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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2001-02-26 Agendas-11110 I* CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PRE - COUNCIL AGENDA FEBRUARY 26, 2001 — 6:00 PM For the Meeting conducted at the North Richland Hills City Hall - Pre - Council Chambers 7301 Northeast Loop 820. NUMBER ITEM ACTION TAKEN 1 Discuss Items from Regular February 26, 2001 City Council Meeting 5 Minutes 2. 1 2001 -028 Discuss State Legislative Update - 77th Legislature 10 Minutes F3, I 2001 -024 Discuss Congressional Redistricting 10 Minutes 4. 1 2001 -027 Discuss Setting Dates for 2001 Goal Setting Session 10 Minutes 5. IR 2001 -029 IReview Street Overlay Program - Status and Future Needs 5 Minutes 16. Adjournment — 6:50 pm uosea aue to suDject matter as proviaea oy the Upen Meetings Law. If any action is contemplated, it will be taken in open session POSTED Date Time City Secretary BY 0 0 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FEBRUARY 26, 2001 — 7:00 PM For the Meeting conducted at the North Richland Hills City Hall Council Chambers 7301 Northeast Loop 820, at 7:00 p.m. The below listed items are placed on the Agenda for discussion and /or action. 1. Items on the consent agenda will be voted on in one motion unless a Council Member asks for separate discussion. 2. The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act. 3. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary's office at 817- 427 -6060 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. NUMBER ITEM ACTION TAKEN 11. Call to Order 2. Invocation - Girl Scout Troop #1262 - Patrice Morrison, Asst. Troop Leader 3. Pledge - Girl Scout Troop #1262 - Patrice Morrison, Asst. Troop Leader 4. Special Presentations a.) National Red Cross Month Proclamation - I 2001 -025 b.) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Comprehensive Financial Report ending September 30, 1999 • 0 • NUMBER ITEM ACTION TAKEN 5. Removal of Item(s) from the Consent Agenda 6. a. Minutes of the Pre - Council Meeting February 12, 2000 b. Minutes of the City Council Meeting February 12, 2000 PW 2001 -009 c. Approve Agreement with Pinnacle Consulting Management Group, Inc. for Right -of -Way Acquisition on Rumfield Road, Phase III - Resolution No. 2001- 020 PU 2001 -016 d. Award Bid for Annual Contract to Print Time of Your Life Brochure to Dallas Offset - Resolution No. 2001 -018 PU 2001 -017 e. Award bid for Fire Fighting Bunker Gear to Dooley-Tacka berry in the Amount of $23,161 PU 2001 -018 f. Authorize Contract Extension for Uniform Cleaning Services to Dove Cleaners - Resolution No. 2001- 019 Public Hearing to Consider a Special Use 7. PZ 2000 -46 Permit for a Carwash in a C2 Commercial Zoning District Requested by Randy Short on Lot AR2, Block 29, Holiday North Addition at 5751 Davis Boulevard - Ordinance No. 2542 Public Hearing to Consider a Zoning Change 8. PZ 2000 -48 Request from R1 Single Family to C1 Commercial Requested by Keith Bertelsen on Lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, Block 1, Thompson Park Estates on the Southwest Corner of Martin Drive and Precinct Line Road - Ordinance No. 2543 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CRIME CONTROL • AND PREVENTION DISTRICT AGENDA JANUARY 22, 2001 — TO BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. r: For the Meeting conducted at the North Richland Hills City Hall Council Chambers, 7301 Northeast Loop 820 immediately following the 7:00 p.m. City Council meeting. The below listed items are placed on the Agenda for discussion and /or action. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary's office at 817 - 427 -6060 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. NUMBER ITEM ACTION TAKEN 1. Call to Order 2• Approval of Minutes of January 8, 2001 Meeting 3. CCD 2001 -02 Calling Referendum Election for Continuation of Crime Control & Prevention District — CCD Resolution No. 2001 -B 4• Adjournment Secretary of Crime District POSTED �Y Date Time City Secretary • CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS NOTICE OF MEETING JANUARY 25, 2001 —1:00 P.M. The North Richland Hills City Council will be meeting with Congresswoman Kay Granger on Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. at the North Richland Hills City Hall, 7301 Northeast Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas. A Reception will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Blue Line Ice Complex, 8851 Ice House Drive, North Richland Hills. Agenda: Present & Discuss Legislative Issues and other City - related Issues Tour of the City Reception — 3:00 p.m. Blue Line Ice Complex 8851 Ice House Drive, North Richland Hills POSTED o� ,nr,e N*RTH RICHLAND H I L L S Joint Work Session Agenda City Council Planning and Zoning Commission City of North Richland Hills, Texas Monday, February 19, Fire Training Center 2001 5:30 p.m. 7202 Dick Fisher Drive 1. Call to Order (Mayor Scoma, P &Z Chairman Bowen) 2. Discussion of Comprehensive Plan Update (Dan Sefko) 3. Review of Public Input (Letters and Survey) (John Pitstick) 4. Review of Strategic Planning Areas (Cathy Horton) 5. Review Changes to Thoroughfare Plan Update (Greg Dickens) 6. Implementation Strategy for Comprehensive Plan (John Pitstick) IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE PLANNING OFFICE AT (817) 427 -6300 AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.001 et. seq, ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE JOINT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED AT 12:00 NOON ON THE 14th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2001. John Pitstick, Development Director MAPZ Agenda\Agendas 2001 \comp plan agenda.doc Page 1 of 1 • 0 • NUMBER ITEM ACTION TAKEN Public Hearing to Consider a Zoning Change 9. PZ 2001 -01 Request from R1 Special Single Family to R1 Single Family requested by Louis & Sally McCrory on Lot 1 R, Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addressed as 6924 Little Ranch Road - Ordinance No. 2544 Public Hearing to Consider a Replat of Lot 1, 10. PS 2000 -50 Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition to Lots 1 RA and 1 RB, block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition Requested by Louis and Sally McCrory on 1.761 Acres of Land at 6924 Little Ranch Road - Postponed at 1/22/01 City Council Meeting Accept Presentation of 1999 -2000 Audited 11.GN 2001 -020 Financial Report 12.GN 2001 -021 Approve Ordinance No. 2541 - Ordinance Making it Unlawful to Elude Police 13.GN 2001 -022 Authorize Library to Participate in Cooperative Grant Application with the Libraries of Irving and Carrollton for Funding Under the Library Services and Technology Act 14. GN 2001 -023 Adopt 2001 Federal Legislative Pro ram 15. a) Citizens Presentation b) Information and Reports 116. Adjournment POS -FED Date Time City Secretary BY INFORMAL REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL No. IR 2001 -028 ^� February 26, 2001 Date: ,J Subject: Legislative Update Attached is the second NRH Legislative Update for the 77' Regular Session of Texas. The information in this report is what was available at the time agendas were prepared. We may have update information for you at the time of the meeting. As you can see a large amount of bills that affect cities have been filed. NRH Priority legislation is highlighted in yellow to make it easier for you to identify those bills. If there is legislation that you feel the City should be tracking that is not in the attached report, please notify Paulette Hartman or me and we will add this to our information. The deadline to file legislation is March 9, 2001. Staff will stay current on all of this information and notify you when action is needed to either encourage or discourage any legislation. Res ectfully submitted, Greg Vicki Managing Director of Community Services & Facilities MM ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS VOLUME M V 77th Session This is the second issue of the NRH Legislative Update for the 77th Regular Session. Information in this report is gathered from the Texas Municipal League and the legisla- tive tracking service we are using for the first time, Gallery Watch. Bills and information that will affect municipalities will be added or deleted as necessary throughout the ses- sion. This is the information that was available at the time this document was prepared for the agenda. We will provide you with updated information at the pre council meet- ing. Pending Legislation State Legislation Affecting NRH Dent. Position Last Action Committee HB 34 (McClendon) - Economic Development - would expand the Economic Devel- Support Referred House Economic types of programs a city could fund under chap. 380 of the Local opment 1/22/2001 Development Government Code to include educational and job training programs HB 282 (Homer) - Economic Development - would prohibit 4B Economic Devel- Oppose Referred House Economic economic development corporation from selling an asset to a opment & Parks 1/29/2001 Development business for less than the development corporation paid for the asset if (1) the business has not previously transacted business in the city, and (2) the business would compete with other local busi- ness HB 494 (McClendon) - Economic Development - would allow Economic Devel- Support Referred House Economic cities located in a county of less than 1.8 million to fund economic opment 1/31/2001 Development development programs to address job training, college scholar- ships, after school enrichment activities, early childhood develop- ment, and literacy issues HB 550 (Mowery) - Tax Abatement - would prohibit tax abate- Economic Devel- Strongly Oppose Referred House Ways & Means ments in air quality "nonattainmenf' areas opment 1/31/2001 HB 438 & HJR 25 (Gallego) - Property Taxes - would amend the Finance & Eco- Referred House Ways & Means Texas Constitution to exempt from property taxes "goods in transit" nomic Develop- 1/30/2001 defined as tangible personal property, other than oil and gas, that is ment located at a site not under the control of the property owner for less than 270 days SB 174 & SJR 6 (Duncan) - Property Taxes - same as above Same as above Referred Senate Finance 1/11/2001 HB 444 (Madden) - Write -In Candidates - would provide that in a City Secretary Support 2/16/2001 House Elections special election (in addition to a general election) for city officers, a Hearing setfor write -in vote will not be counted unless the names appears on the 2/21/2001 list of write -in candidates SB 79 (Shapiro) - Elections - would require that, with few excep- City Secretary Oppose 2/19/2001 tions, each election must be held on either. (a) the first Saturday in " TML is taking Set for Senate February, (b) the first Saturday in May, (c) the first