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Home My WebLink About1979-06-27 Special Meeting • MINUTES - SPECIAL' MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS JUNE 27, 1979 6:45 P.M. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor J. J. Meza; Commissioners John Tomerlin, I. J. Kibodeaux, Virginia Cline, and Tom C. Simons. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: J. R. Hudgens, City Administrator; Margie Goyen, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Joe Sease, Fire Chief; Stan Sherwood, Parks & Recreation Director; Paul Hickenbottom, Fire Inspector; H. F. Freeman, Chief of Police; and .Jack Burks, Public • Works Director. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS ABSENT: D. R. McLaughlin, Fire Marshal. OTHERS PRESENT: David Corbin of Busch, Hutchison & Associates. PRESIDING: Mayor J. J. Meza. + + + 1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meza called the meeting to order. + + + • • • Special Meeting 6/27/79 2 2. CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF E. P. A. STEP II GRANT OFFER - The Administrator stated that the E. P. A. Step II Grant Offer in the amount of $208,800.00 for the preparation of construction drawings and specifications - sewage treatment plant expansion and collection system improvements had been received. Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Simons to accept the E.P.A. Step II Grant Offer in the amount of $208,800.00. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. NAYS: None. + + + 3. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS - None. + + + • 4. COUNCIL ACTION.- Commissioner Cline. informed the Commission of a conference on Implementing Property Tax Reform and Related Legislation (Peveto Bill): to be held in Austin on July 13, 1979, from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., at the L. B. J. Library; further suggesting that as many as could go, should go. If there were several of the officials going, suggested that they drive up. Mayor Meza informed the Commission of a telephone call from Mr. Don Carpenter of Southwestern Bell Telephone, informing him of a state-wide rate increase. Written notification will be delivered tomorrow. + + + c: • • Special Meeting 6/27/79 3 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION - V.A.T.S. - ARTICLE 6252-17 - SECTION 2 - (E) , (F) , AND (G) - (LEGAL, LAND ACQUISIfiION AND PERSONNEL - Motion by Commissioner Tomerlin, seconded by Commissioner Kibodeaux that the meeting recess for an executive session. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. NAYS: None. The meeting recessed at 6:50 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 6:59 P.M. + + + 6. ADJOURNMENT - Motion by Commissioner Simons, seconded by Commis- sioner Cline that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried by the following vote: • AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. NAYS: None. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M. ca ~' Mar"ie en, Cit Clerk g Y Passed and Approved this the 11th day of July, 1979. J. J. Meza, Mayor • U.S. ENVIRONME TAL PP.OTECTION AGENCY t9RANT IDENTIFICATION NO. GRANT AGP.EEMENT/AMENDMENT C-481176-02-0 CHECK APPLICABLE ITEM(S) D ATE OF AWARD (Obligation date) June 15, 1979 x GRANT AGREEMENT T YPE OF ACTION GRANT AMENDMENT Continuation V BSE LENT RfiLATED PROJECT (wwT) APART 1-GENERAL INFORAtA?ION 1. GRANT PROGRAM OnSt • rants 2. STATUTE REFERENCE 3. REGULATION REFERENCE A B D Subch. 1 0 CFR Ch for Wastewater Treatment Wor s 33 USC 1281 et seq. , , . 