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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-08-15 Regular MeetingI t i • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 15, 1984 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cline at 7:00 P.M. Members of City Council Present: Mayor Virginia Cline, Councilpersons Linda Westergren, Norman Malone, Ed Matuszak, Lindsay Pfeiffer, Deotis Gay, B. Don Skelton Members of City Council Absent: None Members of City Staff Present: City Manager Jack Owen, City Attorney Knox Askins, City Secretary Cherie Black, Fire~~Chief Joe Sease Others Present: Postmaster Charles Gunnels; John Loyd; Doyle Westergren; Arlene Arends, Bayshore Sun-Broadcaster; Linnea Schlobohm, Baytown Sun; 15 citizens • 2. The invocation was given by Councilperson Skelton. 3. Council considered approving the minutes of the regular meeting held August 1, 1984. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Matuszak. The motion carried, 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Malone, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton Nays: None Abstain: Mayor Cline (was not present at meeting 8/1) 4. Council considered approving the minutes of the public hearing on revenue sharing held July 30, 1984. Motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Councilperson Matuszak. The motion carried, 4 ayes, 0 nays, 3 abstain. Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Nays: None Abstain: Councilpersons Malone, not present at meeting Matuszak, Gay, Skelton Pfeiffer, Mayor Cline (were 7/30) • ~ • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council August 15, 1984, Page 2 5. Mayor Cline proclaimed August 28, 1984, as "Postal Customer Appreciation Day." Postmaster Charles Gunnels accepted the proclamation. 6. Mayor Cline proclaimed the month of August 1984 as "Child Support Month." 7. Doyle Westergren spoke to Council regarding street and right- of-way encroachments. Councilperson Westergren asked to be excused from the Council table during this item, as she was personally involved. She left the Council table at this point. Mr. Westergren spoke on encroachments on City property by private citizens in the Oakhurst addition, and asked that Council take action to.correct this and any other encroach- ments in the City. A copy of Mr. Westergren's presentation and the Council's response are attached to these minutes. • Councilperson Westergren returned to the Council table. 8. Mr. John Loyd, chairman of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, presented Council with the Plan and expressed the committee's desire to help in any way possible with the process of refining, adopting and implementing it. Council expressed their appreciation to Mr. Loyd and the committee for their endeavors. A workshop to study the Plan was set for August 29 at 6:30 P.M. 9. Council considered an ordinance changing the polling place for District 3. City Attorney Askins read: ORDINANCE 1412 - AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACE FOR ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 3, TO LEO RIZZUTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr. Askins pointed out that the Justice Department has to approve this change, and that it usually takes 60 to 90 days. Therefore, the change would not be effective for the~September 29 election or the runoff election on October 20 if it is • necessary to hold a runoff. I • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council August 15, 1984, Page 3 Motion was made by Councilperson Matuszak to adopt Ordinance 1412 as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Gay. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Malone, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: None 10. Council was to consider the request of Bill Angel to close 12th Street between Blocks 169 and 900, Town of La Porte. At Mr. Angel's request, this item was removed from the agenda and postponed until the meeting of September 5. 11. Council considered an agreement with Harris County for participation in the Community Development Block Grant Program. Mr. Owen noted that staff feels it is to the City's advantage to participate in the program. • After brief discussion, motion was made by Councilperson Ga to approve the agreement with Harris County for the Cammuni Development Block Grant Program. Second by Councilperson Westergren. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Malone, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: None 12. Council considered a resolution authorizing the acquisition of an 80-acre tract for a sanitary landfill site. The City Attorney then read Resolution 84-10 and described the boundaries of the proposed site. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to adopt Resolution 84-10 as read. Second by Councilperson Gay. The 'motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Malone, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: None 13. Council considered awarding a bid for 5-inch fire 'hose. • Motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to award.th.e bid or 0 eet o -inc ire ose to Casco In ustrie•s, ;Inc . , in the tota amount of ,962.00. Second by Counci person Pfeiffer. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays.'' I • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council August 15, 1984, Page 4 Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Malone, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: None 14. Council considered awarding a bid for annual sign material contract. Mr. Owen briefly explained the various uses of the sign materials. Motion was made by Councilperson Matuszak to award the annual contract for sign materials to Crabtree Barricade Systems for Section lA and to Vulcan Signs for Sections 1B• and 1C~ and 2A and 2B. Second by Councilperson Skelton. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Malone, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: None 15. Council considered approving a contract with Carlos Smith • for an airport boundary survey. Mr. Owen advised that the airport boundary survey is required because we need an accurate survey of the airport for the Federal grants we are preparing the plans and specifications for . It was noted that although a survey of lease sites and loca- tion of runways and taxiways will be needed• later, .the~need~ for the boundary survey is the pressing one.' Councilperson Gay observed that since the engineers would already be on site, it might be better to go ahead and do it all at the same time. Mr. Owen said there would be no problem if Council saw fit . to authorize it. Mr. Owen pointed out it is 90-10 reim- bursable, and although it is too late to get it on this year's grant, he had been assured that it was reimbursable if we apply for a grant next year. The funds would be available in the budget for the~eritire~ project to "cash flow" it until we could get the grant. Motion was made by Councilperson Westergren to approve th:e • contract witTi Carlos Smith for the airport boundary survey in a approximate amount of $6,0.00. Second by Councilperson S e ton. The motion carried, 5 ayes, 1 nay, .1 abstain. I r i • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La. Porte City Council August 15, 1984, Page 5 Ayes: Councilpersons Westergren, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: Councilperson Gay Abstain: Councilperson Malone 16. Administrative Reports Mr. Owen reported he had met with the City Manager of Deer Park. Deer Park feels very strongly about the improvements to Highway 225, and feels the project can be moved forward if adjoining cities and Chambers of Commerce join in and go to the Texas State Highway Department on October 26 and pre- sent our case for moving the project forward. Council can consider getting together as a group or as individuals to possibly attend that meeting. Mr. Owen requested an executive session on personnel. 