MIN CC 01/05/1982Ili (;illetel IlItiIJlt. •- 'JAIIURRY b. 1`J:1:' - 1feel 11ELIItl1. oe itt. YL /+.it. UtOK ti
lilhtiTES Or r uE HUNTSVILLE CITY COJNCIL 1'ILETING HELD 0% TeE
LUMBERS, LOCATED AT 1212 AVEhuL It IN THE CITY OF HUf11SYlLLE
The Council met in regular
Member absent:
11111 ianl V. Nash, Mayor
Hurray A. brcwri
Larry Curley
Jerry L. 1J I tug
Dill Bodges
Uelura King
Goree MCGlethcn
Jane Monday
E, Larry Dickens
GE Jr.tluAei , 1 ti2
uF LIALKEK, HAAS
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E CITY HALL COJeC1L
The meeting was called to order uy the lltnorible 4lilli.,,a V. Iii aeJ the ineo.Jtiou eee presented by the
'end Ron Sumter of the First Christien Church,
U015I0ER TIIE MIf1UTES Or IIit PTEVILJl1S t;EtJING
IUyur flash then presented the Council with a Copy or Use ulirlules ui ale last 1 :«-etiu9 of Dece+htaer 15, I`Jiil.
'; He asked the Council for their consiJeration or the minutes as prllarrd.' Counciintemuer Corley made the motion
f to accept the minutes as prepared and Councilmember Monday iacundzd the iaation. 1111 ware in favor and _t.ni:' 1,9 t10.9
b passed unanimously.
Conlnis$111 Meet Cllr of Jaguar/ 4, IJ132-- Cheir'man Pick Wharton.
Mr. Wharton advised the Council teat the Planning Coaaies10n approved the rival plat of the 00
'Addition Subdivision without verlence, He noted it nos sixteen lots within it and js Coca
110eticher lh•1ve and south of Old Houston Road in 11unesvi11e. Ile nntr:d. the wort of the various flatter P
update coneeTctees was discussed but It was noted not much oar*. was „c.c.uuillished over the holiday, 409 dot
iiltiin1Liml is still 1111ny awdiled.
for Annual Chlorine Supply^Cuntrect
Gene Pipes, City Manager, asked the Council's cueeideratlun ut the 619 ueiuy recudeeeided by stair for U1.:
f an ,ineudl chlorine supply contract from Jones Chefaicels at 511.29 cwt to be eurchasid frc;n huJeete4. 1
ilnlember Brown mode the motion to accept -the bid of Jones Chemicals at ;11._9 curt for tee awn-al
upply contract to be purchased from budgeted fund: and Cuencilwaaber King s, :cuiJz3 the motion, All tivc_rJy
nd the motion passed unanimously..
itliCRti;
rent to Lockwood, Andrews R tlewnam for Cultural Activities Center leesibillt` Study
Mr. Gene Pipes, City Manager, presented a statement frog Lockwood, Andrews 4 Nounalr, 'l1
Inc. Architects, a joint venture, in tae amount of 515,50'] f ^.r e feasibility stud' for a eultur
complex.. It was noted the Council aethorized this work tt,rough a contract with this lire on Aerii ;
noting the study could not exceed 515.500 and that it would Lo Laid from Revenue :,haring fund;.. A ,rorttrrrt ■
this effect was then drawn and executed on May 1, 1931. Hr. Pip'•, noted he has 17? '1n advleed by Pee Willieee
ofithe Chamber of Commerce that one of its comnfttees per ;,Chin this project has horn presented with the f *,oit''i -a
tl' study and the bill for same 1s new Clue and payable.
Councilmee,ber Brown made the motion to pay the bill of 315,500 as Uv total e t final t'a.mrrlt'o chit fi■-■
the feasibility study and Councilmemuer Dowling seconded the mOLiee. (layer l:aeh asked if the f'l;a t.ur of
Con/nerce had approved the bill and ;t was noted it was no: known if l.hey, had taken seeCili0 action ,to aecrove
the bill. He asked Councllm"rnbers Brown. and Dowling to emend their metier. to 6e contingent on Chdru:er el
r.0
approval. Councilinosber Brown then amended his 110). 10 to uperrre the J n.ent of :I5 Ct1 to LAN cen'Ineeet eo
no
the Chamber of Cource's ap— �ir�ohal of same and Znuncilmeei,er 1 e lin3 ;rcondo
favor and the motion passed unanimously.
