City Council Regular Meeting

Minutes of Emergency Meeting The City Council City of Richwood A Emergency Meeting of the City Council of City of Richwood was held Tuesday, April 21, 2015, beginning at 5:15 PM in the Richwood City Hall, 1800 N. Brazosport Blvd. Richwood, Texas. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:15 p.m. by Clint Kocurek, Mayor and presiding officer. II. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Roll call showed the following members present: Clint Kocurek, Mayor and presiding officer, via Skype Paul Raymond, Council, Position #1 and Mayor Pro Tem John Pitts, Council, Position #2 Jarrod Beaty, Council, Position #3 Sarah Harris, Council, Position #4 Chris Hardison, Council, Position #5 A quorum was declared. Others present included Glenn Patton, City Manager, Karen B. Schrom, City Secretary, Clif Custer, Interim Public Works Director, and Bryan Corb, Police Chief. III. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS A. Consideration of Approval of a Supplemental Budget Appropriation and Authorization for Emergency Repairs utilizing a contractor, Sorrel Construction, to repair and replace the sanitary sewer main, located in the vicinity of Lift Station #3, 1501 FM 2004 Recent rain events saturated the soils above the sanitary sewer main causing the sewer main to fail and resulting in sewage to back up in the homes on a portion of Magnolia and N. Yaupon. Due to the size and length of the damage, it is necessary to hire Utility Maintenance to perform the emergency repair and bypass pumping. The failure and collapse of this sanitary sewer main creates an emergency for which the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Richwood  must be considered and causes a necessity for the City Council to convene in emergency session. Over the weekend, due to the heavy rain and saturation levels, the sewer line collapsed near Lift Station #3. It is too deep and extensive a repair for city crews to handle and the estimated cost of the emergency repairs is $113,050. Motion was made by Councilman Harris, seconded by Councilman Raymond, with all members voting aye, to approve the repairs and allow the City Manager and Finance Director to determine what funds to use. IV. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 5:28 p.m. APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL ON MAY 11, 2015. _____________________________________ Clint Kocurek, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________________ Karen B. Schrom, City Secretary