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Home My WebLink About1982-04-07 Regular Meeting• • . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF T:iE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL APRIL 7, 1982 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, Douglas Latimer, Tom Simons, Deotis Gay, Don Skelton, Linda Wester- gren Members of the City Council Absent: Councilperson Gus Faris Members of the City Staff Present: City Manager Jack Owen, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Betty Waters, Chief of Police H. F. Freeman, Director of Public Works Jerry Hodge, Parks .Director Stan Sherwood, Fire Chief Joe Sease, Chief Inspector David Paulissen, Graduate Engineer John Joerns, Fire Marshal Paul Hickenbottom • Others Present: Craig Garnett, Bayshore Sun; Frieda Beaty, Baytown Sun; Dave Corbin, Busch, Hutchison & Associates; and 73 interested citizens 2. The invocation was given by City Attorney Askins 3. The Council considered the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 17, 1982, the Joint Public Hearing and Special Called Meeting of April 3, 1982. A motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to accept and approve the minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Simons. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Latimer, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 4. Mayor Meza presented Certificates of Appreciation to Council- person Latimer and Councilperson Simons. Councilperson Faris was not present to receive his certificate. 5. Mayor Meza asked that the newly elected Councilpersons come forward to receive the Oath of Office. Mayor Meza adminis- tered the oath for Councilperson Edward Matuszak, Council- .. person Y.evin Graves and Councilperson Lindsay Pfeiffer. • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 2 The duly-sworn Councilpersons were seated at the Council table, where they received certificates of election and the congratulations of all present. Matuszak: I would like to thank those people who have sup- ported me in the past two elections. I must say, the thrill of victory is better than the agony of defeat. I would like to especially thank my wife, my daughter Tracey, who put up without me while I was campaigning. During this campaign I got to meet an awful lot of people, some of the finest people I could ever imagine meeting. ;~Jith their great support, I believe we have come to a like thinking, and I believe that this is one of the reasons that I was elected. Thank you very much, and it will be my pleasure to serve the people, citizens of this town, for the next three years. Graves: I would like to say, also, that I appreciate the citizens that came out this last Saturday and voted, It was a good return on the elections. It's been a great year, and I have met a lot of great people and had a lot of great help. My family, especially, has put up with me being gone many hours and has helped me many hours. I'm glad I-have the op- portunity to serve the citizens of La Porte, .and I will do so to the best of my ability. I will invite any comments or criticisms any time. I want to be your seven day a week servant. Thank you, and T am looking forward to this next year.. Pfeiffer: I do, too, thank everyone who helped me win the election. I also want to thank Tom for his six years of de- voted service. He was very unselfish in his time and his ef- forts. I think he did a good job for the City of La Porte. I hope I can do equally well or better. T would like to point out I didn't have anything to do with his office being cleaned out, and I hope I can serve y'all. 6. City Attorney Askins read: AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING ALL THE ALLEY IN BLOCK SIX HUNDRED FIFTY^THREE (653) IN THE TO4JN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS. COUNTY, TEXAS A motion was made by Councilperson Gay to adopt and approve Ordinance No. 1304 closing t e alley in Block 5 for Mr. Bill Fleener as read y t e City Attorney. Secon y Council- person Skelton. Councilperson Skelton asked that the formula by which the fair market price is set be reviewed by the City Attorney. Mayor Meza instructed the City Attorney to review • the formula and report to the Council on April 14. • • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 3 The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 7. Council considered authorization of payment of the increased costs of employee insurance for the remainder of the 1981-82 fiscal year with Business Men's Assurance, Tnc. City Manager Owen stated that with certain interdepartmental and intradepartmental transfers authorized by City Council, there would be adequate budgeted funds to cover the increases in the employee insurance. A motion was made by Councilperson Skelton authorizing payment of the new rates for employee insurance with Business Men's Assurance for the remaining months of the 1981-8 fisca year and further authorizing the necessary inter epartmenta an intradepartmental transfers to provi e necessary un s to • meet t e insurance o igations. S e ton urt er instructed staff to research possibilities for service for the proposed 1982-83 budget. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Westergren. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, ~nlestergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 8. Council considered the recommendation of Public. Works Director Hodge concerning bids received for. a "Rubber Tire Loader". Four bids were received; the bid by Lansdowne-Moody Company did not meet bid specs. Low bid received was from Hyco Equip- ment Company in the amount of $53,423.00. This is within the budgeted amount of $55,000.00 Skelton: I have a question. In the specs on page 02, this doesn't show that this particular piece of equipment has the gauges No. XIII. Hodge: Yes, it does. Gay: Mr. Mayor, before we go on, this is quite a sum that is being spent, even though it was discussed in workshop. T would like to know what is this going to be used for? We are talking about spending $53,423, the public would really like to know. This would take a load off of my shoulders, also. • • • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 4 Hodge: The loader will be used in our street maintenance and drainage program and our street construction program. It is a versatile machine. This has been under considera- tion ever since I have been here by the past Council. It is an item we studied a long time before I made the recom- mendation. Longley: Mr. Mayor, I understand that John Deere has a manu- facturing plant in Argentina. Is that going to be a problem for parts? Hodge: All John Deere tractors are made here in the States. I don't know what they build outside, but this is an American made machine. Skelton: Mr. Mayor, since this is a budgeted item, we have a large street program underway; we are anticipating recon- structing over nine hundred thousand dollars worth of streets. I make a motion to approve the low bidder, Hyco Equipment Company in the amount of 53, 23.00. • The motion was seconded by Councilperson Matuszak. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 1 nay. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: Councilperson Gay 9. Council considered appropriating additional funds for the awarding of a bid on a "Heated Asphalt Storage Tank". City Manager Owen explained why there was a shortage of budgeted funds for this item. When quotes were received last summer during budget preparation, the quotes given were for a cold oil storage tank without a heater and necessary piping. 6Vith these quotes, $20,000 was budgeted in the 1981-82 budget for the Heated Asphalt Storage Tank. Owen stated this item is a necessary or essential item for the street program, and asked. that the Council appropriate an additional $9,2.00.00 from the 1979-80 Capital Improvement Contingency Fund. A motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to accept the low bid y Plains Machinery Company of 2 ,200.00 for a Heated Asphalt Storage Tank and to appropriate the addit~.onal 9,200.00 needed for t e purc ase from t e - 0 Capital Improvement Contingency Fun Seconded by Councilperson Longley. • The motion carried, 8 ayes and 1 nay. C~ J • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 5 Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: Councilperson Gay 10. Council considered the recommendation by Public Works Director Hodge for two diesel powered tractors and two mowers. Five bids were received on the tractors; two did not meet speci- fications. Low bid for the tractors was from Hyco Equipment Company in the amount of $13,262..00 each. Low bid for the mowers was from Lansdowne-Moody Company in the amount of $1,464.95. Motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to award the bid for two diesel powered tractors to Hyco Equipment Company in the amount of 26,52 .00 an t e i for two mowers to Lans- downe-Moody Company in t e amount o ,9 Secon y Councilperson Gay. Tie motion Carrie 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley,, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza • Nays: None 11. City Attorney Askins raised a procedural point concerning Ordinance 780-YYY and 780-ZZZ, ordinances rezoning a 23 acre tract of land on 146 for container storage and an ordinance rezoning from Residential to Commercial a 4.5 acre tract on McCabe Road. The public hearings have been held; the three newly elected members of Council