Saturday in no position Intent Calendar September, or (d) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem- 2/20/2001 ber. The bill also requires that an election for an office that requires a majority vote may not be held on the February or September date. SB 80 (Shapiro) - Elections - would require all political subdivi- City Secretary Filed sions participating in a joint election to use the regular county 11/13/2000 election precincts for the election HB 38 (McClendon) - Pollution - would require the TNRCC, when Environmental Oppose Referred House Environmental considering the siting, expansion, or operation of a facility in which Services 1/22/2001 Regulations other facilities are located, to consider the cumulative effects of the releases, emissions, discharges, noise levels, odor and other im- pacts; and to adopt policies and rules to protect the public from cumulative risks, particularly in low- income and minority communi- ties. State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) :- TEXPS Pending Legislation Dent• Position Last Action Committee HB 44 (McClendon) -Solid Waste -would require the TNRCC to ensure that solid Environmental Services Oppose Referred to Committee House Environmental waste facilities are not located disproportionately in low- income, minority, or other 1/22/2001 Regulations communities; to considerthe effect of multiple sources of pollution and nuisances on the surrounding community; and to assess historical trends regardingthe siting of solid waste facilities in low- income, minority and other communities SB 205 (Shapleigh) - Commercial Vehicles - would allow all citiesto apply forcertlfl- Environmental Services Support Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental cation to conduct safety inspections on commercial vehicles and vehicles transporting 1/11/2001 Relations hazardous materials. HB 204 (Seaman) - Fireworks - would allow counties to prohibit or regulate fireworks Fire Support Referred to Committee House County Affairs in unincorporated areas. 1/25/2001 HB 235 (Hawley) - Immunity - would provide immunity from lawsuits to a person, Fire Support Referred to Committee House Civil Practices including governmental entity, whose property was used by the state or political subdi- 1/25/2001 vision for disaster response recovery during a state disaster emergency. HB 309 (D. Ellis) - Fire Codes - would allow all counties to adopt fire codes. (Under Fire 2/16/2001 House County Affairs current law, only a county with a population of 250,000 or more or a county located Hearing Set for next to a population of 250,000 or more may adopt a fire code) 2/21/2001 HB 320 (Tillery) - Fire Fighters -would allow firefighters to meet and confer with a Fire Oppose Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs political subdivision regarding wages, salaries, hours of work and other terms of em- 1/29/2001 ployment. SB 92 (Nelson) - EMS - would allow an emergency medical services employee who Fire & Police Support Referred to Committee Senate Criminal Justice provides medical care to a person involved in an automobile accident to make a report 1/10/2001 to a local law enforcement agency regarding the EMS worker's belief that the person involved in the accident was intoxicated 4 (Shapiro) - Emergency Management - would require a local emergency man- Fire Support Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental ent agency to address the issue of bioterrorism in its local emergency manage- 41 1/10/2001 relations plan. HB 64 (Wolens) - City Officers - would require all elected and some appointed city Administration Oppose Left Pending House State Affairs officials to file a financial statement that includes the person's financial activity and 2/12/2001 the financial activity of the person's spouse and dependent children. HB 117 (Nixon) -Civil Liability- would prohibit a person from recovering damages Administration & Support Referred to Committee House Civil Practices from his /her employer in a civil lawsuit against the employer if the person's employer Human Resources 1/24/2001 maintains worker's compensation coverage, and would change the percentage levels for a person to be held liable in a lawsuit under the proportionate responsibilities provisions. HB 129 (West) - Federal Law - would prohibit state agencies from complying with Administration Support Referred to Committee House State Affairs guidelines or requirements of a federal agency if those guidelines or requirements are 1/24/2001 not consistent with state law, unless such guidelines or requirements are clearly ex- pressed in federal statute or federal substantive rule. HB 166 (F. Brown) - Cemeteries - would allow a nonprofit corporation to file an appli- Environmental Svcs, Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs cation with a city to establish a cemetery within the boundaries of the city, and would Development 1/25/2001 allow a city to determine whether the cemetery should be established if the city deter- mines that the cemetery does not adversely affect to public health, safety and welfare. HB 217 (A. Reyna) - Plumbing Code - would require the State Board of Plumbing Development Support Left Pending House Licensing & Examiners to adopt the International Plumbing Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2/17/2001 Administrative Procedures would eliminate adoption of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code and the National Standard Plumbing Code, and would require plumbing in an area not otherwise regu- lated under the Plumbing License Law to be installed in accordance with one of those two codes. A city would be allowed to adopt any nationally recognized model plumbing code. HB 337 (Hawley) - Liquor Licenses - would allow the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com- City Secretary Referred to Committee House Licensing & mission to cancel or deny a permit to sell or serve alcoholic beverages to a person who 1/29/2001 Administrative Procedures has not paid delinquent property taxes on the premises where alcohol will be sold or served. HB 412 (Zbranek) - Electric Service - would extend from February 1, 2000 to October Administration Referred to Committee House Licensing & dw1 the deadline by which a municipality owned electric utility may opt out of 1/30/2001 Administrative Procedures c deregulation. HB 501 (Carter) - 911 Service Districts - would (1) allow the governing body of the Administration Support Voted out favorably House Urban Affairs third most populous city in a 911 district to appoint a member to the district's govern- 2/14/2001 ing board, and (2) require that the budget of the district merely be presented to (not approved by) the governing body of each city that is part of the district. Page 2 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TFxP� Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee HB 52 & HJR 13 (Cuellar) - Highway Funding - would amend the Texas Constitution to Public Works Support Referred to Committee House Transportation permit the state to sell grant anticipation revenue bonds. 1/23/2001 RJR 22 (Wilson) - Sovereign Immunity - would waive and abolish the sovereign immu- Administration Oppose Referred to Committee House Civil Practices nity of the state and political subdivisions of the state and allow a person to sue the 1/29/2001 state or a political subdivision for damages in the same manner that a person would sue a private person or entity. SB 170 (Wentworth) - Open Meetings - would provide that the appearance of a quo- Administration Support Passed in the Senate rum of a governing body at a meeting of a legislative committee is not a meeting of that governing body if the members of the governing body merely testify, comment or re- spond to the members of the committee. SB 187 (Shapleigh) - Texas Online Commission - would create a 15 member com- Information Services & Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs mission (which would include three local government representatives) to establish a Administration 1/11/2001 common Internet system through which state agencies and local governments can send documents, receive applications for permits and licenses, and receive payments from members of the public. HB 76 (Garda) - Family and Medical Leave - would authorize an employee to take Human Resources Referred to Committee House Economic leave forthe birth of a child, a serious health condition in the employee's family, or to 1/23/2001 Development participate in certain school activities. (This bill is similar to but goes farther than the federal family and medical leave act) HB 190 (Burnam) - Health Coverage - would provide that a health benefit plan may Human Resources Support Not Heard 2/19/2001 House Insurance not have any exclusions unless the exclusions are based on "actuarial principles" or loss experience. HB 215 (Longoria)) - Employment -At -Will - would provide that an employer may not Human Resources Oppose Referred to Committee House Economic arge an employee who has been employed for at least ten years, except for cause. 1/25/2001 Development 95 (Thompson) - Employment Discrimination - would make it unlawful for an Human Resources Referred 1/29/2001 House State Affairs employerto require an application for employment to disclose applicant's sexual orientation; and would prohibit an employer from asking a third party, including a former employer, to offer an assessment of the applicant's sexual orientation. HB 303 ( Bumam) - Minimum Wage - would tie the Texas minimum wage to fair Human Resources & Oppose Referred 1/29/2001 House Economic market rent, and would require an employerto paythe greater of the Texas minimum Budget Development wage or the federal minimum wage. HB 329 (G. Lewis) - Maternity Benefits - would require a health providerto extend Human Resources Sentto subcommittee House Insurance coverage to women for necessary medical expenses incurred as a result of pregnancy or 2/19/2001 childbirth despite any preexisting conditions; and would provide that the benefits would be subject to annual deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance required of other benefits under the plan, but would not be subject to a dollar limitation other than the plan's lifetime maximum benefits. HB 343 (Longoria) - Health Care Services - would prohibit a health benefit plan from Human Resources Not Heard 2/19/2001 House Insurance having a contractual provision penalizing the health care provider or practitionerfor referring patients for additional treatments by a specialist or using his or her best judgement in prescribing certain medication, treatment or device. HB 374 (Wohlgemuth) - Child Health and Safety - would provide that all cities may Municipal Court Support Referred to Committee House Insurance add an additional $25 fee for a traffic offense committed in a school crossing zone and 1/30/2001 use the resulting revenue for child health and safety programs. HB 458 (Pitts) - Municipal Courts - would allow a municipal court judge to defer Municipal Court Support Referred to Committee House Juvenile Justice & proceedings against a juvenile until the 90th day after the date on which the teen court 1/31/2001 Family Issues hearing to determine the juveni le's punishment is held. HB 46 (McClendon) - Accident Reports - would prohibit the release of motorvehicle Police Support Referred to Committee House Public Safety accident reports to the public unless a person provides two or more of the following: (1) 1/22/2001 the date of the accident, (2) the name of any person involved in the accident, (3) the specific location of the accident. HB 56 (Cuellar) - School Zones - would double the minimum and maximum fine Municipal Court Referred to Committee House Transportation amounts for speeding violations that occur within a school crossing zone when reduced 1/23/2001 or limits apply. 