17. Council Action Matuszak: Fairmont Park Baptist Church has requested his • help for a sign to show the location of their Church on Farrington. He has a suggested ;lot plan and what they want to do, and will present it to staff for their consideration and favorable action. He agrees the 225 project has a lot of merit to it, especially if the bridge is going to be built. G_~: Thanks to John Loyd for his participation in the compre- hensive plan and all the work and time he~put in. Although he wasn't able to attend any of the meetings, he~understands from the rest of the Council that Mr. Loyd did a tremendous job. Also, Mr. Doyle Westergren, we are concerned. This is a problem and it will be given some consideration by this Council. Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight. Skelton: I notice we've got a resignation from the~Board of Adjustment and the Junk Car Ordinance from Andy Wilson. . I regret to see that happen, and we'll have~to fill that soon. Just a reminder that Harris County Mayors' and Councils' • meeting is tomorrow night. I • ~ • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council August 15, 1984, Page 6 G_~: Inquired if a plaque had been considered for Mr. Graves. He was informed it is being taken care of. 18. Council retired into executive session at 8:26 P.M. and returned to the Council table at 10:16 P.M. 19. There being no further business to come.before the Council, the meeting was duly adjourned at 10:16.05 P.M. Respectfully submitted: C~L~/Ll~i y~~ Cherie Black City Secretary Passed & Approved this th 5th day of September, 19 4 • , Vi inia Cline, Mayor C I • • 0 ~ ~ e of the MAYOR • ~+ pF L A p0+11 e.~: . ~ CITY OF s~ ~ LA PORTS ~~.. ~} ~'~~~ouiit~• P Poa~mab~e~c Chan.2eb Gunne~a w~hea the citizerra o~ La Porte ~o know they one the maa~ .impantant peap.~e even, ~,n hips 6ua.ineaa; and • UIH~R~AS, Mn. Gunneea and hi,a a~ag~ airy ~a aelcve the eiti.zena .cn the moat cou~rteoua and es~.%ci.ent mannelc paaa.cb.2e a~ a~22 ~,i.mea; and GlH~R~AS, Mn. Gunne,P,b ~ee.?,a ghat necogvwti,an o~ paa~ cua~omena .cs a ama.~E way ~o ahaw ~hcct they one appreciated, and w.c,?.e ha.2d an open house cct the La Ponce Poa~ OSfrice an Augua~ 28, 1984, .in apprecca~,ion o~ paa~ae cua~amend; and G1N~R~AS, Mr. Gunne?~5 hob reque~s~ed the City a~ La Pante ~a pnoc2aim a ews~omer appnecc.ati.on day .in honor a~ paa~a,e cu.d~amelus; NOW, 7H~R~FDR~, I, VIRGINIA CLINE, MAyDR ab ~h.e C-cty o~ La Porte, do heh.eby proeeccim Augua~ 28, 1984, a3 PDSTAL CUSTDM~R APPR~CIATIDN ~Ay .cn the City a~ La Pore, and urge a~P.~ actizer-a ~a a#end the open house an Augu,a~ 28, 1984, be~veen the hoard o~ 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. IN GlITN~SS GIff~R~OF, I have heheuv~ta set my hand and aau.ded the Seal a~ the C.rty ~a be a~~.r.xed hetceta, chid the 15~h. day a~ Augud~, 1984. -chgcvu.a. e, yon ~Q • o ~~e of the MAY®R • ~+pf LApO+ vim: :!~` CITY OF =~ ~ LA PORTS ~~.. ~' = Oun She'd {u~uJt.e .2i,e6 .in ~lte d~'iceng~h. a~ sun ~ami,Zi.es and ~he~ neg.~ect ab sun. ch~i,ednen unde~rmi,ned the Nape o~ the gu~uh.e; and • G1H~R~AS, ~h.e ~a~vr.e o~ pahent,~ ~a ~a.fze ~.%nanaia.~ nebpond.c.b.c,P,i~y fan Rhein chi,2ci~cen .cn ~h,i,~ Sate .c,b necogn~.zed ab ~ ano~he~c ~o~rm o~ c.hied abut e; and UlH~R~AS, ~,n onden ~a erusune sun ch.%ednen bee needed b.cnanci.a,~ duppofrt ~nam ~he-vc panen~, the 68~h 7exua Leg,c,a.ea~.vice pabded neaa.2u~i,ana de- ceani,ng xhe month ob Augud~ "Ch,i.2d Suppatrt Month" ~.n Texab; and Ulf~1~R~AS, a.P.e citi.zend ob the C.cty o~ La Pa/rte ane singed ~a ~o.in ~.n acFznaut~edg~.ng ~h.e d.Lgni.~~,cance as "Ch.ied Suppa~rt Man~h" ~a emphad~,ze the ~.i,nanci.a,e abpecta a~ panen~ae neapona.Lb.c.?.ity. NDUI, THFR~PDR~, I, VIRGINIA CLINE, Mayan a~ ~h.e City a~ La Pante, do he~ceby pnac.~aixn ~h.e man~h a~ Augua~, 1984, ad CHILD SUPPORT MONTH ~.n the C.cty a~ La Patrte. • IN UlITN~SS G1H~RFOF, I have heneun~a deb my hand and caused the Seal o~ the City ~a be ab~~.xed heneta, ~h,id ~h.e 15~h. day o~ Augua~, 1484. .vcg.cnca ne, ayon ~D A • • August 15, 1984 • I want to address you on street and right-of-way encroachments. Each of you received a copy of a letter to Mr. Owen from me about an 8 to 10-foot and a 2-foot encroachment on city property. I asked Mr. Owen to remove these obstructions. During my conversations with city officials, I received reasons why these obstructions should not be removed. Some are: 1. A complete survey would have to be made. 2. A road bed two feet off center won't hurt anything. 3. We will have to stop road construction. 4. It is a legal problem. 5. There are other encroachments on city property. Let's examine these reasons: • 1. Complete Survey The city has a survey made by Mr. Counts in 1965. These survey stakes were recognized by the City. 2. Road Bed Two Feet Off CenterWon't Hurt Anything Consider the attitude. It's bad! Consider the problems of the citizens being shorted - a 20-foot hard top on a 30-foot right-of-way makes 3 feet of shoulder on one side and 7 feet on the other. 3. We Will Have to Stop Road Construction Consider all the roads in Oakhurst are being prepared for hard top. The right-of-ways in question are a dead end road to the bay and adjoining road going south to another dead end. Construction stoppage here will not hurt anything until encroachments are dealt with. 4. It Is a Legal Problem • The City has a legal staff. One of their jobs is to protect citizens from people with a pack-man attitude. • 5. There Are Other Encroachments on City Property I hope most of them were handled properly. Those I mentioned are not. Let's examine encroachments further. Is it right to property for private use? No, I don't think so; and for city officials - appointed officials - and other to be guilty of this. This is a bad example for the follow. When this type of encroachment is called to you should take proper action. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. Doyle E. Westergren fence public it's much worse well-known leaders rest of us to your attention, • • Mayor Cline: Mr. Westergren, we thank you for bringing a problem • to the Council, that we know exists on some encroachments, and yes, we are aware that there are some around town in various places. I think it is probably time that this Council sets a policy to how they are going to handle these problems when they come to their attention. I have visited with the City Manager, and the City Attorney, about the proper way to handle this. And of course, as you know, our City charter does state that the streets are the public property of the City. And being public property, I consider them to be public for the citizens, also. I think what the City Council needs to do at this time is to probably have a workshop meeting of some kind to determine how they want these problems handled when they are brought to our attention, and a written policy drawn up. And I think the bottom line is that the violations that are in existence and come to our attention will have to be removed, or some other method of handling them. Ind like to ask the Council if they have any questions of you before you sit down, sir. Any member of the Council have any question for Mr. Westergren? Mr. Skelton: I have a couple of comments, not a question. I • thought that our present ordinance would take care of this. When you come in to get permits to rebuild, re-do or anything, even if it is off or wrong in the first place, our present ordinance should take care of it in time. But perhaps we do need a workshop to determine and set aside a written policy for all the future Council, so that they would not have the same problem. And I am for having workshops at the nearest time we can set it. Mayor Cline: May I ask Mr. Owen - on what you said, B. Don, when you thought this was handled by the ordinance when they come in to get a permit. Mr. Skelton: I said I thought our present ordinances would take care of this like it did on the trailer homes that were blown away. We did not allow them to go back. Mayor Cline: Right. • • a • Mr. Skelton: Because we have ordinances against them. The permit - permitting section - of the City should take care of this in time. When something wears out, blows away, falls down, or has to be replaced; but if that doesn't work, then perhaps we need a written policy. Mr. Matuszak: I'd like to make a comment, or ask just a question. I understand that in a private life, if you build your fence on somebody else's property for a couple of years - let's say 18 years I think, is something that comes to my mind. I don't know if that's in fact the case, but if your fence is on somebody else's property for a period of let's say 18 years, and no one protests that, that under Texas law, that land is yours. But I also understand that there is an exclusion to this for public right-of-way if this is not the case. If this is the case, then I think this is rather black and white, is it not? I mean that if you can't build on public property, if it's not yours, without some sort of an agreement with the governing body. Then it's rather black and white, is it not, Knox? • Mr. Askins: You're correct. The adverse possession or limitations title laws, it's strictly against private property. You cannot limitate a title against a city right-of-way, street, or an alley, or any other parksite. Anything that is owned by a governmental agency in Texas, regardless of the length of time of use. To the other part of your question, from a legal standpoint any obstruction that is in a public right-of-way, if the City determines that that obstruction is impeding City functions for whatever purpose that right-of-way was, whether it is utilities, or streets, or whatever. The City has a right to what we call summarily abate it, which means that they don't have to go through court or anything just to assure themselves with the proper up-to-date survey. You know that the City is correct as to where the property line is, which means that's where the street right-of-way line begins, and I'll take a very severe case. If someone, and this has happened even in La Porte many years ago. Someone • • • in the middle of the night decided to fence off across the street to stop traffic. We had that happen once. City crews just go out the next morning and tear down the fence. I mean you don't have to go to court or anything. The law is very strong in favor of the public body - the governmental body, on obstructions. The issue is~ that La Porte, including, well, most of the sections in La Porte on this side of the railroad track, are very old plats, many of which were not done in the modern way. You do get a subdivision now with corners or blocks, and all the property state monumented by the surveyors. The old 1890 plats of La Porte I don't think, was ever properly located on the ground. A lot of the bayshore community were plated in the 20's and a lot of that work was a little bit better, but not a whole lot better. So before the City can go out and remove obstructions, if the Council makes that policy decision to do so, you need fresh, up-to-date surveys based on the best information that you can get. So I think the policy decision for the City to be thinking about as you approach this workshop would be - you've got a town; I can tell you as an attorney who handles a lot of real estate activity and transfers in this town - you've got a town that has encroachments - house eaves, garage eaves, buildings over property lines, in all the sections of town of what I'd call Lomax, Spenwick, now just about everything but Fairmont Park and some of those newer subdivisions that have been platted the last 15 or 20 years. You have a wide proliferation of this type of thing. Most of it is not a large obstruction; maybe six inches, a foot or something like that, the surveyors will pick it up, but it really doesn't hurt anything. When I say it doesn't hurt anything, it doesn't hurt the City's ability to furnish services or to keep a thoroughfare open to traffic. The policy that this City, and I think most cities that I am aware of, have taken over the years is unless someone complains or unless it is hurting City activities, nothing is done about it by the City because it is an expense both from the standpoint of getting proper surveys, because it's going to have to be • • • the City surveying, not the property owners. And it's time consuming tv personnel, and it's the age old question of where do you put your City personnel? What do you have them doing on that day's work? Just given enough money, you can remove - you know and if you made the policy decision to do so, you can remove all the obstructions in town. So that just been the you know, the policy, that this City and most others have, you know, followed over the years. Mr. Matuszak: On that regard - excuse, me, Norman. I'd certainly like to approach it and set a policy one way or another. I think it would warrant this. Mr. Askins: I think the Mayor's suggestion of having a workshop and what the staff needs to hear from the Council is your policy decision of how much time and energy, which is money - tax payer money - that you want them to spend on this problem and to what extent. Are you going to do it like the weed ordinance, where it's on a complaint basis only? Where are you going to draw the line? The law is with you, totally and very strongly. It's just up to Council. Mayor Cline: Councilman Malone, did you have something? Mr. Malone: Well, in 1965, about 20 years ago, Mr. Counts surveyed this property? Mr. Wester- gren: Yes, sir. Mr. Counts did survey the property. I went through some extensive measurements down there and invited several of you all to accompany me on those measurements. The survey stakes, one which is on a direct corner. I used another survey stake on the next property line as an eyeball guide to make a mark in the road, and from that mark in the road I measured two other fences, and two other stakes, and they all followed the plat within inches, and this was over a distance of 310 feet in one direction. Mr. Malone: Well, when Mr. Counts surveyed it, did he put a permanent stake or a marker there? • • • Mr. Wester- gren: I believe that Mr. Counts survey states that he found the original survey stakes and that there were no encroachments