station. All College Station and Bryan children between the ages of 4 and 14 who have a dog are,invited to enter. Any dog may compete, regardless _ of breed, pedigree or training Provided it is at least six months old.. All entries will receive a prize. The Kid's Dog Show is sponsored by the College Station Parks and Recreation Department, the National Recreation and Park Association and Ken -L Ration. Entry blanks are available at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor. Preregistration is en- couraged, but entries will be accepted up to 30 minutes before showtime. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and C Council of Col it lege Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Barden, it Manager, until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment One New Low Profile Utility Tractor . Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 86813 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed p addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Texaslwillfbe received Station, the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment: y , One New 1 '2 ton Pickup Truck S cifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 86.813 NOTICE TOBIDDERD F FOR THE Cl 7V OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 2 00 p m Tuesday, August 22, 1978 for furnishing all necessary mater is Is, macninery, equipment, su pert nfendence and labor for reroofing the existing City Hall Building. Proposals shall be ac cOmPanied by a cashier's Or certified check upon a National or not (5) State than five t a pce scent of the total maximum bid price . payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within the (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) Percent of the contract price from an approved Surety; or other Surety or Sureties ac ceptable to the Owner The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to reject any and all bids, and waive any in formality in bids received. Specifications and Bidding documents may be secured from the City Engineer, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840; phone no 846 2515 8_7 8 13 The Eagle August 13, 1978 CS to redraft burglar call guidelines By FRANK MAY Staff Writer A committee of College Station City officials, businessmen, and security company officers opted Monday to redraft a proposed or- dinance designed to cut down the rising number of false police alarms answered by police in the city. Portions of the ordinance, sub- mitted to the city council for con - sideration July 27 by Police Chief Marvin Byrd, conflict with state law, City Attorney Neely Lewis told the committee Monday afternoon. The committee had been ap- pointed by the city council to go over the ordinance after receiving protests from security company owners. State law currently regulates false police alarms caused by mechanical error and lists various penalties, Lewis said. The city ordinance should be rewritten to penalize businesses for false alarms only caused by human error, he noted. Lewis also said state law regulates alarm or security systems companies and the city ordinance should deal only with those businesses which own or lease an alarm system or device. v� The owners of a security company in Huntsville and a representative of the Bank of A &M also protested portions of the proposed ordinance. "We felt it was inadequately wrritten," Johnny Oates, president of Security Systems of Huntsville said. Oates and the firm's vice president, Robert Oates, protested a portion of the ordinance which authorized the police chief to propose regulations prescribing minimum standards for alarms. R. Oates also blasted a section of the ordinance which would allow only lending institutions and banks to have alarm systems connected to the police departments. "I think this is discriminatory and is not fair to the private individual who has his own small business." Cathy Oberkampf of the security department of the Bank of A &M, said the provision is valid because banks and lending institutions have higher security risks than other firms. The committee also questioned the ordinance's fines of $25 after four false alarms, $50 after the fifth and $100 after the sixth and each following false alarm. The board was undecided if the fines were .too high or if they should be given on different numbers of false alarms. The purpose of the ordinance, according to police department officials, is to cut down the number of false alarms and thus the safety risks and excess time involved for policemen. "We are not interested in the costs involved in this ordinance," police Major Edgar Feldman told the committee. "We are more in- terested in preventing the patrolman from getting shot in the head when he goes out to an alarm, Police have answered so many (134 this year) false alarms that they often go to the scene expecting no trouble. He added that the 30 minutes to 1!'2 hours a policeman spends waiting at the business can be spent patroling streets. The Eagle August 15, 1978 Kid's dog show set for Friday A free kid's dog show will be Friday at 9 a.m. at Lincoln Center located at Holleman and Eleanor Streets in College Station. Any child between the ages of 4 and 14 from Bryan or College Station is invited to participate. Dogs must be at least 6 months old. Everyone will receive a prize. The show is sponsored by the College Station Parks and Recreation Depart- ment and Ken -L- Ration. Registration can be made today at the parks office and up to 30 minutes before showtime. CS planners to meet College Station Planning and Zoning Commission tonight will hold a public hearing on rezoning several lots and tracts of land in the Cooner and College Heights Sub- divisions. The rezoning has been initiated by the com- mission. Also at the 7 p.m. meeting, a public hearing will be held on granting a site plan permit for con- struction of a townhouse project at Holleman and Anderson Street. The application is by J.M. Wood. The commission also will reconsider a landscape - parking plan for a 7- Eleven store at Texas Avenue and Brentwood Drive and will reconsider a final plat for Quail Run Estates Phase 2 on Dowling Road. CS to buy telephone switchboard Purchase of an elec- tronic telephone swit- chboard for the new College Station city hall complex at a cost of $29,895 was authorized Wednesday by the city council. The computerized device is to be delivered by General Telephone by the time the new city hall building is completed in December. The unit will handle phones for the city hall and warehouse complexes and will tie in with police and. fire stations. The cost includes the purchase of 44 phones for the city hall complex. The device has a capacity to handle 144 telephones and 40 central office trunks and should serve the city for 20 years, according to City Manager North Bardell. In other action, the council had a workshop session with members of the Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss city options in flood management planning. The groups discussed what type of ordinances ctuld help control development in flood plains and what types of planning a city could do. The Eagle August 17, 1978 -- ... " Lines are again beginning to form at the College Station Utilities Office at City Hall as new residents try to get electriciity and water turned on and departing residents try to get their deposits back and their utilities cut off. Each year the city office faces a ur7o6 Q yc1111 crunch as university students and faculty return for the fall. The city opened an "express" window Thursday to serve people who only want to pay bills. The express window is the old tax office window which had been closed. It is in the main lobby of city hall. The Eagle August 17, 1978 ' Council discusses oil well drillin g in CS College Station City Council Monday night discussed under what conditions it would allow oil drilling within the city limits. No decisions were reached at the meeting. The council was advised on oil drilling and leases by Douglas Von Gonten, head of the petroleum engineering department at Texas A &M. The city has been approached by at least one firm interested in leasing city -owned land for drilling. The council has said it must decide whether drilling will be allowed within the city before it agrees to a lease. Mayor Lorence Bravenec said he plans to visit several cities in Texas which now allow drilling to see how it is handled. College Station citizens are allowed to lease their land presently but it is up to the council whether drilling will be allowed within the city limits. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The City of College Station will hold a public hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council on Thursday, August 24 at 7:00 P.M. to discuss an ordinance relating to the regulation of police alarm systems. The hearing will be held in the City Hall of College Station. The Eagle August 22, 1978 NOTICE OF PUBLI( HEARING: The College Station Planninf and Zoning Commission wil hold a public hearing on thl qGuestion of granting a Con ditional Use Permit for the construction of the Peace Lutheran Church to be locatec at the intersection of F.M. 281E and the proposed Rio Grande Drive. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday i September 7, 1978. For add tional information, Please contact the City Plan ner's Office in the City Hall, or telephone, 713 846 8886. 8.23 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the qquestion of granting a Con ditional Use Permit for the construction of the First Assembly of God to be located on Lot 15, Lakeview Acres Addition, off of Morgan's Lane. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, September 7, 1978. For additional information, please contact the City Plan ner'S Office in the City Hall, or TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request for variance from Arnesto Wiggins at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a nonconforming structure at 1102 Carolina. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8 23, 8 27 TO WHOM IT MAY CON. CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad. lustment will consider a Hry request Lee Johnson variance at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday, August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a nonconforming structure at 415 Thompson Street. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 823,821 TO WHOM IT MAY CON - CERN The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request for variance from Floyd Maksche at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7 30 p m. on Tuesday August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows The applicant requests a variance to setback and parking provisions of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a nonconforming structure at 315 University Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8 23,8 27 .TO WHOM IT MAY CON :CERN The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract Lots 7 thru 12, Block 37; South wood Valley Section 10A from Apartment Building District R!. 6 to Duplex District R -2.' The" application is in the name of Southwood Valley, Inc. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Sep. tember 14, 1978. For additional information, please contact me. AlbertolD. Mayo, Jr City Planner 8 23 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: Lot 2, Block 46; Southwood Valley Section 10A from Apartment Building District R 6 to Townhouse Rowhouse District R 3. The application is in the name of Southwood Valley, Inc. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Sep tember 14, 1978. For additional information, please contact me. Alberto 0. Mayo, Jr. City Planner 8 23 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the questions of rezoning the following tract: Lot 2, Block 46; Southwood Valley Section 10A from Apartment Building District R 6 to Townhouse - Rowhouse District R 3. The application is in the name of Southwood Valley, Inc. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, Sep lember 7, 1978. For additional information, Dlease contact me. filbert O. Mayor, Jr. City Planner 8.23 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: Lots 7 thru 12, Block 37; Southwood Valley Section 10A from Apartment Building District R 6 to Duplex District R 2. The application is in the name of Southwood Valley, Inc. The Said hearing will be held in ,the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com. mission on Thursday, Sep. tember 7, 1978. For ditional information, please co me. Albert 0. Mayo, Jr. City Planner 8 23 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad-' iustment will consider an appeal from Dr. Alexander at their called meeting in the Council room of the College Station City Hall at 7 30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The appellant requests reversal of the Building Of ficial's finding of no violation in several matters alleged at 107 and 201 Dominik Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 823, 8 -27 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request for variance from Larry D. Hill at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to his residence at 1806 Sabine Cr. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8 23,8 27 p ----- - - - - -- TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on consideration of adopting a new electrical code for the City of College Station. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Aug 244, 1978. For additional information, please contact the Public Works Dpeartment, City Hall. 846.8886. 8 10,8 -23 The Eagle August 23, 1978 Officials CS City Council OK alarm - to view contract or $1 million ordinance anee College Station City Council By St Staff aff Writer act for awarding a $1 million contract A committee of city of College Station construction of a sanitary sewer line officials and businessmen Tuesday :to serve the North Gate area. approved a rewritten version of an alarm system or- The line will stretch from College Station's sewage treatment plant to dinance which would regulate burglar alarms at both businesses a lift station in Hensel Park and up Enloe Street to North Gate. Money and homes. for the project will come from two The committee, including past bond issues. representatives of the city, police department Also at the council's Thursday and business com- munity, breezed through the new night meeting, public hearings will be held on a proposed police alarm version of the ordinance findin g fault in only a few sections. ordinance and changes in the Electorial Code. The ordinance provides for Other items on the agenda in- regulations installing g g. elude: registering, and maintaining alarm — Discussion of the Thomas Street systems in businesses and homes. improvement proposal; Committee members qu 3tioned a — Report from Arts Council section of the ordinance which would Steering Committee; Prohibit alarm systems to be con- — Discussion of Revenue Sharing nected directly to the College Station Police Department. There currently Budget; Consideration of bids on a truck are about 10 alarms connected to the — and tractor for the public works Police station. department. Connections are made directly to police in hopes of getting quick response from officers. But under the new ordinance, the connections :would have to be made to a private security company monitoring them. The security firm would then call officers to the scene. Neeley Lewis, city attorney and committeemen said city council members should decide if that provision will remain in the or- dinance. The committee, after much discussion, decided to charge an inspection fee of S50 on alarm system users when 5 or more false alarms were caused by mechanical failure. The fee would also be charged on subsequent false alarm. % Basic provisions of the or- inance include: — Installers, leasers, sellors or maintainers of police alarm devices or systems in the city must register them with the police chief. —If five alarms are caused by human error, the alarm user will be fined $25; for 6 alarms, $50; and 7 or above, $100. City Council is scheduled to consider the ordinance at their meeting Thursday night. The Eagle August 23, 1978 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CI:RN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on consideration of adopting a new electrical code for the City of College Station. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 100 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, August 24, 1978. For additional information, please contact the Public Works Department, City Hall. 8468886. 8 10,8 23 The Eagle August 24, 1978 s ue , CS council votes to request HUD visit By JANE Y. SHM Staff Writer A face - to-face discussion con - cerning the rejection of a $300,000 federal grant for the city of College Station will be sought by city of- ficials. Last night, city council members decided to ask representatives of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to meet with city officials to discuss the grant application and HUD's rejection of the grant. `We've been unsuccessful in communicating with them in writing, said Councilman Gary Halter. Halter said he and Mayor Lorence Bravenec plan to telephone HUD Assistant Secretary for Related stories on page 1B. a lawsuit Community Development Robert C. Embry in Washington, D.C., next week and ask for. a HUD representative to be sent to College Station. At the last meeting, council members discussed the possibility of filing a suit against HUD. Halter said the council will try talking with HUD officials and using political pressure first. If neither of these worked, the city could then consider "It is almost crazy," said Bravenec. "They've designed a program for Boston but not this community. The pitiful thing is that the grant refection will hurt the very people HUD is trying to help." Halter said the low income housing plan which HUD wants the city to implement would mean construction of either city -owned or privately -owned housing. "People here in the Community Develop- ment areas already own their own homes or already rent a home. To The Eagle August 25, 1978 move out and into subsidized housing would mean more of an expense for them, Halter said. "I don't think they would do it." He said the council wants to use the federal funds to rehabilitate existing houses but HUD has refused. "We've.got to see if there is some kind of way we can get together," Bravenec said. Asked whether talk of filing a lawsuit is sertious,- Bravenec said he wasn't sure. "We'll just have to see," he said. 9-> College Station invites entries for art contest Artists and photographers have been officially invited to enter an art competition sponsored by the City of College Station which will result in a municipally -owned art collection. Tina Watkins of the Arts Council of Brazos Valley presented College Station City Council members with the first copies of the competition brochures last night. The competition is entitled "College Station 1978 -79." Paintings and photographs entered should depict sites, vistas and structures associated with the city. "The entries must be about College Station," explained Phyllis Dozier, a founder of the competition. "It is not to be an A &M collection. The idea is not to glamorize the city. We fully expect to get a picture of trash in a parking lot or something like that. What wins will be up to the judges." Open to artists in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas, the competition will be judged in late February 1979 by a panel made up of Betty Wurth . Related story o n Page lA. Hirsch, director of the Beaumont Art Museum.; Thomas Andrew Livesay, director of the Amarillo Art Center, and Laurence Miller, director of Laguna Gloria Art Museum. All winning entries will become the property of the City of College Station. Prize money will be in the form of purchase awards with a grand prize of $1,500. Other awards range from $1,000 to $500. A special award of $500 will be reserved for judging by the public. Visitors to the three -week opening exhibit March 4 -24 will be given the opportunity of voting on their favorite. The Arts Council is administering the competition for the city and any inquiries should be made to the council by writing ACBV, Drawer CL, College Station, or by telephoning 693 -2781. The project is funded by money from the city's hotel -motel tax. The Eagle August 25, 1978 Council considers fund use City manager presents `want list' totaling $147,229 By JANE MILLS SMITE Staff Writer Consideration of how to spend ;227,451 in federal Revenue Sharing funds anticipated for College Station this year started at last night's city council meeting. City Manager North Bardell presented the council with a list totaling $147,229 of suggested ex- penditures. He said the list was a staff "want list" and was presented to get the council thinking about what it wants to use the money for. Bardell's list included $29,895 for a telephone system for the city hall, $27,600 for the fire department for two trucks and a water monitor, $23,617 for the parks department for a tree spade machine and 200 trees, $23,784 for office furniture for the new city hall complex, $50,000 for street rehabilitation for the Com- munity Development areas of the city, and $3,000 for street lights for threL intersections on FM 2818. Mayor Lorenee Bravanec said he would like to see some of the money spent to build an off- street bike path to cross Texas Avenue near Jersey. The council directed Bardell to contact all city committees to ask for recommendations on use of the annual federal funds. A public hearing on the revenue sharing monies will be Sept: 14. In other action, the council voted to proeeed with improvement of Thomas Street and to bill Drooerty owners for the-work. According to the council, Woodson Lumber Company is obligated dating back several years to pay for a portion of the street work but has not done so. Neighbors on the street came to the council saying they were tired of waiting for the improvements. "I think the city has the obligation to provide the street regardless of how it is paid for," said Councilman Homer Adams. The council tabled an ordinance on police alarms in the city. Council members objected to the fact that the new ordinance would stop businesses from having their alarms hooked directly to the police station. The ordinance would require businesses, including banks, to be hooked to a private security agency. That agency would call the police if an alarm went off. Some council members also said they thought definitions of alarms to be allowed the city would make it illegal for an individual homeowner to hook up his own horn -type of device. The Eagle August 25, 1978 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request for variance from Arnesto Wiggins at their called meeting in the Councl Room of 1 the College Station City Hall at 1 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdayy August 29, 1978, the nature 4 1 the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning i Ordinance in order to add to a non- conforming structure at , 1109 Carolina. i Fu. 'her information is avat `le at the office of the Build, j Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8. 23,8-27 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request for variance from Floyd Maksche at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 1978, the nature of the case, being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to setback and parking provisions of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to a non - conforming structure at 315 University Drive. Further, information Is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8 23, 8 27 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request for variance from i Henry Lee Johnson at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Mall at 7:30 m on nature o f August case being the as follows: The applicant reqquests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning norn-conforminyrd structuretoat 415 Thompson Street. Further information i s available at the office of th e Building Official of the City Of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 823 827 he City of College Station City ouncil will hold a public Baring to consider an or- inance establishing a ructural standards code for ie City of College Station. he hearing will be held In the ouncil Room of the College lotion City Hall, 1101 Texas venue, at the 7:00 P.M. meting of the City Council on eptember la, 1978. or -additional Information, lease contact the Building fficial at City Hall. 846 -8886. 8-27,9-7 The City of College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Revenue Sharing 8 Budget for the year 19779. will be held in the Avenue, at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on September 14, 1978. For additional Information, please contact the office of the it Manager at City Hall. 846 8868 8.27, 9.7 _ NOTICE TO BIDDERS 1. Labor & equipment for reclearing right of -way for electric power fines. 2. Labor & equipment for clearing right- of-way for new construction of electric power 1 lines. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider an appeal from Dr. Alexander at their called meeting in the Council room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday, August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as fol lows: The appellant requests reversal of the Building Of. ficlal's finding of no violation in several matters alleged at 107 and 201 Dominik Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8.23 8 27 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request for variance from Larry D. Hill at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant reqyuests a variance to the front setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to his residence at 1806 Sabine Cr. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station. William F. Koehler Building Official 8. 23,8.27 The Eagle August 27, 1978 f�( c� Page 10B THE BATTALION MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1978 C.S. Council 0 experienced, aware Editor's note: The following article briefly outlines the background of College Station's city councilmen and city manager, and summarizes their individual special concerns within city government. City Mayor LARRY BRAVE - NEC, 40, of College Station, is an accounting professor at Texas A &M University. He served two terms on the city council before becoming mayor in 1976. On the council Bravenec's major concerns have included planning a city civic center, improving the ci- ty's park system and controlling the city's growth. Councilwoman ANNE HAZEN, 46, is one of two women on the council. She works for the city school system as a school nurse and is in her second term on the council. Hazen is also a member of the College Station Safety Committee and the League of Women Voters. While on the council she has pushed for controlled city growth and "responsible government." Councilman LARRY RINGER, 39, is a statistics professor and re- searcher at Texas A &M. He is pres- ident of the city's recreation council. He is also an active member of the College Station Board of Adjust- ment, the city's tax appraisal review board. As a councilman Ringer has shown special interest in the city's parking problems, especially in the Nort& gate shopping area. He has also pushed for improvements in city zoning. HOMER ADAMS, 54, has been a councilman for six years. He owns Adams Transfer and Storage Co. Adams' major concern as a coun- cilman has been the utility contract problems the city faces and will face in the future. Councilman JAMES H. DOZ- IER, 54, is an associate professor in the Department of Finance at Texas A &M and is a practicing attorney in addition to serving on the council. Dozier has also sewed as the Col- lege Station city attorney. His inter- ests include adopting of a better zoning system, building more and better bikeways and sidewalks in ritical areas of the city, and operat- ing city government more effi- ciently. Councilman GARY HALTER is an associate professor in sci- ence at Texas A &M. Within the political science department lie specializes in city planning, city fi- nance and city law. Halter's interests as a councilman include controlled growth of the city, with special emphasis on zon- ing problems, and "a well -run city 'government in general." 'Councilwoman PAT BROUGH- TON decided to run for her council post after she led a successful cam- paign to have the zoning of her neighborhood changed. Boughton was born and raised in College Station. She says she has the advantage of having the time to devote to being on the council, which other people might not. Her main interest as a member of the council remains city zoning. She says she wants to maintain a zoning policy which respects people as well as businesses. City Manager NORTH BAR - DELI. has held his position since 1974. He says his primary goal is to provide good basic services to the people of College Station at a rea- sonable cost. Before becoming city manager Bardell served on the faculty of Texas A &M for 20 years. He has a masters degree in civil engineering from Texas A &M. Bardell says that the present council is a good one because the council members "are very aware and are willing to listen to everyone." The Battalion August 28, 1978 C . S . city .council grant fi hts denial � By SCOTT PENDLETON prepared by Mayor Bravenec and Battation Staff City Manager North Bardell. - The council ignored the draft, It generally is accepted 3wu,, however. can't fight city hall. But can city Ball ' Instead, councilman Gary Halter fight the U.S. Government? ,moved and the council voted to in- The council members of College vite Embry to College Station. Station seem to think so. The difference between HUD They are trying to win acceptance and the College Station City Coun- of their previously denied Commas- cil lies in their approaches to im- nity Development Block Grant ap- proving the housing of low- income plication for 1978. families. The council members' most re- The HUD plan calls for providing cent move was to invite an assistant low -rent apartments for the secretary of Housing and Urban families. Development to visit College Sta- The council disagrees: tion. "We prefer a program which In July HUD denied College Sta- encourages home ownership and Hon the grant, worth $300,000, be- pride in accomplishment and which cause the city was not helping low- improves existing housing," the income families. draft of the letter to Embry said. Robert Embry Jr., assistant secre- The College Station City Council tary for Community Development wants to rehabilitate existing single of the Department of Housing and family housing. Urban Development, wrote to The council members view Mayor Bravenec of College Station Embry as the chief obstacle be- confirming Garrett's reasoning. tween College Station and the "The comments attributed to Mr. grant. Leo Garrett ... represent the De' They think he is too far removed partment's rationale for the disap- from the actual situation in College proval of College Station's 1978 ap- Station to understand it. pl4cation, and I support . Mr. Gar - The council did not seem reas- rett's position," Embry said. sured by the fact that Vmbry consis- Thursday the council members tently had written "Bryant" instead were supposed to consider the draft of "Bryan" in his letter to Mayor of a response to Mr. Embry's letter, Bravenec. -he Battalion August 28, 1978 G G riq m rt W 0 V CO H G ' (D til w vo N (D Rural fire protection extend CS con commissioners , . inthe departments organizatio ns four precincts is a major factor hindering the solving of the rural fire protection issue, and a great majority of calls for fire assistance is made to the wrong agency. "The public is stupid," White said on the latter point. Bardell said thousands of "dial 911" for emergency stickers were sent out last year, yet the number is rarely used. White proposed Precinct 3 volunteer firemen be notified first of a grass fire within its area and neither city send a truck until such a request is made by the volunteers. Van Huss said his department's policy is to get a truck rolling im- mediately, then call the sheriff's Turn to page ZA, coL i By JOHN MORRIS Stan Writer Fire protection until Jan.1 in rural Brazos County areas - through agreements with Bryan and College Station - were assured Tuesday afternoon by the commissioners court. County commissioners approved extending the present contract with College Station and said they will take up the city of Bryan's proposal, similar to the one with College Station, at the Sept. 11 meeting. Earlier this month, the two city councils rejected the county's proposal to modify fire protection services. Bryan officials then countered with their proposed new contract. The county has been paying Bryan a set amount of money for each fire call answered, although no written 'contract was ever executed. College Station is paid for man hours ex- pended and fire engine mileage traveled in answering calls in the county. Bryan officials' proposal is for similar reimbursements. In July, county commissioners voted to renegotiate the contracts in hopes of saving money and en- couraging the development of volunteer firefighting units in all four precincts. The commissioners asked the two cities to respond only to certain types of fires as reported by specified individuals - law en- forcement officers, wolunteer fire departments, commissioners of citizens supplying their own name, address and telephone number. Meeting Tuesday with com- missioners were Bryan Mayor Richard Smith, Acting City Manager Hubert Nelson and Fire Chief Don Van Huss, College Station City Manager North Bardell and Fire Chief Douglas Landau; and Kenneth White, Precinct 3 volunteer fire chief. Disagreements arose over sending a city fire truck to a rural grass fire in Precinct 3, without first notifying that volunteer fire department; and over. which should come first, a workable communications system between paid and volunteer fire departments, or financial arrangements. Those present did agree the varying levels of volunteer fire tract Commissioners O service proposal From page IA., COL S- office to notify Precinct 3. That puts two trucks enroute almost the same time, replied White. "That creates a dangerous situation." The volunteer chief said if ,the fire call involves a structure, ''Ring everybody's bell." Bardell called White's proposal too time con- suming. He also said College Station does not want to get into deciding whom to call first, once a fire report is received. Teh city manager added he saw nothing wrong with rolling two units simultaneously. The paid departments irimediately more out because, "My people are right there in that station, ". said Van Huss. "We don't care, who gets there first," Landau r asserted. - "When you've got. a truck _very t a fire, that's the truck to roll," countered White. White, a Texas A &M University professor, suggested the fire chiefs get together, work out a communications solution, and then bring it back to the governing bodies. Not until policies are resolved by the county commissioners and the cities, Smith replied. Bardell said he felt a countywide fire depart- ment would probably resolve most of the protection problems. The big problem, pointed out County Judge W.R. Vance, is the precincts have varying degrees of or %amzation of volunteer units. Precinct 3 has a working group. Precinct 2 is moving in that direction. Precinct 4 has a chief, but no equipment. Precinct 1 has only a small group beginning to organize only in Millican, the fudge said. Precinct 1 Com- . missioner Bill Cooley agreed there is little movement within his r jurisdiction. Com missioner Walter Wilcox felt a Precinct 2 volunteer - group can probably be ready by the first of the year. Precinct 3 Com- missioner L. 'Bud' Cargill agreed volunteers in his area are the best prepared. W.A. Stasny, Precinct 4 commissioner, was not present at the meeting. Vance asked White if the latter had.made.any effort in organizing a rural countywide volunteer fire department. The Precinct 3 chief replied, he had, but with no success. People need to be shown "the hurt," White went on. The county com- missioners' proposal to modify the contracts with Bryan and College Station "helped" solidify the Precinct 3 volunteer The Eagle group, he added. August 30, 197° �j5 CS seeks talk with HUD about grant rejection College Station city officials are still waiting to hear from Housing and Urban Development assistant secretary Robert Embry. City officials say they have telephoned Embry's office Tuesday and Wednesday and have yet to get past the office receptionist to even talk to Embry's secretary. The city is seeking to ask Embry to come in person or send a high official to College Station for a discussion of HUD,s rejection of $300,000 in community development funds for the city. HUD rejected the grant, saying the city has not followed guidelines for low- income housing. At last weeks council meeting, Mayor Lorence Bravenec said he would try for a face - to-face meeting with Embry. However, by Wednesday morning the city's telephone calls to Embry had only gotten to a. receptionist who said she would give the messages to the assistant secretary's secretary. Some city officials said they felt HUD was purposely ignoring them, but city community development director Jim Callaway said ` he thought the office was very busy and the city would have to wait its turn. H G :3' 04 (D rt W QQ W F- O (D CO The City of College S hearing to consider an ordinance establishing a structural standards code for the City of College Station. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on The City of College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Revenue Sharing Bud9 for the Year 197879. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hell, 1101 Texas Avenue, at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the.City Council on please contact the office of th! City Manager at City Hall. 816 8-27.9 7 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of adopting an ordinance rezoning several lots and tracts of land in and adjacent to the Cooner and College Heights Subdivisions as recommended by the Planning and Zoing Commission. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, September 11, 1978. Rezone from Appartment Building District R 6 to Ad ministrative /Professional District A. P: Lots 1 -2, Block F; College Heights Lots 3-12, Block A; College Heights Rezone from Duplez District R 2 t o A d ministrative /Professional District A -P: Lots 3-10, Block B; College Heights Lots 1 -15, Block D; College Heights Rezone from Apartment Building District R-6 to Medium Density Apartment Building District R-5: Lots 2-20, Block 1; Cooner Lots8 -11, Block 2; Cooner Lots 1.5, Block 3; Cooner Lots 1-2, Block 1; Cooner A tract located at 101 Jane Street Rezone from Apartment Building District R 6 to General Commercial District C-1: Lots 2, 3, 7, Block 2; Cooner A tract located at 105 Jane Street This rezoning action has been initiated by the College Station Planning and Zoning Com mission. For additional Information, please contact the City Plan ner's Office in the City Hall, or telephone, 713-846 8886. 8.30 The Eagle August 30, 1978 College Station to keep utility tax rather than lose $35,000 College Station City Council ap- parently will not repeal the one percent city portion of the sales tax on gas and electricity bills, Bryan City Council decided earlier this week also to keep the tax for another year. Revenue from the tax goes into city coffer. The Texas Legislature recently repealed the state's portion of the tax —four percent — and gave cities the option to keep or repeal their portion of the tax. yf, a[tity wants to repeal the tax, the council must vote by Sept. 10. ' College Station City Manager North Bardell said the council had talked about the tax and decided not to take any action to repeal it. The city's 1978 -79 budget already was in operation when the legislature passed the tax relief bill. The city's fiscal year began July 1. If the council lead repealed the tax, it would have taken at least 535,000 from the city treasury. Bardell said the city got $64,418 from the tax last year but that figure included residential and commercial billing. The tax repeal passed by the legislature applies only to residential gas and electric mills. With the state's repeal of the four percent tax, electric and gas customers will see a slight reduction in their bills after Oct. 1. To keep the tax for 1979 -80 the city councils must vote by May 1, 1979. If there is no vote, the one percent tax will automatically be abolished. The Eagle August 31, 1978 College Station officials have gotten one step closer to talking with the federal official responsible for rejecting the city's $300,000 Community Development grant. The council, unhappy with the decision by the U.S. Department of Housing and - Urban Development, wants to talk with Robert Embry, assistant secretary for Community Development at HUD. Council members feel HUD's low income housing regulations don't fit the situation in College Station. Since the city hasn't complied with '.he rules, HUD has reje cted the application. Since Tuesday morning, city Community Development Director Jim Calloway has tried to telephone Embry to ask him to come to College Station to discuss the situation. Until Wednesday afternoon, the city Official wasn't able to even reach Embry's secretary. Wednesday afternoon, Calloway said, Embry's secretary returned the call and said she would call back later to set up a call between Embry and city officials. Calloway said he hopes the assistant secretary's secretary will call back today or Friday to set un the call The Eagle August 31, 1978 CS -HUD talks one step closer NOTICE TOO IDDERS Sealed pproposals addressed to the CIt Council, City of College S r ation, Texas for Krenek Tap Park Automatic Irriagation Systems, will be received in the office of the City Secretary, City Hall, College Station, Texas until 2:00 P.M. Monday, Sep tember 18, 1978. Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at 2:00 ny bids received after afte the above closing time will be returned unopened. Plans, Specifications and Information for Bidders may be picked up at the Depart Men t of Parks and Recreation 100 Eleanor St., College Sfailon. The City of College Station hereby reserves the right to rejeci sad or to waive all formaIIties. M a r k e n v e l o BI D" p e SPRINKLER SYSTEM Director, Parks 8. Recreation 9/ 1 10 9/3 REQyQUEST eeFg9OeeR BID The herewiith r Cuestingab S on S o� (1�Ey� k In accordance with the following specifications. Please quote price, deliver and terms. Two copies of the bid request are provided. Please mail on Completed c y to the City of Coll Station, Box 9960 and the Sec copy be kept for your files. The C ity accept or reject e ec anyor alt of the bids and to waive in forma I i t i e s a n d technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the offer considered the most advantageous to the City of College Station. Please mark the envelope "Bid on Dark Green 1 Ton Truck ". Bids will be received at the City hall until 2:00 p.m. all Monday, September 18, 1978. SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS One (1) New dark green 1 ton Stakebed truck with 12 bed (min.), removeable sides and gates. — GVWR 10,000 tbs. (min) — Engine: 8 cylinder with m i n i m u m p i s t o n displacement of 100 cubic Inches and equipped to use regular ?as and replaceable type oll Mier. — Transmission: 1 speed manual — Heavy duty shocks front and rear — Battery: 68 amp (min.) — (min.) Alternator: 60 amp Guages: temp, oil pressure, ampp and fuel — Cigar IIghter — Power steering — Power brakes — filled Seat: vinyl weave, foam — 2 sides mirrors (swing Outt — Tro ller drop hitch Specify: Make Model Designation Year Model Length and Width of Bed Delivery in Calendar Da Total price on one (1) Da green 1 ton Stakebed Truck F.O.B. College Station, Texas Firm Submitting Bid NOTE: Any exceptions to the above specifications should be listed. Signature of Representative (Title) 9/1 to 9/3 REQUEST FOR BID The City of College Station is herewith requesting a bid on one (1) NEW dark green 1 /7 ton pickup truck in ac- cordance with the following specifications. Please quote price, delivery and terms. Two copies of the bid request are provided. Please mail one ie c cop ies to the City College Station Box 9960, College Station, texas 77810, and the second copy May be kept for your files. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or alt of the Dids and to waive in f o r m a I I t i e s a n d technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the offer considered the most advantageous to the City of College Station. Please mark the envelope "Bid on Dark Green 1 h Ton Truck ". Bids will be received at the City Hall until 2:00 W147 on 78. Monday, September � d8, 19 SPECIFICATIONS AND SPEICAL CONDITIONS ONE (1) New dark green �h ton pickupp truck with long, wide bed (stvteside) — GVWRd6100Ibs. (min.) — Engine: .8 cylinder with mini mum piston displacement of 350 cubic inches and equipped to use regular has and replaceable type oil filter. — Transmission: 3 speed automatic w /collar — Transport type tires (6 Ply) front; traction type tires (6 ply) rear. — Heavy duty shocks front and rear — Battery: 68 amp (min.), maintenance free type Alternator: 60 amp (min.) Guages: temp, oil pressure, amp and fuel — Cigar lighter — Power steering — Rear step bumper — Seat: vinyl weave, foam filled — Spare tire and wheel ( transport 6 pl y ) — 2 sides mirrors (West Coast type) Crossbed tools box mounted on truck (with slide tray and locks) Specify: Make Model Year Length and Width of Bed Delivery in Calendar Day Total price on one (1) dark green 1 /2 ton Pickup Truck F.O.B. College Station, Texas Firm Submitting Bid NOTE: Any exceptions to the above specifications should be listed. Signature of Represenative (Title) 9 -1 to 9.3 The Eagle September 1 1.978 'ICE TO BIDDER) proposals addressed City Council, City of Station, Texas for Tap Park Automatic lion SYStems, will be d in the office of the ecretary, City Hall, Station, Texas until �.m. Monday, Sep- 18,1978, sls will be publicly 2:00 pm. on Any bids rep Plans, Specifications and Information for Bidders may be picked up at the Depart- ment of Parks and Recreation, 100 Eleanor St., College Station. The City of College Station hereby reserves the right to accept any or all bids, or to reject any or all bids and to waive all formalities. M a r k e n v e l o p e "SPRINKLER SYSTEM BID" Steve Beachy Director, Parks & Recreation 9/1 to 9/ REQUEST FOR BID The City of Colleg Station is herewith requesting a bid on one (1) NEW dark green 1 ton Stakebed truck In accordance with the following specifications. Please quote price, delivery and terms. Two copies of the bid request are provided. Please mail on completed copy to the City of College Station, Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77810, and the second COPY may be Kept for your files. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the bids and to waive I n - f o r m a l i t i e s a n d technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the offer considered the most advantageous to the City of College Station. Please mark the envelope Bid on Dark Green 1 Ton Truck ". Bids will be received at the City hall until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 1978. SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS One (1) - New dark green 1 ton Stakebed truck with 12 bed (min.), removeable Sides and gates. —GVWR 10,000 lbs. (min) — Engine: 8 cylinder with m nimum piston iInches an to use regular qas and replaceable type oil ffler. Transmission: 1 speed manual — Heavy duty shocks front and rear — Battery: 68 amp (Min.) Alternator: 60 amp (min.) _ -- Guages ,em oil pressure, amp and fueP — Cigar lighter — Power steering — Power brakes — Seat: vinyl weave, foam filled — 2 sides mirrors (swing Out type) Trailer drop hitch Specify: Make Model Designation Year Model Length and Width of Bed Delivery in Calendar Day Total price on one (1) dare green 1 ton Stakebed Truck F.O.B. College Station, Texas Firm Submitting Bid NOTE: Any exceptions to the above specifications should be listed. Signature Of Representative (Title) 9/1 19 9/3 herewith r on one (1) NEW dark green 1 /2 ton pickup truck in ac. cordance with the following specifications. Please quote price, delivery and terms. Two copies of the bid request are provided. Please mail City of College Station,Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77810 and the second copy may be kept for your files. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the bids and to waive in. f o r m a I I t I e s a n d technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the offer considered the most advanta to the City of College Station. Please mark the envelope "Bid on Dark Green 1 /2 Ton Truck ". Bids will be received at the City Hall until 2:00 pp M. on Monday, September 18, 1978. SPECIFICATIONS AND SPEICAL CONDITIONS ONE (1) New dark green 1/2 ton pltkupp truck with long, wide bed (st leside) — GVWR 6100 lbs. (min.) — Engine: 8 cylinder with m i n i m u m p i s t o n displacement of 350 cubic Inches and equipped to use regular pas and replaceable type oil filter. — Transmission: 3 speed automatic w /collar — Transport type tires (6 Ply) front; traction type tires (6 ply) rear. —Heavy duty shocks front and rear — Battery: 68 amp (min.), maintenance free type — Alternator: 60 amp (min.) Guages: temp, oil pressure, am and fuel — Cigar lighfer — Power steering — Rear step bumper — Seat: vinyl weave, foam filled — Spare tire and wheel (transport 6 ply) — 2 sides mirrors (West Coast type) Crossbed tools box mounted on truck (with slide tray and locks) Specify: Make Model Year Length and Width of Bed Delivery in Calendar Day Total price on one (1) dark green V2 ton Pickup Truck F.O.B. College Station, Texas Firm Submitting Bid NOTE: Any exceptions to the above speci should be listed. Signature of Represenative 9 t29.3 (Title) The Eagle September 2, 1978 NOTICE TO BIDDERS proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas, will be received at the office of North BdrdeU, City Manager, until 10 A..M. September 19, 1978 for fur nishing the follov/ing equipment: One Car (4 Door Sedan) Specifications can be ob tained from the City Manager's Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The right Is reserved as the In terest of the owner may require to reject any and all bids and to waive any in formality in bids received. 9.3,9-6 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addresse< to the City Council. City a irriagation 5ystems, will be received In the office of the Cit Secretary, City Hall, College Station, Texas until 2:00 p.m. Monday, Sep- tember 18, 1978. Proposals and will ad aloud In Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at 2:00 p m. on the same date. Any bids received after the above closing time will be returne unopened Plans, Specifications and Information for Bidders may be picked up at the Depart- ment of Parks and Recreation, 100 Eleanor St., College Station. The City of College Station hereby reserves the right to accept any or all bids, or to reject any or all bids and to waive all formalities. M a r k e n v e l o p e SPRINKLER SYSTEM BID" Steve Beachy Director, Parks& Recreation 9/1 to 99/3 The Eagle September 3, 1978 The City of College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an or- dinance establishing a structural standards code for the City of College Station. will be held in the m of the College Hall, 1101 Texas the 7:00 P.M. he City Council on For additional information, please contact the Building Official at City Hall. 846.8886. 8-27,9-7 The City of College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Revenue Sharing Budget for the year 1978.79. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Colleg;, Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on September 14, 1978. For additional information, please contact the office of the City Manager at City Hall. 846- 8868 8.27 9-7 The City of College Shearing to consider an ordinance establishfnp a structural standards code for the City of College Station. The hearing will be held In the StatTon City Ha�, t 101 r..tina of the Council on The City of College Station City Council will hold a public hhheuaarriiing to Y consider the The heang he d the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Per aadditional Information, please contact the office of the City Manager at City Hall. 846 8868 8-27.9-7 The Eagle September ,,, 1978 NOTICE TO BIDDERS proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas, will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 A..M. September 19, 1978 for fur nishing the frllo)Ning equipment: One Car (a Door Sedan) Specifications can be ob talned from the City Manager's Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The right is reserved as the in terest of the owner may require to re,ect any and all bids and to waive any in formality In bids received. 93,96 The Eagle September 6, 1978 College Station to sponsor contest to launch municipal art collection "College Station 1978 -79," is the title of the city's art competition announced recently that will result in a municipally owned art collec- tion. Paintings and photographs depicting College Station scenes and its people are being sought by the contest sponsors. The winning en- tries will be displayed March 4 -24 and will be purchased by the city. Prize money will be in the form of Purchase awards with a grand urize of $1,500, a second place award of $1,000, third place of $750 and ad- ditional $500 awards. Additional' sponsored awards by local commercial establishments will be for $250. , All winning entries will become the property of the city and will be displayed in public buildings. The Arts Cbuncil of Brazos Valley is administering the competition for the city. Any inquiries of entries should be made to the council 'at Drawer C1, College Station or by telephoning 693 -2781. Open to artists in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas, the competition will be judged by a three -juror panel in late February, 1979. Jurors will be Betty Wurth Hirsch, director of the Beaumont Art Museum; Thomas Andrew Livesay, director of the Amarillo Art Center, and Laurence Miller, director of Laguna Gloria Art Museum. The Eagle September 7, 1978 Boardrecommends rezoning CS tract Rezoning of a 23.446 acre tract located on the east side of the East Bypass about 2,000 feet north of the intersection of Texas Avenue to a commercial district was recommended last night by the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission's recommendation will go to the city council for final approval. The tract, located south of Agency Records Con- trol. presently is zoned angle family residential and agricultural open. The land is now owned by James Jett. Jett said that conditional on the zoning change, he will sell 10.11 acreas of the tract to two men who plan to put in an office - warehouse type development. The men also have an option on the remainder of the tract, he said. In approving the zoning changes, Commission Chairman Vergil Stover said the aria not lend itself to small retail - type commercial operations and the com- mission probably would not approve anything but large, industrial - retailing type of businesses for the tract. Stover said the bypass in that area could not handle heavy traffic - generating businesses. In other action, the commission voted to recommend to the council that lots 7 -12, Block 37 of Southwood Valley, Section 10A be rezoned from single family to duplex and that lot 2, Block 46, Southwood Valley,. Section l0A be rezoned from apartment R-6 to townhouse- rowhouse district. The Eagle September 8, 1978 Woman accepts director post Mrs. Phyllis Dozier has accepted the position as director of the Brazos County Regional Multi -Use Facility, County Judge W.R. Vance said Friday afternoon. Mrs.- Dozier will work halftime, beginning Sept. 18, udH Jan. 1, Vance said, and be paid on a half -time basis. - -The job has an an- nual salary of $12,500 The judge said it is "understood" Mrs. Dozier will become fulltime director of the facility at the beginning of the year. It is anticipated the new director "will work with the commissioners court to promote the facility" between now and the first of the year, said Vance. "We feel the facility is an asset to the county, and she wall help us realize the maximum potential." The director will be responsible for developing and recommending to the commissioners a schedule of use charges for the facility, maintaining a calendar of activities, promoting the facility throughout the region, acting as a liaison between commissioners and local and regional agencies, preparing a budget for the facility and maintaining the facility's appearance. Mrs. Dozier was one of three women interviewed Aug. 28 by the members of the commissioners court. The Eagle September 9, 1978 advertvent for bids Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received at the office of Mrs. Florence Neelley, City Secretary, City Hall College Station Texas, until 2:00 P.M. o'clock, 25 Sept., 1978, for furnishing all necessary material, equip ment and labor required for the construction of: SIMSBORO SAND WATER WELL AND WELL PUMP Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Surety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will enter Into a contract and execute bond and Guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks or prop osal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutesof Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be required to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the sup labor claimants materials as defined In said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety, Company holding a permi from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of a thority from the Secretary the Treasury of the United Cates, or other Surety ac ceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price In the bids the Owner reserves the r(ght to consider the most ' advantageous construction Thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are expected to In spect the site of the work and to inform Themselves regarding local conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the provisions ppeeof the Texas of 1970 Minimum and erti cjf, 5159 ftR exec concerning the prevailing wage rate applicable In municipal construction. Contract Documents, ProF�osal Forms, Speclifications, and Plans are on file and may be examined without charge in the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, City Engineer, and may be obtained from Riewe & Wischmeyer, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 11325 Pegasus Street, Suite S-209, Dallas, Texas 75238. U toe deposit of Fifteen ( 15.00) Dollars, per contract set, which sum as deposited will be refunnded provided the Contractor submits a bid and returns all documents to the Engineer within 72 hours after bid. Non - bidders returning plans within 72 hours after bid opening will be refunded Ten (1110.00) Dollars. Suppliers returning glens within 72 h after bid opening will be 4unded their deposit. Bids submitted wl be ex clusive of any state sales tax on any permanent material To be installed in the project. CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T I O N, T E X A S /s/ Lorence Bravenec, M a y o r ATTEST: /s/ Florence Neelley, City Secretary 9-10,9-17 The Eagle September 10, 1978 BMCS chamber tolenovate offices, buy printing machine Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce directors approved Tuesday a $12,638 renovation and interior design plan for their building. The plan, designed by Georgianne B. Zemanek, calls for painting the inside and outside of the building, laying new carpet, in- stalling new lighting, putting up new wall paper, molding and blinds. The renovations include new furniture jor- the executive vice president's office, fabrics and upholstery for the fur- niture in the main lobby and antique prints. The chamber has been planning the renovations for several years because the building is 15 years old and improvements were needed, directors said. The board also approved purchase of a x35,000 electro scan machine for office printing. The board also viewed an advertisement with a collection of photographs depicting activities in Bryan - College Station. The ad will be published in the East Texas Vacation Guide which is distributed to tourists throughout the state. The Eagle September 13, 1978 L" `1 TO WHOM _ IT !MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request for variance from Mr. Lorenzo Preston at their called meeting In the Council Room of the College Station Tuesday, September 19,1978 the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to Section 5 DA Of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to his residence at 103 Holleman Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, 846.8886. 913,917 The Eagle September 13, 1978 East Gate t upsets CS city council College Station City Council put city staffers on notice Wednesday afternoon that it wants something done about the trash problems in the East Gate area. Council members and Dr. Robert White, who has an office at East Gate, said the primary trash problems is coming from Sparky's Pizza. White said the establishment has no garbage cans and that plastic bags of trash put out by the restaurant are torn open by dogs and strewn throughout the shopping area and adjacent small city park. Council members also said customers of the pizza firm throw hundreds of plastic cups onto the ground each night. Other problems in connection with the restaurant, according to the council, include overcrowding, noise, parking and outdoor urinating by customers. T'he,rouncil directed the city at- torney, city manager and other officials,to proceed against Sparky's to correct problems. In other action Wednesday, the council discussed changing electric ratds for apartments that have submetering for electricity. Presently, some apartments have a master electric meter and then privately sub -meter service to the apartment units. These apartments get electricity at a lower rate than apartments where there are in- dividual meters. The proposal being studied by the council would bring the sub - metered apartments to a rate comparable to regular res customers. The Eagle September 14, 1978 ORDINANCE NO. 1123 AN ORDINANCE AMEN DING THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATIN A D O P T I N G THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1978 EDITION. S T A T I N G R U L E S, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVER NING ELECTRICAL WORK WITHIN THEyGI Y: AND P R E S C R', I :B=1 N G PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS 'AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 629. Section 18. Any person, firm, corporation, or the agent of the same, violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon con viction thereof, be fined not less than Five Dollars (55.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars (5200.00); and each dayy's failure of compliance with any such provision shall constitute a separate violation. In case of willfull and continuous violation of the provisions of this or dinance by any such person Or his agent, the City Council shall have the power to revoke and repeal all per mats, licenses, and privileges granted to said person or agent. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of August, 1976. APPROVED Lorence L.Bravenec ATTEST Mayor s Florence Neelley The Eagle September 14, 1978 2s Street damage bothers council Alternative ways of charging for damages caused by a private bus company to College Station streets will be compiled by city officials for future consideration. College Station council members last nigght asked City Manager North Bardell to explore ways the city might collect for damages caused by buses operated by Transportation Enterprises Inc., (TEI), which operates a bus service to the university . - Bardell said most cities with private bus companies collect for use of the city streets. He will check with the city of Austin to determine if TEI makes payments for damages. Council members said street failures are evident on such streets as Southwest Parkway and Holleman Drive where the buses start and stop. Bardell also was directed to study whether the city might regulate the bus routes so that the large, heavy vehicles travel only on certain streets that can hold up to the weight. In other action, the council ap- proved four zoning changes. fhe council changed zoning in the Conner Street and College Heights Additions to lower density zoning as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The council altered one of the commission proposals for the area, however, keeping an area presently zoned for duplexes instead of changing it to administrative - professional zoning. The council approved rezoning six lots in Southwood Valley Section l0A from single family to duplex and another lot in the subdivision from apartment and single family to townhouse- rowhouse zoning. The council also approved rezoning a 23.447 acre tract along the Eapt Bypass near Agency Records Control from agricultural - open district to general commercial. An amendment to the city's nuisance ordinance was approved by the council. The amendment raises the penalty for violation of the ordinance from $1 to $10 to $200. City Attorney Neeley Lewis said the original penalty clause was out - Imoded. In a closed session at the end of the meeting, the council disucssed alternatives that might be followed to help residents of Kyle Street who have complained about cooking odors from businesses on Dominik. No action was taken during the session but one avenue reportedly being explored is that the city might amend its nuisance ordinance to cover cooking odors that permeate beyond the property line. Mayor Lorence Bravenec said Friday he feels the city made a mistake in granting the commercial zoning behind the single family district on Kyle. The Eagle September 15, 1978 AN OR DING THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATIN A D O P T I N G THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1978 EDITION U A T I N G R U L E S T GULATIOS AN PROCEDURES NING ELECT WORK P lR E S H CR CITY- N AND VIOLATION FOR ITS PROVISIONS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE Ng 629. tion 18. Any person, firm, cotppration, or the I agent of the same, violating ana of the provisions of this ,rainance shell upon con warn anY such provision shall constitute a separate violation. In case of willfull and continuous violation of the provisions of this or dinance by any such person or his agent, the City Council shall have the power to revoke and repeal all per mits, licenses, and privileges granted to said person or agent. his PA SSED 24th day of APPROVED u August, 1978. APPROVED Lorene L. Bravenec ATTEST Mayor s Florence Neelley City Secretary —_ 914,915 THE OWIING THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO LATER .THAN S:00 p.m. September 25g9, 19((78. S d a) n 1s79 M"1 Door PACKAGE) Color: Light Blue V a Engine: Maximum 3SO cubic inches. Dual Exhaust IBbl carburetor Minimum wheelbase 4.16 inches Automatic Transmission: Heavy Duty (Low pear, lockout) Heavy duty battery: Minimum 80 amps Heavy uty alternator: Minimum 60 amps Wheels with 4 ply blaekwall radial tires: Spare fire in Heat etl with defroster Windshield wip and wiisahesrs:: I speed l a g ckrup liphls Uutside rear view mirrors on right and left sides Ad �ystable from inside Power disk brakes Powee 66teeaering Certrfietl Calibrated; speedometer Heavy duf suspension system: POLICE PACKAGE' Factory 0ir c ditionin9 Heavy tluty full vinyl seat' coverning Y yppe iced Heavy c overing: NO i Factory AM � radio with: spe aker Tin glass spp y W i mount l e a d h ow driver's Sid LEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DATE THE CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T I ON, T E X A$S RESERVES THE RIGHT TGii REFUSE ANY AND ALL, BIDS 915.916.917 THE T F MAN NO E LAT I ER THAN 5:00 p.m. September 29, 1978. Slx 16) 1979 Modaxl 4 Door B PA��C e KAGE) Color: Light DSO C 8 � Maxl�urrl kMl hwit b 2tlbl Wrbveretor ual mum wheelbase 116 i� ctjes utomallc Transmission: Heavy Duty _jLow gear IOCkout) i F i l eeavy uty battery: Minimum 0 mps H avy uty alternator: Minimum 60 amps Wheels with I Oly blaekwall r dial tires: Sre fire In c�u pa ded Heater with defroster Windshield wi er3 and washers: Intermlffent speed wipers .Cigarette lighter ack•up lights d left Outside rrrl1eai vlew on right a sta b l disk b insl e lder: Ad 6 Powee 3leering Certified calibrated speedometer ; H y eavy dulyy syyspenslon Factory ai conndition Heavy duty full vinyl seat coverning Heavy dut black rubberized floorcoverinCa NO CAR PET Factory AN1 radio with speaker Tinted glass 6 Inch diameter spot light:: Windshield post mounted on driver's sid LEASE ADVISE' APPROXIMATE DELIVERYDATE THE CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T ION , T E SA A O S RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY AND ALL BIDS 9 16,917 The Eagle September 15, 1978 THE WING THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m. September 29, 1978. i ix (6) 1979 Mod9I 4 Door e d a n s ( P O L I C E PACKAGE) Color: Light Blue V-8 Engine: Maximum 350 cubic Inches. Dual Exhaust IBbI carburetor Minimum wheelbase 116 inches Automatic Transmission: Heavy Duty (Low gear, lockout) Heavy duty battery: Minimum 80 amps Heavy uty alternator: Minimum 60 amps Wheels with 4 ply blackwall, radial tires: Spare tire in c luded Heater with defroster Windshield wipers and wilis S rs:: :: Intermittent speed I(( a g ckrup iphIS Outside rearview mirrors on' right and left sides Ad Pu stable from inside oweeer dsseeek brakes Certrfied 0 calibrated speedometer H eavy duty suspension System: POLICE PACKAGE Factory a ir conditioninG Heavy duty full vinyl seat CCverning Heavy dutyv black rubberized floorcoverinqq NO CAR PET S F p a e ctory ANl radio with Tinteed glaass ssppoo vv Windshield post rn unted drivers Sid LEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DATE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS RES THE RIGHT TO RE USE ANY AND ALL BIDS 9 15, 9 1 6.9 17 dduty battery: Im 80 amps uty alternator: Im 60 amps with ply blackwall tires: Spare tire in hack uo IIg61s ' Outside rear view mirrors Ore right and left sides: Ad bu stable from Inside ower disk brakes Power Steering Certified calibrated speedometer Heavy dutyY suspension Factory ai condit on C n KG AGE Heavy duty full vinyl seat coverning Heavy duty black rubberized froorcoverinq NOCARPET Factory AM radio with speaker Tinted glass 6 inch diameter spot light Windshield post mounted on driver's Sid LEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DATE THE CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T I ON, T E X A S RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY AND ALL BIDS 0.16 O la n+ The Eagle September 16, 1978 adverivent for bids The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to Sealed proposals addressed to waive informalities. In case ambiguity or lack of the Cf t ty of Coll a Station, Texas, will be received at the clear nessin stating the price office of Mrs. Florence In the bids the Owner reserves the NeelleY City Secretary City Hall College Station Texas, right to consider the most advantageous 25 29 construction thereof or to o 'clock, ept. Sept., S for f furnishing all reject the bid. Unreasonable necessary ry the and labor requaary material or unbalanced unit prices will • be considered sufficient the c art: cause for refection of any bid. i SIMSBORO SAND WATER !, Bidders are expected to im WELLANDWELLPUMP- �thewor and to Inform themselves Bidders must submit with rega rdiny local conditions 91ch their bids a Cashier's Check urlkier the work s to be or a Certified Check in the done. Attention is called to amount of five (5%) percent the the rovisions of the Texas Minimum of maximum amount of bid Waggee Act of 1970 and Article 5159a. Revised payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Civil Statutes of Texas Texas or a proposal bond in concerning the Prevailing the same amount from a wage rate applicable In Surety Company holding municipal construction. permit from the State Of Texas to act as Surety, and Contract Documents, acceptable according to the P r o pp o s a l F o r m s, latest list of companies holding certificates of Speciifications, and Plans are on file and may be authority from the Secretary examined without charge in of the Treasury of the United the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, States as listed in latest City Engineer, and may be Revision of Treasury obtained from Riewe & Department Circular 570, as Wischmeyer, Inc., Consulting a guarantee that Bidder will Engineers, 11325 Pegasus enter into a contract and - Street, Suite 5-209, Dallas, execute bond and guarantee forms provided within five Texas 75238. of co o pp ! ) f1 opnn 5.00) the Dollars, Of Fifteen Bids without checks or prop osal set sum as deppositte bond will not be considered. will be refunnded provided the Contractor submits a bid In accordance with Article and returns all documents to 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of the Engineer within 72 hours Texas, 1925, as amended, the after bid. Non bidders successful Bidder will be required to furnish not only returning plans within 72 hours a Performance bond in the alter bid opening will be refunded Ten (510.00) : mount of the contract, but Dollars. Suppliers returning ISO a ppaayment bond for the protect Ion of all plans within 72 hours after claimants supplying labor and bid openin00 will be refunded their deposit. materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Bids submitted will be ex elusive of any state Sales tax Suretyy Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as SuretyY On any pe rmanent material to be installed in the project. and acceptable according To the latest list of companies holding CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T O N N T E X A S certificates of authority from the Secretary , /SI" nceBravene the Treasury of the United M a y o r totes, or other Surety ac ceptable to the Owner. ATTEST: /s/ Florence Neelley, City Secretary 9-10,9-17 The Eagle September 17, 1978 THE FOLLOWRNG THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m. September 79, 1978. Six (6) 1979 Model 4 Door Sedans (POLICE PACKAGE) Color: Light P e V 8 E Maxi1purn h us}b2iflblclerbveretorDUa nhimum wheelbase 116 Z u omatic Transmission: �HOeeavy Duty ( Low gear H a duty battery: Mgnimum 80 amps Heavy uty alternator: Mlni mum 60em Wheels with 6 ly blackw#I( radial tires: Spare tire in C I uded Heater with defroster Windshield wiCers and Nashers: Intermittent speed mirror Odes: Ad rower Teering CertIfled calibrated s peedometer H eavy dut suspension system: POLICE PACKAGE Factory air conditioning Heavy duty full vinyl seat Governing Heavy duty black rubberized floorcovering NOCARPET Factory AM radio with speaker Tinted glass 6 Inch diameter spot light: Windshield post mounted on driver's side PLEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE D THE CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T I O N, T E X A S RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY AND ALL AIDS 9 15.9 )6,917 The Ea September 17, 1978 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- Lustment will consider a request for variance from Mr. Lorenzo Preston at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 1978, the nature of the cast being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to Section 5 0.4 of the Zoning Ordinance in order to add to his residence at 103 Holleman Drive. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, 846.8886. 913,917 i PLEA$E SUMBIT BID FOR THE FOLLOWING TO THE MAN THE AGERNIO LA T TER' THAN 5:00 p.m. September i ?559, 19 1 Ix d a) n 1979 Model DoE 1 PACKAGE) Color: Light Blue V-8 Engine: Maximum 350 cubic inches. Dual Exhaust 4Bbl carburetor Minimum whgelbase 116 inches Automatic Transmission: Heavy Duty (Low gear loc kout ) Heavy duty battery: Minimum 80 amps Heavy uty alternator: Minimum 60 amps Wheels with 4 ply blackwall radial tires: Spare tire in cluded Heater with defroster Windshield wipers and wrs rs: Intermittent speed pers '' 51'gntser ufslde rear v mirrors on right and I sides: Ad instable from inside . Poower ddi brakes Certified calibratedl _kE PACKAGE pnditlonin0 full viinpyple sea tt g N1 radio with WIndsh Qjtl mount driver's sl LEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DATE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS RESERVES T4E RIGHT TO REFUSE AN`, AND ALL BIDS 9-15.2 ` 17 The Eagle September 17, 1978 REFERENCE CITY Of- COLLEGE STATION PO D LP SPECIFICATIONS DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1918 DUE SE PT EMS E Addendum to bid specification line M 2'., Bid reads , V , e Engine: Maximum 350 cubic inches. Dual exhaust Bid should read "V:8 Engine'. Minimum 350 cubic inches. Dual exhaust PLEASE REVIS READACCORDINGLDS TO J. M. Beamer Cabtain The Eagle Sept.21, 1978 ORDINANCE NO. 1179 AN ORDINANCE CE E NO. E7� SPECIFICALLY DEFINING PROV IDING FOR THE CREATION OR MAINTENANCE OF A PUBL14: NUISANCE. AMENDING SECTION 3. PENALTIES. ULEGtALgOTICES less than five ISCI per cent of the total each r bid m es a guarantee Popose that if awarded the contract. the Bidder will within ten ( 10) Calendar dayys after award of C enter into c retract formsxprov �d the Con tract Dot umMIs Payment Bond in Bond a of not less than one hundred (1000 per cent of the contract pprrice. conditioned upon faith fui performance of the contract and Ppayment of all i ppeerrsons supplOng labor Or turnishing material shall be executed by the bidder c aaccompany his signed Proposals must be submitted On the form bounds within the Specifications and the right to accept any bid. or to reject any formalities b s to hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas. BE IT ORDAINED BY.THE E)re B. Ash, II CITY COUNCIL OF THE 4Cityngineer CITY OF COtLEGE 979.74975 — STATION, TEXAS Section 3 of Ordinance No A75 shall be hereby amended 10 read as follows po vyyho ihall knowin cause or create any public nuisance, or permit any public nuisance o be created to or to be placed upon Or remain upon any premises owned or occupied by him or them shall upon conviction fine not to ex eed S two hundred (1700.00) dollars PASSED, APPROVED AND O he E the PU B L IS H ED y Of Sep tember..1978. APPROVED /S /Florence Bravenec Mayor ATTEST /S /Florence Neelley [it Ca�tAry — NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed pproposals addressed to the Council, City of College Station. Texas. for Miscellaneous , Street Con structiOn Protect IST78 2. will be received in the Office of the City Secretary City Hall, College Station. Texas, until a 00 1V78., Wednesday, P orened and w ill ead be p College StationoCitye Hell at Any b d received same afte a he above closing time will be returned unopened. Plans. Specifications. and In fif i oration for Bidders are on e and may be examned E Of fi c e nglneer.ICity Hall,hCollege Sta lon, Texas. A or Cashier check on or National Bank of the State of Texas, Or acceptab a Surety Company, authorized to transact T ex t ass, S in the amount aOf not The Eagle Sept. 23, 1978 �5 REFERENCE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS FICT O A S DAT C ED SEPTEMBER 14. 1978 DUE SEPTEMBER 29, 1978: Addendum to b i d specification line 2: Bid reads "V 8 Engine Maximum 350 cubic inches Dual exhaust , Bid should read "V 0 Engine Minimum 350 cubic inches Dual exhaust PLEASE REVISE BIDS TO READ ACCORDINGLY J. M. Beamer Captain NOTICE TO BUR Sealed bids will be received by the State Board of Control. Facilities Planning and Construction• Di in the offices of the Slate Board of Pardons and Paroles. William T. Moore State Of lice Building. 1036 11th Stree. Huntsville, Texas: Attention Mr Joe Moore. until 2 00 p m.. October 19. 1978 for renovation of office space in William T Moore State Of fice Building, Huntsville, Texas Project No 78 030 697. Plans, specificatins & instruction to bidders are available from the State Board of Control, Facilities Planning & Construction Division, P.O. Box 1347, Austin, Texas 78711 Con tractors must receive written pe rmission from the State Board of Control to obtain F 1 pplansandspecifications Bids be made in accordance with state procedures. 923,9 ORDINANCE NO 1129 AN ORDIANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 175. AN SPECIFICALLY DEFINING A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE CREATION OR MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE: AMENDING SECTION 3 PENALTIES. The Eagle Sept. 24, 1973 6L� BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Section 3 of Ordinance No 175 'shall be hereby amended to read as follows Any person, firm, or cor pOration who Shall knowingly cause or create any public nuisance, or permit any public nuisance o be created Or 10 be placed upon or to remain upon any premises Owned or occupied by him or them Shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred 3700 00) dollars PASSED, APPROVED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this the 14th day Of Sep tember, 1978 APPROVED /S /Florence Bravenec ST Nefce Neelley NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed pproposals addressed to the CiT Connell, City Of College Station, Texas, for Miscellaneous Street Cpn struction Project •ST78 2, will be received in the Office of the City Secretary, City Hell, College Station, Texas. until 7 OD p m . Wednesday, Oclobe 11. 1978 Proposals will be publicly opened and reed aloud in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at 2 00 p m on the same date Any bid received after the above closing time will be returned unopened Plans. Specifications, and Information for Bidders are on file and may be examined at the Office of the City Engineer. City Hall. College Station. Texas A certificate or cashier's check On a Stale or National Bank Of the State of Texas, or a Bidder's bond from an acceptable Surety Company, authorized to transact business in the State of Texas. in the amount of not less than five (5c) per cent of the total bid must accompany each Proposal as a guarantee that if awarded the contract. the Bidder will within ten (M calendar days after award of contract enter into contract and execute a Bond on the forms provided in the Con tract Documents. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in an amount Of not less than one hundred (100e) per cent of the contract r rice. conditioned upon faith I performance of the contract and payment of all persons supplying labor Or urnishing materials, shall be executed by the successful bidder and accompany his signed contract Proposals must be submitted on the form bounds within the Specifications and the right to accept any bid. or to reiect l any Or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council Of the City of College Station, Texas Etrey 13 Ash, 11 City Engineer 9 23.924. 9 25 The Eagle Sept, 24. 1973 REFERENCE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS O S DATED SEPTEMBER 1 DUE SEPTEMBER 2 Addendum to bid specification line 0 2 Bid reads ''V a Engine Maximum 350 cubic inches Dual exhaust Bid should read "V 8 Engine Minimum 350 cubic inches Dual exhaust READACCORDINGLIYDS TO J. M. Beamer Captain NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed p�roposals addressed t0 ilia Cii COUnCjI, City of College Station, Tex for Miscellaneous Sheet' Con s1rucllon Project #ST78 2. will be received In the Office 01 he City Secretary, City Hall, C Station. Texas. until 2 00 1978 ' Wednesday, Oclobe Proposals will be. publicly F and read aloud in the ouncil Room of the City Of 'College Station City Hell at 2:00 P. m. on the same date. Any bid received after the above closing time will be, returned unopened Plans, Specifications. and Information for Bidders are of find Of i f C of examined Engineer, City Hall, College, Station, Texas. A certificate or cashier's check ank of the State of Texas, or accept� bon Surety Company. pus(hness ed to transact in the State ate of Texas, in the amount of not less than five (50 per cent of the total bid must accompany each that it awarded the contract. the Bidder will within ten (10) calendar da alter award 01 Contract enter into contract ormsxprovided Bond n the Me Coin tract Documents. Payment Bond in an amount I i of not less than one hundred S (IOOC ) per cent of the contract S11S ul pprrice, conditioned upon faith f performance Of the contract and eyment OI all 'I pKSOns Supp'ying labor be furnishing meterlels, Shall be executed by the successful bidder and accompany i s signed contract. Proposals must be submitted on the form bounds within the Specifications and the right to accept any bid, or to reject any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Counul of the City of College Station, .Texas Eire 88. Ash, II city E 4 21 9 25 The Eagle Sept. 25, 1973 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the pUestiOn of granting a Con ditional Use Permit for the operation of a day care and nursery school facility in the existing structure located of 2911 Texas Avenue South ( Lot 16B, Lakeview Acres). The application is in the name of Dr. Karim A. Haii, 2807 RustlinpOaks, Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 PM meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, Oc tober 5, 1978. For additional information, please contact the City Planner's Office at the City Hall or telephone 846 9604 920 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Con ditional Use Per for the construction of the First Assembly of God to be located at Lot 15, Lakeview Acres Addition, off of Morgan's Lane. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, Oc tuber 5, 1978. For additional information, please contact the City tanner's Office in the City Hall or telephone 713/846 am. 920 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance 850, defining how to "use" a Conditional Use Permit and providin a renewal procedure. The hearing will be held on Thursday. October 12, 1978, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. For further information, contact the City Planner, Al Mayo, at the City Hall, 846 960 920 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Planning and Zoninga Commission) of the City of College Station will Hold e public hearing to consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance 850, defining how to "use" a Conditional Use Permit and providing a renewal procedure. The hearing will be held on Thursday, October S. 1978, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. For further information, contact the City Planner, AI Mayo, at the City Hall, 846 9604. o.sn The appropriate forms, in structions, and Developer's Packet are available 10 in terested Developers in the Office of the Housing Authority. 920.9 27 ORDIANCE NO. 1119 AN ORDINANCE AMEN DING THE ZONING OR DINANCE NO. 850, REVISING THE NEIGH aORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT C N AND ESTABLISHING A SITE REQU REMENT PROPOSED PROJECTS. WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearingq In the City Hall at 7-00 P.M. on Thursday, June 22, 1978, on the question of amending the Zoning Ordinance No. 850; AND, WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to amend Ordinance 850; THEREFORE, BE IT OR DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION The Zoning Ordinance No. 850 IS hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5 1.1 shall be amended to read as follows 5.1.1. PURPOSE This district provides small commercial, sites in residential goods and personal service businesses. No use shall bp allowed which would ad versely affect the health, safety, welfare, or residential character of the neigh borhood. The use shall be a low traffic generator and shall not create any noise, light, or odors obnormal to the neighborhood. No outside storage or display of goods or materials shall be allowed. Section 5 1 2 shall be amended to read as follows 5.1.2. PERMITTED USES Retail sales of beer and wine only restricted to off premises consumption 2,500 square feet maximum floor area. Retail food store 21500 square feet maximum floor area. — ----- Retail shops and services 2,000 square feet maximum floor area. Offices 2,000 square feet maximum floor area. Othe uses to be determined by the Commission. Special restrictions: 1. 10,000 s=re feet maximum building floor area. 2. 1 acre maximum site size 150 feet minimum depth. 3. 2 acre maximum site size 250 feet minimum depth. The District Use Schedule Table A will be amended only as follows: C N, Min. Lot, Area /D.U. See 5.1.2, Min. Lot Depth, See 51.2. Add Section 5 1.1. as follows 5 1.7, PROJECT PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURE An applicant shall contact the Director of Planning for an Initial feasibility review discussion. The Director of Planning shall pprovide the applicant with an ap propriate application form 0nd all necessary in formation for the applicant to proceed. The applicant shall file said application form with the Director of Planning no less than twenty (20) days prior to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission at which the plan is to be reviewed. Said application form Shall be accompanied by a reproducible copy and at least fen (10) blueline or blacklinepprints of the project plorantive nndd materials as required p by the Director of Planning. The application fee shall be twenty five dollars (S25 00) Plus two dollars (52.00) for each property owner within two hundred (200) feet of the boundaries of the site. Planning Shall notify the applicant of the date, time and place for the preliminary review of the protect by the Project Review Committee The Project Review Com mittee shall hold a preljminary review prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The PRC shall submit written recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Com mission. A copy of this report shall be sent to the applicant. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a Public hearing for the pur pose of approving or denying the project plan. The ap plicant shall give public notice by publication in a local newspaper as directed by the Director of Planning at lease fifteen (15) days prior to the date set for the public hearing. The Director of Planning shall notify all prope owners of record within two hundred (200) feet of the p roperty in question at least 1M (10) days p rior to the public hearing by letter The applicant or the owners of fort) percent (40%) or more of the property within two hundred (200) feet or the project site may appeal to the City Council any deter mination made by the P&Z Commission. The appeal should be made by petition filed with the City Secretary within ten (10) days after the public hearing. Add Section 51.8. as follows 51.8. PROJECT PLAN The following information shall be shown on the project plan 1. Name, address, and telephone number of the app icant. 2. Date of submission 3. Name of project. 4. A key map(s) showing the general area of the City, and, specifically, the ad jacent properties and ap pproximate locations of buildings. 5. Plans for drainage. 6. All existing streets, drives, buildings, and water courses. 7. One hundred (100) year flood plain elevation, it any. 8. Location, type, and size of the following A. Buildings and strvc lures. b. Streets, drives, and curb cuts. c. Off street arking areas with individual spaces drawn and counted d. Sidewalks. e. Landscaping. I.Sign(s). 00 Solid waste container locatIons h. Screening. i. Any other pertinent information 9. Total square footage of each shop, store, or office. 10. Total square footage of each building. 11. Total acreage of site 12. All necessary dimen sions to adequately describe the project T h e i n f o r m a t i o n requirements enumerated above shall be submitted to the Director. At least one copy of the plan, upon ap proval, must be signed by the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Director of Planning, in cluding any conditions im posed by the Planning and Cooing Commission, and filed in the Planning Office. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of approval and publication. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 131h day of July. 1978. APPROVED LORENCEBRAVENEC MAYOR ATTEST FLORENCE NEELLEY CITY SECRETARY 970 (,#I 1N LEGAL NOTICES Neighborhood and project area participation will be provided for in the two for held before submi scion of the Application. In addition to this, meetings of the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Neighborhood Advisory Committees will be held during the period before the two formal public hearings, and after to The submission of the Application (there are currently four Neighborhood Ativisory Commilfees. Together, these four Com miftees form the Citizens Advisory Committee) All Committee meetings shall be advertised and open 10 the public Prior to the first formal hearing held there shall be a meeting of the Citizens Ad visory Committee This meeting will center on development of the Ap E plication. Topics covered et MS meeting shall include the Three Year Community Development Plan, the Housing Assistance Plan and the current year's op munity Development Ian. Technical information concerning the Community Development Program and the Application she11 be given to the Citizens Advisory Committee at this meeting, This information Shall in clu Entitlement amOunt, t vllie5 ii ll iti PartiC p plans and other program requirements. The acc t o ll documen s relative to the Community CCopies all promotional material shall be di layeo in C f mein lobby of Fly Hell. Copies of all key documents, C Applications, Performance reports, ap Percival letters, regulations, an ade ava s through the Office of the Community Development Planner, II MEETINGS The following meetings will be held for any Community APpec P f on g Station I. Citizens Advisory Com mittee A joint meeting of all four Neighborhood Ad visOry Committees will be held prior to the first public hear'ng. This meeting will c o v e r A p p I i c e t i o n Development while providing technical information and solicifl program proposals and wit be open to the general public. 