4. GRANTED ORGANIZATION p. NAME C. ADDRESS Box 1115 P O . . City of LaPorte LaPorte, Texas 77571 b. EMPLOYER I.D. NO. (ElN) 6 PROJECT MANAGER (Grmuoc Cunt;,ct) 8. NAME d. ADDRESS City of LaPorte im en . TITLE P. O. Box 1115 it Administrator LaPorte, Texas 77571 C. TELEPHONE NO. (Include Area Code) 6 PROJECT OFFICER IF:PA C.mtacv) 8. NAME P.E. Harold D. Smith (I. ADUR F55 Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 , 6AWM al Facilities Branch ici M , p un b. TITLE Area Engineer First International Building ---- 1201 E1 m Street C. TELEPHONh. NO. (lnrllyde Aree Code) (214) 767-2692 Dal 1 as, Texas 75270 7. PROJECT TITLE AND DESCRit'TION Step 2 project for preparation of construction drawings and specifications - sewage treatment plant expansion and collection system improvements. PROJECT STEP (WWT) 2 r _ 9. DURATInN PROJECT PERIOD (Date+) DVDGET PE RIOD (I)utoa~) 1979 to March 1980 M ay May 1979 to March 1980 _ _ 9. DOLLAR AMOUNTS $2os,8oq.oo A TOTAL PROJECT COSTS mt. _ LI~ A GRANT AMOUN E (/n-Kind ~2s2,6oo.00 Ul.tr ~ 1•~:Nf)EU I,tlOif YR. BAL. (/'./'A l'1llttl t:) TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS (IiWT) $270,`1,00.00 l"(-115 ACTION (l hi.. „l~l i~u Nun anunntt) TOTAL BUDGET PERIOD COSTS $20~'IIOO~oo 10, ACCOUNTING DATA APPROPRIATION DOC CON TR04_ NO. ACCOUN I" tJO. OBJ CLASS AMOUNT CHARGED 4I. 6$X0103.A E00088 Y779065005 41.NA $208,800.00 41. 11. PAYMENT METHOD 12: PAYEE (Name and ma111nQ nddro.vu. IncludoL!P Cuda) _ City of LaPorte ~~ AOVANC ES l„_~Y. of awatdl _~ REIMBURSLtdENT P. O. Box 1115 ~_~OTH ER LaPorte, Texas 77571 I SAND PAYMENT REQUEST TO ,ad~PSS ~I1CI.Y,tt]__1n EPA Form 5700 _q0A (Rev. B-)6) HEPLAC(.S EPA FONM 5700-201RE V. 4-751 WHICN IS rq~G . vrp OBSOLETE AND EPA FOEtM 5700.21. . GRANT IDENTIFICAT~NO. -481176-OZ-0 • • • PART il-APPROVED BUDGET TABLt A -OBJECT CLASS CATEGORY (Non-constnrction) TOTAL APPROVED ALLOWABLE BUDGET PERIOD COST 1. PERSONNEL 2. FRINGE BENEFITS 3. TRAVEL 4. EQUIPMENT 5. SUPPLIES 6. CONTRAC TUAL 7. CONSTRV CTION , B. OTHER 9. TOTAL DIRECT CHARGES 10. INDIRECT COSTS: RATE BASE 1 1 • TOTAL (Share; Gra n[ee % Federal ____ _. _.- "'o) Iz. TOTAL APPROVED GRANT AMOUNT $ TABLE B -PROGRAM ELEMENT CLASSIFICATION INon-consfrucf ion) t. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. to. TOTAL (Share: Grantee % Federal __ %) 11• TOTAL APPROVED GRANT AMOUNT $ TABLE C- PROGRAM ELEMENT CLASSIFICATION (Construction) 1, ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE 2. PRELIMINARY EXPENSE 3. LAND STRUCTURES, RIGHT-OF-WAY 4. ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING BASIC FEES 4 20000 257~300~00 5. OTHER ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING FEES 21600.00 6~cx~~c-~xxxxx~r~cx~c~ P1 an of 0 eration ~ 500.00 7~cxxl~xx~~x~~~€xx UC ICR S stem _ 3 200.00 8. RELOCATION EXPENSES 9. RELOCATION PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES 10. DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL t!. CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT IMPROVEMENT 12. EQUIPMENT 13. MISCELLANEOUS 14. TOTAL (Linos 1 thru 13) 282 600.00 15. ESTIMATED INCOME (I( appllcobl e) 18. NET PROJECT AMOUNT (Line 14 mLnrs IS) 17. LESS; INELIGIBLE EXCLUSIONS 18, ADD: CONTINGENCIES 19. TOTAL (Shore: Grantee 25 % Federal 75 %.) 278,400.00 20. TOTAL APPROVED GRANT AMOUNT $ 208,800.00 EPA Form 5700_ZOA (Rev. 8-76) PAGE 2 OF p PART III -GRANT CONDITIONS • ~C-4 a. General Conditions: The grantee covenants and agrees that it will expeditiously initiate and timely complete the project work for which assistance has been awarded under this grant, in accordance with all applicable provisions of 40 CFR Chapter I, Subpart B. Tlie grantee warrants, represents, and agrees that it, and its contractors, subcontractors, employees and representatives, will comply with: (1) all applicable provisions of 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter B, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the provisions of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 30, and (?) any special conditions set forth