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MIN CC 12/14/1982CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1982 PAGE 257 - -BOOK "N" 257 MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 PM. The Council met in regular session with the following members present: William V. Nash, Mayor Murray A. Brown Larry Corley Stephen E. Davis Jerry L. Dowling Bill Hodges Delora King Goree McGlothen Jane Monday The meeting was called to order by the Honorable William V. Nash, Mayor. The invocation was presented by City Councilmember Goree McGlothen. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Councilmember Corley made the motion to approve the minutes of December 7, 1982 and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. A SPECIAL PRESENTATION Resolution No. 82 -18 -- Honoring David Hardy Councilmember Monday made the motion to adopt Resolution No. 82 -18 recognizing the accomplishments of Mr. David Hardy in athletics and Councilmember Brown seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. ATTENDING CITIZENS Mr. Bill Knotts, Planning Commission Member to Deliver December 6, 1982 Meeting Report. Mr. Knotts presented the minutes of the Planning Commission's last meeting and answered some general quettions of the Council. Mr. Jim Carter, President, Pine Tree Running Club, to present Trophys Mr. Carter commended members of the City staff for their assistance before, during and after the races held in Huntsville. Mr. Carter noted last year 650 people participated in the Huntsville half and quarter marathon, descending upon Huntsville from all over Texas and other states. He informed the Council of the highlights of the recent race. He presented the trophy for the overall winner, donated by American Amicable Life Insurance Company, in honor of Melvin Rimer who is in the Bearkat Hall of Fame. The second trophy from KSAM in honor of Jeff Wells, a world class marathoner from Madisonville, was also presented by Mr. Carter. The third trophy presented is in memory of Mr. Aaron David and is for the 6.6 mile race for younger people, ages 1-14 (Kyle Wood of Huntsville won this trophy this year). Mayor Nash advised Mr. Carter the city would be pleased to display these trophys this year in its E. Larry Dickens Honorary Trophy Case in the City Hall lobby. CONSIDER A SERIES OF SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1982 -1983 Mayor Nash then presented the following contracts for the Council's approval. Musical Programs Huntsville Community Choral Society $10,000 and Musical Band Dance Workshop Sara Cherryholmes & SHSU Dance Dept. $ 3,000 Dance Program Space /Dance /Theatre, Inc. $ 2,500 Arts Program HISD $ 3,500 Huntsville Theatre SHSU Drama Department $ 8,000 Festival Councilmember Monday made the motion to approve these contracts to be paid for from budgeted funds and Council - member Corley seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER TWO ADDITIONAL HOUSING REHABILITATION PROJECTS FOR THE HUD - -NEW ADDITION AREA Councilmember Brown made the motion to award the Housing Rehabilitation bid for application 102 -82 to Kevin Wedergren for $14,240 and to reject the bid of $16,130 for application 113 -81 from Kevin Wedergren and Councilmember King seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER A BID FROM HOLGUIN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPUTER Councilmember Corley made the motion to reject the bid from Holguin and Associates in the amount of $89,950, as recommended by staff and to rebid at'a future date and Councilmember Monday seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER BIDS FOR PURCHASE OF ROAD SURFACING MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE STREET DIVISION Councilmember Corley made the motion to award the bid to Azrock Industries in the amount of $85,606 for road surfacing materials for use in the Street Division maintenance activities, from budgeted funds, and Councilmember King seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. • 258 PAGE 258, BOOK "N" CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 1982 Bond Rating Results Proclamation Honoring Employee Resignation- -EMS Board Member Water Tower Plans Christmas Decorations Downtown PROCLAMATION CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Gene Pipes reported the interest rate on municipal bonds is coming down. He noted the interest rate a year ago was 11.98% and during the last week in November, it was 10.23 %. He noted things are looking better. Mr. Pipes noted a proclamation would be issued in the morning honoring a 34 year city employee who has enjoyed 34 years with the city with no work days lost due to injury. He noted in the last nineteen years, this individual has had 17 without having to use sick leave (Mr. Pipes is referring to Fir. A. E. Hamilton.). He noted the proclamation will be presented to this employee Thursday morning at the Safety Meeting. The Council was advised of the resignation from the Emergency Medical Service Board of one of the City's appointees, Mr. Rtchard Hartnett. Mr. Pipes noted Mr. Hartnett's resignation is due to his election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2. He noted Mr. Hartnett wishes to avoid any possible conflict of interest between these two positions. Mr. Pipes noted the Mayor and Council will need to make a new appointment after the first of the year. Noted earlier this evening the Council reviewed the plans and illustrations for the new water tower to be build next year. He asked the Councilmembers to be think- ing about a color scheme for this structure, which will be a landmark in Huntsville because of its size. Mr. Pipes noted a high school group has requested Christmas Decorations for down- town Huntsville. He noted this group wishes to raise money for new decorations and he wanted the Council to be apprised of this activity. Mr. Pipes felt sure this group would be contacting the City Council and the public in general regarding this need. Councilmember Monday noted this group should be encouraged to continue their efforts but to keep in mind the downtown revitalization effort and review the proposed new Christmas Decorations as to how they will best tie into the downtown area, especially as it develops in the next few years. MAYOR'S REPORT -- WILLIAM V. NASH "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week" Proclamation was issued earlier this evening by Mayor Nash. He urged everyone to pay special attention to this problem, especially at this time of the year. He asked the newsmedia to give reasonable attention to this effort. COUNCIL ACTION Tidbits from Yesteryear Councilmember McGlothen noted he found the Items of Yesteryear -- December of 1889 to be quite interesting. Mayor Nash asked the City Secretary to continue this activity as it is interesting to the Council to learn of the concern/ of previous City Councils. Traffic Congestion Councilmember Dowling noted the mass confusion at Gibbs Elementary School about Gibbs Elementary School 3 P.M. on school days. He noted the traffic signs in the area are ignored and that the conditions there at that time of day are hazardous. Mr. Pipes noted the City is aware of the condition and noted it is an unenforceable situation. Mayor Nash asked the City Manager to review this problem again. Highway 19 R FM 2821 Councilmember Brown commended the Police Division for their excellent assistance at this intersection, directing traffic during the school rush hours. He noted as a temporary solution, this seems to be working out well. Mayor Nash noted both of these traffic problems need the Council's attention and both of them involve school traffic. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully submitted, h DeShaw, Ciiy "Secretary December 14, 1982