2. Public Hearing l No. 1 A Ub e ri nciiorth O PP arming a zoning Commission. The Dr of this meetinV shell I request. Staff will be available to meet relet Obtain views o/ cl►izgns �ve to community or aid ell committees upon development entl housing needs end priorties. V T E C H N I C A L 3. Public Hearing No 2 q ASSISTANCE Public hearing before the C;ty Technical assistance will The r be Council. pupose of this provided to any citizen who hearing will be to consider requests such assistance Prior to the proposed application Stafl will be eveif e Council approval or assist i l l be a disapproved of the Ap during normal business ic s Most CU and to the the hpyrs. The availability and most current annual d per source o f technic a l for .an report, end to assistance shell receive proposals. nOUnCed at all meets be an 4. Public Hearing No 3 hearings held relative e and public Thirty to sixty days prior to o each year's program the planning period for the Technical assistance will be next year's Application a hearing 10 review program Provided after H _ Performance and progress mu��1e �eomethlow an Shall be held before the City through re y Council. gh the Citizens Advisor Committee. Such assistance shall be made during any and all meetings of this tom mittee. Further assistance Shell be made available to the Neighborhood Advisory Committees upon request. VI CITIZENS' COMPLAINT All citizen complaints will be Cit en Participation records re for each program year Written responses to all written complaints shall be mailed within ten working days of receipts of the complaint. A copy of each response shall be maintained as a part of the Citizens Participation records. VII ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE The Citizens Advisory COmmiti a shall be given the OPCOrlunity to assess and sumit commentsson all aspects of the City's Com munity Development formance, including the Contractors who receive contracts under this Progrm, and to assess projects end activities to determine whether objectives are achieved. A meeting of the Citizens Ativisory Committee shall be held no less than ninetyY days prior to the start of (Or the nenx, mall be y ae Public, so that any interested party or 0 r9anizati0h may par ticipate. III NOTICES - NO meeting or hearing will be held without proper notice. Meetings of the Citizens Adivosry Committee or Neighborhood Advisory Committee shall be an to u each b meDe certified of ►he Committee- In addition to this, the general public shall be invited througn the local media Public hearings shall be legal sections of the in College Station Eagle m days in advance of the ings. Notice shall also be [shed in any College n minority or neigh Ood publication that can dentified. Other media Inbi used to publicize C f agendas egular IV ROLE OF THE COM MITTEES The Citizens Advisory Committee shall be asked 10 aid in the development of the App1[catiOn. This Committee will be provided Information relative to program requirements and procedures, entitlement, eligible activities. and Other aspects of the program The Citizens Advisory Committee will be asked 10 submit proposals and aid in the formulatin of the thisCommitteemem will be C1* semination of information and solicitation of proposals On the neighborhood level through their position On the Neighborhood Advisory Committees. VIII CONTINGENCY AND LOCAL OPTION AC TIVITIES All C 11ngency and local op tion activities shall be Add sor Committee pri tp submission for Council ap proval. If such contingency or local option activity is of such an urgent manner to need immediate con sideratiOn by Council, then each memeber of the Citizens Advisory Committee shaal be notified of the time and place of said Council consideration, this as to allow comment by this comiltlee. Any local option or con tingency activity shall be ucl a considered Pub the etiqOf the Counc i I. IX PROGRAM AMEND MENT Any program amendment shell be esented to the CilzenS Acl V r iSoiry COrnMi"ee prior to council consideration unless such amendment is for a disaster activitiy. Any amendment Shall be considered by the City Council at a public meeting of the Council. Any i amende p m p ent that be ata public hearing prior to Council proval. approval Or disap X OBJECTIONS TO THE APPLICATION At the time each year's ap plicatlon is submitted to the Department of Housing and urban Development, a notice shall be published in the Bryan College Station Eagle notifying interested Parties Off the availability of the application to the Depart ment Of Housing and urban Development. Lorene Bravenc, Mayor 927 The Eagle Sept. 27, 1978 City of College Station Community Development Program Citizen Participation Plan IPARTICIPATION Citizen participation In the City Comnhbnd.ty Development Program shall be provided for at a Corn munity wide level. CC wide citizen Ior at ffh Mro formal p�u heari to be held before submission Of the Ap plication. In addition to this, all other meetings con cerning the Community Development Program will be open to the general public, .allowing for further com munity wide participation. The Eagle Sept. 27, 1978 CS council to consider several bids College Station City Council will consider several bids at its Thurs- day meeting at 7 p. m. at city hall. Bids to be studied�include a water well, trucks for the Pirks Depart- ment, sprinkler system for Krenek Tap Park, and an automobile for city use. The council also will hear a Petition concerning 'a cover for Adamson Pool. Earlier the council had questioned how much use would be made of the pool during the winter if a cover were purchased to keep in heat. The council will consider a resolution authorizing application for a grant to establish a juvenile unit and will reconsider plat revisions for Raintree, Section 2, and Southwood Valley, Section 9. Other items on the agenda include: — Consideration of Revenue Sharing budget; — Discussion of utility extension policy; — Discussion of a tree in South- west Parkway extension; — And a closed session on per- sonnel and land acquisition. The Eagle Sept. 27, 1978 study recommendations will affect traffic in Brazos Valley if accepted By JANE MILIS SMITH Staff! Writer Numerous streets and bridges, and almost every major intersection -in Bryan, College Station and Brazos :County would be affected in some way if local officials adopt recom- mendations made in a Traffic Engineering Study presented Wednesday night. A summary of the study was - presented to local governmental :officials and personnel of the State :Department of Highways and Public Transportation at College Station City Hall by report author John Hudson. Hudson, a Bryan native, represents Traffic Engineers, Inc. of Houston. The study was done for the county and through the Highway Department's Office of Traffic Safety. Its purpose was to make a detailed analysis of existing traffic control devices and means for up- dating them. At this point, the study represents the recommendations of Hudson and not the governmental entities. It is contained in two, two-inch thick manuals. Recommendations for Brazos County include: — Develop a sign replacement program throughout the county with funding assistance from the state. — Classify all bridges for proper weight loading. , — Replace numerous minor bridges with metal pipe for ad- ditional safety. Recommendations for College Station include: — Implement a computer con- trolled traffic signal system plus addition of a traffic engineer to city staff. — Provide widening along Texas Avenue between University and Dominik for three moving lanes. — Provide intersection modifications at Texas Avenue and Jersey for dual left turn movement. — Request modifications along Texas Avenue for a modified con- tinuous two-way left turn lane between Rosemary and Jersey with special channelization between Jersey and Highway 30. — Provide dual left turn lanes on Texas Avenue at University. — Develoo a thoroughfare plan to handle heavy traffic movement from the Highway 30 area to Texas A&M without using the Jersey Street intersection. — Provide signalization at Joe Routt and Wellborn Road, Dexter and Jersey, Southwest Parkway and Texas Avenue, Agronomy Road and FM 60. Recommendations for Bryan ; — Recommend the early in- stallation of a continuous two-way left turn lane on Texas Avenue through Bryan. — Develop a sign replacement program beginning with school signs. — Provide actuated left turn operation at numerous signalized intersections on Texas Avenue and South College Avenue. — Program removal of un- warranted traffic signals. — Provide traffic signal in- terconnection along E. 29th and Villa Maria. —Widen South College Avenue between Sulpher Springs and Villa Maria based on safety problems. — Provide additional pavement The Eagle markings on major streets. Stripe a Sept. 28, 1978 portion of Coulter Drive for four lanes. Hudson told the officials that under state law, they will be required by January, 1962, to ensure all signs in the cities and county meet standards of the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the followingq tract Lots 4 & 5. Block C, College Heights Addition located on the southeast corner of the in tersection of t'Uniyersity DI ive and Eisenhower Street from Duplex District R 7 to General Commercial District C 1. The application is in the name of Mr. Bruce Boyd, Box 3 .421, Bryan, Texas TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN. The College Station Ci +i Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract Lots 4 & 5, Block C. College Heights Addition located on the southeast corner of the intersection of University Drive and Eisenhower Street from Duplex District R 1 to Generl Commercial District C I The application is in the name of Mr. Bruce Boyd. Box 1 121,B ryan, Texas The Eagle Sept. `' „ 1978 Council stretches budget to cover most projects By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer With a surprise donation from a local businessman, the College Station City Council Thursday night was able to stretch its revenue sharing budget to cover almost all requested projects. Jack Lester Sr. donated $10,000 to the city for a bubble, air dome pool cover for the city swimming pool, according to Councilman Homer Adams who made the an- nouncement. Adams said Lester donated the money because his children had learned to swim from Art Adamson — the man the pool is named for — and because of College Station customer' patronage at his store. The council was to consider purchase of the pool cover during its consideration of bow to spend some $227,451 in federal funds. The cover was to cost about $16,000 including the dome and blower to keep it in operation. A petition from about 150 persons who like to swim in the winter was presented to the council in support of the cover. At the council's last meeting, some members bad questioned if the winter use justified the purchase. Another $1,000 for the cover also was donated by the ABM Consolidated Swim Club: The cover will work on either the Adamson Pool or the new Thomas Pool to be built soon. The major project cut by the council from the proposed revenue sharing budget was $14,964 for a police officer to work fulltime with the schools. Some council members said they felt salaries should not come from revenue sharing funds, while other members opposed funding such an officer at the schools fulltime. Projects approved for the federal funds include: $29,895 for a telephone system for city hall; $20,000 for a grass and brush truck; $6,000 for a pick -up truck for the Fire Department; $1,600 for a portable monitor for the Fire Department; $11,350 for a tree spade; $1;600 for trees; $23,784 for office furniture for city hall; $40,000 for street rehabilitation (especially for Nimitz Street); $3,000 for street illumination; $5,000 for a flasher signal at Southwood and F.M. 2818. Also, $7,900 for striping machine; $31,805 for improvements to Lincoln Center including parking, paving, group picnic pavilion and building improvements; $2,000 for a heavy equipment float trailer and $8,500 for a shelter, tables, barbecue and utilities for Thomas Park Pavilion. U) H fD �r b fD . rn w N ?Q v CO In other action, the council ac- cepted a $537,000 bid from Lane Western Company to dig a water well on Texas A&M property. The well, to be finished by March 1978, will be paid for by College Station and then given to the university. The university will pay back the well cost and interest by giving the city a 20 cent per 1,000 gallon discount on the water it buys from the univer- sity. The council also adopted an or- dinance regulating police alarm systems in the city. The ordinance provides standards for alarm equipment and provides penalties for excess false alarms. C, CS loses utility bill suit Judge W.E. Loughridge of San Antonio found in favor of the defendants Wednesday in 85th District Court here in a suit brought by the city of College Station for allegedly unpaid elec- tricity and water bills. The city filed the suit Aug. 9,1977, against Harry Seaback, Plantation Apartments Inc., Doux- Chene Apartments Inc. and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Inc. After the judgment was handed down, an attorney for the city said the situation is being reviewed. "I think we will appeal," he added. Loughridge — as visiting Doux -Chene Apartments; and $18,886 from St. , Paul Insurance. The suit alleges the money was owed for electricity and water provided to the apartment complexes during a part of 1975. g udge for the local court — anded down his ruling on the defendants' motion without defendants presenting any testimony or evidence. The city had presented its case at the time. The judge apparently questioned the reasonableness of the claims cited in the suit. College Station sought $32,785 from Seaback, identified as president of Doux - Chene Apartments Inc.; $23,019 from Plan- tation Apartments Inc., as owner of Plantation Oaks Apartments; $9,766 from The Eagle Sept. 29, 1970' COLLEGE ST POLICE DEPARTMENT SPEC FICATIONS DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1978 DUE OCTOBER 2, 1978; Addendum to bid specification line 0 2: Bid reads "V•8 Engine: Maximum 350 cubic engine. Dual exhaust. Bid should read ­V-8 Engine: Minimum 350 cubic Inches. Dual exhaust. PLEASE REVISE BIDS TO READ ACCORDINGLY J. M. Beamer Captain 929 ORDINANANCE NO. 1128 STRUCTURAL STAN DARDSCODE A N O R D 1 N e u r e T11 A TH T SAFE, RANI U M A H_A - B I T A T 1 O N CREAING� THEREOF, RESPONSIBILITIES AND O C DUT IES PANTS F OWNERS O AN D AUTHORIZING THE FALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES DEEMED UNFIT FOR HUMAN AND FIXING PENALTIH FOR VIOLATIONS. SECTION 700 PENALTY Any person, either by himself or agent and any firm, cOrPOratlon or other entity who violates anj of the prOvisl Of this Code shall bb ii sdemeandor guilty Of e conviction of ° r upon violation, shall be fined In any sum not to exceed Two H Hundred Dollars (420000) each day during which such violation continues shall constitute s , Tr and distinct offense. n any case Of a violation Of any Of the terms or ordinance provisions of this by any Cor PoratlOn, the Officers and t/�uents actively In charge of wnlcn has been --- deHnd - b laws of the State Of Texas a Y en. ,offense and for whic alb has r1Shed as provide it State Lew, nOthi herein shall be nelt as fix ng any penalty con p trerY to a penalty provides ty the laws Of the State of exas. SECTION 800 DATE OF EFFECT This ordinance shall bec effective immedla ome tely upon Its passage and Public In Circulation in the city r of al College Station, Texas. OROERkp OPUBLIISHEDD this the 14th day of S tember, 1978. APPROVED LO Ma yor a Bravenec ATTEST is/FI -enCe Neelley City Secretary The Eagle Sept. 29, 1978 ORDINANANCE NO. 114! STRUCTURAL STAN DARDSCODE A N O R D I N A N C E ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS E USE, OCCUPANCY AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS, DWELLINGS DWELLING UNITS ANB S T R U C T U R E S; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING SUPPLIES UTILITIES AND FACILITIES, AND OTHER C PHYSICAL THINGS AND N ` TO MAKE BUILD BUILDINGS F O SAFE, SANITARY U A M A FI N H A B 1 T A T 1 O N ;, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS DWELLINGS AND ST6UCTURES; CREAING THEREOF; F I X1 N G CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF OWNERS AND O C C U P A N T S O F B U I L D I N G S; AUTHORIZING THE IN SPECTION OF ALL BUILDINGS SEAND UNFIT ITFOR D HUMAN HABITATION OR USE AND FIXING PENALTIG FOR VIOLATIONS. SECTION 700 PENALTY Any person, either by himself or agent, and any. firm, corporation or other entity who violates any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of any such violation, shall be Tined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars (5400.00); and each day during which such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In any case of a violation of any of the terms or provisions of this ordinance by any cor poration, the officers and Wt s a t o iv ly cha geo of poration shall be subject to the penalty herein provided. Any offense defined herein which has been defind by laws of the State of Texas as an offense and for which as fixing any penalty Con trary to a penalty provided by the laws of the State of TTexas. SECTION 000 DATE OF EFFECT This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon Its passage and publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Cit of College Station, Texas. PASSED ADOPTED AND D this the 14 PUBLISHED 14th ay o Sep tember, 1976. APPROVED Lorene Bravenec Mayor ATTEST /s/Florence Neelley City Secretary 9.29,_Y30 The Eagle Sept. 30, 1978 /1'1 Safety City to be dedicated Dedication ceremonies for Safety City are scheduled for Thursday at 1:30p.m• Safety City was developed in cooperation with the A &M Consolidated School District, City of College Station, the Texas Office of Traffic Safety and area businesses. The faculty is designed to teach College Station youngsters the rules for safe d bicycling walking through first hand ex rience. with the Safety City program by A &M Con• solidated Schools. The idea for Safety City was conceived over a year ago out of concern for College Station's bicycling children. Anne Hazen, City Cpuncilwoman, requested that -the Police Depart- ment develop i a Bicycle Safety elementary aged children The A &M Consolidated Community Education motoring, Neighborhood Advisory Council was asked for assistance. p T e x as A t t o r n e y Contributions have been ade by both the City of General John Hill will be keynote speaker at the m College Station, the school t a t e the ceremonies. Others on the d i s t r i c t, s organizations and local program are Superin- tendent Fred Hopson, High citizens and merchants. it School Pr Ch C�iy Safety contain miniature h the Greenwalt, Sue Kelley, e Station as flavo o ol l ncludmg Chairman Community Education po one a s tree ts . Coordinator Tom Glen Yeager r and Shirley d ea s a c W all normal and safety representing Ornamental regularoty signs, continuous left turn Castings• in conjunction with their lanes, railroad tracks and Safe tic exper Cit , the children halls Miniatureobu dings Safety y stimulating Brazos County lessons will be receiving the business firms were from teachers using donated by local mer. curriculum g i d e developed i conjunction chants. The Eagle Oct. 1, 1978 Board members to discuss fate of Holick Street O H n � rt N M N Al OG H I-' fD v 00 Representatives of the A &M Consolidated School Board long - range planning committee will meet" with officials of the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night to discuss street planning around the school. Rodney Hill, chairman of the committee, will ask the commission to consider if Holick Street might eventually be closed to through traffic around the middle school. The street might still remain open for school buses. The committee wants to get the city planners thinking about Holick Street and other streets that connect to school grounds. Other items on the planning commission's 7 p.m..agenda include two public hearings — one on granting a conditional use permit for a day care and nursery school facility in an existing r e s i d e n c e o n t h e southeast corner of Texas Avenue and Morgan's Lane in the name of Dr. Karim Haji and a second one on,granting a conditional use permit - for construction of a church on Lot 15, Lakeview Acres off Morgan's Lane. The church ap- plication is for the First Assembly of God Church. The commission also willconsider a final plat for Dexter Place at HJersey and Dexter Streets, a preliminary plat for Park South at Southwest Parkway and Welsh Avenue, a preliminary plat for Timber Ridge Phase I at Dominik, Munson and Plantation Oaks Drive and a parking plan for the Agency Records Control Expansion. CS and county remain cool to ambulance plan Thus far, Bryan Mayor Richard Smith's proposal for a combined two-city and county ambulance service has received little favorable response from College Station or Brazos County officials. Smith had talked with Mayor Lorence Bravenec and County Judge Bill Vance about combining emergency service for a county- wide area and ask for them to talk to their people about it. He announced his idea at the council meeting last week. Bryan has begun t.o pay a $2,000 a month subsidy to Mid -Tex Am- bulance to help meet financial problems caused by non- payment of indigent customers. Several council members said they think the city will eventually have to take over the ambulance operation. Mid -Tex owner Bill Thornal, however, has said he doesn't want to qet out of the ambulance business. The College Station council's ambulance committee considered [he idea a week before Smith made his suggestion public and voted to jo commend against College Station ining in such a cooperative effort. i Mrs. Anne Hazen, council liaison to he committee, said they felt that ollege Station had put a tremen- ious amount of money and effort sito creating a good emergency service. "We felt it was not wise at this time to try to expand. We don't want to compromise our service," she said. The College Station committee is made ap of representatives of the ambulance service, fireman's training school, medical community and Texas A &M. City manager North Bardell said the committee saw "no advantage" in combining the services and unless it was demonstrated that the change would better the present service, the committee would see no use in it. "They didn't rule it out com- pletely," Bardell said. Bravenec said he expected the council to formally discuss the matter at a meeting later this month. Judge Vance said he understood the city managers were to meet on the ambulance topic and that they hadn't reached an agreement. He said the county wouldn't do anything until the cities came to an agreement. Bryan City Manager Hubert Nelson said his staff was not working on any detailed plans for an ambulance service. For the city to take over the presently private operation, it would cost as much as $100,000. The Ea�*Ie Oct. 3, 1978 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed oposa tASOSeCtlt the H icl r C %"C1,, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:30 A.M. on Friday, October 20, 1976 for furnishing 1 e ' following �pecNek ,, Ton Pickup Trucks S the c Wonrks Obtained City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station Texas. 10.1, 16 9, 10 6 The Eagle Oct. 1,1973 — I ORDINANCE NO. 1132 ESTAB PROCEDRS FOR THE REGULAT ON AND CON N O THE CITY COLLEGE STATION; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION, STAN DA R D S TESTING OF EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR FALLS ALARMS AND EQUIPMEN MALFUNCTIONS AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. Section 12. Penalties Violation of any section of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred (11200.00) dollars and/or termination of this privilege to have an alarm difvlIc or system connected On - pr o m ise. fl�icting Ordinanc Orders All ordinances, orders, Or parts of ordinances In conflict with this ordinance, or In of Ms t s ordinance are are hereby repealed to the extent necesseg to give this order full force and effect. Section 14. Serverability The sections, paragraphs, ohrases of this clauses, a re n valid u�m nt r decree of urisdiction such un• onstitutionali;ly� shell not MKt any of ffro remaining Ora ses, clauses, sentences araoreohs, and section of PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th des Of September, 1978. APPROVED /s/Lorence L. Bravenec Mayor ATTEST /s/Florence Neelley City Secratary 10 4, 10 5 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Plann and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of adopting an ordinance amendinp the Zoning Or dinance flo. 850 as it pertains to Section 5 0, Planned Unit Development. The proposed ordinance will delete Sections 5.0.3.3. S•O.aS.3.1, 50.5.3.2, S. 0.5.3.3 and 5.05.3.4 and will amend Section 3.0.6. to clarify the requirements of stage construction in planned unit developments. The hearing will be held In the Council Room of this College Station City Hall, 1101 South Taxes Aven st he 7:00 P.M. �� i p o C Eissnla and on Thursday October 19, 1976. For additional information, please contact the City Plannin Office, 713 84-%04. 10.4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING' The College Station Plann and Zoning Commission will told a public hearing On the question of adopting an ordinance amending the Zoning Or. dinance N 850 as it pertains to Section 5.0 Planned Unit Developmen{. The Proposed ordinance will delete Sectlom 5.0.5.3, S O.aS.3.1, 50.5.3.4, S 0.5.3.3 and 5.05.3.4 and will the requirements Of Clarify 891111 construction In planned unit developments. The hearing will be held In the Council Room of this College Station City Hell, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday. October 46, 1978. For additional Information, please contact" City Plannin Office, 713.816.9601. 10-4 NOTICE TO BIDDERS iN until 10:00 A.M. 1978 for furnishingl Two New Truck Chassis with Refuse Bodies S tillcatlohs can be obletned et the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101, Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas. The rlpht is reserved assthe jis erest of i owner maY uire to re{ and to mality In bids received. 10 4.1 9, 1016 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: on Ion Is in the name urch in College will be held In the �inq of the Planning and Ina Commission on TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Ci W Coillege Station will h. 11d a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordiance 850, defining how to "use" a Conditional Use Permit aad providin� e renewal procedure. he hear1r will be held on Thur slay. October S. 1978, at 7:00 p m. in the CourV1 Room of the College Station City Hall, 110 Texas Avenue, College Station. Texas. For further Information, contact the City Planner, At Mayo, at the City Hall, 816• IT MAY COW cil of the Cl ty of m will hold a i - use" a Conditional Use id and providing s Not procedure. The n8 will be held on Thur October 17, 1978, at 7:00 In the ouncil Room of_fhe Texas. For further Information contact the City Planner, AI Mayo, at the City Hall, 816• 9604. 10-4 The Eagle Oct, 4, 1978 CS asks halt to newsprint nt dp " The City of College Station can no longer dispose of bundled newspapers, so city officials have asked citizens to stop delivering bundles to the old city hall location. City Manager North Bardell said the low price now being paid for newspaper at reclamation centers will not cover the cost of delivering the paper to Houston. In the past, the price covered the cost of hauling the bundles, he said. Twin City Mission also used to collect and dispose of the bundled Papers, but it too has stopped. Bardell said when bundles are dropped at the city hall, the city crews must carry them to the dump. He suggested that citizens roll the old newspapers into logs for the fireplace. Mable Walker at the Brazos County Home Extension Office said "logs" can be made by loosely rolling newspapers, tieing them with heavy twine and soaking in a solution of four pounds of copper sulfate and three pounds of rock salt in a gallon of water. Allow several days for the newspaper logs to dry thoroughly. Once they dry, she said, they will burn for a long time and produce a rainbow of colors. The Eagle Oct. 5, 1973 p Saf et City Y beats all as fun teaching tool Some people have all the fun. In this case, it's the grade school children from A &M Consolidated School District. Not only will those students have fun, but they'll be involved in an excellent learning program — learning safety by doing. Safety City, located on Timber t , Street in College Station, is a complex of streets and in- tersections, complete wit0 buildings, parks, and vehicles all scaled down to the proper size for youngsters. Official Department of Public Safety signs are used. It is, in reality, a tiny town through which students will drive their tiny vehicles, and in the most effective manner, learn both roadway and pedestrian safety rules. Beyond that, it represents the epitome of cooperative efforts between various governmental and individual groups, in ad- dition to the financial and Physical endorsement of a great many businesses and individuals in Bryan - College Station. Locally, school board, city government and police pooled their efforts and money, and the state gave $1,778 for signs. We've seen similar programs, but none so intricate and well. Planned as this. Most others are temporary, available for only a short time each year, and often with some nominal fee for the participants. This Safety City beats them all. It's intricately designed and constructed and will be made available to every Consol grade school class twice each year. Mrs. Sue Keeley, president of Safety City and the strongest force behind its construction, and all those who played any role in it, are to be commended. It's a great learning tool in an area of safety too often ignored in both home and school. Safety on our streets and highways never can be taught too early. To learn by doing is the most ef- fective route. And Safety City is a prime example of that. The Eagle Oct. 6, 1973 0 Staff Photo by Bill Meeks Liberal candidate with conservative background John Hill at : Safety City. �o ORDINANCE NO. 1132 A N O R D I N A N C E E S T A B L I S H I N G PROCEDURES FOR THE REGULATION AND CON - TROL OF A R CITY OF COLLEGE IN STATION; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION, STAN- DARDS, TESTING OF PENALTI S FOR F ALARMS AND EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. iection 12. Penalties Violation of any section of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred ($200.00) dollars and /or termination of this privilege to have an alarm device or system connected on the premise. Section 13. Repeal of Con- flicting Ordinances or Orders All ordinances, orders, or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, or in- consistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give this order full force and effect. Section 14. Serverability The sections, paragraphs, phrase this clauses, ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such un- constitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinanace. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th daa of September, 1978. APPROVED /s /Lorence L.Bravenec Mayor ATTEST /s /Florence Neelley City Secretary NOTICE HEARING: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of adopting an ordinance amending the Zoning Or- dinance, NO. 850 as it pertains to Section 5.0., Planned Unit evelopment. The proposed ordinance will delete Sections %-0.5.3, 5-0.5.3.1., 5-0.5.3.2., 5- 0.5.3.3. and 5- 0.5.3.4. and will amend Section 5-0.6. to clarify the requirements of stage construction in planned unit developments. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council or Thursday, October 26, 1978. For additional informatior nihn Office 713 96004. Plan 10 -5 TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: A 10-acre tract located on the northeast corner Drive and Wellborn Koaa (F.M. 2154) from Sin ggle Family Residential Distict R-1 to Apartment Building District R -6' The application is in the name of Mr. Eddie Chew, 7534 Pinar's Lane. San Antonio, The said hearin will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- % pp��i ion on Thursday, ,Wber 2, 1978. For additional information, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo, Jr. City Planner 713-846-9604. 10 -5 TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: a 10-acre tract located on the northeast corner of the in- tersection of Holleman Drive and Wellborn Road (F.M. 2154) from Single Family Residential District R -1 to Apartment Building District R- 6 application is in the name of Mr. Eddie Chew, 7534 Piper's Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78251. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, November 9, 1978. For additional information, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo, Jr. City Planner 713-846-9604. 10 -5 The Eagle Oct.6, 1973 J'l Plan board turns down use permit A conditional use permit for a proposed Montessori school that commissioners thought would be too close to Texas Avenue was turned down Thursday night by the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission. The permit to operate the school - day care center was requested by Dr. Karim Haji. The site was to be an existing residence on the southeast corner of Texas Avenue and Morgan's Lane. The project review committee, which studies proposed projects before they come to the commission, reported it "could, not, recommend this project for approval under any condition." . Al Mayo, city planner, said the house was too close to Texas Avenue to insure safety of the children and that it would cause traffic problems because of the cars turning left on Texas. Commissioners said they weren't against the concept of the school, just the location. The vote to deny the permit was unanimous. In other action, the commission approved conditional use permit for the temporary use of an existing house on Morgan's Lane as a church for the First Assembly of God Church. The permit was issued on the condition that before the church begins operation, a water line for a fire hydrant will be put in at the church's expense. Mayo said Morgan's Lane would need to be improved and widened before the church could construct a new, bigger building on the 3.7 acre site. He said the poor condition of the present street would not handle additional traffic. "This is the third project in two years proposed for this site," Mayo said. "They all have the same problem — the needed street im- provement." He said residents should start a petition for a paving project. The commission also approved a The Eagle final plat for Dexter Place at the Oct. 6, 197 intersection of Jersey and Dexter Streets. The developer plans to put in three single- family residences on the land. The Eagle Oct.8, 1970" NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Propposals addressed to Texas Cole Station, be rece at the of will the CGty Secretary City of Texas until College Station, the 31st of October, One copy of the bidding forms are ob- 1:00 PM on 1978 for furnishing electrical materials of the and specifications tainable free of charge a the distribution following general categories: Office of the City Secretary, College Station, Texas, or from Substation battery, 125 volt, 200 -hours (8 hour rating) Electric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Drive East, ampere all as more flly described in the - Specifications. Bids received P.O. Box 9970, College Station,jy Texas 77840. Additional copies 100 PM, October 31, 1978 ill be publicly opened and may, be ppurchased from the Enyineeriorafeeof$ read in the City Council of the City Hall in Bids will be evaluated by the Chambers College Station, Texas at 1:00 Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery pM on the same date. Bids after 1:00 PM, Oc- dates, experience of the manufacturere, availability of received tober 31, 1978 will be returned unopened. Each the particular equipment to the to the sender ro osal must be in a sealed Se use intended. The Purchaser reserves the fight to envelope bear o n the outside of the Bidder and the select the quipment which best': the name City of College Station Contract suits its needs whether th price is the lowest or not, and also No. CS-78-SB Materials shipped by truck reserves the right to reject all bids and waive informalities. shall be f.o.b. the City ,warehouse on Church Street in Bidders are urged to offer the earliest practical delivery° College Station, Texas. Those shipped by rail shall date, which dates shall be considered by the Purchaser materials f.o.b. cars,the Southern pacific or Missouri Pacific when choosing the Successful siding in College Station, Bidder. Award of the Contract to the Texas. Invoices and shipping shall specify that the Successful Bidder will bemade t meeting of the at a subsequent notices aterials area art of Con No. CS 78 S 1 and shall City Council of College Station. C I T Y O F COLLEGE tract nfy materials by th n It STATION, TEXAS By Lorence L. Bravenec, numbers s pat r cations. (h popol must be ac" sa Mayor. companied by a bid bond or a israfinemberkofnthe Federal p ayable tot e order of the City of College Station, as in an to five percent amount equal (5o /.) of the maximum bid price. Each B1 dder agrees, that by filing its Proposal, together with such bid bond or check mnconsideratin of the Ci . o f College Station considering such receiving and said Proposal shall Proposal, be firm and binding upon each such Bidder. Bid bonds or e three low bidders checksoft be held by the City of shall i is acceptedand a�satsfactory Bond is furnished Performance by the Successful Bidder, or for a per od not to exceed sixty da from the date (6 ) set for the opeing hereinbefore of the Propposals, which within d ays To the dpdderfunished(sam The Eagle Oct.8, 1970" NOTICE TO BIDDERS Each Proposal must be ac- companied by Sealed proposals addressed to a bid bond or a certified check on a bank that is a member of the Federal the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Deposit Insurance Corporation Texas will be received at the payable to the order of the City of College Station, Texas N M Inn of orth Bardell, City in an amount equal to five percent (5 October 20, 1978 for furnisAhlM °) of the maximum bid price. Each Bidder the following ngequlpment agrees , that by filing its Proposal Two New Truck Chassis with , together with such bid bond or check innconsideratin Refuse Bodies of the City of College S tifications can be Obtained Station receiving and considering such Proposal, said Proposal at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101, Texas Avenue, shall each such Bidder.. Bid College Station, Texas. bonds checks of the three low The right is reserved assthe interest the bidders shall be held by the City of College Station until of owner ma Y require 10 reject any and all bids to a Proposal is accepted and a satisfactory Performance Bond is an waive any In formality In bids received. furnished DY the Successful Bidder, it for 101, 04 10.16 NOTICE TO a period not to exceed sixty ?' r (6 0) dayys from the date hereinbefore set for BIDDERS Sealed Proposals addressed to the ope ng of the Pro osals, which within City College Station, f be ten fp y s to the Pderiod o der funished will a received at the Office ice of the City Secretary, City of samea One copy of the biddin g forms College Station, Texas until 1:00 PM on the 31st of October, and specifications are ob- tainable free of charge ' 1978 for furnishing electrical a the O ffice f the S e r dis materials of the C itV from following general categories Substation battery, 125 volt, 200 Electric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Drive ampere -hours (8 hour rating) East P.O. Box 9970, College Station, , all as more flly described in the Texas 77840. Additional copi Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 PM, October 31, 1978 may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of 515.00. will be publicly opened and read in the City Council Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality, Chambers of the City Hart in College economy of operation, delivery dates, Station, Texas at T:00 PM experience of the on the same date. Bids "Oc manufacturere, availability of the received after 1:00 PM, tober 31, 1978 will be returned particular equipment to the specific to the sender unopened. Each use intended. The Purchaser reserves the proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside right to select the equipment which best suits its needs whether the name of the Bidder and the City of College Station Contract the price is the lowest or not, and also reserves the right to No. CS- 78 -SB -1. Materials shipped by truck reiect all bids and waive in- formalities shall be f. o. b. the City . Bidders are urged to offer Warehouse on Church Street in College Station, Texas. Those the earliest practical delivery date, which materials shipped by rail shall be f.o.b. dates shall be considered by the Purchaser cars,the Southern Pacific or Missouri Pacific when choosing the Successful Bidder. siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping Award of the Contract to the Successful Bidder will notices shall specify that the materials are a ppart of Con- tract No. CS -78 -S B 1 and bemade at a subsequent meeting of the City Council of College Station. shall iientify materials by the Item C I T Y O F COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS numbers assigndin the specifications. By Lo rence L. Bravenec, Mayor. The Ea.-le Oct. 9, 1973 NOTICE TOO IODERS Scaled pr Is addressed t the Honorable Mayor and Gity Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Barden, city Manager, until 10:30 A.M. on furnlihing the �folllowl g Tpwo Nek t � Ton Pickup Trucks S I uiblic can Office e City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station Texas. 104,169.106 The Eagle Oct. 9, 1978 ql Ambulance service needs cooperation "Cooperation," between o i Bryan and College Station, is a a word that never can be e overused. s To be sure, there are many P cases in which cooperation a already exists. Unhappily, there are many in which it does not. t For us to bring the subject of t county -wide ambulance service to light for the second time in several weeks probably gives t the appearance of an en- dorsement for Bryan Mayor Richard Smith's suggestion in that direction. That is not our objective. We lack background or facts to support such a plan, but we submit Bryan, College Station and the county lacks them too, and that final determination should be based on the results of an in -depth study by representatives of all three governmental bodies. The answer to only one question should be at issue: will ALL the people of Brazos County be better served by such a unified plan? In order for it to be adopted, it must not be at the expense of any existing program in College Station. Parts of Smith's plan make sense. He suggests a three - member board — representing Bryan, College Station and the county — to oversee ad- ministration. He suggests a fee schedule based on usage, and subsidation of the service (if fees wouldn't cover total costs) based on the exact percentage of use. If, for example, Bryan resident used the service 50 percent of the time, College Station 35 percent and the remainder of the county 15 percent, then subsidation would be made from each of those three agencies on that same ratio. And Smith suggests operation the service to differ little, if ny, from what College Station is xperiencing right now — in the ame location, with the same ersonnel and with identical raining programs. Fire stations ppear to be ideal locations, hough there may be some hought to a station at St. Joseph's hospital. The idea would be for a cen- ralized switchboard and a centralized administration. College Station Mayor Lorence Bravenec admits he's reluctant to give up something that ap- pears "to, be working well for a system which might not work as well. He' likes the current arrangement in College Station and isn't convinced a centralized plan would lead to any economy. The county, thus far, has not commented on Smith's proposal but probably is waiting to see what the two cities will do. We would hesitate to see either city, or the county, lose anything in the way of efficiency or ser- vice. That would be coun- terproductive. But there comes a time to look at the overall picture and the welfare of all the people. The success of the College Station ambulance service could easily be spread to Bryan and the county with the proper direction. We're not suggesting a unified ambulance service will do that automatically. But we believe the concept is worth a full -scale study. That would be a step in the direction of cooperation rather than coexistence. The B -CS area is going to continue to grow and there may we'll be some programs which can be done better together instead of separately. Maybe this is one. The Eagle Oct. 10, 1978 011 NOTICE TO BIDDERS manufacturere, availability of the particular equipment to the Sealed Proposals addressed to d spec fic use intended. The City College Station, Texas Purchaser reserves the right to will be received at the Office of the a Secretary, City of y select the equipment which best suits its needs wheftier the College Station, Texas until 1:00 PM on the 3151 of October, price is the lowest or not, and also reserves the right reject 1978 for furnishing electrical distribution materials of the w waive all bids and waive in following general categories: formalities. Bidders are urged offer the Substation battery, 125 volt, 200 earliest practical l delivery ampere-hours (8 hour rating) date, which dates shall all as more My described in the Specifications. Bids received considered the Purchaser by 1:00 PM, October 31, 1978 when choosing the Successful Bidder. will be publicly opened and read in the City Council Award of the Contract to the Chambers of the City Hall in Successful Bidder will e at a subsequent meeting g o of f t thhe College Station, Texas at 1:00 PM on the same date. Bids City Council of College Station. received after 1:00 PM, Oc CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS tober 31, 1978 will be returned to the sender unopened. Each By Lorence L. Bravenec, proposal must be in a sealed Mayor. envelope bearing on the outside NOTICE AFFORDING the name of the Bidder and the City of College Station Contract OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING No. CS-78 -SB 1. Materials shipped by truck The State Department of Highways and Public shall be f.o h the City Warehouse Church Street in Transportation is planning for the Construction of an ti College Station, Texas. Those shipped by rail shall extension of FM 60 from State Highway 6 Northeast to FM be f.o.b. . cars,The Southern be f.o. Pacific or Missouri Pacific !� • �t i TThe proposed construction siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping will consist of grading, drainage structures, base, notices shall specify that the afld surfacing. The project materials are a part of Con- tract No. C5 78 SB-1 and shall will be constructed on right of iientify materials by the Item Way which was dedicated to the City of College Station numbers assigndin the and the County. specifications. oposal, must be ac• Each Pr l Maps and other drawings showing the proposed com anted by bid bond or a P certified check on a bank that location and design, en- vironmental studies and is a member of the Federal other information about the Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the order of the City proposed project are on file and available for inspection of College Station, Texas in an amount equal to five percent and copying at the Resident Engineer's Office at North (5 %) of the maximum bid Texas Avenue and Fifteenth price. Each Bidder agrees, that by filing its Proposal, Street, P.O. Box 3249, Bryan, Texas 77801. Also maps and together with such bid bond or check innconsideratin of the City of College Station drawings Showing the proposed location and design receiving and considering such have been placed on file With the City of College Station, Proposal, said Proposal shall Texas. be firm and binding upon each The State's Relocation such Bidder. Bid bonds or Assistance Program will not checks of the three low bidders be involved for this project, shall be held by the City of but information about the College Station until a Proposal tentative schedule for the is accepted and a satisfactory construction can be obtained Performance Bond is furnished at the Resident Engineer's by the Successful Bidder, or for Office. a pperiod not to exceed sixty Any interested citizen may (60) days from the date for the request that apublic hearing hereinbefore set opeing be held covering the social, of the Proposals, which within economic and environmental a period of ten (10) days to the effects of the proposed Bidder Punished same location nd design for this One copy of the bidding forms highway project by and specifications are ob- I delivering a written request tainable free of charge a the to the Resident Engineer's Office of the City Secretary, Office on or before October College Station, Texas, or from 31, 1978. The address of the Electric Power Engineers, Resident's Engineer's Office Inc., 203 Holleman Drive East, is North Texas Avenue at P.O. Box 9970, College Station, Fifteenth Street, P.O. Box Texas 77840. Additional copies 3249, Bryan, Texas 77801. In the event suppcuuh a request is may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of$15.00. will scheduled Bids will be evaluated by the adequate notice will be Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery publicized about the date and hearing. dates, experience of the location of the 101017 The Eagle Oct. 10, 1973 CS city council to consider utilities, buses, land plats College Station City Council will The Thursday agenda includes meet today at 4 p.m. and again ' consideration of two plats — a final Thursday at 7 p.m. at city hall. plat for Dexter Place and a Items on the Wednesday agenda preliminary plat for Timber Ridge include discussion of the city logo, Phase L utility extension policies, utility rate The council will consider bids on study procedures and bus franchise police cars and hold a closed session possibilities. on personnel. The Eagle Oct. 11, 1978 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board • of Ad- justment will consider a reqquest from Mr. Peter q, Nelfert at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 I7 p m. on Tuesday, October , 1978, the nature of the cas being as follows; e The applicant requests the non- , conforming use to add another bedroom, which will not alter the exterior of the residence at 1303 Augustine Court. Further infot'ma'tion is available at ihe'office of the Assistant to the City Manager Of the City of College Station, 84 6 - 8868. Sherry L. Albrecht Assistant to the Cityy Manager 10 -12 10 -15 NOTICED TO BIDDERS Sealed poposals addressed to the I Y OF COLLEGE STgTI r ON, PARKS RECREA710N f DEPART- f i will be received at the Office of the City Secretary in City Hall until 2:00 P.M. on t Thursday, October 26, 1978 for he purpose of a air - supported swimming pool dome with accessories. 8itls shall be publiclyy opened and read at 2:00 - in the Chambee rs on the Council Bids received afters this time shall be returned Un ed, to sender open COPies of bid Specifications tray be picked up at the Parks g Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor Street, College Station, Texas 77840. The City of College ser Seaton reves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and technicalities. The is also conside e Ost advantageous to the City of College Station. BY Lorence L. Bravenec Mayor. , 10-12 10 -18 The Eagle Oct. 12, 1978 CS councmil,-'ziotwizens to work on study College Station City Council decided Wednesday to appoint a committee of council members and citizens to work with engineers on a study of utility rates for the city. The technical work of the study will be done by Electric Power Engineers of College Station, the city's permanent consultants. City Manager North Bardell said the last major rate revision was a year and a half ago. Since that time, the council has given two four Percent cost cuts on electricity in College Station because of lower prices being charged by Gulf States Utilities to the city. College Station is gradually switching from Bryan Utilities to Gulf States as its primary energy supplier. The rate study is expected to cost about $3,000, Bardell said. A recent study done by the City of Bryan on electricity, water and sewer cost $90,000. Bardell said the College Station study will cost less because it will not be done by outside consultants. He said the staff will do the majority of the work and go to EPE with questions. Also, Bardell said, College Station has kept up with a constant rate revision, while Bryan had not had one for several years. Bardell said the city is facing major changes in February, 1979, when the city gets completely off Bryan Utilities. Since another price break will be due consumers at that time, he said, the council might as well go ahead and make other changes at that time. The city manager said the city must consider establishing in- dustrial rates and the council needs to decide if it wants to change the commercial rate now being charged apartment complexes. A big decision facing the rate study committee is whether the city should change the general concept now used to set rates. College Station presently charges on a declining block method. Bardell said the city could go to a flat rate, which is a new trend in rate making. "We need to decide whether we want to base the charges on purely cost of service or go to a flat billing," he said. Councilman Homer Adams said he would favor leaving the rate set -up alone and only changing the rates to reflect the price drop. "Why change the system ?" he asked. The council is to suggest citizen names to the mayor for appointment to the committee. In other action, the council was presented with several suggestions for a new city logo to be used on letterhead and vehicles. Joe Buser, a local advertising specialist, showed the council the concept of a green leaf surrounded by a black circle with the city's name under it. The city's present logo is a green arrow pointing upward. The council also discussed setting up a franchise tax on private buses operated in the city. The council is concerned because it feels Trans- portation Enterprises, Inc. buses, which serve university students, are damaging city streets. Bardell showed the council a bus franchise ordinance used by the City of Austin which also has the TEI buses. The council will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7. O H Officers bring in an unidentified arrested man. patrolman Larry Johnson (left) and Keith Foltermann clear way for prisoner. 