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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-05-20 Regular Meeting• • • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL MAY 20, 1981 1. Meeting called to order by Mayor Meza at 7:00 P.M. Members of the City Council Present: Mayor J. J. Meza, Councilpersons Norman L. Malone, John Longley, Gus Faris, I. J. Kibodeaux, Tom Simons, Deotis Gay, Don Skelton, Linda Westergren Members of the City Council Absent: None Other City Officials Present: Assistant City Attorney Gail Hamilton; City Secretary Betty Waters; Chief of Police Herb Freeman; Director of Public Works Jerry Hodge; Fire Marshal Paul Hickenbottom; Inspector David Paulissen, Engineering Department Head John Joerns; Parks and Recreation Director Stan Sherwood. Others Present: Keith Johnson, Bayshore Sun; Dave Corbin, Busch, Hutchison Engineering; Fred Beck, H. Carlos Smith Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. Thirty citizens were present in the Council Chambers. 2. The invocation was offered by Councilperson Malone. 3. Motion was made by Councilperson Kibodeaux to accept and ap- prove the minutes of the May 6, 1981, Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council. Seconded by Councilperson Westergren. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, Mayor Meza Nays: None 4. Council considered a request for variance on parking require- ments for the Happy Harbor Apartment project for the elderly and handicapped. Motion was made by Councilperson Faris to grant a variance to the parking requirements for such a project under La Porte Ordinances and permit 51 parking spaces for the project. Seconded by Councilperson Simons. The motion Carrie , 9 ayes and 0 nays. • Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, Mayor Meza Nays: None ~J • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, May 20, 1981, Page 2 5. Council considered a request for a variance to the parking requirements for an apartment project, made by Roy Kaylor. Motion was made by Councilperson Simons to approve the variance and permit 216 parking spaces to be constructed for "Broadway In the Trees" Section I. Seconded by Council- person Westergren. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, and Mayor Meza Nays: None 6. Council considered the need to purchase material for the summer street improvement program. Motion was made by Councilperson Malone to authorize the purchase of street building materials and appropriating $100,000.00 from Revenue Sharing fund and 50,000.00 from the Capital Improvement fund for said purchase. Seconded by Councilperson Skelton. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, and Mayor Meza Nays: None • 7. Motion was made by Councilperson Kibodeaux to appropriate from the following funds monies for final payment for water well 2 (Fairmont to Layne Texas Company: 1979-80 Water & Sewer Contingency encumberance $14,465.00 1980-81 Water & Sewer Contingency 10,000.00 1980-81 Revenue Sharing Contingency 40,613.54 $65,078.54 The motion was seconded by Councilperson Faris. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, and Mayor Meza Nays : None 8. Council gave consideration to the designation of representatives to the General Assembly of the Houston.-Galveston Area Council. Motion was made by Councilperson Kibodeaux to approve the ap- pointment of Councilperson Skelton as the officially designated representative to the H-GAC General Assembly and naming Gus Faris as the official alternate should Skelton be unable to fulfill his obligation. Seconded by Councilperson Malone. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren, and Mayor Meza Nays: None C J • • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, May 20, 1981, Page 3 9. Assistant City Attorney Gail Hamilton read Ordinance No. 1260: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, PROVIDING FOR A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COM- POSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS; PROVIDING SIX OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE SIX DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THEY ARE APPOINTED; PROVIDING THAT THE. SEVENTH MEMBER SHALL BE THE CHAIRMAN; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW; PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Simons to adopt and approve Ordinance No. 1260 as read. Seconded by Councilperson Wester- gren. The motion carried, 8 ayes, O nays aid l abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None Abstain: Councilperson Faris 10. Assistant City Attorney Gail Hamilton read Ordinance No. 1261: AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. A motion was made by Councilperson Simons adopting Ordinance No. 1261 as read. Seconded by Councilperson Skelton. The motion carried, 8 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None Abstain: Councilperson Faris 11. Motion was made by Councilperson Kibodeaux to table the ordi- nance providing for the Zoning Board of Adjustment and item 12 concerning the appointment of the members of the Board of Ad- justment for further study. Seconded by Councilperson Westergren. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 13. Council considered Resolution No. 81-9 adopting regulations for site plans. A motion was made by Councilperson Simons to ac- cept and approve Resolution No. 81-9. Seconded by Councilperson Skelton. The motion carried, 7 ayes, 0 nays and 2 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Meza Nays: None Abstain: Councilpersons Faris and Westergren •. • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, May 20, 1981, Page 4 14. Council considered a Resolution designating permanent office assignments for Mayor and Council. Motion was made by Council- person Skelton to accept and approve Resolution. No. 81-10 as read. Seconded by Councilperson Gay. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 15. Council considered Resolution No. 81-11 concerning communica- tions equipment held by Council members and .future policy. A motion was made by Councilperson Simons to approve and adopt Resolution No. 81-11 as read. Seconded by Councilperson Faris. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 16. Council considered Resolution No. 81-12 finding that the City of La Porte Public Works Building is not a building "Used by .the Public." Motion was made by Councilperson Longley to accept and approve Resolution No. 81-12 as read. Seconded by Councilperson Faris. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 17. Council reviewed Change Order No. 1 for Contract II - Gravity Sanitary Sewer Main, EPA Project No. C-481176-03-0, E. P. Brady, Inc., of a net increase of $7,168.50. This increase results in a current tract price of $1,027,278.00. Nature of the change: construction of a larger siphon 110 feet in length in the location of the proposed rerouting of Little Cedar Bayou and construction of 60 feet of 36-inch diameter ductile iron pipe in the existing location of Little Cedar Bayou. Motion was made by Councilperson Kibodeaux to approve Change Order No. One - E.P. Brady, Inc.. Seconded by Councilperson Simons. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 18. Council considered Change Order No. 5, Contractor Lee Rowe Construction Company for the Public Works Service Center, for the installation of storm sewer which was erroneously not included in the original bid; payment is at the cost of $6,199.00. Motion was made by Councilperson Faris to approve Change Order No. 5. Seconded by Councilperson Longley. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 1 nay. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons Gay, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: Councilperson Skelton u • Minutes, Regular Meeting, May 20, 1981, Page 5 19. Administrative Reports: City Secretary presented Change Order No. 2 on the Street Paving and Drainage Improvement (Lomax Bond Program), Con- tractor, McKey Construction and Equipment, Inc. The net increase resulting from this change is $1,407.60, bringing the current contract price including this change order to $1,269,924.80. Motion was made by Councilperson Faris approving Change Order No. 2 for the Lomax Street Paving and Drainage Improvement Project. Seconded by Councilperson Westergren. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None Council was polled concerning a joint meeting date with the La Porte School Board, June 16 at 6:00 P.M. All members of the Council approved that date and the City Secretary was instructed to post an agenda for the meeting. • Director of Public Works Hodge extended an invitation to the entire Council to attend a barbeque Saturday, May 23 at 7:00 P.M. to celebrate the end of "Operation Civic Pride." 20. Council Action Each of the Council members expressed their satisfaction with the results of "Operation Civic Pride" and commended Hodge and his employees for their efforts in the clean up campaign. Mayor Meza asked Jesse Garcia to come forward. Mayor Meza and Director of Public Works Jerry Hodge presented a Proclama- tion declaring May 27, 1981, Jesse Garcia Day in the City of La Porte. Mayor Meza stated Garcia has been employed by the City for 29 years in almost every capacity in the Public Works Department. Garcia will retire on June 1, 1981. Those present were invited to attend an open house honoring Garcia on May 27, 1981, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., at the City Hall. Mayor Meza read Resolution No. 81-8, a Resolution endorsing House Bill 2301 relating to Creation, Administration, Powers, Duties, Operations, and Financing of the Clear Creek Watershed Drainage District. Motion was made by Councilperson Simons to adopt and approve Resolution No. 81-8. Seconded by Council- person Skelton. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, • Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None • Minutes, Regular Meeting, May 20, 1981, Page 6 Mayor Meza requested a brief executive session. 21. Council adjourned into executive session at 7:50 P.M. Council returned to the Council table at 8:05 P.M. Motion was made by Councilperson Simons to establish a policy for employees who serve 25 years or more prior to retirement, the City of La Porte will present a watch engraved) to the retiree. The City Secretary will select a watt or a reason- able amount. Seconded by Councilperson Gay. T e motion car- ried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None Councilperson Kibodeaux stated: The few weeks we have worked together, I think our Council is working together towards the right goals for the people of La Porte. I think everything we do from this time forward is going to make La Porte a bet- ter place to live and a cleaner place. • Mayor Meza added: The Council has taken hold of their responsi- bilities and I reflect on the effects of the Council working together in the last five years and I see the accomplishments and certainly much more will be achieved this next five by working as a team. Motion to adjourn was made by Councilperson Kibodeaux. Seconded by Councilperson Malone. There being no further business to be brought before the Council, the meeting was duly adjourned at 8:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted: ~~~~ City ecretary Passed and Approved this the 3rd day of June, 1981 _. J. J. Meza, Mayor • ~Z • P. 0. Box 3287 Pasadena, Texas 77501 March 27, 1981 Mrs. Betty Waters, City Secretary LaPorte, iexas Dear -Mrs. 4Jaters: We are requesting to be placed on the_April 6, 1981, agenda of the LaPorte Zoning and Planning Commission meeting. We will be asking fora variance in the required amount of parking area for the Happy Harbor Elderly Housing Project. It is our belief that the City re- • quirement of two parking spaces per unit is too high for an elderly project, as our experience has been that less than 20% of the tenants in this type of project will have automobiles. r. Very truly yours, ~,~~ ;JOHPJ NEAL, onsul to t for appy Harbor • • MEMORANDUM April 8, 1981 T0: Mayor and City Council FROM: Planning and Zoning Commission SUBJECT: Request for Variance on Parking Requirements, Happy Harbor Elderly Housing Project On April 6, 1981, representatives of Happy Harbor met with Planning and Zoning to request that parking requirements be lessened for the elderly housing project.. The nature of this type of housing is such that very few residents are likely to own automobiles. The present plans show 22 parking spaces for 51 units, which is considerably less than the required parking spaces. However, the architect, who has previous experience with such housing, states that the 22 spaces should be ample. He bases his statement on similar existing homes for the elderly and handicapped. Planning and Zoning considers the request for variance rea- • sonable, in view of the fact that the present Happy Harbor facility adjacent to this property has a great deal of unused parking area which would be available if needed. [nTe recommend that this vari- ance be granted. Respectfully, Pat Muston, Chairman PM/cb ~~ ~ ez ~ GOODWIN, iNC. 11 GREENWAY PL4ZA SUITE 2226 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046 (713) 627-3620 March 24,1981 Planning and Zoning Commission City of LaPorte City Secretary P.O. Box 1115 LaPorte, TX 77571 RE: Variance Request - Parking Requirements "Broadway In The Trees" Proposed Apartment Project Blocks 1122 and 1121 City of LaPorte Gentlemen: During the process of finalizing our plans and specifications in a pre-permit meeting with Mr. David Paulissen, we were • advised that the parking provided for our project does not meet the city requirements of two spaces per dwelling unit. Our motivation for designing the site plan as presented was two fold: (1) To develop a medium density luxury apartment project that was economically .viable from an operational and mortgage financing standpoint (2) To develop an aesthetically attractive project, including the preservation of a large forested area in Block 1121 near Oregon Street The calculations used by us for the parking requirements are as follows. You will note that they exceed the City of Houston requirements by twenty-eight spaces. One Bedroom Units: 1.33 parking spaces X 96 lbdr/lba = 127.68 spaces Two Bedroom Units: 1.66 parking spaces X 36 2bdr/2ba = 59.76 spaces TOTAL Spaces Provided .