did not participate in those public hearings. There are two courses of action open to Council. If the Council wishes to vote on these ordinances tonight, the three newly elected members would have to ab- stain because they didn't participate in the hearing. The other course of action would be to table the ordinances, redo the public hearings so the full Council could participate in the vote. G_~: Mr. Mayor, I feel that the new Council should take part in this because this is gonna not only affect today, but 20 years from now. So I think they should have time to study these ordinances for rezoning. This would give them time so they wouldn't go into this blind. I make a motion that we table this until a new public hearing can be el on April 8 at 7:00 P.M. Matuszak: Mr. Mayor, may I ask a question? Is this to say that we are going to have to have another public hearing so • that we can participate in it, or is it just a matter that we haven't had time to study this? C~ • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 6 Askins: For the three newly elected Councilmen to be entitled to legally vote, you would have to participate in a public hearing. You may have sat in the audience during the public hearing, but you didn't hear it as a Councilman. To have an opportunity to vote on it, we must reschedule the public hearing. Matuszak: So this means we must have another public hearing or I must abstain. Well, T do not intent to abstain on this matter. Skelton: Mr. Mayor, since this is the pleasure of the new Council; since they were given the opportunity to vote on this by a former Councilman, I second Mr. Cay's motion to table this and hold a new public hearing on April 28. Matuszak: Mr. Mayor, T'd like to make a comment on this ordi- nance, even though I was not a participant in the public hearing. I find that Section 5 needs considerable rewrite. I find it amazing that it has gotten this far without a re- • write, especially when we have a perfect example of what happens when you apply Section 5. For the interest of the people in the audience, Section 5 is the section concerning the green belt which seems to be included now as part of our container ordinances, at least the last two. (Mr. Matuszak read Section 5.) T believe, Mr. Askins, correct me if T am wrong, but this is essentially the same Section 5 as Container Services has in their Special Use Permit? Askins: Yes, that is correct. However, I would like to inform the new Councilmen that a particular ordinance on green belts, which will have particular application to container yards but perhaps may have application to other matters if the Council wishes to apply it, is under preparation. Our office is consulting a gentleman who is a horticulturist professor out at San Jacinto College for help of more specifics to have more detailed requirements written by someone who is an expert on how this might be done in a more detailed fashion, .and that will take the place of the green belt requirements in the former zoning ordinance. Tt will also be retroactive to the container yards now existing in La Porte. That ordinance is now in preparation and will quite likely be presented at the same time as or before this zoning comes up for final approval. It is quite likely that by the time this comes up for approval we won't have the green belt section in the ordinance, but will refer to the new green belt ordinance which will specifically . address it. I would expect in a great deal more detail, and perhaps we may recommend the approach in the ordinance to actually have this gentleman make drawings as a landscape architect would do, just how it should look. ~ ~ • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 7 Matuszak: I would just make one other observation along that line, that T think this existing one is practically worthless because it has no time limit on it. A person could plant a dense green belt starting with. acorns, and 50 years from now not have much in the way of trees there. I frankly think there are enough loopholes to drive a con- tainer through. I don't believe as it stands right now it will ever stand up in court. Skelton: Mr. Mayor, T would like to point out that if this had come up tonight I was prepared to offer an amendment. I am sure Mr. Matuszak would also have had an amendment to include more on this and probably down Strang Road, but since it didn't come up and since it has been tabled., I suggest we take care of this at the public hearing. Matuszak: Mr. Skelton, I believe I had the floor, and I'd like to say one more thing on this. It"s not only the green belt. This is tantamount to giving permission to a four story building, and I don't see how a 5 foot deep or even a • 20 foot deep green belt is