11 arrested in 1st major CS drug raid By FRANK MAY Staff Writer Authorities from seven state and local law enforcement agencies arrested 11 persons Thursday night in College Station's first major drug raid. The "bust" was aimed, city police said, at cutting down the use and sale of drugs among the city's school -aged children. The 11 were arrested in various locations in the cities of College Station and Bryan, as well as in .Burleson and Robertson counties. They were processed at the new College Station police station, where I Justice of the Peace A.B. Boyette Jr.' set their bonds, and then were taken in pairs to Brazos County jail in Bryan. The bust culminates a three - month investigation begun in early July, when the College Station police received numerous complaints of persons "pushing" marijuana and other drugs on minors," Detective Ronnie Miller said. elated story o n page 1B A/ College Station det wo ed undercover togethe t Department of Public n cotics officers. The a sT de several purchases an rs rveillance of a numb locations in the city during th months. "We are trying to stop the 1 suppliers on the street level," said. "Most of the persons after are between 17 and 27 old," he added. "They are the suppliers to school -aged children." College Station Chief l Byrd, who decided to use tl station because the spac needed said "the original pl, to stop the drug use and younger groups" in the city hope it will effect the overa . ective r with Safety fficers d held er of e three )iggest Miller we're years mostly darvin ie new e was in was ;ale to 1. "We 11 drug picture in College Station," he ad- ded. Authorities, including Bryan Chief Joe Ellisor; Sheriff Bobby Yeager, DPS narcotics Sgt. Charles Goforth, assistant district attorney, met at 6 p.m. at the new station to plan the bust. The officers were assigned to arrest persons indicted by the Brazos County Grand Jury Thurs- day afternoon. The grand jury returned 29 sealed indictments on 23 persons for various drug charges. Chief Byrd said late Thursday night the operation went "according to plan and smoothly." Several officers, however, said word of the bust spread quickly and a number of persons could not be found. Small amounts of marijuana and cocaine were confiscated in the bust. Goforth said the bust may lead to more cases.`Purchases are going down now in relation to this bust which may result in more arrests," he said. Goforth said officers have not traced where the marijuana originated, but may in coming months. Persons arrested Thursday night and released by 10 a.m, today are: Milton Leroy Waller, possession of marijuana, on $2,000 bond; Robert Neil Rowe, delivery of marijuana (two counts) on $4,000 bond; Carson Pryor, Jr., delivery of marijuana on $2,000 bond; Paul A. Gomez, delivery of marijuana, on $2,000 bond; David Earl McWhorter, delivery of marijuana, on $2,000 bond; and Kirk Vohn Hughes, delivery of marijuana on $2,000 bond. Still being held in jail as of 11 a.m. were: Daniel Lee Mouser, delivery of marijuana, on $2,000 bond; Duane Braswell. possession of metham- phetamine, $5,000 bond; Danny Lee Aimsworth, delivery of controlled substance, no bond; John Stephen Reagan, delivery of controlled substance, no bond; and Larry Chasen, delivery of marijuana, $4,000 bond. Goforth said half of the indcted persons are normally arrested in drug busts. The remaining persons under indictment will probably be arrested withing the next few months, he added. DPS narcotics officers last held a drug bust in the area in March when about 40 persons were arrested. The bust was coordinated at the Bryan police station. Miller said many of the marijuana deliveries were made in small game halls frequented by youngsters. "Marijuana is getting to the younger kids and we need to stop it," he stated. Old chamber to see 2 more meetings At least two meetings are scheduled in the old council chamber at College Station City Hall before the room is renovated for new offices. The Planning and Zoning Com- mission will meet in the council chamber tonight at 7. Also, today at 4 p.m. the first meeting of a committee to help with the city utility rate study will meet in the room. Once work begins on the council ehamber, meetings will be held in the courtroom of the new Police Building on S. Texas Avenue. A new council room will be constructed in the city hall addition. engineers predict it will be completed by the first of 1979. The Eagle Oct. 14, 1918 rig TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- iustment will consider a request from Mr. Peter A. Helfert at their called Meeting in the Council Ropm_of the College Station City Hall at 7:30 p m. on Tuesday, October 17, 1978, the nature of the 'case being as follows: The applicant requests the non- conforming use to add another bedroom, which will not alter the exterior of the residence at 1303 Augustine Court. Further information is Assistaat to the City Man of the City of College Station 846 -8868. , Sherry L. Albrecht Assistant to the City Manager 10 -12 10 - The Eagle Oct. 1.5, 1978 NOTICE TOBIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and city Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the M N 8 A. October i0. 197! for furnishing the following equlpment Two New Truck Chassis with Refuse Bodies t , S Ificatl0ns can be obtained City Ha Public 11, Texas C01 egr Slatlon, Texas. The rlpht is reserved osathe Interesf of the owner may r e ,gire to reiect any and all pp and to waive any in formsilly In bids received, 10.4. 1.9 In. IA NOTICE TO BIDDERS unm I0:7o AM. on October 20, 197s for ng the following it: 1 ) Ton Pickup Trucks Lions can be obtained tibllc works Office at 1101 Texas Avenue, lotion Texas 10-4.16-9,10-6' The Eagle Oct. 16, 1978 10( Utility rate study CS water, electric costs may change By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station citizens may be facing an increase in water rates and a slight decrease in electric rates when the city's current rate study is completed. Members of the citizens advisory committee on the utility rate study held their first meeting Thursday afternoon and heard a quick sum- mary of what was happening in electric, water and sewer operations in the city from City Manager North Bardell. Bardell said total revenue pictures would be developed for each of the three segments for detailed study by the committee. Initially, Bardell said, the city is facing a two -cent increase in the base cost paid for each 1,000 gallons of water. The cost of water would have to go up to reflect that increase to keep the revenue picture as it should be, he said. Production costs for water have gone-down, Bardell said, because of a switch to power from Gulf States which sells the electricity to run the pump at a lower price. Overhead and operating costs in the water division, however, have gone up 25 percent, he said. Another price increase which the committee will study, Bardell said, is the fee for disconnection and reconnection of water. The present charge is $2 but the cost is more, he said. "The other citizens are sub- sidizing reconnections," Bardell said. "You will have to look at this and decide if you want to make any changes." On electric rates, the city will be getting a wholesale price decrease when it completes its switch to Gulf States in January, 1979, he said. The city already has given its customers a price cut to reflect the lower charges from Gulf States. The city formerly bought its power from Bryan Utilities. "You also will need to look at the philosophical questions of rate structure," Bardell said. "But we have to generate a certain amount of revenue no matter how our rates are structured," he advises. John Dennison of Electric Power Engineers . of College Station, the city's electric advisors, said that if the city is to consider changing the distribution of charges by going to a new rate structure, a great deal of study will have to be done. "We'll have to collect one heck of a lot of data to see what it's going to do to revenue," he said. Jim Gardner, a committee member and former city council member, said he'd like to see some comparision of College Station's rates to those in other cities. He also asked for a comparison of what the revenue picture would be if the city went to flat electric rates. - The committee decided to meet again Tuesday. Council to meet At least three meeting are scheduled next week in the new College Station Police Station court chambers dealing with city business. The meeting locations have been switched from the old council chambers at city hall because that room is being rennovated into offices. A new council chamber is being constructed in the city hall addition but that in new chambers room won't by com- pleted until January, The citizens com- mittee on utility rate study will meet Tuesday at 4p.m. to work on rate determinations. The city council will hold a workshop session Wednesday at 4 p.m. to discuss a bike path plan, a codification proposal and to hear Sparky Hardee discuss a gar- bage situation. The Eagle Oct. 21, 1978 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10 A.M., Monday, November 6, 1978 for furnish inp the following One (1( a Ton Heavy duty 1 2 Ton 1979 Pickup Truck Proposals and specifications can be obtained at the City of College Station Fire Depart- ment. All proposals must in- c delivery date and all Stat Orl-Leas. Two cop es of the bid re uest are provided. Please mail one complete copy to the City of College Station Fire Department, Box 9960, College Station, Texas h'84 and the second copy .maw be kept for your files. 10 -22, 10-29 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office' of North Bardell, City i Manager, until 1000 A.M., Monday, November 6, 1978 for furnishing the following: One (1) Grass Fire Truck Complete With Service Body and Skid Type Tank & Pump. Proposals and Specifications can be obtained at the City of College Station Fire Depart ment. All proposals must in elude delivery date and alll prices to be F.O.B. College Station, Texas. Bidders are requested to note their deviations from specifications in the blank column on the right side of the specifications corresponding to the specification data on the left and return one complete set of our specifications and shop drawings with their bid. Two copies of the bid request are provided. Please mail one complete copy and shop drawings to the Cityy of College Station Fire Department; Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77840 and the second copy may be kept for your files. The City of College Station reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the bids and to waive any informalities and technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the offer considered the most ad- vantageous to the City of College Station. Please mark the envelope "BIDS ON GRASS FIRE TRUCK ". Bids will be received at the City Hall until 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 6, 1978. 1022, 10-29 The Eagle Oct. 22, 1973 I'J4 CS council to discuss screen rule A recently passed ordinance that requires screens on windows of apartment complexes and other residences will be discussed at Thursday's College Station City Council meeting. Several apartment owners have complained about the requirement in the hew housing code. The council gave apartment owners until next year to get the screens installed. When the requirement was passed, council membgrs said they felt people should be able "to open their windows if they wished and no use air conditioning. Apartment owners have com- plained about the cost of installing the screens and that some com- . plexes will require specially designed screens to fit the windows. The council also will consider bids' for a cover on the Adamson Pool, on trucks, and on police patrol cars. Three public hearings will be held on the following subjects: — Rezoning Lots 4 and 5 of Block C of College Heights Addition from duplex to general commercial. The Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending this be changed to Administrative- Professional zoning. — Adopting an ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. 850 as it pertains to Planned Unit Developments. — Adopting an ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance No. 850 to define how to "use" a Conditional Use Permit and providing a renewal procedure. The council also will consider plats for the Park South Addition, Timber Ridge Addition Phase I and Quail Run Estates Phase II. The meeting will be in the court chambers of the new police building at 2611 S. Texas Avenue. The Eagle Oct. 25, 1978 Rate study gathering information College Station's utility rate'study committee presently is in an in- formation gathering stage. At the group's Tuesday meeting, the city manager. passed out copies of the city budget to give committee `members an idea of the city's revenue requirements. The committee alsov received copies of rates charged in Navasota, Caldwell, Bryan and by Gulf States to its retail customers. City Manager North Bardell said researchers at Texas A &M will provide the committee with statistics on water and sewer rates throughout the state. Bardell said he was asked by the committee to come up with average usage figures for city customers and to make calculations of what various rate structures would do to typical bills. Larry Ringer, chairman of the committee, said the committee is listening to the 'problems and reading a great deal of information on rate structures. "We are going to start with water and sewer rates because there is more information currently available on them," he said. Ultimately the committee will make a recommendation to the council on rate philosophy. The actual rates will be developed by Electric Power Engineers of College Station, the city's power con- sultants, and the city's staff. Thursday night the council will discuss naming three more citizens to the committee which now is made up of three councilmen and four citizens. The Eagle The committee will meet again Oct. 25, 1978 Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the police building. Man complains before council about decision By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer A College Station club owner Wednesday afternoon told the city council he didn't get a fair trial in municipal court on a litter violation and that he thought the city had a personal issue against him. Sparkey Hardee, owner of Sparkey's Pizza at 120 Walton, told the council to "Get off my a -- (rear end)." "I'm a legitimate businessman and I'm going to be here long after you're on the council," he said. Hardee came before the council to complain because Municipal Judge Ken Robison would not give him a jury trial on Oct. 17 on charges that he violated Ordinance 885 — not having a commercial refuse con- tainer. Hardee passed out copies of what he said were accounts from memory of what happened at the court hearing and of conversations with a police officer and city official. "The point is I asked for a jury trial and was denied. I asked for an appeal for 10 days and I was denied. I asked to see my accusers and was denied," Hardee said. "And I was not guilty." He told the council they should find a new city judge and that he would refer the matter to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct. Several council members responded angrily to Hardee's statements. Mayor Lorence Bravenec said he would back the judge. "I think he knows procrastination when he sees it. He does a good job,' said. He told Hardee to appear to a county court if he felt he didn't get a fair trail. Responding to a statement by Hardee that he didn't know who his accusers were, Councilman Gary Halter spoke up. "If I took a count of the number of complaints I've had since getting on this council, the first would be late billing for electricity and the second would be litter around Sparkey's," he said. "If you want accusers, I bet I can fill this gourtroom up with them. I think eacio member probably could get a bench full," Halter said. "Nobody on this council is on your a -- (rear end)," Halter said. "We've reacted to numerous complaints about litter around your place." Hardee angered the mayor by saying all the council had to do was ask him to take care of any refuse problems. "You drug your feet. The city asked you. You knew you were in violation of the code. You can't talk out of both sides of your mouth even if you have a beard to cover it up," Bravenec said. Councilman Homer Adams said that as long as two and a half years ago he personally talked with Hardee about getting a dumpster. "You said nobody could make you., get one," Adams said. In other action, the council; reviewed a bike plan for the city. Under the plan, there would be three types of bicycle traffic control systems: off street, bike lanes and bike routes. There also would be certain streets, including University from Tarrow to Texas, Texas from University to Highway 30 and some of Highway 30 that would be prohibited for bike traffic. City Planner Al Mayo said traffic volumes and speeds on the streets were too great for safe bicycle traffic. The council will vote on the plan at a later meeting. The Eagle Oct. 26, 1978 Sealed proposals addressed to the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, PARKS & RECREATION DEPART- MENT will be received at the Office of the City Secretary in City Hall until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 26, 1978 for the purpose of a air - supported swimminr�gg pool dome with accessor)es. Bids shall be publicly opened and read at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Bids received after this time shall be returned to sender unopened. Copies of bid Specifications may be picked up at the Parks & Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor Street, College Station, Texas 77840. The City of College Staton reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the bid considered most advantageous to the City of College Station. By Lorence L. Bravenec, Mayor. 10 -12, 10 -18 The Eagle Oct. 26, 1978 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 6, 1978 for furnishing the following: One (1) Grass Fire Truck Complete With Service Body and Skid Type Tank & Pump. Proposals and Specifications can be obtained at the City of College Station Fire Depart- Men t. All proposals must in- clude delivery date and all prices to be F.O.B. College Station, Texas. Bidders are requested to note their deviations from specifications in the blank column on the right side of the specifications correspponding to the specification data on the left and return one complete set of our specifications and shop drawings with their bid. Two Copies of the bid request are provided. Please mail one complete copy and shop drawings to the CityY of College Station Fire Department; Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77840 and the second copy may be kept for your files. The City of College Station reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the bids and to waive any informalities and technicalities. The right is also reserved to accept the offer. considered the most ad, vantageous to the City of College Station. Please mark the envelo e "BIDS ON GRASS FIf�E TRUCK ". Bids will be received at the City Hall until 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 6, 1978. 10 -22, 10 -29 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Monday, November 0 60 0 1978 for furnishinp the following: One (1( i8 Ton Heavy duty 1 2 Ton 1979 Pickup Truck c e obtained P an ba at the City of College Station Fire Depart ment. All proposals must in elude delivery date and all p rices to be F.O.B. College Station, Texas. Two copies of the bid re uest are provided. to the City of Co� eWa Station Fire Department, Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77840 and the second copy may be kept for your files. 10 -22, 10 -29 1 The Eagle Oct. 29, 1978 1�0 Expenses run high .for well- operated ,ambulance service Running an ambulance service is extremely expensive and if collections are low, survival is almost impossible. A new ambulance complete with (life- saving and radio equipment ,;costs about $33,000, says College station Fire Chief Douglas Landua, ho ordered a new truck recently. To operate the two - vehicle College Station service — salaries, supplies, expenses —about $100,000 is needed :,annually, he added. Ambulance technicians in College Station are paid $25 to $100 -a -month above their regular firefighters salary. But only about 60 percent of the patients using the ambulance ser- vice ever pay their bills, Landua said. The rest comes from the city's general fund. "If ambulance service is to be provided like it should be and funded iftinternally by itself, it's not a money akin g proposition," Landua said. Bill Thornal, owner and operator of Mid -Tex Ambulance service in Bxyan, said he spent about $78,000 to run his service in nine - months last year which as a rate of about $104,000 a year. He took in $74,000. Insurance. costs run about $5,000 for his four - vehicles, he added. Thornal's collections are somewhat lower than College Station. "We have been getting only about 30 percent of our customers to pay," he said. Thornal has a private collection agency. Transfer calls, to transport patients from one hospital to another usually out of town, help Thornal make ends meet. "They provide a good chunk of our funds because 95 percent of the patients pay and each call costs more than the regular $35," he said. Thornal also currently is given a $2,000 -a -month subsidy from the Bryan City Council. "It is expensive and difficult to upgrade equipment without ad- ditional funding," he noted. The Eagle Oct. 29, 1978 lIkt Advisory panels in CS schedule three meefings Three meetings are scheduled this _week by the City of College Station. The Utility Rate Study Committee will meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the new police station court chambers to work on rate deterio6tiQns. Also Tuesday, the Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 3 p.m. in the new police station court chambers to work on rate deter - minations. Also Tuesday, the Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 3 P.M. for a tour of recently approved and under - construction projects within the city. City Planner Al :Mayo will lead the commissioners on the field trip. Thursday at 7 p.m. the planning commission will conduct its regular meeting at the police courts room. The commission will hold a public hearing on rezoning about 5 acres on the northeast corner of Hollemani Drive and Wellborn Road from single family residential to apart- ment district R -5. The application is in the name of Eddie Chew of San Antonio. The commission also will consider a preliminary plat for Rolling Ridge located between Gandy Road and Korth Graham Road, The Eagle Oct. 30, 1978 and Zoning Commission will TO WHOM TO MAY CON CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract 6.21 acres of land located ap proximately 600 feet east of Texas Avenue and ap proximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Sterling Street and Texas Avenue from Apartment Building District R 4 to General Commercial District C 1. The application is in the name of Mr. Charles F. Johnson 1015 Holt, College Station, `Texas. The said hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the College Station Police Station, 2611 Texas Avenue South at the 1:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, November 23, 1978 For additional information, please contact the Cityy Plan ner's Office, 713 846 9604. Albert 0. Mayo, Jr. City Planner NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Question of granting a Con ditional Use Permit for the construction and operation of a sorority house to be located on Lot 3 of the Wildwood Addition between Munson Drive, University Oaks Drive and Athens Way Drive. The ap pplication is in the name of Xi Ka pa of Chi Omega, 2705 Bolton, Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Station, 2611 Texas Avenue South at the 7 00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 16, 1978 For additional information, please contact the City Plan , ier's Office, 713 846-9604. Albert 0. Mayo, Jr. City Planner NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Con ditional Use Permit for the construction and operatin of a sorority house to be located on Lot 4 of the Wildwood Addition between Munson Drive, University Oaks Drive and Athens Way Drive. The ap plication is n the name of the Delta Omega House Cor poration, 801 South Coulter Drive, Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Statin, 2611 Texas Avenue South at the 7 00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 16, 1978. For additional information, Please contact the City Plan ner's Office, 713 846 9604, Albert 0. Mayo, Jr. City Planner 11 1 I TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning hold coning Commission will public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: 6.21 acres of land located approximately 600 feet east of Texas Avenue and approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Sterling Street and Texas Avenue from Apartment Building District R 4 to General Commerical District C-11. The application is in the name of Mr. Charles F. Johnson 1015 Holt, College Statiln, texas. The said hearing will be held in 'the Courtroom of the College Station Police Station, 2611 Texas Avenue South at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 16, 1978. For additional information,, please contact the Cityy Plan ner's Office, 713846-960 4. Albert 0. Mayo, Jr. City Planner 11 -1 The Eagle Nov. 1, 1978 CS study committee seeks fair utilities By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer "Will they or won't they ?" is a nuestion members of the College Station Utility Rate Study Com- mittee are trying to answer. The committee is trying to come up with new utility rates that the public will accept and consider fair. Among the questions discussed during the group's Tuesday hf- ternoon meeting was whether a slight increase in sewer rates and a greater increase in water. rates Would be most acceptable to city residents. Sewer rates, the committee has been told, need to increase about 30 Percent to cover increasing costs and bonded indebtedness from construction of the new sewer treatment plant. Sewer and water revenues are "thrown into one pot," city officials said, so that the total rate increase could be lumped on either sewer or water, or divided between the two. Mayor Lorence Bravenec said he would rather see a big increase in water rates and leave sewer rates at the present $3 a month figure. "People on fixed incomes have a hard time paying even $1 more a month. If we raise sewer rates, they would be forced to pay more. But if we raise water rates, they could cut down on consumption to save money," he said. "Do you think citizens would rather take a big jump in water rates and none in sewer or lesser increases in both ?" asked member Martha Camp. "People know operating costs have gone up and that the sewage treatment plant is on line. I think they will understand an increase," she said. Roy Hann, committee member, proposed that apartment complexes might get a break in sewer rates because they are charged for sewer whether the apartments are oc- cupied or not. "I think you ought to pay for a service what it costs," said Coun- cilman Larry Ringer. Whatever the increase in water and sewer rates proposed by the committee to the council, members said they proposed by the committee to the council, members said they felt it would be easier to sell to the public because the city is giving a rate decrease in electricity at the same time. The committee plans to meet for several months before making final recommendations on rates to the council. The Eagle Nov. 1, 1978 CS City council to hold session Wednesday The College Station City Council will hold a special workshop meeting Wed. nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The council will discuss the city's Community Development Program for 1979 and will talk about city fire insurance. They will also meet in closed session to discuss personnel and pending litigation. The closed session is allowed by state law. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, C i t Manager, until 10:00 AM „ Monday, November 6, 1978 for furnish glhe following: Ton 1979 Pickup Truck duty v Proposals specifications can be obtained and atfhe City of College Station Fire Depart ment. All proposals must in Clyde delivery date and all pricer to be F.O.B. College) Station, Texas. Two copies of the bid re� . nest are provided Please mail one complete copy Fire the City of Colleg Station Fire Department, Box gy61 College Station, Texas 77840 and the second copy may be kept for yoUf files. tan, Nam The Eagle Nov. 5, 1978 County ambulance plan stalled by adjournment A proposal to form a county• wide emergency ambulance service in Brazos County didn't make any progress Monday morning as 'a meeting of local governmental of- ficials was adjourned without any discussion of the topic. Bryan Mayor Richard Smith was to speak on the proposal to combine - ambulance service for Bryan, College Station and the county. Smith, however, had the wrong time marked on his calendar and arrived just as the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee adjourned. The committee adjourned after waiting an hour for Smith. It is made up of officials of both cities, the county and Texas A &M. " The committee did discuss a long range proposal to form a tax -free entity that could loan money to Texas A &M students. College Station City Manager North Bardell said such entities were allowed by law. They can be set up by cities and sell tax -free revenue bonds to support the loan administration program. No votes were taken on the idea and Bardell said he would in- vestigate it further. The Eagle November 8, 1978 CS council app?oves rezoning request z --A o =r < m M J v J V 00 By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer A former College Station resident won College Station City Council approval Thursday night for a zoning change to allow the building of an apartment complex in his old neighborhood. Eddie Chew, a 1961 graduate of Lincoln High School in College Station, told the council he plans to construct a 44 -unit complex at Holleman Drive and Wellborn Road. He is applying for Section 8 funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which will mean some of the apartment units will be eligible for rent subsidy. Chew's father was killed in June when the family home on Holleman burned. Now a school teacher in San An- tonio, Chew said he hopes the apartment project will improve the neighborhood that he grew up in. The apartment construction will mean the demolition of several old houses in the area. The land's zoning was changed by the council from single family to apartment zone R -5. • The city council's approval of the zoning change also may benefit the city in Another way. The council needs to encourage Section 8 con- struction in order to gain favor with HUD officials who control funds for community development. HUD has told the city it needs more rental assistance property. In other action, the city council directed the Planning and Zoning Commission to suggest a policy on development within the city's two - mile extraterritorial jurisdiction. The council and the commission discussed whether development west of the city should be en- couraged. The Eagle Nov. 11, 1978 RECREATION DEPARTMENT will be received at the Office of NOTICE TO BID DERS the City Secretary in Sealed proposals ad City Hall until 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 18, d r e s s e d t o t h e Honorable Mayor and 1978 for the fencing of City Council of College four ballfields in Krenek Tap Park. Bids shall be Station, Texas will be received at the office of picked up at the Parks & North Bardell, City 10:00 Recreation Depart merit, 1000 Eleanor Manager, until A.M. on Monday, November 27, 1978 for Texas 7753 , or by calling 846 furnishing the following egiupnI Two New Pickup Trucks Proposals must be submitted on the forms 5 ecifications can be obtained at the Public bound within the Specifications. The Works Office at City right to accept or reject H a I I , 1 101 Texas any or all bids and to Avenue, College Station, waive all formalities is Texas. hereby reserved by the 11-11 11 -12, 11 -15 City Council of the City NOTICE TO BIDDERS of College Station. Sealed proposals ad- dressef to the CITY OF Stephen C.Beachy Director, Parks & COLLEGE STATION, Recreation Dept. P A R K S & 11 -11 11 -12, 11 -19 The Eagle Nov. 11, 1978 NOTICE TO IDOERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 1000 A.M. on Mond. y, November 27, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment Two New Pickup Trucks Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 111 11 12 11 I NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the CITY OF COLLEGE, STATION, PARKS RECREATION DEAR 8I MENT will be received at the Office of the City Secretary in City Hall until 2 00 p.m Monday, December 18, 1978 for 'he fencing of four ballfields in Krenek Tap Park. Bids shall be opened and read aloud at 2 00 P.m. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Plans, Specification, and In formation for Bidders may be picked up at the Parks & Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor St , College Station, Texas 77840, or by calling 846 4753 Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. The right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive all formalities is 'hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station, Stephen C. Beachy Director, Parks & Recreation Dept 11 11, 1112, 11 19 LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO SECURE A CER T I F I C A T E OF CON V E N I E N C E A N C NECESSITY FOR CERTAIN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES IN BRAZOS, GRIMES, The Eagle Nov.12, 1978 108 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 1000 A.M. on Monday, November 27, 1978 for furnishing the following equipment Two New Pickup Trucks Specifications can be obtained at the Public Works Office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 11 11, 11 12 11 15 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: ) The Zonin , Board Of Ad from Agency Reco ds Control, ce0111edasMBefing in tthe n ew Co lege and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 Tuesday Novern rg 1978, hatre of the case being as follows: The applicants requests a variance to the minimum Ming requirement of the Zoning Ordinance due to fixed space at the site. at the off ce of the Assi lb to the City Manager of the City of College Station, 846 8868. Sherry L. Albrecht Assistant to the Cit1 9 Manager — TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN- The Zoning Board of d Lustment of the City of Colle�e Station will consider a request for variance from Joe Court ney, Inc. at their regular Tuesday, November 21, M. in the Municipal Court Room at 2611 Texas Avenue, the nature of the case being as follows variance to applica minimum dimensins of off street parking s aces existing on Bluestem Circle, tact the' Building Department at 846.8886. William F. Koehler Building Official The Eagle November 15,1978 11,16 To WHOM IT MAY CON :ERN: The Zoning Board of Ad ustment will consider a , equest from Dr. John Painter — Jere Smith Homes at their ,ailed meeting in the Municial ourtroom o,A ew.College Station Police 6rfd Municipal ourt Building at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdaa, November 11, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to construct a per manent carport within ten feet of the rear property line at 1119 Merry Oaks. Further information is available at the office of the Assistant to the City Manager of College Station, 8468868. Sherry L. Albrecht Assistant to the City Manager 1116, 1119 The Eagle November 16, 1978 Bellard moves into real estate career t4 H O ::F' C m fD C G (D Q4 �t N fD V Texas A &M's former head football coach Emory Bellard came before the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night with preliminary plans for a residential - commercial project in the city. There have been rumors since Bellard's resignation as coach and athletic director that he would go into real estate development. Bellard wasn't seeking any action from the commission, only a reading on how it would consider the 55.6 acre project to be located northwest of Fed -Mart. He presently holds an option but has not purchased the land. The project, if developed by Bellard, calls for residential lots in the area near the Bryan- College Station city limits to the north ?rd administrative - professional d,Pvelopment= Along Tarrow Street and University. Commission Chairman Vergil Stover said the commission was favorable to the plan. In other action, the commission recommended a zoning change for a 6.21 acre tract located about 600 feet east of Texas Avenue and 300 feet south of Texas Avenue and Sterling Street from apartment district to general commercial. The commission also granted two conditional use permits for sorority houses in the Wildwood Addition located between Munson Drive, University Oaks and Athens Drive. r 00 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad tustment of the City of College Station will consider a request for variance from Joe Court ney, Inc. at their regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 1978 in the Municipal Court Room at 2611 Texas Avenue, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance to the minimum dimensins of off - street pparking spaces existing on Bluestem Circle. For further information con- tact the Building Department at 846 -8886. William F. Koehler Building Official 11 -15. 1119 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request from Dr. John Painter — Jere Smith Homes at their called meeting in the Municial Courtroom of the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 p.m. on A Tuesdaa, November 1978, the nature of the case being as follows The applicant requests a variance to construct a per manent carport within ten feet of the rear property line at 1119 Merry Oaks. Further information is available at the office of the Assistant to the City Manager of College Station, 8468868. Sherry L. Albrecht Assistant to the City Manager 1116, 1119 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad lustment will conside a request from Agency Records Control,, 3001 East Bypass, at their called meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the' new College Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 1978, the nature of the case being as follows: The applicants requests a variance to the minimum parking requirement of the Zoning Ordinance due to fixed space at the site. Further informatin is available at the office of the Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College Station, 8468868. Sherry L. Albrecht Assistant to the City Manager NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the City of Bryan at the Pur. chasingg Agent's office until 1:00 P.M. Nov. 28, 1978 and Publicly opened and read aloud E t 2:00 P.M. same date in the tilities Building on the ollowing item to be purchased. Electric Distribution Con ductor Bid forms and specifications May be secured at the Pur. Chasing Agent's office located at 2200 Fountain Avenue, or all 7 13/8230971 for in rormation. r serve the right to accept or reiect any or all bids and to waive all formalities and technicalities. CITYOF BRYAN By: A.R. Dittfurth Purchasingg Agent 11 15 1119 NOTICE TO BIDDERS / Sealed proposals addressed to the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, PARKS & RECREATION DEPART. MENT will be received at the Office of the City Secretary in City Hall until 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 18, 1978 for the fencing of four ballfields in Krenek Tap Park. Bids shall be! opened and read aloud at 2-W p.m. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Eli Plans, Specification, and In formation for Bidders may be picked up at the Parks & Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor St , College Station, Texas 77840, or by calling 846 .4753 Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. The right to accept or reject any or all bids and o waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station. Stephen C. Beachy Director, Parks & Recreation Dept. 1111, 11 12, 1119 The Eagle November 19, 1978 CS trash bins similar to those declared illegal By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer The national Consumer Product Safety Commission has declared slant -sided trash bins similar to those used in College Station to be illegal, but city officials say the local bins pose no problems. The commission reported that in the past seven years, some 21 children have been crushed to death by the bulk bins, which can fall over. Such bins have been declared illegal and owners of dangerous bins can be fined up tu$2,000 per bin. The ban by the commission covers certain types of bins with slanted sides that can allow the center of gravity to shift under the weight of a child swing, g from the handles and possibly pin hIrwunderneath. College Station City Manager North Bardell said his city buys the trash bins and then sells them to local businesses and apartment complexes. He said he knows of no incidents locally where the bins have turned over. "We had one roll on its wheels into someone's car once," Bardell said. Bardwell said the city staff would test the bins to see if they would tip, but he didn't think they would. Since the bins are now owned by in- dividuals, he said, "We can only advise them if there is a problem." Bryan officials said their city has straight -sided bins. Dorothy Byrd of the safety commission said the ban is designed to inform bin owners and parents of the possible risks of the slant -sided trash containers. She said unstable. bins can be fixed by either welding a brace at the bottom or by widening the wheel base. - "We want to get the bins fixed before any more children are killed," she said. Bins can be tested, she said, by ver see a ti ally tiring or a p 191- pound weight horizontally. If it tips, It fails. The Eagle November 20, 1978 TO WHOM. IT MAY CON CERN The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract 2108 acres located east of and adjcent to State Highway 6, East Bypass and adjoining the Emerald Forest Subdivision and the Agency Records Control property from Agricultural Open District A 0 to Ad ministrative- Professional District A P. The application is in the name of Haldec, Inc., 1216 Glade, College Station, Texas The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the College Station Police Station located at 2611 South Texas Avenue at the 7 00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, December 7, 1978, For additional information, please contact the City Plan ner's Office, 713 696 9604. Albert 0. Mayo, Jr City Planner TO WHOM ITMAYCONCERN The Neighborhood Advisory Committee for the City of College Station Community Development Program will meet Mondayy, November 27, 1978, 7:00 P.M. at Lincoln Center. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the use of Community Develop. ment Program Street Con- struction funds for Housing Rehabilitation. For additional information, please contact James M. Callaway, Community Development Planner, 696. 9601." iU WHOM ITMAY CON CERN The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract - 6.21 acres of land located ap proximately 600 feet east of Texas Avenue and ap proximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Sterling Street and Texas Avenue from Apartment Building District R 4 to General Commercial District C 1. The application is in the name of Mr Charles F. Johnson, 1015 Holt, College Station, Texas The said hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the College Station Police Station, 2611 Texas Avenue South at the 7 00 . P.M. m f eeting Of City Council on Thursday, December 14, 1978 For additional information, Please contact the City Plan ner's Office, 713 8469604 Albert 0 Mayo, Jr. FOf Planner TfC£ OF PUBLIC' ARING ' is a notification that the ege Station Planning and ing Commission will hold a Public hearing on the question ranting a Conditional Use ,mit for the construciton and operation of a church facility for the United Church Of Christ in College Station to' be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of F.W. 2818 (West Loop) and Southwood Drive The ap plication is in the name of the United Church of Christ in College Station, 2703 Celinda Circle, College Station, Texas The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Station located at 2611 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, December 7, 1978. For additional information Please contact the City plan ner's Office, 713 696 9604, Albert O. Mayo, Jr. City Planner The Eagle November 22, 1978 Im Costs thieaten fire stations By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer The cities of Bryan and College Station are facing similar problems because of price escalation in building new fire stations. Bryan is trying to build a 3,800 square foot station to serve the east side of the city. It will be Bryan's third station and will be named for Richard Lopez, a fireman who was killed while fighting an apartment fire. The station will be located on Briarcrest Drive. College Station is in the planning stages for its first substation, to be located in Southwood Valley. It will be 3,900 square feet, according to the architect's design, and have three bays — two for fire equipment and one for an ambulance. Bryan has about $200,000 in bond money for its station and College Station has about $195,000. Z H o �r c (o m � w m N n F- (D N CO h- v 00 Bids already have been received for Brvan'$ station and came in for more than $70,000 higher than the available money. The low bid was $274,472 and the highest bid was $315,000. "We were scraping to come up with $200,000, said Councilman Henry Seale. "We bombed out," said Bryan's architect for the station, M.O. Lawrence. The bid price for the Bryan station is $72.23 a square foot — much higher than the $52 the city had hoped for. Low bidder on the project is the Kavanaugh Company of College Station. A spokesman for the company told the council he was willing to negotiate tb get the price down. The council directed Lawrence to meet with the bidder. There is a chance the city will have to postpone the construction of the station unless the cost can be reduced or more money found for financinq,. "I don t think we can take out and redesign fast enough to keep up with escalation," Lawrence said. College Station City Council has approved the design for its new station but bids have not been taken. Tim Keneipp, architect for the project, said Monday he is afraid College Station will get the same types of high bids Bryan did. He has been in contact with Lawrence. "This inflation is just out of hand," Keneipp said. He said he is working on trying tQ keep costs down. College Station City Manager North Bardell said Tuesday he isn't sure Keniepp's fears are correct but he plans to meet with the architect and discuss the project. "We may have to make it smaller or redesign something" Bardell said. "But I'm not going to even address this until we've met with the architect and the council." Bardell said College Station might be able to come up with more money to add to its $195,000 in bond funds for the station if the project wasn't built until next fiscal year beginning July, 1979. The city doesn't expect to have the station in operation before that time anyway because it will mean a big budget expenditure to hire al ditional fire fighters. Both fire stations have been designed as "no frill" projects, according to city officials. Lawrence said one of the reasons for the high cost of constructionis the small size of the buildings. Contractors, he said, have tousethe same equipment and bear the same costs but use it for shorter periods of time. Plan niong board, council discuss future of CS By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission members got their teeth into steaks Tuesday night and then into policy discussions on city problems. The groups held a joint meeting at Ft. Shiloh Steakhouse and later moved across the street to the city's police building. The prime subject discussed was what control the city could exercise in the area within its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). This two -mile area surrounding the city limits may someday be annexed into the city, said Mayor Lorence Bravenec, and directly affects t, a city. Bravenec directed the planning commission to 'come up with proposals to protect the city in the event the ETJ areas are annexed. "Assume you may take it in and do what you can to protect yourself," he said. "Try to minimize what problems we may have such as street systems, lot size and such." Commission chairman Vergil Stover said the city presently has two ways of exercising control in the ETJ areas — through its subdivision ordinance and through the sale of utilities. Some officials said if the cityy doesn't sell water to an area, growt h could be discouraged. Others. however, felt the developer could simply find another source for water. The officials also discussed a suggestion from Councilman Gary Halter that the number of unrelated persons allowed to live in a single family residence be reduced from four to two. Halter said he receives numerous complaints about large numbers of students living in one house and disrupting the neighborhood. The city's zoning ordinance allows no more than four persons — unrelated by blood or marriage — to live in a single family home. The commission will study the change. The Eagle November 29, 1978 CS city hall turns on new 4' switchboard City hall workers in College. Station Wednesday began use of new telephones which are hooked to a computerized network that will tie all offices together on a central switchboard. The $29,895 system may cause some confusion and difficulties for the first few days, according to City Manager North Bardell. Bardell asked that if a citizen calls a city hall office and has any difficulties reaching the desired party, to call back. "They will be doing some switch- ing and disconnections for the nextiew days," Bardell said. He pointed out that as of today, the telephone numbers listed in the new directory should be correct and functioning. The Eagle November 29, 1978 B=CS growth accelerating Reports foresee future of rapid progress in area z O c 9 n w 0 F_ w V 00 H m r� w ao m By FRANK MAY The Sales and Marketing population nearing 2.9 million in expected to be attracted to Brvan- Staff Writer Management article stated there 19$2, is just above the twin cities as College Station," the article says. If you believe Bryan - College will be 30,900 households in the twin the 17th fastest growing city with a However, a drawback to the twin Station is too large a metropolitan cities and Brazos County by 1982. 