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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-08-07 Regular Meeting MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING • OF THE LA PORTS CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTS, TEXAS AUGUST 7, 19']2 MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor E. A. Thomas, Commissioners C. D. Christensen, I. J. Kibodeaux and C. D. Boyle. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: Commissioner G. E. Sampson. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Larry Broussard, Director of Finance; Virginia Cline, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Robert Cline, Director of Public Works and H. F. Freeman, Chief of Police. PRESIDIn?G: Mayor Thomas. • + + + Invocation was offered b,y Comm. Kibodeaux. 1. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as presented. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + 2. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to approve the accounts payable as presented. (See Exhibit A) Motion carried by the following vote: • Regular Meeting 8/7/72 - continued AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + 3. Rev. William Baker, Bayshore Baptist Church, addressed the Commission to request permission to allow the church to build a covered walkway over the city easement. The Commission advised Rev. Baker that if he could get approval from all of the utility companies to cross the easement, they had no objection to the walkway being installed. + + + • 4. James Spradling, addressed the Commission to report on the La Porte Utility District, of which Mr. Spradling is the city's representative on the Board of Directors. Mr. Spradling reported he had attended a meeting of the Board on July 24, ?..972, and although a bond election was held on November 13, 1971 and a $1,800,000.00 worth of bonds were approved, the district is -oretty well dormant at this time. + + + 5. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm.. Christensen to postpone for additional study appointing a member to the housing board. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. .2 • + + + • . Regular Meeting 8/`]/72 - continued • 6. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to adopt Resolution No. '72-06 as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. CAPTION: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 23 OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 193'7, AS AMENDED, TO LOCALITY. + + + 7. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to approve the contract with Attorney Perry Archer for collecting delinquent taxes. Motion carried by the following vote: • AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + 8. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle to authorize payment of X80.00 to Attorney George Prappas and Mr. Prappas is to withdraw as attorney of record and to turn his files over to the new attorney, Perry Archer. Motion carried by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. • + + + • i Regular Meeting 8/7/72 - continued • 9. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to ratify approval of change order No. 1 from Hollico Construction Company on the water and sewer line extensions in Fairmont Park. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner- Sampson. + + + 10. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle to ratify advertizing for and accepting bids on water and sewer .line extensions to the Garden Walk Townhouse project, on. August 17, 1972 at 7:00 P.M. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and • Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Simpson. + + + 11. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to ratify advertizing for and accepting bids for the fire station building in Fairmont Park on August 17, 1972 at 7:15 p.m., providing that Baytown Engineering has the plans and specifications completed in time for accepting the bids. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeuax and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + • • • Regular Meeting 8/7/72 - continued 12. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to ratify advertizing for and accepting bids for playground equipment on August 17, 1972 at 7:30 p.m. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + 13. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Boyle to approve proceedure changes in the Municipal Court, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of these minutes. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and. Boyle. • NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + 14. Mayor Thomas stated he had discussed the installation of forty (40) street lights in the Fairmont Park West addition with Mr. J.L. Wyatt, Division Manager with Houston Lighting and Power Co. Mayor Thomas stated under the franchise agree- ment, H. L. & P. was obligated to install these lights at no cost to the city and they had agreed. to do so. Mayor Thomas stated Comm. Sampson was absent from the meeting, due to his work schedule, and. he had advised Mayor Thomas of a request he had received for a street light at East "A" anal Idaho Streets and had asked the Mayor to get Commission approval for this request. • Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to approve the installation of forty (40) street lights in the Fairmont Park ~ ~ Regular i'eeting 8/7/']2 - continued • West area and also for the street light at East "A" and Idaho Streets. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and. Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + 15. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to adopt Ordinance No. 930 as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. CAPTION: • AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PORTION OF RTORTH SEVENTHC7th) STREET LYING WITHIN THE AREA. BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE OF NORTH "F" STREET, AND THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NORTH "E" STR~,ET, AND BETWEEN BLOCKS THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-T~zREFC333) AND TF~REE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR(334), IN THE TOWN OF LA pORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ALSO VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSTNG THE ALLEYS LYING WITHIN BLOCKS THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-T~?REE (333) AND T~~REE HUNDRED THIRTY- FOUR (334) OF THE TOWN OF LA PORTS, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 16. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to adopt Ordinance No. 931 as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. • NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. • Regular Meeting 8/7/72 - continued • CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUCTION 21-25Ca) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 17. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to approve Jim Bradford attending the Texas Housing Association meeting, August 25, 1972 in Austin. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. + + + • 18. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to adopt Ordinance No. 932 as read. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LAPORTE TO EXECUTE AND TO AFFIX THE SEAL OF THE CITY TO AN AGREEMENT OF LEASE BETWEEN TTiE CITY, AS LESSOR, AND GULF CENTRAL AVIATION, INC., AS LESSEE, FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY YEARS, BEGINN- ING ON THE lst DAY OF JULY, 1972, AND ENDING OTd THE 30th DAY OF JUNE, 1992, WITH OPTIONS FOR RENEWALS, FOR T~~E LEASE OF A PORTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TO- GET?iE?? WITH. TH's RIGTTT TO USE APPURTENANT FACILITIES THEREAT, ACCORDING TO TTTE TERM"_S • PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN~~'D IN SAID AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS .ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAtJSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. + + + • 19. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to approve Reserve Police Officer Commissions for the following: Johnny McKinney Joseph R. Funda Michael W. Edgmon Stephen Jon Smith Terry L. Lange Murphy Brock Glanda Elaine Bonner Jerry Don Satcher Richard Broome Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. Regular T~eeting 8/7/`72 - continued + + + • 20. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Christensen to adopt Ordinance No. 933 as read. Motion carried by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Sampson. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING T~~E PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 999b, VERNON'S REVISED CIVIL STATUTES, TEXAS, AN ACT GRANTING TO A COUNTY OR A MUNICIPALITY THE POWER TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF ITS LAW UNDER STATED CONDITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + • 21. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.. • • Regular Meeting 8/7/72 - continued The meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Approved this the 21st day of August, 1972. Vi inia line, ity Clerk E. A. Thomas, Mayor. C7 • . , A c` . ACCOUNTS PAYABLE August 7, 1972 Barrett & Johnston Repair Service 190.00 Ben Franklin 8.58 La Porte Ladies Auxillary (Costs of Convention) 24.00 Larry Meck & Andy Liska (Costs of Convention) 52.00 Jack Oliphant (Costs of Convention) 29.90 Houston Lighting & Power 4,403.38 City - Water & Sewer 305.48 I'ouston A'atural Gas 73.66 David Bramlett (Oil) .90 Dr . Yoder (Physic~.l) 7.00 Morris Covin 15.00 • Ad Valorem Records 334.84 Allen & Kerber 175.06 Arco 908.61 Baytown Communications ~ 150.00 Bayshore Lumber 303.92 Southwestern Bell Telepho ne 1,512.65 Bob & Maries 51.40 Bobbie's Care 33.65 Brewington Typewriter 15.00 Briggs & Weaver 106.56 Brown & Root 6,112.69 Channel Sheet Metal 44.90 Thomas Cockrell 64.00 • Commercial SweFping 413.00 Cornelius Cleaners 8.51 Page Dittman 38.73 Dixie Chemical 138.00 Edelman's 57.17 Electrical Machinery 985.71 Gaedcke 34.45 Gamon Meters 77.36 • 48 53 Gates Tires . Gestetner Corporation 5.55 EXHIBIT A • • Goodyear Gulf States Asphat '_~i & H Supply Houston Fire & Safety Houston Scenic Studio (Stage Curtain for CC) Houston Welding Supply Eugene Hovey Hughes Office Supply Joe's Mobil Station Johns Lawn Mower John's Plumbing Jones Supply Company • La Porte Automotive La Porte Hardware La Porte Lumber Compnay L & L Welding Lone Star Industries Lunday's Service Station McKey Construction Mainland Tire. Jay Marks Frank Glass Minimax Motorola, Inc. Municipal & @ tility Mustang • Pearland Pool Supply Pfeiffer Gambrell Pfeiffer Gambrell Sharp Grain Ted's Supply Ted's True Supply Texas Department of Corrections Texas Industrial Services, Inc. • Tifco Industries Tom-Ken Tri-City Exterminating Page 2 - Aug•ast ; , _472 70.64 259.78 131.04 1,823.86 364.00 6.39 145.00 165.02 10.80 28.80 33.44 455.66 30.15 161.14 21.24 11.55 161.70 10.85 280.00 101.04 40.23 25.20 15.00 115.20 47.51 376.50 99.66 50.03 26.28 2.59 5.17 6.25 395.80 76.86 48.00 34.00 EXHIBIT A • • • Universal Joint Service 2 W K Sales T. L. Walker