1964-03-19 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES—The regular meeting f or the City of Pearland City Council was
held on Thursday Night, March 19, 1964s at the City Hall, 14429
Texas Avenue, with the following members and guests present.
Councilmen: Victor A. Nolen - John Kegley - David L. Smith, Jr. -
Gene Sanders - Thomas P. Alexander.
Mayor E. T. Gibbons and guests: Frank Barringer - William C.
Walsh - Orlen OlDay - Jamie Blackwell - M. O. Knapp - Jack Har-
rison - W. A. McClellan - E. L. Bundy -James Young - John
Rainey - Larry Loessin.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor.Gibbons at 7:30 P. M.
with the reading and approval of the minutes for the previous
meeting.
Mayor Gibbons next? introduced Mr. Jamie Blackwell who requested
an interview with the Council concerning his candidacy for
Commissioner for Precinct No. 3 for the election to be held on
May 22 1964.
Thomas P. Alexander made a motion that the Office Manager con-
solidate the former Water District Bank Accounts as follows:
(Previously approved by Auditor)
Savings Accounts: (Subsidiary Accounts to be kept)
Alvin State Bank Interest & Sinking Fund $15,717.98
Customer Liability Accounts 11,206.33
Linwood Addition (Special Agreement) 121.40
Parker Addition (Special Agreement) 120.69
Pearland State Bank - Savings Account $27,166.40
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Operating Account $8,219.07
Account for operation
of Tax Department $ lo,M.45
City of Pearlandc $ 180293.52
Water & Sewer
Operating Account �e
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Interest & Sinking Fund Account 1950 Series Bonds $19,836.05
Interest & Sinking Fund Account 1961 Series Bonds 6,379-59
City of Pearland Water & Sewer Department $26079.59
Interest and Sinking Fund Account g
Seconded by Nolen, all members voted aye - no noes.
Motion carried.
Office manager instructed to continue the policy of requestingg
I the Pearland State Bank to issue Treasury Bills to cover all
bank funds in excess of $10,000.00 for each account.
Motion made by Kegley and seconded by Nolen that the following
outstanding invoices for the water and sewer department and the
City of Pearland - operating accounts be approved and paid.
All members voted aye - no noes.
Motion carried.
Water'and Sower Department: `
First City National Bank $ 2,075.18 Int. & Principal
City of Pearland - Interest & - 1961 Series Bonds
i Sinking Fund Account 1+,468.36° Transfer
City of Pearland,-SAvings
I Account Alvin 5,216.88 Transfer
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City of Pearland - Operating.
ARccount - Operation Tax Dept`. $ 10',567.70 Transfer
City of Pearland - Interest &
Sinking Fund Savings Account
Alvin $ 10$29.56 Transfer
Pearland State Bank - Parker
Addition - Savings Account
$
121.40
Transfer
Pearland State Bank - Linwood
Addition - Savings Account
$
1.20.69
Transfer
Dorothy Cook (Salary)
$
38.60
First City National Bank of Houston$11,673.39
Int, Prin.
1950 Bonds
Highway Construction Corp.
$
5.25
Meter Refund
City of Pearland - Savings Ace.
Social Security Account
$
1,470.12
Advance annual
Total
$
46,287.13
Deposit
City of_ Pearland
Crown Printing Company
Pearland Hardware Company
Motorola Communications Co.
Pearla-n,d Activity Fund
Houston Post
Walsh & McLaren
Texas Municipal League
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Brazoria County Civil Defense
Eugene Cortner
Walsh & McLaren
$ 2.40
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6.5o
12.00
9.66
40.00
70.00.`
35.04
16.o5
72.00
128.00
E. T. Gibbons 22.74
rTotal $415.19
Motion made by Nolen and seconded by Smith that City Engineer,
William C. Walsh be instructed to make a study and offer recom-
mendation as to what and how the City could get a sewer service
line to the Pearland Investment Project, (Apartments), and the
McGlathery & Yost Project, (Cafeteria) also at the same time
consider -a sewer service line-for,Tract C. (Addendum) that Mr.
Walsh be allowed to hire a small boring rig to do some'test
boring. All members voted aye - no noes.
Motion carried.
John Kegley made a motion that co4p4�j, g�r� he water line
plat of "Sleepy Hollow" Addition. �"'��''dd y or difference
between a certain line to be changed from 6" to 8" as recom-
mended by the City Engineer, also one additional fire plug to
be located at the most Southwest Street. City Engineer to
prepare a as built plan. All members voted aye - no noes.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Nolen and seconded by Smith that E. L. Bundy
be appointed as Inspector for construction of all water and
sewer lines. All members voted aye - no noes.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Nolen and seconded by Alexander that Street and
Bridge Department be authorized to put some shell on about.
150' Washington Street between Block 1 and.2 for 4 houses being
built by Pearland Lumber Company. All members voted aye - no noes,,
Motion carried.