= 216.00 Total Spaces Required (Houston) = 187.44 _ Total Excess Spaces = 28.60 Ratio equals 1.64 parking spaces per unit. • Page Two The addition of fifty-two parking spaces, to meet the City of LaPorte code, would require 11,000 to 14,000 square feet of additional concrete parking at the expense of landscaped areas or the elimination of some housing units. If it is agreeable with the Planning and Zoning Commission, we would like to present a request for a parking variance at your next meeting. We would be amenable to any other suggestions regarding our dilemma. Sincerely, rf~~ ~~AJ. ~°p~ Michael B. Goodwin • c.c. David Paulissen Jim Hudgers s L3 MEMORANDUM April 7, 1981 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Planning and Zoning SUBJECT: Request for Variance on Parking Requirements, "Broadway in the Trees" Apartment Complex, Blocks 1122 and 1121 Representatives of Goodwin, Inc., met with Planning and Zoning on April 6, 1981, to request that parking requirements be relaxed for "Broadway in the Trees" apartment complex. The architects based their design on requirements of the City of Houston, and exceeded those requirements. However, these plans fall short of reaching the requirements of the City of La Porte by 52 parking spaces. If the site plan is altered to meet La Porte requirements, the owners will either have to cut some very large trees, or eliminate some of the housing units. This is a low-density • project already, in the range of 24-25 units per acre. In light of the unusual nature of the land, Planning and Zoning recommends that the variance be granted, with the condi- tion that subsequent sections developed either meet or exceed the parking requirements of the City of La Porte. Planning and Zoning commends the developers on their deci- sion to retain all forested areas where possible. Respectfully, Pat Muston, Chairman PM/cb • ~~ • n U MEMORANDUM May 1, 1981 TO: FROM: Mayor and Council J. R. Hudgens SUBJECT: Fairmont Water Well #2 On September 24,.1980, Council authorized repairs to the above well by Layne Texas Company. The exact cost of repair at that time was not known, but was estimated to be $11,000.00. Council authorized the payment for repairs to be covered in the 1980-1981 fiscal year budget, as the 1979-1980 budget appropria- tion was to expire on September 30, 1980 and the 1980-1981 budget was being adopted at the same September 24 meeting. During the course of this fiscal year, Council has been provided updates as to problems and cost escalations in the re- pair procedure by Larry Behrens, P.E., of Layne Texas. The well repair is now complete and the-well is back in service without any significant reduction in pumping capacity. The final bill for the repair is $65,078.54 and is now due .and payable. Funds available are as follows: 1979-1980 Water & Sewer Contingency Fund encumberance 14,465.00 1980-1981 Water & Sewer Contingency 10,000.00 1980-1981 Revenue Sharing Contingency 40,613.54 65,078.54 It is recommended that Council authorize payment for the well repair from the above sources in the specified amounts totaling $65,078.54. Attached for your general information is a letter of explana- tion and attachments from Layne Texas the project. . Ili//I~tid JRH/cb Enc. ~~ • DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSTON - GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1981 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City Council of La Porte, Texas, that B. Don Skelton, Sr. be, and is hereby, designated as its representatives to the General Assembly of the Houston- Glaveston Area Council for the year 1981. FURTHER, that the Official Alternate authorized to serve as • the voting delegate should the hereinabove named delegate be- come ineligible, or should he resign, is Gus Faris. THAT, the Executive Director of the Houston-Galveston Area Council be notified of the designation of the hereinabove named delegate and alternate. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this the 20th day of May, 1981. J. J. Meza, Mayor Attest: City Secretary ~~ ~.. • ORDINANCE NO. /~ fon AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, PROVIDING FOR A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COMPOSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS; PROVIDING THAT X OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL RESIDENTS OF THE SIX DIS TS FROM WHICH THEY ARE APPOI D; PROVIDING THAT THE SEV TH MEbIBER SHALL BE THE CHAIRMADI; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED ~ THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE ~Y OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section 2-17 of the Code of Ordinances of • the City of La Porte hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows: "There is hereby created and established a planning and zoning commission, which shall be composed of seven (7) members. "The members shall be appointed by districts, which districts shall coincide with the dis- tricts for election of Councilpersons of the City. In addition, a member, who shall serve as chairman, shall be appointed from the City at-large." Section 2. Section 2-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte hereby amended and shall hereinafter read as follows: "The members of the planning and zoning com- mission shall be resident citizens in the City and qualified voters of the City. Each member who is appointed from a district shall be a resident of the district from which he • is appointed at the time of his appointment and continuously throughout his tenure in office." Section 3. Section 2-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte hereby amended and shall hereinafter read as follows: "The members of the planning and zoning commission shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council. "The initial appointments of the members shall be for terms as follows: Member - Member - Member - Member - Member - Member - Chairman District District District District District District - one ye. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ~r three year term one year term one year term two year term two year term three year term term r~ ~..J ~~ ~z Ordinance No. Page 2. "All subsequent appointments of all members shall be for three year terms. "The t of each member shall te~ate on April, or when his successor h been appointed and qualified." Section 4. Section 2-20 of the Code of Ordinances of _the City of La Porte hereby amended and shall hereinafter read • as follows: "Section 2-20. Election of Vice-chairman and Secretary - Planning and zoning commission shall elect a vice-chairman and secretary from its member- ship." Section 5. Sub-section (3) of Section 2-21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby repealed. Section 6. P.11 ordinances or parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such con- flict only. Section 7. The City Council officially finds, deter- mines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the • City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law pre- ceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Ar- ticle 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 8. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval. r1 ~~ ~- ~~ 1 • Ordinance DTo. Page 3. PASSED ANI~PPROVED, this the ~ of May, 1981. I CITY OF LA PORTE • By J. J. Meza, Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: 6~ . City Attorney r: A • G.3 ORDINANCE rJ0 . ~'~ l~~ AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AN~OVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DAT~EREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY~THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby makes tY~following appointments toe Planning and Zoning Commission of the City, for the term beginning May 1, 1981, and ending as specified; provided, however, all ap- pointees shall serve until their successors have been duly appointed and qualified: Member - District 1, term ends April 30, 1984 R. J. BLACKWELL Aiember - District 2, term ends April 30, 1982 RED WESTEN Member - District 3, term ends April 30, 1982 DALLIE WRIGHT tdember - District 4, term ends April 30, 1983 RAGAN FRANKS Member - District 5, term ends April 30, 1983 LIDIDSEY PFEIFFER Member - District 6, term ends April 30, 1984 CARL JOHNSODI Chairman- term ends April 30, 1982 PATRICIA MUSTON • Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such con- flict only. Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the day of May, 1981. CITY OF LA PORTE By J. J. Meza, Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: - City Attorney 1~ C: . RESOLUTION N0. 8I- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING CERTAIN CITY OF LA PORTE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS WHEREAS, the rapid growth of the City of La Porte, Texas makes it necessary to adopt certain site plan requirements; And, WHEREAS, those certain departments of the City concerned with the building and development of the City of La Porte, Texas have recommended the adoption of certain site plan requirements; And, FURTHERMORE it is to the best interest of the City of La Porte, its health, safety and wellbeing. • NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City of La Porte, Texas, site plan requirements as per-the attachment hereto are, PASSED and APPROVED this the 20th day of May, 1981. J. J. Meza, Mayor Attest: City Secretary • kz • May of 1981 CITY OF LA PORTE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS* 3 Copies Required 1. Boundary Survey to include: - Scale of drawing and North Arrow - Lot and block number, metes and bounds, or other adequate legal description of the property 2. Location of all existing and proposed - Utilities (including proposed stub outs from structures) - Easements, alleys, street right-of-way - Drainage ditches, swales, culverts, other drainage structures on the property and adjacent to the property (if pertinent) to be shown on the drawing. 