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Home My WebLink About1974-04-01 Regular Meeting~ ~ • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS APRIL 1, 1974 7:00 P.M. 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 A. Uel Price. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Larry Broussard, Director of • Finance; Virginia Cline, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Robert Cline, Director of Public Works; R. R. Hall, Assistant Chief of Police and A. J. Busch, Jr., City Engineer. PRESIDING: Mayor Thomas. + + + Invocation was offered by Comm. Boyle. 1. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Minutes of Boyle to approve the minutes of the regular previous meetings meeting of March 18, 1974 and the special approved meeting of March 27, 1974 as presented. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Price. • + + + 3 • • • Regular Meeting 4/1/74 - continued the time was to provide a retirement plan for Pfeiffer employees who had several years of service with questions the City whereby upon retirement they would amount of receive a substantial income. Mr. Pfeiffer retirement stated he was under the impression a plan had employees are been devised whereby the City would pay in a receiving larger amount of money on the then eligible employees, that would give those employees who had been employeed for a number of years, a resonable pension when they retired from the City and that he was appalled recently when he learned that some retired employees were receiving as little as $65.00 per month. He stated that when the sales tax referendum was passed, that was the where-with-all that the City was able to pay the premium for the retirement and since he did not exactly know ia~at the status was, he was simply asking some questions. He asked if the Commission would delve into and see if the employees were getting the maximum amount. Mayor Thomas stated the pension plan was adopted • in September of 1969 and he thought that at that time the maximum amount was taken and he frankly had not looked into the matter recently, but thought the City was paying the maximum amount now. He thanked Mr. Pfeiffer for bringing this to the Commission's attention and stated the Commission was concerned about the employees and if there was any way to improve the pension plan, he was all for it. + + + Mayor Thomas says pension system will be reviewed 5. duPont Miller, 424 S. Utah, addressed the Commission duPont to express his appreciation and thanks to the Miller Commission, Chief Freeman and the Emergency Ambulance Service for the excellant service and care he has received in the past two years, when it was necessary for him to make emergency trips to St. Joseph Hospital. + + + LJ • • • • Regular Meeting 4/1/74 - continued 6. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Bid awarded for Christensen to award the bid for the front-end front-end loadP• loader to McKey Construction and Equipment to McKey Const. Rentals, Inc., in the amount of $13,500.00. Motion carried by the follooing vote: AYES: Commissioners and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Christensen, Kibodeaux Price. + + 7. Motion by Comm. Christensen, seconded by Comm. Kibodeaux to authorize the expenditure of funds in the amount of $750.00 for the recycling program, said funds to be repaid from profits of the recycling program, after which, the profits shall be used for the Library Building Fund. Motion carried by the follwoing vote: AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Price. Funds authorize=~ for recycling program + + + 8. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Ord. No. 983 Christensen to adopt Ordinance No. 983 as read. adopted as read Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Chirstensen, Kibodeaux, and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Price. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY Ord. appointing OF LA PORTE HOUSING AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING AN Housing Board EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + • // • • • Regular Meeting 4/1/74 - continued 9. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Busch-Hutchison Boyle to ratify authorizing Busch-Hutchison authorized to & Associates to survey and stake the property survey & stake at the airport fronting along Spencer Highway. airport property Motion carried by the following vote : fronting Spencer AYES: Commissioners Christensen, Kibodeaux, and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Price. • AYES: Commissioners and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner • + + 10. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Christensen to approve partial payment No. 2 to McKey Construction Company in the amount of $37,302.30 for work completed to-date for construction of water mains and appurtenances along Catlett Lane, State Highway Spur 501 South and Vicinity and construction of a sanitary sewer along Brownell Avenue. Motion carried by the following vote: Christensen, Kibodeaux, Price. + + Partial payment No. 2 to McKey Const. 11. Mayor Thomas stated plans for construction of Harris County Crest Lane had been received from the County ° s submitts plans engineering firm of Turner, Collie and Braden. for construction He read correspondence pertaining to the plans of Crest Lane and construction and the plans were reviewed by the Commission. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Engineer to Christensen to authorize Mr. Busch to notify notify Harris Co. Harris County' s consulting engineer firm, of City's approva Turner, Collie and Braden of the Commission's approval of the plans. Motion carried by the following vote: 10 • Regular Meeting 4/1/74 - continued AYES: Commissioners and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Christensen, Kibodeaux, Price. + + 12. Mayor Thomas read correspondence from Mr. Busch regarding the infiltration- enflow analysis of the city sewer system in which Mr. Busch stated equipment would be in place and the survey started on April 18, 1974. + + + • 13. Mayor Thomas read correspondence from D4r. Robert G. Fleming, Public Engineer, Director Central Operations, Texas Water Quality Board, regarding a survey of const- ruction grant funds. Mayor Thomas stated the T.W.Q.B. was having a meeting on April 18, 1974 in Austin and the City of La Porte would have a representative at the meeting. Letter from Engineer,re: inf iltration- enflow analysis Letter from R.G.Fleming,re: TWQB survey of construction grants + + + • 14. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Payment for Christensen to ratify action taken in buying park-site & the 15.154 acre park-site property in Fairmont Block 1155(J.E. Park for $45, 897.68 and also Block 1155, Town Cook) ratified of La Porte, from Mr. J. E. Cook for $24,894.30, which will be used for future expansion of the sewer plant. Motion carried by the follwoing vote: AYES: Commissioners and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Christensen, Kibodeaux, Price. + + 7 • • • Regular Meeting 4/1/74 - continued 15. Mayor Thomas reported on the meeting held Mayor Thomas on March 22, 1974 with the Gulf Coast Waste reports on Disposal Authority, regarding a regional meeting with sewage treatment plant. He stated Mayor Gulf Coast Martin of Shoreacres was asking that the plant Waste Disposal be built in Shoreacres and that we had presented Authority, re: a formal request to the Gulf Coast Authority regional sewer for the plant to be located in La Porte and treatment plant Gulf Coast had asked for La Porte to submit a coast estimate, which Mr. Busch ahs done. Mayor Thomas explained that the grant would have to be approved by several govermental agencies, but stated he felt like La Porte had a good chance in getting the plant here. + + + 16. Motion by Comm. Kibodeaux, seconded by Comm. Meeting adjourn Christensen that the meeting be adjourned. • Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Christensen, Kibodeaux, and Boyle. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Price. + + + The meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at 7:58p.m. V ginia C ine, City Cler Passed and approved this the 15th day of April, 1974. ~~ ~i E. A. Thomas, Mayor • i • SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Submitted for Approval at the April 1, 1974 Meeting, City Council, .7:00 PM CREDITOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Admiral Linen Services services $ 264.96 Ad Valorem Records, Inc. water billing for month of March 347.56 Bayshore Engineering Co. survey of 15.154 acres of land 400.00 Bayshore Lumber Co. supplies 122.13 Big Three Industries gauge ~ med. acety 9.60 Brown ~ Root, Inc. type "D" IiMMAC 5,601.53 Burkett Motors repair parts 79.00 Camp, Joe, Inc. ~ parts 2.40 Capitol Flag Co. flag 11.80 Central Freight Lines freight charges 6.25 Cockrell, Thomas E. garbage pick-up for March 80.00 Crescent Television parts $ repairs for P.D. 499.65 Dixie Chemical Chlorine 148.00 Fence Co. fencing 33.00 Eagle Pipe $ Supply Supplies 1,556.56 Edelman's House of Uniforms uniforms, patches, emblems 180.65 Foxboro Co. parts 135.37 Graver Tank ~ Mfg. Co. sheet metal 480.00 Gulf Oil Corp. gas $ oil 918.67 Houston Lighting ~ Power service 1,290.41 Houston Natural Gas Corp. service 99.65 Houston Welding Supply Co. nozzle ~ acetylene 28.42 Hughes Office Supply supplies 127.51 Hydra Lok, Inc. ~ adaptors 190.00 Hyco Equipment, Inc. parts 27.74 Ineeda Linen Service service 6.00 Jones Supply Co., Inc. parts 266.50 Kulbeth, Mrs. Fred sewing new patches,stripes on police uniforms 134.50 L $ L Engraving pen sets-Vol. Fire Dept. 21.00 L~us Bytown Dodge parts 192.38 Morin Co. rinting-Gen. Election 55.32 ~ P Mullen, Boyd parts .86 Naylor Pipe Cleaning Myers unit F, 2 men 160.00 Oxford Chemicals cleaning pellet 99.90 Pfeiffer-Gambrell, Inc. labor F, equipment 200.45 Radcliff Materials, Inc. asphalt 1,556.80 Rohan Company supplies 289.68 H Maintenance supplies 94.35 Sa-So, Inc. supplies 94.66 Skylark Camera Co. film, flashbulbs 48.48 Standard Coffee Service service $ supplies 85.14 • ~e 2 ounts Payable April 1, 1974 CREDITOR 3Dt Minnesota Mining $ Mfg. Co. street name faces $ 82.74 Texas Fire $ Safety, Inc. service 29.20 Tifco Industries shop supplies 66.89 Tri-City Exterminating Co. exterminating library 12.00 Utility Supply Co. b~iry fire hydrant-4' 317.25 1Valker Bearing Co. supplies 20.73 tiVestinghouse light bulbs 7.52 {Vhite Supply Co. reinforcement 43.80 Worthington Ice Maker Rental's rental on .ice maker 30.00 • DESCRIPTION AMOUNT