on this particular piece of property where the stakes were installed. Mr. Malone: And that was in X65? Mr. Wester- gren: That was in '65, yes sir. I feel those stakes, from what measuring I have done, are very good; especially I think they~re very good if we can go in there from a starting point - wherever - I'm so surveyor. Mr. Malone: There's bound to be a bench mark somewhere close by. Mr. Wester- gren: And find the old stakes and then just by means of measurement, the other fence lines and property line and street right-of-ways seem to jive out within inches. Mayor Cline: Mr. Owen, the city crews are doing this road work in the Oakhurst Addition? Mr. Owen: Yes, the work is being done by the city crews. Mayor Cline: Have they done any kind of surveying or looking for corner stakes or anything to determine the width of this particular area? Of the street? Mr. Owen: Our crews have not. In other words, they would reconstruct, in other words, where the road way was. Mayor Cline: My question is, has the City made an effort to determine whether or not there is an encroachment on this particular street right-of-way? Mr. Owen: We have not. I would feel that we would need a survey. The survey that Mr. Westergren is referring to may be ever so adequate; however, I would not, myself, feel perfectly safe, I~11 say, with using something like that unless we had a • l__J C~ survey, an up to date survey, made. And I would defer to our legal attorney there as to whether or not that would be the proper legal method to go about it. Mayor Cline: Well, it seem we have a pressing problem here, with the equipment on site and ready to do this road work and they~re being held up and have not finished it? Mr. Owen: Ism not sure of the schedule on that, Mayor. I~ve not checked that recently. I did ask them some week and a half ago to stop until we could determine whether or not we had adequate right-of-way there to construct the street. We feel that there is still adequate right-of-way to construct the street, so I have not instructed them to, I'd say, hold up forever on it. Mayor Cline: Well, then, the question is we know that there~s adequate right-of-way then, to construct a how much? Twenty foot hard top? Mr. Owen: Twenty foot section. Mayor Cline: But we still are aware of an encroachment onn the street right-of-way. Mr. Owen: Yes, according to Mr. Westergren and others there. Mr. Malone: Well, are we building a road where a road was already there, or are we just black topping it? Mayor Cline: Yes, were reconstructing. Mr. Malone: We're going over an old road that's been there for quite awhile? Mr. Owen: Yes, that is correct. Mr. Skelton: We're building a road thatts presently there, but there's no ditches there; they~ve got to dig a ditch on one side or the other, the way I would think. • Mr. Malone: And that's what's encroaching, would be the ditch that's encroaching on your property? Mr. Skelton: I don't know which side they'll decide to dig the ditch on. There's no ditches there, is that right? Mr. Wester- gren: No sir, there are no ditches there. Mr. Skelton: And there will be a ditch? Mr. Wester- gren: One thing that I did notice, and it was stated that it would be roads over an existing old road, my inspection revealed that next to the fence the old hardtop is still there and I see where it has been graded with part of the old hardtop still in that area and your road bed section starting out here. Mr. Malone: Your road bed section going over into your property, then? Mr. Wester- gren: Yes sir. The hardtop that was put in there, I • don't know when, a long time ago. Mr. Malone: So they're not really actually staying on the old hardtop road; they're moving over to one side? Mr. Wester- gren: That is correct, sir. The old hardtop road, as well as I can remember it, was in the center of the right-of-way. I know that the fence that is there now would prohibit the right-of-way from being put in the center properly. And your road construction crew is doing a good job. I guess they're doing all they can do; they're trying to put it down the center, but they need a little engineering help so that they can center the road up. Mr. Malone: Is this our crew doing the work? Mayor Cline: Yes, it's our street crew. But if they center the road up, this is my question to the staff here, Mr. Westergren: if they center up the road on what is supposed to be the allowed amount of right-of-way, • • then one side or to be short. If 15, and if you g~ encroachment is, foot of blacktop have 15? the other of that street is going it's 30 foot and you center it up ~ to the one side where the you're only going to have maybe 12 and the other side you're going to n LJ Mr. Wester- gren: Well, I think Mr. Owen was saying that there will be a 20 foot hardtop on a 30 foot right-of-way. Mr. Malone: Well, these other people out here with you to discuss this? Mr. Wester- gren: There are some folks from that addition that if you would like to call on them, I don't know whether they'd like to speak or not. Mr. Malone: I just wondered if there are more people involved and if we're going to have a workshop on it, we'll need to discuss this and look further into it. Mayor Cline: Well, let me clarify something, Council. My suggestion to have a workshop was not really to take care of this particular problem before you tonight, but for the Council to say that if and when violations are brought to the attention of the staff we need to set a policy for the staff to follow so that each and every violation will be handled in the very same manner. Mr. Matuszak: I'd say that's a fair answer, yes, but I think that we need to resolve this one at the same time. I mean, Mr. Westergren is coming and asking for a resolution. I'm not totally clear on how he is being harmed by this, but I can understand what the problem is, and I think that this whole thing needs to be brought up and resolved one way or the other. And if we're going to set policy in doing this, or set a precedent, so be it - let's do it. Mr. Wester- gren: May I say something? Mayor Cline: Yes, sir. • Mr. Wester- gren: I certainly feel that the road construction on those two right-of-ways in question be halted before we get anything down there permanently. A permanent structure is rather hard to move. Mayor Cline: That's what I'm thinking, and tonight, Mr. Westergren, we need to, I think, authorize the staff, or Mr. Owen, City Manager, to go ahead and have a survey of this done and get this problem settled as legally and according to the right-of-ways as we can, and not hold up the road work any longer than we have to. Once the equipment is on site, I'd like to see it go ahead and get all the streets that's in that area finished while they're there. Would there be any objections from Council for Mr. Owen to be instructed to have a full-fledged survey of this area done, and determine where the right-of-ways of this street and Oakhurst Street going into the subdivision are? Mr. Gay: Mayor Cline, would this be done by City employees in-house, or would we go out for a contract? • Mayor Cline: We will have to hire an outside surveyor; City staff is not qualified to handle it.. Mr. Pfeiffer: Mayor, I'd like to have a cost estimate of what we're getting ready to do, because there's many places in the City that if we start doing it now you might have a bunch of them pop up and it could go into quite a sum of money. I