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MIN CC 04/10/1990MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 10, 1990. BOOK "p" 83 MINUTES OF THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 1990 IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 6:45 P.M. The CounciL met in a regular session with the following members present Jane Monday 0. Eugene Barrett City officers present: Gary Bett James L. Carter Gene Pipes, City Manager William B. Green Percy Howard, Jr. Scott Bounds, City Attorney William L. Hammock William H. Knotts, Jr. Ruth DeShaw, City Secretary Member Absent: Its G. Gaines [Mayor Monday arrived approximately 7:15 p.m.] FORMAL MEETING Mayor Pro tem Percy Howard, Jr. called the formal meeting to order and then presented the invocation. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Mayor Pro tem Howard presented the minutes of April 3, 1990 for consideration. Councilmember Barrett made the motion to approve of April 3. 1990 minutes as presented and Councilmember Knotts seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. I CONSIDER BIDS Consider bid for Solid Concrete Intertockim Pavers -- sidewalk project downtown - -to Autery Construction in the amount of $41.508.50 to be paid from CIP funds. Councilmember Green made the motion to approve of this bid as presented and Councitmember Knotts seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. Consider bid for Hickory Street -- street and sanitary sewer repair, concrete work - -to Spivey Construction in the amount of $12,874.25 to be paid from CIP funds Councilmember Barrett made the motion to approve of the bid of Spivey Construction for $12. 874.25 to do this work and Councilmember Green seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER ORDINANCE Consider Ordinance No. 90 -6 concerning claim and deLivery of a certificate of obligation for a front - loading refuse truck in the amount of $115.000 at the interest rate of 7.19% as bid by Ms. Doris Neiderhofer Mr. Gene Pipes, City Manager, presented this ordinance, the caption of which is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 90 -6 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING CLAIM AND DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED HERETO ' Councitmember Barrett made the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 90 -6 as presented above and Councilmember Howard seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously. CONSIDER AGREEMENT Consider approval of agreement with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Local Parks. Recreation and Open Space Fund in the amount of $213,760 ($106.880) state funds to develop Thomason Park MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 10, 1990. BOOK "g" 84 Councilmember Knotts made the motion to approve of the agreement with the Texas Parks and Wildlife CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - -GENE PIPES Mr. Pipes requested that discussion of this matter be deferred until another time. Mr. Pipes presented this matter for the Council's discussion. After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the City Council that the city not participate in paving work in Elkins Lake, but to concentrate on the paving needs of the City of Huntsville. Mr. Pipes presented information from Ms. Linda Pease, Project Coordinator, Huntsville Arts ssion, advising of the Arts Commission's recommendation that the Council follow the Landscaping plans sed in the 1982 Huntsville Downtown Study as the city develops any part of the nine - block, downtown and all gateways and Linkages to it. Ms. Pease noted Mr. Kim Williams, who is the supervising tect for the downtown building facade project, has encouraged the adherance to the landscaping and design proposals in the 1982 downtown study which he describes as excellent with the need for only updating. Councilmember Barrett made the motion that the City Council set up a work session to review don and Councilmenber Howard seconded the motion. Discussion: Counci lmenber Knotts encouraged the I it to officially adopt its plan for the downtown as this would really dress up the downtown area. � l Monday noted the Council will evaluate this plan and that the staff should get it ready for a ' hop. ALL were in favor and the motion passed unanimousty. MAYOR'S ACTIVITY REPORT- -JANE MONDAY Mayor Monday presented a large round wooden plaque stating the State of Texas, City of Huntsville featuring a center star flanked by an oak tree branch and a pecan branch, which has recently been ented as a gift to the City by Mr. Jim Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The icil concurred that a thank you letter should be written to Mr. Lynaugh and that all of the members of Council should sign it. Mayor Monday generally updated the Council on the recent meeting of the Walker County Metropolitan Drtation Committee's work, the Tourism Committee Meeting, the Walker County Fair and the upcoming L Sam Houston Folk Festival plans. COUNCIL ACTION Councilmember Howard advised the City Manager that Mrs. Martha Johnson will be contacting him soon 3arding her need to access property she owns on the north end of Sam Houston Avenue. Mr. Pipes advised he 11 be happy to visit with her. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully submitted, L/4�4 Ruth DeShaw, City Secretary April 10, 1990