going to hide a four story building that's a block long, a block wide, and basically covering 35 acres. Green belts of this sort, I don't believe are going to solve this problem. I think it's a smoke screen. I think that these things have to be far enough away from our public thoroughfares that they are hidden by whatever and not ex- posed. They just give a wrong image of this town. Especially when they are located at such an intersection which to me, as I drive through it is a very important one. I think it gives a bad image to this town and I'm glad we tabled it for another public hearing. Meza: I have a motion and a second to table Item 11 and Item 12 until April 28 when a public hearing and a Special Called Meeting will be held to consider them. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 13. Administrative Reports: An emergency addendum was posted at 9:00 A.M. this morning. We wish to present for the Council's consideration: • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 8 1. The cancellation of a contract with Fire Fox Corporation for a fire truck ordered several months ago after the first company went bankrupt. It seems Fire Fox has filed bankruptcy procedings and is unable to fulfill their con- tract with the City of La Porte. 2. Consider awarding the bid to Claude Wright & Associates, Inc., for one (1) American La France Century 1500 G.P.M. Custom Pumper. Claude Wright & Associates will hold true to the bid they submitted originally and supply us with a 100 percent performance bond. 3. Consider appropriating an additional $11,159.00 from the 1979-80 Capital Improvement Contingency Fund for this bid. A motion was made by Councilperson Malone to cancel the con- tract with Fire Fox for a truck, award the id to Claude Wright & Associates, Inc., for one American La France Century 1500 G.P.M. Custom Pumper and appropriate , .00 rom • the 1979-80 Capital Improvement Contingency Fun or t is truck. Second by Councilperson Westergren. T e motion car- ried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 14. Council Action: Malone: In the minutes it refers to Sonny Black making a presentation to the Council. I want to thank all the people that came out to support the FFA boys here with the La Porte School District. It was an outstanding program. They will have a play night April 9-10. I wouldn't always speak for the young people, but about 25 years ago, Lin was on my Little League Ball Club and he turned out pretty good. I appreciate the people getting out to vote. I think it was an outstanding turnout and congratulations to all of you. Longley: Mr. Mayor, I would like to welcome the new members to the hot seat. Matuszak: Mr. Mayor, I remember the first Council session Mr. Faris had last time, and he raised an issue about some side- walk repairs in our district. I'd like to see Mr. Hodge • resurrect that, or Mr. Owen, to see what the possibility of repair is. I urge everybody to vote in the next election. • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 9 It takes responsibility to vote, and I think the majority of people in this town have taken this responsibility. T think those that vote should be heard above others, but we represent everybody. The louder they vote the louder we hear. Graves: Get out to vote and take your neighbor to vote. I am looking forward to working with the Council. T'll have a learning period to bring me up to speed with the rest of the Council, and I'll do it as quick as I can. I know I'll have plenty of help. Pfeiffer: I just hope we don't spend this much money every night. I do thank you all for your support. Gay: I'm always glad to see such wonderful people out. This shows that they are. interested in their government. I want to welcome the new Council aboard. I also want to say to those T have worked with this past year that T have enjoyed it and have learned from you. This has been a learning period for me and I think I have got my feet on the ground. • Skelton: I certainly want to express my congratulations to the new Councilmen, and I am looking forward to working with you. I think we should give a lot of thanks to those who sat in these seats before us. They left some big shoes for you to wear. Westergren: I, too, would like to say. congratulations on your win. I appreciate people who are willing to put them- selves to the responsibilities we all have to face up here. I think it takes a big person to do that. I hope everything works out well for us this year. I am looking forward to working with you. Meza: I wish to welcome the new members of the Council. Thank all of you for being here. We need an executive session to discuss a legal matter. 