in this grant agreement or any grant amendment pursuant to 40 CFR 30.425. b. Special Conditions: 1. Payment Schedul e Payment may be requested for the Federal share of allowable costs incurred. Payments should be submitted in accordance with the following schedule. • Task Compl etion Date Approval of Preliminary Plan of July 1, 1 979 Operati on Approval of UC/ICR System August 1, 1979 Submittal of Plans and Specifications February 1, 1980 Approval of Plans and Specifications March 31, 1980 2. The grantee agrees to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency an approvable User Charge System and Industrial Cost Recovery System as required by 40 CFR 35.935-13 and 35.935-15 of Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 188, dated September 27, 1978. 3. The grantee agrees to comply with the public participation program regulations 40 CFR 25 and 40 CFR 35.917 as published in Federal Register, Vol. 44, No. 34, Part V and Part VI, dated February 16, 1979, as they apply to the adoption proceedings of the User Charge and the Industrial Cost Recovery Systems. • EPA Form 5700-20A fRev. B-76) PAGE 3 OF L~ • GRANT IDENTIFICATION NO. C-481176-02-0 • • • b. SPECIAL CONDITIONS (COflt If,UBd) PART IV NOTE: The Grant. Agreement must be completed in duplicate and the Original returned to the Grants Administration Division for (leadqu:lrters grant awards and to the appropriate Grants Administration Office for state and local awards within 3 calendar weeks after receipt or within any extension of time as may be granted by EPA. Receipt of a written refusal or failure to return the properly executed document within the prescribed time, may result in the automatic withdrawal of the grant offer by the Agency. Any change to the Grant Agreement by the grantee sub- seyucnt to the document being signed by the EPA Grant Award Official which the Grant Award Official determines to materially alter the Grant Agreement shall void the Grant Agreement. OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE tal Protection Agency (EPA), hereby offers n The United States of America, acting by and through the U.S. Environme r~ ~ a grant/amendment to the Ci ty of LaPorte for 7~0 of all approved costs incurred up to and not GRANTEE ORGANIZATION exceeding $ 208, 800.OOfor the support of approved budget period effort described in application (inc-lurling nll GRANT AMOUNT c+hhlic•tuirnt »+ncli/ic tuirn,s) City of LaPorte, C-481176-02, 1-17-79 included herein by reference. TITLE AND DATE ISSUING OFFICE (Grunt.. A,lmini..~tr.viun Offir,•) AWARD APPROVAL OFFICE ORG ANIZA TION'ADDR ESS ORG ANIZATION.ADDRESS Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 Municipal Facilities Branch, 6AWh1 First International Building 1201 Elm Street 1201 Elm Street THE NITED Sl'A~Y'ES OF AMERICA BY 1'HE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SIGN TUF E OF v Aft ~ OF f- AL TYF~ED NAME AND TITLE DAT M ron 0. Knudson P.E.- Director Water Di ision 6-15-79 'hhis (.;rant At;recm~ It is subjrrt tc applicable ll.S. L?nvirunmental Protection Agency statutory provisions and grant regula- tions. In arreptin~, lis aw;ud ur ameudnrent :u,d :ury payments made pursuant thereto, (!)the undersigned represents that he is duly authF,rized to art un hrhalfe,f the grantee c,r{;aniratic,n,and (?) the grantee agrees (a) that the grant is subject to the applicable pluvisiuns of ~(1 ('1'It ('haptrr I, Subchapter [3 and o(Ihe pnrvisilms oC this agreement (P;uts l thru IV), and (h) Ilult acceptance ul' any paynrrnls runstihltes an at;rrcnrent by the payee that the amounts, if any, found by EPA to have been crvcrpaid will hr lefundcd UI rrrdiled in lull tc, l?PA. E3Y AND ON BEHALF OF THE DESIGNATED GRANTEE ORGANIZATION SIGNATURE iY 1'1:.1 NAME ANU TI rL[ bATE EPA Form 5700-IOA (Rirv. li_76) PAGE Q OFp