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MIN CC 02/02/1982FEBRUARY 2, 1942 CITY COUNCIL MEETING BOOK N. Page 191 MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D.. 1982 IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 7:00 P.M. The Council met in regular session with the following members present: William V. Nash. Mayor Murray A. Brown Larry Corley E. Larry Dickens Bill (lodges Jane Monday Members absent: Jerry L. Gowliug Uelora King Gores McGlothen The meeting was called to order by the Honorable William V. Nash, Mayor. The invocation was presented by he Reverend Dick Sizemore of the First Church of the Nazarene. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Mayor Nash then presented the minutes of the former meeting of January 26, 1982 for the Council's considera- tion. Councilmember Corley made the motion to adopt the minutes as prepared and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. ATTENDING CITIZENS eber Concernln• Water +ualit Texas Department of Health Correspondence, and Suspension of ents an t e urface ater lant Dr. Weber asked the Council to express their individual opinions about the City's drinking water supply. He wished to know If the Councllmembers considered the water safe. Mayor Nash advised the Council will be happy to make remarks to this regard after Dr. Weber completes his presentation. Dr. Weber noted his concerns are: 1. The legal position of the City of Huntsville regarding the future of its water supply. Dr. Weber noted he wrote to the Texas Water Development Board to clarify that TRA did sell the bonds to the state and that in this regard, 111A does cume under the definition of a political subdivision. He noted It was also learned that the TRA is covered.by certain statutes in this regard. Dr. Weber noted he and Ur. Kordlnak are still not satisfied about the City's leyal position in this regard and Intend to contact someone who is conversant with the water conflicts in this state to ask their opinion. He noted the results of this contact will be communi- cated to the Council when it is appropriate. 2. The quality of the water Dr. Weber read a paragraph from research literature available on this river. Dr. Kordinak then stacked volumes and volumes of research material available on the Trinity River (water quality, etc.) on the table for the Council to see. He noted these materials are being presented because of the Texas Department of Health's words that "there is no evidence that the water is not safe." Dr. Weber referred to research stating the quality of the water in the Trinity River is being severely degraded by a variety of pollutants eminating from the Dallas -Fort Worth metroplex. He quoted the article further to say that the major pollutant factor affecting the Trinity River water quality 1s the population growth in the Dallas -Fort Worth metroplex area. He noted discharges from servicing sewage treatment plants will be In most cases into the Trinity River, according to his information. He noted even with modern treatment methods, there will be serious problems impediments to the restitution of the ecologically acceptable balance. He noted tbis problem can only get worse with population growth. Dr. Weber noted the Texas Department of Health said it can mandate more testing should evidence indicate more testing is necessary. He noted he has asked them to test more often, noting the only tests that have been made were in October, after the plant opened; and when they came to his house to test for trihalomethanes; and a test in November - -all referred to as preliminary with no final results yet published. He summarized by saying their tests do not indicate evidence to support further testing. Dr. Weber noted one test is simply not adequate for a population that is constantly changing and that it can not possibly be valid. Dr. Weber did not feel the letter from the Texas Department of Health fulfills their obligation to make a public statement about the quality of the water. He noted therefore, he and Dr. Kordlnak were looking for a consultant in this aspect also who is conversant in water quality and treatment to get an evaluation on the situation. Dr. Weber noted his concerns will only be satisfied with a thorough testing program which will either show he is "right" or "wrong." Mayor Nash thanked Dr. Weber for his sincereity and concern. He noted he does drink the water and gives it to his family. He said considerable time, effort, expertise and money has been spent to insure safe water for Huntsville's citizens and a water supply that meets all known standards. He said he knew of no other way to judge the quality of water except by those methods which have been used. lie noted to the best of his knowledge all of the Council also drink the water as well as city staff members. He noted he would be interested in any reports Dr. Weber and Dr. Kordlnak may produce through their consultant which would be contrary to the information he Council has. Dr. Weber noted he has reports from the Texas Water Quality Board dated 1977 which declare the water above ake Trinity not fit for domestic raw water supplies and their 1981 bulletins also list it as unfit for domestic w water supplies or contact sports. BOOK N, Page 192 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Of FEbaUARY 2,19e2 Chairman Dick Wharton of the Planning Commission Mr. Wharton reported on the February 1, 1982 meeting, noting they reviewed two subdivision requests: 1. Spring Lake, Section 6-- approved preliminary plat with a variance request for street alignment and added a condition that a conceptual plat of the adjoining area be provided to the Planning Department (M. B. Etheredge's Subdivision). 