13a 73 =CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin will be held on the 2nd day of February, 1959, at the Municipal Building, Eighth and Colorado, in Austin, Texas, at 3:30 P.M. for the purpose of discussing the letting of bids for the low water dam, and for the purpose of awarding some concession contracts at Barton Springs and at Deep Eddy and Northwest Park. (Sgd) Elsie Woosley City Clerk ATTEST: (Sgd) Elsie Woosley City Clerk (Sgd) Tom Miller Mayor City of Austin, Texas CONSENT TO MEETING We, the undersigned members of the City Council, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and agree that said City Council shall meet at the time and place therein named, and for the purpose therein stated. (Sgd) Emma Long (Sgd) Wesley Pearson (Sgd) Ben White (Sgd) Edgar H. Perry, III 736 73 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting February 2, 1959 3:30 Ρ.Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall The meeting was called to order with Mayor Miller presiding. Roll call: Present: Councilmen Long, Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Absent: None Present also: W. T. Williams, Jr., City Manager; Doren R. Eskew, City Attorney The Mayor announced that this was a meeting to discuss the letting of bids for the low water dam, and for the purpose of awarding some concession contracts at Barton Springs and at Deep Eddy and Northwest Park. Present in the interest of the bids for the low water dam were: A. D. PESCHKA, Business Representative Operating Engineers Local #450 G. A. MCNEIL, Cappenters Local #1266 WALTER LINGO, Plumbers and Fitters Local 286 MARCOS LOFTIS, Austin Building and Construction Trades Council JOE M. TEAGUE, Central Texas Equipment Company H. C. BELL, Central Texas Equipment Company PAUL NORMAN, Business Manager, Iron Workers #482 GREGORY FRY, Capital Construction Company M. JOHNSTON, Capital Construction Company O. B. MCKOWN, JR., Capital Construction Company E? B. BENNINGFIELD, Capital Construction Company ALBERT D. OLDERBERG, Capital Construction Company J. W. RUTTER, Capital Construction Company JOHN R. HUGHES, Capital Construction Company M.D. PINKERTON, Capital Construction Company TRAVIS LOCKHART, Capital Construction Company JACK MILLER, Collins Construction Company HUGH HOLLAND, H & H Construction Company B. G. MCKOWN, Contractor KARL B. WAGNER, Wagner Construction Company GEO. KIES, Contractor CHAS. HENDERSON, Insurance 730 73 CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS JACK PURYEAR, Insurance, Taxpayer ROSS ANGLIN, Taxpayer B. E. HEROD, H & H Construction Company M. E. RUBY, JR., Contractor E. V. HATTON, Gulf Oil Corporation DAVID D. FORD, Highway Heavy Branch, AGC EUGENE RHOADES, Rhoades Truck Line E. WAYNE HALL, 2506 Great Oaks Parkway RODNEY D. LARSON, Cedar Valley ROBERT L. PUGH, Larson-Pugh, Inc. R. L. ROBINSON, Norman Larson O. B. MCKOWN, SR., McKown & Sons; McKown Bros., Inc. HENRY HARKLEROAD JIM RICHARDS, A.G.C. M. M. ROBINSON, Collins Construction Company of Texas MARTIN HARRIS, Attorney for Heavy Construction Branch A.G.C. MR. HIGGINS, Consulting Engineer The City Manager stated a study had been made of the wage scales, and of the type of work that would be required for the building of the dam, and it was concluded that it would fall under Heavy Construction generally, and that the heavy construction wage scale would apply. It was his recommendation that the common labor wage be raised to $1.25, and that the $1.25 be the minimum amount paid. Added in the work was some electrical work necessary to serve the motors that operate the gates, etc., and the builders rate for the electrical rate had been added. The City Manager went over the prevailing wage scale in detail, and also the crafts that might be used. After a very lengthy discussion and hearing, Councilman Palmer moved that in the call for the bid, that the wage scale which the City Manager had reported to be the prevailing wage in the City of Austin for the crafts necessary to constructing this dam, be included. The motion, seconded by Councilman Pearson, carried by the following vote: motion: Ayes: Councilmen Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Noes: Councilman Long Councilman White made the following statement concerning his vote for the "I do hope that these men, if they do any real steel work other than rod work, will be paid more money above the scale which I believe Mr. McKown and the others do pay more now. that this thing will come out all right." The Mayor thanked the group for attending the hearing. I do hope Councilman Long moved that bids be called for opening on the afternoon of March 9, 1959. The motion, seconded by Councilman White, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Long, Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Noes: None CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS 73 d 73 Councilman Pearson moved that the concession privileges at Barton Springs be awarded to MIKE WALDEN for one year with the present facilities; and with the provision that when the city's new concession building is completed that Mike Walden be given an opportunity to revise and re-negotiate the concession contract. The motion, seconded by Councilman White, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Long, Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Noes: None Councilman Pearson moved that THURMAN DOBBINS be permitted to continue vending machine operations at Deep Eddy and Northwest Park. The motion, seconded by Councilman Long, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Long, Palmer, Pearson, White, Mayor Miller Noes: None There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 6:40 Ρ.Μ., subject to the call of the Mayor. ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED Jom Mille Mayor