3. Location of all existing and proposed - Street improvements, driveways, parking areas (including layout) - Buildings, structures, or other improvements on the property and adjacent to the property (if pertinent) to be shown on the drawing. 4. Proposed topography changes on the site including - Cut and fill changes on the site • - Finished floor elevation of proposed buildings within La Porte's identified Flood Hazard A-zones (to be certified by a registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor) 5. Proposed location for.dumpster and pad (if required) 6. Proposed occupancy of the structure 7. Maximum height of new construction 8. Dedication of easements** for proposed - Water lines (6 inches or larger) ** - Sanitary sewer lines (6 inches or larger) ** - Storm sewer lines (18 inches or larger) ** - Drainage channels ** * Site plans for commercial buildings (or expansions to commercial buildings) shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor. - ** Final sizes to be approved by the City of La Porte SOLUTION N0. 81-/!7 WHEREAS the City of La Porte pursuant to a Charter Election expanding the City Council from five (5) to nine (9) members was passed and approved by the Citizens of La Porte, Texas on August 23, 1980; And , ~ WHEREAS the first election under the new charter seating the nine (9) member Council was consumated in April 4, 1981; And, WHEREAS, existing office space for the Council is limited to one (1) office for- the Mayor and five (5) offices for eight (8) Councilpersons; And, WHEREAS it is the intent and policy of this Council that the expenditure of Public Funds is not justified to provide additional Council office space; And, _ - Further more it is the intent and policy of this Council that all Councilpersons.receive equal space. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT office space shall be assigned by position as follows and as depicted on the attached plat: Office ~~l-District 1 and 2 Office ~~2-District 3 and At Large A Office ~~3-Mayor Office X64-District 4 and 5 Office 4~5-District 6 and At Large B Office 4~6-Caucus Room/Conference Room PASSED and APPROVED this the 20th day of May, 1981. J. J. Meza, Mayor Attest: Bett W y T. aters City Secretary •.--~ • • J t~ ~ N ~ h UU .J u . A Q f ~ ~ mQ. V cc 2. ~ ~ ~ ~ o. ca d v ._ 0 J 'd' 1.c) U ~ ~ A ~ ~ ~ ~9' Q V ~ . ~. ~, ~~ O U 4 d ~~ r -, I ~ ; U W L~ 4 U J U 0 U • ~~ ~~ ~'~ • RESOLUTION NO. 81-~~ [WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, pursuant to a Charter Election passed and approved by the Citizens of La Porte in August of 1980, changed its form of government from Commission to Council/Manager; and WHEREAS, the Commission form of government provided that elected officials serve as department heads over specific city departments thereby necessitating that elected officials be closely involved in the day to day operations of their respective departments; and WHEREAS, the Council/Manager form of government now pro- vides that the City Council serve as a legislative and policy making body and by Charter delegate the implementation of policy and the day to day operations to a City Manager and the City staff; and WHEREAS, incumbent members of the City Council who were members of the Commission under the previous. Charter and form of government had in their possession and use for the discharge of their duties certain communication equipment, to wit: Two- way mobile car radios, two-way walkie-talkie radio, pagers and scanner monitors all of which relate to the police, fire and public works frequencies; and tWHEREAS, the change in the form of government and the relative duties of City Council members under the Council/Manager form of government removes the necessity of said Council members to have the aforementioned communications equipment; and, furthermore, said equipment now being used by members of Council could better be used in the operating departments of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, that, the following policy shall become effective from and after the passage of this resolution. SECTION ONE: All existing communication equipment and scanner monitors above listed now in the possession of elected officials shall be turned in for distribution to the operating departments of the City as needed. • SECTION TWO: It shall be the policy of the City of La Porte