2. Forest Hills Commercial Final Plat -- denied request for approval due entirely to the large amount of incomplete information. Engineer was asked to allow the Planning Comanission the weekend to review the redone drawing which net the City staff's conditions. He noted a special meeting will be held to take action on this plat next week.. He noted the two week requirement of notice was waived. Mr. Wharton noted the Ceaanission af.ended its policy and will now post notice of the Coc.uisnion', regular r:_eting dates so people can look at it and can determine wren the Commission meets at any time. Mr. Jerry Harris, representing the Huntsville Industrial Foundation regarding a proposal to deed right -of -way and construct Avenue F from First Street to FM 2821 Gene Pipes, City Manager, noted Mr. Harris was not present to make this presentation.. The Mayor then asked the Council to pass over this item and take no action. ORDINANCES Ordinance No. 82- 4-- REGULATING CABLE TELEVISION Mayor Nash then presented this ordinance, the caption of which is as follows: ORDINANCE N0. 82 -4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE. TEXAS, REGULATING CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE, REQUIRING MINIMUM RADIO AND TELEVISION AND PROGRAMMING, ESTAB- LISHING TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, REQUIRING CHANNEL PRODUCTION FACILITIES, BUDGET AND STAFF AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LOCAL PROGRAMMING OR CHANNEL ACCESS BY TOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC, CONTAINIi1G VARIOUS ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS, ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, SETTING MAXIMUM RATES, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr. Scott Bounds, City Attorney, noted Section 2Fas been made more flexible to allow the company to alter programming during the course of the year. Mr. Bounds noted in Section 10 it is clarified that the company will provide $50,000 worth (original cost) of studio and local origination equipment and will be responsible for using that equipment to provide local programming if need be for a specified time each year. Mayor Nash requested adding another paragraph to Section 2 to the effect that the "City will review and approve programming." Mr. Steve Crawford, Manager of Telecable, Inc. of Huntsville. stated there would be no problem in allowing the City_Council to review and approve channel changes and that the Telecable Company would give the City a two week notice. Mayor Nash requested that the Ad hoc Telecable Study Cournittee review this contract (ordinance) as amended this evening before the Councir adopts it. The contract was further amended by Councilmember Dickens adding the words by the committee" after "the company may be required" - -by the committee - - "to rebate all or part of the applicable bill to the affected i; subscriber." (Section 6 (8)). Councilmember Dickens also requested staff to determine if the system, as rebuilt to date (in the areas where it is rebuilt). meets the standards of this contract as to signal strength, etc. and to determine what percentage of the plant has been rebuilt at this time to meet these standards. Councilmember Monday requested clarification of "public schools" in Section 7 by adding the word "buildings' Mr. Bounds said the intent of the ordinance is to have one drop at each public school plant. He said he would clarify this. Mr. Crawford noted approximately 13 miles of the new system has been rebuilt. The plant will entail sane 110 miles when complete, he noted. He noted by June of 1982, everyone should be on the newly rebuilt system. Mr. Crawford noted the request is to approve the new rates so that they can go into effect after the new system is complete, but not before. Councilmember Brown made the motion to table this ordinance pending review by the Ad hoc Telecable Study Committee and the inclusion of the above changes and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. PURCHASING Tire and Tube Contract -- Annual Order Mayor Nash then presented the City's recommendation to purchase tires and tubes as follows: Item nos. 1 -6; 8 -14; 21; 25 -27; 29 -33; 40 -43; and 45 from Goodyear for $5,034.36 from general fund to be warehoused and charged to user department and item nos. 7; 15 -20; 22 -24; 28; 34; 36 -39; 44; and 46 from Firestone for $3,707.46 also from general fund to be warehoused and charged to user department. Councilmember Brown made the motion to approve the City staff's recomnendation for these purchases as set out and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. PENDING ITEMS Mobile Home Brokers Request for Consideration on Sign Not in Compliance Mayor Nash presented the Council with the question of the on- premise sign for Mobile Home Brokers, located at 420 Phelps Drive, which is not in compliance with'the City's sign ordinance. Councilr.,e..