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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/15/1955it RECESSED REGULAR MELTING Lubbock, Texas August 15, 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 of August 11, 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 Carpent�.r and S. S. Forrest, Acting City Manager H. P. Clifton, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, and City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. Absent: Commissioner Lucian Thomas. ;5-14-210-442 Motion by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and • Commissioners Baker, Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting Nay, Ordinance No. 1746 was passed on first reading. _ ORDINANCE NO. 1746 AN ORDINAi''CE ANNEXING AN AREA AND TERRITORY ABUTTING AND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, BEING APPROXIMATELY ONE HUiJDRED SE .INTY (170) ACRES LYING SOUTH OF THE PRESENT CITY LILIT LINE ALONG 50TH STREET AND BETWEOi ELGIN AND INDIANA AVEktU,LS, AND ABUTTI M THE CAPROCK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, AND BEING THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH-WEST ONE-FOURTH (.,) OF SECTION 7, BLOCK E-2, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, LYING OUTSIDE OF THE PRESENT CITY LItiiIITS AND NOT PREVIOUSLY ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, AND ALSO ALL OF THE NORTH-EAST ONE-FOURTH (1) OF THE SOUTH-WEST ONE-FOURTH (-.) OF SAID SECTION 7, BLOCK E-2, AS DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR EXTENSION OF THE CITY LIMITS AND CORPORATE BOUNDARIES TO ANNEX THE AREA.; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND FINAL PASSAGE UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3-A, ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 1 OF THE CHART&i OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, AND EXTENDING THE CITY LI1aTS TO INCLUDE SAID AREA. 5-14-210-443 Bids having been read August 11, 1955, for construction of 12 T Hangars at Lubbock Municipal Airport, bids being of record at page 200 - 202, Minute Book 14; said bids having been referred to the Lubbock Municipal Airport Board for tabulation and recommendation. On this date, August 15, 1955, the City Commission considered award of contract for construction of said T Hangars, the following report being received from the Airport Board. After a study of the bids and of our finances, the Airport Board determined as follows: 1. The cost of the alternate bid (which provided for two (2) expanded units to house larder aircraft) is such as to prohibit the purchase on the alternate basis. 2. The structures quoted on by Capitol Steel & Iron, the low bidder on the base bid, is entirely adequate. 3, The delivery promised by Capitol Steel & Iron, sixty (60) days, is satisfactory. 4. Therefore, the Airport Board recommends that the. low base bid of $399141.00 submitted by Capitol Steel Rc Iron be accepted and that further the City Commission authorize an increase in the budget.Account 42-Y-1 in the amount of 01,641.00 to cover the cost of the buildings. This amount includes an estimate of $1,500.00 for foundation work and supervision of con- struction. It is planned that the foundation work will be done with City forces. Funds for this purpose are available in the Airport Revenue Fund. After consideration of bids received and upon recommendation of the Lubbock Kunicipal Airport Board as set out in the above report, motion was made by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried, Eayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize acceptance of the bid of Capitol Steel and Iron of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for construction of the 12 T Hangar units at Lubbock Municipal Airport, the Mayor being hereby authorized to enter into contract. Motion by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried, Nayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting Nay, to aut;: orize supplement to the 1954-55 City of Lubbock Budget Account 42-Y-1 in the amount of �311641.00 from available Airport Revenue Funds to cover cost of construction of T Hangars plus supervision of the construction. The foundation for said T Hangar Buildings to be constructed by City Forces. 5-14-210-444 The following memoradum from Dr. C.A. Pigford, Health Officer was presented to the City Commission: ##1 Nenorandum TO P.r. H.P. Clifton, City i•lanager Hon. Dudley Brummett, County Judge FROM C. A. Pigford, 1,I.D., Director, I-ivaltr Department It is requested that I be granted 11 days annual leave to begin August 31, 1955 and to end September 15, 1955. It is further requested that my leave of absence for postgraduate training begin Septer,.ber 15, 1955 and end iiay 31, 1956. The following reco=.iendations are made concerning the operation of the health unit during my absence. 1. That Dr. Wallace Hess commence his duties September 1, 1955. 2. That the duties of Dr. Hess consist in general of the following: a. Liaison officer between the Lubbock City -County Health Unit and the Texas State Department of Health (to include both administrative and professional functions). b. Professional supervisionto all dep:_rtments. c. Professional supervision of all clinics. 