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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-04-21 Regular Meeting • MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING O~ THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS APRIL 21, 1975 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor E. A. Thomas, Commissioners Bill Love, I. J. Kibodeaux, Virginia Cline, and C. D. Boyle. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None. • OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: Larry L. Broussard, Director of Finance; Margie Goyen, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Larry Morton, Director of Public Works; .° Robert Hall, Assistant Chief of Police; D. R. McLaughlin, Fire Marshal. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS ABSENT: Chief Herb Freeman, attending ambulance school. OTHERS PRESENT: A. J. Busch, Jr., Busch, Hutchison & Associates, Inc. PRESIDING: Mayor Thomas. + + + 1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Thomas called the meeting to order. 2. INVOCATION - Mayor Thomas informed the Commission that Rev. L. R. Fleck would give the invocation at the request of Commissioner Cline. • • Regular Meeting 4/21/75 2 2. INVOCATION (Cont'd.) Rev. L. R. Fleck was recognized and addressed the Commission, expressing his appreciation to the Commission for the sewer service for the Assembly of God Church on East "J". Rev. Fleck offered the invocation. + + + 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 14, 1975 - Motion by Commissioner Cline, seconded by Commissioner Boyle to approve the minutes of the special meeting of April 14, 1975. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Love, Kibodeaux, Cline and Boyle. NAYS: None. r~ L_J + + + 4. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE - Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Cline to approve the accounts payable as presented. A copy is attached and made a part of these minutes. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Love, Kibodeaux, Cline and Boyle. NAYS: None. + + + 5. PRESENTATION - TOM SIMONS - Mayor Thomas read a press release selecting Mr. Tom Simons as a recipient of the 1975 Gerald L. Phillippe Award for his distinguished public service and providing emergency medical care in La Porte, Texas. A copy is attached and made a part of these minutes. Mayor Thomas presented Mr. Simons a plaque of appreciation from the City of La Porte. Mr. Simons expressed his thanks to all. • + + + • • Regular Meeting 4/21/75 3 6. VISITORS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION - Mayor Thomas asked if the meeting had been posted according to law? the City Clerk affirmed. There was no one present desiring to address the Commission. + + + 7. CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 1015 APPOINTING MAYOR PRO-TEM - Motion by Commissioner Cline, seconded by Commissioner Boyle to approve Ordinance No. 1015 Appointing Commissioner I. J. Kibodeaux Mayor Pro-Tem. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Love, Kibodeaux, Cline and Boyle. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO-TEM OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 15, • 1975, THROUGH APRIL 12, 1976, BOTH INCLUSIVE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 8. CONSIDER ORDINANCE N0. 1016 APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION - Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Love to approve Ordinance No. 1016 appointing members of the Planning and zoning Commission. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Love, Kibodeaux, Cline and Boyle. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + • • • • Regular Meeting 4/21/75 4 9. CORRESPONDENCE - Mayor Thomas read a letter dated April 15, 1975, from Mr. Otis Graham appraising an alley requested to be closed by Southern Pacific. It was determined that no action would be taken at this time due to the fact the necessary fee had not been paid for this closing request. (B) Mr. Tom Simons was recognized and invited the Commissioners and anyone desiring to attend, to see a film being shown at the school on paramedics and what the E.M.T.'s are trying to do in La Porte. Said film to be shown at 9:30 P.M. + + + • 10. DISCUSSION OF DEPARTMENT PROJECTS - Mr. A. J. Busch updated the Commission on the water well project and the sanitary sewer project. + + + 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - VATS - ARTICLE 6252-17, SECTION 2 (G) - Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Cline that the meeting recess for an executive session, VATS, Article 6252-17, Section 2 (G). Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Love, Kibodeaux, Cline and Boyle. NAYS: None. The meeting recessed at 7:26 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 8:18 P.M. Mayor Thomas stated that there had been a discussion regarding payment of sick leave and vacation time. It was the consensus of the majority of the Commission that if any time, vacation time, or sick leave was due anyone, it was the duty of the City to pay this amount to any of the employees that had walked out on March 27, 1975. The City Attorney was of the opinion that the City did owe vacation time and sick leave time to certain employees that had walked out. • • r Regular Meeting 4/21/75 5 CONSIDER RE-HIRING EMPLOYEES THAT WALKED OUT MARCH 27, 1975- Motion by Commissioner Cline, seconded by Commissioner Boyle that any employee that quit and would like to be rehired, that the City rehire those men, or consider rehiring them. Motion failed by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Cline and Boyle. NAYS: Commissioners Love and Kibodeaux, and Mayor Thomas. + + + 12. ADJOURNMENT - Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Cline that the meeting adjourn. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Love, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Boyle. NAYS: None. • The meeting adjourned at 8:18 P.M. Margie Goyen, ity Clerk Passed and approved this the 5th day of May, 1975. . A. Thomas, Mayor • ~ SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE • Submitted for approval at the. April 21st,1975, Meeting, City Council 7:00 P. M. CREDITOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Admiral Linen Service Cleaning $ 330.78 American Telephone F, Telegraph Co. Service 107.33 Jim Ball International, Inc. Part 12.95 Bayshore Municipal Utility District Service. 15.14 The Bayshore Sun Service 52.00 Brown $ Root, Inc. Type "D" HMAC 1,840_.00 Bum's, Inc. Supplies 4.40 Bureau of Business Practice Supplies 30.42 Busch, Hutchison $ Associates, Inc. Service 1,587.70 Joe Camp, Inc. Service ~ 402.03 Coastal A/C $ Htg. Co. Service 16.50 Dixie Chemical Co. Supplies 240.00 Dr. Nelson E. Dunn Service 35.00 E le Pipe ~ Supply Co.,Inc. Supplies 341.63 rest Utility Service Supplies 129.97 Edco Plastics, Inc. Service 62.50 Fairfield Medical Products Corp. Supplies 10.40 Fire Fox Corporation Supplies 98.15 Gother's Pharmacy Supplies 2.22 Gulf Oil Corporation- Gasoline 1,517.70 Harrison Equipment Co.,Inc. Supplies 14.22 Jack Heard, Sheriff Service 169.60 Harris County Voting Machine Dept. Rental 90.00 Houston Lighting $ Power Co. Service 346.90 Houston Welding Supply Co.,Inc. Supplies 18.00 Ineeda Uniforms Laundry 5.00 I. B. M. Typewriter 633.74 La Porte Sand Co. Supplies 132.00 Lumus Baytown Dodge, Inc. Parts 22.44 Jay Marks Chevrolet, Inc. Part 1.20 Minnesota Mining $ Mfg. Co. Supplies 310.32 Frank Glass Minimax Supplies 102.30 Ni~nwide Papers Supplies 23.65 Oak Forest Tire Supply Tires 743.64 Pfeiffer-Gambrell, Inc. Service 199.73 R~o Shack Supplies ~ 67.79 Reeder Plumbing F, Heating Supplies ~ 64.41 Rohan Co. Supplies 2,959.96 Safety Lights Co. Service 38.00 South Side Camera Center, Inc. Supplies 45.28 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Service 1,464.88 Southwest Meter $ Supply Co.,Inc. Supplies 480.28 Standard Cof fee Service Co. Supplies ~ 127.48 W. A. Stephens Supplies 31.10 Texas Crushed Stone Co. ~ Supplies 947.71 Texas Department of Corrections Supplies 79.00 Tri-City Exterminating Co. Service 13.00 United Distributors Supplies 89.94 i ~ge 2 Accounts Payable - April 21st, 1975 CREDITOR DESCRIPTION United Rent All Rental T. L. Walker Bearing Co. Part Walker's Sand Co. Sand White Supply Co. Supplies Worthington Ice Maker Rentals Rental Claude Wright $ Associates Supplies Xerox Corporation Rental • • AMOUNT $ 40.00 1.84 164.70 121.44 40.00 146.54 273.62 PRESS REI~~ASE r~ ii, 1976. . rr~cAL MAN ~ s PUBLIC sERVICE GAINS NATIC~IAL RECOGATTTION , Tom C. Simons has been selected by the General Electric Foundation as a recipient of the 1975 Gerald L. Phillippe Award for distinguished public service. Tan is a Logistics Specialist at the Johnson Space Center with the Houston Operations occnponent of the General Electric Space Division. N~'. 5imans was narttied for ris long commitment in providing emergency medical care in LaPorte, Texas. One of the first in this area to qualify as an emergency medical technician, he has instructed over. 200 volunteers as technicians and in cardiapulmonazy resuscitation. He is a volunteer driver and technician for the Laporte Emergency Ambulance Service and a manbPS of the Volunteer Fire Departrnent and Rescue Unit.. Each scanner he takes a week of vacation to instruct Texas firanen in these skills. He has also spent over 2000 hours as a volunteer in•the emergency roam of the Gulf Coast Hospital. ~.` Tan joins four other award recipients who were chosen fran arrong 82 naninees sul~nitted by operating components of the General Electric Canpany, representing over 400,000 employees throughout the wr~rld. , The five winners will receive the Phillippe medallion and will have the opportunity to select a charity fora $1,000 grant fran the General Electric Foundation. They bring to 30 the n~nber of winners of the Phillippe Award in its six years of existence. Other winnexs were William E. Emerson, West Lynn, Mass.; Brady Ervin, Nashville, Tenn.; Charles E. Leonard, Burlington, Vt.; and Lewis Woods, Jr., Hickory, N.C. Contact: Warren D. Tripp Phone: 332-4511, ext. 368 Relations Representative ~~, ; ~~ u~, ~~ General Electric many , Space Division -mil ~-~~ ~~!{~ ~` 1830 NASA Boulevard _ ;,: f ~ ~~~ P. 0. Box 58408 ' ~~;~~~ Houston, Texas 77058 ~ ~~.