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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-07-20 Regular Meeting• • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA FORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA FORTE, TEXAS JULY 20, 1970 7:00 P. M. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor H. Carlos Smith, Commissioners E.A.Thomas, I. J. Kibodeaux and Bobby Burgin. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: Commissioner H. G. Crofoot. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Virginia Cline, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Robert Cline, Director of Public Works; and H. F. Freeman., Chief of Police. PRESIDING: Mayor Smith. + + + Invocation was given by Commissioner Burgin. 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 6, 1970 were approved as presented. + + + 2. Mrs. Emma Smith addressed the Commission in regards to requirements necessary to close twenty (20) feet of X Street and forty (40) feet of Park Avenue in Block 1373, La Porte. The Commission advised Mrs. Smith to obtain the agreement of other property owners and to make proper application for closing streets in accordance with City Ordinance No. 733• + + + 3. Mayor Smith read correspondence from The Baha'is of La Porte requesting the use of the Northside Civic Center, free of charge, for sponsoring classes for children on Sunday mornings. r • • The Commission agreed the request would have to be denied as the policy is to charge each and everyone a fee for the use of the community buildings. + + + 4. Mayor Smith read correspondence from Mr. Art Busch, Republican Candidate for Congress, in which Mr. Busch requested a meeting with Mayor Smith and members of the Commission. The Commission agreed that Mr. Busch's request to meet with them as a governing body should be denied, but Mr. Busch was welcome to meet with them individually. + + + 5. Motion by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Burgin that the Mayor be authorized to sign the contract with Commerical Street Sweeping Service, sub- ject to the amount of insurance being stated in the contract. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas,Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. 6. Discussion was held charged to the City IItility District. + + on water rates being by Bayshore Municipal Mayor Smith stated Bay Muds offer to the City would be 1-1/4 times the rate for water charged to customers within the District. Motion by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner gibodeaux to table action pending further study. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Burgin. NAYS: None. Thomas, Kibodeaux and ,Zi + + + 7. Mr. Askins read a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission that City Ordinance No. 780 be changed to read "duplex dwellings can be built in Zones R-1 and R-2 by special permit only.'.' . Motion by Commissioner Burgin, seconded by Commissioner Thomas to accept the recommen- dation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and to call a Public Hearing for August 17, 1970 at 7:00 P.M. with all property owners being notified of the hearing by mail. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux,and Burgin. NAYS: None. + + + 8. Mr. Ed Barlow, Consulting Engineer, addressed the Commission in regards to bids being let on sewer plant improvements. Mr. Barlow stated the Federal Grant had been approved and the City was now in the position to commence work on the sewer plant renovation and requested the Commission to set a date for receiving bids. Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Thomas that bids be received on August 17, 1970 at 4:30 P.M. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. + + + 9. Motion by Commissioner Burgin, seconded by Commissioner Kibodeaux that Ordinance No. 768-A be adopted as read. Motion carried by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 768, PASSED AND APPROVED ON MAY 1, 1967, BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS PER- TAINING TO WATER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE EXTRA- TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 3 10. Motion by Commissioner Burgin, seconded by Commissioner Kibodeaux to approve the Industrial Agreement with Signal Chemical Company. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. + + + 11. Motion by Commissioner Burgin, seconded by Commissioner Thomas authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest tax anticipation note for Fairmont Park in the amount of Fourteen Thousand, Eight Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents (~14, 842.65). Motion carried by the following vote AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. + + + 12. Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Burgin to approve progress payment No. 4 on the Fairmont Park well in the amount of X19,795.65 to Layne Texas Company. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. + + + 13. Motion by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Kibodeaux to ask the Clear Creek Basin Authority to refund the $4,020 the City has deposited with them. Motion. carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, and Burgin. NAYS: None. + + + THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. At est: i ~'~~~~ H. Carlos Smith, Mayor ginia Cline, City Clerk