HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/27/1965 - Regular Minutes - City CouncilMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
September 27, 1965
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Members present: Mayor Langford; Councilmen Rosprim, Boyett, Orr, Holleman,
`P Rhodes, Holt; City Attorney Sandstedt; City Manager Boswell.
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Visitors present: W, D. Fitch, Charles Gregory, Walter K. Henry, Ilton Jones,
Tommy DeFrank, Joe Lemming.
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< City Secretary Manning was excused from this meeting.
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CL Minutes of previous meeting were approved.
On motion by Councilman Holleman, seconded by Councilman Rosprim, Ordinance
No. 439, an ordinance providing for a public hearing on the question of rezoning
0 Lots 1 through 5 and Lots 16 through 20, Block 2, Tauber Addition, and Ordinance
No. 440, an ordinance providing for a public hearing on the question of rezoning
Im Lots 4, 5, 16, and 17, Block 4, Tauber Addition, was approved.
On motion by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Holt, the bid from
Econolit6 in the amount of $9,090.37 for signalization at the intersection of
Highway 6 and Jersey Street was accepted.
A motion by Councilman. Orr, seconded by Councilman Holleman, that additions
and revisions to the city petition paving policy be made was discussed at length.
{` After discussion, on motion by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Holt, the
previous motion was rescinded.
On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Orr, the council will
accept petitions for street improvements with or without curbs and gutters until
February 1st of each year.
On motion by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Holt, the "Policy on
Street Construction" adopted October 29, 1958, was amended as follows:
1. The cost of street improvements without curbs and gutters was
raised from $.75 per front foot to $1025 per front foot.
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! 2. The requirement that owners of 70% of the front feet of property
" abutting on a street be required to initiate a street improvement
a program was changed to read owners of 60% of such property may
initiate a street improvement program.
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On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Orr, the Gulf States
bi Utility Company was requested to calculate the cost of electricity if it had
U) been supplied to the city of College Station for a period of March 1 through
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September 30, 1965.
CL On motion by Councilman Holt, seconded by Councilman Holleman, the prelim -
66 inary plat of Section 1 of Ridgefield Addition was approved contingent upon the
Y. approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission; and upon approval of the
:D Planning and Zoning Commission the mayor is authorized to sign same in the
0 name of the city. Councilman Orr abstained from voting.
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On motion by Councilman Holleman, seconded by Councilman Holt, the council
approved a reference plat of the D. A. Smith Subdivision, consisting of part of
Lot 1 and all :of Lot 2, contingent upon the approval of the Planning and Zoning
Commission; and upon approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission the mayor
is authorized to sign same in the name of the city.
The city manager was requested to arrange for a meeting with the proper
officials of the city of Bryan for final determination of the problem of extra
territorial jurisdiction between the two cities.
On motion by Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Boyett, the city
attorney was instructed to prepare a penalty clause to Ordinance No. 356.
The mayor appointed Councilmen Holleman and Holt to undertake immediately
a study of the zoning ordinance with the intent and purpose of presenting any
changes, alterations, or additions which will bring the ordinance up—to—date.
The mayor appointed Councilman Boyett to serve with Councilman Orr as
Chairman and Messrs. Holleman and Uhite to undertake immediately a thorough
study of a revision of subdivision Ordinance No. 210.
The city engineer was instructed to make a survey of the streets in the
South Knoll Addition which need. immediate repair and having completed that, to
extend the study to all the streets in that addition.
Council adjourned subject to call.
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