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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-09-13 Regular Meeting• MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING • OF THE LA PORT1, CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTS, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 13, 19'71 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor H. Carlos Smith, Commissioners E. A. Thomas, I. J. Kibodeaux, G. E. Sampson, and H. Gould Crofoot. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: P.V.Werner, City Administrator; 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 offered by Commissioner Crofoot. 1. Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Sampson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of August 23, 19'71 with the following amendment: Item No. 5 be amended to read: "Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to reject the proposal to close a portion of Park Avenue. Motion carried by the following vote:" AYES: Commissioners Thomas and Kibodeaux. NAYS: Mayor Smith ABSTAIN: Commissioners Sampson and Crofoot. + + + n LJ • Regular Meeting 9/13/']1 - continued • 2. Mr. Wilson Lewis addressed the Commission in regards to the building and lots for the Head Start Program. Mr. Lewis stated funds were not available to move the building from Ellington Field and ask if the City could donate the lots they had agreed to lease to the Program in order that a loan could be secured to finance the moving of the building. Mayor Smith stated the City could not donate any land but would be willing to assist in any way possible. Mr. Werner stated there was a possibility of securing federal funds through the Houston-Galveston Area Council and he would inquire about it. Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux authorizing a letter from the City asking for a thirty day extension to get the building moved. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. • + + + 3. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to deny the request of Mrs. Marion Baird to close a portion of the alley in Block 4, Sylvan Beach Addn. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas and Kibodeaux. NAYS: None. ABSTAIN: Commissioners Sampson and Crofoot. + + + 4. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Crofoot to adopt as a procedural rule, anyone asking to close a street or alley come before the Commission with preliminary plans before making formal application. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. • NAYS: None. .IJ + + + • • Regular Meeting 9/13/71 - continued • 5. Motion by Comm. Crofoot, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to adopt Ordinance No. 889 as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RESERVE POLICE FORCE; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES; APPROVING APPOINTMENTS BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 6. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Sampson to adopt Ordinance No. 780-M as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. • NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 780, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 7. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Crofoot to adopt Ordinance No. 780-N as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 780, THE CITY OF LA PORTE ZONING ORDINANCE, BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND HEREIN • DESCRIBED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + • • Regular Meeting 9/13/71 - continued • 8. Mayor Smith stated the people making the request to close a portion of Park Avenue were clients of his, therefore he would not take part in the discussion. Mr. John Hardy, representing O'Meara Properties, addressed the Commission in regards to the closure of Park Avenue. Mr. Robert Hussman, Architect, presented preliminary plans for the proposed development. Mr. Hussman explained that the additional forty foot right-of-way would assist in building a residential, park like development. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Crofoot that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare an Ordinance to close a portion of Park Avenue; said Ordinance shall not be effective until such time as a building permit is issued and if the permit has not been issued within six (6) months from the date of the passage of the Ordinance, the property will revert back to the City. Motion carried by the following vote: • AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. + + + 9. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Sampson that a Public Hearing on the budget for the fiscal year 19']1-~2 be held on September 2'7, 1971. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. + + + • 10. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Crofoot to postpone for additional study approval of Hwy. 146 frontage road plans. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. + + + • Regular Meeting 9/13/71 - continued • 11. Motion by Comm. Thomas, seconded by Comm. Sampson to suspend the order of business to take up an item not on the agenda. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Crofoot. NAYS: None. + + + 12. Comm. Thomas stated something had to be done about the leaky roof over the tax office, that water leaking in was ruining records stored there and since this was a budgeted item he felt the work should be done immediately. Comm. Crofoot stated the project was in the Engineers hands and asked Mr. Werner to contact Mr. Busch in regards to when the work would be done. • + + + 13. Discussion was held on the proposed change in the sewer rates. Mr. Ernest Brown addressed the Commission and ex- plained how the city must meet its bond requirements. Mr. Brown stated that current water and sewer rates are falling slightly short of meeting the net revenue requirements and that any revisions of the rates should be upward in order to meet the require- ments, which are legally binding the city. Comm. Thomas questioned the figures presented by Mr. Brown and stated that prior to a raise in rates two years ago, bond requirements were being met. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Sampson that Comm. Kibodeaux and the City Administrator prepare a revenue comparison between the new and old rates to be presented to the Commission at a later date. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Thomas, Kibodeaux, Sampson • and Crofoot. NAYS: None. + + + Regular Meeting 9/13/~l - continued • 14. Motion b Comm. Kibodeaux seconded b Comm. Crofoot y , y that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. The meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at 9:10 P.M. V' ginia Cline, City Clerk Approved this 2~th day of September 19`]1. . ~~4~ H. Carlos Smith, Mayor • LJ