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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/1976 - Regular Minutes City CouncilMINUTES Regular City Council Meeting October 14, 1976 7'00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT- Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Ringer, Gardner, Dozier, Halter, Stephenson, Hazen; Liaison Martin; City Manager Bardell; Director of Public Works Ford; City Planner Mayo; City Engineer Ash; Community Development Planner Callaway; Building Official Koehler; Fire Chief Landua; Superintendent of Streets Miller; Assistant Snider MEMBERS ABSENT- None VISITORS PRESENT' See guest register. Agenda Item No. 1--.Approval of the minutes _o_f _t_h_e meeting of S._.eptember' .23 and September 30, 1976. Mayor Bravenec asked that the punctuation on page 2, Agenda Item No. 3, of the minutes of September 23, 1976 be clarified. Councilman Halter moved approval of the minutes of the meetings of September 23 and September 30, 1976. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ringer and passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 2-- Hear visitors. No one spoke. Agenda Item No. 3 -- Reconsideration of the question of rezoning, a 7.0 acre tract at the Eas.t Bypass and Texas Avenue from Single Family Residential District R-1 to General Commercial District C-1. The request is in the name of the Cruse Corporation. This item was removed from the agenda at the request of the property owner. Agenda Item No. 4 -- Discussion of Housing Code Enforcement Committee Report. Mr. Roger Elliott, Chairman of the Housing Code Enforcement Committee, presented slides illustrating abandoned and substandard housing in the city. City Manager Bardell explained the procedure for condemnation of substandard housing. Councilman Stephenson moved to adopt the report of the Housing Code Enforcement Committee and to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance reflecting its recommendations. The motion was seconded by Councilman Halter. Councilman Ringer asked that the report be accepted as a recommendation, but stated that he could not concur with the entire report at this time. OZO 4 The motion to accept the final report of the Housing Code Enforcement Committee was passed with Councilman Dozier voting against. Councilman Dozier stated that he felt the Council was imposing certain moral values where they should not be placed. Councilman Halter stated that he did not feel the Council was imposing any moral values. MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting October 14, 1976 7'00 P.M. Page 2 Agenda Item No. 5 -- A public hearing on the question of rezoning a .394 acre tract, being a portion of Lot 33, D.. A. Smith_ .Addition~ at Eisenhower and Ash Streets east of the 707 Texas office complex from Apartment Building District R-3 to General Commer. ci.al District C-1. The request is in the name of Anthony Caporina. City Planner Mayo described the property of requested rezoning and explained the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Jerry Bishop presented a site plan of the area. Mayor Bravenec closed the public hearing. LAgenda Item No. 6 -- Consideration of an ordinance rezoning a .39 acre tract, being a portion of Lot 33, D. A. Smith Addition, at Eisenhower and Ash Streets east of the 707 Texas office complex from Apartment Building District R-3 to General Commercial District C-1. The request is in the name of Anthony Caporina. Councilman Dozier moved to rezone a .394 acre tract, being a portion of Lot 33, D. A. Smith Addition from R-3 to C-1. The motion was seconded by Councilman Halter. Mary Newton, manager of the 707 Complex, stated that the property owners would maintain architectural control over the buildings within the complex. The motion to rezone the subject property failed by the following vote: FOR--- Councilmen Stephenson, Halter, Dozier AGAINST --- Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Gardner, Ringer, Hazen Councilman Stephenson moved to rezone the .394 acre tract being a portion of Lot 33, D. A. Smith Addition from Apartment Building District R-3 to Neighborhood Business District C-N. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ringer and passed by the following vote: FOR--- Mayor Bravenec, Councilmen Stephenson, Ringer, Halter, Hazen AGAINST ~--- Councilmen Dozier, Gardner Agenda Item No. 7 -- Consideration Of a final plat resubdividing a portion of Lot 33, D. A. Smith Addition. This plat was passed by consent. Agenda Item No. 8-- Consideration of authorizi.ng of advertisement for bids for electronic data processing equipment. City Manager Bardell described the system he felt was required by the City. He stated that the equipment should be expandable for future growth of the City and future computer needs of the City Staff.. Councilman Ringer moved to authorize the taking of bids for electronic data processing equipment. The motion was seconded by Councilman Halter and passed unanimously. MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting October 14, 1976 7:00 P.M. Page 3 _Agenda Item .No._ _9 --_ Consid_eration of a resolution authorizing application for _grant .tO establish juvenile unit. City Manager Bardell cited the problems the Police Department had encountered in not having a juvenile officer. Mr. Bardell briefly described the grant program. Councilman Halter moved to authorize grant application to establish a juvenile unit. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ringer and passed unanimously with Councilman Dozier absent. Age.nda Item No. 10-- Dipcussion of..a reque~s..t for add. itional major f_i.re fi.§hting e_quipment. City Manager Bardell and Fire Chief Landua explained the city's request of additional fire fighting equipment. Councilman Ringer moved to authorize the taking of bids on a 750 g.p.m, commercial pumper. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gardner and passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 11-- Consideration of bid tabulations for a street sweeper. Superintendent of Streets Alfred Miller reviewed the bid tabulations on street sweepers and presented the staff recommendations. Mr. Jerry Colly, president of Gulf States Crane and Equipment Co., presented information on his company's bid and requested the Council's reconsideration. Councilman Halter moved acceptance of the truck chassis bid of Davis Truck and Equipment Co., Waco, in the amount of $14,500 with $1,000 trade-in and the bid of Universal Engineering, Sulphur, La., in the amount of $27,400 with $2,500 discount for a vacuum sweeper as recounnended by the city staff. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dozier and passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 12 -- Consideration of bid tabulations for electrical substation and meteri.ng equip.ment. Mr. Charles Freeman of Electric Power Engineers presented bid tabulations for five groups of material to be used in constructing an electrical distribution substation. Councilman Dozier moved to accept the following recommended bids' Group I Material (138KV Circuit Switchers) Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. for a firm price of $68,000.00 Group II Material (Substation Battery and Battery Charger) Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. for a firm price of $3,850.00 Group III Material (Vacuum Circuit Breaker) McGraw-Edison Co. for a proposal price of $39,501.00 (price is subject to escalation proportional to price indices published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting October 14, 1976 7'00 P.M. Page 4 Group IV Material (Steelwork, Bus Work, and Ail Remaining Items not listed in Groups I, II & III above) Dis-Tran Products, Inc. for a firm price of $61,846.00 Relaying, metering and control equipment General Electric Supply Co. for a firm price of $38,700.00 The motion was seconded by Councilman Ringer and passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 13-- Other business. Mayor Bravenec noted a conflict of meetings on the night of October 26 and asked City Manager Bardell to see if he might reschedule the meeting with the County Commissioners, Bryan City Council and the Highway Department. Liaison Martin noted that Judge W. C. Davis had not rendered a decision on the ward system contest. She suggested the Council take steps to implement the system should the court fail to overturn the election. Agenda Item No. 14 -- .A.d~ourn. Councilman Dozier moved that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stephenson and passed unanimously. 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