1969-04-10 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTESA regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pearland was
called to order by Mayor Keller with the following present:
Absent:
INVOCATION:
Mayor D. R. Keller
Councilman E. A. Wasek
Councilman B. J. Courtright
Councilman Gene E. Sanders
Councilman Aubrey G. Ellis (Entered 7:50 P. M
City Administrator Buford D. Waldrop
City Attorney Bobby Williams
City Secretary Dorothy L. Cook
Councilman Charles Dale Watson
The invocation was given by Chaplain -James Matlock.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
It was moved by Councilman Sanders, seconded by Councilman Court -
right that the minutes of the regular meeting held on March 27,
1969, be approved. Motion passed 3 to 0.
It was moved by Councilman Sanders, seconded by Councilman Court -
right that the minutes of a special meeting held on April 2, 1969,
be approved. Motion passed 3 to 0.
Councilman Ellis entered 7:50 P. M.
APPROVAL OF EXPENSES:
It was moved by Councilman, Ellis, seconded by Councilman Sanders
that the City accept and pay the difference on the water line
crossing East Broadway at Barry Rose Road as submitted by the
-Brazoria County Realty Company. Motion passed 4 to 0.
It was moved by Councilman Courtright, seconded by Councilman-Wase4
that the following checks be approved for payment:
1. Water & Sewer Expenses #4037 thru # 4060.
(#4044 void)
2. General Fund Expenses #502 thru # #554.
(#502 and #517 void)
3. General Fund Payroll #2439 thru #2459.
(#2442*void)
4. Water & Sewer Payroll #2460 thru #2466.
5. Sewer Construction #114 thru #115.
6. Water Construction #201 thru #203.
7. Sanitation Fund #105 thru #106.
Motion passed 4 to 0.
MAYOR'S ACTIVITY REPORT:
189
1. The judgement hearing for the City of,Pearland vs James u. Young
suit is scheduled for 9:00 a. m. April 17. Council members are
urged to attend this hearing.
2. April 16 will be the meeting to discuss adoption and/or revision
to the constitution and by-laws of the organization whose proposed
name is f"Brazoria County Cities Association." This meeting will
r-- be at 7:00
P.
be Tarpon Inn in Angleton, Texas. All Council
members are urged to attend.
3. Mr. Vic Nolan has agreed to accept the chairmanship of a parade
committee. Mrs. Nell Fuller is the secretary of this committee.
The committee met on Monday, March 31, and again Tuesday, April
8. The next meeting will be April 15, and the City Hall facilities
will be used for that meeting. Meeting time 7:30 P. M.
As it now stands, a parade is planned for Memorial Day at 10:00
a.m. A parade route has been proposed by the Chief of Police
and has been agreed to by the committee, but is not yet official.
Anyone interested in participating should contact Mrs. Fuller.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Drainage Title:
Councilman Ellis reported a meeting with the Drainage District,
however, nothing"was resolved at this meeting. Councilman Ellis
stated that the Committee wished to continue to work with the
Drainage District in an effort to come up with a workable solution
to this matter.
DoR_Ordinance:
Mayor Keller requested the City Administrator to check with the
City Attorney regarding approval and publication of the Dog
Ordinance previously passed by the City Council.
Street Light Committee:
The Street Light Committee recommended the installation of the
three street lights in Shadycrest Subdivision previously authorized
by the City Council.
WPC -455 - Walnut Street Sewer Line:
City Administrator Waldrop reported that the Santa Fe Railway Com-
pany's engineer stopped our Contractor from making a wet bore under
their tracks and would require that dry bore be made. This dry
boring would cost an additional $4,500.00 more than the contract
price. He recommended that a Change Order be issued to cover
this, additional expenditure.
It was moved by Counculman Courtright, seconded by Councilman Wasek
that based on the recommendation of the City Administrator, a
Change Order be authorized for an amount not toexceed $5,000.00
for dry boring under the Santa Fe Railway Company's tracks -on
project WPC TEX 455. Motion passed 4 to 0.
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Street Lights - Turner Addition Section II:
It was moved by Councilman Sanders, seconded by Councilman Court -
right that the location of street lights in Turner Addition Section
II, be worked out between the developer and the present Council
Street Light Committee. Motion passed 4 to 0.
Garbage Dump Fees:
It was moved by Councilman Sanders seconded by Councilman Courtright
that the Griffin Brothers Garbage Service not be charged for the use
of the city dump in the month of February, 1969, for the deposit
of refuse collected outside of the city limits,in as much as we
were operating under an interim agreement. Motion passed 4 to 0.
OLD BUSINESS.:
Corrigan.Section II:
It was moved by Councilman Courtright, seconded by Councilman Sander
that the following motion postponed from the meeting of April 2,
1969, be considered at this time.
It was moved by Councilman Sanders, seconded by Councilman
Courtright that we issue the ten (10) building permits as requested
in Mr. Barringer's letter of March 26, 1969, with the following
stipulations:
(1) That they be noted on the face to be used
for FHA financed buildings only.
(2) That it be noted on the face that no final
acceptance be made on house until such time as
subdivision is finally approved.
(3) Consequently no City services will be connected
until final approval of the subdivision.
