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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-09-14 Regular Meeting MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING of the LA PORTS CITY COMM/SSION, LA FI~RTE, TEXAS September 14, 1964 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS OF COM+1/SS/ON PRESENT: Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer, Commissioners Frank Baker, Russell Shepherd, W. A. Stabs, Jr., and Tom Osburn. MEMBERS OF COMM/SS/ON ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: City Attorney C. L. Pitman, City Engineer Carlos Smith, and City Clerk Clovis D. Mann. PRESIDING: Mayor H. P. Pfeiffer. 1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 17, 1964 and Special Meeting of August 31, 1964 were read and approved. 2z5 * ~ 2. Bids received on 1965 Police Car, as per listed BIDS OPENED FOR specifications, were opened and read. The following bids were 1965 POL/CE CAR - received: (JAY MARKS BID LOW) Jay Marks Chevrolet Company - ,~ 2,346.59 Less Trade-in of ,~ 700.00, making total Bid of ,~ 1,646.59. Joe Camp Ford Motors - 2,334.00 Less Trade-in of .~` 550.00, making to~a1 Bid of ~ 1,784.00. Commissioner Stabs made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Baker, that the bid of Jay Marks Chevrolet Co., in the amount of $ 1,646.59 be accepted as low bid, and that Purchase Order be issued. Motion carried. 3. Proposed Ordinance No. 705, to be known as the "Sub-Division Ordinance", was presented and read. Commissioner Osburn made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Stabs, that Ord- inance No. 705 be passed; such Ordinance to become effective after the 10th day after the second of two (2) publications of the caption. Motion carried. Caption as follows: ORDINANCE N0. 705 "SUB-DIVISION ORD." • AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PLATTING OR REPLATTING OF LAND INTO SUBDIVISIONS IN THE CITY • • OF LA PORTS AND WITHIN THE EXTRA-TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LA FY~RTE AND REQUIRING PLATS AND REPEATS TO CONFORM TO SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO PROCURE THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, CITY OF LA PORTS PRO- VIDING A PENALTY AND SAV/NGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. PROVIDING A PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN $ 90.00 NOR MORE THAN ,~ 200.00 FOR EACH DAY IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. 4. Invoice No. 49397, from the Layne Texas Company, in the amount of ten thousand Thirty-two dollars, (~ ?0,032.00), for complete water pump, combination gear drive, and motor, carts presented for payment. Commiss{over Baker made a motion, sec- onded by Commissioner Osburn, that invoice No. 49397 be paid. Mottos carried. • 5. A request from Happy Harbor was presented to shell Bellaire Street, with Happy Harbor paying one hundred dollars, (,~ 900.00, )toward the project. A motion was made by Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Osburn, that the City of La Porte add approximately three hundred dollars, (~ 300.00), to place enough shell on the streef to make tt passible and to serve as a base for future improvement to bring the street to City speci- iftcations. Motion carried. 226 AUTHORIZATION TO PAY LAYNE TEXAS CC. FOR WELL REPAIR HAPPY HARBOR RE~~UESI SHELLING BELLAIRE STREET 6. Corrrnissioner Baker made a motion, seconded by DRAINAGE OITCH Commissioner Shepherd, that a drainage ditch be opened from OPENED Blackwell avenue, on East "D" and East "B", to the Flood Confrol (AMENDED) Ditch. Motion carried. REFER TO MINJT~S CAF September 28, 9964 w ~ « There being no further business at hand, the meeting was adjourned. ~i ~ -~ i ~ . P. Pfei er Mayor of the Ct y of a Porte, Texas ATT ,T ; /l~~ `/ -~ J( .~ Clovis D. Mann City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas • ~_. :~ • ?V:'"y_.~.?'ES 1~:'IF'ETTNNG L_Q PORTE PLA2~NIT?G & ZONING CO?~fi:~iISSIQN SEPT. 2L~., 1964 The La Porte Planning and Zmning Commissie~n held its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 196l~ at the City Hallo Cc~!Lmission members present included ~lalter R®bersen, chairman; Elsie N!oor®, vice chairman and seeret~ry; D. 0. Laird, Jack;Oliphant, and Jack Smith, Alse present czars Clevis D. 1;2ann, city secretary; Dan Kenn®dye city inspector; and aim Dalnshew and Bvb Aridreczs, representing the firm, Berr_srd Johnsmn Engineers, city planning engineerso Presiding at the meeting was the chairman ~glalter Robersono Jj.m Del®show preser_ted a progress r®port by the planning engineero He reported that a circulation report would be ready far the com~rissi~n in October snd that in November the community facilities report ~v®uld be readyo He announced that a change Qrould have to made circulation wise in the land use map for the La Por t® area since the ann©uncement made by Bayport. The area bounded by Fairm©nt Parkway on the S©uth9 the railra-ad track on the east ar_d Underwood R©ad on the !'lest ~v®uld out©matically rule out at.least 12,000 people in the pr®~ected 629000 pvpulati®n pr®posal, making the pra~ect®d population 509000'insteado He als® ann©unced that La Porte's annexatifln pr®blems sh©uld b® res©lved by the first of the year and at that time a z®ning map tvith~the annexed areas showing their land use, would be,rea.dg f®r the commissionts approval. , It Pzas bn~ught out by the chairman that several ,~f the amendments prflp®sed by the previous z®ning c©mmission had never been followed through on by the city attorney or the city commission alth©ugh many have been used in determining issuance of building permits. He asked" that the city secretary ge through the minut~.s ®f the meetings up to the time the present zoning ®rdinance (Ordinance No. 620) was passed by the city, Oct©ber 4, 1960, and prepare cmpies ©f the amendments ...r ,,~ ~• c: c::- 2-?~":inutes Meeting La Porte Planning ~c Zoning Commission S®pto 2~.9 1961.x. fcr each member of the Zoning Commission and send them to them as sofln us possibleo 'ihe Chairman set a meeting fcr 7030 p• m• IIonday9 Oct, 59 196t~ at the City Hall to discuss th® prflp®sed amendments to determine how many should be included in the nevi z®ning ordinanceo P?o action vas taken on a request by Mrso Inez Lindsey to move a house trailer to Lots 36937, 689 City of La P©rte or on similar r®quests by rlcrs o Fred Hammons 5ro t© move one t® 11 ~ 2 No Brown®119 and bars m ~, Z~1• Vickers, one to 606 S• First St, A motion was rr~ade by Jack Oliphant and s econded by Elsie b~oore th2t the zoning commission approve a recommendation t© the City Commission on a r®quest by ~~'ler_dell V~7ilkes that he be alloeved to m©ve a building t© be used as a grEenhause to 1I~32 Se Braadv~ay under Article 6Z0-169 I~Tflo 189 Special Permits, Motion carriedo A motion ~^ras made bst' Elsie A?gore, and secpnded by L. 0• Laird that the meeting be ad~ou~nedo Motion carried, Signed• Walter Roberson9 Chairman9 La P ~ t® Planning & Zoning Commission Attest: Elsie N!®ore, Vico Chairman and Secr®targ ,.i,~c 'oa~x ~~. _. . - z. .. .. -,-... _...Y,., - .._ . .... , , ~ -