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HomeMy WebLinkAbout010890 CC Min O\i:) I()>/ ~ '} Q~ rr ~ { REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1990 MUNICIPAL BUILDING 3800 UNIVERSITY BLVD. 7:30 P.M. City Council convened in regular session in the Municipal Building, 3800 University Boulevard, in the City of West University Place, on Monday, January 8, 1990, wi th the following members present: Mayor Higleys presiding; Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker and Watson. Also present were the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Director of Administration, Director of Operations, the Chlef of Police and the Colonial Park Recreation Center Manager. Councilmember Watson del ivered the i nvocati on and led the Allegiance to the Fl ag. HEARING OF RESIDENTS: Mayor Higley invited residents to speak who " had matters they wished to bri ng to the attention of the Ctty Council which had nbtpreviously been submitted to'the City Manager. ' Linda Brannen, Co"'Chairman of the Recycling Committee, addressed Council with a report from that committee. Ms. Brannen requested a 1 etter be<mai 1 ed to the Texas Department of Health, Solid Waste Management Division, asking for a speaker for the town hall meeting scheduled for February 6, 1990. Other requests were as foll ows: (a) (b) $600;00 to purchase yard signs. The committee wouldc.ontract for the signs to be made and have the bill sent tothe'city; send two recycling committee members to a recycling seminar in Bellaire on Janaury 27th at the cost of $25.00 per person; (c) request publications be purchased for the committee Complete Tr'ash $10.20 Bluepnnt for a Green Planet $17.95 GarbageMa~azlne $18.00/year Beyon 25 er,cent $25.00; request one member be removed from the committee for nonattendance; (d) (e) request recycled paper for City Currents be purchased at the cost of an additional $3UU.UU per year based on purchasing 29 cases~ request a year end report on volume and monies generat;ed from recycling in 1989; Request one person from the committee or the City's .Solid Waste Division attend a Texas Solid and Hazardous Waste (f) (g) ..n._Lu:::n"r:!1I11![ilLLIJlIDHIIII.;" Hi. .'rr=r Management Association seminar on January 31 at the cost of $45.00. Minutes of the recycling committee meeting of December 11, 1989 were left for distribution to Council. ' ' Mayor Higley thanked Ms. Brannen for the report and advised her that Council would consider the requests at the next workshop session. CITIZENS RESPONSE TO AGENDA ITEMS: Mayor Higley invited residents who wished to address a speclfic agenda item to speak at this time. There were none present who wished to speak concerning an agenda item. ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA: Councilmember Jenkins requested agenda ltem ~o. H, purcnase of Vehicles be removed, from the consent agenda. CONSENT AGENDA: Motion was made by Councilmember Redeker, seconded by Counc i 1 member Bell, that with the exception of item No.8, the consent agenda be approved in accordance with staff recommendation. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayor Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson None None ORDINANCE RELATING TO PLUMBING AND GAS MATTERS: Considerationwas given to the first reading of Ordlnance Number 1362. MayorHigley read the caption, as follows: ORDINANCE NUMBER 1362 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PLUMBING AND GAS MATTERS; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES Of THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; ADOPTING STANDARD PLUMBING AND GAS CODES, WITH AMENDMENTS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. Copies of Ordinance Number 1362, in the form required for adoption, were available to all members of City Council and a reasonable number of additional copies available to interested citizens present. Motion was made by Councilmember Bell, seconded by Councilmember Watson, that Ordinance Number 1362 be accepted on firstre~ding as presented. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayor Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson None None 2 -~~----------C;-:_,_., n..1I ,r liIlm,]"lnllllllil'll ~-.;c."-'-',."n.~~''- '_I ; j I ORDINANCE RELATING TO BUILDING FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS: Consideratlon was glVen to the tlrst and tlnal reaCling of Ordinance Number 1363. Mayor Higley read the caption, as follows: ORDINANCE NUMBER 1363 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO BUILDING FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVtSlONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Copies of Ordinance Number 1363, in the form required for adoption, were available to all members of City Council and a reasonable number of additional copies available to interested citizens present. ' Motion was made by Councilmember Jenkins, seconded by Councilmember Bell, that Ordinance Number 1363 be approved on first and final reading as presented. The City Attorney explained that the regulations were amended by deleting the recitals and changing the language under (D), paragraph (ii) that a registered professional engineer must certify to the Building Official, under the engineer's seal, (rather than under oath) that the sl ab was carefully and correctly tensioned in the presence of, and under the direction and control of, a registered professional engineer and that the slab is properly constructed and completed. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayor Hi gl ey, Council members Bell, Jenk.ins, Redeker, Watson, None None AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS: Consideration was given to authorize advertising for bids for the following: (a) Re-roof Colonial Park Facility; and (b) Purchase and Installation of a Tennis Court Light Activator for Weir Park. Motion was made by Councilmember Redeker, seconded by Council- member Bell, that City Council authorize advertising forbids as requested. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayo.r Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson, None None PURCHASE OF VEHICLES: Consideration was given to authorize the purchase of the following vehicles through the State Purchasing and General Services Commission: 3 , '_~.j,'".,..............'--" .'r'FFlr'1I.,r mmn"IHIIIIII',h',I!1 ",';.'.-".~f=F (a) One staff car for the Operations Division; (b) One staff car for the Water Division; (c) One Heavy duty compact pickup truck for the Water Division; and (d) Two 1/2 ton pickup trucks for the Wastewater Collection Division. Councilmember Jenkins asked which vehicles were being replaced. City Manager, Richard Rockenbaugh, distributed information on the vehicles and information from the State Purchasing Commission. The information from the State listed the Pontiac as the only available intermediate compact-sized car and staff was recommending that car for purchase. Motion was made by Councilmember Redeker, seconded by Councilmember Watson, that City Council authorize staff to purchase the vehicles as requested. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: ,Mayor Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson, None None' 1986 BOND PAYMENT: Consideration was given to the invoice in the amount of $430,125.00 submitted by First City BancorporatiOfl of Texas for principal and interest due on the 1986 Bond Issue. Motion was made by Councilmember Redeker, seconded by Council- member Bell , that the payment of pri nc i pa 1 and i nteres t for. the 1986 Bond Issue in the amount of $430,125.00 be approved. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayor Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson, None None LEGAL SERVICES: Consideration was given to the invoice in the amount of $3,854.53 submitted for legal services provided o.n the City's behalf for the month of December 1989. Motion was made by Councilmember Redeker, seconded by Council- member Bell, that the invoice in the amount of $3,854.53 for legal services be approved for payment. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayor Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson, None None CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: Consideration was given to the 4 minutes of City Council meetings, as follows: (a) City Counci 1 Workshop Session, December 11, 1989; (b) City Council Regular Session, December 11, 1989; and (cO City Council Regular Session, December 18, 1989. Motion was made by Councilmember Bell, seconded by Councilmember Jenkins, that the minutes be approved as submitted. Voting Aye: Voting No: Absent: Mayor Higley, Councilmembers Bell, Jenkins, Redeker, Watson, None None COUNCIL COMMENTS: Councilmember Redeker asked what re-roofing Colonial Park would include. The City Manager advised the flat roof would be replaced and the metal roof would be water blasted and repainted. Councilmember Redeker asked what the procedures were to make payments on bond issues. Director of Administration, Donna Sims, advised that the checks were hand-delivered on the date the payment was due. Councilmember Redeker expressed her appreciation for the manner in which city crews handled the water problems during the freeze. Councilmember Redeker suggested in the future the city sand the major north - south streets as well as the major intersections and the bridges. Councilmember Jenkins reported he had letters from residents who wished to subdivide their lots. Mayor Higley recommended the letters be forwarded to the Chief Building Inspector for disposition through the Zoning and Planning Commission and/or t~e Zoning Board of Adjustment. Mayor Higley thanked staff for their time and work through the freeze. Mayor Higley thanked the police department for their consideration when someone went through the city shooting out car windows. Mayor Higley congratulated staff on the progress being made to clean the easement behind Community Drive. 5 .. '('1_,. ;'.'ciiltl"..-,-----., .. FflliITfiI'IIli'i11JDlfmnnr ---- -"'r<.. , , "1 I i STAFF REPORT: City Manager, Richard Rockenbaugh, distributed a follow~upreport on the problems experienced during the freeze. The City had problems with power outages and problems at the police department and Colonial Park. The report addressed how to take care of these situations in the future and included recommendations for sanding the streets. There will be a meeting with Houston Lighting & Power Company to determine ways to improve the situations experienced with the emergency problems. Richard Rockenbaugh reported that the Chief of Police received information concerning the student drop-off zone at the elementary school. It is proposed to provide three drop-off zones divided by various grades. The plan will be presented to City Council and hopefully will be in place by February 1. Richard Rockenbaugh introduced Alice Elsby, Manager of Colonial Park Recreation Center, who gave a staff report from that department. Alice Elsby presented information concerning life guards, hiring policies and safety programs at Colonial Park. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before City Council at this time, motion was made by Councilmember Bell, seconded by Councilmember Jenkins, that the regular session adjourn to reconvene in workshop session. Such motion carried and the regular session was adjourned at 8:19 p.m. 6 '.-~-l""'"!"'9~IlI'I'flT'"'ff"'-----~~-.~-~----'-'f'f'''-''''"'--T'--'C:''''