do agree that when we have problems that interfere with the public access of zoned properties, that we do need to remedy the problem. But I know of several in town, too, but I don't think any detriment to the public but maybe somebody started complaining about them, then we would have to do the same thing and we could run into large sums of money. I'd like to have Jack possibly hold up construction, but then give us a report back on tentative costs of doing this and then we could give him the go ahead. It doesn't have to be a Council action or anything; just poll the Council on their feelings. But I would like to know what we're talking about in costs. • Mr. Skelton: Perhaps the Council could set up a "no more than" situation, so that if we could get it within that amount we could go ahead and save time. Mr. Malone: Also, we may have it like when you read your water meter when you complain about your water meter and we send a crew out there to read it and it's correct, the meter is not damaged, well then the customer pays for the inspection or service; and we could do the same thing with the survey. Mayor Cline: Councilman Gay? Mr. Gay: Mayor Cline, I also feel as Mr. Pfeiffer and Mr. Skelton. I also would like to have a cost on it. As Mr. Skelton said a few minutes ago, it would be hard, really, for Mr. Owen to; he could probably give us an estimated cost on what it would cost and we couldn't say if there was a certain amount to be spent on this project, because it could exceed $3,000, it could exceed $7,000. So we, as a body, right now couldn't give him this amount of expenditures to spend on it, so I would like for Mr. Owen, if it's possible, to give us an estimated • input of some kind. Mayor Cline: O.K., Mr. Owen? Mr. Owen: Yes. May I offer a suggestion on this? I would propose that next week, if we have a quorum, that we have a workshop anyway next week. And at that time we could come back to you, I feel sure, with a survey cost estimate. Mayor Cline: All right, sir. Any other comments from the Council? All right. The construction work will be held up until Mr. Owen can look into the cost of getting the area surveyed, and we'll come back to the Council next week prior with our workshop. Mr. Wester- gren: I appreciate you for your time and discussion. Thank you. Mayor Cline: Thank you, Mr. Westergren. Thank you, sir. • n LJ • Mr. Skelton: Mayor, are we going to include that on the special called meeting with the workshop? Mayor Cline: Not unless Mr. Owen determines that it needs some action. If not, he can just give us a report on it. • • ORDINANCE NO. 1412 AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACE FOR ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 3, TO LEO RIZZUTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte has heretofore established election Precinct No. 3, for City of La Porte elections, and for elections held in conjunction with • the La Porte Independent School District, which election Precinct No. 3 consists of that portion of the City of La Porte which is enclosed by Big Island Slough, Fairmont Parkway, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and an imaginary line 900 feet south of and parallel to Avenue "H". Currently, the polling place for election Precinct No. 3 is Fairmont Park Baptist Church, 10401 Belfast Road, La Porte, Texas. The La Porte Independent School District will open the new Leo Rizzuto Elementary School at 201 Farrington Boulevard, La Porte, Texas, in August, 1984. Section 2. Upon the effective date of this ordinance, the polling place for City of La Porte/La Porte Independent School District election Precinct No. 3, shall be Leo Ri~f~uto Elementary School, 201 Farrington Boulevard, La Porte, Texas. • Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, 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 m ~~ • ~ r~ U Ordinance No. 1412 Page 2. 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 4. This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval, and upon its approval by the U. S. Department of Justice pursuant to the Voting Rights Act. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of August, 1984. • CITY OF LA PORTE By Virginia Cline, Mayor • ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: JMA:ca (sw-M) • 7-26-84 • 13,580-N • A G R E E M E N T THE STATE OF TEXAS § OUtJNTY OF HARRIS § THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between HARRIS OOUNTY, a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Texas, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Texas, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "City." W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the City has elected to have its population included as a portion of that population of the County in the County's "urban county" application to • the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth years funding for the Comurninity Development Block Grant Program, said application being hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Grant Application;" and _ WHEREAS, the County is willing to include all of the City's population in the Grant Application and to cooperate with the' City in the implementation of the City's Comununity Development Program; and WHEREAS, the•Texas Legislature has enacted the "Texas CaYm~unity Development Act of 1975," codified at Art. 1269E-4, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stats., which provides, in part, for the authorization of cities to implement a coau~-unity development program; and a WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature has further enacted "The Interlocal Coopera- tion Act," codified at Art. 4413 (32c), Tex.Rev.Civ.Stats., which provides, in part, that the County may contract with the City to perform governmental functions and services for the City; • NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the County, and the City, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, do mutually agree as follows: I The City agrees to allow the County to include the City's population in the Grant Application, and the County agrees to include the same in the Grant Application. II • The City agrees to allow the U. S. Department of Housira3 and Urban Develop- ment to use the City's population and other necessary decnoyraphic characteristics in ~/ • the determination of whether the County will qualify as an "urban county" as defined in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations pranulgated pursuant thereto. III The County and the City agree to cooperate in undertaking, or assistirxg in undertaking, essential community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing. IV The City acknowledges that they are aware that the Grant Application has not yet been completed or submitted to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and that no determination has been made at the time of execution of this • agreement as to where and for what purposes the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth years funding, if any, for the Community Development Block Grant Program will be sought or expended. In this regard it is agreed that Harris County shall not be obligated to seek funds for expenditure in the City or for assistance to residents of the City in the Grant Application. If such funds for expenditure in the City or for assistance to its residents are awarded as.a result .of the Grant