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Home My WebLink About052698R CC Min CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1998 PUBLIC WORKS CENTER 3826 AMHERST 7:30 P.M. "lo(V 1 The City Council convened in Regular Session in the Public Works Center Lunchroom (3826 Amherst) on May 26, 1998, with the following members present: Mayor Fogler presiding, Council Members Sparkman, Davis, Neal and Starich. The City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Fire Chief, Acting Police Chief, Finance Director and Public Works Director were also present. Council Member Sparkman led the Pledge of Allegiance. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Mayor Fogler invited citizens who wished to address the City Council to come forward as their names were called. Rick Jenkins, 3903 Marlowe, updated the City Council on the activities ofthe Recycling Board. Mr. Jenkins reported that the Board was continuing their efforts to develop a pay as you throw plan and requested that they be added to the agenda for the next workshop session. Ken Hoffman, 4212 Ruskin, spoke to the City Council about a house and a vacant lot on his street that was not being maintained. GARBAGEAND FEE ORDINANCE: Consideration was given to the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1592 Mayor Fogler read the caption of Ordinance No. 1592 as follows: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO GARBAGE AND TRASH AND FEES FOR CITY COLLECTION; AMENDING THE FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT Copies of Ordinance No. 1592, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Public Works Building. - rr I ,11' ,i1iCII 1 , '111'1.11 iHdMlfIl,a.- 11,1 "'lnlrnllWilllll,.", City Council Regular Session, May 26, 1998 Public Works Director Ed Menville reported that Ordinance No. 1592 would add a special service fee for the collection of items not bagged, prepared or placed as required' for basic service. The special service fee is.$15.00 plus $1.00 per bag in addition to the basic service fee. Mr. Menville stated that an example of this special service would be leaves and grass clippings placed in non-approved bags. A motion was made by Council Member Neal, seconded by Council Meniber Davis, to adopt Ordinance No. 1592 on the second and final reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the' following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler; Council Members Sparkman, Davis, Neal and Starich None None Voting Nay: Absent: JOINT RESOLUTION WITH HARRIS COUNTY: Consideration was given to Resolution No. 98,..11, adopting an integrated, inter-jurisdictional Emergency Management Plan with Harris. County and seven other cities. Fire Chief Terry Stevenson reported that.the Texas Disaster Act and rules promulgated by the Federal Management Agency require all governmental entities to develop a planning framework in which they can plan and perform necessary functions during emergencies and disasters. Until recently, each jurisdiction was required to develop these procedures independently regardless of available resources. Resolution No. 98-11 allows West University Place to enter into a mutual aid agreement with Harris County for EmergencyManagement. Harris County has a full-time Emergency Management department and extensive resources that will be available to West University if needed. City staff, however, will still be responsible for initial response and planning and will only use the County when the event exceeds the City's ability and resources. A motion was made by Council Member Starich, seconded by Council Member Davis, to approve Resolution No. 98-11. r A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Sparkman, Davis, Neal and Starich 2 City Council Regular Session, May 26, 1998 Voting Nay: None Absent: None RESOLUTIONAI'POINTING DEPUTY COURT CLERK: Consideration was given to Resolution No. 98-10 relating to the appointments of Deputy Court Clerks for the purpose.of signing complaints. A motion was made by Council Member Sparkman, seconded by Council Member Neal, to approve Resolution No. 98-10. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Sparkman, Davis, Neal and Starich None None Voting Nay: Absent: BID AWARD FOR SCADASYSTEM: Consideration was given to bids received May 6, 1998 for the SCADA system and the contract award to Ferguson Systems in the amount of$156,000. The following bids were received: Bidder Bid Amount Aptus Company Ferguson Fitch Services Industrial Electrical Services Schier Construction $ 282,835.00 $ 156,000.00 $ 256,000.00 $ 278,400.00 $ 213,298.41 Public Works Director Ed Menville reported that the low bid for the SCADA system was $156,000 and the addition of the lift station monitoring equipment would add $25,000. Total cost combined for these two projects would be under the budgeted amount of $200,000. The continuous level instrument for lift station monitoring was left out of the bid specifications for the second round of bidding. This was done in an effort to bring the revised engineering cost estimate within the available budget amount. 3 ~ " 1. L..---._ll.,_l ,~ " ~'1llL:IIlII: ".', ::m::lnlnl_'nll.n'f'~r-- City Council Regular Session, May 26, 1998 A motion was made by Council Member Davis, seconded by Council Member Starich, to award the bid to Ferguson Services Systems, Inc., for the proposed SCADA system, in the amount of $156,000 and to approve an addendum in the amount of $25,000 to install continuous level instruments for lift station monitoring. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Sparkman, Davis, Neal and Starich None None Voting Nay: Absent: COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Starich commented on the swimming pool at Colonial Park opening at 5 :00 am. Council Member Neal commented that she and the City Manager attended a meeting with the Texas Policy Council. Funds for hike and bike trails could possibly become available. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to. come before the City Council at this time, a motion was made by Council Member Starich, seconded by Council Member Sparkman, to adjourn. Theregular Session adjourned at 8:02 p.m. 4 'I., ,.~hL ..'.-"'-1[....,- rr'--n'~ , ."-"'_b!A ----~~~ ~.. .......I~m;]rrrll'llrr"-