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Home My WebLink About1972-10-18 Regular Meeting• • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS OCTOBER 18, 1972 7:00 P.M. MEP?BERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor E. A. Thomas, Commissioners C. D. Christensen, I. J. Kibodeaux, G. E. Sampson and C. D. Boyle. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Virginia Cline, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Robert Cline, Director of Public Works; and R. R. Hall, Assistant Chief of Police. PRESIDING: Mayor Thomas. + + + Invocation was offered by Comm. Sampson 1. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of October 2, 1972 as presented. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 2. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Christensen to approve the accounts payable as presented, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of these minutes. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. • NAYS: None. + + + Minutes of previous meeting approved Accounts payable approved 2 Regular Meeting 10/18/72 - continued 3. Mrs. Elsie Moore, Visitor, addressed the Commission in regards to a water bill received Moore's by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald protest Moore, who live at 601 S. Iowa. Mrs. Moore water stated she was speaking for them and she thought bill the bill they had received in the amount of $26.63 for 28,000 gallons of water was an unfair bill and she was petitioning the Commission to adjust the bill as she did not believe there had been a leak. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle that the Commission study Mrs. Moore's request and get all the facts before making a decision and that this be placed on the agenda for the next meeting of November 6, 1972. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. ~1 + + + 4. Mayor Thomas announced it was 7:15 p.m., and called for bids received for waterproofing the city hall Bids Recd complex. Only one bid was received and it was from to water A. M. Bowles, Company, in the amount of $6,731.00. proof city hall Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to accept the bid for tabulation, with approval or rejection being made after tabulation. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 5. Robert Thrower, Visitor, addressed the Commission to question the hiring of Eugene Hovey as the auditor since Mr. Hovey does accounting work for the City. • • Regular Meeting 10/18/72 - continued • Mr. Thrower asked if this duel position might not be in conflict with the City Charter. Mayor Thomas stated that he himself had asked this same question before he was elected to the Commission and asked Mr. Askins to explain the ruling to Mr. Thrower. Mr. Askins stated that Mr. Hovey had only set up bookkeeping proceedures and did not actually keep the books, but only used information furnished him by city hall. + + + • 6. Mayor Thomas stated the next item of business was the clothing alowance for the detective. He stated a city check had been written for $150.00 for a six month clothing allowance for the detective, which makes a yearly allownace of $300.00. There is $1, 850 in the budget for police uniforms, but he was not aware of money budgeted for Mr. Green's clothes. Bob ThroweL questions hiring Mr. Hovey as auditor Clothing Allowaace For Det. Green Discussed Mayor Thomas stated he did not know what the man did, that as far as he knows Mr. Green does not answer to anyone and further more Mr. Green had had a wreck in the car furnished to him by the city on October 8, and he (Mayor Thomas) did not know of the wreck until October 16, when the car had already been sent out for repairs. Mayor Thomas stated M~'. Green should abide by rules on repairing wrecked cars the same as other employees. Mayor Thomas stated there was another item he wanted to bring out, and that was Mr. Boyle getting a check and signing it himself for expenses to make a trip to Dallas to look at module vehicle ambulances. Comm. Boyle told Mayor Thomas he thought he was out of order. Mayor Thomas stated Mr. Boyle did not get Commission approval to make the trip - also the new fire truck was delivered about 10 days before he (Mayor Thomas) even knew it was here. Comm. Boyle stated he had no further comment to make. • • • • Regular Meeting 10/18/72 - continued Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle that Comm. Boyle get with Chief Freeman and work out an equal clothing allowance for Mr. Green. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 7. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Insurance Boyle to ratify insurance increases on various Increases coverage. Motion carried by the following vote: ratified AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. • + + + 8. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Ord. 780-Q Sampson to adopt Ordinance No. 780-Q as read. rezoning of Motion carried by the following vote: 8 blocks AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, 1171 to 1181 Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 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. + + + 9. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Ratify Kibodeaux to ratify hiring Eugene Hovey to do hiring the annual audit. Motion carried by the follow- E. Hovey ing vote: as auditor :] • u RBgular Meeting 10/18/72 - continued AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 10. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle to have a work shop on October 25, 1972. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 11. Rev. Kenneth Wood addressed the Commission in regards to the Morgans Point Baptist Church building being moved toBlock 162 and asked about water and sewer service to this block. The Commission discussed the locations of water and sewer lines and agreed that charges be applied to the lots as they are developed. + + + 12. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen that Mr. Askins be authorized to notify Mr. J. E. Cook by letter to remove a fence in order to open L and M Streets, which was requested by Mr. H.C. Herzeld. Mr. Cook is to be given thirty days to remove the fence. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + • 13. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Christensen that the City Clerk, Virginia Cline, Be authorized to sign city checks as a deputy of the finance director, and JAL'" Work Shop called for Oct.25,1972 Water and Sewer Serv. for Morgans Point Baptise Church Mr. Askins authorized to notify J.E.Cook to remove fence at "L" & "M" Streets City Clerk's signature authorized for checks • Regular Meeting 10/18/72 - continued that her signature be placed on the signature cards at the banks. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + • 14. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Meeting Boyle that the meeting be adjourned. Motion adjourned carried. The meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. rginia Cline, City C erk Approved this the 6th day of November, 1972. ~P E. A. Thomas, Mayor • • `` AVL.V VI~iv ~ /1 L~~151.1 • ' Houston Light & Power Adler Auto Parts Ad Valorem Knox Askine A. G. Bailey Jim Ball Motor Bay Plumbing Co Baytown Communications Ben Franklin Best Uniform Bob & Maries Bobbie's Cafe Burkett Motors Coastal A/C Commercial Sweeping Dickey Clay Page Dittman Gestetner Gulf States Asphalt Houston Welding Supply Hunter Industrial Chemicals I B M Industrial Towel & Uniform Wayne Knox Lone Star Industries Mathernes • M & M l Cyc e Shop Municipal Finance Officers Asso. Pal's H. P. Pfeiffer Stephens-Baker Pfeiffer-Gambrell St. Regis Pitney Bowes Ted True Supply Red's Safe & Lock • 2 WK Sales & Service Servomation White Supply South Texas Equipment $ 3,409.13 138.52 630.29 700.00 21.95 86.05 1,001.31 99.40 7.19 37.50 2.85 51.30 20.85 12.50 413.00 565.95 16.34 4.32 78.15 10.57 124.90 12.93 20.00 41.44 242.46 4.59 16.60 40.00 11.04 350.00 2925.60 20.00 578.22 27.30 2.79 25.00 39.70 10.50 189.25 21.60 • • • ACCOUNTS PARABLE These were paid out of last year's budget La porte Hardware Allen & Kerber Sharp Grain La Porte Lumber Jones Supply Cornelius Cleaners Harco Oil Jack's 66 Jay Marks Seabrook Tool Rental Tom Ken Printers Hughes Office Gestetner Jim Ball Houston Welding L & L Welding Ted True Bell 7lephone Lone Star Industries La Porte Bayshore Sun Parker Bros. Bayshore MUD Southwest Meter & Supply Bayshore Auto Part Ad Valorem Greater Wate~aorks Supply David Rents The Rohan Co. $ 228.59 310.30 117.56 257.34 244.36 8.85 30.72 7.87 2.15 25.00 61.10 106.40 48.00 31.49 8.39 10.29 15.90 771.20 460.71 30.40 35.46 84.47 63.75 6.95 336.28 202.04 138.76 44.65 CJ