Application, the County may, in its sole discretion, override such distribution of the award and spend such funds elsewhere and/or for other purposes when necessary or desirable in order . to achieve compliance with Title I of the Housing and Cammunity Development Act of 1974, as amended, and all appropriate implementing regulations applicable thereto. The City has received no assurance, written or oral, from the County to the contrary, and is aware that the execution of this contrac:r_ does not constitute any guarantee on the part of the County that funds received pursuant to the Grant Application, if any, • will be expended for projects within the City limits of the Cit o y r for assistance to the residents of the City. V This agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the entire elev- enth, twelfth and thirteenth years funding period covered by the Grant Application (July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1988). The City acknowledge that they have been advised and are aware that federal regulations applicable to the Grant Application do • -2- • • • not permit the County to allow the City to withdraw from this agreement or otherwise terminate the term of this agreement at any time after September 14, 1984. VI In the performance of this agreement, the City and the County shall observe and canply with all applicable Federal, State, County and City statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations. VII Should the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Develo~xnent reject or refuse to accept this agreement for any reason, the County may terminate this agree- ment by giving written notice of the same to the City. VIII • This agreement shall be of no force and effect unless and until it is executed by both parties hereto and certifier3 by counsel for all parties hereto on the forms set forth below. IN TESTIMONY WHERDOF, this instrument has been executed in triplicate originals, each to have the force and effect of an original as follows: (a) It has been executed on~beha].f of Harris County on the day of 1984, by the County Judge of Harris County and attested by the County Clerk of Harris County pursuant to an order of the CcRm~issioners Court of Harris County authorizing such execution; (b) It has been executed on behalf of the City on the day of 1984, by its Mayor and attested by its City Secretary, pursuant to ordinance of the City Council of the City authorizing such execution. • ATTEST: ANITA RODEHEAVER, County Clerk By IWLAN J. BORDELON, Deputy County Clerk ATTEST: By City Secretary • -3- HARRIS Q~UNTY JON LINDSAY, County Judge CITY Mayor ~3 • • n CERTIFICATE OF CITY ATTORNEY I have examined the foregoing Agreement, and as City Attorney of the City named therein, I certify that the terms and provisions of the Agreement are fully authorized under state and local law applicable to the City (including but not limited to the City's Charter and Ordinances). Date City Attorney CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS I have examined the foregoing Agreement, and as statutory civil counsel to the County • named therein, I certify that the terms and provisions of the Agreement are fully authorized under state and local law. The the extent that this certificate relates the the state and local law applicable to the City (including but not limited to the City's Charter and Ordinances), This certificate is given in total reliance upon the foregoing Certificate of City Attorney and the undersigned disclaims any responsibi- lity or liability for the City Attorney's and the -errors or omissions, =if any, in making such certificate. MIKE DRISCOLL County Attorney Date • ~ ~ S~ By JAMES 1 f . ANDERSEN Assistant County Attorney -4- • • O R D E R On this the day of 1984, the Cotanissioners Court of Harris County, Texas, being convened at a regular meeting of the Court, upon motion of Commissioner , seconded by Cai¢nissioner , duly put and carried; It is ORDERED that the County Judye of Harris County be, and he is hereby, authorized to execute, and Anita Rodeheaver, County Clerk, is hereby authorized to attest, for and on behalf of Harris County, an Agreement between Harris County, and for the purpose of cooperating in the County's Community Block Grant Application for the eleventh, twelfth and thir- • ~-~ teenth years funding, which Agreement is hereby referred to and made a part hereof for all purposes as though fully set out herein. i • -5- • • • RESOLUTION NO. 84- 10 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has found and determined that public necessity requires the location, con- struction, operation and maintenance of sanitary landfill and resource recovery facilities on the hereinafter described real property, in the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has found and determined that the fee simple title in and to the hereinafter described real property is suitable and needed for such purpose, and that it is necessary to acquire same for the construction of • sanitary landfill and resource recovery facilities, as aforesaid; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte deems it advisable to authorize, and does hereby authorize, Knox W. Askins, City Attorney of the City of La Porte, to represent the City of La Porte in the acquisition of the hereinafter described property: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: That the said Knox W. Askins, as City Attorney for the City of La Porte, be and he is hereby, authorized to negotiate with the owners of the hereinafter described land, concerning the • acquisition by the City of La Porte of the fee simple title thereto, at the fair market value for same, and, should said City Attorney, as the duly authorized representative of the City of La Porte, be unable to agree with such owners as to the fair market value of such fee simple title, then, and in that event, said attorney be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to file against • all owners and lien holders, proceedings in the eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to the hereinafter described real property, for sanitary landfill and resource recovery pur- poses, to-wit: ~I I • • Resolution No. 84- 10 Page 2. The North 80 acres of the FMC Corporation 447.191 acre plant site in the Bayport Industrial District, on Bay Area Blvd., situated in the George B. McKinstry League A-47, Harris County, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 15th day of August, 1984. CITY OF LA PORTE • C~ ~J By: Virginia Cline, Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: City Attorney /~ • • CITY SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution, passed and approved by the City Council of the City of La Porte, at a regular meeting thereof, at which a quorum of said City Council was present, and voted in favor of the passage of said resolution. WITNESS MY HAND, this the 15th day of August, 1984. • Cherie Black, City Secretary City of La Porte THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF HARRIS § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared CHERIE BLACK, know to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknow- ledged to me that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity therein stated. • WITNESS MY HAND, this the 15th day of August, 1984. Notary Public in and for the State of Texas My Commission Expires: • N~ • r- a ~~ T0: FROM: J.L. Sease Date: 8-9-84 City Manager REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGEi~1DA ITEM 2• x Report _ Resolution 1. Agenda Date Requested: 8-15-84 Ordinance 3. Project Summary: $6,500.00 ;aas budgeted to purchase 700 foot of 5 inch fire hose to be placed on the Attack Engine at Station 3.' 