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MIN CC 07/13/1982MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 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 Stephen E. Davis Jerry L. Dowling Bill Hodges " Delora King Goree McGlothen Jane Monday Members absent Murray A. Brown Larry Corley The meeting was called to order by the Honorable William V. Nash. Councilmember Goree McGlothen gave the invocation. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Councilmember Monday made the motion to approve the minutes of June 29, 1982 and Council the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. King seconde CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Gene Pipes, City Manager, presented the monthly bond report to the Council and advised of the avail- ability of the Monthly Police and Municipal Court Reports. Councilmember Monday requested a copy of each for he review. ORDINANCES Ordinance No. 82 -14- -Speed Zones Mayor Nash presented this ordinance, the caption of which is as follows: API ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON HIGHWAY 190 (ELEVENTH STREET) AND FM 247 (MIDWAY ROAD); DIRECTING POSTING OF SIGNS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO $200.00; REQUIRING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH NOTICES; AND MAKING OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS. Councilmember Monday raised several questions regarding the speed zones and asked the City Attorney, Scott Bound to research the answers to those questions and advise her. Councilmember Dowling then made the motion to approv. Ordinance No. 82 -14 as presented and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 82- 15-- Amends Design Criteria Manual Mayor Nash then presented this ordinance, the caption of which is as follows: API ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING ITS DESIGN CRITERIA MANUAL TO PERMIT UNPAVED STREETS IPI CERTAIN SITUATIONS; AND MAKING OTHER FINDINGS APID PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. This ordinance had been tabled on June 29, 1982 to allow time to research the wording for this ordinance, however it is now again presented to the Council for action unchanged from its first presentation. Councilmember Monday made the motion to adopt. Ordinance No. 82 -15 and Councilmember King seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER AN ALARM SYSTEMS POLICY AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED BY STAFF Mayor Nash presented information provided by the City Attorney, Scott Bounds and the Director of Public Safety, David Farrar, requesting an amendment to the existing policy regarding alarm systems and fees. The amendment recommended by the staff is as follows: 1. For the first 12 false alarms, no charge. 2. For each false alarm afterwards, $10.00 each. 3. Weather induced alarm problems shall not be considered false alarms. Councilmember Monday made the motion to approve this amendment in policy and Councilmember McGlothen seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER A PROPOSAL FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES TO ADDRESS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE BROWN WATER PROBLEMS Director of Public Utilities, F. Boyd Wilder, advised the Council of the recommendation of the City's brown water consultant, Mr. Steve C. Hartman, P. E., Laboratory Director of Engineering- Science, to install a permanent automatic, "first flush" bypass system at Well 19 and Well 20 at an anticipated engineering cost for detailed design of the bypass systems, including mechanical piping plan, central wiring diagram, and equipment specifica- tions for less than S6,000. After consideration by the Council, it was the general consensus of the Council the no action should be taken at this time pending a little more history to develop in this area before a permanent installation is authorized. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE REPLACEMENT OF A SPECTROPHOTOMETER FOR THE BROWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAB Councilmember Monday made the motion to authorize the replacement of a spectrophotometer for the Brown Waste water Treatment facility lab in the amount of $2,250 to be funded from Water and Sewer Contingency Fund and the mnfinn was seconded by fniinri lmenCer Yind All were in fiver and the mnPinn passed unnniovar.1/ PAGE 224 -- BOOK "N" CONSIDER CERTIFYING THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT VALUES FOR THE TAX ROLL Councilmember King made the motion to certify the Central Appraisal District values for the tax roll in the amounts of: total value: 5247,921,260, less exemptions of 512,276,510, for a net taxable value of S285,644,750 and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. Discussion: Councilmember Davis requested a report on examples of where the exemptions are, broken down into various categories. Upon a vote on the motion, Councilmembers Dowling, Hodges, King, McGlothen and Monday and Mayor Nash were in favor of the motion to certify the tax roll but Councilmember Davis voted OPPOSED to the motion. The motion, however, passed by a vote of six J to one (1). MAYOR'S REPORT Housing Authority Appointments Mayor Nash requested additional time to make these appointments, noting he may be prepared to make these appointments by the next meeting of the Council. Executive Session Mayor Nash noted there is a need for an executive session to discuss real estate matters and legal matters. EXECUTIVE SESSION FORMAL MEET RIG RECONVENED Land Purchase for Water Tower Site Councilmember Hodges made the motion to authorize the City Manager to advertise and give notice that the City intends to trade land for the acquisition of a land site from Gibbs Bros. for a water tower for elevated storage and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT y submitted, Shaw, City Secretary July 13, 1982