LEGAL
Ordinance No. 32- 1-- Redlstrlctinn Council Wards to Coincide ,eith Comity Corm
City Attorney, Scott Bounds, • then presented Ordinance ho. 32 -1,
inct
hieh is as fnllindS:
AM ORDINANCE OF TIIE CiTY CDIYICIL OF TIIE CiTY OF HUNTSViLLE. TEXAS, PEDISTRiCTIIG COUNCIL'
HARD iIIJIMBERS ONE, !HO, THREE AND FOUR BY TIIE AI)0ITiCII AND DELETION ur CERTAIN PPIPEP51E5; •
REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; COIITAIN1NG A SAVINGS CLAUSE, 101 ei.eING.3T11ER
PROVISIONS RELATED TiIERETO.
Bounds then Identified the proposed city ward lines outlining the four city wards and 1110ntifiel Hr- oh
ker County precincts as they occur within the City limits. He noted the city and County 1 r' a. cerr•-R•"o
_re they meet and where there Is to county line within a word. it is Proposed to create o sonarat•' votied I '
an'each side of that precinct line. In effect, City Ward One will detain Ifalker County pr.ri0010 TIlI ,n;^ 1''2.
City Hard Two w111 contain Walker County precinct. :nit amd 191; Cit r•1 ihrl'e will cen11i ' :111•'r .';n;.,
cincts 105 and 301; and City Ward Geer will 0U1103' 4i,IS'r ..u,,nry lrwrinct; 2Jo aiui •I!'.I. ,ti10 f. iil
he created in each of the eight areas :U divided `within H1., Cit;• And 'h ^ ;e bill be ,iced Ter rite, :•sole .In,'
School elections, It was acted once a resident determines hi; v01''ul le1e. it will r,'0 11 uacl'arel.1 for tit,,
county and ich,iol elections (or as eligibI' ro v0 Iii 1 hr^ Veeeds noel te,e elleee i -,et •'i tr +,
and should ;ldypl icy voting procedures tar vdters at Huh, wili mit novo to •', to s''■a■al l.,c-It.uns 10 r'.'' ^.• 1=e
the Various ell., ll'�ns. It Is also rl•'s igned to l,'ssen nlertll�n „xpeoa„^ and to ;hare these that 1'rtvr hire 1110)).
flie Council expressed concern that all voters be preoeel: nnlifir,l or these Chhnnrs co .14 m,'t t, ior'..'; :en-,
innCe. 7r Ceh That• Il+ern a5 tO the new .#11C1111 I '1.11105.
P',61. I;l., Itwn. 11 Lill i:llUitt;[L MINUCLi 01 JAlltt\ ( ti,
cara...111a,,1.rr Curley the +urjtiun t:; .,uu },t it,.tiri.,nc,: tit). SL -! anll CUOUCiia„n,uer i± ulottrnn Sttwuled LAC
,.Hilton, %.It u,:r n (.tier an,l Cu; n,nti,ur h.r,,q,l w,ani "nu ",.ly.
r ace 14,. Q::::7:1.111 lm l rli 3, 1982 E1,: tr`an or il- ric,:r dad Cha
't.z /ur #l.,:t, I.ie,,nted the ordinance ai,d ;,Sued ter "_ Council to postpone 4Lttorr an ;a.;:a pendinrJ further dii-
-,ion of f1lL' :li.,1Ye1' ,hei,dnients. t.ollnr:il,he.. Lie 1' J,,tli lflr Ih.1Je !h, e ilot ;On t0 .VSt,; al: ti Vll on Drdlllance IiO.
an,sa ny i #minwer thinday • ,Cu nJ d the mot oh. A11 ,„vr 1 rava nd th rntlnn passed unanh000sly.
