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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/5/1955Minutes of Joint Meeting Of: Lubbock, Texas July 5, 1955 Lubbock City Commission Lubbock Water Resources Board Directors of Lubbock Chamber of Commerce The Lubbock Water Resources Board, the City Commission and the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce met in joint session on July 5, 1955, with the following members from the above - mentioned groups present. Present - Water Resources Board Ruel C. Martin, Chairman J. Ray Dickey, Secretary Irving Jones Chas. A. Guy W. E. Medl©ck Harold Humphries Asher Thompson Robert Maxey Dr. D. M. Wiggins Raymond Lee Johns Roy Furr Absent E. K. Hufstedler, Jr. Elmer East Spencer Wells Geo. P. Kuykendall Chamber of Commerce Directors Present Joe Bryant 0. L. Byrd L. E. Davis W. D. Rogers Walter Alderson Bill Collins City Commission Members Present Mayor Murrell R. Tripp Hurley Carpenter Lennis Baker Lucian Thomas S. S. Forrest, Jr. 55-14-157-300 The meeting was called to report on recent meetings of the Canadian River Authority and advise those attending of the status of the Canadian River Project, Mr. Robert Maxey, Chairman of the Canadian River Authority and one of Lubbock's representatives to the Authority gave a brief history of the actions of the Authority to date. He advised of the passage of a Bill by the recent State Legislature permitting Federal Financing of the project and that the Authority had requested the U. S. Bureau of'Reclamation to submit the Federal Plan of Financing. Mr. Maxey related that the Federal Government would probably require, according to Bureau of Reclamation advice, that Ad valorem taxes secure contracts for purchase of water from the project and that the water cost would be determined when the project was completed and all costs known. The group was advised that. in a meeting on June 27, 1955, that the City Officials of Amarillo indicated that it was .probable that Amarillo would not be interested in participating in the project. With this possibility in mind the Authority has been investigating the possibility of sale of surplus or dump water to industry and the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee to encourage such sales in the Lubbock area. Since the Authority plans to inquire of each member city at the next meeting whether or not they would be willing to present the proposition of entering into a contract with the Authority for the purchase of their water requirement at $.22 per 1000 gallons to its citizens in an election, the Authority representatives from Lubbock requested 4 recommendation from the Water Resources Board in this regard. Motion was made by Chas. A. Guy, seconded by Dr. D. M. Wiggins, that the Lubbock Water Resources Board recommend to the Lubbock City Commission that Lubbock's Delegates to the Authority be instructed to report to the Authority that Lubbock would call an election to refer the proposition of entering into a contract with the Authority for the purchase of the specified amount of water at $.22 per 1000 gallons regardless of whether Amarillo took similar action. The motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by City Commissioner Forreut, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to accept and endorse the recommendation of the Lubbock Water Resource Board. This Motion was carried unanimously by the City Commission. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 A.M. No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission recessed to meet July 8, 1955, at 10 o'clock A.M. Read and Approved this the lkth day of Lavenia Lowe, C ty Secr tart' -Treasurer RECESSED REGULAR MEETING July , 1955. LUBBOCK, TEXAS July 8, 1955 The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 o'clock A.M. in recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting June 23, 1955, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present to -wit: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp, Commissioners Lennis Baker, Hurley Carpenter., S. S. Forrest and Lucian Thomas, City Manager Steve Matthews Absent: City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson and City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. 55-14-158-301 Motion by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter, Forrest and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to approve the recommendation of the City County Health Unit Site Committee, in their meeting July 6 0 1955, and authorize employment of Atcheson and Atkinson, architects, of Lubbock, Texas, to prepare prelimenary plans and offer advice on the building site for proposed City County Health Unit Building as well as to work with. United States Public Health Service architects in applying for a $150,000.00 grant from the Federal Government pursuant to the provisions of the Hill -Burton Act. The City County Health Unit Site Committee,which was appointed by County Judge Dudley Brummett and Mayor Murrell R. Tripp,considered the following available building sites for the proposed City County Health Unit Buildingt # being specifically understood that no payment will be due hee architects entiti deite1 ns fc3r financ t roject r ade b t City Commission and t o omm ss� or rs ur an e o c dU sZ> %��de i��tWWWtic i� W*on the North ock �etween Aven es , "y and 3rd Street on the South 600' x 2701. purchase pricg $45,000.00. Better than 1500000 square feet. Cost: .30# sq. ft. $75.00 front foot. Known as: Clovis Road Site; 2. Block between "th and 45th: bounded on the West by Avenue Q. 320' facing West on Avenue Q by 300T deep. Purchase price $31,500.00. 99,000 sq. ft. Cost: .32# sq. ft. $95.50 front foot. Known as: South Avenue Q Site; 3. Block between 41st and 42nd; bounded on the East by Avenue A. 280' facing East on Avenue A by 3301 deep. Purchase Price $21,000.00. 920400 sq. ft. Cost: .22.70 sq. ft. $75.00 front foot. Known as: Avenue A Site. The following locations were also discussed by the 8ity County Health Unit Site Committee as a proposed building site for the City County Health Unit: 1. North portion of fair grounds, subject to Commissioner's approval. 2. Location on East 19th 3. Hunt School - 17th and Avenue M. 4. Texas Tech property - perhaps adjacent to Methodist Hospital. 5. That a site be donated by an individual. >5-14-158-302 Motion by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter, Forrest'and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize extension of a 6" water line from the Fire Department Drilling Tower located in Northeast Lubbock to a 6" water line iri Meadowbrook Golf Course. Said extension being required to provide adequate water service for the Municipal Golf Course. Estimated Cost of this water line extension is $2886.00, authorization being hereby given for payment of the cost of the extension to be paid from water bond funds. >5-14-15$-303 Motion by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter, Forrest and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize purchase of five Sparling water recorders for a consideration of $453.50 each from Sparling Meter Company. The Sparling Water meters and transmitters were furnished by the contractors who constructed the water reservoir and pipe lines for the City of Lubbock. It was thought at the time of installation of these meters that these recorders would not be needed, but since the W-st Lubbock County Water Well Field has been placed in operation it has become apparent that the recorders are urgently needed. The water meters and transmitters are Sparling equipment, therefore, the recorders will have to be Sparling equipment also. Payment is hereby authorized to be made for the five Sparling water recorders from Water Bond Funds. The installation being constructed under w. w. o. 6643.