that municipal funds will not be expended to provide any communications equipment to elected offi- cials except that the Mayor of the City may, at his discretion, be provided a pager. The pager is to be used to contact the Mayor in cases related to the pro- vision of magistrate warnings needed during police investigations when a Justice of the Peace or the Muni- cipal Court Judge are unavailable and the Mayor cannot be contacted by telephone. PASSED AND APPROVED this the ATTEST: • City Secretary day of 1981. J. J. Meza, Mayor x'11 ~~ ~~ RESOLUTION NO. 81- /,2, A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE CITY OF LA PORTE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING IS NOT A BUILDING "USED BY THE PUBLIC" AND THERE- FORE, IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 601 b, V.A.T.S.; AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE, .FINDING THAT COr1PLIANCE WITH CERTAIN STAND~,RDS OR SPECIFICATIONS UNDER SAID ARTICLE IS IMPRACTICAL. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte is in receipt of an opinion letter from its City Attorney con- cerning the question of whether the City of La Porte Public Works Building, now under construction, must comply with Article 601 b, V.A.T.S. Such opinion letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. In accordance with such legal opinion, and based upon its independent examination of all the facts and circumstances, the City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines, and declares the fol- lowing facts: (a) That the City of La Porte Public Works Building now under construction, is not a building or facility "used by the public" as the term is used in Article 601 b, Section 7.02, sub-para-- graph (a), defining the application of said statute. This determination of fact is based upon the evidence that such building is de- signed for, and will be utilized by the employees and their supervisors, in the City of La Porte Public Works Division, and for storage of their equipment, and will not be a building to which the public has access or need of access. (b) In the alternative, should. it be determined that such building is a building or facility "used by the public,"~; the City Council of the City of " La Porte nevertheless finds, determines and de- clares that the second level conference room and ,teaching center in said building is for the use of employees and their supervisors in the Public Works Division, whose field duties are such that they could not reasonably be carried out by han- dicapped or disabled persons, and who, therefore, would not be employed in such positions. The City Council of the City of La Porte therefore finds, determines and declares, after taking all • evidence and circumstances into consideration, that full compliance with any particular standard N1 ~ rvz • Resolution No. 81- Page 2. or specification, which would require the construction of an elevator to the second level of such building, at an estimated cost of some $100,000 is impractical. Section 2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the day of May, 1981. • CITY OF LA PORTE By J. J. MEZA, Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: ~~ r-• ~ ~y~ ~Q City Attorney • ~.- • CiiAIvGE OkDER N0. One DATED: Si3 -81 Owner's Project No. Engineer's Project No. 74-1068-03 _ E.P.A. Project No. C-481176-03-0 Project Contract II - Gravity Sanitary Sewer Main Owner City of La Porte Contractor E.P. Brady, Inc. Contract Date 1-7-81 Contract For Construction of Gravity Sanitary Sewer Ma in on Fairmont Parkway and "K" Street from Pairmont Park to Sewage Treatment Plant on th Street To: E.P. Brady, Tnc Contractor You are directed to make the changes noted below in the subject contract: Owner City of La Porte By James R. ftudgens, City Manager Date May 13, 1981 Nature of the Change - Construction of a larger siphon 110' in length in the location of the proposed rerouting of Little Cedar Bayou and construction of 60' of 36" diameter ductile iron pipe in the existing location of Little Cedar Bayou Enclosures: The changes result in the following adjustment of Contract Price and Contract Time: Contract Price Prior to This Change Order $ 1,020,109.50 Net (Increase) H Resulting from this Change Order $ 7,168.50 Current Contract Price Including This Change Order $ 1,027.278.00 Page 1 of 2 Pages "~ CHANGE ORDER • N0. 