■ter a:,day rude the motion to deny any type of variance to the sign ordinance for tni: sign and Coancilmember Brown seconded the motion. All were in favor and the rnoticn ii9ssed uneniousli. It was noted this motion then will require that the sign be brought into comp lance wrtn the sign urdinancO. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1982 BOOK N. PAGE 193 Or. John W. Haenosh Appointed City Health Officer -- Resolution No. 82 -1 Mayor Nash noted the City Attorney. Scott Bounds, has requested that the City Council ratify the appointment of Dr. John W. Haenosh as the City's Health Officer, Mr. Bounds noted the Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Articles 4424 and 4425 provide that the City shall elect a city health officer by majority vote. He then presented Resolu- tion No. 82 -1 officially designating Dr. John W. Haenosh to this position. Councilmember Monday made the motion appoint Dr. John W. Haenosh as the City's Health Officer and Councilmember Dickens seconded the motion. All were in favor of the motion to approve Resolution No. 82 -1 which officially appoints Dr. John W. Haenosh as the City Health Officer and the motion passed unanimously. Reapprove the payment of $3,143.22 to 1iISD for the Artist -in- the- Schouli Prugrau conducted in FY 1980 -81. Mayor Nash noted that although funds were approved by City Council and the contract was signed for a joint onsorship of those programs, funds were inadvertently not requested by HISO Aar sEnt by the City during that scal year. Ms. Linda Pease, Coordinator, Huntsville Arts Commission, requested payment of the $3,143.22 at this time. Councilmember Brown then made the motion to approve this expenditure from Revenue Sharing Contingency Funds and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Consider the Adjustment to the Personnel Allocations of the Police Division Mayor Nash noted Chief David Farrar is requesting the addition of one position to be classified as a viorktng Clerk- Supervisor (Clerk III) at a cost of $7,914 for the balance of this fiscal year. Chief Farrar indicated sufficient funds are available in the budget due to salary savings created as a result of police officer vacan- cies in an amount estimated in excess of $15,000. Chief Farrar requested approval of this additional position for the balance of FY 1981 -1982 after which time the need for this position will be re- evaluated prior to the 1982 -82 budget and either retained, amended or deleted. Councilmember Corley made the motion to approve this additional position for the Administrative Support Division of the Police Department (Clerk III) for the remainder of this fiscal year 1981 -1982 and Councilmerber Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Consider Change Order to Correct Sludge Piping Problems at Parker Creek Sewage Treatment Plant Mayor Nash noted that Mr. Patrick D. dePamphilis, P.E. of Wisenbaker, Fix, i Associates reconmends as a solution to the problem with the sludge line in the drying bed area and the problem with sewer as in the pump station, a $6,000 change order which would allow removal of the sludge pipe frors the concrete wall, then raising the entire run of sludge piping enough to have the sludge line from the tee to [ere sludge bed resting on top of the concrete wall and sealing the hole in the concrete wall. As to the sewen gas problem, Mr. Nash notes it is dePamphl1Is' recommendation to reverse the wires to the ventilator motor and discharge it into the building, ving the shutter in the roof and turning it over, or opening the shutters forcefully to allow them to remain open at a minor, if any cost. Mr. Pipes noted the contract is still open on this plant and the change order will allow the Texas Department Water Resources and the EPA to participate in this redesign, or 75% of this cost will be borne by the grant. However, if this change order is denied, he said, and the work is done by the contractor, it will have to be paid for either locally or through some sort of sharing arrangements with the design engineer, Wisenbaker, Fix b Associates. He noted it is worth running this change through as a change order under the open contract to attempt to receive this 75% participation. Mr. Pipes noted it is a design problem from the standpoint that we've already had some crack problems in the concrete (insufficient expansion joints). Councilmember Corley made the motion to approve this change order as discussed and Councilmember Brown seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimous. City Election Filings Mayor Nash MAYOR'S REPORT noted Councilmembers -at -large Brown and Corley have refiled for another two year term and Dr. Stephen E. Davis has filed for Position 3 at- large, the position being vacated in April of 1983 by Councilmember at -large Dickens, who has served his full eight years and will be ineligible to rue, for re- election under Charter requirements. ADJOURNMENT aw. City Secretary uary 2, 1982 FEBRUARY 2, 1982 CITY COUNCIL MEETING BOOK N, Page 191 MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FIELD ON THE 2N0 DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 1982 IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 7:00 P.M. The Council met in regular session with the following members present: William V, Nash, Mayor Murray A. Brown Larry Corley E. Larry Dickens Bill Hodges Jane Monday Members absent: Jerry L. Dowling Uelora King Guree McGlotlien The meeting was called to order by the Honorable William V. Nash, Mayor. The invocation was presented by the Reverend Dick Sizemore of the First Church of the Nazarene. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Mayor Nash then presented the minutes of the former meeting of January 26, 1982 for the Council's considera- tion. Councilmember Corley made the motion to adopt the minutes as prepared and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. ATTENDING CITIZENS Dr. James Weber Concerning Water Quality, Texas Department of Health Correspondence, and Suspension of Financing Arrangements on the Surface Water plant Dr. Weber asked the Council to express their individual opinions about the City's drinking water supply. He wished to know if the Councllmembers considered the water safe. Mayor Nash advised the Council will he happy to make remarks in this regard after Dr. Weber completes his presentation. Dr. Weber noted his concerns are: 1. The legal position of the City of Huntsville regarding the future of its water supply_ Dr. Weber noted he wrote to the Texas Water Development Board to clarify that TRA did sell the bonds to the state and that in this regard, 1RA does come under the definition of a political subdivision. He noted it was also learned that the TPA is covered.by certain statutes in this regard. Dr, Weber, noted he and Dr. Kordlnak are still not satisfied about the City's legal position in this regard and intend to contact someone who is corversant with the water conflicts in this state to ask their opinion. He noted the results of this contact will be communi- cated to the Council when it is appropriate. 2. The quality of the water Dr. Weber read a paragraph from research literature available on this river. Dr. Kordlnak then stacked volumes and volumes of research material available on the Trinity River (water quality, etc.) on the table for the Council to see. He noted these materials are being presented because of the Texas Department of Health's words that "there is no evidence that the water is not safe." Dr. Weber referred to research stating the quality of the water in the Trinity River is being severely degraded by a variety of pollutants emanating from the Dallas -Fort Worth metroplex. He quoted the article further to say that the major pollutant factor affecting the Trinity River water quality is the population growth in the Dallas -Fort Worth metroplex area. He noted discharges from servicing sewage treatment plants will be in most cases into the Trinity River. according to his information. He noted even with modern treatment methods, there will be serious problems impediments to the restitution of the ecologically acceptable balance. He noted this problem can only get worse with population growth. Dr. Weber noted the Texas Department of Health said it can mandate more testing should evidence indicate more testing is necessary. He noted he has asked them to test more often, noting the only tests that have been made were in October. after the plant Opened; and when they came to his house to test for trihalomethanes; and a test in November - -all referred to as preliminary with no final results yet published. He summarized by saying their tests do not indicate evidence to support further testing. Dr. Weber noted one test is simply not adequate for a population that is constantly changing and that it can not possibly be valid. Dr. Weber did not feel the letter from the Texas Department of Health fulfills their obligation to make a public statement about the quality of the water. He noted therefore, he and Dr. Kordlnak were looking for a consultant in this aspect also who is conversant In water quality and treatment to get an evaluation on the situation. Dr. Weber noted his concerns will only be satisfied with a thorough testing program which will either show he is "right" or "wrong." Mayor Nash thanked Dr. Weber for his sincereity and concern. He noted he does drink the water and gives it to his family. He said considerable time, effort, expertise and money has been spent to insure safe water for Huntsville's citizens and a water supply that meets all known standards. He said he knew of no other way to judge the quality of water except by those methods which have been used. He noted to the best of his knowledge all of the Council also drink the water as well as city staff members, He noted he would be interested in any reports Dr. Weber and Dr. Kordlnak may produce through their consultant which would be contrary to the information the Council has. Dr. Weber noted he has reports from the Texas Water Quality Board dated 197J which declare the water above Lake Trinity not fit for domestic raw water supplies and their 1981 bulletins also list it as unfit for domestic ater supplies or contact sports. BOOK N, Pale 1T.? Ci i i CULicCIL r LE1it L OF FEUXU,\RY 2, 1•u2 Chairman Dick Wharton of the Planning Commission Mr. Wharton reported on the February 1, 1982 meeting, noting they reviewed two subdivision requests: 1. Spring Lake, Section 6 -- approved preliminary plat with a variance request for street alignment and added a condition that a conceptual plat of the adjoining area be provided to the Planning Department (M. B. Etheredge's Subdivision). 