4. Action Required: Council award bid. 5. Alternative: Reject bids. • 6. Recommendation: Award bid to lowest bidder, Casco Industries, in the amount of $3,962.00 7. Exhibits: Attached. $,Availability•of Funds: x general Fund Water/Wastewater Capital Improvmt. General ~ ~enue Sharing . Other Account Number: 01-500-501-902 Funds ::ilable: x Yes No J.L. Sease , -~~.~__ "~, P.ecuested By ved for City Council ~,~~n~; ~Ci ty hianacter Date ~~ / ~; ~ • • • r- a • INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM AUGUST 6, 1984 T0: J. Sease - Fire Chief FROM: J. Ray - Purchasing Agent f~ ~~: • SUBJECT: Sealed Bid i~0049: 5"~Fir'~ Hose - 100' Sections Advertised, sealed bid's 40049 for the purchase of 700 feet of 5" fire hose were opened and read in City Council Chambers August 6, 1984 at 4 p.m. Bid invitations were mailed to six area fire hose vendors with the following five returning bids; (1) Casco Inc., (2) Tackaberry Co., (3) Halprin Supply Co., (4) Arthur Dooley & Son, and (5) Boots and Coots Fire and Protective Equipment. All vendors that submitted bids met specifications and warranty criteria Low bid was submitted by Casco Industries in the amount of $3,962.00 and a delivery time of 45 days. I hereby recommend that the City of La Porte purchase the aforementioned 700 feet of 5" fire hose from Casco Industries Inc. on the basis of low bid meeting specifications for a total of $3,962.00 I trust this recommendation will meet with your approval. JR/mb cc: B. Herrera • • • • • ... RI ~~ ~.~ A Item: Sealed Bid 40049 ** Casco Ind. Tackaberry Halprin Arthur Boots & Coot 5" Fire Hose, 100' Sections Company Supply Co. Dooley Fire & & Son Protective Equipment Highlands, Deer Park, Houston, Houston, Houston, 't5c _ ~r4, m._ -- - - - ---- ~~. tx. A. 5" Fire Hose - Price Per Foot $5.50 Ft. $7.55 Ft. $5.98 Ft. $6.30 Ft. $5.85 F B. Total Price - 700 Ft. $3,850.00_ $5,285.00 _• $4,186.00 $4,410.00•_ $4,095. 2. Estimated Delivery Time in Days 30-45 Days 42 Days 45-60 Days -60 Days _ 15 Days 3. State Warranty Terms 10 Years 10 Years 10 Years 10 Years 10 Years 4. Prompt Payment Discount None None• None None None 5. Spanner Wrenches 6. Total Price $112.00 $3,962.00 N/C $5,285.00 118.00 4,304.00 133.00 4,543.00 109.00 $4,204.( ** Denotes Low Bid • ~,,.' ~ T0: CITY MANAGER FROM: DATE: Public Works Director August 1, 1984 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL~AGENDA ITEM 2. x Report 1. Agenda Date Requested: August 15, 1984 _ Resolution ' Ordinance 3. Project Summary: Annual sign material contract. ~+. Action Required: Approve recommendation to accept low bids and execute contracts. 5.. Alternative: Buy on the spot market. 6. Recommendation Accept bids and award contracts to vendors by Section on the basis of low bid. 7. Exhibits: Attached. 8. Availability of Funds: General Fund Water/Wastewater • Capital Improvmt. General Revenue Sharing Other 0 Account Number: Funds Av~ilable: X Yes No ;Director o:f Public Works y. Approved for City Council Agenda City Manager ~I ~ . Date • • ~~ A • Vv INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM JULY 31, 1984 T0: J. Hodge - Director of P<ibli, r~ FROM: J. Ray - Purchasing Agenti// ~ ~ ~BJECT: Sealed Bid /0046 - Sign Ma~~ al G Advertised, sealed bids #0046 for the City of La Porte's annual sign material contract were opened and read in City Council Chambers July 23, 1984 at 4 p.m. Bid Invitations were mailed to seven manufacturers and distributors of sign material with responses being received from the following vendors: 1) Crabtree Barricade Systems, 2) Safety Lights Co., 3) Price Barricade Signal, Inc., 4) Vulcan Signs, and 5) Sargent-Sowell, Inc. The materials specified in the annual contract will be, purchased on an as needed basis by the Street Division of the City of La Porte for sign fabrication and maintenance programs. These materials are presently purchased on spot quotations in quantities less than $3,000 per order. Purchasing these items in bulk from an annual fixed price contract will enable the Street Division to save up to 15% over prices paid under the present purchasing procedure. Materials were divided into sections with Section I covering reflective sheeting, sign faces, letter and numbers and Section II covering sign blanks, hardware, and channel posts. Low bid in Section IC by Crabtree Barricade Systems was rejected for being non- specific. Low bid in Section 2B by Sargent-Sowell Inc. and second low bid in Section 2B by Price Barricade and Signal Inc. were both rejected for specifying "all or none" on their bid quantities. The City of La Porte is unable to comply with "all or none" requirements due to its' inability to accurately forecast actual consumption of these materials. I hereby recommend that the City of La Porte award an annual contract to the following vendors by Section on the basis of low bid meeting specifications: 1. Section lA: Reflective Sheeting - Crabtree Barricade Systems 2. Section 1B: Letters and Numbers - Vulcan Signs 3. Section 1C: Sign Faces - Vulcan Signs • 4. Section 2A: Aluminun Blanks and Hardware - Vulcan Signs S. Section 2B: Channel Posts - Vulcan Signs I trust this recommendation will meet with your approval. JR/mb cc: B. Herrera S. Gillett L. Morris • ~ • ~~ A • SEALED BID ~~0046: Tabulation by Section Barco Municipal Products Omaha, Ne. NO BID ware . and ~~,~,,,,o i v NO BID • • • Sealed Bid #0046: Crabtree Barricade Safety PBS Inc. Lights Vulcan Sargent- Barco Sign Material Systems Co. Signs Sowell Inc. Municipal Products Tabulation by Item Beaumont, Houston, Hearne, Foley, Grand Tx. Tx, Tx. Alabama Omaha, Prairie Tx Ne Section I. A. , . . . 6" x 50 yd. Green Reflective 69.50/rl. 89.10/rl. 72 00 rl / NO BI1 Sheeting . . 72.45/rl. NO BID ..NO BID 2. 24" x 50 yd. Black Reflectiv 247.90/rl . 356.25/rl 288 00/ l Sheeting . r . 316.50/rl NO BID NO BID ~~ . 24 x 50 yd. White Reflectiv 268.00/rl . 356.40/rl 288 00/ l Sheeting . r . 289.80/rl NO BID NO BID 4. 6" x 50 yd. Red Reflective 69.50/rl. g9.10/rl 72 00/rl Sheeting . . . 72.45/rl. NO BID NO BI D 5. 24" x 50 yd. Orange Reflec- 268.00/rl. 356.40/rl 288 00 l / five Sheeting . . r . 289.80/rl NO BID NO BID 6. 24" x 50 yd. Blue Reflective 268.00/rl. 356.40/rl. 288 00/ l Sheeting . r . 289.80/rl NO BID NO BID 7. 24" x 50 yd. Yellow Reflec- 268.00/rl. 356.40/rl 288 00/rl five Sheeting . . . 