5 • DATED: May 14, 1981 Owner's Project No. 79-2154 Engineer's Project No. 79-2154 Project La Porte Public Works Facility Owner City of La Porte Contractor Lee Rowe Construction Company Contract Date Dec. 17, 1980 Contract For Construction of A Public Works Facility To: Lee Rowe Construction Company Contracter You are directed to make the changes noted below in the subject contract: Owner Citv of La Porte By • Date Jim Hudgens Nature of the Change - This Change Order is to pay for installation of storm sewer which was erroneously not included in original bid, payment is at cost of $6,199.00. Enclosures: The changes result in the following adjustment of Contract Price and Contract Time: Contract Price Prior to This Change Order $ 767,763.00 Net (Increase) ~~~~Resulting from this Change Order $ 6,199.00 Current Contract Price Including This Change Order $ 773,962.00 CJ Page 1 of 2 Pages oz ..~~ ~ ,_.~: ;, ~~ ~ ~~' 1 ~`'. ~;~ CHANGE ORDER Dated .May. 5.,. ~9~1.. . ' No. .2....... OWNER'S Project No . ....................... ENGINEER'S Project No. 1288-80 Project Street Paving & Drainage Improvements Lomax Bond Program CONTRACTOR .. McKey. CAns.tru,c.tivn &. Equipment.,. Znc ................................... . Contract For ............................... Contract Date ...April. 1.,. 1981............. . To: ,,,McKey, Construction &, Equipment,,, Inc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CONTRACTOR You are directed to make the changes noted below in the subject Contract: • ........~ity, :' L.:.La,^P~rte....~ ...... . ...?~~ ...... , 19.~~... . Nature of the Changes Install salvaged double 24" R.C.P. culvelts at 11022 North "P" St. and 11110 North "P" St. in lieu of single salvaged 30" R.C.P. Install 35 x 24 C.M.P. arch at 11210 North "P" and 11208 North "P" in lieu of 36" R.C.P. Enclosures: These changes result in the following adjustment of Contract Price and Contract Time: Contract Price Prior to This Change Order • Net (Increase) r'~X.se) Resulting from this Change Order Current Contract Price Including This Change Order NSPE-ACEC 1910-8-B (1978 Edition) © 1978. National Soaety of Professional Engineers $ ...1,268,517.20._...... $ .......1,407.F0........ 1 269, 924.80 i H. CARLOS SMITH ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS. INC. 718 SOUTH BROADWAY _ P. O. BOX M LAPORTE.TEXAS 77571 5 clay, 1981 LVF'RT Cz-IAIvGEG ON NORTH "F" STREET: 11022 North "P" Gt. Proposed 16' of 30" ~alv, Pipe ~ $7.80 A~ Built 16' of Double 24" ~alv, Pipe r• $6.75 11110 North "P" ~t. Proposed 12' of 30" ~alv. Fipe @ $7.80 A~ Built 12' of Double 24" ~alv, Pipe ~ $6,75 11210 North "P" ~t. Proposed 23' of caly, 36" Fipe @ $8.25 A~ Built 23' of 35 x 24 CGi~tF '~ $40,25 11208 North "P" mot. Fropo~ed 16' of ~alv. 36" Pipe $8.25 AG Built 16" of 35 x 24 CGNF C $40.25 Total Difference $ 124.80 93.60 189.75 132,00 $ 540.15 PHONE A/C 71 3 471-4226 $ 216.00 162 , 00 925.75 644,00 $ 1-947.75 $ 1,407.60 • [~ RESOLUTION NO. 81- 8 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING HOUSE BILL 2301 RELATING TO CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, POWERS, DUTIES, OPERATIONS, AND FINANCING OF THE CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED DRAINAGE DISTRICT. WHEREAS, flooding in the Clear Creek Watershed results from a variety of factors which have been identified in study after study; and WHEREAS, rapid urbanization has changed the natural drain- age characteristics of the land and the flood plains; and WHEREAS, the rate of water runoff is thus increased in the storm drains, ditches and streams; and WHEREAS, high rates of runoff exceed the containment capa- bilities of the ditches and streams; and WHEREAS, within the Clear Creek Watershed there is a lack of coordination of drainage activities; and WHEREAS, confused lines of authority exist between govern- mental agencies which are responsible for drainage and flood control; and WHEREAS, disagreement between these agencies has inhibited rectification of the creek; and WHEREAS, delays continue to escalate the cost of the project; and WHEREAS, the citizens of La Porte and the watershed suffered and continue both economic loss and mental anguish as a result of recurring flooding; and WHEREAS, neither rain nor rising flood waters recognize political boundaries within the watershed; and WHEREAS, Texas House Bill 2301 addresses resolution of all the points and provides for a confirmation election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: • THAT the City endorse HB 2301 establishing a single watershed district; and THAT the City Council encourage each citizen to join in urging the 67th Legislature to take whatever means necessary to expedite approval of this bill; and THAT the City Secretary forward official copies of this reso- lution to the Governor of the State of Texas, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to Senator Mengden, to Representative Watson, to Natural Resources Chariman Representative Craddick, with the request that this resolution be officially entered into the Committee and Legislative Records. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this the 13th day of May, 1981. ,, J. J. Meza, yor ATTEST: Ci y S retary