2. Forest Hills Commercial Final Plat -- denied request for approval due entirely to the large amount of incomplete information. Engineer was asked to allow the Planning Commission the weekend to review the redone drawing which met the City staff's conditions. He noted a special meeting will be held to take action on this plat next week. He noted the two week requirement of notice was waived. Mr. Wharton noted the Cenmission amended its policy and will no.+ post notice of the Commission's regular meeting dates so people can look at it and can determine when tha Commission meets at any time. Mr. Jerry Harris, representing the Huntsville Industrial Foundation regarding a proposal to deed right -of -way and construct Avenue F from First Street to FM 2821 Gene Pipes, City Manager, noted Mr. Harris was not present to make this presentation.. The Mayor then asked the Council to pass over this item and take no action. ORDINANCES Ordinance No. 82- 4-- REGULATING CABLE TELEVISION Mayor Nash then presented this ordinance, the caption of which is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 82 -4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, REGULATING CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE, REQUIRING MINIMUM RADIO AND TELEVISION AND PROGRAMMING, ESTAB- LISHING TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, REQUIRING CHANNEL PRODUCTION FACILITIES, BUDGET AND STAFF AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LOCAL PROGRAMMING OR CHANNEL ACCESS BY TOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC, C0t1TAINING VARIOUS ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS, ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, SETTING MAXIMUM RATES, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mr. Scott Bounds, City Attorney, noted Section 2 has been made more flexible to allow the company to alter programming during the course of the year. Mr. Bounds noted in Section 10 it is clarified that the company will provide $50,000 worth (original cost) of studio and local origination equipment and will be responsible for using that equipment to provide local programming if need be for a specified time each year. Mayor Nash requested adding another paragraph to Section 2 to the effect that the "City will review and approve programming." Mr. Steve Crawford, Manager of Telecable, inc. of Huntsville, stated there would be no problem in allowing the City_Council to review and approve channel changes and that the Telecable Company would give the City a two week notice. Mayor Nash requested that the Ad hoc Telecable Study Committee review this contract (ordinance) as amended this evening before the�ouncil adopts i[. The contract was further amended by Councilmernber Dickens adding the words by the committee" after the company may be required" - -by the comnittee--"to rebate all or part of the applicable bill to the affected subscriber." (Section 6 (B)). Councilmernber Dickens also requested staff to determine if the system, as rebuilt to date (in the areas where it is rebuilt), meets the standards of this contract as to signal strength, etc. and to determine what percentage of the plant has been rebuilt at this time to meet these standards. Councilmernber Monday requested clarification of "public schools" in Section 7 by adding the word "buildings" Mir. Bounds said the intent of the ordinance is to have one drop at each public school plant. He said he would clarify this. Mr. Crawford noted approximately 13 miles of the new system has been rebuilt. The plant will entail some 110 miles when complete, he noted. He noted by June of 1982, everyone should be on the newly rebuilt system. Mr. Crawford noted the request is to approve the new rates so that they can go into effect after the new system is complete, but not before. ' Councilmember Brown made the motion to table this ordinance pending review by the Ad hoc Telecable Study Committee and the inclusion of the above changes and Councilmernber Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. PURCHASING Tire and Tube Contract -- Annual Order Mayor Nash then presented the City's recommendation to purchase tires and tubes as follows: Item nos. 1 -6; 8 -14; 21; 25 -27; 29 -33; 40 -43; and 45 from Goodyear for $5,034.36 from general fund to be warehoused and charged to user department and item nos. 7; 15 -20; 22 -24; 28; 34; 36 -39; 44; and 46 from Firestone for $3,707.46 also from general fund to be warehoused and charged to user department. Councilmernber Brown made the motion to approve the City staff's recommendation for these purchases as set out and Councilmernber Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. PENDING ITEMS Mobile Home Brokers Request for Consideration on Sign Not in Compliance ' Mayor Nash presented the Council with the question of the on- premise sign for Mobile Home Brokers, located at 420 Phelps Drive, which is not in compliance with the City's sign ordinance. Councila -,ber Monday made tr.. motion to deny any type of variance to the sign ordinance for this si;n and Cu.cncilnri..r Crc.