63 (Wolens) - D.W.I. - would require a police officer to take possession of a per- Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence son's driver license and issue a temporary driving permit to that person if the person is 1/23/2001 arrested fora DWI offense. Page 3 "` .X State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXPS Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee HB 279 (Berman) -Stolen Property -would allow a police officer to release stolen Police Support Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice property to a person who establishes ownership of the property if the officer recovers 1/29/2001 the property within 24 hours of the time the property was reported stolen HB 280 (Christian) - Police Animals - would make it a criminal offense for a person to Police & Environmental Support Voted out favorably House Public Safety taunt, torment, or throw objects at, or interfere with a police service animal; and would Services 2/19/2001 exempt police service animals from rabies quarantine requirements if the animal bites a person while the animal is under routine veterinary care or the animal is being used for law enforcement purposed or in a jail or prison. HB 307 (Hupp) - Motor Vehicle Information - would require a city to obtain written Police Support Referred to Committee House State Affairs consent from a person before the city could release any personal information about the 1/29/2001 person that is contained in a motor vehicle record that the city has been requested to release to the public. HB 345 (Keel) - Alcohol Related Offense - would require a peace officer to take a Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence blood or breath specimen of a person involved in a motor vehicle or watercraft accident 1/29/2001 if the officer, at the time of arrest, reasonably believes that an individual has died, or will die, or has suffered bodily injury as a direct result of the accident. HB 363 (Gallego) - Traffic Offenses - would require a police officerto issue a written Police Referred to Committee House Public Safety notice to appear for any traffic offense that is punishable by a fine only. 1/30/2001 HB 433 (Driver) - Truck Safety - would allow all cities to seek certification to enforce Police Referred to Committee House Public Safety commercial motor vehicle safety standards. 1/30/2001 HB 486 (Berman) - Photographic Traffic Control - would allow only the City of Tyler to Police Support for all cities Referred to Committee House Public Safety implement a photographic traffic control system. 1/31/2001 HB 489 (Pickett) - Junked Vehicles - would require that a vehicle have an expired Police & Develop- Oppose Referred to Committee House County Affairs se plate and an expired vehicle inspection certificate before the vehicle can be ment /Code Enforce- 1/31/2001 idered a junked vehicle (current law only requires one of these conditions). ment HB 504 (Keel) - Burglary of a Vehicle - would increase the penalty for burglary of a Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence vehicle from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony. 1/31/2001 HB 505 (Keel) - Police Officers - would allow a police officer to detain and take Police Support Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence custody of a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person is 1/31/2001 violating a term or condition of community supervision, mandatory supervision or HB 507 (Allen) - Concealed Handguns - would allow the Department of Public Safety Police Oppose Referred to Committee House Public Safety to grant a permit that would allow the permittee to carry a concealed weapon anywhere 1/31/2001 a peace officer may carry a weapon. HB 510 (Oliva) - Felony Forfeiture - would expand the offenses subject to felony Police Support Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence forfeiture provision to include the offense of enticing a minor child away from the 1/31/2001 child's parent or guardian. HB 511 (Keel) - Arrest Warrants - would (1) require that any affidavit presented in Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence support of the issuance of an arrest warrant must be shown to the defendant upon the 1/31/2001 defendant's request, and (2) provide that an arrest warrant and any supporting affida- vits are public information immediately after the warrant has been executed. HB 512 (Keel) - Personal Bonds - would require that a person arrested without warrant Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence must be released on a personal bond within 24 hours if the offense is a misdemeanor, 1/31/2001 or 48 hour if the offense is a felony unless a magistrate has determined that there is probable cause to believe that the person committed the alleged offense. SB 58 (Zaffirini)) - Police Officers - would allow a police officer to explain the conse- Police Support Referred to Committee Senate Jurisprudence quences of refusing to take a blood alcohol test to a person arrested for an alcohol- 1/10/2001 related offense. SB 111 (Moncrief) - Accident Reports - would require a person seeking to obtain Police Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs accident report information to affirm that the person will not use the information for 1/11/2001 direct solicitation of business or employment for pecuniary gain. SB 112 (Moncrief) - Traffic Offenses - would require a police officerto issue a written Police Referred to Committee Senate Jurisprudence to appear for all traffic offense punishable by fine only. 1/11/2001 2 (Duncan) - Interlocal Contracts - would provide that a governmental unit that Police Support Pending in Committee Senate Intergovernmental enters into a contract to receive police protection services from another governmental 1/23/2001 Relations unit is responsible for any civil liability that arises from the receipt of those services (current law only addresses agreements for fire protection) Page 4 ";``��o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXP� Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee SB 217 (Fraser) - Traffic Regulations - would allow all cities to apply for certification Police & Environmental 2/19/2001 to conduct safety inspections on commercial vehicles and vehicles transporting haz- Services Set for Senate Intent ardous materials calendar 2/20/2001 HB 468 (Solomons) - Property Taxes - would change the way property tax liens affect Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means manufactured housing. 1/31/2001 HB 490 (Heflin) - Property Taxes: would amend the Property Tax Code in numerous Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means ways. 1/31/2001 HB 559 (Mowery) - Property Tax - would provide that attomey's fees in a judicial Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means appeal of property tax shall not be subject to limitations if the property's appraised 2/1/2001 value exceeds by 200 percent the appraised value required by law. HB 197 (Solomons) - Purchasing - would raise from $15,000 to $25,000 the thresh- Finance Support 2/20/2001 Sent to old contract amount at which a city must seek a competitive bid. House Local Consent HB 25 (Corte) - Property Rights -would make all municipal actions subject to the Development Oppose Referred to Committee House Land & Resource State Property Rights Act, which requires an entity to do a "takings impact analysis" for 1/22/2001 Management any regulatory action that might negatively impact private property (virtually all munici- pal actions are currently exempt from the act) HB 122 (B. West) - Real Property - would exempt a city from the notice and bidding Development & City Support Sent to requirements of Chapter 272 of the Local Government Code when the city sells or Attorney House Calendars transfers real property to a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. 2/20/2001 HB 277 (Berman) - Property Taxes - would repeal the "rollback" tax imposed on Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means agriculturalty appraised land that changes to a non - agricultural use. 1/29/2001 HB 377 (B. Turner) - Condemnation - would provide that in certain circumstances the Public Works, Develop- Oppose Left Pending House Land & Resource or arket value of natural resources may be included in the assessment of damage to ment, City Attorney 2/19/2001 Management _ er in a condemnation proceeding. HB 423 (Tillery) - Zoning - would provide that an open - enrollment charter school is Development Support Referred to Committee House Public Safety subject to municipal zoning ordinances. 1/30/2001 HB 57 (Cuellar) - Sales Tax - would provide a sales tax exemption for the purchase of Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means elementary and secondary school supplies during August, would impose a $75 limit 1/23/2001 per exempted item, and would provide that a city may repeal the exemption only if the exemption would impair an existing contract. HB 256 (Gallego) - Sales Tax - would provide a sales tax exemption for building mate- Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means rials used to repair uninsured damage to residential homesteads in state or federal 1/29/2001 disaster areas. HB 272 (Berman) - Sales Tax - would provide a sales tax exemption for blood transfu- Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means sion equipment used during surgery. 1/29/2001 HB 324 (Cuellar) - Sales Tax - would provide a sales tax exemption for college text- Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means books purchased by students. 