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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965/08/02-Agenda-Pre-Council 09% D E N D A +e1� �MAt�- + i► PRE-CDUNCiL Q)NFERENCE 8;30 A.M., MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1965 Council Conference Room WWOMM Reminder of Meeting with ?ark and Recreation Board, 4°00 p4m. , Nbuday, August 2, 1965, Library Auditoriums Z) h Purchaeeof Radio Equipment (M&C`e P-456 and P-457) �Irw--Iirchase of Road Gravel (M&C C-550) aw; d ,Amekk 4W Gll�daiti (10-R. 4F84 And '1�l6� C-871) t Petition for Die-annexation nd AcoMition and Sale Communications r Action taken to Suppress Pornographic Literature (I.R. #763) 4 of August 2, 1965 " }'. I terns n MINUTES PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE AUGUST 2nd, 1965 Present: Late: Absent: 1 . parr 8 . Hoover (Item 2) 9. Shannon 2 . Kemble 3 . Stovall 4. Deen 5 . Hamm 6 . Eagle 7 . Jones I t e m Follow-LIP I . Invitation to Council for Billy Graham Movie GWEN - please call and remind Showing, August 13th Council . The Mayor reported that the Reverends Fred Swank and Jimmy Morgan have invited Members of the Council to the advance showing of the Billy Graham film, "The Restless Ones," on Friday, August 13, at 10 a.m. at the Ridglea Theatre . Council Members asked that they be reminded of this date. 2 . Purchase of Radio Equipment (M&C's P-456 and GENE - have W. A. Rubottom notif,; P-457) local dealers of future radio equipment needs, as well as Dallas Councilman Eagle asked if the proposed purchases distributors of radio equipment were for similar type equipment . The City Manager replied that the bids for mobile units are all for transistorized equipment, and that the base station bids are for transistorized equipment from G .E . and tube-type equipment from Motorola. Councilman Kemble asked whether we were aware that G.E. had transistorized base stations when we made out the specifications. The City Manager replied that we knew about the transistorized base station equipment, but preferred to write specifications under which all c,-Pmpanies could bid. Councilman Hamm asked if this is a budgeted item; the City Manager replied it is not, but a needed item at this time. Councilman Stovall commented that by 1970 all such radio equipment would be transistorized. He thought that G.E. was the best buy, from his talking to dealers over the weekend. Councilman Hamm suggested that when the City buys this amount of radio equipment, the proposals should be put out together to get competition due to the size of the order. The City Manager replied that in this case the bids for Water Depart- ment radios were advertised ahead of the bid request for Police and Fire radio equipment . Councilman Hamm asked why the local dealers didn't bid, and were they invited to bid? Representatives of G.E. and Motorola then made brief presentations to the Council giving advantages of their particular kinds of equipment Speaking for G.E . were Ed Rinehart, the local G.E. manager, and Mr. Ellis, G.E. regional manager. They said that their silicon transistor base station was superior equipment to the tube-type base station because of easier maintenance and more dependable equipment. They reported that TESCO General Dynamics, and other large firms buy such transistorized equipment. r They said there was no price advantage to busing both the mobile units and the base station equipment in one order. They said that on such size orders as this, the Company bids direct (out of the Dallas office) rather than dealing through Fort Worth agents . They claim that the difference of only 1 .7 per cent in the G.E. and Motorola bids is because Motorola bid higher than usual, expecting that G.E. would bid the higher-priced transistor unit. Mr . Loren Morris presented the case for Motorola to the Council . He claimed that the City in establishing minimum specifi- cations for the radio equipment was thereby indicating to bidders that the low bid meeting the specifications should expect to be awarded the purchase. The Mayor replied that the Council could not forget their responsibility to look for the lowest and beat bid, and that price was only one of the elements in considering the lowest and best bid. Mr . Morris reported that Motorola was not yet making a transistorized base station inthe frequency the City calls for. He said that with a base station, transistorized units should have the same operating expense as tube-type, but that maintenance might be better on the transistorized station. The consensus of the Council was to proceed with the purchase of the radio equipment as recommended (Motorola mobile units for the Police, Fire & Public Works Depts . and G.E. base stations and mobile units for the Water Dept.) , and such action was taken at the regular Council meeting. 3. Purchase of Road Gravel (M&C C-5517) NAN Several questions were asked concerning which road gravel pits were considered a year ago, and which persons were asked to submit proposals this time to sell gravel to the City. Marshall Amis replied that Roy Driver of the Public Works Department handled negotiations on this matter . No further discussion was held, and at the regular Council meeting the M&C was approved as recommended. 4. Paving Assessments on Sylvania Avenue and McIvey GENE - follow up with Public Works Street (I.R. #781) and Assessment Paving 16 on policy change. Locations Southeast Side, Project 097-24000-141 (M&C G-826) Councilman Hoover stated that he was confused as Lo the action the Council gook at the July 30, 1965, meeting on Assessment Paving at Sylvania and McIvey Streets . The City Manager explained that the action was for the Council to close the hearing, levy the alternate higher assessments as outlined in I .R. #781, and for the staff to evaluate assessments made on the back side of two properties, (J. Andrews and D. Stafford) and to modify standard policies where undeveloped industrial policies were involved. Councilman Hoover asked who had the higher assessments against them. The City Manager replied that it affected 2 owners . Councilman Harrah thought the Council did not intend to omit the J. E. Turnbow property from a higher assessment, such as would be levied against a developer. The City Attorney advised that the Council can adjust assessments at any time with no notice, upon proper motion and o'` -3- AM% passage. Mayor Barr commented that the H. T. Priddy property is already developed, and it would be difficult to consider the developer's rate against that property. Councilman Hamm then left the meeting to contact Mr . J. E. Turnbow about an increased assessment on his property. At the regular meeting COUncilman Hamm moved to increase the Turnbow assessment from $14.46 per foot to $19.16 per foot, or from a total of $1,344. 78 to $1,944.74, and the motion was passed Ly the Council . S. Code Amendment on Curb Painting (I.R. #784 and NAN M&C G-821) No discussion was held on this item at the Pre- Council Conference, but the Council passed a motion approving this Code Amendment at the regular meeting, with Councilman Hamm dissenting. 6 . No discussion was held on the following items NAN on the Agenda for the Pre-Council Conference: (a) Petition for Uis-annexation of an area south and east of Everman; (b) Land Acquisition and Sale Communications ; (c) Police Action Taken to Suppress Pornographic Literature (I.R. #783) ; (d) other M&C's of August 2, 1965 .