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PRE-COL11CIL CONFERI•14CF
OCTOBER 25, 1965
Present: Late: Absent:
1. L'.trr H, Engle (Item 4) None
. Jones 9. Hoover (Item S)
3. Ketub le
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I. t c m Follow-Up _
1. Regional Oirport Uevelupment 14AN
'!Ayer Barr annuunced that. Mr. f3.tyard Friedman was
.•re ent in Pre-Council Conference Room to an:;wer any questions
."un. l 'tcntbers miiy have regarding; Che recommendation of the
.faint Re., iunal \.i.rport Board to retain an airport consultant
for the preparation of Lite master plan for the Regional Air-
port . I'licue were no questions by Council Members. The
tut.hurity to retain a consultant was approved during the
regular me� CCiC CuuticiI .
1'e}: 'lttnicipal League 'Ieetin., I:ttY VID blCX make final lrr.ttt e-
menis for reservation: .tnd mid r
t:ut.Gttc i l Ptember^ 11.trr, Jones, 14-mble, Engle, and al Lernoon tour.
ti imm indicated that they w,uld attend the meeting in
to 'antuniu, ttctober 31-November 2. It was also announced
attrrangeulents had been made for a trip Sunday afternoon
',c :' in Antonio Urban Renewal Ol t ice Ind to the Live
,itu • ct arear. between 3 and '1 p.m. Transportation for the
_jutil.d be. available ;it the convention hotels.
tatul: of Telephone R-ite Study GENE: - " Lure opinion fr(w, n.'t'OL
for inclusion in Au�,hinbaut; , '
Councilman Jones commented th;lt lie had some questions report on the rate incre:l_v.
.,i) out Lite progress of the study of the Telephone Company
rine reque:.t that were an.,wered in the Sunday edition of
L}tt: oallas Morning; tie.:s, lie inquired whether the negotia-
t iutls • illi Che utility might be weakened by having separate
ite irin.;:; in both citie:; and questioned whether the Council
hau .i..kud for a report on legal procedure!: regarding; the
rate rogtiaor from the City Attorney.
ft was replied than no request for a legal opinion
hid been received, but that the full report of the Utilities
:aper,riser .,ould include a discussion of legal steps and
Lredure., connected with review of the rate increase proposal.
pp,. ,tl trom Decision of Air-Conditioning Licensing Board
It .Jia reported by the City Manager that attorneys
tur the p.irties appealing; from the decision of the Air-
Condirioning Licensing hoard hadrequested that the hearing
be set for October 2j. BuildingCommissioner Larson and
Board Chairman Stubbeman were present at Pre-Council
Itertiag.
Councilman Kemble inquired about the nature of the _
",;randtather" clause, and Chairman Stubbeman replied that
t ite lio.trd, with advice from the City Attorney, considered OFFICIAL �►i':. r
Lhat applicants for a permit without examination must have
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leen engaged full time in the busines,, for one year prior
to the enactment of the ordinance. lie lidded that the
rule of receiving at least one-half of the income from
Air-conditioning business was used to determine whether
the business was full-time.
The Board Chairman pointed out that the Board
often considered whether contractors had taken out bonds
and secured permits for doing repair work or installation
work as an indicator of whether these firms have been in
the business for one year prior to the enactment of the
ordinance. lie emphasized that the ordinance provided for
the licensing of contractors, and not for the licensing
of individual mechanics.
'There was considerable discussion between Council
Members and [bard Chairman Stubbeman about the nature of
the license, the role of the contractor and the status of
mechanics within an organization which is granted a license
under the ordinance. It was the consensus of theCouncil
that the t%-.,o pending cases be heard upon merits at the
regular meeting.
At the regular meeting, the Council upheld the GENE - please follow up
Board decision upon the application of tor. Myers, but
requested that consideration begiven to further clarifi-
cation in the ordinance terms which would differentiate
between contractors and servicemen; and continued the
hearing of six individuals applying as the Four-Square
Service Corporation to determine if at least one of the
applicants could receive verification from a previous
employer that lie had been in the "contracting" business. _ ^_
5. Acceptance of Grant Offer-Wilkers ' Branch Col- NAN
lector Sewer
'rhe City Manager reported that in accordance with
Council authorization, he had made application for a grant
otter for construction of the Walkers ' Branch Collector
Sewer which would serve Bell llel$copter and relieve the
Hurst sewage treatment plant. lie reported that the
grant offer had been received late Friday, and that
because the Council would not meet until November 4,
two days after the intended advertising date for the
pro,jeet, it was requested that Council authority be
,,ranted to accept the offer and proceed with advertising
on November 2 for bids on the project.
In response to questions by Councilman Hamm about
the nature of the project, it was reported thnt the
Council review the terms of the contract with the City
of lltirst which provided that the City of Port 'Worth would
contribute about $100,000, the Federal government approxi-
mately $200,000, and the City of Burst approximately
$300,000 towards the project cost of $600,000. OFFICIAL RREEE����
Both the City Manager and Councilman Shannon ti
remarked that the acceptance of the grant offer was a CITY SECRETARY
routine item and in accordance with previous authoriza-
tions of the Council. WORTH,
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'die acceptance of the grant offer was authorized at i eORTH,
the regular Council meeting.
6. Bus Stop Bench Contract (M&C G-857)
Councilman Lagle stated that it was apparent that GENE. - agenda 11-4-g-5
bus stop bench advertising was prevalent in a number of
cities and said he did not object to providing adver-
tising on the expanding city street network.
Councilman Stovall said that in view of acceptance
of staff recommendations by Kiagway regarding various
phases of the contract, it was his opinion that the City
should proceed to extend the existing contract for ten
years without receiving bids.
Councilman Hamm remarked that the City should make
Lite contractor fully aware of his duties and responsibili-
ties under a new contract, and suggested that some delay
might be made to elaborate the terms of the contract and
further examine the possibility of receiving; bids from
other interested Parties.
It was the consensus that Lite bus stop bench contract
decision be delayed until November 4.
There was inadequate time during.; the Pre-Council
Conference to discuss Item 5 - Contract for Feeding Jail
Imllates (M&C P-476) and item 6 - Reconstruction and
Widening of Wilbarger Street (M&C C-589).
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