15.9 percent rise predicted. cities' growth is the lack of a com- area now, you may be totally T figure represents a 23 percent The Killeen - Temple area is the pleted freeway or four -lane highway discouraged with the twin cities' rise from the current number of 21st fastest growing metro in the connecting the area to a major future, according to state and households, the magazine said. country with a 14.8 percent jump Texas city, the article notes. national population and business A spokesman for the magazine, forecasted by 1982. But with its current growth, a growth forecasters. widely read by corporate executives The Texas Business Review ar. person who had not been to Bryan - But if y ou believe the two towns in the country said the predictions title states "continued growth is College Station in the last 10 years should continue to grow and become are compiled from birth rates, death almost a certainty" for the Bryan- would still hardly recognize the a large metropolitan area much like rates and migration to an area. College Station area. "The area was area, according to the article. nearby Austin, you will be quite The population figures also in- once considered to be out in the "The transition from an isolated pleased with their predictions. elude the Texas A &M University boondocks but is actually very close college town to a metropolitan area A national New York based student body since they reside in the to most -'01 the major cities in the has been very rapid. Most of the business magazine, Sales and local area for usually nine to 10 state ... aad the industrial center of products and services once Marketing Management, predicted months each year. gravity of Texas is not far from available only in the 'big city' are in a recent issue that Brvan - College Of the 17 metropolitan areas Br an," the article says. available in Bryan - College Station Station's population will incurease predicted to have faster growth than The story, written by researcher without, so far, most big -city by 15.7 percent in the next four Bryan- College Station, three are in Charles P. Zlatkovich, says the twin frustrations and problems." years, making it the 18th fastest Texas. The Brownsville Harlingen cities assets include location, growing metro in the country. and San Benito area is the second Texas A &M University and the Another recent article in the fastest growing area in the nation quality of life offered by a small "Texas Business Review," a with a projected 25 percent metro area. monthly periodical published by the population increase through 1982. "For a glimpse at the future of the Bureau of Business Research of the Austin is the 10th - fastest growing Bryan - College Station area, one can , University of Texas, compared the metro with an 18.8 percent dump look at the recent history of the twin cities' future to the recent predicted in the next four years. Austin metropolitan area. Similar histo of Austin. Houston. predicted to have a industries and activities can be Need study planned for ambulances A representative of the Texa: Department of Human Resources has agreed to do a study of county- wide ambulance needs for Brazos County, according to Bryan City Manager Hubert Nelson. Nelson had been directed by the city council to have a study done that would determine what the needs are for emergency care and_ what alternatives exist for providing the needed services. Bryan presently has a privately owned ambulance service, Mid -Tex' Ambulance. The Bryan council, however,'has discussed taking over the emergency service and establishing a countywide system with College Station, the county and the university. College Station officials have told the Bryan council they will need to see evidence that a combined ser- vice would benefit their city. College Station has a city operated service. Nelson said a representative of the human resources department will study the ambulance problems and come up with some cost estimates and alternatives. That department, he said, has information on am- bulance operations throughout the state. No date has been set for com- pletion of the study. The Eagle November 30, 1978 1 32 TO WHOM IT MAY g Board of Ad will consider a the rebuilding of a ning use from ei Culpepper dCourfroortlof the e S aPOd na a at meeting being as tonows: The applicant requests a variance for rebuilding lfe Plaza 99 sign requiremen 1 t of the con in uri ions. ce due to safety Further information - is Assistant to the e 2)f th City of e Coll e ege b Stateoff , SHerry L. Albrecht ASSISTANT TO THE City manage 2 1 1 To whom it may Concern justment' will d A d" a reequest from Agency Records Control, 3001 East Bypass, at their called meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new Colic ?e Station Police Muni cipamCo on B Tue i sdaa t tt a case ig a ioiiowsture oI The applicani request a variance to , the minimum parking r , uirement of the s _ p ace att Or O n e ce d to fixed Furih4� in no ° of the Albrecht to the Eger 12-1,12 The Eagle December 1, 1978 STEP limiting area. motor accidents d m c� n N V 00 H m w oc By FRANK MAY Staff Waster The ' ram's goal is simple; reduce the number of vehicle ac- cidents by selectively enforcing traffic laws. And the better the laws are enforced in the selected areas, the less often accidents will occur and the smoother traffic will be. That is the formula for the state - funded Selective Traffic En- forcement Program (STEP) at the Bryan and College Station Police Departments. After following that formula for almost two years, College Station's STEP has been tabbed `one of the best in the state," and Bryan's 2 year program has caused state officials to suggest it be doubled in manpower. STEP consists of a group of of- ficers and vehicles at each police department which are used only for traffic duty. Bryan has had three officers and one patrol car in its STEP since A ril, 1976. College Station has hartwo units and six officers in their STEP since Januar ,1977. STEP units are assigned to watch high accident and speeding locations and investigate , mishaps. The locations are selected from data including accident reports. STEP has done what it was created to do, but the number of accidents have increased in Bryan, according to supervisors of the programs at the two police depart- ments. The number of accidents in Bryan rose only slightly in fiscal year 1978 from the same period in 1977. However, the number of inured persons dropped from 431 in fiscal 1977 to 419 in fiscal 1978. "This shows that our program is working toward getting speeds down," Capt. Howard Hill said. "Speeding is not really a cause of accidents, it's a factor. But speeding certainly adds to the number of in and fatalities," he added. Hill also noted the number of deaths from traffic accidents in the city dropped from four in fiscal 1977 to three in the 1978 fiscal year. Accidents with at least one injury, however, rose from 281 to 302, he noted. "We are working on reducing that number and feel cutting down speedin will help," he.added. But ofher traffic violations such as failure to yield right of way or running a stop signal are the main cause of accidents, Hill says, and STEP officers watch for those violators as carefully as' peeders. "Running a stop sign, following too close or failure to yield are the real causes of accidents and we put men at locations where a larger number of accidents have occurred from violating these laws," Hill said. More tickets for failure to yeild right of way and running stop signals have been given than speeding- tickets this year, Hill noted. , . Colle a Station's two-unit and six officer VTEP has proven itself as "one of the best programs in the state," Sgt. Don Irvin Todd said. Accidents, fatalities and accidents with at least one in'ur have all same month." Police say they recieve both compliments and complaints about their STEP divisions because motorists are helped by the lower number of accidents, but violators lose money in fines. "The public doesn't realize it, but 80 percent of all losses from crime comes from traffic accidents," Hill said. "People lose more in damage and bodily m'uries from accidents than all the t�efts , burglaries and rob- beries in the twin cities locally," echoed Todd. Officials including the state agency sponsor are aiming to double the Bryan STEP to two patrol units and six officers and add a sergeant in the next fiscal year, Hill said. If' the increases are approved, the - program would be made a separate- traffic division of the police, y department, he said. dropped from 1977 to )978 in College "As long as we keep growing, Station, he noted. traffic and accidents will keep growing," Hill said. "But STEP has Todd also noted the more tickets shown that it can stop the number of STEP officers give in any month, the accidents and injuries from growing less accidents will occur in that at the same rate," he concluded. 1.A TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Tpe Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider -a request for the rebuilding of a non -conformi from Culpepper, Culpepper Plaza at their called meeting in the Municipal Courtroomof the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 D m. Tuesday, December 51 1978, the nature of the meeting being as follows: The applicant requests a variance for the rebuilding of the nontonformvus ( I nt r " Plaza s� n requirem dt the Zoning 8 r�inance dueto s consierations. Further information is available at the office of the Assistant to the City Manager of th C of College Station, i S'Herry L. Albrecht ASSISTANT TO THE !City Manager 121.1 To whom it may concern: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will reconsider a reequest from Agency Records Control, 3001 East Bypass, at their called meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 p m. on Tuesday December 5, 1978 the nature o1 the case being as follows: The applicant request a variance to the minimum B arking requirement of the onino Ordinance due to fixed e offi of the Albrecht to the The Eagle December 3, 1978 AQ Planners to hear presentation A presentation on flood plain hydrology by a class from Texas conditional use permit for the A &M Univeristy will begin the } , copstruction of a church at the 'southwest corner of R.Y. 2818 - meeting Thursday of the College Station Planning and Zoning and Soutbwood Drive. The application is in the name of the United Church Commission. Other items on the 7 p.m. agenda of Christ of College Station. — Consideration of a final include: - Public hearing on rezoning a plat resubidiving the McCulloch In- dustrial Area located west of F.M. 21.08 acre tract located east of the East Bypass and adjoining the 2154 between Luther Street and Southwest Parkway. Emerald Forest Addition from single family residential and — Consideration of preliminary plats for Dexter Place and Chalet agriculture open to administrative professional Village. zoning. —A public h earin g on grantine a — Consideration of a final plat for Sunrise Place Phase I. The Eagle December 4, 1978 WHOM IT MAY COW RN: e College Station City incil will hold a public res name The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Station located at 2611 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the C December 29 1 19 Al Thursday, For additional ILAkmation, please contact 4he City Plan- ner's Office. 711-696-111848. AI Mavo. Ir TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the V estion of rezoning the following tract: Lot 166 of the Lakeview Acres Addition off of Moryan's Lane from Sinale,l Family Residential District R- m inistrative%Professional d District A-P. The application is in the name of Dr. Everett F. Treadway, 1803 Shadowood, College Station. Texas. The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Station located at 2611 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com• mission on Thursday, December 21. 1978 For additional Information, please 's ff cef 713-696-8868. the AI Mayo. Jr. I City Planner _ The Eagle December 6, 1978 Rezon i n g r near Emerald Forest change will be from single family back up to a residential area like the city. residential and agricultural open to Emerald Forest. administrative- professional zoning. The commission also approved a Much of the area being considered conditional use permit for the is in the city's flood plain. -- construction of a church at F.M. 2818 Two commissioners objected to and Southwood Drive. The church the rezoning, saying they didn't feel will be for the Friends United that zoning allowing offices should Church of Christ,; "a new church in College Station Planning and Zoning Commission voted Thursday night to recommend a zoning change for 21.08 acres of land easof the East Bypass adjoining Emerald Forest. The rezoning request will now go to the city council. The zoning d fD 0 fD 5 o' fD tt 00 N �D V 00 H fD CrJ Oq F-� In other action, the commission approved vacating the plat of the McCulloch Industrial Area located west of and adjacent to F.M. 2154 between Luther Street and South- west Parkway. CS plans hearing on land rezoning Two public hearings on rezoning tracts of land in the city will be conducted Thursday night by the College Station City Council. The council will consider rezoning a 21.08 acre tract located east of the East Bypass adjoining Emerald Forest Addition from single family and agricultural open to ad- ministrative- professional zoning. It also will consider rezoning a 6.21 acre tract located 600 feet east of Texas Avenue and 300 feet south of Texas Avenue and Sterling Street from apartment district to general commercial zoning. A public hearing also will be held on amending the city's 1977 Community Development (CD) Program to make funds available for housing rehabilitation. The council hopes that by making money available for housing rehabilitation, the city's chances of getting future CFD funds will be in- creased. Other items on the agenda include: — Consideration of a pro - rata ordinance providing for extension of water and sewer lines. — Consideration of preliminary goals for the city's element of the proposed Areawide Housing Opportunities Plan. — Consideration of plats for Dexter Place, Chalet Village and Sunrise Place Phase I. The Eagle December 12, 1978 140 TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- 108LEGALNOTICES justment will consider a request for the expansion of a TO WHOM IT MAY CON non - conforming use from the CERN: Holiday Oil Company, 301 University Drive, The Zoning Board of Ad- at their regularly scheduled meeting in iustment will consider a request for the recosntruction the Municipal Courtroom of the 4' of a non- conforming use from new College Station Police and - Municipal Court Mr. Larry Hill — Gprski Building at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December Construction Company, 1806 Sabine 19, 1978, the nature Court, at their regularly of the he meeting being as follow: scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the The applicant requests mission to expand I new College Station Police and the non- conforming use, presently a 1 Municipal Court Building at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December Phillips Sixty -six Self Service Station. 19, 1978, the nature of the case Further information is available at the office being as follow: The applicant requests per of, the Assistant to the City Manager mission to reconstruct a non - of the City of College Station, conforming structure, to add a second story. S'L. S.L. Albrecht Further information is Assistant to the available at the office of the City Manager Administrative Assistant to the 12- 13 &12 -17 City Manager of the City of College Station, 696 -8868. S.L. Albrecht Administrative Assistant to the City Manager ' — " R 11 17 The Eagle December 13, 1978 Millions sought for CS roads, $400,000 available yearly By JANE MILLSIMITH Staff Writer More than $2.3 million in road work is being sought for, the city of College Station, but only $400,000 will be available each year for such work, ac. cording to state highway department officials. Carol Zeigler, district engineer for the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, led a team of department specialists through a program for the College Station City Council Wednesday afternoon. "Our want list far exceeds our available funding,'' said D. D. Williamson, design engineer. "We need to decide what our highest priorities are." One item desired by the city council is expansion and repair of Wellborn Road from Jersey Street south. To do a first class job on the road, Zeigler pointed out, a large sum of money will be required from the local government. The highway department officials reviewed $4.4 million in projects that have been completed in the area, $8 million in projects now under con- struction and $1.8 million in projects in the active planning stage. Ziegler told the council his department is involved across the state in organizing urban transit systems. However, he said, "we are not in the business of selling such a system." "If and when a community comes to the point that there is a need and a desire for such a system, we will work with them. The initiative has to come locally," he said. The engineer was critical of the city's recently adopted tree planting plan and said the highway department can not endorse it because of safety problems. The plan calls for the planting of trees along such streets as Texas Avenue, University Drive and S. College Avenue. "One problem is that 'some of the Planting would have to be close to the pavement. We are hesitant to add things that could be a hazard, like sizeable trees," he said. Trees could interfere witlrsigh t distance at intersections, might not be compatible with underground utilities and can cause structural problems to roadways because of changes in the ground's moisture content, he said. Another problem, Zeigler said, is that the plan calls for reconstruction, curbing and filling of medians on some streets. "There is no mention of where the fund- ing might come from. We don't have any funds we'd like to commit to this," he said. "We agree in concept that plantings would greatly help the community and are open to discussion on specifics," he said. In other action, the council was presented with a letter from a New York City attorney whose client is interested in building a rent - assisted housing project in College Station. The developer wants to have the city authorize a newly created non - profit association made up of citizens to develop the project. The association would sponsor the program with the New York businessmen as the private developer. The association would allow the developer to sell tax - exempt revenue bonds to finance the project. The city would not be the owner, and according to the letter would have no financial committment. The city would have the right to ter- minate the management of the project by the owners if they are not satisfied with the way the program is run, and in turn would agree to try and manage the project if the existing management defaulted, the letter said. The developers were asking for an indication on whether the council would be interested in hearing a formal presentation on the subject. "We'd be happy to listen," said Mayor Lorence Bravenec. "But we're making no cornmittments and have come to no decision on it." The council meets Thursday at 7 pin. for its regular meeting. The Eagle December 14, 1978 CS app h ous�n College Station City Cou l oa ns Y a approved iurrT„ ___t. _. a budget change Thursday night that will set up $50,000 for loans and grants for housing rehabilitation for low income residents. The budget change involves tran- sferring money that was designated for street improvements in the Community Development (low income) areas of the City to the housing fund. Several residents involved in setting up the original Community Development budget objected to the funds transfer, saying the plan should remain as originally written. City officials are hoping that by putting more money into housing rehabilitation they will gain favor of the U.S. Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development CJ H (D �V n M M d w m o0 n � - =uu, -vii1 ves future uD grants. College Station's 1978 grant application was turned down. Jun Callaway, Community Develop- ment director, said his department now will set up guidelines and a program for distribution of the funds. The program Probably will be similar to one by the City of Bryan. Callaway said it may be as long as 6 months before any construction actually gets underway. In other action, the council approvea two zoning changes. Rezoning of 21.08 acres located east of the East Bypass near Emerald Forest Addition was made from single family residential and agricultural open to administrative Professional. district to general commercial district. Also, 6.21 acres located at the in- The council took no action on a pro - tersection of Texas Avenue and Sterling state ordinance providing for extension Street were rezoned from apartment of water and sewer lines. V 00 College Station names man new assistant "city mar today, the City of College Station has an assistant city manager. His name is A.E. VanDever Jr., and goes by the name of "Van" VanDever. VanDever has been director of internal services for the City of Huntsville for three and a half years. He also has worked for the City of Austin. The new manager will be directly over the tax assessor's office, the utilities office and the finance director's office. He will be in charge of payroll, bookkeeping and purchasing, according to City Manager North Bardell. "His strengths, and experience have been in financial matters and that is what he will be in charge of here," Bardell said. Bardell said the $26,000 a year position A.E. was funded under the contingency sec- tion of this year's budget. He said he had 'VanDever been looking for an assistant since April Jr. but did not go through the regular ad- vertising process. VanDever is married and has three children. The Eagle December 18, 1978 144 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: 7.086 acres located at the intersection of Highway 6 East Bypass and Texas Avenue and ap- proximately 150 south of Mile Drive from Single Gamily Residential District R -1 to General Commercial District C -1 and Administrative - ProfessiV District A -P. The application is in the name of Mr. Ronald Cruse, 2906 Brothers Blvd., College Station, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Station located at 2611 South Texas Avenue al the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, Januart 4, 1979. For additional information please congtct the City Plan ner's Office, 713- 696 -8668 Ex tension 242. Notice of Public Hearing The City of College Station, Texas will conduct a public hearing concerning the ap- plication for a matching grant under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, TAP PARK DEVELOPMENT in College Station. The hearing will be held at the Police Station Courtroom, 2611 S. Tvxa Ave. in College Station at_ '00 p.m., Thursday, December 28, 1978. All in- terested citizens are urged to attend. 12 -13 8 12 -20 The Eagle December 20, 1978 1Lf(p Officials okay study of service Local city and county officials agreed Tuesday to commission a study of alternatives for a coun- tywide or cooperative emergency ambulance service for Brazos County. Officials of the City of Bryan, the City of College Station, 'Brazos County and St. Joseph's Hospital met at the offices of the Brazos Valley Development Council to discuss the proposed study. No one agreed, however, on who would pay for such a study. And no one promised to follow;up or abide by any findings of the study. The meeting was conducted at the urging of Bryan officials. Mayor Richard Smith said his city will make a permanent decision on ambulance service in the near future and now is the time for con- sideration of a unified system bet- ween Bryan and College Station. College Station officials are far from supportive of Smith's suggestions that a unified system might be better and cost less. Mayor: Lorence Bravenec told Smith h' city would have to see proof. "The citizens of College Station are happy with their emergency service," Bravenec said. County Judge Bill Vance said even if both cities came to an agreement, political problems might prevent it becoming reality. He did not elaborate on what the political problems were. College Station officials seemed more interested in having Bryan develop its own ambulance system and then developing a cooperative effort between the two city systems. "Until the Bryan City Council makes a decision to change from a private system to a public one, you are spinning your wheels on a study," said Vance. "Bryan hasn't committed itself to paying whatever it takes and that is what College Station will demand. That's the way they do it." Smith said he thinks a study should be done first. If the study doesn't show any benefits of a unified system, he said, Bryan may choose to keep the private operations. College Station City Manager North Bardell said his city is ready to train its personnel as paramedics but is waiting for a 24 -hour trauma care center to be established. The city managers of both cities were directed to find a firm to do the ambulance study and to report back to the city councils. The Eagle December 20, 1978 Council to discuss prolonging use of Bryan sewer lines College Station will meet its deadline of Jan. 25, 1979, to end water service from the City of Bryan, but will need about a 40 day extension on sewer service. According to an agreement between the two cities, sewer ser- vice was to be discontinued on Dec. 31, 1978. College Station City Manager North Bardell said Wednesday the city's sewer lines for the Northgate area are finished, bait the city is waiting on completion of a lift station in Hensel Park. Bryan has offered to supply the sewer service past the Dec. 31 deadline at higher rates than under the old contract. Bardell said the rates were about 50 percent higher. The sewer service in the Nor - thgate area is the only part of the city still being served by Bryan. 'Since it represents only about one - tent$ of the city, the higher rates will not affect College Station customers, Bardell said.. The contract extension will take a formal request from College Station and the city council will discuss that request this afternoon. Also on that agenda is discussion of a grant application for Krenek Tap Park. Thursday at 7 p.m., the council will vote on the park application resolution and will look at bids for fencing around the new park. The council also will consider a pro -rate ordinance on water and sewer extensions and will consider bids for contracts on the TAMU water well. The Eagle December 27, 1978 149 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING To Whom it may Cond,0r6 c!. A public hearing to obtain views and proposals from citizens regarding community development and housing needs and priorities for the City of College Station 1979 Community Development Block Grant ApPlicatiO" and to obtain comments on the City's C9- mmunity Development performance will be held at the January 11, 1979 Regular City Council Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Municipal Courtroom, New Police Station, 2611 S. Texas Ave., at 7:00 P.M. For additional information, please contact James Callaway, Community Development Planner, City of College Station, 713696 -8868. The Eagle December 27, 1978 4q CS seeks negotiations on buying Bryan water By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station City Council directed its city manager Wed- nesday to meet with Bryan officials about future water purchases. According to an Aug. 10, 1977, agreement, the two cities will end their water contract on Jan. 25, 1979. Sewer service from Bryan is scheduled to end Dec. 31, 1978, but College Station plans to ask for a 40- day extension of that service. Bryan has agreed to the extension but will charge 50 percent more. College Station will be able to end its water purchases as scheduled from Bryan because the city has contracted to purchase water from Texas A&M University. .—However, according to Mayor Lorence Bravenec, the city would like to discuss future water pur- chases with Bryan because of the sheer convenience of the 20 -inch supply line from Bryan. College Station has a 12 -inch supply line from the university. The College Station contract with the university stipulates that the city may buy all, none or any amount of water it desires from TAMiJ. College Station's future water purchases from Bryan will hinge on Bryan's interest as well as the price. College Station will pay T AMU 43 -cents per 1,000 gallons for water. Under its old contract, it paid Bryan 41 1 /2 cents per 1,000. - But a letter from Bryan states that.any future Purchases by College Station will be billed at 85 1 /2 cents per 1,000 gallons. If Bryan were willing to lower its price, College Station might pur- chase water, Bravenec said. HO said he has figures that show Bryan could profit from the sale of additional water. "We don't care where we get our water from and it might be a good opportunity for them," the mayor said. College Station Councilman James Dozier stopped the council discussion of the matter Wednesday afternoon, ,saying he thought a committee should meet with Bryan officials. He said public discussion gives information to the news media whose reports tend to inflame Bryan. "I plan to write Hubert Nelson and make our proposal. This is a good faith action. We don't want any more arguing with Bryan," said College Station City Manager North Bardell. . In other action, the College Station council approved a system proposed by Assistant City Manager Van Van Dever to get the utility bill system back on schedule. The system calls for utility staff members to work in shifts daily and for the utility office to be closed to the public on Jan. 5 so the staff can work uninterupted. The council okayed postponing the penalties for late payment of the November and December utility bills so that residents would have more flexibility in paying the bills. Some residents may have three bills due in January as the utility staff tries to catch up. The delay of the late penalties will give residents longer to pay the bills than the customary 10 -days: "We're encouraged that. we can see light and that we might be back on schedule by Feb. 7," said Bardell. He said the city's only alternative is to continue delaying the bills which would mean billing would never be current. The Eagle December 28, 1978 Cities encounter joint problems during year During 1978, the cities of Bryan and College Station wrestled with inflation, with each other and with the county. A utility dispute between Bryan and College Station over service to a newly annexed portion of College Station was settled peaceably before it took the two municipalities before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). A final determination of the matter will be made by the PUC on Jan. 19, 1979. � H w a' G w r� n w c o0 H V The issue arose when College Station annexed 1,600 acres east of the East Bypass into its city limits. Bryan was certified to serve that area with electrical power at the time and opposed a request by College Station for dual certification to also serve the area. In the agreement, Bryan promised not to oppose the dual certification and College Station agreed to buy an additional 8 megawatts of power from Bryan at a cost of about $120,000. Both cities fought inflation during 1978. Each city currently is at- tempting to build a new fire station. Bryan rejected bids for its station because they came in too high and has directed the architect to redesign the facility. College Station's facility is still in the design Phase but its architect also reports that inflation may make completion of the station impossible at the original price. Both cities put out several messages to the public and to county pfficials that "the county needs to begin picking,-up more of the cost of such services as fire protection and for agencies that serve the entire county such as the Arts Council and the Retired Senior Citizens Volun- teer Program. During budget discussions in 1978, both councils turned down some groups' funding and put others on notice that no more funds would be available in the future. "These agencies and groups need to be supported by the county so we won't be paying two and three times," said College Station City Councilwoman Pat Boughton. 108 Legal Notices NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of C Ile9e. Station, Texas, will- be'reteived at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, .until 1:110 P.M. January 17, 1979, for furnishing the following equipment. One Four Door Sedan. Specification can be obtained at the Tax office at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avgnue, College Station, Texas. The right is reserved as the interest of the owner may require to - reject any and all bids and to waive any ' informality in bids received. 1231, 11, 1 7 The Eagle January 1, 1979 155 108 Legal Notices sealed OTICE TO the Hnora B pos alsdd0re s ll d t Texas ofbl Cola Yor an City as, will be r ege Station, Office Of North eceived at the Ma nager, 8arueli, City January 17, 7 979 until 1'00 the f eq U1 for furnishin O ne Pec Fo Dg gSeddnent. g at the Taxi pffcen be Obtalneu 11'01 Texas a at City' Hall, station, Avenue, CollegE. Texas, Th right any and aal re Uiree fo sele a nyived or rnality ' waive bids 1 Zdl, 11, 1 � The Eagle January a., 1979 Hoots to the College Station City Council and particularly to Mayor Lorence Bravenec , for voting to put us on Gulf States Utilities and take us away from ,Bryan for no valid reason. Two cities this ,close tdget'lter should be able to get along. I feel Gulf States does not offer' us the service that Bryan did. Our utilities have been out more times than they ever were with Bryan. We live in the first area of College Station where Gulf States was put in. Tonight, New Year's Eve, our power is out. B.P. The Eagle January 3, 1979 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Com mission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: 1.0 acres located on the nor theast corner Of the in tersection of Texas Avenue and Rock Prairie Road from Agricultural -Open District A -0 to General Commercial in the District me Ther application edde Lee Curry, 413 Waco, ,Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Staion located at 2611 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, January n 18,1979. For additional information, contact the City planing office, 713-696 -8868, Extension 242. Albert o. Mayo, Jr, Director of Planning 1-3 108legals TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Com mission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: Thgr E erald Forest Additiop, . Phase he, located east Of and adjacent to the Etast Agency and adjoining Records Control property from Agricultural -Open District A -O to Single Family Residential District R-1. The applicatidn is in the name of Haldec,dric. 1216 Glade, College Station, Texas. Thelhearing will be held in the Courtroom of the new College Station Police Station, located at 2611 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 PM meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, January 18, 1979. For additional information; contact the City Planning Office, 713696 -8868, Extension 242. Albert O. Mayo, Jr. Director of Planning 1 -3 The Eagle January 3, 1979 NOTICE Of PUBEIC NEARING A public hearing will be held be- fore the City Council of the City of College Station to roceive Community Development pro- posals and comments from the Public concerning Community Development and Housing needs and priorities. Said hearing will be held at the Regular City Council meeting of January 11, 1979 in the Municipal Courtroom of the new Police Station, 2611 S. Texas Ave., at 7:00 P.M. For further Information concern. Ing this public hearing or related matters contact James Callaway In the Planning Department, City Hall, 6968868. The Eagle January 4, 1979 Council to call election College Station City Council will call the April general municipal election Thursday at its 7 p.m. meeting. The council must fix the time, place and rules for 'the election and appoint -judges and clerks. Council :members Ann Hazen, rLarry Ringer and Gary Halter are up for re- election. Only Hazen has indicated she won't run again. ,Filing for council positions may begin as soon as the election is called. In other action, the council will hold a public hearing on the 1979 Community Development Block Grant application. The application is for about $300,000 in federal funds to aid low income areas of the city. In 1978, the city's ap- plication was rejected, but officials are hopeful that it will be accepted for 1979. The council will consider forming a housing association for a rent subsidized project for the elderly. Other agenda items include: — Consideration of a preliminary plat for South- wood Business Park; — Consideration of final plat for Chalet Village; — Consideration of a final plat resubdividing Lots 1,2,3 and 4 of Pooh's Park Addition; — Consideration of a final plat for Windwood Phase 2; — Consideration of bids for Lincoln Center parking lot, Anderson Park parking lot and for Thomas Park swimming pool; — Closed session on personnel; — And appointment of personnel. CS Council discusses tax values A tax re- evalutation for the entire city was on the agenda for today's af- ternoon session of the College Station Gity Council members. Last year, the council directed city staff to conduct a re- evaluation of the entire city since property values were well below the 80 percent assessed value level. City Manager North Bardell said bond experts have advised the city to bring its values more in line. But just because the values will be increased, Bardell said, doesn't mean property owners will be paying more taxes. Bar - dell said he felt sure the council would lower the tax rate to compensate for the increase in values. Bardell said the council would be informed of the status of the re- evaluation and given an opportunity to make any changes before tax notices go out in April. The Eagle February 7, 1979 BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received at the office of the City Secretary, City Hall, College Station, Texas, until 2:00 p.m. o'clock, February 21, 1979, for fur- nishing all necessary material, equipment and labor required for the construction of: KRENEK TAP PARK WATER LINE PROJECT Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 2:00 p.m. on the same date. Any bid received after the above closing time will be returned unopened. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount Of five (5 percent) of the maximum amount of bid Payable without recourse to the. City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Surety Com- pany Holding Permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United - States as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Depart- ment Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms provided within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks or proposal bond wI(I not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be required to furnish not only a performance bond in the aaount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined insaid law. The bonds must be executed by art approved Surety Companjr holding a permit from the Stag of Texas to act as Surety anq, acceptable according to th4t latest list of companies holdlnW certificates of authority frortlr the Secretary of the Treasury' of the United Stat s, or other, Surety acceptable to thq. Owner. The Owner reserves the right. to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearnest in stating the price in the bids,` consider the most ad vantageous construction thereof or to reject the bid: Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are expected to inspect' the site of the work and to in-' form themselves regarding local conditions under which . the work is to be done. At- tention is called to the provisions of the Texas Minimum Wage Act of 1970 and Article 5159a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas concerning the prevailing wage rate ap- plicable in municipal con- struction. Contract Documents, Proposal Forms, Specifications, and Plans may be obtained from_ the Office of the City Engineer,. City Hall, College Station, - Texas 77840, upon the deposit of. Twenty -five ($25.00) Dollars,, which sum so deposited will be refunded provided the - provisions of the Specifications. regarding the return of such Documents are complied with. Bids submitted will be ex-- elusive of any state sales tax on any permanent material to be installed in the project. CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T I O N , TEXAS i Lorence Bravenec, Mayor ATTEST: Glenn Schroeder, City S e c r e t a r y 2-4,2 5,2-6 Notice to Bidders Sealed proposals addressed to the CITY OF COLWstation, parks 9 recreation department will be received at the office of the City Secretary in City Hall until 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 21, 1979 for a trailer mounted tree spade. Bids shall be opened and read aloud at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Information and specifications may be picked up at the Parks & Recreation Dept., 1000 Eleanor St., College Station, Texas 77840, or by calling 696 4753. The right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station. E r i c P I o e 9 e r C i t y F o r e s t e r 2.7, 2.14 The Eagle February 7, 1979 Deadline approaches for College Station art Deadline nears for the College Station 1978 -79 Art Competition. Entries will be accepted Feb. 22 through 25 with exhibition dates slated for March 4 -24. The competition includes paintings and photographs depicting College Station and is open to all artists, amateurs and professionals, in a five -state area. Prizes are in the form of purchases and will become the property of the City of College Station. The jurors will select a grand prize, $1,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $750 and a maximum of 19 honorable mention awards of $500 each. Sponsored awards of $250 each will be presented by six local businesses. The business sponsors are: University National Bank, Ramada Inn, McDonald'sRestaurant Jose's Restaurant, Ken Martins's and W.D. Fitch. Hand delivered entries will be received at College Station City Hall, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Entries submitted by mail must be received by Feb. 24. Jurors have been selected for their particular knowledge of painting and photography. Hirsch, Director of the Beaumont Art Museum has art degrees from University of Texas, Harvard, Penn State and Georgetown University. She is listed in "Who's Who of American Woman." Thomas Andrew Livesay, before becoming Director of the Amarillo Art Center was the Director of the Longview Museum and Art Center and curator at the ,Elisabeth Ney Museium in Austin. His education in- cludes degrees from San Francisco Art Institute, University of Texas and Harvard. Livesay has lec- tured on photography, published catalogues and written critical reviews. Laurence D. Miller III, Director of Laguna Gloria Art Museum was previously the director of several galleries, Director of Conservation Research at the Humanities Research Center in Austin. Miller has traveled extensively and belongs to numerous professional and community organizations. The Arts Council of Brazos Valley is administering the competition for the City of College Station. The steering committee has written the prospectus, chosen the judges and contacted businessmen. Joe Buser and Associates designed the prospectus. Judy Phillips is the treasurer, Shirley Reiser is in charge of the Opening, Timothy Keneipp is catalogue chairman and the Brazos Valley Art League with Helen Perry t7e ting as coordinator will accept the entries and hang_ exhibit. The exhibition will be on display in the new wing of College Station City Hall. A prospectus with detailed information and entry cards may be obtained by contacting the Arts Council of Brazos Valley, Drawer CL, College Station or calling 693 -2781. The Eagle February 7, 1979 IL03 College Station council agrees to revaluation By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer The College Station City Council will face a sticky public relations problem in the next few months. The council has agreed to go ahead with a re- evaluation of taxes for the entire city. Their intention, however, . is not to increase the amount of taxes that residents pay. They intend to lower the tax rate to compensate for the increased values. The city tax assessor- collector Glenn Schroeder told the council Wednesday afternoon that values on inost property in the city will double under the re- evaluation. Some in- creases will be even higher, he said. College Station has not had a general re- evaluation for a number years. The council's public relations problem is being caused by the truth in taxation laws. Under those laws, this year's valuation notice will have to show the amount of tax that will have to be paid if the 1978 tax rate was applied to the new values. The notices obviously will show a much higher tax bill than the council in- tends to actually ask citizens to pay. "This is going to be misleading," said Mayor Lorence Bravenec. "Can't we add, `however we have no intention of doing this,' after that statement on the tax form." Schroeder promised the council he would try to get additional wording on the notices to help citizens un- derstand them. The process that the tax re- evaluation will take, Schroeder said, is that in the next few weeks values will be placed on the cards in his office. Next, 't'he will be printed and sent sometime in early May at which time the board of equalization will meet. The council will then set a tax rate based on projections for the 1980 budget. City Manager North Bardell said the re- evaluation was not intended to be a revenue increasing project: He said that bond experts have advised the city that it needs to keep its values closer to 80 percent of market value. Councilman Homer Adams suggested that a representative of College Station might try and sit in on discussions between Bryan and Brazos County on combining their tax offices. "I don't know if we'd want to get in on it or not, but we ought to see," Adams said. College Station is interested in a county wide appraisal office but would want to keep its own ap- praising and collecting branch, Bardell said. In other action, Bardell informed the council that the utility billing department is now on schedule. "We will put toe bills in the mail not more than 10 days after the meters are read," he said. Bardell promised that the utility bills would arrive at resident's homes within a range of three days each month. The billing office, as of March 1, will give customers 15 days to pay their bills. On the fifteenth day, however, the bills will have to be in the office, not just postmarked. Customers had been given 10 days in the past to pay bills. The Eagle February 8, 1979 Commission recommends d s rezon i n g College Station Planning and allow the construgiog pf a business Zoning Commission recommended office park. Thursday night that a seven -acre tract located at the intersection of Texas Avenue and the East Bypass be rezoned from single - family residential to a zoning that would Ronald Cruse is requesting that the land be rezoned to administrative - professional and general com- mercial zoning. Tht final approval must come from the city council. The commission also granted a conditional use permit for the operation of an orthodontist's office in an existing residence on Lot 16B of Lakeview Acres Addition. The Eagle January 10, 1979 161 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request for a nonconforming structure from Mr. Robert Nash, 301 Poplar, at their regularly scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 16, 1979, the nature of the meeting being as follows: The applicant requests permission to build a nonconforming structure. The structure, a storage unit, will violate the Set back requirement of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Further information is available at the office of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College Station, 696 -8868, ext. 202. S . Albrecht, Administrative Assisia nt to the City Manager. TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will reconsider a request for the expansion of a nonconforming, structure from the Holiday Oil Company, 301 University Drive, at their regularly scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building a} 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 16, 1979, the nature of the meeting being as follows: Thel applicant requests permission to expand the nonconforming structure, presently a Phillips Sixty Six Self Service Station. The reconsideration of the item is at the request of the Board. Further information is available at the office of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College Station, 69 68868, ext. 202. S.L. Albrecht, Administrativei Assistant to the City Manager. TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad . iustment will consider a request for a variance from the parking requirement of the Zoning Ordinance from Everett F. Treadway, Lot 76 B t' Lakeview Acres, at their regularly scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the College Station Police an M ' unicipal d Court Building at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 16, 1979, the nature Of the meeting being as follows: The applleani requests permission fora variance in the number of parking spaces required by the Zoning Ordinance. The request is to reduce the number from sixteen (16) toeight (8) spaces. Further information is available of the office of the Adm inisirative Assistant to the City Manager of the City Manager of the City of College Station, 69 6 - 8 (168, ext. 202. S.L.. Albrecht, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager The Eagle January 10, 1979 Housing CS negotiations may make federal funds available By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff writer College Station City Council may have paved the way Thursday night for federal approval of future Community Development grant funds. The city lost $300,000 in funding for 1978 that would have aided low in- come areas because it didn't meet requirements on having a housing authority and low income housing. Thursday night, by a 4 to 3 vote, the council voted to begin ',negotiations with a New York developer on creation of a housing association that would aid in the development of a rent - subsidized Related Story Page 6A apartment complex. The housing association differs from a housing authority, according to Robert L. Kassel, a New York attorney, in that the association would be involved only in developing and endorsing the project but would have no financial or managerial responsibilities. - Kassel wants to build about a 100 - unit rent- suj�sidized complex in College Station. Through the housing association, to be made up of local citizens, he would gain the ability to sell tax - exempt revenue bonds to finance the project. It would hopefully be a profit making project, he said. In return for the tax break, he is offering the city some control over the project. "The town would have the right to terminate the management of the project and either run it themselves or get someone else if they are not satisfied with the way the program is run," Kassel told the council. He said he plans to use a local builder and local architect and to hire a local management firm for the project. Kassel said his investment would be better protected by city in- volvement in the project because any shortfalls would be acted upon before problems got out of hand. He described his project to the city council, which is on record in op- position to Section 8 (rent- subsidy) projects, as the "best of two evils." "It is a case of biting the bullet. Eventually you are going to have some type of Section 8 housing here. At least in this case, you get some control over it," Kassel said. Councilman Gary Halter pointed out that a developer could build a Section 8 project in the city without any council involvement. In fact, former College Station resident Turn to COUNCIL, page 7A. Council votes on subsidized housing From page 1A, col. 6. Eddie Chew of San Antonio is proposing to build such a project near Holleman and Wellborn Road. _ Council members Homer Adams, James Dozier and Adams oppose any such projects for the city. Mrs. Hazen said she needed more specifics on Kassel's proposal and feared it might jeopardize Chew's project. "Our votes in favor of negotiating with Kassel should not be in- terpreted to mean we favor Section 8," explained Mayor Lorence Bravenec. Councilman Larry Ringer said the council feels the federal government would better serve the low income people of the area by putting money into rehabilatating existing r esidences. Xassel argued with Dozier about the available tenants for such a project. Dozier said a past rent - subsidized project in College Station had to import "people from Hearne" to occupy the apartments. Kassel said he would be willing to put in his contract that he would tear the project down if 100 percent of the units weren't applied for by College Stati res idents when the doors "You're not serfous," said Dozier. "Yes, I am," said Kassel. "You don't know me very we yet." NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College station, Parks and Recreation Department will be received at the Office of the City Secretary until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday,. January 31, 1979 for the con- struction of the LINCOLN CENTER PARKING AREA. Bids shall be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Plan, .Specifications and In- formation for Bidders may be Picked up at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor, College Station, Texas 77840, or by calling.696- 4753. Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. Ten right to accept or refect any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City Of College Station. The project is being funded with revenue sharing money. STEPHEN C. BEACHY, Director, Parks & Recreation Dept. 1 12,.1 - 14,1 -21 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board Of Ad- iustment will reconsider a request for the expansion of a x' nonconforming structure from the Holiday Oil Company, 301 University Drive, at their regularly scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 ..P.M., Tuesday, January 16, 1979, the nature of the meeting being as follows: The applicant requests permission to expand the nonconforming structure, presently a Phillips Sixty - Six Self Service Station. The reconsideration Of the item is at the request of the Board. Further information is available at the office of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College Station, 696-8868, ext. 202. S.L. Albrecht, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager. The Eagle January 14, 1979 ` '1 'L NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Parks and Recreation Department will be received at the Office of the City Secretary until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday January 31, 1979 for the con- struction of the ANDERSON PARK PARKING AREA. Bids shall be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Plan, Specifications and In- formation for Bidders may be picked up at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor, College Station, Texas 77840 or by calling 696- 4753. Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. The right to accept or refect any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station. STEPHEN C. BEACHY, Director, Parks & Recreation Dept. 1- 12,1-14,1-21 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will co Sider a request for a variancfrofr the parking requirement of the Zoning Ordinance from Everett F. Treadway, Lot 16 B Lakeview Acres, at their regularly scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 16, 1979, the nature of the meeting being as follows: The applicant requests permission for a variance in the number of parking spaces required by the Zoning Ordinance. The request is to reduce the number from sixteen (16) toeight (8) spaces. Further information is available at the office of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of the City Manager of the City$f College Station, 6968868, ext. 202. S.L. Albrecht, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request for a nonconforming structure from Mr. Robert Nash, 301 Poplar, at their regularly scheduled meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 16, 1979, the nature of the meeting being as follows: The applicant requests permission to build a nonconforming structure. The structure, a storage unit, will violate the set -back requirement of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Further information is available at the office of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College Station, 696 -8868, ext. 202. S.L. Albrecht, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager. The Eagle January 14, 1979 CS juvenile department helps curb youth crime By FRANK MAY Staff Writer As juvenile officer for the College Station Police Department, Sgt. Bernard Kapella can make or break the future of a youth involved in criminal activity. Kapella handles all criminal cases in College Station involving juveniles. If a kid breaks the law, whether it be shoplifting a magazine or killing a person, Kapella will at some point talk with that youngster. "My job as juvenile officer is important because the youngster's first contact is with me," Kapella said. "We can help in which way he can go. We set him straight and never see him again and we can improve his attitude toward police," he added. Kapella operates under a federal grant designated for a College Station juvenile diversion unit. He is the juvenile diversion unit, although the city council recently approved a grant for a second officer. The unit of the College Station Police Department has handled some 409 cases since its inception in January, 1977. Out of those cases, 220 juveniles have been diverted from the court system into other channels. Kapella was named juvenile of- ficer in June, 1978. When a juvenile is believed to have committed a crime in College Station, the youth must talk with Kapella. _ Turn to JUVENILES, page 10A. Juveniles meet with Kapella a led I I From page lA, col. 3. we will divert him elsewhere, "We tell the youngster to think. Kapella said. We tell him exactly what could Youths are sent to private and whatever oc- school counselors, a psychiatric happen for doing center, Boys Club, scout program curred. We then notify the parents and other youth- oriented groups. and talk with them," Kapella ex- Juveniles who are involved in plained. serious crime or who want to contest The personal short talks work, a charge are diverted to the Brazos according to Kapella. "Usually, the County juvenile probation depart - kids do it (break the law) on a dare ment where they enter the judicial or they say they did it because everybody else is'doing it," he said. system for disposition of their cases. We don't really know what "A good 50 percent of them never happens to the youngsters after come back. They learn their we've diverted them, but most say lessons." thanks when they leave and tell us If the youth admits to the crime we won't see them again," he said. and expresses regret, the youngster Although Kapella says he has no is usually released to the parents. measuring stick on the juvenile "But if we see the juvenile needs diversion unit's results, thOnuttrber 6.ln nr ran not stay with the parents, of cases an yo g have decreased. In 1977, there were 226 cases in- volving juveniles in College Station and 120 youths were diverted. Last , year, there were 183 cases and 100 diverted from the court system. "Juvenile crime may be in- creasing in other parts of the country, but not here in College Station," Kapella noted. "The number of cases is decreasing and the diversion unit apparently has some sort of impact," he said. If the Criminal Justice Division in Austin approves the $14,135 grant to add a second officer to College Station's juvenile diversion unit, cases will be investigated better, Kapella adds. The Eagle Janaury 14, 1979 Patrolman John Kennedy and Sgt. Kapella prepare films for youth groups. 108 Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: This is a notification that the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider granting a Site Plan Permit for the construction of a multi- family residential project to be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Munson Avenue and University Oaks Blvd. The application is in the name of Robert D. Martell, P.O.Box 4106, Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, February 1, 1979. For additional information, contact the City Planner's Office, 713-696-8868. Albert O. Mayo, Jr. Director of Planning NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: This is a notification that the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider granting a Site Plan Permit for the construction of a multi- family residential project to be located at the intersection of Highway 30 (Harvey Road) and Dartmouth Drive. The application is in the name of A.B. Syptak 3508 East 29th, Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Council Room ofythe, College Station City Hall 11g1 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and 'Zoning Commission on i Thursday, February 1, 1979. -, For additional information, contact the City Planner's Office, 713- 696 -8868. Albert O. Mayo, Jr. Director of Planning NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bids will be received by the City of Bryan at the Pur- chasing Agent's office until 1:00 P.M. 1/30/79 and publicly opened and read aloud 2:00 P.M. 1/30/79 at the Utilities Building Conference Room on the following commodities to be purchased. Total requirements in pit -run gravel for a period of one year, estimated at 8,000 cu. yds. Bid forms and specifications may be secured at the Pur- chasing Agent's office located at 2200 mountain Avenue, or - call 713/823 -0971 for in -� formation. The City of Bryan hereby) reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and tol waive all formalities and technicalities. CITY OF BRYAN, A.R. Ditt- furth, Purchasing Agent 1- 17,1 -21 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on January 25, 1979, at 7:00 P.M. to discuss ordinances revising the utility rates in the City of College Station. Further information is available at the office of the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, City of College Station, 696 -8868. 1- 17,1 -21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Con- ditional Use Permit for the construction and operation of a day care - private school facility to be located on Longmire Drive approximately 1000 feet north of Deacon Drive. (Lots 119 & 120 of Southwood Valley Section 5A). The request for Use Permit is In the name of Dr. Karim Haii, 2807 Rustling Oaks, Bryan, Texas. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, February 1, 1979. For additional information, contact the Citv Planner's The Eagle January 17, 1979 115 S utilities caught up with billing By the end of the working day Thursday, College Station's utility billing department will have caught up on two months of billing. A.E. Van Dever, new assistant city manager, said all November utility bills have been sent out and all of December will be out as of Thursday afternoon. Since Dec. 20, the department has been working an extra shift, weekends and nights to catch up its billings. When the workers began, they had bills dating back to October to get out. Van Dever estimated the department would be back on schedule by Feb. 7 if all goes well. "The girls in the department have really come around and deserve the credit. They've really done a job," the manager said. Since the catching up process will mean some College Station residents will get three utility bills in January, city council has directed that the payment charge for November December will not be enforced the due date on the January . That due date will be some in February depending on the ing cycle. an Dever said the staff is 'rking out the penalty clause on 'face of the bills. Some bills may have the clause scratched out, he but the postponement still lies. The Eagle January 17, 1979 108 . Legal Noti rv;' � �TO BIDDERS! SealeC PruG4 +acs addressed to City of College Station, Texas, will be received at the Office of the City Secretary; City, of College Station, Texas,. until 1:00 P.N.-. -on the 13th- Of February, -1979 for furnishing electrical —distribution - materiais of , the following - general categories: Materials .for expansion of 138 Kv G.S.U. _Switch Station. Priccipal material items are - air - break, switches, steel work, bus work. coupling - apacitor voltage transformers, surge arrestors, and motor operators for air break switches, all as more fully described 'in the Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 P.M. February 13th, - 1979 will bC. oubiicly opence and - read in he City Council - . Chambers of the City Hall in College Station, Texas, at1:00.. P.M., February 13,1979 will be, . returned to.the .sender: - unopened. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder and the City of College Station Contract No. CS- 79 -SB -- • Material shall be bid by in dividual group without a lump sum bid for all groups.; The Bidder is free to bid any single 1 grain or combination of groups li t listed in the Notice To Bidders. The Purchaser may acc =at any , single - group - bid or com- bination of single group bids. Materials. Shipped by truck shall be f.o.b. the City's G.S.U. Switch Station in.. Collegestation, Texa {. Those materials shipped by4rail! shall be f.o.d. Cars, the 56uthern .- Pacific.. or - Missouri Pacific .. ,sidinq E in College Station „, Texas. Invoices and shipping notices shah specify that the=, materials are a part of -Vt?' iracr No..CSi•79 -85.2, and shall:( `identify materials by the Item:+. numbers - ..assigned, the -;.- :Specifications. t., „” ,f4 -Each Proposal must be•?OC. companied•by a bid bond or a,. i certified check on bank that is a member of the Federal .Deposit Insurance Corporation �.. pay able to th> order of the City , . of College Station, Texas, in an amount equal to five (5) per cent of the maximum bid price.. ' Bidder agrees, that by - filing, its ProposaGa_ together- with such bid bond or check.in I consideration of the City - ,of - ['- College Station receiving and � - considering such Proposal,' said Proposal shall be firm and binging upon eahc such Bidder,' ' Bid bonds or checks of the ' three low bidders shall be held', by the City of College Station until a Proposal is accepted.. and a satisfactory per- formance Bond is furnished by the Successful Bidder, or for a periodhmto exceed sixty (60) days from the date herein - before set for the opening of the Proposals, whichever period Shall be shorter. If such Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the bid bond or check will be returned in each 'instance wihtin a period of ten i(ia) days to the : Bidder fur -- ' nishing same: i One copy of the bidding forms . and specifications are ob- tainable free of charge at the Office of the City Secretary, College • Station - ;. Texas, or from Electric Power Engineers, Inc„ 203 Holleman Drive. East, P.O. Box 9970, College. Station, Texas 77840_. Additional copies may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of $15.00. Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality,- economy of operation, delivery dates, experience of the manufacturer, availabilty of service for repair and main tenance, and the adaptability of the particular equipment to the specific use intended. The Purchaser reserves the right to select the equipment which best suits its needs whether the price is the lowest or not, and also reserves the right to reject all bids and waive in formalities. B- idders are urged to offer the earliest practical delivery date, which dates shall be considered by the Purchaser when choosing the Successful Bidder. Award of the Contract to the Successful Bidder will be made at a subsequent meeting of the City Council of College Station. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,.TEXAS By Lorence L. Bravenec, Mayor 1.5,1- 12,119 The Eagle Janaury 19, 1979 By JANE MILLS SMITH College Station needs to look at best way of helping w w C n V H tr1 w Like it or not, the City of College Station seems destined to have a new federally subsidized housing project: Some on the city council describe the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's insistance on the creation of such a project as a bureaucratic push against the city. HUD seems to have the city between a rock and a hard place, as they say. Without such a project, the city is ineligible for federal funds for Community Development. The CD funds go to help low income areas of the city with housing repairs, street and sewer improvements and housing rent assistance. The money amounts to about $300,000 yearly. The city council wants to help its indigent residents. But the problem comes in how it wants to help. The council opposes HUD's concept of helping the poor. Council members feel the federal money would be better spend on repairing houses presently owned by low income residents. They favor giving people the opportunity to own their own homes, to build up equity. As one councilman put it: "If you put people in a rent subsidized apartment, they aren't going to have any more when they move out than they did when they moved in." On the other hand, he said, if a person's home was repaired, that person would have invested in something. The council wants to leave low income residents in their own neigh- borhoods. They feel it makes for a more stable community. My only objection in the council's position is it may be somewhat shortsighted in the view of who the poor are. Contrary to the beliefs of some of the council, there are poor in College Station who don't own their own homes. There are two and three families in some homes because affordable housing is unavailable. There is a waiting list at the only subsidized project in the city. Certain council members said they want to take care of the city's own, but don't want to build a project that will bring in outsiders. Some feel a new rent subsidized project would serve only students who eventually will be in a higher income bracket. So far, the council has heard about Section 8 projects — one would be completely independent of the city but would be owned by a former College Station resident. The other would be owned by a New York at- torney who is offering the city certain controls over the management of the project. The council voted to negotiate with that developer. Taking a lesson from the low income project in Bryan, Christopher Village (which is under a different JUD program), some city control may be the only hope to keep the management and project in line The differences over how to help the poor need to be addressed at the highest federal level and that may never happen. If the city is destined for a project, the council needs to follow the path it took last week and try to get the best project it can. Hopefully, the outcome will be that somewhere along the line, some needy persons do benefit. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals for con- struction of a swimmi�g pool m and restroo bulld ng in Thomas Park for the City of _College Station, Texas will be received at the office of the City Secretary, City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, 77840, until 2:00 P.M. (CST), 6 February, 1979. And will then be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals shall be addressed to honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas at the above address. Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. No bid may be changed, amended, or midified by telegram or otherwise after the same has been submitted or filed in response to this notice. A bid may be withdrawn, however, and resubmitted any time prior to the time set for receipt of bids. The work will be awarded under one lump sum contract, which will include general, mechanical, and electrical work. A cashiers check or certified check payable without, recourse to the City of Colleg6 ' Station, or an acceptabel surety proposal bond, in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the largest possible total bid, including con- sideration of alternative, must accopany each bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will , promptly enter into a contract and execute bonds in forms provided as outlines in the specifications and instructions to bidders. A performance bond, payment bond, and maintenance bonds in the amount of one hundred percent of the contract price will be required. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum wage rates, a copy of which are included in the specifications, must be paid on this project. Plans and specifications may Ye obtained from the office of Lawrence E. Hans, Consulting Engineer, 707 Vance Jackson, San Antonio, Texasm 78201, or frrom the City of College Station, at the address listed above. Plans and specifications may be obtained upon deposit of $50.00 per set. Plan deposit checks shall be made out to Lawrence E. Hans, Consulting Engineer. Two sets will be made available to each general contractor, and one set will be made available to each sub- contractor or material •sup- plier. Deposits are returnable upon conformance with con- ditions set forth in instructions to bidders. Only complete sets of plans will be issued. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all formalities. City of College Station, Lorence Bravenec, Mayor 1- 21,1 -28 The Eagle January 19, 1979 r r NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Proposals addressed to City of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of the City Secretary, City of College Station, Texas until 1:00 P.M. on the 13th of February, 1979 for furnishing electric distribution materials of the following general categories: Three (3) oil cir- cuit breakers, 138 KV, 1600 amperes continuous rating, 40000 amperes interrupting rating, accessories and ser- vices all as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 P.M., February 13, 1979 will be publicly opened and read in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall in College Station, Texas at 1:00 P.M. on the same date. Bids received after 1:00 P.M. Feb. 13, 1979 will returned to the sender Unopened. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder and the City of College Station Contract No. CS- 79 -SB- 1. Materials shipped by truck shall be f.o.b. the City's G.S.U. Swutcg Statuib rib Cikkege Statuibm Texas. Those materials shipped by rail shal be f.o.b. cars, the Southern Pacific or Missouri Pacific siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping notices shall specify that the materials are a part of Con- tract No. CS-79 -SB -1 and shall indentify materials by the Item numbers assigned in the specifications. I Each Proposal must ttre sac copmanide by a bid bond dr a certified check on a bank that is a member of the Federa) Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the order of the City of College Station, Texas in an amount equal to five percent of the maximum bid price. Each Bidder agrees, that by fiLiing its Proposal, together with such bid bond or check in con - sidgration of the City of College Station receiving and con- sidering such Proposal, said Proposal shall be firm and binding upon each such Bidder. Bid bonds or checks of the three low bidders shall be held by the City of College Station until a Proposal is accepted and a satisfactory Per- formance Bond is furnished by the Successful Bidder, or for a period not to exceed Sixty (60) days from the date herein before set for the opening of the Proposals, whichever period shall be shorter. If such Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the bid bond or check will be returned in each instance within a period of ter (10) days to the Bidder fur nishing same. One copy of the bidding forms and specifications are ob- tainable free of charge at the Office of the City Secretary, College Station, Texas or from Electric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Dri Eas t, P.O. Box 9970, College Station, Texas 77840. Additional copies may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of 510.00. Bids . will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery dated, experience of the manufacturer, availability of service for repair and main tenance, and the adaptability of the particular equipment to the specific use intended. The Purchaser reserves the right to select the equipment which best suits its needs whether the }price is the low or not and also 'reserves the right to reject all bids and waive informalities. Bidders are urged to offer the 'earliest practical delivery date, which dates shall be considered by the Purchaser when choosing the Successful Bidder. Award of the Contract to the Successful Bidder will be made at a Subsequent meeting of Me City Council of College station. The Eagle CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By Lorence January 19, 1979 L. Bravenec, Mayor 1- 5,112,1 -19 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Parks and Recreation Department will be received at the Office of the City Secretary until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday January 31, 1979 for the con- struction of the ANDERSON PARK PARKING AREA. Bids shall be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Plan, Specifications and In- formation for Bidders may be picked up at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor, College Station, Texas 77840 or by calling 696- 4753. Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. The right to accept or refect any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station. STEPHEN C. BEACHY, Director, Parks & Recreation Dept. 1 -12,1-14,1-21 CONCERN: WHOM IT MA The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on January 25, 1979, at 7.00 P.M. to discuss ordinances revising the utility rates in the City of College; Station. Further infZ rm'ation is' available at the office of th¢ Administrative Assistant to thh,kk City Manager, City of Collegle Station, 696 -8868. �_...,._ "771 -21 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of Collegq Station, Parks and Recreation Department will be received at the Office of the City Secretary Until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 31, 1979 for the con- struction of the LINCOLN CENTER PARKING AREA. Bids shall;be opened and read aloud at , 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the same date. Plan, Specifications and In- .formation for Bidders may be picked up at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor, College Station, Texas 77840, or by calling 696- 4753. Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. Teh right to accept or refect any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station. The project Is being funded with revenue sharing money. STEPHEN C. BEACHY, Director, Parks & Recreation Dept. 1. 12,1-14.1 -21 The Eagle January 21, 1979 Twin cities to cut water service link At 10 a.m. Thursday, workers from the cities of Bryan and College Station will meet at three locations to officially turn off water service between the two cities. College Station will be receiving its water from Texas A &M after the cutoff. The crews will be turning off valves on each city's side of the water mains. The specifics of the cutoffs are being handled by the public works directors of each city. Monday night, the Bryan City Council discussed the ending of water sales from Bryan to College Station. The council agreed with College Station officials that the valves and meters should remain in place so that water might be ex- changed in the future under emergency conditions. College Station will continue to pay the $18 a month customer charge for the three meters even though no water is being taken. Bryan's Acting City Manager Hubert Nelson said College Station had agreed to pay $.85 per 1,000 gallons for the emergency water but council members said they wanted an agreement in writing before an emergency happens. College Station will -pay. $.43 per 1,000 gallons to A &M for its normal water supply. "We've been through all this before," said Mayor Richard Smith. Smith directed Nelson to also draw up an agreement with College Statioh on what price it would charge if Bryan ever needed water. If Bryan had an electric failure and the city's water pumps couldn't operate, it might need water, he said. The cities also will end any electrical sales on Thursday. Crews will take down several switching gears at the Bryan substation that serves a portion of College Station. College Station will continue to purchase sewer service from Bryan for several more weeks until a new lift station in Hensel Park is -com- plete. After that, the two cities will have no contractual utility sales. The Eagle Janaury 23, 1979 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed 1979 City of College 5 1 a t i o n Com m u n i t y Development*. Blpck Grant Application. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Council on Thursday,. February 8, 1979. For additional information contact the Community Development Rlanner, James Calloway, at the City Hall, 693 - 8868,extension 241. Chief Executive Officer: Mayor Lorence L. Bravenec, City of College Station, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77840. The Eagle January 24, 1979 Power source switch causes CS blackout Parts of College Station ex- perienced a power blackout Thurs- day morning at 6:30 as that city switched totally to receiving power from Gulf States Utilities. Electric distribution crews made the final switches- from Bryan Utilities to Gulf States. 'Also during the morning, Bryan water distribution crews turned off the valves that had controlled water sales to College Station, College Station's water now is being pumped from Texas A&M wells. The Eagle January 25, 1979 i W" CS to change p enalties for late payments College Station City Council W reviewed proposed new electric, t water and sewer rates during a workshop session Wednesday and decided to change only one aspect — the penalty for late payment. Public The council will hold a P hearing on the proposed rates tonight at 7 at city hall and later in the evening will vote on the rates. Water and sewer rates are going up, while electric rates will be decreased an average of 2 percent. A citizens committee on utility rates had proposed that the late penalty be administered in two stages: After 15 days a charge of 1�/2 percent with a $4 minimum and after 30 days, an added 8 percent for a total of 10 percent penalty with no maximum. employees, Utility billing however, told the council that they ould have trouble keeping up with wo different penalty dates. The council decided to charge a flat 10 I penalty with a $3 minimum after the due date. would Council members said they prefer to see the utility office ive" proach the penalty in a -posit way by giving a discount for prompt payment. Bill Sisson, manager of Briarwood Apartments, told the council he felt a 10 percent discount being offered to apartments who handle their own submetering was not enough. He said 13 percent would be more equitable. Under the new rates, apartments that are submetered will get the discount as a repayment for reading the meters and doing the billing, thus eliminating some of the work of the city. The Eagle January 25, 1979 CS to seek bids for new fire station College Station City Council authorized an architect Thursday night to advertise for bids on a new fire station despite the fact that bids probably will come in about $25,000 over the amount the city has to spend. Tim Keneipp, architect on the fire station, told the council his best educated guess was that the total Related story page 1A project cost would be about $235,685. The city has $250,000 set aside from two bond issues for the second station and land. The land cost is $40,000. Keneipp said he worked with' a local builder to try to get a reasonable cost estimate. He said he also learned a lot about how the bids will come in from the city of Bryan's recent fire station bids. Bryan's bids came in so far over the allotted money that the city council rejected all bids and is having the station redesigned. "This is the smallest, most ef- ficient, no frills, most basic, basic building I can provide and still sleep at night," said Keneipp in reply to comments from Councilman James Dozier. Dozier said the city "makes the same mistake every time" in ac- cepting an architect's plans with unwanted frills. City Manager North Bardell said the city has a number of options that it could use to make up the ad- ditional $25,000 not covered by bond money. They include use of general fund contingency money and future revenue sharing funds. "What else can we do ?" asked Councilman Gary Halter. "We have to have the new station." The council voted six to one in favor of going out for bids. Dozier voted against the proposal. After a closed session, the council authorized Bardell to execute sales contracts for the purchase of a 7.07 acre tract on Sandy Point Road and a 6.043 acre tract on Dowling Road for ground storage and well field collection for the city's permanent water supply system. The council also approved two rezoning projects: One is a one -acre tract on the northeast corner of Texas and Rock Prairie Road from agricultural -open to general commercial. The second is the Emerald Forest Phase I Addition from agricultural -open to single family residential. The Eagle January 26, 1979 (2n BmCS utilities separate C-4 f-3 p m w r� n w �c av N M 00 V This year will be a year of individuality of utility systems for the cities of Bryan and College Station. As the month of January ends, College Station will no longer purchase elec- tricity, water or sewer from Bryan on a contract basis. Electricity and water sales will end completely and sewer purchases will continue for only a few more weeks until College Station's new lift station in Hensel Park is completed. College Station's elec- tricity will be furnished by Gulf States Utilties at a lower cost than would have been charged by Bryan. Already the city's electric customers have received about eight percent in rate reductions to reflect the switch to Gulf States. Another slight reduction is to be im- plemented when new utility rates are adopted next month by the city council. Expansions to College Station's sewer treatment plant and construction of other new facilities will allow that city to handle its own sewerage needs. Water for the next two years will be supplied to College Station by Texas A&M University. Under an agreement with the university, College Station is drilling a water well and will give it to the university. The city will recoup its cost for the well through a reduction in water rates from the university. Contrary to earlier fears, the City of Bryan apparently will not be hurt critically by the loss of College Station as a utility customer. Officials now believe that unanticipated growth within the city of Bryan and in the rural areas served by Bryan Utilities will counteract the loss of College Station in the near future. Bryan ultimately will receive a higher profit from its new sales than it would have from sales in bulk to College Station. Problems with the new Roland C. Dansby Power Plant are expected to be ironed out early this year and the city is expecting more efficient power production from the new plant. As a member of the Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA), Bryan is hoping to see its electricity prices become more competitive as power is generated from the Gib- bons Creek Lignite Plant and the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant. After pulling off what off what is said to be the largest original bond sale in Texas history in 1978 and with plans for another large sale in March of this vvar, , the TMPA is looking forward to a ycir of building and development. Under the reins of its new general manager Joel Rodgers, the TMPA is working towards the completion of its first project, the Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station. The plant is scheduled for f;ommercial operation in kpril,1982. Late in 1978, the TMPA directors voted to go ahead with a purchase of 6.2 percent of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Steam Electric Plant in Glen Rose. Bryan will receive about one percent of the power generated by the nuclear plant sometime in the 1980s. TMPA will pay about $150 million for its share of the plant. S Improvements slated By TIM CUMINGS Brazos Valley Editor With no major new routes across the Brazos Valley under serious consideration, the spend - iag emphasis here for the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation the next decade or so will be on improving state roads already in existence. The Bryan district, which encompasses 10 counties, reported about $22 million spent on im- provement projects in 1978 and anticipates utilizing a similar amount this year. But highway department officials are quick to point out that $22 million doesn't buy as much as it might sound like. -Two short farm -to- market road extensions in Leon and Madison counties will make up the only new mileage in the district the next two years. And, although the great bulk of the highway department's budget is going toward improvements on existing roadways, the wants and needs far outweigh what's actually budgeted. Within the City of College Station alone, desired improvements of state -owned and main- tained roads total an estimated $2.3 million. About $400,000 is available annually for that work. Highway department officials, when confronted with such exotic projects as the famous "port -to- plains" highway dream, can quote extensively from the budgets attached to their 20 -year plans. The money simply isn't there. :What there is, is enough to continue improvement, for example, of Highway 6, both north and south of Bryan - College Station. Most visible right now is construction along a 15- mile portion of the high- way between the Navasota River and the south end of the East By -Pass. L -W -B Construction Company of Conroe is making a four -lane, un- divided stretch of road there at a cost of $4.25 million. Long -range plans call for acquisition of additional right -of -way along this same portion of 6, which will eventually allow a four -lane divided freeway. An 11.5 -mile stretch north of Bryan, between Benchley and Hearne, will go under construction within the next 12 to 15 months, highway depart- ment spokesmen predict. A companion project to that one, the widening of Highway 6 both directions from its intersection with FM 2818 south of Benchley, is now underway. The fiye -mile stretch of Highway 21 under im- provement between Cooks Point and The Brazos River in Burleson County may be completed by June if weather permits. The $2 million job includes an overpass across .the Missouri - Pacific Railroad where a narrow underpass with curved approaches now functions. East of Bryan, near Kurten, a 3.5 mile stretch of Highway 21 is being widened at a cost of $650,000. When completed, this work will have given Highway 21 a four -lane equivalent width all the way across Brazos County. Closer in to urban usage, e $900,000 grade separation job will be awarded late this year for the in- tersection of FMs 2818 and 60. The early plans call for an overpass across 2818 to carry east -west traffic and discontinuation of the present dangerous in- tersection. Disruption of traffic on 2818 is currently due to a $1 million resurfacing job there, running the entire nine miles from its in- tersection with Highway 21 to the `T' with Business 6 in south College Station. Weather delays have left the estimated date of completion in limbo. Even with money as tight as it is for highway construction, Texas communities still continue to dream and even take active political part in highway department decisions. Far West Texas is lob- bying for formal designation of U.S. 87 between Lubbock and Interstate 10 as the fabled "port to plains" highway. The Eagle January 28, 1979 HUD rejection puzzles tu'' council By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station officials again are scratching their heads in wonder over a recent action by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning low income housing. The city has been pressured for the last year by HUD to develop rental units for low income tenants. The city's 1978 Community Development funds, totaling about $300,000, were rejected by HUD in part because the city had not worked toward getting the Section 8 assisted units. In an effort to get the CD funds for future years, College Station council members have gone against their preferences and approved preliminary steps by two developers for low income complexes. The council favors rehabilitating existing housing instead of building rental units. This week, however, the allocations of fund availability for such rental units were released by HUD and College Station was not allotted any units for 1979. City staff and developers on the projects had expected at least 100 units to be allocated to the area. "It is a Catch 22," said City Manager North Bardell. "They say no CD funds without Section 8 housing and then they don't allot any . t6.izs." Jim Callaway, community development director for the city, said he isn't sure just what the affect of HUD allocations will be. There is •a possibility, he said, that the allocations might be changed or that units might be allocated for 1980. "We are looking into it," he said. Callaway said he talked with both developers which had intended to try to qualify for the Section 8 units.. The developers, he said, are con- cerned but are continuing with plans. Callaway said College Station probably will continue with its effort to get such housing and possibly that effort will be judged by HUD as sufficient to smooth the approval of future CD funds. The CD funds go toward improving low income neigh- borhoods of the city. The Eagle January 29, 1979 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: 2.3 acres out of Lot C, Block 4; University Oakes Section 2 located bet ween University Oaks Blvd. and Harvey Road and north of the WOOdStone Shopping Center from General Com mercial District C-1 to Apart ment Building District R-5. The application is in the anme of Robert D. Martell, Box 4106, Bryan, Texas. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Thursday, February 15, 1979. For additional infofmarion, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo, Jr., City Planner I TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: 2.3 acres out of Lot C, Block 4 University Oaks Section 2 located between University Oaks Blvd. and Harvey Road and north of the Woodstone Shopping Center from General Commercial District C 1 to Apartment Building District R 5. The application is in the name of Mr. Robert D. Martell, Box 4106, Bryan, Texas. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, February 22, 1979. For additional information, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo, Jr, City Planner The Eagle January 31, 1979 HUD holds string t ied to CS carrot Consider this analogy: In and effort to convince your son to keep his room neat and orderly, you offer him a sub- stantial in - crease in his allowance if he can prove, during a trial period, he is capable of keeping the room clean. After he performs his tasks properly, though, you refuse to increase his allowance. Plan on an open rebellion, right? Such is the case for College Station, which is being dangled helplessly at the end of a string by one of Unc1Q Sam's puppet masters. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is holding this - string, offering the increased allowance one day, withholding it the next. Last year College Station requested a $300,000 HUD grant to establish rental units for low income families. HUD rejected the request, explaining that College Station had failed to show that first "good faith" step. In reality, College Station council members really preferred to repair existing units for the low income families, but in order to comply with HUD's desires they heard and gave preliminary approval to plans. from two developers, one from New York, the other from Texas. It wasn't their first preference, but apparently the only manner which would exact HUD's approval. This done, College Station notified HUD of its progress, only to hear that the federal group has failed to allocate any funds for College Station this year. That's absolutely absurd, because the CS council now must shelve its low income housing plans either until the allocation is changed or until 1980 when new allocations will be made. All that planning was an exercise in futility. College Station council members spun their wheels for no good reason, and they still have no way of knowing whether their request for HUD low income housing funds will be approved next year. HUD surely makes it difficult for cities to plan ahead. The Eagle January 31, 1979 „ous/ng for elderly - HUD allots CS construction C By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer Although the U.S. Department of ,Housing and Urban Development u } (HUD) has not allotted any units of *newly constructed housing for low L persons in College Station for 1979, the department has allotted 50 units of housing for the elderly. A HUD spokesman said this week at if College Station officials "give ;some real cooperation” to anyone terested in constructing the units q or the elderly and participate in other HUD sponsored programs locally, the way may be cleared for the city to receive more than 1e300,000 in Community Development money in 1979. College Station was turned down for the CD funds in 1978 for non- compliance with HUD regulations. City officials had been working with two developers on applicants for rent subsidy (section 8) apart- ment complexes for low income tenants. The city learned last week, however, that no units of rent sub- sidy housing were allotted to the city this year. Jim Wilson of the HUD Houston office said each area is given its "fair share" of available money and that no funds were left for rent subsidy housing in College Station. Jim Callaway, College Station Community Development director, said one developer had expressed some interest in a project for the elderly last year but no definite plans were made. Application to HUD for such a project must be made by April 30. Under the program, HUD is offering financial assistance for construction to a developer and possible later rental assistance. Wilson said College Station "would go a long way toward clearing up the problem" that caused the community development money to be withheld if it worked toward getting an acceptable elderly project. He also said the city needs to work on housing rehabilitation and with the Brazos Valley Development Council (BVDC) on existing housing rental assistance. Callaway said that as of this week. College Station now has a fulltime staff member working on housing rehabilitation. The city's 1979 community development ap- plication must be in by April 6 to HUD. Callaway said the situation is confusing, but he hopes to get HUD approval this year for the funds that go to aid low income areas of the city. Commission OKs new CS housing By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer Three new multi - family com- plexes to be built near Highway 30 in College Station were approved Thursday night by the City Planning and Zoning Commission. The three complexes will have a total of 387 units when completed and are being built by two local developers. Robert Martell received approval of the site plan for Cripple Creek Apartments to be built on the south- west corner of University Oaks Blvd. and Munson Avenue. His project will have 156 units and should be ready for occupancy by September, 1979, Martel said. He said the Cripple Creek com- plex will tie in with Woodstone Shopping Center, which he also owns, as well as Sausilito and Sundance apartments. A. B. Syptak received approval of site plans for a 96 unit project to be called Woodstock Condominiums and fora 135 unit apartment complex to be called the Gardenia Apart- ments. The two projects will be built off Highway 30 on a new street to be called Dartmouth Drive. Dartmouth Drive will be opposite the present location of Beef and Brew Restaurant. Martels' complex will need a zoning change on part of the land before construction can begin on the project. He said he will submit the rezoning application to the planning commission in two weeks. A portion of his property adjacent to the shopping center is zoned commercial and will have to be rezoned for apartment usage. In other action, the commission granted a conditional use permit for the construction and operation of a Montessori School on Lots 119 and 120 of Southwood Valley section 5A. The application was in the name of Dr. Karim Haji. Dr. Haji said his sister who presently lives in Montreal will be operating the school for children ages 3 to 5. A number of residents of Sandy Circle, which is near the proposed school, attended the meeting and asked several questions on the exact operation of the facility. The residents were concerned that the facility not be a day care center and that there be no night lighting or animals. Commission members said the zoning on the land where the school will be built would take care of those concerns. Eagle ruary 2, 1979 Site plan for the multi - family projects. NOTICE TO BIDDERS tenance, and the adaptability Sealed proposals addressed to of the particular equipment to the City of College Station, the specific use intended. The Parks and Recreation Purchaser reserves the right to Department will be received at select the equipment which the Office of the City Secretary best suits its needs whether the until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, price is the lowest or not, and January 31, 1979 for the con- also reserves the right to reject struction of the LINCOLN all bids and waive in CENTER PARKING AREA, formalities. Bids shall be opened and read, Bidders are urged to offer the aloud at 2:00 p.m. in the earliest practical delivery Council Chambers on the same date, which dates shall be date. considered by the Purchaser Plan, Specifications and In, when choosing the Successful formation for Bidders may be Bidder. picked up at the Parks and Award of the Contract to the Recreation Department, 1000 Successful Bidder will be made Eleanor, College Station, at a subsequent meeting of the Texas 77840, or by calling 696- City Council of College Station. 4753. C ITY OF COLLEGE Proposals must be submitted STATION, TEXAS By Lorence L. Bra venec, Mayor on the forms bound within the Specifications. Teh right to 1 -5.1- 12'119 accept or refect any or all bids NOTICE TO BIDDERS and to waive all formalities is Sealed Proposals addressed to hereby reserved by the City City of College Station, Texas Council of the City of College will be received at the Office of Station. The project is being the City Secretary, City of funded with revenue sharing College Station, Texas until money. 1:00 P.M. on the 13th of STEPHEN C. BEACHY, February, 1979 for furnishing Director, Parks & Recreation electric distribution materials Dept• of the following general categories: Three (3) oil cir' cuit breakers, 138 KV, 1600 amperes continuous rating, 40000 amperes interrupting rating, accessories and ser- vices all as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 P.M., February 13, 1979 will be Publicly opened and read in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall in College Station, Texas at 1:0() P.M. on the same date. Bids received after 1:00 P.M. Feb. 13, 1979 will be returned to the sender unopened. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder and the City of College Station Contract No. CS 79 -SB- 1. Materials shipped by truck shall be f.o.b. the City's G.S.U. Swutcg Statuib ub Cikkege Statuibm Texas. Those materials shipped by rail shal be f.o.b. cars, the Southern Pacific or Missouri Pacific siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping notices shall specify that the materials are a part of Con tract No. CS 79 -SB -1 and shall inclentify materials by the Item numbers assigned in the specifications. Each Proposal must be ac- copmanide by a bid bond or a certified check on a bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the order of the City of College Station, Texas in an amount equal to five percent of the maximum bid price. Each Bidder agrees, that by filing its Proposal, together with such bid bond or check in con. sideration of the City of College Station receiving and con- sidering such Proposal, said Proposal shall be firm and binding upon each such Bidder. Bid bonds or checks of the three low bidders shall be held by the City of College Station until a Proposal is accepted and a satisfactory Per- formance Bond is furnished by the Successful Bidder, or for a period not to exceed Sixty (60) days from the date herein - before set for the opening of the Proposals, whichever period shall be shorter. If such Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the bid bond or check will be re reed n e ch instance wfrnfn perie of ten (10) days to the Bidder fur- nishing same. One copy of the bidding forms and specifications are ob- tainable free of charge at the Office of the City Secretary, College Station, Texas or from Electric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Drive East, P.O. Box 9970, College Station, Texas 77840. Additional copies may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of $10.00. Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery dated, experience of the manufacturer, availability of service for. repair and main- tenance, and the adaptability of the particular equipment to the specific use intended. The Purchaser reserves the right to select the equipment which best suits its needs whether the price is the low or not and also reserves the right to reject all bids and waive informalities. Bidders are urged to offer the earliest practical delivery date, which dates shall be considered by the Purchaser when choosing the Successful Bidder. Award of the Contract to the Successful Bidder will be made at a Subsequent meeting of the City Council of College Station. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By Lorence L. Bravenec, Mayor 15,1- 12,1 -1 1- 12,1.14,1.2 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed ti the City of College Station Parks and Recreation Department will be received a the Office of the City Secretary until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday January 31, 1979 for the con struction of the ANDERSON PARK PARKING AREA. Bid! shall be opened and read alouc at 2:00 p.m. in the Counci Chambers on the same date. Plan, Specifications and In formation for Bidders may be picked up at the Parks ane Recreation Department, 100C Eleanor, College Station, Texas 77840 or by calling 696- 4753. Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications. The right to accept or refect any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of College Station. STEPHEN C. BEACHY, Director, Parks & Recreation Dept. 1 -12,1- 14,1 -21 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Proposals addressed tc City of College Station, Texas, will be received at the Office of the City Secretary, City of College Station, Texas, until 1:00 P.M. on the 13th of February, 1979 for furnishing electrical distribution materials of the following general categories: Materials for expansion of 138 KV G.S.U. Switch Station. Priccipal material items are air break switches, steel work, bus work, coupling capacitor voltage transformers, surge arrestors, and motor operators for air break switches, all as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 P.M. February 13th, 1979 will be publicly openee and read in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall in College Station, Texas, at 1:00 P.M., February 13,1979 will be returned to the sender unopened. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder and the City of College Station Contract No. CS -79 -SB - 2. Material shall be bid by in- clividual group without a lump sum bid for all groups. The Bidder is free to bid any single group or combination of groups listed in the Notice To Bidders. The Purchaser may accept any single group bid or com- bination of single group bids. Materials shipped by truck shall be f.o.b. the City's G.S.U. S w i t c h S t a t i o n i n Collegestation, Texas. Those materials shipped by rail shall be f.o.b. Cars, the Southern Pacific or Missouri Pacific siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping notices shall specify that the materials are a ppart of Con - tracr No. CS 79 -BS 2, and shall identify materials by the Item numbers assigned in the Specifications. Each Proposal must be ac companied by a bid bond or a certified check on a bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the order of the City of College Station, Texas, in an amount equal to five (5) per cent of the maximum bid price. Each Bidder agrees, that by filing its Proposal, together with such bid bond or check in consideration of the City of College Station receiving and considering such Proposal, said Proposal shall be firm and binging upon eahc such Bidder. Bid bonds or checks of the three low bidders shall be held' by the City of College Station until a Proposal is accepted and a satisfactory per formance Bond is furnished by the Successful Bidder, or for a periodhmto exceed sixty (60) days from the date herein - before set for the opening of the Proposals, whichever period - half be shorter. If such Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the bid bond or check will be returned in each instance wihtin a period of ten (10) days to the Bidder fur- nishing same. One copy of the bidding forms and specifications are ob- tainable free of charge at the Office of the City Secretary, College Station , Texas, or from Electric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Drive East, P.O. Box 9970, College Station, Texas 77840. Additional copies may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of 815.00. Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery dates, experience of the manufacturer, availability of service for repair and main The Eagle January 12, 1979 CS utility rate study committee recommends late penalty By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer After making a recommendation to increase penalties for late payment of utility bills,, the College Station utility rate study committee Tuesday finished its work and disbanded. The committee, made up of business representatives and citizens, has been meeting for several months to make recom- mendations to the city council on adjusting water, sewer and electric rate and on some utility policy matters. Committee chairman Councilman Larry Ringer said the recom- mendations could be up for public hearing as early as the Jan. 25 council meeting. City staff members said the present 10 percent late charge with a $5 maximum is not enough to en- courage prompt payment of utility bills. Staff members said as many as 700 accounts go delinquent each month. The committee recommended first that the number of days allowed for payment of a utility bill be in- creased from 10 to 15. The members also recommended that the late charge carry a $4 minimum and be 1 1 /2 percent for the first 15 days after the due date and then increase to 10 percent of the bill if not paid after 30 days. The committee favored increasing charges for utility reconnection after a disconnect for non - payment but voted to leave specific charges The Eagle January 10, 1979 out of the ordinance. Instead, the committee recommended that the council be given the job of adjusting the charges as costs increase. Presently, the city charges $15 per reconnection. Staff members said the true cost is $22 for a residence, $27 -32 for a small businesses and $70 for a commercial account with a demand meter. The committee proposed that the city's power consultants, Electric Power Engineers, come up with the specific recommendations on electic rates. Those rates are expected to go down slightly because of the city's final switch from Bryan Utilities to Gulf States. Recommendations for sewer charges are that the rates be raised from $3.25 per month to $3.75. Commeriial sewer customers would pay $3.75 for the first 7,000 gallons and then $.88 for each additional 7,000 gallons. Proposea water rates call for residential customers to pay a $4 service charge and a flat rate of $.91 cents per 1,000 gallons. Commercial customers would pay the same rates except they would pay $.82 cents per 1,000 gallons after the first 55,000 gallons used. One recommendation of the committee still may face opposition from at least one committee member. That proposal is that apartments be classified as residential electric customers rather than commercial customers as they now are. NOTICE OF P U 6 L I I MEETING The Neighborhood Advisor Committee for the City c College Station Communit Development Program wil meet Wednesday, January 1( 1079, in the Municipal Cour troom of the new Polio Station, 2611 S. Texas Ave., a 7:00 P.M. The Purpose Of this meetini will be to discuss the City's 197 Community Developmen Application and Program. The Public is encouraged 1i attend this meeting in order 1i help plan the City's Com munity Developmen Program. For additional informatiol concerning this meeting 01 related matters Contact Jame! Callaway, at City Hall, 6968861 ext. 242. 15 NOTICE TO BIDDt;RS Sealed Proposals addressed to City. of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of the City Secretary, City of College Station, Texas until 1:00 P.M. on the 13tn of February, 1979 for furnishing electric distribution materials Of the following general categories: Three (3) oil cir cuit breakers, 138 KV, 1600 amperes continuous rating, 40000 amperes interrupting rating, accessories and ser- vices all as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 P.M., February 13, 1979 will be Publicly opened and read ill the City Council Chambers of the City Halt in College Station, Texas at 1:00 P.M. on the same date. Bids received after 1:00 P.M. Feb. 13, 1979 will be returned 10 th sender unopened. - „.Oposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing On the outside the name Of the bidder and the City of College Station Contract No. CS 79 SB 1. Materials shipped by truck shall be f.o.b. the City's G.S.U. Swutcg Statuib ub Cik Kege Statuibm Texas. Those materials shipped by rail shal be f.o.b. cars, the Southern Pacific or Missouri Pacific siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping notices shall specify that the materials are a part of Con- tract No. CS -79 -SB 1 and Shall indentify materials by the Item numbers assigned in the Specifications. Each Proposal must be ac copmanide by a bid bond Dr a certified check on a bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the order of the City of College Station, Texas ii an amount equal to five percent Of the maximum bid price. Each Bidder agrees, that by filing its Proposal, together with such bid bond or check in con sideration of the City of College Station receiving and con sidering such Proposal, Said Proposal shall be firm and binding upon each such Bidder. Bid bonds or checks of the three low bidders shall be held by the City of College Station until a Proposal is accepted and a satisfactory Per formance Bond is furnished by the Successful Bidder, or for a period not to exceed Sixty (60) days from the date herein before set for the ppening of the Proposals, whichever period shall be shorter. If such Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the bid bond or check will be returned in each instance within a period of ten (10) days to the Bidder fur nishing same, One copy of the bidding forms and specifications are ob tainable free of charge at the Office of the City Secretary, College Station, Texas or from Electric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Drive East, P.O. Box 9970, College Station, Texas 77840. Additional copies may be purchased from the Engineer for a feeof 570.00. Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery dated, experience of the manufacturer, availability of service for repair and main tenance, and the adaptability of the particular equipment to the specific use intended. The Purchaser reserves the right to select the equipment which best suits its needs whether the price is the low or not and also reserves the right to reject all bids and waive informalities - Bidders are urged to offer the earliest practical delivery date, which dates shall be considered by the Purchaser when choosing the Successful Bidder. Award of the Contract to the Successful Bidder will be made at a Subsequent meeting of the City Council of College Station. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By Lorence L. Bravenec, Mayor _ 1 -5,1- 12,119 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Proposals addressed to City of College Station, Texas, will be received at the Office Of the City Secretary, City of College Station, Texas, until 1:00 P.M. on the 13th of February, 1979 for furnishing electrical distribution materials of the following general categories: Materials for expansion of 138 KV G.S.U. Switch Station. Priccipal material items are air break switches, steel work, bus work, coupling capacitor voltage transformers, surge arrestors, and motor operators for air break switches, all as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 1:00 P.M. February 13th, 1979 will be publicly opence and read in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall in College Station, Texas, at 1:00 P.M., February 13,1979 will be returned to the sender unopened. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing an the outside the name of the bidder and the City of College Station Contract No. CS-79 S9 -- Material shall be bid by in- oividual group without a lump sum bid for all groups. The Bidder is free to bid any single group or combination of groups listed in the Notice To Bidders. The Purchaser may accept any single group bid or com bination of single group bids. Materials shipped by truck shall be f.o.b. the City's G.S.U. S i tch Station i n Collegestation, Texas. Those materials shipped by rail shall be f.o.b. Cars, the Southern Pacific or Missouri Pacific siding in College Station, Texas. Invoices and shipping notices shall specify that the materials are a part of Con tracr No. CS- 79 -BS -2, and Shall identify materials by the Item numbers assigned in the Specifications. Each Proposal must be ac- companied by a bid bond or a certified check on a bank that is a member of the. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the order of the City of College Station, Texas, in an amount equal to five (5) per cent of the maximum bicl price. Each Bidder agrees, that by filing its Proposal, together with such bid bond or check in consideration of the City of College Station receiving and considering such Proposal, said Proposal shall be firm and binging upon eahc such Bidder. Bid bonds or checks of the three low bidders shall be held by the City of College Station until a Proposal is accepted and a satisfactory per formance Bond is furnished by the Successful Bidder, or for a periodhmto exceed sixty (60) days from the date herein before'set for the opening of the Proposals, whichever period shall be shorter. If such Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the bid bond or check will be returned in each instance wihhin a period of ten (10) days to the Bidder fur nishing same. One copy of the bidding forms and specifications are ob tainahle free of charge at the Office of the City Secretary, College Stanon , Texas, or from EIc :tric Power Engineers, Inc., 203 Holleman Drive East, P.O. Box 9970, College Station, Texas 77840. Additional copies may be purchased from the Engineer for a fee of 815.00. Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser, based on quality, economy of operation, delivery dates, experience of the manufacturer, availabilty of service for repair and main- tenance, and the adaptability of the particular equipment to the specific use intended. The Purchaser reserves the right to select the equipment which best suits its needs whether the price is the lowest or not, and also reserves the right to reject all bids and waive in- formalities. Bidders are urged to offer the earliest practical delivery date, which dates shall be considered by the Purchaser when choosing the Successful Bidder. Award of the Contract to the Successful Bidder will be made at a subsequent meeting of the City Council of College Station. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By Lorence L. Bravenec, Mayor 15,1- 12,119 The Eagle January 5, 1979 CS drops support of complex By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station City Council changed its mind Thursday night about contracting with a New York developer for a housing association to finance a low income housing complex in the city. Robert Kassel, a New York at- torney, met with the council several weeks ago and explained his in- tentions of building a rent subsidized complex. He wanted the council to agree to form a housing association through which he could get tax exempt bonds to finance the con- struction. Kassel told the council that the city's only involvement would be no financial or managerial respon- sibility for the city. At that meeting, the council voted four to three in favor of negotiating with Kassel. Thursday bight, however, City Attorney Neeley Lewis told the council he wouldn't recommend its entering into a contract with Kassel because of proposed changes in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations pertaining to such associations. Lewis said HUD attorneys had told him that new regulations now being considered might make the city play a larger role in - the management of a housing complex. Several council members said they thought there was no rush in contracting with Kassel because HUD had not even allocated any units of the rent subsidized housing to College Station for 1979. The swing vote on the measure came from Councilman Larry Ringer who originally voted to go with Kassel. Ringer said he didn't like voting for a "pig in a poke." Maintaining their votes against the project were Council members Ann Hazen, Homer Adams and James Dozier. Dozier and Adams also voted against the city's application for Community Development funds for 1979. The funds would go to aid low income areas of the city. The two councilmen said they Turn to COUNCIL, page 8A. me hous s a n o n ow i n c o ounci ■ changes — $100,000 for housing rehabilitation; — 2,000 for planning; — $23,000 for administration; — and, $21,000 for contigency. In other action the council of- ficially called the April 7 election. From page 1A, col. 6. were objecting to the federal con- trols over the city. "This is a vote against the whole concept of Community Development and the formulas the feds use to determine who gets what and for what," Dozier said. Adams said he considers HUD's actions in rejecting the city's 1978 grant applications as "blackmail." "It's a game," commented Councilman Gary Halter. "Yeah. Well let's call their hand The Eagle February 9, 1979 on it. It's time we object. If there is enough publicity then they'll have to change their rules," Adams said. He said the city should consult an attorney on the matter. Despite Dozier and Adams' votes, the application for the funds, totalling about $306,000, was ap- proved by the council. If approved by HUD, the money would go for the following items: — $60,000 for pavement, curb and gutter work on Pasler Street; — $75,000 for pavement, curb and gutter work on Detroit and part of Nevada Streets; — $10,000 for water system im- provements along Gilbert Street; — $15,000 for installation of street lighting in the four CD neigh- borhoods: College Station experiences capital improvements boom Utility billing problem plagues College Station By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer It was a boom year for work on capital improvement projects in College Station. Working with funds from suc- cessful bond issues of 1976 and 1978, the city financed major projects in seweage treatment, city offices, warehouse facilities, fire station improvements, electrical lines and parks. Work on doubling the capacity of College Station's seweage treatment plant is about 95 percent complete.,A new sewer line for the Northgate area is about 95 percent complete and a lift station for the area is 40 percent complete. Police personnel moved into a new facility during the last months of 1978. The construction on the Police and Municipal Courts Building located on South Texas Avenue is 98 percent complete. Work remains to be done on the parking lot. A 20,000 square foot maintenance and warehouse facility is finished. It contains storage space as well as a service area. The final touches are being put on the addition to city hall in the city. The 8,000 square foot addition .features a new council chamber and expanded work areas for engineering, inspection and other city de partments. The city accepted about $4 million in electrical improvements to the city during 1978. The improvements included a new sub station, swit- ching station and new feeder lines. A site has been purchased and work begun on a water well as a part of an agreement with Texas A &M University. The university will supply water to the city for two years as the city builds its own facilities. Several major park purchases have been made by the city council including the 47 -acre Krenek Tap Park, 10 acres off Haines Street, a small park in Southwood Valley, an extension of Anderson Park and 10 acres on Welch. The major complaints against the city during 1978 centered around utility billings. Apartment residents complained of what they thought were too high charges for periods when they were out -of -town. The city's utility billing depart- ment lagged farther and farther behind during 1978 and a new assistant city manager was hired to help get the department back on its feet. Computer problems caused much of the trouble. The city council passed a new housing code during 1978 that is designed to upgrade existing residences. One of the most con- troversial sections of the code calls for screens on apartment complex windows. A citizens committee is studying that situation. During 1978, College Station gave its electric customers a 4 percent price cut because of savings from the purchase of power from Gulf States Utilities instead of Bryan Utilities. Presently, a committee is studying changes in utility rates. Water and sewer prices are ex- pected to go up because of higher costs to the city, but electricity prices are to go down again slightly as the city switches completely to Gulf States. The city's grant application for Community Development Funds was turned down in 1978 by federal officials. The money would have been spent to aid low income areas of the city. The denial was blamed on the city's failure to follow all federal requirements for the program. City officials are working to get the funds again in 1979. The new College Station council chambers includes a glassed -in foyer with loudspeakers for overflow crowds. The Eagle January 1, 1979 Councilwoman wants C health office By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station City Coun- cilwoman Anne Hazen said Thurs- day night she'd like to see more county health services offered in College Station. Hazen told other council members that a branch office of the Brazos County Health Unit needs to be located in College Station. "We've got a lot of school children needing immunizations and more restaurants than Bryan with workers needing health cards and yet they all have to track down to downtown Bryan for services," she said. Hazen's comments came as the city council approved payment of $22,316 to the health unit for next year. College Station pays 20 percent of the unit costs, while Bryan pays 50 percent and Brazos County picks up the other 30 percent. She said she might be willing to pay a greater percentage of the cost if the city got more services. City Manager North Bardell said it might be more feasible for the city to provide transportation to the health unit than to locate an office in College Station. "They tell us they barely have the staff to operate the one office," he said. "It is time to investigate our getting more than 20 percent," Hazen said. ' Hazen also asked that the city staff study the creation of an or- dinance regulating pet stores within the city. "We have two pet stores here now and no sanitation requirements," she said. In other action, the council ap- proved the purchase of a well site and bids for drilling and con- struction of facilities for a water well to hook up to the Texas A &M well station. The city and TAMU have agreed that the university will supply College Station with water for two years. Under the agreement, the city will purchase land and drill a well to be given to the university. The city will get its money back for the well through a price break in the purchase of water. The council also passed a resolution for an application for a federal grant for construction at the new Krenek Tap Park. Steve Beachy, parks director, said the 47 acre park is eligible for a 50 -50 grant from the Department of Heritage, Recreation and Con- servation. The funds will be used to construct restrooms, athletic fields, roads, tennis courts, handball courts, picnic areas, fishing piers and nature trails. The project is estimated to cost $618,322. The council also approved an ordinance establishing pro -rated charges for taps on utility line ex- tensions. The ordinance will allow a developer to go in ahead of existing development and extenr tility lines. Other developers whose properties are on the extended line will be charged a fee for the tapping on and the money can be returned to the developer. The council failed to decide whether developers will be reim- bursed for taps made on existing lines. The ordinance will be retroactive to allow charging for future hookups to existing lines. The Eagle December 29, 1978 CS council discuss tripling utility billings By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer Dear Residents of College Station: You may get three utility bills in January. If you think the College Station Utility Department has forgotten to send you an electric bill since Oc- tober, you're wrong. They haven't forgotten, but they are quite far behind in their utility billings. The delay is being blamed on a computer breakdown last duly. Operations evidently never got back on schedule, according to Van Van Devere, assistant city manager. Van Devere began work two weeks ago and one of his first duties is to get the utility bill operation back on schedule. If recommendations he is proposing to the .city council this afternoon are approved, the operations may be back on schedule by Feb. 7. But in order to get the billing back on the track, some city residents may get three utility bills in January. "This is undesirable," Van Devere said. "But it may be necessary." In order to ease the strain of the triple billing, he is proposing that the penalty payment period for the November and December bills not come due until the January bills become delinquent. This would mean the November and December bills could be paid anytime through the final day to pay the January bill with no penalties or cut -offs. The final decision will be with the city council. Van Devere pointed out that his Feb. 7 date to get the billing back on schedule is quite optimistic and doesn't allow for any problems. If problems develop, the schedule would by put back, he said. lie said the city isn't really losing any money by not collecting the bills as scheduled. But it is having some cash flow problems. "We are paying our bills, but we aren't getting our money," Van Devere said. The final cycle of October utility bills was to go out in the mail today, the assistant city manager said. November's bills should go out in four cycles from Dec. 28 through Jan. 11. December's bills will go out from Jan. 8 through Jan. 17. January's bills will go out from Jan. 24 through Feb. 7. Van Devere said the utility billing department will work in two daily shifts of eight hours each. One shift will enter information into the computer and the second shift will run the reports and the bills. The council meets today at 4 p.rn . in the courtroom of the Police Building at 2611 Texas Avenue S. The .Eagle December 27, 1978 County, ambulance plan resisted absence of everybody wanting such a system may make it impossible he said. He said Bryan might be better off going ahead and establishing their own service and then considering unifying later. Denison said he thought there would be problems because College Station already has an established service and Bryan would be starting from the ground Bryan city officials have been discussing what to do with their emergency medical service for several months because the private company now serviding the city is having financial problems. By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer Bryan officials got a fairly negative response Tuesday morning to their proposal for a study of a unified, county- wide ambulance service. Representaives of the city of College Station, the city of Bryan, Brazos County, and St. Joseph Hospital met at the offices of the Brazos Valley Development Council to discuss interests in a study of Bryan's proposal that an emergency service to be set up to serve the entire county. County Judge Bill Vance said that even if everyone agrees that a combined service was the way to go, "political and other implications" might still make it impossible to achieve. "Unless you decide to spend whatever it takes you can't solve the emergency service problem. Until you come to that point in dollars you are going to have problems. All three of us (both cities and the county) may not have the same idea when it comes to the dollar side," Vance said. College Station Mayor Lorence Bravenec said that his city will have to seek a demonstration that they will be better off with a combined service. "The citizens of College Station are sold on our ambulance service. It's not a matter of cost, to hell with cost, we want adequate service, Bravenec said. He said College Station feels no need for a combined service but that it hadn't closed the door on the issue. "You've got the budget problem, we don't. If cost is your hangup, it's not ours," Bravenec added. Bryan Mayor Richard Smith said that saving money was not Bryan's only concern. He said the city also wants the best level of service and to save lives. "I'm not in favor of trading dollars for health care," he said. Smith said Bryan will make a per- manent decision soon on how it will provide emergency care for its citizens Once that decision is made, he said, it will be too late to discuss a unified system. "We want to find out if there is reasonable interest to embark on a study," he said. "If the political question Judge Vance raised are already an- swered then maybe there is no reason for the study." Attending the meeting was Rodney Dennison of the Texas State Department of Health. He said he had "gut feeling" that a unified system would work. But the The Eagle December 19, 1978 CS seeks way to land HUD grant By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer Low income residents in College Station will be asked if the city should risk a street paving project in order to obtain $300,000 in federal funds. The problem is that College Station was turned down for 1978 Community Development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development because the city didn't meet HUD's specifications. The time to apply for the 1979 funds is approaching and the council must decide what changes it can make to getfederal approval. Jim Callaway, city community development planner, told the council Wednesday they face a gamble. If the city were to reprogram the money now set aside for street construction in the low income areas to housing rehabilitation, Callaway said, then HUD might look more favorable on the 1979 application. The citizens of the areas and the council would have to decide to give up either an $85,000 project for Eleanor Street or a $50,000 project for Detroit Street. That money would then be added to the $12,000 8 -CS construction now in the housing rehabilitation fund and used to bring low income persons' houses into compliance with HUD specifications. This would include roofing, electrical, plumbing and other repairs. The city also plans to work with the Brazos Valley Development Council (BVDC) to get rental assistance for low income residents and to encourage the building of projects that offer rental assistance. But whether either of these changes will be enough to satisfy HUD is still a question. "It is still chancy," said Mayor Lorence Bravenec. He feels HUD may still reject the city's application because it has not set up a Housing Authority. Council members object to setting up an authority because they don't feel the city should build a low in- come housing project. They said they don't think such a project would meet the local needs. "It is a shot in the dark," said Councilman Gary Halter. "But I think if we reprogram this money, work with the BVDC and try to encourage an outside income assisted project, they'll go for it without us having to create the Growth in area building activity shown College Station and Bryan showed increases iq construction during October of thi§ yhr- compared to the same month hi 1977. Bryan continued to show a large growth in building activity during the first 10 months of 1978 as com- pared to last year, while College Station showed a drop over 1977 figures. Bryan's total construction per- mitted through October, 1978, totaled $26,942,048 as compared to $18.6 million last year. College Station's permitted construction totaled $17,535,438 as compared to $23.9 million for the same 10 months of 1977. During 1977, College Station had an apartment building boom that hasn't developed again this year. During October, 1978, Bryan recorded $2.08 million in con- struction as compared to $838,013 for 1977. College Station had $2.7 million in construction during the month as compared to $1.3 million last year. Strong commercial construction in College Station brought the city's building totals up. About $1.6 million in commercial projects were issued permits. Some 16 residences and 18 duplexes also were permitted during October. In Bryan 68 residential projects were permitted including 32 con - domium units. Seventeen commercial projects totaling $139,539 were issued per- mits. The Eagle Nov. 9, 1978 authority. "I'm doubtful whether HUD will smile on us even then," Bravenec said. He added that he wouldn't approve of any transfer of money from street paving to housing rehabilitation unless the residents of the area approved it. The council agreed to cal 1 a neigh- borhood meeting of resi dents in- volved in the Community Development area to seek their views. If the street project money is transferred and then the HUD grant isn't received, there is a. chance the money could not be transferred back to its original purpose, Callaway said. Callaway already has met with some of the low income residents and said they had mixed reac` ions to the transfer idea. City Manager North Bardell said if a street project were cut, the city might be able to afford to reseal the street giving it a temporary hard surface until the money for a total paving, curb and gutter project is available. The council meets tonight at 7 in the court room of the police building. CS council to discuss federal Community Development funds College Station City Council Wednesday is scheduled to discuss what in the past has been a sore subject — federal Community Development funds. Last year the city's application for $300,000 in Community Development money was rejected because the city was not willing to follow certain guidelines of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Council members felt HUD's guidelines were unrealistic for College Station because they called for the establishment of low income hoping which the council felt wouldn't be used. Council members wanted to use the money to rehabilitate existing low income housing. i he council tried unsuccessfully to contact HUD Secretary Robert Embrey to ask him to come to College Station to discuss the situation. For 1979 the city will be eligible for another MAO in federal funds to be used for aid in low income areas but the council faces the same HUD requirements. City staffers intend to inform the council that the time is approaching when an application should be made and to ask the council for guidance. In other action Wednesday, the council will discuss fire insurance possibilities and hold a closed session on personnel and pending litigation. Thursday's council agenda in- cludes consideration of bids on batteries for the switching station and for a truck for the fire depart- ment. Other agenda items include;: — Public hearing on rezoning a five -acre track on the northeast corner of Holleman Drive and Wellborn Road from single family to apartment district. — Discussion of city policy on long range planning for extraterritorial jurisdiction areas. — Consideration of agreement funding for Easterwood Airport. Appointment of members to the structural standards board and to a committee to study screen requirements. The Wednesday meeting is at 4 p. m. and the Thursday session is at 7 p.m. Both meetings will be in the court chambers of the new Police Building at 2611 S. Texas Avenue. The Eagle November 8, 1978 Once unwanted, now College Station loves its serice By FRANK MAY Staff Writer It was literally just dropped on the doorstep. At first, the headaches were many and times were hard. But then it nurtured, blossomed and now it can't be taken away. That in a nutshell is the story of the College Station ambulance service. Y rch 6, 1977, College Station Pvkemen found two ambulances at , ''t h South Texas Avenue station and were give instructions — give Brazos County ambulance service. `!hfei Douglas Landua remembers that March weekend well. "The city council held an emergency meeting Saturday night and decided to take over the service. We felt like we could do the job and they had con- fidence in the fire department," he said. "But for awhile, we were pulling our hair out." Three emergency medical technicians were immediately hired on a part -time basis and plans were made for the department's own EMT classes. "We also asked for and received approval for the immediate hiring of six new personnel to staff the am- bulances," Landua said. By July 28 of last year, the department had 20 trained EMT's capable of operating ambulances. Those same personnel, Landua noted, could fight fires. The part -time workers were eventually fazed out and the fire department had virtually absorbed the ambulance service in only about six months. "We hardly never got to sleep, but it was worth it and all our men helped out," Bill Shaer, ambulance supervisor, said. The department's ambulance service now works like this: two men are assigned to run the am- bulances each day. When those two The Eagle Oct. 29, 1978 men are on a call, two firefighters are pulled off their shift as back -up personnel in case of a second am- bulance call, Personnel are always on hand except when a major fire occurs. Two men are kept at the station in case of an ambulance call. However, sometimes there are not enough ambulance vehicles. If both ambulances are out and College Station gets the call, Mid -Tex Ambulance Service in Bryan is given the emergency. "We have had to call them often to help out," Landua noted. But with the addition of a third vehicle expected this month and the certifying of all 31 firefighters as EMTs being completed recently, College Station's ambulance service is expected to improve. "We constantly upgrade our equipment, too, and are trying to get cardiac scope recorders," Shaer said. Landua said combining an am- bulance service with a fire depart- ment provides the best possible service. "The vehicles will be in good locations because a fire station is naturally in top locations to begin with," he began. "There is savings on insurance for another thing," he continued. "And whenever our ambulance goes to a major accident, a pumper goes along in case of fuel spillage of fire. Cross training also gives us more qualified and experienced men," he added. "We receive thanks and praise from patients, victims and their family," Shaer said. "We have never gotten any complaints," he added. Landua said he would not give un the department's ambulance servic because it is "the fastest, quicker and most feasible" method t provide top emergency service. Screen rule cri iczed before council By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer College Station's recently passed ordinance requiring screens on dwelling unit windows received criticism Thursday night from the Bryan- College Station Apartment Owners Association. Chuck Harty, president of the association asked the council whether it thought it was worth $2.40 to $6.30 a month more in rent to a university student to have screens on the apartment windows. Harty said he had calculated that installing screens would be a costly activity, especially on some apart- ment projects whose windows were nr` ^tnde to accept screens. said the screens would cost about $7 each and $5 to install on