CiitJ■1111Y 111 icLGI' :TENT
Uf Liursnr 4ivar'J'i Activ#tica tar Inal
lua ta„nc i 1 ",.a5 Luca prow #Jed r. i th a rn• i tiwi
a�[ivitlei ur uta L#urary Ruard for the 11 ,ot
iti4j11 to review this report rtittr cite Ceuae #1 it tii_y wi;
ly JuJy Molter, L"t rael1,1 Cu iCertting the
bunter will Uc avrllatle in ,leAt week', ,.uek
C.,51 any pact or it.
t,u,•Il;l1:,[ 1AIIUH
State ut of hlile,tones of 1181- -Ccne Y J eo
Fir. t:cr,e P1t,<:a, City Ptanager, then 1n'eiirntet Ll,e C.113r1:11 ,title a rep art neviewt r,1 the 13 ileitauei of 1931
and the 14o.0ucts ton toe ilest.Year i`]d2, tta/;,r ha; 11 thaukcd Mr. Pipes ter the repart.
MA1UR'S Rni'i1Rl-
TML Region 14 Meeting in Huntsville
Mayor Nash reminded the Council that Huntsville will host the Penh., 14 Tilh n+Uetinq in Huntsville on
January 16, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. in the Criminal Justice Center flag Room. Ile anted it is x dinner rweti no and
that representatives from the Texas Municipal League will provide the program. Hr% tin sr, noted 11r. John ,:,,rr1
Mayor of the City of Katy, is President of Region 1'1 and has handled prouram arrangements. He asked the tnvn
tomake reservations for this meeting with Ruth OeShav, the City Sr'cretary.
New Item Reeorter
Mayor Nash introduced Mr. Ron Creel, reporter from the Huntsville Ite"n, who will bu assis
in :covering the City's news.
Kr over Entrance
Councllarember Growling
COUNCIL AC1 -I0tl
ng Lisa Irr.+
asked the Arhnlnsstrat #oar rf ,any nnticrab1e problems have resulted from
the design of the entrance to the new Kro+nr Sup."rryr'ret en Highway :n
(11th Street) west of i -45. ter. Pirrs noted the inror;ectioo #5 awio.ard
however, no accidents have occurred. Councilmember Monday noted the ..it
from 1 -45 going scorn could be roved furth ?r north to allow more room 4r,
the intersection of the frontage road with highway iU (11th Street) and this
m,ly reduce stack up there.
Normal Park -- Rebuild at Safeway's new Store
Councilrneeber Dowling
Cities 8 CATV
Councilmember Hodges
asked the status of the contractor'! promise to rehuilC part of Norr...I
Park Street. Uene Pipes anted the street will he repaired bvt net un!il
the heavy weightconstmiction vehicles have completed their work.
referred the Council to the December, 1981 issue of Texas Town 8 City
Mgazlne and urged them to rued thq article on Cahl.e•- TeIoeinn
and related articles. Mayor Nash asked the City Attorney, Scott Cou.,.ts,
to review the informatinn contained in those articles.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
After a ten minute recess, the Council then entered an executive session to discuss persnnnelL real
rs and legal items.
F1UAL_AOJOURNMENT_
Respectfully submitted
•
Ruth ileShaw, City
January 5,1982
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CHAMBERS, LOCATED A f 1 2 1 2 A'VEhuE fi I N THE CITY or Bidet 'JILLE, LOON1 u
The Council met in regular se,sion with the rollo,tug r.heuwers
Ililliam V. Mash, flavor
Hurray A. Brcwn
Larry Corley
Jerry L. bowling
- Bill lodges
Deluca King
Gar•ee McCUA.hen
Jane Monday
Member absent: E. Larry Dickens
11
E CITY HALL COuNC1
7:Cu P.M.
fha meetuiq was called to order by the honorable William V. fLiII and the invocation wai presented by the
nd Ron Sumter of the First Christian Church,
CO'151DER TitE MINUTES 0t il!E PREVIOUS ME.1r1NG
1 j Mayor Nash then presented the Council with a copy of the minutes of the last meeting di December 15,,1'Jii1.
" He asked the Council for their consideration of the minus ; as 0-epared. Coulieilmember Curley made the motion
i to a.cdpt the minutes as prepared and Councilmemoer Monday :_cnned the •,tion. All we in favor and thH motion
passed unanimously.
nlinr Conmi
PLAFIt,I liG
Liu of January d, 1 T2--Chairman 1) k Wharton.
iir. Wharton advised the Council teat the Planning Cu6niission approved the final plat of the Boettcher
orive Addition Subdivision without variance. He noted it nos sixteen lots within ,ic and is.located west or
Boettcher 'rive and south of DIa Houston Road in Huntsville. Ile noted t e wart of the various Master Plan
Update cauuiictees was discussed but It was noted not much .cork was accumplidned user tbie irgiidays and data Lase
information is still being awaited.