1/29/2001 HB 375 (Flores) - Sales Tax - would expand the current sales tax holiday on clothing Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means and footwear to include school supplies, but would allow the governing body of a taxing 1/30/2001 entity to reinstate the tax. HB 445 (Goodman) - Sales Tax - would authorize a city to hold an election to adopt a Budget & Research Support 2/16/2001 House Ways & Means one -fourth percent sales tax for city street maintenance. Hearing set for 2/21/2001 SB 86 (Ellis) - Sales Tax - would extend the August sales tax holiday on clothing and Budget & Research Strongly Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Finance shoes from three days to two weeks; would provide a sales tax exemption for the pur- 1/10/2001 chase of elementary and secondary school supplies during August up to a limit of $75 per exempted item; and would provide that a city may repeal the exemption after holding a hearing. SB 155 (Truan) - Design -Build - would allow a city to use a design -build contract only Public Works Support Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental for a project that is projected to cost $50 million or more and only if the following 1/11/2001 Relations procedures are followed (1) the city must prepare a request for qualifications and a riteria package, (2) the city must evaluate proposals by, first examining qualifi- sand second considering other factors including costing methodology, (3) the OF-yc not require offerors to submit detailed engineering or architectural design, (4) following selection, the selected fine shall complete the design, (5) the city must contract for independent inspection and testing services. SB 190 & SJR 7 (Lucio) - Highway Funding - would allow TXDOTto sell gram anticipa- Public Works Support Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs tion revenue bonds to fund highway improvements. 1/11/2001 Page 5 o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) F=3-' • CO X­` CD Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 562 (Maddenl - Elections: would: (a) require a city that elects its candidates by City Secretary Referred to Committee House Elections plurality vote to conduct an automatic recount in an election that results in a tie vote; 2/1/2001 (b) provide that the city may order a second election to resolve the tie only if it's already done the automatic recount; and (c) require the city to pay the costs of conducting the automatic recount. H.B. 563 (Madden) - Elections: would require a city that changes its election polling City Secretary Referred to Committee House Elections places to post a notice of the change at the previous polling place. 2/1/2001 M.B. 566 (Deshoten - Unemployment Compensation (UC): would eliminate the Human Resources Referred to Committee House Economic seven -day waiting period for eligibility for UCbenefiits. 2/1/2001 Development H.B. 567 (Deshotel) - Unemployment Compensation (UC : would provide that UC Human Resources Referred to Committee House Economic benefits will be based on the average wage in all covered employment in the state and 2/1/2001 Development that benefits shall be a minimum of seven percent and a maximum of 52 percent of that average wage. H.B. 573 (Green) - Municipal Property: would provide that any real property owned by Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means a city is taxable by another taxing unit if the property is situated in a county in which 2/1/2001 less than 20 percent of the city's entire territory is situated. (Please see H.R.J. 28 below.) H.B. 578 (Solomonsl - Texas Online Commission: would create a 15- member com- Information Services Referred to Committee House State Affairs mission (which would include three local government representatives) to establish a 2/1/2001 common Internet system through which state agencies and local governments can send documents, receive applications for permits and licenses, and receive payments from members of the public. (companion SB 187) H.B. 579 (Solomons) - Design - Build: would allow a city to use a design -build con- Public Works Support Referred to Committee House Transportation for a transportation project that is projected to cost $250 million or more and 2/1/2001 f the following procedures are followed: (1) the city must prepare a request for f'ronly cations and a design criteria package; (2) the city must evaluate proposals by first examining qualifications and secondly considering other factors including costing methodology; (3) the city may not require offerors to submit detailed engineering or architectural design; (4) following selection the selected firm shall complete the design; and (5) the city must contract for independent inspection and testing services. (Companion is S.B. 227.) H.B. 610 (B Turner) - Theft of Retail Water Service: would amend the Penal Code to Finance Support Referred to Committee House Natural Resources add theft of retail water service to the offense of Theft of Service and would provide that 2/1/2001 theft of water service valued at more than $500 but less than $750 is a felony of the third degree; at $750 but less than $1000 is a felony of the second degree and at $1000 or more is a felony of the first degree. H.B. 612 (Maxrw) - Tax Increment Financing: would: (1) require cities to inform the Finance Referred to Committee House Ways & Means state comptroller of new tax increment financing agreements or of changes to existing 2/1/2001 agreements; (2) require the city to send a copy of its annual tax increment financing report to the comptroller, (3) require the comptroller to maintain a central registry of tax increment financing agreements; and (4) authorize the comptroller to assist a city with tax increment financing upon request of the mayor. H.B. 617 (Puente) - Neighborhood Associations: would allow a city to establish a Environmental Services Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs program to use volunteers from a neighborhood association to help the city enforce & Development 2/1/2001 health and safety ordinances. H.B. 620 (Capelo) - Speeding Offenses: would decrease from 25 to 20 the number of Municipal Court Support Referred to Committee House Public Safety miles per hour over the speed limit at which a speeder could obtain dismissal for a 2/1/2001 speeding offense by taking driver's training. H.B. 621 (Capelo) - Traffic Offenses: would require that a written notice to appear in Police Referred to Committee House Public Safety court is mandatory for all traffic offenses punishable by a fine only; and would provide 2/1/2001 that a peace officer who charges a person with committing a traffic offense that is a Class C misdemeanor shall issue a citation to the person instead of taking the person before a magistrate. H.B. 630 (S Turner) - Unmarked Vehicles: would exempt automobiles used by mu- Development Support Voted out favorably House Urban Affairs I code enforcement officers to enforce environmental laws from the requirement 2/14/2001 e an inscription on each side of the vehicle identifying the name of the city and epartment or office having custody of the vehicle. H.B. 631 (S Turner) - Illegal Dumping: would increase the fines for illegal dumping Environmental Services Referred to Committee House Environmental by reducing the quantity of litter or solid waste that would constitute an offense for 2/1/2001 Regulation each class of misdemeanors and for the state jail felony offense. Page 6 ��H�o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TFxPC3 Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 655 (Goolsb)) - Police Officers: would require a police officer who investigates Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence an allegation of asexually violent offense to provide to the victim of the alleged offense 2/1/2001 a notice ( in English and Spanish) that includes: (1) a statement of the victim's legal rights and (2) materials that describe the community services available for victims of sexual assaults if such materials are provided to the law enforcement agency by a community service provider. H.S. 668 (Maxey) - Employment Discrimination: would prohibit all employers includ- Human Resources Referred to Committee House State Affairs ing a city from subjecting an individual to different standards or treatment on the basis 2/1/2001 of the person's sexual orientation; and would waive a city's sovereign immunity and make a city liable for damages for any violation of these provisions. H.B.672fWilsonl- VotingA e: would lowerthe voting age to 14. Serrttosubcommittee House Elections 2/14/2001 H.B. 676 (G. Lewis) - Asset F rf I : would provide that asset forfeiture proceeds Police Support Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence may be spent by a municipal law enforcement agency only after a budget for expendi- 2/1/2001 tures has been approved by the municipal governing body. (Note: current law requires that the budget merely be "submitted to" the governing body.) (Companion is S.B. 251.) H.B. 698 (Gutierrez) - Transportation Funding: this bill is the same as S.B. 245 Public Works Oppose Referred to Committee House Transportation below. 2/1/2001 H.B. 705 (Morrison) - Juveniles: would allow a minor who is arrested for the offense of Police Referred to Committee House Juvenile Justice consuming an alcoholic beverage to make a request that a blood or breath specimen 2/1/2001 & Family Issues be taken within at least two hours after the arrest; and would provide that the taking of such a specimen must be videotaped and the video tape must be maintained until after the case has been disposed of by a court. 724 IS. Turn - Water Rate Jurisdiction: would transfer from the Texas Natural Referred 2/1/2001 House Environmental esource Conservation Commission to the Public Utility Commission the administra- Regulation tion of the state's water rate program including the authority to collect a regulatory assessment from certain water or sewer service suppliers. HJ.R. 28 (Green) - Municipal Property: would amend the Texas Constitution to allow Budget Referred to Committee House Ways & Means for the taxation of municipal real property as described in H.B. 573 above. 1/31/2001 S.B. 227 (Shapleigh) - Design - Build: please see H.B. 579 above. Public Works Support Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental 1/16/2001 Relations S.B. 229 (Harris) - Elections: would allow a general law city to conduct its city elec- Administration Oppose Pending in Committee Senate Intergovernmental tions on a non - uniform election date if the governing body of the city determines that 1/23/2001 Relations voting on a Saturday is prohibited by the religious beliefs of more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the city. S.B. 231 (Harris) - Police Officers: would provide that a city is not immune from Police Oppose Not Heard in Senate Intergovernmental liability for the wrongful act omission or negligence committed by an off -duty police Committee Relations officer. 