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Home My WebLink About1972-11-20 Regular Meeting • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS NOVEMBER 20, 1972 7:00 P.M. • MEMBERS 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 H. F. Freeman, Chief of Police. PRESIDING: Mayor Thomas. + + + Invocation was offered by Comm. Christensen. 1. Mayor Thomas called for all bids received for waterproofing the City Hall complex. Mrs. Cline stated only one bid had been received. Mr. Askins read the bid from Western Waterproofing Company, Inc., in the amount of $3,636.00 and stated the bond required was in order. Motion by Comm. Kibodeuax, seconded by Comm. Boyle to accept the bid and after it has been approved by the City Inspector and the City Engineer, that Mayor Thomas be authorized to sign the contract. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + Bids reed to water proof City Hall • Regular Meeting 11/20/72 - continued • 2. Motion by Comm. Kibodeuax, seconded by Comm. Minutes of Boyle to approve the minutes of the previous Previous meeting of November 6, 1972 as presented. Meeting Motion carried by the following vote: Approved AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 3. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Accounts Sampson to approve the accounts payable Payable as presented, a copy of which is attached Approved to and made a part of these minutes. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. • + + + 4. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Clothing Sampson that Detective Green be allowed Allowance $300 a year clothing allowance. Motion For Det. was defeated by the following vote : Green voted down AYES: Commissioners Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, and Mayor Thomas. In the discussion that followed, Comm. Christensen and Mayor Thomas stated they were not against Det. Green receiving a clothing allowance, but felt that he should receive the same amount allowed the uniformed men, which is about $100 a year. Comm. Boyle stated that amount was not enough and he felt more should be allowed. Mayor Thomas stated this could be discussed in a work shop and Comm. Christensen agreed • that it be discussed at the next work shop meeting of November 30, 1972. + + + . . • Regular Meeting 11/20/72 - continued 5. Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Street light Boyle to postpone for additional study the requested at request to place a street light at "L" and "L" & 1st Streets 1st Street. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeuax, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 6. The City Clerk read three (3) quotations Purchase of received for two ( 2 ) walkie talkie radios . 2 walkie talkie They were as follows : Radios Motorola $595.00 E. F. Johnson $590.00 RCA $694.35 • Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to purchase two (2) walkie talkie radios from E. F. Johnson Company. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeuax, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 7. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christmas Boyle that all employees, including members Turkeys for of the volunteer fire department and auxiliary Employees police force, receive a turkey for Christmas. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeuax, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + • 8. Mayor Thomas read a letter of resignation from Mrs. Ruby Jones Mrs. Jesse L. Wilson as a member of the Library Appointed to Library Board • • Regular Meeting 11/20/72 - continued 9. Board. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to accept Mrs. Wilson's resignation and appoint Mrs. Ruby Jones to fill the vacancy on the Library Board. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Sampson and B NAYS: None. Mr. Askins read the of La Porte and Mr. appraisal services. Christensen, Kibodeaux, Kyle. + + contract between the City Hugh Landrum for tax Motion by Comm. Sampson, seconded by Comm. Christensen to approve the contract with Mr. Landrum. Motion carried by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 10. Payment to Aztec Construction for the fire station building in Fairmont Park was discussed. Mr. Cline stated the building plans called for three (3) skylite panels in the roof, but the builder had not installed the panels and since the building was 90~ complete, he would rec- ommend that the roof not be disturbed and the panels be omitted and credit be given by Aztec for this item and that 10$ of the total amount due be withheld pending receiving this credit and some cleanup work that needed to be done. Motion by Coy Kibodeaux to Construction this payment amount due. vote: Yun. Boyle, seconded by Comm. approve payment to Aztec in the amount of $11,093.50, being less 10~ of the total Motion carried by the following Contract with Hugh Landrum For Tax Appraisal Services Payment to Aztec Const. Co. on Fire Station in Fairmont Park .7 Regular Meeting 11/20/72 - continued AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. ~s- + + + 11. Comm. Boyle stated that since the fire station building was so near completion and a bit Wiring for fire ahead of schulde the contract for wiring the Station in F. P. building needed to be approved . Two ( 2 ) Approved quotations had been received and they were: Bayshore Electric $1,235.00 Pfeiffer - Gambrell $1,260.00 Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Sampson to accept the low bid from Bay- shore Electric. Motion carried by the following vote: • AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 12. Comm. Boyle stated only one quotation had been Heating unit for received for a heating unit for the new building Fire Station in and it was from Coastal A/C and Htg. , Company for Fairmont Park $440.00. Approved. Motion by Comm. Boyle, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to accept the bid from Coastal A/C and Htg. Co. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 13. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle 2nd payment to to approve the second partial payment to Baytown Baytown Utility Utility Corporation in the amount of $19, 988.92 Corp. approved for contract work completed on the eight inch water line to Vista Baywood Development. Motion Regular Meeting 11/20/72 - continued • carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, Sampson and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 14. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Boyle that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. The meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at $:25p.m. ' ginia Cline, City Clerk Approved this the 4th • d`ay of December, 1972. C~ ~ o/ E. A. Thomas, Mayor • Accounts Payable Houston Natural Gas Cornelius Cleaners Public Sanitary Products Thomas E. Cockrell The Rohan Co. TIFCO Cash and Carry Lumber Mart Briggs Weaver Leon Uniform Co Ridgway's Parker Brothers Gulf States Asphalt Travis Hardy Trucking Regan Glass Bay Plumbing Lumus Baytown Dodge Pitney Bowes Mainland Tire Dr. Dunn Matherne's Edelman's G. M. Miller Texas Municipal League Houston Lighting & Power 47.35 10.77 108.00 64.00 90.30 71.95 19.20 30.80 100.00 13.70 18.62 68.15 52.50 35.25 1037.11 173.20 5.45 23.93 12.00 38.93 234.00 15.00 318.00 1736.07