15. We stand adjourned for an executive session. Time: 7:58 P.M. Council returned to the Council table at 8:25 P.M. 16. There being no further business to be brought before the Council, the meeting was duly adjourned at 8:36 P.M. • • • . Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council April 7, 1982, Page 10 Respectfully submitted: . ~..e/ ~~~~ et T. 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WHEREAS, the said alley in Block Six Hundred Fifty-three (653 ) of the Town of La Porte has never been opened or used as a public thoroughfare, and the public utilities now making use of such alley have all given their written consent for its closing; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that the said alley is not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a public alley, and should be vacated, abandoned and permanently closed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The alley located in Block Six Hundred Fifty- three (653) of the TOWN OF LA PORTE, Harris County, Texas, is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte. Section 2. 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 preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 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. ~~ • Ordinance No. /gyp ~ Page 2. • i Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of April, 1982. CITY OF LA PORTE By J. J. Meza, Mayor • ATTEST: Ci y S cretary APPROVED: City Engineer G%(/ . Ci y Attorney ~~ • March 16, 1982 Mr. Bill ta. Fleener General Contractors, Inc. P.O. Box 1628 La Porte, Texas 77571 Dear Mr. Fleener: I have as of this date received clearance from all utility companies concerning abandonment of the alley between North "C" and North "D", Block 653. I can complete this closing and take it to City Council for action as soon as I receive your check in the amount of $2,560.00. I would like to take this to the Council on March 24 for their review and place it on the April 7 agenda to finalize. • Yo~~rs very truly, - ~ c,~ Betty ~. 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I ! ~ r 1 .._ ~ ----- ~ = . __ - -r- ._.. ..--+ -__ ~ ... Kr;'V STRUM • PRE SIO ENT Ken Strum Insurance Agency, Inc. 719 5. EIGHT ~ PHONE 471_2111 • P.O. BOX 1454 LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 March 16, 1982 Jack Owen, City Manager City of La Porte ' P. 0. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77571 ' Dear Jack: The following is a comparison and breakdown of your General Liability and Automobile coverage. Your present policy provides coverage for limits of $300,000 Bodily Injury and $50,000 Property Damage for Owners', Landlords' and Tenants' Liability and $100/300,000 Bodily Injury and $100,000 Property Damage for Auto Liability. Cost for • General ] 1. 2. 3. 4. S. 6. 7. 8. all licensed vehicles $44,000. ~iability on the following locations: 2,800. 128 S. Second - Fire Station 618 San Jacinto - Civic Center. 526 San Jacinto - Library . City~Service Center Shimming Pool ~ Tennis Courts - San Jacinto and G~ 911-915 S. 8th Street - Police Building . 1508 Lomax School Road - Civic Center, Warehouse, Fire Station, Park 3450 Farrington - Recreation Center. To provide ~e~e full coverage for Public Liability on all properties owned by the City of La Porte; which include streets, roads, sidehalks, alleys, treatment plants, street and road • construction, sanitation dept., sewer dept., and all other operation of the City; the cost would be $38,000 for the under- lying General Liability Coverage. • To write an Umbrella policy with a limit of $1 million, the cost would be approximately $12,000. The City could save approximately $5800 on these coverages by requiring contractors doing work for the City to provide them •~• with an Owners' Protective policy. These figures are estimated and are based on the present exposures. • ~~'e do however feel that these are true and adequate figures for ~" ;~~. -_ Select an<I consult an indrpenllcnt insurance agent or broker as you would }'our doctor or lawyer ~" ;L "Jack Owen ~ Page 2 . March lb, 1982 the City of make a determination on the type of coverage desired. Sincerely, KEN STRU~1 INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Ken Strum, President • ~~ • CITY OF LA PORTE L~ INTr~R-OFFICE b1Er."_ORANDITM T0: Jack/0 en, City Manager DATE: March 19, 1982 FROPI: Jerry . /~ ~, Director of Public Works ~- SUBJECT: Rubb~~~Tire Loader Bids The Public Works Department has received bids for a Rubber Tire Diesel Powered Loader. Four bids were received, but the one from Lansdowne- Moody Company does not meet specifications. Of the remaining bids, low bid was received from Hyco Equipment Company in the amount of Fifty Three Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Three Dollars ($53,23.00). This is within the budgeted amount of Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000.00). I recommend that the bid be awarded to low bid meeting specifications from Hyco Equipment Company for the bid amount. If you should have any questions, please advise. JLH/me • ,~~ ~~ 1 ' ~ ~ ~~~ v o ~~ Qne Cl) Rubber Tire, Diesel ~ •;~ ,~~ • , ; Y~• Y~ ~ ~i'O Loader '~,~~ do ~ ~.