Bids for Annual Chlorine Supply_Centract
Gene P i p e s , l a i t y Manager, noted the Council's C: lJurati01 ul we Lid being recant. .Aided by staff fur tint
purchase of an annual chlorine supply contract From Jones Chemical: at ::11_29 cwt to be purchased from budgeted
fund,. .Councilmeutter Brown made the nation to accept..the hid of Jones Chemicals at $11.29 Cwt for the nnnuJ1
chlorine supply contract to be purchased from LuJ9et40 fund: and CouilcilhneniLer King seconded the motion. All w
in Fodor and the motion passed unanimously,,
o Lockwood, Andrews & Newnan for Cultural Activities Center fe.isibiIitvStudy
Mr. Gene Pipet, City Manager, presented a statement frcn Lockwood, Andrews d Nemnin, !v,c., Cnirt ;An
nc.,Architects, a joint venture, in the amount of S1S.5'2"2 fir : feasibility Study for a h.uirural .:;i ti'•.
complex. It was noted the Council authorized this work through 3 contract with this firm ve. Apr *i 7, 1331
noting the study could not a ceed 515,500 and that it woi.ld be paid from f;evenue Sharing fund:_ A r4•itrer :t
this effect was then drawn'and executed on May 1, 1931. 1 =r. Pipes noted he has been adii -.ed by Po, .1111iar'an
of the Chamber of Commerce that one of its comnl'ttees pursoinn this project has heen 1re,ar•nted with the f .1cibll•
Ity study and the hill for sane is now due and payable.
Councilmenrber Brown nude the motion to pay the bill of :15.500 as the total and final I-a.ment to this fir-,
for the feasibility study and Council„anber Dowling seconced the motion. Mayor Nash .:sled if the fiwi''t" r of
Conwterce had approved the bill and It we; noted it was not known if they had taken srecific action to .vecrove
the bill. He asked Counctln,snbers Brown and Dowling to amend their motion to be contingent en Chami•er of
approval, Councilnnmter Brown then ?trended his motion to approve the pn nnnt of $15,500 to' LAN continr:ent it •n
the Chamber orto sne�cer5 ap�iroval of shine ant! Znuncilme aler howling etended t.7se era nrl.•d r,x,r 1:;, . 11 wvlcrr it
favor and the motion passed unanimously.
LErA1
Ordinance No. 32.1 -- Redistricting Council Wards to Coincide wi1:h County Cnrt
City Attorney, Scott Bounds, then presented Ordinance too. 22 -1, the capti
:hich is as Follows:
•AN ORDINANCE OF 711E CiTY CIIitCIL OF TIIE cITY OF IiJ'ITS'ILLE, TE.X1'IS. PEDISTRICTIht COUNCIL
WARD HUtIBERS ONE, rIlO, THREE AND FOUR BY THE 111331T!11I Ar10 DELETION OF CERTAIN PefFEPT123;
REPEALfiIG ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; r, ;J TA;'1)NG A SA'7iNGS CLAUSE. Alai' I1116111c 31110
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
. Bounds the Identified the proposed city ward lines outlining the four 'city wards and ilientifire1
alter County precincts as they occur within the City 1irnts. He noted the city and countyllinen ri,
they meet Ind where there Is a county line within a word, it is proposed to,create 1r separa t^ 0011 #rl Lo*
on eech side of that precinct line. In effect, City Ward One will Lootain Walker County prerincts 291
City Ward Two will - contain talker County precincts 202 i J 1 1I; City :.'urtThree will contain ' :nl'.er'.•r•In
cincts 105 and 31)1; and City Ward Four will Contain li-el3' -r '.:manly hryr :inns 226 and ,1(1l. •;iitioo i,o•e, ' „i
he created in each or the eight Areal 10 divided within r.. f :iti and t;,1 •.,ill be used for City, ^unto •1.1
School elections, it was ncted once a resident determine.sr h,•
hi. voting box, it :1 11 re'e +in uncieanoed Ih:r city.,
county and school elections (or as eligible to vete in 11 :1 !ar,•e). I'r. Mounds not:d thin . il,•a; i2i0t el-,:ti,,
and should simplify voting lrocedur9S For voters as they :.i11 nut have to go to sellar :1- locations to vote in
the various elections. It Is also designed to lessen election ex'en40c and to ;hare those that occur with )l5O.
file Council ...pressed concern that all voters he nr "nerll• notified of these channel so. as not to t'•rn, -rr.-
ience or confuse them as to the new .,mine planes.
ti. 11011.