1/23/2001 SB 235 (Harris) - Dangerous Wild Animals: would require a city or county with Environmental Services Support Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs authority over areas where dangerous wild animals are kept to create an "Animal 1/16/2001 Registration Agency;" would authorize the agency to issue, reissue, deny, and revoke certificates of registration, and to collect fees associated with the registration of the specifically identified animals or any hybrids of the animals; would give cities or coun- ties the right to sue to collect civil penalties, which would be retained by the city or county, and the right to recoverthe reasonable cost of investigating violations, attor- neys fees, and expert witness fees incurred in a civil trial; would not prohibit cities from regulating the ownership, possession, confinement, or care of a dangerous wild ani- mals, but would require cities to adopt an ordinance or order to implement and admin- ister the certification program by December 1, 2001. S.B. 241 (Lucio) - Highway Funding: would allow TXDOT to sell grant anticipation Public Works Sent to subcommittee Senate Business & revenue bonds to fund transportation projects in three border transportation districts. 2/13/2001 Commerce (Note: this bill is similar to but narrower than S.B. 190. Please see SJ.R. 10 below.) 245 fShaoleighl - Transportation F n in : would require the Texas Department Public Works Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Business & OI nsportation to give preference to border districts that are important to intema- 1/16/2001 Commerce trade when allocating projects and funds. (Companion is H.B. 698.) S.B. 248 (Carona► - Property Tax: would grant a property tax exemption to the owner Budget Referred to Committee Senate Finance of a motor vehicle that is subject to a lease if the lessee does not hold the vehicle for 1/17/2001 production of income. S.B. 251 (Harris) - Asset Forfeiture: this bill is the companion of H.B. 676 above. Police Not Heard Senate Criminal Justice 1/31/2001 Page 7 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) .� TEXAS Pending Legislation Deut• Position Last Action Committee S.B. 243 (Harris) - Impact Fees: would amend Chapter 395 of the Local Govemment Development Support Voted Out Favorably Senate Intergovernmental Code relating to impact fees in the followingways: 2/20/2001 Relations • add to the definition of "impact fee" an exclusion for pro rata fees and reimbursement of water or sewer mains and lines extended into the city. • modify the definition of "roadway facilities" to include the municipal share of costs for roadways • amend the definition of "service area" for roadway facili- ties to eliminate references to trip length and to increase the service area limitation from three to six miles. • amend the definition of "service unit" to require that impact fee calculations be based on historical data and trends applicable to the city duringthe previous 10 years. • require that the city give credit for that portion of property tax and utility revenue generated by new service units during the program period that is used for the payment of improvements • provide that the impact fee will be collected when the city issues the building permit • allow the hearing on the capital improvements plan to be held in conjunction with the hearing on land use assump- tions • change from three years to five years that time period after which planning must be updated. • require that the city submit written verification of compli- ance with the statute to the attorney general each year • repeal 395.025(b), which currently requires the city to recalculate the fee at the conclusion of the plan period using actual costs, and to refund any differences . S.B. 256 (Carona) - ProperprTaxes: would permit taxing units in possession of fore- Administration Support Senate passed to closed land following a bid -off procedure to recover personnel and overhead costs engrossment when the original owner redeems the property. 2/20/2001 S.B. 262 (Bemson) - Public Safety Employees: would require a city to provide coun- Police Support Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental seling services to a public safety employee who: (a) is exposed to or involved in an 1/17/2001 Relations accident involving death or serious injury and (b) requests such services. S.B. 254 (Ogden) - Alcohol -Free School Zones: would authorize a school in any city Development Referred to Committee Senate Education to petition the municipal governing body to adopt 1000 -foot alcohol -free zones around 1/22/2001 schools. (Note: under current law this can be done only in a city with a population of 900,000 or more.) S.B. 268 ( Odgen) - SpeedinE: would provide that the fine for exceeding the speed Municipal Court Support Referred to Committee Senate Criminal Justice limit by 25 miles per hour or more shall be no less than $200 and no more then $500. 1/22/2001 SIR. 10 (Ludo) - Highway Funding: would amend the Texas Constitution to permit Public Works Support Sent to subcommittee Senate Business & the state to sell grant anticipation revenue bonds. (Note: this resolution is similar to 2/13/2001 Commerce SJR 7 please see SB 241 above.) SJ R 11 (Ludo) - Property Taxes: would amend the Texas Constitution to permit the Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Finance legislature to exempt travel trailers not used for production of income from property 1/16/2001 taxes. H.B. 744 (Kin® - Elections: would require a voter to provide proof of identification City Secretary Neutral Referred to Committee House Elections along with a voter registration card in order to vote at an election and would allow a 2/5/2001 voter whose name does not appear on the precinct list to vote in an election if the voter identification presents proof of identification that can be verified from the proof pre- sented. H B 754 (Madden) - Election Dates: would provide that: (a) with few exceptions all Administration Oppose Referred to Committee House Elections ons must be held on the first Saturday in February, the first Saturday in May, the 2/5/2001 d Saturday in September, or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, b) municipal elections may not be held on the February or September date. Page 8 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXfCD Pending Legislation Dent. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 755 (Gaile¢o) -Sales Taxes: would provide that a certain percentage of the Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means state's sales tax revenue not to exceed $10 million annuaIlyfrom the sale of touri sm- 2/5/2001 related goods and services shall be directly allocated to the Texas Department of Eco- nomic Development, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Historical Commission, and the Texas Commission on the Arts for tourism promotion purposes. H.B. 758 (Coleman) - Time Away From Work: would grant an employee unpaid time Human Resources Support Referred to Committee House Economic Develop - away from work to meet with a teacher of the employee's child or to participate in the 2/5/2001 ment child's school activities. (Note: this bill is identical to H.B. 55.) H.B. 761 (Coleman) - Certificate Fees: would double (from two dollars to four dollars) City Secretary Oppose Referred to Committee House Public Education the fee that a local registrar must charge for a copy of a birth certificate would place an 2/5/2001 additional one - dollar fee on the issuance of a death certificate and would require that local registrars remit the additional funds to the State Department of Health to be used to improve the state's administrative procedures relative to birth and death records. H.B. 785 (Ise t) - Interlocal Contracts: would provide that a govemmental unit that Police Referred to Committee House Civil Practices enters into a contract to receive police protection services from another governmental 2/5/2001 unit is responsible for any civil liability that arises from the receipt of those services. (Note: current law addresses interlocal contract liability for fire protection services only.) (Companion bill is S.B. 202.) H.B. 794 (Yarbrough) - Child Health and Sam: would provide that all cities may add Municipal Court Support Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence an additional $25 fee for a traffic offense committed in a school crossing zone and use 2/5/2001 the resulting revenue for child health and safety programs. (Note: under current law only 0th a population of 400 000 or more has this authority.) (This bill is similar to H. H.B. 798 (Gallego) - Employment Contracts: would provide that the duration of a Administration Oppose Referred to Committee House County Affairs municipal employment contract may not exceed the length of a councilmember's term 2/5/2001 and would provide that a severance or termination payment may not exceed the em- ployee's salary for 50 percent of the time remaining on the employee's contract. H.B. 799 (Gallego) - Personal Information: would provide that in general a govem- Administration Support Referred to Committee House State Affairs mental body may not disclose personal information (other than an individual's name 2/5/2001 address and date of birth) that is collected in connection with the issuance of a license. H.B. 800 (Gallego) - Crime Victims Righsg: would: (1) grant crime victims the right to Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence have a victim assistance coordinator or any other person of the victim's choice present 2/5/2001 with the victim at any medical examination conducted to collect evidence of a crime; and (2) require the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education to provide courses and programs to Vain police officers on the legal rights of crime victims and the duty of law enforcement agencies to ensure that victims are af- forded those rights. H.B. 805 (Bonnen) - Crime Stop emirs: would increase from 10 to 20 the percent of a Police Referred to Committee House Public Safety crime stoppers organization's revenue that can be spent on administrative costs. 2/5/2001 H.B. 817 (King) - Police Office rs: would provide that a police officer who is a certified Police Support Refeffed to Committee House Public Safety voice stress examiner is not required to be licensed by the Polygraph Examiners Board in 2/5/2001 order to use computerized voice stress analysis during a criminal investigation; and would provide that a police officer could be certified to use the voice stress analysis by the company that manufactured the equipment or by the governmental entity that employs the officer. H.B. 822 (Giddingsl - Municipal Courts: please see H. B. 882 below. Municipal Court Voted out favorably House Juvenile Justice & 2/13/2001 Family Issues H.B. 833 (B. Brown) - Design-Build: would allow a city to use a design -build contract Support Services Support Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs fortheconstruction rehabilitation alteration or repair of any public facility. 