A Letter from the Highway Department about a Civilian Crossing
on Highway 35 at the Morgan Company Plant turned over to the
Street and Bridge Committee.
A letter from the Regency Park Civic Club requesting speed
limit si s be placed in their vicinity turned over to the
Streets Committee `
Mr. Kegley stated that the Lions Club has bought signs and°would
like to place them at the City Limit signs. No official action
taken on this.
Mr. C. Cunningham!s request for an extended water line from
the end of Lot i through Lot 5' in Block 9, Mimosa Acres, post-
poned with the request that he be notified to appear before the
Council on Thursday Night, March 26, 1964.
Office Manager instructed to make out service order to tap'
Rumaldo Saenz onto existing sewer line in Airport Sites Sub-
division until such time the line could be removed to proper
place.
The following bids were presented by Offibe Manager for con
sideration of Council.
Pearland Lumber Company: 185' 3" transite pipe 85¢ ft.
3404 6" gasket sewer pipe 45¢ ft.
Pearland Hardware Company: 185' 3" transite pipe 84 ft.
9 340' 61' gasket sewer pipe 45� ft.
Motion made by Kegley and seconded by Nolen that Pearland Hard-
ware Company be awarded the order. All members voted aye - no
noes.
Motion carried.
Nolen made a motion and seconded by Kegley that the report
of the Policy Committee be adopted as presented after changing ---
the wording for Item No. 3. All members voted aye - no noes.
Motion carried.
Report of Committee on Personnel°Policy - Recommendations to
City Council.
Members: Tom Alexander, Chairman
Gene Sanders, Jack Hall and W. A. McClellan
�. Sick Leave: To accumulate 1 day per month up to one half
month. After one year it would be optional to take additional
time, if needed and charge it against vacation time or be
docked. Any accumulated sick leave not payable at termination:
Sick leave not to be allowed if a person is ndt`sick. (This
is not .intended as additional time off.)
2; Vacation: Two (2) weeks paid vacation to be allowed after
one years full time continuous service. Vacation time can
accumulate to 30 days with not more than three (3) weeks off
at any one time and only after full approval of Department
Head. Vacation time may be'split with full approval of Depart-
ment Head. Any accumulated vacation time shall be paid at
termination,
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3. Time Off: Various reasons: Death of relatives, illness
of relatives, etc. subject to approval of Department Head
and Council.
4. Holidays: Six (6) holidays will be allowed. If holiday
falls on Saturday it will be taken on Friday, or on Sunday it
will be taken on Monday. Police will take 3 other days;in
lieu of regular holidays for Christmas, New Years and Thanks-
giving with approval of the Department Head.
New Year - April 21 - July 4 - Labor Day - Thanksgiving -
December 25.
5. Insurance: Alexander to check with Joe A. Martin and Woodrow
Lesikar on best overall plan. Report at later meeting. City
has Hospital and Injury policy. Water District has Workmen's
Compensation policy. ,
6. Social Security: All employees to be put under Social
Security. Office Manager to arrange details. Water District
now has such.
7. Relatives: Relative will be allowed to work except that
husband and wife cannot work in same department.
8. Office Manager instructed to start taking applications for
male assistant for general office work knowledge and tax
work in particular..
9. Old Policies: Office Hours: 5 days per week. Women to
work from 8 to 4 with 1 hour lunch. One or more women will be
allowed to work part days on a regular permanent basis. Men
to work 8 to 5 with 1 hour lunch. To start opening for one-
half day on Saturday - Decision postponed for some later date.
Possibly until another man is hired. Men - outside - to work
7 to 4 with 1 hour for lunch.
10. Overtime or extra. work: No overtime pay alloyed, employee
will be given equal hours -off instead.
11. Bundy and Harris are subject to call. When working on
their Saturday. Sunday and holiday alternate shifts they are
allowed time for the hours spent either working or making
their rounds checking the equipment on regular periodic schedule.
12. Harris and McClellan are permitted to, answer the fire
alarm during working hours.
13. Bundy and Harris mustattend periodic short courses at A.
& M.
14. Harris allowed -to attend short courses at A. & M. to study
fire fighting and take specialized training so as to maintain
a certain amount of credit for Pearland. (Insurance rates.)
McClellan was allowed to attend in July last year for -the same
purpose since the maximum effort is'for 3 people, no one else
was available.
15. McClellan be allowed to attend the Tax Assessor's School.
For the next order of business David L. Smith, Jr. requested
the Council to accept for filing his preliminary plat for a
subdivision to be known as Sherwood Subdivision. Accepted by
the City Secretary and so noted.
Motion made by Sanders to adjourn meeting at 10:30, seconded by
Mayor Gibbons. All members voted aye - no noes;
Motion carried.
Minutes- approved as read and/or corrected, this the - _day
of ba PA t 0Ll9 .
At ems
Cit Secretary Mayor