Bearing White Supply Phil Wilson Xerox (June) Xerox Corp. (July) Page 3 - A~~.gust 7, X972 29.95 6.90 11.14 229.36 250.00 141.17 98.94 • • • • MUNICIPAL COURT INTER-DEPARTMENT PROCEDURE CHANGES Traffic Citations All unissued traffic citations will be the sole responsibility of the Court Clerk, and will be maintained by her,_under lock and key, until she assigns thern to the police officers individ- ually. Each officer will be required to sign a receipt for every book of citations assigned to him, after which he will be totally responsible for that book. Tn no event will there be a dis~riissal of any issued traffic citation, except by the Court itself. Each police officer shall turn in every ticket which has been issued by him, or voided because of a mistake, no later than the end of his shift. These tickets and accompanying complaints are to be deposited in a locked..:-box located in the police station. The Court Clerk will maintain the only key to this box. The next time the traffic citations are printed, they shall bear • a notation to the effect that on the second offense for any vio- lator, the violator must appear in court, and cannot plead guilty and pay his fine through the Clerk. To enforce this, the Clerk will begin immediately to maintain an alphabetical file of all violators. (It is anticipated that it will be another six month before the citations are again reprinted.) Accident Reports Under a new state law, the City is now obligated to furnish a copy of all accident reports to anyone requesting same. Therefore, a coupon system will be instituted to facilitate these request. A person wishing to purchase a photocopy of an accident report, may do so by first purchasing a coupon from the Court Clerk for a charge of Two (2) Dollars. These coupons will state that they are good for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance and will become void after that time. They can be taken to the police station anytime within the one (1) year period and redeemed for a photocopy of the requested accident report. Upon redemption, these coupons will be cancelled and returned to the Court Clerk. They are to be turned in daily by depositing them in the same locked box provided for the traffic citations. • Bonds A cash or property bond in the usual form, shall always be required in the following situations: (1) The offender refuses to sign the promise to appear on the traffic citation. (2) The offender has ro valid Operator's License or. his person. However, if the offender has a La Porte license plate, cr strong employment contacts in the La Porte community, no bond shall be required if a promise to appear is sig:~ed. In cases where bond is required, fingerprints shall always be taken at the time of arrest, in accordance with state law, on this particular offense. Bonds shall always be required on this offense by persons who have neither res- idence :nor employrriert contacts in the City of La Porte and surrounding communities. (3 ) Bonds stall always be required by out of Harris and irr~rnedi- ate adjoining County residence, for any offense,. with the exception of "Speeding". This requirement can be waived, by the Judge, in. any particular case., Insurance company bond certificated, American Automobile Asso- • ciation, or other auto club bond certificates shall be acceptable. Amount of Bonds The following schedule of bond amounts has been established, but can be changed by the Judge, for any particular case, upon his descretion. (1) Traffic offenses - the amount of the bond shall be the amount of the minimum for the offense. (2) All violations having to do with firearms shall carry a minimum bond of $75.0.0. (3) All other violations of City of La Porte ordinances and state laws, shall carry a minimum bond of $50.00. (~) Personal recognizance bonds, rather than cash or property bonds, may be furnished, with .the prior approval of the Judge. NOTE: In addition to the above amounts, a $2.50 State of Texas Court Tax must be collected on each offense, as provided • in Senate Bill No. 841 of the Sixty-Second Legislature of The State of Texas. • • • • Hard~..in~ of Juvenile Offenders State law is very strict ors the subject of police handling of juvenile offenders, and in particular, juvenile offenders are not to placed in regular jail cells, nor may they be mixed wit: adult prisoners. If within four to six hours after incarceration at the police station, a juvenile offender has not been picked up by 'ris parents, guardians or any reputable person with family ties or relationships, or if definite arrangements have not been made by them to pick him up s'.^~ortly thereafter, the juvenile shall be transferred by the Police Department to the Harris County Juvenile Detention Hall. Payment of Fines The police dispatchers have been appointed as Deputy Court Clerks ar~d authorized to accept bonds. However, in rlo event, may a fine be paid to .them, or to any police officer. All fines are to be paid. directly to the Court Clerk. • Jail Census The Police Department shall make a jail census each day at 8:00 A.M., and shall turn the same ir. to the Court Clerk by q:00 .AN. each day. The jail census shall contain the following information: (1) Name of prisoner (2) Age of prisoner (3) Sex of prisoner (4) Offense charged (5) Address of prisoner (6) Date and time prisoner was arrested. 1.11 Prisoners • Any prisoner who appears to be, or compalins of being ill, shall be examined by a physician. If further treatment is indicated, the prisoner shall be removed to the jail ward at Ben Taub Hospital.