2/5/2001 6 C un - al T es: would provide a sales tax exemption for constriction- Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means related purchases made by nonprofit water supply and sewer service corporations. 2/5/2001 (Companion is S. B. 369.) Page 9 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) r TFXP� Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 838 (Hinojosa) - Economic Development Corporations: would require an eco- Referred to Committee House State Affairs nomic development corporation that receives public funds and was not established by 2/5/2001 Article 5190.6 V.T.C.S. to comply with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings and Public Information Acts. (Note: 4A and 4B corporations are already covered by these open government acts.) H.B. 848 (Hartnett) - Public Nuisances: for purposes of civil nuisance abatement Police Referred to Committee House Civil Practices would expand the definition of actions that constitute a public nuisance to include 2/5/2001 indecent exposure and public lewdness. H.B. 852 (McClendon) - Purchasing: would allow a city to use the reverse auction Finance Support Referred to Committee House State Affairs procedure to purchase goods and services. (A "reverse auction" is a method of procure- 2/5/2001 ment through which a buyer receives via the Internet price "bids" from potential sellers. When the bidding closes the buyer pays the lowest price that was bid.) H.B. 856 (Dutton) - Time Away From Work: this bill is virtually the same as H.B. 758 Human Resources Support Referred to Committee House Economic Develop - above. 2/5/2001 ment H.B. 858 (Dutton) - Property Tax Foreclosures: would provide that a purchaser of tax- Administration Support Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs foreclosed property who purchases the property for urban redevelopment purposes will 2/5/2001 receive a conveyance of the right title and interest held by each taxing unit that was a party to the foreclosure judgment subject to any right of redemption at the time of sale. H.B. 860 (Dutton) - Sales Taxes: would extend the August sales tax holiday on clothing Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means and shoes from three days to two weeks; would provide a sales tax exemption for the 2/5/2001 purchase of elementary and secondary school supplies during August up to a limit of $100 per exempted item; and would provide that a city may repeal the exemption after holding a hearing. (Note: S.B. 86 is the same except for its $75 limit per exempted i HI K62 62 D n - Public Nuisances: would allow a city resident to file a lawsuit Legal Referred to Committee House Civil Practices against a city forcing the city to take remedial action against a public nuisance and 2/5/2001 would allow a court that determines a nuisance exists to require that the city abate the nuisance or purchase or condemn the property that constitutes a nuisance. H.B. 866 (Dutton) - Public Information Ad: would amend the Public Information Act Police Oppose Referred to Committee House State Affairs to limit the types of law enforcement records that a law enforcement agency could 2/5/2001 withhold from public disclosure. H.B. 882 U. Jones) - Municipal Courts: would allow a municipal court judge to defer Municipal Court Left pending House Juvenile Justice & proceedings against a juvenile until the 90th day after the date on which the teen court 2/13/2001 Family Issues hearing to determine the juvenile's punishment is held. (This bill is the same as H.B. 458 and H.B. 822 above.) H.B. 884 U. Jones) - Interlocal Contracts: this bill is the companion of S.B. 335 Administration Referred to Committee House County Affairs below. 2/5/2001 H.B. 894 (Hinojosa) - Open Meetings: would: (1) require a governmental body to City Secretary Referred to Committee House State Affairs designate a primary place at which notices of all meetings must be posted; (2) allow a 2/5/2001 governmental body to designate a secondary place of posting if the primary place be- comes inaccessible; and (3) require a governmental body that customarily posts notice of a meeting in two places to designate each location as a primary place. HB.918(S Turner) Electric Service: would: (a) amend the Utilities Code to require the Administration Support Referred to Committee House State Affairs Public Utilities Commission by December 1, 2001 to determine whether each power 2/5/2001 region and each transmission and distribution utility's certificated service area in the state is able to offer fair competition and reliable electric service to all retail customer classes therein; (b) provide that for any region or area the commission determines is unable to offer fair competition and reliable service the commission shall delay retail competition therein and may establish new rates for electric utilities therein; (c) would provide that thereafter should the commission determine that a region or area is unable to sustain fair competition and reliable service it would be authorized to take appropri- ate on(s) after notice and hearing including the extension of the price to beat be- y establishment of new retail rates issuance of emergency orders or enjoining o et participants imposition of temporary reductions in transmission or distribu- tion charges or other specified actions; and (d) would provide that an independent organization will be established to monitor the performance of generation markets and to report to the commission staff any aberrant market behavior evidence of market manipulation market design flaws oranti - competitive behavior. Page 10 "``�o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) n TEXPPS Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 925 (Kitchen) - Economic Development: would add "telecommunications infra- Development Referred to Committee House Economic Develop - structure" to the list of projects that can be undertaken by economic development 2/5/2001 ment corporations. H.B. 928 (Coleman) - Local Government Corporations: this bill is the companion of Public Works Referred to Committee House Transportation S.B. 354 below. 2/6/2001 H.B. 931 (Soils) - Economlc Development: would provide for the development of an Development Oppose Referred to Committee House Economic Develop - economic development plan for the state would require that the plan include goals and 2/6/2001 ment standards would require that the state "encourage" local governments to use the standards contained in the plan and provide that local economic development efforts that "produce a cost to the state " must use the standards. (Companion bill is S.B. H.B. 932 (Solis) - Economic Development: this bill is the companion of S.B. 275 Parks Referred to Committee House Economic Develop - below. 2/6/2001 ment H.B. 938 (Solis) - County Roads: would authorize a county to call for an election to Referred to Committee House Ways & Means adopt a county-wide one - fourth -cent sales tax for the maintenance and repair of county 2/6/2001 roads. HJ.R. 44 (Flores) - Prooerty Taxes: would amend the Texas Constitution to permit the Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means legislature to exempt travel trailers not used for production of income from property 2/5/2001 taxes. (Companion legislation is SJ.R. 11.) S.B. 275 (Shapleigh) - Economic Development: would require the state comptrollerto Parks Referred to Committee Senate Business & Commerce prepare a report every two years on the economic development activities and perform- 1/22/2001 ance of state agencies, institutes of higher education, and 4A and 413 economic devel- corporations. (Companion bill is H.B. 932.) 9 - City Sanitation Ordinan : would provide that a city when giving Environmental Services Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental notice of a violation of the city's sanitation ordinances would only be required to post & Development 1/22/2001 Relations notice in a conspicuous place on the property if personal service of notice cannot be obtained. S.B. 335 (Carona) - Interlocal Contracts: would allow a city to enter into interlocal Administration Certified for Senate contracts with entities in another state. (Note: current law only allows interlocal con- Intent Calendar tracts with states that border the State of Texas.) (Companion bill is H.B. 884.) 2/15/2001 S.B. 336 (Madlal Rabies - Vaccination: would allow a local rabies control authority to Environmental Services Referred to Committee Senate Health & Human administer rabies vaccinations to animals and would allow the local rabies control 1/23/2001 Services authority to designate someone to administer the vaccinations on behalf of the authority. S.B. 339 (Wentworth) - City Office rs: would require all elected and some appointed Administration Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental city officials to file a financial statement that includes the person's financial activity and 1/23/2001 Relations the financial activity of the person's spouse and dependent children. (Companion bill is H.B. 64.) S.B. 342 (Shapiro) -Toll Facilities: would: (1) allow the Texas Department ofTranspor- Public Works Voted out favorably Senate State Affairs tation (TxDOT) to spend money from any available source to acquire construct maintain 2/19/2001 or operate a public or private toll facility; (2) require a private facility to repay funds spent by TxDOT; (3) allow TxDOT to require repayment of funds spent on a public facility; (3) prevent a bond issued by a public or private entity to finance a public transportation project from becoming an obligation of the state; (4) require TxDOT to notify a member of the legislature when an expenditure is made in that legislator's district; and (5) allow the Texas Turnpike Authority to transfer state highway funds into the Texas Turnpike Authority revolving project fund. S.B. 343 (Shapiro) -Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) Fund a: would: (1) require the TTA Public Works Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs to maintain a Texas Turnpike Authority feasibility study fund to be used for studying the 1/24/2001 financing of projects; and (2) allow the TTA to maintain the Texas Turnpike Authority project revolving fund which would consist of surplus revenue to be used for financing projects. V4Lindsa - L I G v mment Corporation s: would restrict the activities of a Public Works Left Pending Senate Intergovernmental ovemment corporation created under the Transportation Code to transportation- 2/20/2001 Relations related projects and would subject the corporation to all construction design and procurement laws that apply to the cities that created the corporation. (Companion bill is H.B. 928.) Page 11 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXPPS Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee S.B. 365 (Armbristerl - International Residentail Code (IRC): would provide that the Development Support Referred to Committee Senate Business & Commerce IRC shall be the only municipal residential building code to be used in Texas but would 1/25/2001 authorize cities to adopt local amendments to the IRC. S.B. 369 (Ogden) - Sales Tax this bill is the companion of H.B. 836 above. Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Finance 1/25/2001 5.13. 378 (Gallegos) - Fire Fighters: would allow fire fighters to meet and confer with a Fire Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental political subdivision regarding wages, salaries, hours of work, and other terms of 1/29/2001 Relations employment. (Companion bill is H.B. 320.) S.B. 382 (Gallegos) - Fire Departments: would rewrite the current law that requires Fire Oppose Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental fire departments to provide to its personnel protective clothing and self- contained 1/29/2001 Relations breathing apparatus would require departments to provide personal alert safety systems would require each department to adopt an incident management system and a person- nel accountability system and would allow the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to enforce all these standards and requirements, S.J.R. 12 (Shapiro) - Toll Roads: would amend the Texas Constitution to allow TxDOTto Public Works Voted out favorably Senate State Affairs expend grant or loan money for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and opera- 2/19/2001 tion of turnpikes, toll roads, and toll bridges. H.B. 199 (Pitts) - Building Inspections: Relating to the review of plans and specifica- Development Referred to Committee House Licensing & Adminis- tions and the inspection of buildings or facilities for the purpose of eliminating architec- 1/25/2001 trative Procedures tural barriers encountered by persons with disabilities. )(Yarbrough) -Building Permits: Relating to notice and hearings regarding the Development Referred to Committee House Land & Resource on for certain building permits and the authority of municipalities to deny 1/30/2001 Management ce building permits. H.B. 969 (Oliveira) - Purchasing: would provide that a city with a population of Finance Support Sent to House 200,000 or less when purchasing real or personal property may give preference to a Calendars 2/20/2001 local bidder. (Note: current law grants this option to any city with a population of 100,000 or less.) H.B. 980 (Eiland) - Workers' Compensation: would grant lifetime benefits for an injury Human Resources Referred to Committee House Business & Industry resulting in a neurological or psychiatric condition that substantially limits at least one 2/6/2001 major life activity. H.B. 984 (Grusendorf) - Development Permits: would provide that property owned by Development Referred to Committee House Land & Resource a religious organization that is exempt from property taxes is not required to be platted 2/6/2001 before the religious organization can obtain a building permit or any other permit re- quired to develop the property. H.B. 989 (Dutton) - Personnel Records: would require an employer to allow an em- Human Resources Referred to Committee House State Affairs ployee to inspect the employee's personnel records at least twice a year, would allow an 2/6/2001 employee to remove or correct any information contained in the personnel records if the employer agrees with the correction; would provide that if the employer disagrees the employee is still allowed to submit a written statement explaining the employee's posi- H.B 1021 (Clark) - Consultation With Attomey: would provide that a governmental Administration Support Referred to Committee House State Affairs body may use a telephone conference call a videoconference or the Internet to consult 2/6/2001 with its attorney in open or closed session. H.B. 1022 (McCall) - Hotel Occupancy Tax: would provide that: (a) any entity that Development Oppose 2/16/2001 Hearing House Ways & Means spends and hotel occupancy tax revenue or that is funded by such revenue must before set for2 /21/2001 making an moon and expenditure specify in a list the activity or event that is funded by the tax and directly promotes tourism and hotel and convention activity; and (b) events or activities can be added to the list at any time. HB. 1 2 I - le T : would exclude the following fees from the taxable Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means ce of telecommunications services provided the fee is passed through to the 2/6/2001 p r: (1) the utility gross receipts assessment; (2) the state universal service fund assessment; (3) the federal universal service fund charge; (4) the state telecommunica- tions infrastructure fund charge; and (5) city franchise or right -of -way fees assessed under Chapter 283 of the Local Government Code. Page 12 "L`1'�o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TPXPPS Pending Legislation Devt. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1045 (Alexander) - Toll Faciliti es: would: (1) allow the Texas Department of Public Works Left Pending House Transportation Transportation (TxDOT) to spend money from any available source to acquire, construct, 2/13/2001 maintain or operate a public or private toll facility; (2) require a private facility to repay funds spent by TxDOT; (3) allow TxDOT to require repayment of funds spent on a public facility; (3) prevent a bond issued by a public or private entity to finance a public trans- portation project from becoming an obligation of the state; (4) require TxDOT to notify a member of the legislature when an expenditure is made in that legislator's district; and (5) allow the Texas Turnpike Authority to transfer state highway funds into the Texas Turnpike Authority revolving project fund. (Companion bill is S.B. 342.) H.B. 1050 (Solomons) - Liens: would provide that a city is required to record all liens Legal Referred to Committee House Business & Industry on real property in the real property records of the county in which the property is located 2/6/2001 unless the law establishing the lien expressly states that recording the lien is not neces- sary; and would provide that in a city with a population of 1000 or more a paving lien is superior to any other lien except a lien or claim for property taxes. H.B. 1056 (Gallegol - Ooen Meeting: would provide that the appearance of a quorum City Secretary Oppose Left Pending House State Affairs of a governing body at a meeting of a legislative committee is not a meeting of that 2/19/2001 governing body and does not require the governing body to post a notice if: (a) the legislative committee posts notice that the governing body will appear and (b) the governing body takes no actions. H.B. 1060 (MOweryl - Property Taxes: would allow property owners to appeal tax dis- Referred to Committee House Ways & Means putes under $5000 to small claims court instead of district court 2/7/2001 H.B. 1065 Wher) - Courrty Subdivision Regulations: would amend the provisions Development Referred to Committee House Land & Resource relating to county platting authority by allowing a developer to build streets that do not 2/7/2001 Management comply with county regulations if deed restrictions require the property owners of a Aftion to be responsible for the costs necessary to bring streets into compliance ulations and would require the property owners to bring the streets into compli- ance with county regulations within one year after all the lots in the subdivision are sold or five years from the date the first lot is sold. H.B. 1070 (Craddi - Impact Fees: would provide that a city with a population of less Development Referred to Committee House Land & Resource than 115,000 that constitutes more than three- fourths of the county in which it is lo- 2/7/2001 Management cated may prohibit a landowner from connecting to a capital improvement unless the landowner enters into a written agreement with the city to pay a proportional share of the cost of the capital improvement if the city has not adopted an impact fee. H.B. 1072 (Farabee) - Police Office rs: would expand the provisions allowing a mental Police 2/16/2001 Set for House Public Health health facility to require police officers to pick up and detain a patient who has left the hearing 2/21/2001 mental health facility without being discharged by allowing mental health facilities to issue certificates to a local law enforcement agency directing law enforcement officers to detain and return a patient to the facility. H.B. 1082 (Thompson 1 - Waging Discrimination: would generally prohibit discrimina- Human Resources Support Referred to Committee House Economic Develop - tion in wages based on race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age. 2/7/2001 ment HJ R 55 (Alexander) - Toll Roads: would amend the Texas Constitution to allow the Public Works Left Pending House Transportation state to grant or loan money for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and opera- 2/19/2001 S.B. 4 (Shapiro) - Transportation Funding: would create a Texas mobility fund; would Public Works Support Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs provide that an undetermined amount of the state's general revenue shall be placed in 1/29/2001 the fund; would authorize TXDOT to sell bonds backed by revenue in the fund or by the state's full faith and credit; and would provide that the revenue shall be used for the state's highway, roads, and other mobility projects. (Note: this act would go into effect only if the Texas Constitution is amended; please see SJ.R. 16 below.) S.B. 396 (Duncan) - Real Property, would exempt a city from the notice and bidding Legal Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental requirements of Chapter 272 of the Local Government Code when the city sells or trans- 1/29/2001 Relations fers real property to a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. (Companion bill is H.B. 122.) S B 407 (Cain) - Transportation Funding: would authorize public entities including ' Public Works Support Voted out favorably Senate State Affairs ci o borrow money from the state infrastructure bank account for certain transpor- 2/19/2001 jects that are partially funded by federal money. S.B. 409 (Cain) - Texas Turnpike Authority MAI: would expand the TTA's authority to Public Works Voted out favorably Senate State Affairs carry out turnpike projects. 