~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~3 c ° ~~` ~` b ~ a i t~aterpillar John Deere Fiat-Allis Forj riodel: ` 930 544C FR-1~ A-~~ I. Weight: 21 200 minimum i°'~23 000 #22 765 #22 000 DID NOT MEET II. Engine: Minimum 100 HP diesel I 100 110 105 SPECIFI- III. Transmission: (4) forward-(2) ~ CATIONS reverse pcwer shif tr smiGSi ~ 4 f ~ with train turbine torque convey=-er with 5.19 to 1 ratio min~ncam 13 reverse IV. Differentials: Front; no spin; rear standard ~ es es es V. Drive Axles: Fixed front; ~ oscillatin rear axle to 22° tc-=-: 30° es es - rear axle disconnect; planet r--_~ dear to each wheel - - - VI. Electrical: 12 volt with heave :.-a __ alternator 2 ) 420 minute ! 24 volt w/ es 24 volt ~a/ - reserve cao_ acit~~ batteries `. 35 amp alt. - 190 hr. rat - JII. Brakes: Disc i es es es I - III. Steering: Full power, frames art_:~=- ~ laced to 80° b 2 hydraulic. ~ 2 h d. cv1 yes es - 90° - cylinders +70° total ticulation a_rticulatic .. Tires: 17.5 x 25, 12 ply, lower tread L2 rear tires-80% fill { yes es yes - with CaC02 1 - - - - X. Hydraulic System: Minimum purrs capacity of 41.6 GP~1 @ 1825 X43.4 GPM es~ 60 GPM @ - PSI; steering pump: addition=~ capacity cf 15 allons minimu~^ 1~ 100 PSI - 1825 PSI - - total hydraulic capacity of 69 G~`iyotal w/ with proper filtration to ~sur° steerin - es - proper service life pump is 6 8.8 GPM - - - XI. Bucket: 2 cubic yar~3 with bolt c-~ cutting ed e, installed ; es yes yes - III. Fuel Tank: 40 gallons mini,*r~um X39 allons yes 50 gallons - =II. Gauges: Transmission oil temp, ng. water transmission oil pressure, cool - 'temp, am- ~ - - - temperature, fuel, engine oil ;:~~ter, eng. ) pressure, hour rr2ter, volt meter, '; oil press. , _ _ _ loader hydraulic system indlcatcr =uel press. etc. - - - ;IV. Cab: Full enclosed ROPS cab w/ tinted safety lass etc. es es yes - i X Additional ui~ment: - - - _ 1. Extra heavy duty radiator ! es yes es - 2. Adjustable cushioned seat es yes 'es - ;1/2 side 3. Engine side shields 'shields yes es - 4. Front fenders es yes yes - Key switch with pushbutton safe~~ {{' start I yes yes yes - 6. Parking brake warning light j yes yes yes - ansistorized voltage gulator i yes yes yes - 8. Vandal protection yes yes yes - ~. • ~G1 ~~ ~ G , ~c~ 1' sa 3ne (_) Rubber Tire , ~ ~, 1 9 ~~ 4~ Jiese= Nader ~.~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ n ~ ~. Caterpillar ohn Deere Fiat-Allis Ford Mc~riPl ~ non Gi~i~r-+ ~_i n ~_~~ 9. Z.i~zts -head, brake, turn, flash, ,~r ~ es es es - -~ es es - 'i, K.-r 735 lbs es Not. re - ~ . ~, -_~ . Q o yes vPS - - -- - _ -_ '_3. ti'e~`~ical muffler with rain ca Not necessary es es - '_4. Rear bottom and es es I 1 es - 'S. r~x~d draw bar es yes yes - _ '_5 ?_ -~ freeze yes yes I yes - _ '.7. , ~ Meaner yes yes I yes .3. --~=r startin aid ~ yes es es - =9. .~~i~ude compensator with -=~_rated air cleaner es es no - _-lerse warnin s stem es es es - "1 Fm^'~ bottom and Not necess es es - 22. - ~~se date bracket es es es - 23. S=~:c movin vehicle emblem es es es - 24. Cc~_ete parts and service availabl w_-~`-~ 50 mile radius of La Porte es es es - _ 2~. Cc=Fete parts, service and opera- t~--s manual at time of acceptance %~. (_) gear full parts and labor w=, ~-~^=nty es es es es es -- es - - _ 27. A-~ ~_me of delivery, a qualified a,~=^•~rized Dealer Service - -- - - - re~resentative shall make all n~~~~sarv ad'ustments and ive - - - - i ~~^action to assure correct o~-ration and maintenance of unit yes yes _ -yes - ~ 23. S~cf delive time in da s 25 days 6-10 days 30 days - _ IncL~es counterwei t hc-~'- counterwei ht --- -------- I _ BID PRICE: $54,042.00 $53,423.00 $57,017.00 $ - ~~ ~ ~ CITY OF LA PORTE • INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM T0: Jack Oar , Cit/yr I~ gager DATE: c / t/ FROM: Jerry~r.