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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/28/1978 - Regular Minutes City Council MINUTES Regular City Council Meeting December 28, 1978 7'00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Bravenec; Councilmen Ringer, Dozier, Boughton, Adams, Hazen; City Manager Bardell, Community Development Planner Calloway, City Attonrey Lewis, Parks and Recreation Director Beachy MEMBERS ABSENT' Councilman Halter VISITORS PRESENT' See guest register Agenda Item No.1--Approval of minutes of previous meetings. The following corrections were made on the minutes of December 14, 1978: Agenda Item No.6--insert the word "commercial" in sentence one between other and space. Agenda Item No.8-Strike the sentence "Councilman Adams based his vote on the fact that the item would return to the P&Z regardless." The minutes stand approved as corrected. Agenda Item No.2--Hear Visitors. No one spoke. Agenda Item No.3--A Public Hearing on the proposed application for Krenek Tap. Park. Parks and Recreation Director Beachy spoke on the City's application for Heritage Conservation and Recreation funding for Krenek Tap Park. Mayor Bravenec opened the Public Hearing. No one spoke, and the hearing was closed. Agenda Item No.4--Consideration of a resolution on Krenek Tap Park. Councilman Ringer moved to authorize Mayor Bravenec to sing the resolution allowing the City to submit the application for Krenek Tap funding to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Councilman Adams seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No.5--Consideration of a proposed pro-rata ordinance. Councilman Dozier moved to adopt proposed ordinance No. 1141 with amendments as specified by City Attorney Lewis. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion. City Manager Bardell explained that the private individual pays for the cost of the line to his property; then as other developers hook onto the line, they would pay a portion of the cost of the original line. Councilman Adams pointed out that utili~ty lines belong to the City no mat_teE who pays for the line. MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting December 28, 1978 7:00 P.M. Page 2 Mayor Bravenec requested that City Attorney Lewis modify Section 7 so it does not create rights to existing lines, only to new ones. Councilman Adams moved to amend the motion and change the word "may" to "shall" in Section 2. Councilman Hazen seconded the amendment which failed by the following vote: For: Councilman Adams, Hazen Against: Mayor Bravenec, Councilmen Dozier, Ringer,Boughton Councilman Adams moved to amend the motion by changing the time period from 7 years to 10 years in item 2D, Section 2. The motion failed for lack of a second. Councilman Adams asked Bill Wischmeyer if he had seen such an ordinance in other cities. He indicated that he had seen several cities with a pro-rata drdinance~, but could not say about their workability. The question was called on the motion to adopt Ordinance 114i with additions and changes by the City Attorney. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Bravenec commended Community Development Planner Calloway on the Ordinance. Agenda Item No.6--Consideration of City County Health Services Agreement. Councilman Hazen commented on the need for more health services to the City. She indicated that a branch office of the health unit needed to be located in College Station and she would be willing to pay a greater percentage of the cost if the City got more services. In answer to questions on what services were recommended, City Manager Bardell listed such services as food service establishment inspection, animal investigation, health cards, answering and investigating complaints, innoculations, venereal disease control, immunizations, applications for septic tanks, and others. He further indicated that the Health Department only makes an inspection and gives recommendations, but does not enforce them. Councilman Dozier said branch offices cost citizens more without giving more services. Mayor Bravenec asked City Manager Bardell to study the creation of an ordinance regulating pets stores within, the City. Councilman Dozier moved that the contract with the Brazos County Health Unit be continued. Councilman Ringer seconded the motion, which passed by the following vote: For- Mayor Bravenec, Councilmen Ringer, Boughton, Dozier Against: Councilmen Hazen, Adams Councilman Adams beleived that the County should support this rather than the City. Agenda Item No.7--Consideration of a resolution authorizing application for a grant to e~blish and support a juvenile unit. 0Z619 MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting December 28, 1978 7'00 P.M. Page 3 City Manager Bardell presented and explained the resolution authorizing application for grants to establish and support a juvenile unit and an additional officer. Councilman Dozier moved to authorize application for grants to establish and support a juvenile unit and to fund an additional officer. Councilman Hazen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, with Councilman Adams temporarily absent. Agenda Item No.8--Consideration of bids for fencing in Krenek Tap Park. Parks and Recreation Director Beachy presented and explained the bids. He recommended the A-1 Quality bid of $33,079.00. Councilman Dozier moved the acceptance of the A-1 Quality bid. Councilman Ringer seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No.?,-Consideration of bids for contract on TAMU water well. W.J. Wischmeyer presented and explained the bids for the contracts on the well. He recommended awarding the contracts as follows: Contract A-H.J. Hogan, Inc. for $200,097.50, Contract B-The Boswell Co. for $299,129.00. He indicated that he needed the Council's approval for the City Secretary and City Manager to sign the contracts. Councilman Dozier moved to accept the bids and to approve signing of the contracts. Councilman Boughton seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Age_nd.a, ..Item NO. _10--Consideration of a final plat -Southwood Valley, Section 12, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Deacon and Brothers Blvd. This item was passed by consent of the Council. Agenda Item No. 11-- Consideration of a preliminary plat of Dexter Place. Community Development Planner Calloway presented and explained the plat. Vergil Stover, P&Z Chairman, spoke on the placement of a cul-de-sac to keep through traffic off the street. He indicated that P&Z wished to maintain neighborhoods, rather than move traffic. It was suggested that South Dexter's name be changed. The City Staff was instructed to present names for the street. Councilman Boughton moved to remove ~his item from the table. Councilman Hazen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The vote to approve the plat with no stub-out on Haines and change the names of Tangent Street and Tangent Circle passed by the following' For' Councilmen Boughton, Ringer, Hazen Against' Mayor Bravenec, Councilman Adams OZ~~O Absent' Councilman Dozier MINUTES, Regular City Council Meeting D~cember 28, 1978 7-00 P.M. Page 4 Agenda Item No.12--Closed session to discuss p.en_ding li.t. igati, on and land acquisition. The Council moved to closed session, and then reopened the meeting. A~genda Item No.13--Action on closed session items. Councilman Boughton moved to exercise the option to purchase 1 acre of land for location of a water well. Councilman Adams seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Agenda Item No.14--Council Concerns. There was no discussion. Agenda Item No. 15--Adj ourn. The meeting was declared adjourned. ~,.AP~f ROVED ATTEST City Secretary OZ6Zl