some windows. The average life of a screen, Harty figured, would be from nine months to two years. Figuring that each apartment had 4.6 windows, Harty said a rent in- crease of 1.2 to 2.9 percent would be required to defray the cost of adding screens. He also questioned why the council made the ordinance retroactive to cover apartment buildings con- structed under the old ordinance that did not require screens. Councilman Gary Halter told Harty that the law was not retroactive. Retroactive, he said, would be a law that fines the apart- ment owner for not having screens last year. The council decided to appoin, Steve Beachey. The parks depart - committee at its next meeting ment plans to gather more in- study the screen situation. formation on the low bidder to see Defensing the council's decision how his product compares with the require screens, Councilman Lar higher biddrrs'. Ringer said people should be able The council also voted to amend open their windows without beir Zoning Ordinance 850 concerning bombarded with bugs. planned unit developments (PUD ) In other action, the counc presented a plaque to Jack Lest( Sr. for his $10,000 donation to the cit to buy a pool cover for Adamson Pool. and conditional use permits. The city deleted the five acre size requirements on a PUD. The ordinance change on con- ditional use permits allows a Later in the meeting, llte council developer to renew his permit after tabled consideration of bids on thecix. months for two more six -month pool cover after they came in much periods or a total of 18 months. higher than the estimated cost of City Planner Al Mayo said many $16,000. groups using the permits don't have The bids ranged from $19,652 to dme in the first six -month period to $53,000, according to Parks Director ;et the project started. The Eagle /Bryan - College Statiop, Texas Brazos Page News of Bryan - College Station and the Brazos Valley Friday, October 27, 1978 Page 1B The Eagle Oct. 27,1978 CS city council names citizens for utility rate study committee The first citizen members of a committee to help with a utility rate study in College Station were named Thursday night by the city council. At least three more citizens will be named later, according to Mayor Lorence Bravenec. The citizens are Martha Camp, Jim Gardner, Jim Benjamin, and Bill Sisson. Council representatives on the committee will be Homer Adams, Larry Ringer and Gary Halter. City Manager North Bardell said the committee probably will hold an organizational meeting Thursday afternoon. The committee was set up by the council this week to decide how extensive the rate study should be and what changes should be studied. Two items to be included in the study are adjustments to the commercial rates for apartment complexes and the development of an industrial rate. The study will be done by city staff and the staff of Electric Power Engineers of College Station, the city's power consultants. In other action, the council in- structed city staff to try to find a pedestrian - bicycle route that would let citizens get to shopping centers and other establishments without getting on Highway 30 and Texas Avenue. The council approved, over the objections of two councilwomen, a preliminary plat for Timber Ridge Phase I. The subdivision will be between Dominik Drive, Munson Avenue and Plantation Oaks Drive. Council members Anne Hazen and Pat Boughton said they felt the development needed a throughway tb Dominik Drive so citizens will not have to go out to Highway 30. In a later phase of the develop- ment, there will be streets built. The council also announced that Thursday night's meeting was the last to be held in the old council chambers. The Eagle Oct. 13, 1978 t IL Jeff Hanselka of College Station attended the Safety City dedication. L�7 SUff Pboto by B W Meeks Attorney general dedicates Safety City Safety City — a miniature municipality designed to teach traffic safety to youngsters — was dedicated Thursday afternoon in College Station. "This is a marvelous project," Attorney General John Hill told an audience gathered for dedication ceremonies. "Our safety record's not all that good this year, ..Our traffic deaths are up. We have a job to do , . , " Saying he brought greetings from the entire state, Hill said, "When you focus in on safety for children, we thank you doubly." The facility, he said, will teach children how to take care of them- selves and learn the laws. Safety City is a culmination of community interest. It is operated by a tax exempt corporation. The A &M Consolidated In- dependent School District donated the land. The district's staff wrote a curriculum for courses to be taught LIMIT to the children. The Texas Office of Traffic Safety awarded a $1,778 grant for the signs throughout the layout. Miniature buildings were donated by local businesses and contain their names, A safety officer from the College Station Police Department will guide the children through Safety City, after a safety course has been taught in a classroom. A &M Supt. Fred Hopson told the audience, "The impact is already here. All we have to do is bring in the children." Sue Keeley, Safety City Inc. president and a moving force behind getting the facility built and operational, declared, "I just want to say we did it. I'm really proud. "I'm really glad to do something with the city and school board working together," she said. Mrs. Keeley presented momentos to several volunteer workers, and in turn, was presented with two plaques citing her endeavors. A ribbon was cut by Mrs. Keeley's daughter, Shannon. Other speakers on the dedication program were Larry Matheson, Chamber of Commerce, master of ceremonies; A &M High School Principal Charles Greenwalt; College Station Mayor Lorence Bravenec; and Tom Glenn, com- munity education coordinator for the schoo distr Construction crowds CS police, firemen By FRANK KAY Staff Writw College Station firefighters and policemen are not feeling too comfortable these days. Walls are caving in all around them. Construction workers are blasting away at cement with nauseating jackhammers. Trucks and equip- ment are being carted in, causing congested traffic and parking. Wires and ducts are dangling from ceilings. "We lost our front door last week and lost our patrol room this week," mused police Capt. Jim Beamer. "If you see a tent outside the building, don't be surprised," he added. Police and firemen have been squeezed together because the new police station being constructed about two miles further south on Texas Avenue is not ready for oc- cupancy, but changes to the current building housing the two depart- ments at 1207 S. Texas Ave. are continuing. The ponce department is being moved from the building which will be left solely for the fire department and its trucks. The additions to the current structure and the new police station are to accommodate the tremendous growth of both depart- ments. Cost for the expansion is $637,742. Currently, R.B. Butler Con- struction Co. must finish only in- terior work to complete the new police station. The estimated time of occupancy is late October. Meanwhile, Jordan and Woods General Contractors have already completed the new garage for fire trucks and are knocking out walls and doors to complete other changes at the old station. "The changes have made it cramped for the department, but we've been cramped for years," Fire Chief Douglas Landua said. "We can't do our training exercises because the classroom area is only half finished but the work hasn't hurt our response times," he added. "The noise is an inconvenience too, but it is worth it because we've looked forward to the changes for so long," Landua admitted. The garage enables fire trucks to go directly onto Texas Avenue in- stead of out onto Gilchrist Street and then onto Texas. Fire warning lights have been erected on Texas Avenue to warn motorists of a truck entering the road. But the signs and lights have not been totally effective, Landau says. "We may have to lower them some, because they're not working like we want them to," he said. Landau added that fire trucks have been prevented from entering the street because of congested traffic. Policemen, meanwhile, are wondering if they will have a place to work. "If they don't let us in the new building soon and they keep tearing down and making changes to the current building, we may have no place to stay," Chief Marvin Byrd said. He said the current changes have not hurt the department, and added the new station will increase ef- ficiency. Byrd, his force and firefighters say they can stick out the last few weeks waiting for the changes because the badly needed additi are worth the trouble. In fact, some firefighters who the recent cool breeze come into building through temporary pla sheeted walls cozied up to a blat and stalked the halls in enjoymen ORDINANCE NO. 1121. AN ORDINANCE GRAN TING TO LONE STAR GAS COMPANY, A DIVISION OF 1N LM NnCB ENSERCH CORPORATION, A CORPORATION. ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO FURNISH AND SUPPLY GAS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE TRANSPORTING, DELIVERY, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GAS IN, OUT OF, AND THROUGH SAID MUNICIPALITY FOR A L L P U R P 0 S E S PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A FEE OR CHARGE FOR THE USE OF THE STREETS. ALLEYS, AND PUBLIC WAYS AND PROVIDING THAT IT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF OTHER FEES AND CHARGES, EXCEPTING AD VALOREM TAXES AND REPEALING ALL PREVIOUS GAS FRAN CHISE ORDINANCES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS SECTION 1. The the City of College Station, Texas, hereinafter called "City", hereby grants to Lone Star Gas Comp any, a Division of ENSERC CORPORATION, hereinafter celled "Com peny", its successors and assigns, consent to use and Occupy the present and future streets, aaleyS, highways. ppublic places, public thoroughfares, and ground Of City for the purpose of laying, maintaining, constructing, operating, and replacing therein and thereon pipelines and all other appurtenant equipment needed and necessary to deliver gas in. out of, and through said City and to sell gas to persons, firms, and corporations, including all the general public, within the City's corporate limiter, said consent being granted for a term Of twenty We (75) years from and after the date of the final passage and approval of this ordinance. SECTION Z. Company shall lay, maintain, construct, operate, and replace its p mains, laterals, and other equipment so as to interfere as little as possible with traffic and shall prompt)yy clean up and restore to an aaproximate original condition, at its cosh, all thorou ghfares and other surfaces which it may disturb. The location of all mains, pipes, laterals, and other appurtenant equipment shall be subject to the ap grovel of the Director of Public works or his agent prior to their construction Reproducible copies of all maps showing the location of all mains, pipes, laterals, and other appurtenant equipp shall be furnished to the of ficeof the City En gineer SECTION 3 When Com pony shall make or cause to be made excavations or shall place obstruction in any street, alley, or other public place, the public shall be Fight by barriers and lights placed, erected, and maintained by Company; and In the even of injury of any person or damage to any property by reason of the construction, operation, or maintenance of the gas distributing plan Or system of Company, Company shall indemnify and keep harmless City from any and all liability In connection therewith. Company shell repair, clean up, and restore to an ap proximate original condition alt streets and alleys disturbed during the con structin and repair of its gas distributing system SECTION A. In addition to the rates charged for gas supplied, Company may make and enforce reasonable charges, rules, and regulations for service rendered in the Conduct of its business, including a charge for services rendered in the Inauguratin of natural gas service, and may require, beforeefurnishing service, the execution of a contract therefor. Company shall have the right to contract with reference to the installation of, and payment for, any and all of the gas piping from the Connection thereof with the Company's main in own, operate, and maintain all service lines, which are defined as the supply lines from the Company s main to the consumer's curb line, when mains are located in the streets and to the consumer's P roperty line when mains are ocated in the alleys. The consumer shall own, operate, and maintain ell Yertl l and house piping. Vard lis are defined as the un derpround supply lines ex tending from the point of connection with Company's service line to the point of connection with consumer's S SE 071 S Comppany shall not be required to extend mains on any street more than fifty (50) feet for anyone consumer of gas. SECTION 6. Company shall be entitled to require from each and every consumer of gas, before gas service is commenced, a deposit of twice the amount of an estimated average monthly bill, which said deposit may be retained by Company until Service is discontinued and all bills therefore have been paid. Company shall then return said deposit to the Consumer, together with six perCent(6%)interestThereon from the date of said deposit up to the date of discos t nuance of service. Company shall be entitled to apply said deposit, with accrued in C�;LT:11L sj fairest. to any indebtedness owed Company be the con Sumer making the deposit SECTION 7 The rights, privileges, and franchises I granted by this ordinance are riot to be considered ex I elusive, and City hereby expressly reserves the right to grant, at any time, like privileges, rights and Iran chiles as it may see fit to any other person or corporation for the purpOSe Of furnishing pp as for light, heat, and power to and for City and the inhabitants thereof SECTIONS Companyshall furnish adequate service to the public at reasonable rates and charges therefor; and Company shelf maintain its property, equipment, and appliances in good order and condition SECTION 9. Company, its successor$ and assigns, agrees accept, on or th s e Isst day of April, 1978, and on or before the same day of each succeeding year during the life of this franchise, up to and including the year 1003, a sum of money which shall be equwalent to two percent (?�) Of ine gross receipts received by Company from the sale of gas ?o its domestic and commercial consumers within the corporate limits of said city (expressly ex eluding, however, receipts derived from ales to in dustrial and governmental users and consumers in said City) for the Preceding calendar year, which annual payment Shall be for the rights and privileges herein granted to Company, in cludir expressly, without limitation, the right to use the streets, alleys, and public ways of said city. Andit is also expressly agreed that the aforesaid annual payment shall be in lieu of any all oche and additional occupation axxes. easement, and franchise taxes or charges (whether levied as an ad valorem, special or other character of tax or charge), in lieu of municipal license and inspection fees, street taxes, and street or aaley rentals Or charges, and all other and additional municipal taxes, charges, levies, fees, and rentals of whatsoever kind and character which City may now impose or hereafte levy and collect, excepting only the usual general or s pecial ad valorem taxes which City is authorized 10 levy and impose upon real and per sonal property. Should cith not have the legal powr to agree that the payment of The foregoing sums of money shall be In lieu of taxes, licenses, lees, street or alley rentals or charges, easement or franchise taxes or charges aforesaid, then City agrees the It will apply so much of said sums of mone paid as may be necessary to satisfy Company's obligations, if any, io pay any such taxes, licenses, charges, fees, rentals, easement or Iran chiles taxes Or charges. In order to determine the gloss receipts received by Company from the sale of gas (expressly excluding the sale of gas to industrial and governmental consumers) within the corporate limits of said City Company agrees that on the same date that payments are made, as provided in the procemnyy parsyraph of this Section 9, it will file with the City Clerk a sworn report stewing the ?Toss receipts received from the sale of gas to its domestic and commercial consumers within said corporate limits for the calender year pppaaryment�CitYi the if sees fti, have the books and records of Company examined by a represen tative of said City oT aster fain the corrrectness of the sworn re orts agreed to be filed here n. Receipts from sales to governmental users or consumers shall include all those receipts derived from the sale of gas to federal, state, county or city govern ments or brandies and subdivisions thereof, school districts, or other similar districts, it being the in tention to include within the term "governmental users and consumers" all tax supported Institutions owned or operated directly or in directly by said governments and branches or Subdivison3 thereof, such as schools, colleges, hospitals, eleemosynary institutions. army or training camps, air courthouse, city hall, and other institutions of like or Similar kind and character. "Industrial users or con Sumers," as herein used, are those generally and com money classified as such by company. The payment herein provided shell be for the V lod January I to December 31 of the repective year that the payment is made. SECTION 10. When this franchise ordinance shall have become effective. all previous ordinances of said city granting franchises for gas distribution purposes which were held by Company shall be automatically cancelled and annulled, and shall be of no further force and effect SECTION it Company shall file its written ac ceptance of this franchise ordinance within sixth (60) days approval its final passage a pPASSEDbyANDcitAP PROVED on this 10th day of August, A.D. 1978 APPROVED Lorence Bravenec Mayor ATTEST Florence Neelley Cit Secretar STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS CITY OF COLLEGE STATION I, Florence Neelle City Secretary of the City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas, do hereby certify the the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance paSSed by the City Council of the City of College Station. Texas, at a regular session. Held on the 10th day of August, 1978, as it appears on record in the Minutes of said City Council. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID CCITY, this the 17th daa of August. A.D. 1978 Florence Neel ley City Secretary City of College Station. Texas 9 19 The Eagle SeTlteinber 19, 1978 CS structure code to require screens s to be To allow apartment window opened for ventilation p minimums, cleanliness and plumb- ing. A copy of the code is available at City Hall. ' We hope this will help us cope with delapndated structures in a realistic sort of way," Koehler said. He pointed out that the code allows for a combination of minor items'to be judged as a violation by the board. The code goes into effect im- mediately upon its publication in the newspaper. Koehler said. The city counc',l, however, gave dwelling unit owners a year to comply with the screen requirement. The code carries a $200 a day maximum fine. By JANE MU.I.S SUM ban writer Owners of apartments and other dwelling units in College Station have been given one year to get screens put on openable windows in order to comply with the city's new Structural Standards Code. Presently, several large apart- ment complexes in the city do not have screens on unit windows. These apartments have central air and heat and were originally built under the concept that air from windows wasn't needed. As apartment management has switched to requiring tenants to pay their own electric bills, however, many tenam s now would like to keep windows open to reduce con- sumption, said William Koehler, building inspector. The screens will keep out flies and mosquitos. The provision on screens in the city's new ordinance states: " ` Every door opening directly from a dwelling unit to outdoor space shall have screens and a self - closing device; and every window or other device with opening from a dwelling unit to outdoor space, used or intended to be used for ven- tilation, shall likewise have screens. "Dwelling buildings containing central heating furnaces and air conditioning eouioment for mechanically ventilating the buildings year around are not required to have screens on door openings." According to Koehler, the screen requirements are the only standards added in the new code as compared to the city's old Housing Code. Also changed in the code, however, is the mechanism by which violations are dealt with. "We've always required most of the things in the code, but the old one had no mechanism to get the problems corrected," Koehler said. The new code established a Structural Standards Board which will consider complaints involving the code. The board will determine whether a structure is unsafe or in violation of the code, by what means it should be corrected, and whether the tenants must vacate while repairs are made. The board will meet with structure owners and consider appeals. Koehler said when he gets a complaint, such as from a tenant whose house does not have proper screening, he will investigate the charge to see if it has merit. The responsible party will be notified in writing of a hearing before the board and will gget a summary of questions to be deter- mined by the board. The board will set up guidelines for the structure to be brought into compliance. If after a set time limit, the problem isn't corrected, the code allows for necessary action by the city and the expense charged the owner. Koehler said he expects the city council to name the members of the new board at its next meeting. He said the board would meet with the city attorney to set up guidelines. The code speaks to such matters as sanitary facilities, heating facilities, lighting, ventilation, electrical requirements, interior and exterior walls, dwelling space The Eagle September 13, 1973 ponaers uses tor revenue snaring Other items proposed include a street striping machine, sidewalks on Lawyer and Holleman, drainage in Dexter Park and street im- provement to Nimitz Street. Bardeil said he would put ail the requests on a list with prices and let the council decide Sept. 28. All the items total more than $100,000 over the available funds, he said. By JANE NEUS SKM Staff WrKer College Station will receive about $227,451 in federal revenue sharing funds this year but the city council has more suggestions for uses than it has money. Thursday night, the council heard proposals for everything from a plastic bubble pool cover to funding a fulltime police officer to work with the A &M Consolidated Schools. The council will decide on how the money will be used at its Sept. 28 meeting. The pool cover being proposed would cost about $14,803 and would have a 10 -year lifetime, according to a spokesman from the parks department. It would be a elastic dome which is held up by air from blowers. The cover would be used in the winter months to allow swim - ming in cold weather and could be used on the existing Adamson Pool or the new Thomas Park Pool now in the design stages. Some council members said they questioned if the use of the pools in the winter justified the expense. O1ers, however, pointed out that th, investment would mean that one of the $300,000 plus swimming failities would be used year - round. another item proposed is for a Polce officer for the school. The officer's salary and equipment world total about $14,963, according to City Manager North Bardell. The officer would work several hours daily at Safety City teaching students. He or she also would be on school campus for lecturing, counseling and patroling. A third duty of the officer, Bardell said, might be to supress narcotic and alcohol traffic at the schools. The officer also would train school crossing guards, Bardell said. The Eagle September 15, 1978 CS begins construction on largest athletic park Recreational space to combine sports fields and natural areas By JANE SMITH Staff Writer Earth work has begun on College Station's newest park — Krenek Tap Park. The park, located between Krenek Tap Road and the East Bypass, is 47 acres and is the largest park in the city. Bee Creek Park is 44 acres. Presently, the city is working to get the soccer fields and two softball fields ready for next spring. Future development will include two more softball fields, tennis courts, picnic facilities, a group pavillion, concession stands and restrooms. Space is being reserved for a swimming pool if the need is justified and the funding becomes available. "This is a beautiful site," said College .Station Parks Director Steve Beachy. "The grounds and vegetation are beautiful." The land includes a pond and a natural wooded area. The Krenek Tap Park orignially was proposed to meet athletic field needs of the city. The city was in great need of fields for softball and soccer. Some 16 adult soccer teams and 500 -600 youth soccer players are expected this season. Beachy said the new fields should meet city needs for the next 10 years. "The park turned out to be much more than just an athletic complex," said Andy Czimskey, assistant director. "There will be open space, natural areas and nature trails." The city purchased the land in June for 17,500 an acre. Through an agreement with the four principal owners, the city financed the park at 5 percent interest : — a method cheaper than using city bond funds. Beachy said the city is doing the "basics" of park develop- ment now and in January will apply for federal matching funds for future development. In September, grading of the fields will be done and fencing and sprinkler systems will be in- stalled.sometime in October, he said. The softball complex is designed to have the concession — restroom facilities in a center hub. Czimskey said the field design will allow doubling up on lighting to save energy costs. Beachy said the four softball' fields will be "good for tour- naments." In the next five years, the city probably will make a bid to get a state softball tour- nament at Krenek Tap Park, he said. Complete development of the park will take at least two years. Site plan for College Station's Krenek Tap Part C planners urge lower den sity zoning By JANE PILLS SNrM Staff[ Writer College Station Planning a Zoning Commission Thursday ni recommended to the Ci council tnat zoning be cnangea in Cooner Street and College Heig area of the city. The area is primarily the 1 behind the Bank of A &M on sides of Cooner Street and McArthur, Nimitz, Eisenhower Jane streets to University Drive. most cases the zoning would downzoned to less density. The zoning changes were initia by the planning commission and city staff because they believe area would ziot be able to handle the potential population density of its nd present zoning. ght "The existing streets won't take t y the traffic generated by the present h e zoning," said City Planner Al Mayo. He said the area originally was and designed for single family both residences. "The streets will on collapse, literally," he said. and Commission Chairman Vergil In Stover said most of the lots along be Cooner t� eet presently have single family 9 ellings on them, but the ted commissibq was beginning to see the projects come in for small lots with the very high densities The tracts along Cooner are presently zoned for duplexes and R-6. R-6 zoning will allow high density apartments. Other zoning changes being proposed include downzoning R-6 areas along University Drive to Administrative- Professional zoning which would allow limited com- mercial development. Originally, the commission was considering changing the R-6 zoning along Cooner Street to R-4 which would allow low density apartments of up to 16 dwelling units per acre. However, several landowners in the area presented preliminary ideas for development along the street that would not fit the R-4 zoning. Roy Hann, who presently owns the Scholars Inn on Cooner Street, said he plans to build additional apart- ments similar to the Scholars Inn on the remainder of five lots he owns on Cooner. The density would be about 25units per acre, Hann said. Joe Templeton of Houston told the commission he wanted to build a four -plex of efficiences on two lots he owns on the street. Commissioner Chris Mathewson toyed with the concept of zoning the entire Cooner Street area to R-6 to give the commission and council a flexibility to decide what should go in the area. R-6 zoning, while allowing high density apartments, does not have a maximum or minimum density like other zoning. The density is suggested by a developer and must be approved by the city. "This would allow us some flexibility," Mathewson said, "to accommodate some of these developers who have good projects for the area." Other commissioners, however, objected to the R-6 zoning because they said it gives a person buying the land the idea he can build high density apartments even if in reality the commission would veto such a plan. "You're not being fair to the guy who buys the land thinking that he can build high density. The zoning should tell a guy what the city will allow him to build," Mayo said. Finally, Mathewson moved that the present R-6 zoning on Cooner be changed to R -5 which would allow 24 dwelling units per acre. This zoning would accommodate Hann's project but Templeton's project would remain in duplex zoning and require a zoning change. In voting for the R -5 zoning on Cooner Street, several com- missioners stressed that they probably would not approve many projects for the maximum density allowed in R -5. The Eagle August 18, 1978 The Eagle /Bryan - College Station, Texas Brazos Page News of Bryan - College Station and the Brazos Valley Friday, August 11, 1978 Page lB Council rejects commissioners' fire proposals By_ JANE MMU SMITH Stag Writer College Station City Council Thursday night rejected a proposal from county commissioners on changes in county fire protection services and told the county to come up with an acceptable proposal or look elsewhere for fire protection. College Station presently provides fire protection for the southern portion of Brazos County. County commissioners are unhappy with the expense of the protection, saying they have to pay for numerous false alarms and grass fires started by passing trains. The county is working toward establishing a volunteer fire department in each precinct — The county proposed that the city fire trucks answer fire calls only if turned in by an officer of a volunteer fire department, a law enforcement officer, a county commissioner or a private citizen who gives his name, address and telephone number and requests assistance for a structure in imminent danger. "What this policy would do is cause us to respond to fires on a selective basis only and put the dispatcher on duty in the position of deciding which fires to respond to," said City Manager North Bardell. "This seems ridiculous but it is what the letter says." "Will we be given a list of volunteer officers and who will keep us updated? Does law enforcement officer mean just local sheriff's officers or does it mean Bryan Police, College Station Police, game wardens, University Police, fire inspectors, on or off- duty ?" asked Fire Chief Douglas Landua. What happens if a structure fire is reported but the person only gives two of the three requirements — name and address but no phone number? Do we respond to an alarm turned in by radio React units? There is no mention of calls on car fires, wrecks, truck fires, train fires, or derailments, aircraftt fires, oil rig fires. What does the county want to do about these calls ?" Landua continued. "All these things bring us to the conclusion that this policy is un- workable," Bardell said. County officials contacted this morning feel that the questions raised by College Station can be ironed out. Commissioner Bud Cargill of Precinct 3 said "it looks like College Station is only requesting a clarification of what we want, and I think we can work that out Cargill defended the idea of curbing city fire calls to the county, saying it is essential if the volunteer departments are to keep going. "The whole idea of cutting back is to cut out competition between volunteer departments and the city. nese races don't do any good for anyone, and they cut out the incentive for the volunteer departments." Commissioner Bill Cooley of Precinct 1 also felt that the dif- ferences can be worked out without too much trouble. As for cutting all city protection except on a mutual - aid basis with volunteer depart- ments, Cooley said "I feel this is what we are moving towards anyway." "We wouldn't be effective and this would bring us nothing but grief," said Mayor Lorence Bravenec. "If they don't want fires fought in the right way then we won't touch it." "We can't allow ourselves to be sucked in to something we don't find acceptable," he said. The council directed the fire chief and city manager to meet with the county and possibly Bryan Fire Departments representatives to try to come up with an acceptable proposal. If such a proposal is not completed by the Sept. 1 deadline the county placed on College Station's present fire service contract, council members said for Bardell to tell the county to "get a good volunteer fire department or seek fire protection elsewhere." Landua said the city probably would continue to respond only if called in for mutual aid by a volunteer fire department. "I think the county should not only pay for some fire protection inside the city limits — which I believe is in Brazos County," said Councilman Gary Halter. The council approved the changing of the street named Heatherwood Drive in College Station to Clearwood. The council also approved $13,500 in funds for the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce. The funds will go for tourist promotion, organized solicitations and special events promotion. Flames destroy apartments Smoke billows out of an apartment as firefighters and volunteers Stevener checks for smoke in burned out Doux Chene apartment. control the blaze above. Below, College Station fireman Gary It took an hour to control the fire. HUD refuses grant r appeal By RUS';'Y CAWMY Staff Ariter The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has turned down College Station's request to reconsider the city's application for 1978 Community Development block grant. HUD refused to give the city $300,000 in federal funds in a decision last month. Community Development Planner Jim Callaway said this morning, is a basic difference over housing assistance. "We see the city's housing assistance program should be run one way, and they see another," he said. "They are saying, in essence, that their first decision stands." In a letter dated Aug. 9, HUD assistant secretary Robert Embry Jr. said the city's housing assistance piatr is eppnyp it&. , He said past attempts at meeting federal standards had failed. "The facts clearly indicated that new construction, particularly for renter needs, is necessary in order to meet the statutory requirement," Embry said. Embry said the city may still apply for a grant in 1979, but warned that its position would have to change. "Should the city maintain its current posture regarding the p. of .b++V, :.Ta?WW bous& the approval of the 1979 application will be jeopardized," he said Planner Callaway said the reply was "pretty much what I expected." "Since there is no formal appeal process, we simply asked HUD for further consideration," he said. "But neither they nor the city seem ready to change their positions." Callaway said he would probably take the matter before the city council at its next meeting. "I'm sure we will have some rPCpe a ss+ea aJ.v�as Jp mAkP In J.bp council," he said. "But we basically just want to tell you the council where we are and get some direction on where the council wants to go." The 1978 Community Development block grant would have brought $300,000 to the city for improvements such as street and sewer repairs. But HUD officials say the city has failed to fulfill earlier promises to help the low- income person find housing. One plan, a federal subsidy plan to .rent g�Fmrt mpSJs jixr ]nw iorAmp people, has tried and apparently has failed in College Station The plan calls for the renter to pay 25 percent of his income towards rent, with the federal government paying the rest. College Station city officials claim rents are too high in the city for low - income people to afford. Another solution, to nuua a housing project and establish a housing authority, has been rejected by the city council. "Tbp.npqnlp we've dealt with don't want to live in a housing project," Callaway said. —� The Eagle August 18, 1978 L Councilman James Dozier and Mayor Lorence Bravenec at CS council meeting. Staff photo CS council begins oil study Committee will consider drilling within city limits College Station City Council Wednesday appointed a committee to study whether oil drilling should be allowed within the city limits and if the city should accept oil leases on city -owned land. City Manager North Bardell said at least one leasing agent had contacted the city about leasing city properties for oil and gas. One company interested in such a lease is the Getty Oil Company. Getty, Bardell said, is interested in the Miller Tract where the city is building its new police building, the Krenek Tap Park property and Bee Creek Park. The committee named to study oil leases is made up of Bardell, City Attorney Neeley Lewis, Councilman James Dozier and Mayor Lorence Bravenec. Bardell said the city might be able to lease all three tracts of land but allow drilling only on the Miller tract. The committee will look at leases In other action, the council that have been used by other cities discussed various bicycle routes and meet with prospective lessees. that might be established in the city "If we lease city -owned land we're not going to be able to prohibit others from doing it," said Dozier. "We need to decide under what conditions we will allow drilling in this city," Bravenec said. One possible hangup in leasing land in the city for drilling, Bardell said, is that the zoning ordinance may prohibit it unless a conditional use permit was obtained. and directed City Planner Al Mayo to come up with some alternatives. Council members said they were most concerned with protection of school -aged children riding bicycles. Members said they felt it was futile to try to control where university students rode their bicycles. Discussion of a propsoed police alarm ordinance was postponed until that committee could meet Monday at p.m. The council's regular meeting is Thursday at 7 p.m. The Eagle August 10, 1978 und Easterwood f last month from then Bryan city leaving his city manager's job. manager Lou Odle, stating that If an agreement cannot be worked Bryan needed to support Coulter out with all three governments Field, Vestal said. together, then the university could Bryan Mayor Richard Smith said negotiate with any one of them. the issue regarding tax revenues A bill passed in 1967 allows A &M to was eliminated because it got too deal with just one of the three en- complicated, tities in regard to the airport. A &M "Everyone uses Coulter Field, and System Board of Regents reaf- the citizens of Bryan are paying," he firmed that authority at their recent said. If the other two governments meeting. would contribute to the support of "We want to work out an aviation at Coulter Field, Men arrangenuenc 6jr Mc c tks„ Vestal " perhaps Bryan would up its share financial support and input, for Easterwood, Smith said. said, adding that with people from Smith said he plans to discuss the all areas using the airport, it would problem with representatives from be best for Bryan - College Station College Station and Brazos County, and the county to work together. but said he had not had time lately, More than a month ago, College because of the Texas Municipal Station City Manager North Bardell Power A gency bond iss and Odle said College Station contacted the By ROY SLEINSASSER Staff Writer Efforts are still being made to obtain funding for renovations at Easterwood Airport, but just how those funds will be gathered, or in what form, remainsto be seen. The most recent proposal involves Bryan, College Station and Brazos County all annropriatine $30,000 a year for five years. The funds from supplemented by about $1.9 million from the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration. The plan lost some momentum when Bryan offered to pledge only $24,000, since $6,000 was needed to support Coulter Field. The city also asked that the Texas A &M University, who owns the airport, insure that taxes collected from personal property at Easterwood — such as planes — support the air- port. Texas A &M University Vice President for Business Affairs Howard Vestal said that the university has no funds for airport renovations. Money from state appropriations cannot be used, he said. ,9, c_ sraJjno and Rrams County pledged $30,000. Vestal said that Bryan was in- formed that the university could not restrict College Station or the A &M Consolidated School District in their use of tax money. The university also requested Bryan to give the full $30,000. The university received a letter in the air university and said it would help in any way it could. College Station Mayor Lorence Bravenec said he had expected to hear something from the university after the vote of the recent meeting. "Something ought to be done," Bravenec said, and if no one else will offer support, them maybe College Station will have to do it. The best solution would be for the county to take it over, he said. Any nt_bpr situation would be very in- volved, Bravenec said. Brazos County Judge W.R. Vance said that if Texas A &M University is to cease operation of the airport, he would favor some type of airport authoriity. While consideration of the plan continues, the engineering firm of Lockwood, Andrews and Newman are making studies and plans regarding the FAA funding. When asked about one of the governmental entities buying or leasing the airport, Vestal said he would be interested in hearing a proposal, although he had never really considered someone buying the airport. Although the university can continue operating the airport sometime in the future, the com- munities probably wfff assure responsibility for its operation, Vestal said, adding that A &M should not be operating a public airport in a growing area. He doubted however, whether the university would ever relinquish comple control of Easterwood. The Eagle August 7, 1978 CS council approves new utility rates By JANE MILLS SMITH Staff Writer New rates for water, sewer and electricity were approved Thursday night by the College Station City Council and the city manager was directed to look into the details of having a cost of service study done for the city. The cost of service study was requested by two representatives of the apartment industry in College Station as well as by a former city councilman and the present student liaison member of the council. The council voted unanimously to increase water and sewer rates and to slightly decrease electric rates. It also voted to give customers 15 days to pay bills without a 10 percent penalty. Only five residents spoke about the rate increases. The most controversial portion of the new rates is the changing of apartment complexes from com- mercial bulk to residential rates. The change will mean that apart- ment dwellers will pay more for all three utilities even without the rate increases. Councilman Larry Ringer, chairman of the committee that studied rates, said the switch for apartments reflects a change in philosophy by the council. The council feels, he said, that every resident should pay the same rate whether he lives in an apartment or house. Under the commercial rates, the apartment dwellers were paying less than persons living in single family residences. Bill Sisson and Chuck Harty, apartment management representatives, got into a tiff with the council over changes in the rates. The council wasn't in the mood to listen to Sisson who had talked to them on the same subject the afternoon before for more than an hour. Sisson said it wasn'tfair for the council to set rates without a cost of service study that would show exactly how much it costs to serve various customers. Harty said apartment complexes are a business and should get the commercial rate. Jim Gardner, former councilman, said he also wanted a cost of service study. He also said he'd like to see debt service on the utilities come from ad valorem tax revenue rather than from increased rates. Dorothy Dubois, student representative on the council, said she felt apartments were "one entity dispensing services to many" and should get commercial rates. She said she disagreed with the philosophy that all should pay the same rates. The new rates will go into effect on March 1. Councilman Gary Halter asked the city manager to report back on the cost and time needed for a cost of service study. "Also find out what would be accomplished by one," he said. Bryan recently had such a study done by Touche, Ross & Co, in Dallas at a cost of about $90,000. The Eagle Janaury 26,1979 B r v an. oee St a t ion pl elect say they p] art to seek re- election. job. That fulltime job and her three In Bry�a, the positions currently teenaged children will keep her too held by councilmen Joe Hanover, busy to fulfill the council job, she Peyton Waller and Wayne Gibson, said. The two other positions up for as well as that of Mayor Richard Smith, will be up for a vote. election this year in College Station Hanover and Waller are new to the are the council posts of Gary Halter and Larry Ringer. Both councilmen Turn to ELECTIONS, page 8A. By JANE MILLS SMITH AND RUSTY CAWLEY Get out your posters, banners and soap boxes, it's almost election time again in Bryan - College Station. The cities of Bryan and College Station and the Bry4n and A &N Consolidated school districts wi`l hold elections on April 7. Bryan City Council will officially call the city - school election for that city at its Monday meeting. College Station and A &M Consolidated will be taking similar actions in the future. In the city government races in Bryan and College Station, there is only one position that is sure to have a new occupant. That position is the city council seat now held by Mrs. Ann Hazen of College Station. Mrs. Hazen said she definitely will not seek another term on the council because she plans to take a fulltime El ect ' ions to fill c ' I ty counci s sc o0 boa From page U, Col. 6. Gibson have not made up their minds about running again in April. Gibson has made statements in previous council meetings that he is extremely busy with his business. Smith said his decision depends on the way the political situation develops between now and filing time. Candidates for school board positions in both the Bryan and A&M Consolidated districts need to pick up applications in their district superintendent's office. To qualify, a candidate must have council and are presently serving out terms of former councilmen. Both men said they feel their first year in office only let them get their feet wet in the running of the city. Ive enjoyed it and plan to try it for a full term if possible," said Waller. Hanover pointed out that he helped select the new city manager Ernest Clark and would like to "at least offer my assistance in helping him get into the saddle." Mayor Smith and Councilman lived in the state for 12 months, in the district for 6 months and must be a qualified voter. There is no financial com• pensation for serving on either board. Two positions will be open for each board. The seats presently held b! James Stegall and Travis Bryan Jr on the Bryan Independent School District board will be up for election as will the Consolidated school boars positions now held by Rodney Hil and Lambert Wilkes. Stegall said Friday that he wil probably run again. "As far as I know right now," he said, "I will be running." But Wilkes said he will not. "I've enjoyed serving the com- munity in this capacity," he said Friday. "But the time has come when I feel as if my effectiveness may have run its course. I won't be running." Neither Bryan nor Hill could be reached for comment. Filing deadline for the city and school positions is 30 days prior to the election or March 8. Absentee voting begins March 19 and ends April 3. To qualify as a Bryan city council candidate, one must be at least 18 years of age, be a resident of Texas for 12 months and of Bryan for 6 months, have no felony convictions and be mentally sound. A prospective candidate may take two routes to filing in Bryan — by getting 15 signatures on a petition or by registering as an independent which needs no signature. City Secretary Joe Evans said most candidates in recent times have registered as independents. The petitions, he said, sometimes are used to show support from some specific area. In College Station, a candidate for city council must get 25 signatures on a petition to qualify. A candidate must be a qualified voter in Texas, a U.S. citizen, live in the city for one year preceeding the election, not be in arrears on any taxes or fees to the city in the last 90 days, nor be disqualified by any other charter Provision. The Eagle January 21, 1979