Lirr COunCtt. NInHEES
Cow", t oy 111..•lit the 1■10t 14.)■1 1 JjL ■■■•,1 I..1Jr Q1.trIl jerJ4je.l ing
Al i It. t tt fatit:11 Ow
dridipance hvs. h2-df-:Callihj April 3, 1982 E!!d L rs and charter ;,o,ritIlp,,,Es
N:Aii i riLd Uir ordinance unil ked tt Eouncii to postpbo at.AiOlt Ut1 SUITke pending further diS-
Cp5i.loh Cl f Ulu .15..,ctOr o11,1,0111entS, Couno.tin,nrbnv bo.,tin9 1trr, troCi0o LO ,otion on Ordinance P.0.
r• - C...nals: I 1 i.rl Monday. sei:-.Leided the rrrrr Ali r ttid otrrr j1r.rrd titta“iWOUSIy.,.
COMNHNIfhOh,Jti.DiSitdif,
Annual Report of Lihrai: iluard*s fbv
Ihe Cr 1 tIrn provided with a written report prnr,rod by Jo4y Hunti!e, Librar1411. concerning toe
tle of 1.n Liorary (Ward for the year 11:1. he noted Mrs. iionter will be ay,ilatile in next week's wurk
session to review this report with the LcrruiCI t or it,
!11 :1,1."110
Li
S,tatu of III& i..ity--Revieu of MileNtOn Gt
(Ir. Leue lIri City Maoager, then presented the LLHlr ith i repdrt reviedi ij [hit milestones of 1031
anJ the pruspe.As for the Hew- Year ]Jr. Mayor hash thanked Mr. Pipes fur the rep)rt.
MAYOR 5 RiTI1RT i I
TML Regiort 14 Meeting In Huntsville_
Mayor Mash reminded the Council that Huntsville will host the Region 14 MI, weeting in Ihnitville on
January 16, 1982 at 1:00 P.M. in the Criminal Justice Center rl ri Rio. Ile noted it is a dinner meetino and
that representatives from the Texas Municipal League will provide the program. Mr. hash noted Hr. John Norrihoo
Mayor of the City of Katy, is President of Region 11 and has handled program arrangements. He all.ed the 7.:Ioncil
to make reservations for this meeting with Ruth DeShaw, the City Sprrrtary,
New Item 11.eprter
Mayor Nash introduced Mr. Ron Creel, reporter from the Huntsville Item, oMo will be issisting Lisa Lew
in covering the City's news.
Kroner Entrance
Councilmember Dowling
COUNCIL ACLION
asked the Administration if any noticeable problems have resulted ro',
the design of the entrance ta the n^w Kreinr 'adperwirret en Highway 31
(11th Street) oest of 1-a5. Hr. Pipes opted the iriterIPCtiO1 iS awl--trd
however, nO accidents have occurred, Council.ember Monday noted t1r t
from (-45 going south could be moved further north to allow more room it
the intersection of the frontage road with Highway J (11th -1treet.) 11 r1i
may reduce stark up there.
Normal Park--Rebuild at Safeway's new Store
Councilmember Dowling
Cities & CATV
Councilmember HodgeS
asked the status of the contractnr's promise to rebuild part of Normal
Park Street, Cane Pipes noted the street will he repaired but not until
the heavy weightconstruction vehirles have comnleted their work.
referred the Council to the December, 1781 issue of Te sTo,O, City
MISPine and urged them to road the article on Cable Tedev-i-siOn
and 7:e1ated articles. Mayor Nash asked the City Attorney, Scott Cioonils •
tl review the information contained in those articles.
EXECUTIVE SS1OH
AFter a ten minute recess, the Council then entered an executive session to discuss personnel, real estate
tters and legal items.
FINAL_ADJOURNMENT_
Respecrfully sutmitted,
-' Ruth neShaw, City Secretary
January 5, O112