~Hod ,( irector of Public Works :~ SUBJECT: Heate ~'A"sphal Storage Bids a~ Ei Y March 19, 1982 Last summer, while preparing the upcoming budget, quotes were solicited for a heated asphalt storage tank. Through a misunderstanding, Public Works Department was quoted on a cold oil storage tank without heater and necessary piping. This amount, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), was approved by Council for inclusion in the 1981-1982 Budget. Bids were submitted by Plains Machinery Company and R.B. Everett & Company. Low bid, from Plains, was Twenty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Dollars 0 29,200.00). This amount is Nine Thousand Two Hundred .Dollars 09,200.00) over the budgeted amount. This tank is essential for the street program. In the past, heated oil was shipped in tank trucks and the City was charged freight on Five Thousand (5,000) gallons, regardless of the amount shipped. In addition, • a demurrage charge of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per hour is charged for a tank truck to sit idle, which is necessary because the distributor truck holds only Fifteen Hundred (1500) gallons. Often it takes all day to empty the tank truck, as the oil must be reheated on the distribution truck. This results in more demurrage charge as well as idle time for crews waiting for the oil to heat. In order to more efficiently carry on the Street program, I request that Council appropriate the additional Nine Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($9,200.00) from the General Fund Contingency and award the bid to Plains Machinery Company in the amount of Twenty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Dollars 0 29,200.00). If you should have any questions, please advise. JLFI/me ~~ ,~~ .a ~ 4'~ One ;,") 10 , 000 gallon ~ ~ ohs °~ ~ Electrically Heated Asphalt ~d ~. ~ ,_r, Stgrage Tank ~'.~~'~, ~~L ~~ ~~. ~ ~~~~ ~~~ .L ~ • I . Dimensions : Minimum 2 5' long : ~ 21' 8"x10' 4" 32' x 8' x 1 A ~ f fl 1 tt 1 tl II. Empty t,lei ht: 17 800 minimu es es III. Tank Construction: Fabricated of 1/u" bu ves es - plate with 5/16" plate end sections. - - IV. Skids: ?Mounted on 15" channel skids . 12" skids es V. Lifting Lugs: Equipped with liftin lu s for positionin es yes VI. Tank Access: 20" top manhole, with ladder walkwa and es ves-~uard- guardrail. rail is removeable i/II. Loading/Unloading: Eouipped with (2) u" bottom mounted es es outlets; (1) 3" top mounted inlet. _ _ III. Insulation: 4" fiberglass or eouivelant with 18 au e es es aluminum jacket. . Heating System: (4) heat elements minimum 32 KW total es 36 KW inputs. Sealed in 3" steel tube. Capable of heatin - _ liquid asphalt to 450°F. X. Electrical: Panel to be weathertiaht. Mounted on tank. ves ves Individual element fuses, contactors, control trans- - _ formers and pilot lights for each element. _ _ XI. Temperature Controls: Located above weatherti ht controls. es yes Indicating dial for 100° to 450°F temperature ran e - _ setting. _ _ II. Voltage Reouirements: Elements 480/60/3 phase. Controls- ves yes 120 60 1 phase. sp a t ump: positive is- placement pump. Heated packing ves ves ,land, pressure relief valve, reversing electric motor driven. ump _ IV. Asphalt Piping: All necessary pining with electric heater ves es strips and necessary insula- tion. 18 gauge aluminum jacket - _ to accommodate loading and unloadi^~g liquid asphalt. - _ XV. Additional Equipment: - _ 1. Overflow vent yes yes ~easuring dipstick yes yes 3. Tank temp_ erature gauge yes ves 4. year warranty on electrical elements ves es ~~ ITEM: One /,1) 10,000 gallon Electrically Heated Asphalt Storage Tank ~ i'. ~~1 ~ • ~ ~'`~ ~n~ , ~`~ ~ Aix ~~ L ~ ~~ ~ .L 5. Complete parts and service es es 6. To be delivered, set up, and i n roved yes yes-factory by factory representative - trained re . 7. Delivery time in days 60 days 28-35 da~~s 8. Bid to be FOB La Porte 29,200.00 $31,100.00 yes yes BID PRICE: $29,200.00 $31,100.00 E.3 • CITY OF LA PORTE • INTER-OFFICE MEMORAiiDUid T0: Jack Owen, C;~ty Manager DATE: March 19, 1982 =RC'd: Jerry L. Hod e, / ~ector of Public Works ., r ~ SUBJECT: Tractor ark ~ Mo'~rer Bids The Public Works Department has received bids for two (2) diesel powered Trwc~ors and Mowers. Five (5) bids were received, but two (2) did not meet specifications on the Tractors. These were Lansdowne-Moody, bidding a Ford 540 A and Trinity Valley Tractor, bidding a Ford 4610. Low bid for the Tractors was received from Hyco Equipment Company in the amount of Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty T~.ro Dollars ($13,262.00) each, or Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Four .Dollars {$26,524.00). Loa bid for mowers was received from Lansdowne-Moody Company in the amount of Cne Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Ninety Five Cents ($1,µ6i+,95) or Two Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty One Dollars and Ninety Cents ($2,931.90). • Budgeted amount for these items is Twenty Eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000.00). Total bid amount is Twenty Nine Thousand Four Hundred Fift~r Five Dollars and ~linety Cents ($29,455.90). The additional One Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and Ninety Cents ($1,455.90) is available in the Street Department Budget. I recom^:end that the tractor bids be awarded to Hyco Equipment Company and the mower bids be awarded to Lansdowne-moody Company for the bid a:~ount s . . If you should have any questions, please advise. JLii/^:e • ~~ ITEi•1: • 'Itao (2) Rubber Tire, Diesel Tractors • Model O ~r o~ ~~ Internation 1 ~~na ~' ~ ~ ~~ ~G ~~ ~i'' G ~O ~ ~~ ~ G ~ ~ ~ o c~. ~o ~n `o Ford ohn Deere Ford ~ Ford S11flA ~if1l R iiCi n cci n I. Engine• Min. 219 cubic inches diese1~60 HP 239 Cu. In. DID NOT MEET - -- 219 Cu. In. DID NOT MEET .... 