Motion to consider postponed motion passed 3 to 1. Councilman
Ellis opposed.
Mayor Keller then called for a vote on the postponed motion. Motion
failed 3 to 2. Councilman Ellis and Councilman Wasek opposed.
Mayor Keller voting to break tie vote "no."
Mayor Keller requested the City Administrator to contact the City
Engineer and request him to make an inspection of Corrigan Section
II at the earliest possible date with the understanding that Mr.
Barringer will pay the cost of this inspection over and above
any filing fees paid for this subdivision. In the event the
subdivision is approved by the engineer and Mr. Barringer has
complied with all provisions of the subdivision ordinance, Mayor
Keller stated that a special meeting would be called to dispose
of this matter
AWARDING`OF CHLORINE BIDS:
Bid No. 69-6 - Chlorine Bids were opened at 10:00 A. M. on April
3, 1969, as follows:
COMPANY
1. SEC CORPORATION
2. DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEMICAL CO.
AKQUNT BID
$18.00 oylinde U50#)
(.120 per.lb.
.1246 per lb.
19 1.
3. DIXIE CHEMICAL COMPANY .125 per lb.
It was moved by Councilman Courtright, seconded by Councilman Wasek
that the bid for Chlorine be awarded to the SEC Corporation as
the lowest and best bid. Motion passed 4 to 0.
CANVASSING RESULTS OF CITY OFFICALS' ELECTION:
Mayor Keller read Order Declaring Result of City Officers' Election
as follows:
COUNCIL - PLACE 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
GEORGE R. SHEPHERD 363
CECIL W. GRIFFIN 396
COUNCIL - PLACE 3
CHARLES DALE WATSON 227
CARLTON MC COMB 533
COUNCIL - PLACE 5
MELVIN L. BLACK
NAOMI CURRY
612
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It was moved by Councilman Courtright, seconded by Councilman
Sanders that Resolution No. 35, Order Declaring Result of City
Officers' Election be adopted and therefore, be it resolved by
the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas:
That said election was duly called; that notice of said
election was given in accordance with law, and that said election
was held in accordance with law and Council Place 1 - CECIL W.
GRIFFIN; Place 3 - CARLTON MC COMB ; Place 5 - MELVIN L. BLACK
were duly elected Councilmen of said City at said election and
the above named parties are hereby declared duly elected to said
respective offices, subject to their taking of their oaths and
filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
Adoption of Resolution passed 4 to 0.
CANVASSING RESULTS OF SPECIAL CITY ELECTION:
192
Mayor Keller read Order Declaring Result of Special City Election
held on April 5, 1969, as follows:
FOR "SHALL A COMMISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAME A NEW CHARTER?"
399 votes
AGAINST "SHALL A COMMISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAME A NEW
CHARTER$" 52 votes
FOR CHARTER COMMISSIONERS (15 TO BE ELECTED)
PAT' E . - CLARK
JAMES E. "JIM" ROZACKY
RALPH D. MARX
DALE HOWARD PRYOR
WILBUR START BARBER
GLENN M. CHANEY
JAMES 0. DE SHAZER
JOHN R. KUBASIK
THOMAS L. REEVES
JAMES MAXWELL SKIPPER
VIOLET MUSHRUSH
THOMAS J. MORRIS
DENNIS FRAUENBERGER
THOMAS D. DAUGHERTY, JR.
HENRY V. MINGARELLI
WILLIAM T. MC CLELLAND
JERRY N. SPENCER
RALPH ARNOLD, JR.
GENE 0. JAMES ON
RICE CORSE
449 votes
412 votes
271 votes
432, votes
,3QO votes
472 votes
328 votes
335 votes
327 votes
308 votes
420 votes
312 votes
257 votes
308 votes
250 votes
383 votes
..367 votes
313 votes
326 votes
362 votes
It was moved by Mayor Keller, seconded by Councilman Sanders
that Resolution No. 36, Resolution Declaring Result of Special
City Election be adopted and therefore, be it resolved by the
City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas:
That a majority of the legally qualified voters voting on
the question�at the election held on the 5 day of April, 1969,
voted for the proposition set forth in the Order calling said
election, and said proposition is hereby declared to have passed,
and the following were elected to the Charter Commission:
PAT E. CLARK, JAMES E. MJIM" ROZACKY, DALE HOWARD PRYOR,
GLENN M. CHANEY, JAMES 0. DE SBAZER, JOHN R. KUBASIK, THOMAS
L. REEVES, VIOLET MUSHRUSH, THOMAS J. MORRIS, WILLIAM T.
MC CLELLAND, JERRY N. SPENCER, RALPH ARNOLDI JR., GENE 0.
JAMESON, RICE CORSE AND THOMAS D. DAUGHERTY, JR. (Tie
vote of James Maxwell Skipper and Thomas D. Daugherty, Jr.
mutally resolved by Mr. Skipper and Mr. Daugherty.)
The above named parties are hereby declared duly elected to
said Charter Commission, subject to taking their oaths.
Adoption of the Resolution passed 4 to 0.
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ADJOURN
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Meeting adjourned by motion at 9:05 P. M.
Minutes approved as read and/or corrected this the clay of
A. D. 1969.
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