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MIN CC 03/16/1982March 16. Ivd7 PAGE 199 -- aDOa N MINUTES OF THE IIUN1SVILLE Clif COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 16TH Olt Of MARCH. A.D.. 1982 In 14 CID. HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. LOCATED Al 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CiTY OF HUNTSVILLE. COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 7:00 P.M. The Council art in regular session with the following members present: William V. Nash. Mayor Murray A. Brain Larry Corley E. Larry DtckenS Jerry L. Dowling 8111 Hodges Delora King Goree McGlothen Jane Monday The meeting was called to order by the Honorable William Y. Nash. Mayor. The invocation was presented by the Reverend Iowa Jones of St. James United Methodist Church. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Counctlmeaber Brown made the motion to adopt the minutes of March 9. 1982 as prepared and Councilmember McGlothen seconded the motion. All were In favor and the notion passed unanimously. MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE DeLONG'S REQUEST Revision of Hours Open to the Public for Municipal Court Judge Delong asked the City Council if they would have any objections to revising the hours the Court is ope to the public from B:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 A. M. - 4:00 P.M. He advised that a certain amount of time is required to process the volume of paperwork generated by each traffic ticket and court cases and this time change would accommodate the Court to more efficiently process this work. The City Council unanimously supported this time change and there were no objections. The Council felt it could be done administratively and would not require formal council action. MAYOR'S REPORT -- William Y. Nash Proposal to Study a Comprehensive Public Relations Plan Mayor Nash felt the City should make available to the public through the newspaper, information regarding the City and all of its operations. in an orderly and accurate form. He noted there are certain projects and items that can best be explained by the City Manager and he felt the City Manager should develop this news - information system to writing and have it published as additional information to that normally reported by the news media coverage of City Council meetings. etc. to keep the public informed of the City's day to day activitie SWEPCO Convent (South West Electric Power Company) In response to an inquiry from Mr. Ron Creel of the Huntsville Item newspaper staff, to speak to the impact of growth caused by the SWEPCO operations being established near Huntsville, Mayor Nash, Councllreabers Brown. K1 McGlothen,Corley,Mbnday responded in a generally positive way and Councilmembers Dowling, Hodges and Dickens felt it would be more appropriate to respond to Mr. Creel individually and privately since this is a private entity concern out of Huntsville's governing board's jurisdiction. ORDINANCES Ordinance No. 82 -5 Regulating Cable Televislom Mr. gene Pipes, City Manager, distributed a letter to the Council from a Mr. Jim Carr. an engineer for the television production facility located in the Criminal Justice Center, which expressed some concern of the language in the City's proposed cable ordinance which he felt can and will prevent the development of any meaning ful, professional local television service for the people of Huntsville. The Council felt it necessary to delay formal action on the ordinance until they had the opportunity to review the points raised In Mr. Carr's letter. Councilmember Brom made the motion to table this Ordinance and Councllmeuber King seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Review Entex Rate Agreement of 1973 CityIAttorney Scott Bounds presented an brief legal review of the state law regarding gas rate increases as a clarification for the Council and to inform them that gas rate increases now permitted to Entex without Council action are a result of state law and not because of any city rate ordinance. (1975 Public Utility Regulatory Act) PURCHASING ti Lift Station and Force Rain for Brown 011 Tools Councilmember Monday rade the motion to award the bid for construction of a lift station and force main for Brown 011 Tool, as contracted. to Brazos Palley Utilities in the amount of $127,420 and Councllmerber Corley seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. (Subject to approval by Brown Oil Tools and their deposit with the Liu OT SuTTItlent tunas 10 cover project costs.) Pavilion for Emancipation Park Councilmember McGlothen made the motion to authorize the staff to seek bids for the construction of a pavilion for Emancipation Park (estimated cost of 558.500) to be funded from Revenue Sharing Contingency Fund and Councllire ber Dickens seconded the motion. All were in favor and the notion passed unanirvus . Sale of Various Vehicles and Equipment by Sealed Bid Councilmember Corley made the motion to authorize the City to proceed with plans to sell various vehicles and equipment by sealed bid and Councilmember Hodges seconded the motion. All were in ravor and the. notion passed unantmousle- 9. 