256 Cu. I 9 :,- II. Transmission: 8 forward- 4 reverse heave dut 11" clutch 9" PTO es SPECIFICA- TIONS es SPECIFICA- TIONS 8x4 sync Lt~ clutch III. Power Take Off: Continuous live - 540 RPM es - es - ves IV. Front Axle: Heave duty industrial- non ad'ustable es - es - HD ad~us- table V. Electrical: 12 volt, heavy duty battery minimum 32 AMP alternator yes - 28 am alt. - es - es VI. Steerin Power es - es - es III. Brakes: Enclosed wet disk, hydraulic foot operated es - es - es individually or simultaneously CII. Tires: Front-l1L x 15-8 ply F3 Rear - 16.9 x 28-4 ill Rl 11Lx16-8 ill 16.9x24.6p - es - 7.50x16 6~ 16.9x30 6r IX. Roils: 2 post roll bar es - es - es Wei t: 4 700 ands 5 250 - es - 5 952 XI. Additional Eouipr~~ent: - - _ _ ~ _ 1. 3 int hitch es - es - es 2. Oil and alternator warnin li is es - es - yes 3. Water temperature au e es - es - yes 4. Fuel gauge di stick - yes - ves 5. Tachometer and Hourmeter es - es - es 6. Swin~in drawbar es - es - ves 7. Wei ht ad'ustable seat with belts es - es - es 8. Two (2) headlights es - es - es 9. 'Itao (2) tail li is with flasher es - es - es 10. Differential lock es - es - es 11. Uri t Muffler es - es - es 1 low movin si es - es - es 13. Front bum er with ill and to be added - yes - yes 14. Foot throttle es - es - es 15. Successful bidder shall furnish complete Darts service and - - _ _ _ operators manual for each unit at the times of acceptance es - ~ es - es L6. S ecif~ delive time in davs 180 da s - 60 da s - 14 - 120 davs 2 ~ $29,249.00 $ BID PRICE: $58,498.00 - $13,262.00 $ - $26,524.00 - $14,349.OC - $28,698.OC F.L iTE:~~ Two (2) Rotary 'lowers I 1 ~J n ~ it. Can. ~ ~, ~~ ~v o~ ~ \ 'y •~ fo , ~ 7 L ~~ ~ ~~ L ~< `'. `Super `Bush Hog `Cyclone Mnrial ('nmm,~n~n Mr,r7ol Zf1S Cn ?~ _ ~~,; ,~ ,~' x n .o ~ ~~ .~ <ti ~~ ~` ~ J l~ ~ ~o~ I,~ ;~ S " ~~~ Bush Hog' Bush Hog ~nr~ ~ncn I. Cutting t•7idth: 60 inches yes yes I es ves des II. Dri~/e Shift: 1 3/8 inches 2" yes yes es es I I . i'~ax i mum Brush Cut : 3 inches 2" to 12" es es es es IV. Tail Glhe•al: Solid _ es j y yes yes es ~L~~. _ ~ es ~-~' _-- V. Weight: 950 Hounds ~ 875 I 882 ves yes es `JI. Additicr.al ~auipment: - - _ _ _ _ 1 . Stu:~c j u.:~r'r es es 1 es es es 2. Front ar.~' re-~r chain guards yes yes yes yes es 3. 3 point '.-;~ `,h yes yes yes yes es 4. Successfu'_ bidder shall furnish co-^c~ete arts ser- yes yes yes yes yes vice and o~era'~crs manuals fcr e.=_ch unit at time of - - - - - acceptance I - - - - - 5 Specify deli •.~ery time ir, day 30 days 10-120 days 60 days 14-60 days 4-60 day I . l i ~ _ j 1 -- I BID rRIC~: 2@ $2,981.00 $1,464.95 $1,943.00 $1,501.00 $1,501.00 TOTAL $5,962.00 $2,921.90 $3,886.00 $3,002.00 $3,002.00 Fj ~s • • EMERGENCY ADDENDUM TO AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PO RTE CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD APRIL 7, 1982, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE LA PORTE CITY HALL, 604 tAEST FAIRMONT PARKWAY, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. 1. CONSIDER CANCELLING CONTRACT WITH FIRE FOX FOR FIRE TRUCK 2. CONSIDER AWARDING BID FOR ONE (1) AMERICAN LA FRANCE CENTURY 1500 G.P.M. CUSTOM PUMPER TO THE AMERICAN LA FRANCE DIVISION OF FIGGIE, INT., INC., TO CLAUDE [ARIGHT & ASSOCIATES, INC., OF HOUSTON, TEXAS 3. CONSIDER APPROPRIATING $11,159.00 FROP•1 THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY • • r OFFICE OF 'THE FIRE ~F • CITY OF LA PORTS INTI-'R-OFFICE MF~%~RANDUM T0: Jack Owen, City Manager DATE: 4-7-82 FROM: J.L. Sease, Fire Chief SUB.TECT: 1500 GPM Pumper purchase In April 1980 the City Council awarded a bid to the Seagraves Company fora 1500 GPM pumper. In July of 1981 the City Council rewarded the bid to Fire Fox Corporation because Seagraves Company could not deliver under the contract. Fire Fox Corporation has passed its contracted delivery time and is having financial problems. It is evident they will not be able to deliver anytime soon or possibly at all. I recommend that we ask the City Council to cancel our contract with Fire Fox Corporation and award the contract to American La France • Corporation for the sum of $126,900.00. This is $11,159.00 over Fire Fox's price and will require a budget appropriation by Council. American La France Corporation can deliver the truck in 3 to 6 weeks. •