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I I ,"'''', ;"'l-: I regular meeting page three 120 september 12, 1977 Mayor Arredondo moved to amend the Ordinance by amending the proposed budget to provide for a total of $500.00 to be transferred from the individual Travel and Training Accounts to a Special Service Line Item to rratch employee contributions for the financing of a picnic for all City employees. MP. Breihan seconded the motion and noted the employees would be raising at least an equal amount;. The City Attorney advised the Mayor that such a motion was not in order and that a Public Hearing on the subj ect would be required before the budget could be amended. The Mayor withdrew his motion and council discussed several ways of raising funds to finance the proposed picnic. The motion to adopt the OrUinance as read by the Mayor was unanimously approved. The Mayor next introduced a request by Scheib Opportunity Center for the designation of an architect for the proposed Mental Health/Mental Retardation Service Center. MP. Sutton moved to designate Rehler, Vauglm, Beaty & Koone Inc., as architects for the proposed building. MP. Arredondo seconded the motion which passed unanimously. MP. C. E. 0' Bryant came before the Council with a request for the abandonment of an unopened street in the Mil). view Addition between his property and ':hat owned by MP. Robert Gordon. Gene Gardner of the Public Works Department recommended the Council consider abandoning the street and an unused water- line in exchange for right-of-way along Mill Street for the future improve- ment of that street. MP. 0' Bryant also agreed to move a sewer line and give the necessary utility easement for that line at no cost to the City. Dr. Craddock rroved to authorize the City Manager to enter into discussions with the adjacent property owners and present a recorrunended Resolution to the Council. MP. Breihan seconded the motion which passed unanimous 1 y . MP. Keith Sherman representing the Associated Students, Swrsu, came befcre the Council with a survey of Mill Street residents indicating the majority wanted temporary work done to improve the condition of Mill Street. The report was received by the Council. MP. James moved to authorize the employment of Pro-Tech Engineering Group to provide temporary engineering services until a Public Works director could be hired. Dr. Craddock seconded the motion which passed unanimously. MP. Cavazos rroved to award the bid for a Tractor/Loader/Backhoe Combina1:ion to Ri ver City M3.chinery in the arrount of $17,749.00. Dr. Craddock seconded the motion which passed unanimously. MP. Cavazos moved to award the bid for a Sanitation Rear Loader to Pak-110r Company in the arrount of $15,640.00. MP. Hansen seconded the motion which passed unanim::JUsly. Questioned by MP. Breihan, MP. Howard'Herrin of the Public Works DepartJrent said that the truck would be under a standard warranty . The M3.yor introduced for consideration the final approval and acceptance of Wallace Addition Street improvements under the Community Developllent Depart- rrent. Albert Sierra, Director of Community Development, reported that the project had been inspected and that the staff found no deficiencies. Dr. Craddock moved the project be accepted. Mr. JaJlES seconded the mot:ion which passed unan:i.Jrously. The Mayor next introduced for consideration the acceptance of the Drainage Confluence, Year I Program under the Cammunity Developllent Department. Mr. James Byrn reported that an inspection of the project had been rrade and that engineers recarrnnended the withholding of $5,876.41 for repairs to Shady Lane, previous utility repairs, and darr<ige to pipe. Mr. Breihan requested that all work be completed to satisfaction before the final payment was made. Council discussed the project with MP. Roy Willis representing Abilene Paving Canpany.' :Mr:; James moved the project be accepted with the recommended amount withheld from the final payment. Dr. Craddock seconded the motion which passed unanimously. MP. James C. Varnell of Forrest & Cotton, City Consulting Engineers, came before the COlIDcil to present a report prepared for the Economic Developllent Administration Grant which s=ized prior reports rrade on the City water system. Mr. Varnell emphasized the current report was not the study requested to see if the City water system could provide water outside the city limits. The engineer informed' the Council that the water wells are adequate fer the City, inside the city limits, but that the distribution system was inadequate and the lCM level storage system was not entirely adequate. He suggeE,ted improvements which might be made costing approx:iJnately three and one-half