2 1992 -- CiTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Purchase of hew Radar Equipment for the Police Division Councllmember Hodges rode the motion to authorize the City to seek bids for new radar equipment and Counctlrember IlcGlotnen seconded the motion. Oouncllmenber Monday made an amending coition to authorize the City to seek bids for the leasing as well as the purchasing method of acquiring this radar equipment and Council member Brown seconded the amending motion. Councilmetbers Hodges and McGlothen accepted the amendment. All were in favor of the amended motion and it passed unanimously. PENDING ITEMS City Manager's News Report Corcept in local News Media CounCilmenber King made the motion to authorize the City Manager to prepare a City News Bulletin on a weekl or more frequent basis for publication in the newspaper as a method of keeping the citizens informed about day to day activities of the City and Inc status of various projects or items of interest to our citizens and Councllmember Dowling seconded the motion. Councilmember Monday made a friendly amendment stating that if the Huntsville Item will not publish these bulletins as a public service. that the City be herein authorized to purchase space for this information and Councilneeber Hodges seconded the amending motion. Councilweebers King and Dowling accepted the amendment. All were in favor of the amended motion and it passed unanimously. Dual 16th Streets Nacre Designation Survey Council ember Brown made the motion to table action on the renaming of one of the 16th Streets until the Council could further review the traffic survey study and the master plan and to drive the area and Councllmeabe Monday seconded the Motion. All were in favor of this motion and it passed unanimously. This item to be taken to the next work session of the Council. Mousing Rehabilitation Contracts in the H.U.D. Project - -Re -Award of Bids Councllmember Brown made the motion to sward contracts for structural rehabilitation wort under the Community Development Block Grant Project as follows: File No. Contractor Bid Price 103-81 Kevin Wedegren $14,030.011 109-81 Triple 'R' Construction $10.226.00 115-81 Kevin Wedegren $13.335.00 and to waive the $10,000 limit for all applicants and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract docu- ments on behalf of the City with funding from the Community Development Block Grant. Councilnenber Corley seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Status of North Huntsville Sewer Plant and Sewer Lateral Project The Council reviewed without comment a memorandum from Patricia Allen, Director of Finance. regarding available funds for the North Sewer Laterals and Parker Creek Plant Project, dated March 11. 1982 which listed funds available on the Parker Creek Plant at $173.749 and funds available on the North Sewer Laterals Project at $493,296. Proposal from Jack Waldron. Layne -Texas for Subsurface Water Survey for Huntsville Councilmeaber Monday made the motion to fund a study by Jack Waldron, Ph.D., Geohydrologist, of Layne Texas Comm, to determine additional well water supplies within a circle of radius twenty -five miles and centering on the City of Huntsville foF a fee of $7.500 from Water and Sewer Contingency Fund and Councilmember Brown seconded the motion. Councileeebers Monday. Corley. Mayor Nash. Councilmeebers McGlothen and Brown voted IN FAVOR of this motion and Councilmenbers Dowling, Hodges, King and Dickens voted OPPOSED. The motion, however passed with a vote of five to four. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS SWEPCO Hearing Notice and Request for Comments -- ■ letter from the US EPA dated March 9, 1992 was presented which indicated • public hearing date had been set concerning Southwestern Electric Power Company' proposed construction of a lignite -fired steam generating facility to be located 2 miles southwest of State Route 247 and 9 miles northwest of Huntsville, Walker_ unty_ Jexas_.[pr.Af ril 14, 198? from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers in Huntsville. Co.wents would to accepted until April 2. 1982. Fund Balances — Balances as of March 11, 1982 were reviewed without convent. Dedication Programs -- for the Martin D. Colley Courtroom and the A. J. `Josh' Brown Wastewater Treatment Pla, were presented for Council information. Both dedications were held on March 16, 1982. EXECUTIVE SESSION An executive session was conducted to discuss a legal matter and real estate matters concerning property acquisition and disposal. ADJOURNMENT