289.80/rl NO BID NO BID _ 8. Barricade 6" x 150 yd. with 6" Stripe 9. Barricade Ta a-Right Hand 6" x 150 d. with 6" Stripe tion I. B. 146.25/rl. 195 nn 1 /rl 230 00/rl 225 00/rl NO BID NO BID 146.25/rl. 195.00/rl. 230.00/rl. 225.00/rl NO BID 1• " ite Letters "C" Series 4.00/pk. ~ a k Letters "C" Series 3.75/pk. ~~ Letters "C" Series 2.75/pk. ~~• 2" White Letters "C" Series 1.80/pk. ~• 2" Black Letters "C" Series 1.70/ k. • 2" Black Numbers _ 0_g ~„ _ Left Hand 6.15 k. 3.99/pk. ".81 ok. 2.90/pk. k. 1.95/pk. ' k. 2.05/pk. 1.89/pk. .25 k. 1.89 k, ~.! NO BID ~ 3.95/pk. NO BID NO BID 3.28/pk. NO BID NO BID 2.30/pk. NO BID NO BID 1.69/pk. NO BID NO BID 1.64/pk. NO BID NO BID 1.64/ k. NO BID NO BID • Page 2 Sealed Bid 40046 Sign Material • ~ • ~~ Crabtree Safety PBS Inc. Vulcan Sargent- Barco (Barricade Lights Co. Signs Sowell Inc ,Municipal Systems Products • ~~ Q ~~~ -2 "Fresh Oil" 24"x24" -1 "Dead End" 30"x30" 4.55 ea. 6.90/ 6.72/ea. 4.36/ea. NO BID NO BID .70 ea. 10.75/ 9,gg/ea. 6.81/ea. NO BID NO BID " to Si n 6 ea. 9.35; 9.89/ea. 6.81/ea 8" Sin le Arrow . NO BID NO BID a. 13.60/ 12.31/ea. 8.72/ea " ouble Arrow . NO BID NO BID " 13.601 12,21 ea. 8.72/ea. NO BID 18 x 24" End School Zone 3.80 ea. 6.05/ NO BID 36" RR Adv. Circle _ 5.54 ea. 4.60/ea. NO BID NO BID .90 ea. 15.50/ 13.60 ea. 9.81/ea i 8" Black Border . NO BID NO BID ea. 13.50/ .85 ea. 13.78/ea ~~ . N NO o 7.25/ea. NO BID ~" 0 ea. 13.78/ea. NO BID NO BID 'umbers 0-9 3.75/pk. 5.81/pk. 2.90/pk. 3.28 k. /p NO BID ~ ~ ~NO BID ressure Sensitive 1.80/ k. 2.65/pk. 2.05 k. /p 1.69/pk. NO BID NO BID " Series 0-9 -1 cnool Gone Time Plate 2.67/ea. 2.95/ 3.08/ea 2.31/ea. . NO BID NO BID - .m. 2-4 .m. N Enter 30" x 30" 6.70/ea. 10.75; 9.89/ea 6.81/ea. . NO BID NO BID ool Crossin 6.70/ea. 9.35/ 10.74/ea 6.81/ea. chool Advance Warnin 6.70/ea 9 35/ . NO BID NO BID . . 10.74/ea. 6.81/ea. NO BID ~NO BID "' x 24" White Face 4.40/ea. 6.90/ 6.72/ea. 4.36/ea. ~' h Borders NO BID NO BID " x 0" Kee Ri ht 5.50/ea. 8.65/ . 12 5.45/ea. " x 8" School Si n 2.28/ea. 2.35/: . ea. NO BID NO BID " 2, ea. 1.45/ea. NO BID NO BID " to Si n 4.20 ea. 6.00/ 4.36/ea " . NO BID NO BID eed Limit No 5.40 ea. 7.50/ 5.45/ea _i _~_ . NO BID NO BID • • • Page 3 Sealed Bid ~~0046 Sign Material r~ A Crabtree Safety PBS Inc. Vulcan Sargent- Barco 1 Barricade Lights Co. Signs owell Inc. Municipal Systems Products tion I C. (Continued) 1~• Rio wniLe noruer 18.90/ea. 20.25/ea.. 16.85/ea. .19.33/ea. NO BID NO BI Section II. A. 1. Ca s & Crosses for Channel NO BID 9.10/ea. 4.06/ea. 5.85/ea. NO BID NO BI Post 2. 12" x 18" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 3.95/ea. 2.90/ea. 2.50/ea. NO BID NO B1 3. 24" x 24" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 10.60/ea. 7,75/ea 6.66/ea. . NO BID NO BI 4. 24" x 24" Octagonal Stop NO BID 9.75/ea. 6.05/ea. 5.97/ea. NO BID NO BI Alum. Blank .080 5. 6" x 36" Extruded Alum. NO BID 5.98/ea. 5.34/ea 3.68/ea. . NO BID NO BI Blank .080 6. 6" x 30" Extruded Alum. NO BID 4.98/ea.. 4.40/ea 3.07/ea. _„_ . NO BID NO BI' Blank .080 ~. 8" x 24" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 3.55/ea. 2.60/ea 2,22 /ea• . NO BID NO BI: 8. 18" x 24" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 7.95/ea. 5.82/ea 5.00/ea. . NO BID NO BI' 9. 24" x 30" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 13.25/ea. 9.69/ea 8.33/ea. , ~ . NO BID NO BI 10. 30" x 30" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 16.50/ea. 12,11/ea. 10.40/ea NO BID NO BI 11. x 36" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 23.85/ea. 17 45 ea 14.99/ea . . NO BID NO BI " x 30" Octa oval Sto NO BID 15.25/ea. 10 77 e 9.31 /ea• . a. N ID. NO BI . Blank .080 13. 24" x 48" Alum. Blank .080 NO BID 21.20 ea. / 15 51 13.31/ea Section II. B. . ea. NO BI 1. 2# per ft. - Green Baked B D NO BID 8.88/ea. 8,4 1 ea. NO BII Enamel Channel Post - Taper- ed 12' lone ~ s ~ • ~- LJ Pagre 4~ Sealed Bid 40046 Sign Material F.namal ('},anncl Un~* _ Tanr~rari Rnrl 17 fr ~....,. • 'rte A J ~Z. !~ T0: CITY MANAGER FROM: DATE:. .. .. Public Works Director ~ Au~tzst 10 198+ REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL'AGENDA ITEM 2. X Report 1. Agenda Date Requested: August 15 198+ Resolution • Ordinance 3. Project Summary: Boundary survey due to future improvements of La Porte Airport. ~+. Action Required: Authorize H. Carlos Smith Engineers and Surveyors, Inc., to do the survey. 5.. Alternative: Lack of boundary surveys may cause improvements to be placed in wrong location. 6. Recommendation Authorize H. Carlos Smith Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. to do boundary survey • at La Porte Airport. Work is estimated to cost $6,000•.00 7. Exhibits: See attached two (2) quotations from Turner Collie & Braden, Inc. and from H. Carlos Smith Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. 8. Availability of Funds: General Fund Water/Wastewater Capital Improvmt. General Revenue Sharing • Other Account Number: _D~~^- 700 - ~'O~f - ~f D~ finds 1By . Npproved for City Counc able: R Yes ~ No ,/ Cit~ Mane er ~ Date .. .. • ~' .} H. CARLOS SMITH ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS, INC. PHONE A/C 713 471-4226 718 SOUTH BROADWAY P. O. BOX M LAPORTE,TEXAS 77571 • Mr. Jerry Hodge Director of Public Works City of La Porte June 11, 1984 Dear Mr. Hodge: As per your instruction, we have prepared an estimated cost for the follow- ing prof essional surveying services regarding the La Porte Municipal Airport which is approximately 300 acres in the W. M. Jones Survey, A-482. The boundary survey of the 300 acre tract will require substantial work to re-establish the boundaries. The Southwest corner and Southeast corner have been obliterated or lost due to construction over the years. The Northwest and Northeast corners of the Airport do not exist except for the 8" Fence corner post which are approximate. The boundary survey will include locating the existing Humble Pipeline right-of-way and preparing a survey plat to indicate the results of our survey. You also requested surveying each lease site and locating the runway and taxiways. In order to survey the lease sites, it would be necessary to first locate • the centerline of the existing runways and taxiways to make certain that the lease sites do not extend into the present clear zones. All corners of the lease site and Airport boundary will be monumented with 5/8 inch iron rods 33± inches in length. As per your instructions, no improvements will be located are shown other than the centerline of existing runways and taxiways. , The estimated cost to perform this professional service is as follows: 1. Boundary Survey (300± Acres) @ $6,000.00 2. Location of Runways and Taxiways @ $2,200.00 • 3. Survey of Lease Sites @ $3,500.00 Total Estimated Cost $11,700.00 Yours truly, .• f James F. Beck Registered Public Surveyor 412021 U ,~ `~ • TurnerCollie~Braden tnc. April 17, 1984 Mr. Jerry Hodge Director of Public Works City of La Porte P. O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 Re: Survey Needed for La Porte Airport Dear Jerry: PO BOX 13089 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77219 5757 WOODWAY 713 780-4100 TELEX 774185 TCB HOU As you know, we have plotted the airport boundary and located the leases and facilities, as best we could, from miscellaneous descriptions provided. The problems we ran into included re- ferences to a bench mark that is buried somewhere in a boulevard, lack of any definable ties and descriptions that don't close. It would be in the City's best interest to have some survey work performed to bring in some control and pin things down. Esti- mated cost for the suggested work is: Basic Boundary $ 7,600 (fence ties, pipeline, etc.) Leases 5,000 Rw/Tw 2,150 TOTAL $14,750 Basically, the descriptions and ties presently available just don't adequately tell the City what is there and where. Please talk this over and see if you agree that the survey should be performed. If you need more information, give me a call. Very truly ours, • G~L~ ~7 ~iy~.•~~ James R. Adams, P.E. Project Director JRA/dr cc: Mark Hardy Larry Gaines CONSULTING ENGINEERS • TEXAS AUSTIN/DALLAS/EL PASO/HOUSTON/PORT ARTHUR COLORADO DENVER/GRAND JUNCTION