3. That Mr. Walter Breedlove in addition to his other duties, be assigned as administrative officer for internal operations. /s/ C. A. Pigford M.D. CAP:rs cc: Texas State Department of Health #2 Memorandum TO: Mr. H . P . Clif ton, City Manager Hon. Dudley Brummett, County Judge FROM: C. A. Figford, M.D., Director, City -County Health Unit SUBJECT: Delineation of Duties of Dr. Hess and lx. Breedlove If recommendations are concurred in, the duties of Dr. Hess will be as follows: 1. Determine matters of general public health policy. 2. Supervise public relations. 3. Adviser to the Board of Health 4. 1`,ake reports to the State Department of Health. 5. Act on correspondence from the State Department of Health. 6. Agent for the Health Unit in matters between the Health Unit and the local Yedical SociLty. 7. Supervise professional work of the nursing section. 8. Supervise venereal disease, immunization, tuberculosis and food handlers' clinics. 9. Supervise all sections on professional matters. 10. Supervise the collection and recording of vital statistics. The duties of I•.Lr. Walter Breedlove as administrative officer: 1. Attend department head meetings. 2. Advise County Judge and Cit-. Tanager on administrative matters. 3. Approve and sign the payroll. 4. Approve and sign personnel changes. 5. Approve and sign requisitions. 6. Approve expense accounts. 7. Supervise expenditures of budget 8. Other duties of the Director not specifically delegated to Dr. Hess. /s/ C. A. Pigford M.D. CAPyrs cc: Texas State Department of Health Motion by Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Comnissioner Forrest, motion carried, Xayor Tripp and Commissioners Baker, Carpenter and Forrest voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize Dr. Pigford to be granted a 11 day annual leave beginning August 31, 1955 to September 15, 1955 and also to grant Dr. Pigford a leave of absence for post graduate training beginning September 15, 1955 ending May 31, 1956. Also that Dr. Pigford's recommendation as set out under items 1, 2 and 3 of No. 1 Memorandum asset out above, be hereby approved. Dr. Wallace Hess being hereby appointed Acting Director of City -County Health Unit and Acting City -County Health Officer. $5-14-211-445 The following members of the County Commissioners Court of Lubbock County met with the City Commission. - Charles Waters, Acting County Judge, Royal Furgerson, County Auditor, Commissioner arch Lamb, Commissioner George Green, Commissioner Ottis Isom and Commissioner Fred Gentry. There was discussion of securing the necessary right-of-way for a traffic dispersal loop around Lubbock and of the advisability of each of the Commissions calling a Bond election to secure funds for said project as well as other projects contemplated by each of the Commissions. It was brought out in the meeting that request has been made to the State highway Commission at Austin, Texas, for appropriation for State funds for this roject and that said request will be considered by the highway Commission on August 22, 1955. was agreed by the City Commission and County Commissioners Court for the Engineering Department of -each body to work together in preparing the plans for this project and determine cost estimates. 55-14-211-446 There was discussion of combining operat ions of the County and City public library system and it was unanimously agreed by the two Commissions for each of the said Commissions to select a group of names from which the County Judge and the Mayor of the City of Lubbock will select a seven (7) member committee to study and make recommendations to the City and County Commissions as to the advisability of combining the two libraries into one public library unit. 55-14-211-4471n addition to the members of the County Comrissioners Court as listed above, Jirm.y Atcheson, of the firm of Atcheson and Atkinson., Architects, and Dr. C.A. Pigford, City Health Officer, appeared before the City Commission for discussion of construction of new Cit.--County Health Unit Building. The City Commission, on July 8, 1955, authorized Employment of Atcheson and Atkinson, Architects, to prepare preliminary plans and offer advice on a building site for the proposed City -County Health Unit Building as well as to work with the United States Public Health architect in applying $150,000.00 grant from the Federal Government pursuant to the provisions of the Hill -Burton Act. However, no payment was authorized to be made to the architects until definite plans for financing the project are made by the City Commission and the County Commissioners Court and the project is assured to be carried through to completion. On this date, August 15, 1955, Air. Atcheson presented a contract for archii,ectural service on the proposed City County Health Building for consideration by the City and County Commissions. Said contract was taken under advisement by each of the Commissions until further study may be given, and until approval by the City Commission and the County Commissioner! Court of their 1955-56 budget. I� 41 1 It was stated in the meeting that since the Federal grant, in the amount of $150,000.00, is assured, the City and County will, if the project is entered into, share equally in the cost of the project. The estimated cost to each of the Commissions being k75,000.00- NO FURTHE3 BUSINESS COMING FOR CONSIDERATION. TIC, CITY COM aoSION ADJOURNED. READ AND AFFROVED Tz:IS THE 25th DAY OF August Lave is Lowe, C' y Secr tary-Treasurer , 1955. Agfa". .