+n seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. It was note) this riotion then will require that the sign be brought into compliance with the sign ordinance. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1982 HOOK N, PAGE 193 Dr. John W. Haenosh Appointed City Health Officer -- Resolution No. 82 -1 Mayor Nash noted the City Attorney, Scott Bounds, has requested that the City Council ratify the appointment of Dr. John W. Haenosh as the City's Health Officer. M'r. Bounds noted the Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Articles 4424 and 4425 provide that the City shall elect a city health officer by majority vote. He then presented Resolu- tion No. 82 -1 officially designating Dr. John W. Haenosh to this position. Councilmember Monday made the motion to appoint Dr. John W. Haenosh as the City's Health Officer and Councilmember Dickens seconded the motion. All were in favor of the motion to approve Resolution No. 82 -1 which officially appoints Dr. John W. Haenosh as the City Health Officer and the motion passed unanimously. Raapprove the payment of $3,143.22 to HISD for the Artist- in -tii- Schools Prograa conducted in FY 1980 -81. Mayor Nash noted that although funds were approved by City Council and the contract was signed for a joint sponsorship of those programs, funds were inadvertently not requested by H1SU nor se tby the City during that fiscal year. Ms. Linda Pease, Coordinator, Huntsville Arts Commission, requested payment of the $3,143.22 at this time. Councilmember Brown then made the motion to approve this expenditure from Revenue Sharing Contingency Funds and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the Vuitton passed unanimously. Consider the Adjustment to the Personnel Allocations of the Police Division Mayor flash noted Chief David Farrar is requesting the addition of one position to be classified as a Working Clerk- Supervisor (Clerk 11I) at a cost of 57,914 for the balance of this fiscal year. Chief Farrar indicated sufficient funds are available in the budget due to salary savings created as a result of police officer vacan- cies in an amount estimated in excess of $15,000. Chief Farrar requested approval of this additional position for the balance of FY 1981 -1982 after which time the need for this position will be re- evaluated prior to the 1982 -82 budget and either retained, amended or deleted. Councilmember Corley made the motion to approve this additional position for the Administrative Support Division of the Police Oepartment (Clerk Ill) for the remainder of this fiscal year 1981 -1982 and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Consider Change Order to Correct Sludge Piping Problems at Parker Creek Sewage Trreatment Plan Mayor Nash noted that Mr. Patrick D. dePamphilis, P.E. of Wisenbaker, Fix, 1 Associates recommends as a solution to the problem with the sludge line in the drying bed area and the problem with sewer gas in the pump station, a $6,000 change order which would allow removal of the sludge pipe from the concrete wall, then raising the entire run of sludge piping enough to have the sludge line from the tee to tr;t sludge bed resting on top of the concrete wall and sealing the hole in the concrete wall. As to the sewen gas problem, Mr. Nash notes it is Mr. dePamphilis' recommendation to reverse the wires to the ventilator motor and discharge it into the building, removing the shutter in the roof and turning it over, or opening the shutters forcefully to allow them to remain open at a minor, if any cost. Mr. Pipes noted the contract Is still open on this plant and the change order will allow the Texas Department of Water Resources and the EPA to participate in this redesign, or 751 of this coif. will be borne by the grant. However, if this change order is denied, he said, and the work is done by the ccatractor, it will have to be paid for either locally or through some sort of sharing arrangements with the design engineer, Wisenbaker, Fix b Associates. He noted it is worth running this change through as a change order under the open contract to attempt to receive this 75% participation. Mr. Pipes noted it is a design problem from the standpoint that we've already had some crack problems in the concrete (insufficient expansion joints). Councilmember Corley made the motion to approve this change order as discussed and Councilmember Brown seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanieousj. City Election Filings Mayor Nash MAYOR'S REPORT noted Counctlmembers -at -large Brown and Corley have refiled for another two year term and Dr. Stephen E. Gavis has filed for Position 3 at- large, the position being vacated in April of 1983 by Councilmember at -large Dickens, who has served his full eight years and will be ineligible to run for re- election under Charter requirements. ADJOURNMENT City Secretary February 2. 1982