2/19/2001 Page 13 - c "`�'�o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) Z x SF�HI •� TEXPS Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee S.B. 411 (Shapiro) - Transportation Funding: would provide that all revenues gener- Public Works Support Referred to Committee Senate Finance ated by certain transportation - related fees (for example the vehicle registration fee) 1/29/2001 shall be deposited in the state highway fund and not be used for other purposes as is S.B. 412 (Shapiro) - Transportation Funding: would provide that a county's share of Public Worts Support Referred to Committee Senate Finance motor vehicle sales tax shall come from the sales tax and not from the highway fund. 1/29/2001 S.B. 438 (Media) - Eminent Domain: would require a political subdivision that con- Legal Oppose Voted out favorably Senate Intergovernmental demns land for the stated purpose of developing the land's natural resources to pay for 2/19/2001 Relations the value of the resources in addition to the value of the land. (Note: current law requires payment only for the market value of the land.) S.B. 455 (Armbristerl - Peace Officers: would provide that person may not enroll in Police 2/16/2001 Set for Senate Criminal Justice peace officer training unless the person has either. (a) a high school diploma or (b) a Hearing 2/21/2001 high school equivalency certificate with 12 hours of higher education with at least a 2.0 grade point average. SIR. 16 (Shapiro) - Transportation Funding: would amend the Texas Constitution to Public Works Support Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs allow for the sale of bonds for transportation projects as outlined in S.B. 4 above. 1/29/2001 H.B. 1043 (Kuempeil - Texas Municipal Retirement $ em I'TMRS►: this bill contains Human Resources Support Referred to Committee House Pensions & Invest - the following TMRS- proposed initiatives: (a) create five -year vesting for TMRS cities (b) 2/6/2001 ments allow some retirees to change their selected payment option after retirement (c) provide vested members and their beneficiaries the same death benefits as those who are eligible to retire and (d) make other technical changes in the law. (Companion bill is S. B. 522.) AK96 (Luna) - Fire i Prevention and Emergency Medical Services Di s- Fire Referred to Committee 2/7/2001 House Urban Affairs t : would allow a city over 100,000 in population to create a fire control prevention and EMS district and to fund the district's operations with a local sales tax. H.B. 1100 (R. Lewis) - Property Taxes: would change the way property taxes apply to Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means boats and ships in four ways: (1) boats used outside of the state but undergoing conver- 2/7/2001 sion in Texas would not be taxable due to their presence for that purpose; (2) boats under construction in Texas would not be taxable due to their presence for that purpose; (3) tangible personal property intended to be used in a boat being constructed in Texas would not be taxable due to its presence for that purpose; and (4) tangible personal property intended to be used on a boat that would be operated outside the state but which is undergoing repair, conversion, storage or inspection within Texas would not be taxable due to its presence for those purposes. (Note: boats may still be taxable based on other criteria; this bill only provides that mere presence for the above purposes does not by itself create taxability.) (Companion bill is S.B. 530.) H.B. 1115 (Driver) - Photo¢raphic Traffic System: would allow a city to implement a Police Support Referred to Committee House Public Safety photographic traffic enforcement system by installing cameras at traffic lights inside the 2/7/2001 city and would provide that the owner of a motor vehicle is liable for a civil penalty if the vehicle's license plate is photographed while the vehicle is running a red light. H.B. 1119 (Dutton) - Tort Claims Act: would raise the liability caps under the Texas Referred to Committee House Civil Practices Tort Claims Act to $500, 000 for each person $2 million for each single occurrence for 2/7/2001 bodily injury or death and $500,000 for each single occurrence for injury to or destruc- tion of property. (Note: current caps are $250,000, $500,000, and $100,000 respec- tively.) H.B. 1121 (B Tumer) - Peace Officers: would provide that a person may not enroll in Referred to Committee House Public Safety peace officer training unless the person has either. (a) a high school diploma or (b) a 2/7/2001 high school equivalency certificate with 12 hours of higher education with at least a 2.0 grade point average. (Companion bill is S.B. 455.) s Page 14 H`��o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXP� Pending Legislation Dent. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1122 (Turner) -Confiscated Firearms: would require that: (1) a court shall order a Police Referred to Committee Hoge Pubk Safety weapon seized by a law enforcement agency to be forfeited to the state under certain 2/7/2001 circumstances; (2) a law enforcement agency in a city with a population of less than 30,000 shall destroy the weapon or use the weapon for a law enforcement purpose; (3) a law enforcement agency in a city with a population of more than 30,000 shall transfer the weapon to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for a determination of the weapon's value; (4) the DPS shall destroy a weapon determined to be without value; (5) the DPS shall sell at public auction or transfer to a local law enforcement agency a weapon determined to have value; (5) profits from the sale of weapons shall be depos- ited in the law enforcement safety account. H.B. 1123 (B Turner) - Home Rule Cherie r. would provide that: (a) a city may not Administration Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs adopt a home rule charter unless it has more than 5,000 inhabitants according to the 2/7/2001 federal census bureau; (b) the charter may not take effect until the mayor certifies the population; and (c) any city that adopted a home rule charter between January 1, 2000 and September 1, 2000, but did not have 5,000 inhabitants according to the federal census bureau is not a home rule city. H.B. 1133 (Coleman) - Parking: would require a city to dedicate all fines collected for Municipal Court Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs disabled parking violations to a special fund to be used only for improving accessibility 2/7/2001 for disabled persons. The bill would also allow a city to use fines collected for other traffic offenses to: (1) defraythe expense of captioning and personal assistance services for a disability- related community event sponsored by the city and (2) provide technical equipment such as Braille writers and telecommunications devices for the deaf for use by persons with disabilities at a city facility. H.B. 1140 (Farrar) - Interior Design: would add "interior design" to the list of services Finance Referred to Committee House State Affairs covered by the professional services procurement act and thus would exempt interior 2/7/2001 ervices from competitive purchasing requirements. H.B. 1149 (Martinez Fischer) - Police Officers: would allow school district police Police Referred to Committee House Public Safety officers to arrest a person who commits a traffic offense in a school crossing zone and 2/7/2001 would require school district police officers to receive training in the proper use of radar or laser units from a city police officer or county sheriff's deputy. H.B. 1170 (Elland) - Sales Taxes: would provide a sales tax exemption for the pur- Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Committee House Ways & Means chase of certain goods associated with space flight contracts with NASA, the Depart- 2/7/2001 ment of Defense, and private entities. H.B. 1194 (Brimer) - Conflict of Interest: would allow property owned by a person who Referred to Committee House Ways & Means becomes a member of a city council or a planning and zoning board to continue to 2/7/2001 receive tax abatement and tax increment financing that is already in effect prior to that person joining the governing body. (Note: this bill would reverse Attorney General Opin- ion 1C -0155 which concluded that the abatement or tax increment financing on a person's property must cease upon his or her election to the city council). H.B. 1200 (Brimerl - Property Taxes: would allow school districts to cap the taxable Budget & Reserach Support Referred to Committee House Ways & Means value of certain property as an economic development incentive; and would provide that 2/7/2001 unlike tax abatement the cap on taxable value would not hinder the school district's eligibility for state funding. H.B. 1225 (Harrric) - Navigation Districts: would allow a navigation district to create a Public Works Referred to Committee House Transportation local government transportation corporation thus broadening its authority to engage in 2/8/2001 transportation projects. H.B. 1250 (Dutton) - Police Office rs: would create a criminal offense for racial or Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence ethnic profiling by a police officer, and would generally prohibit a police officer from 2/8/2001 making an arrest detention or search that is based on a person's race or ethnicity. H.B. 1254 (B. West) - Health Benefits: would provide that intergovemmental health Human Resources Referred to Committee House County Affairs benefit risk pools may provide coverage to certain "affiliated service contractors." 2/8/2001 0 Page 15 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXPS Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1199 (Brimer) - Impact Fees: would amend Chapter 395 of the Local Government Development Support Referred to Committee House Land & Resource Code relating to impact fees in the following ways: Public Works 2/7/2001 Management • add to the definition of "impact fee" an exclusion for pro rata fees and reim- bursement of water or sewer mains and lines extended into the city. • modify the definition of "roadway facilities" to include the municipal share of costs for roadways. • amend the definition of "service area" for roadway facilities to eliminate refer- ences to trip length and to increase the service area limitation from three to six miles. • amend the definition of "service unit" to require that impact fee calculations be based on historical data and trends applicable to the city during the previous 10 years. • require that the city give credit for that portion of property tax and utility revenue generated by new service units during the program period that is used for the payment of improvements including the payment of debt that are included in the capital improvement plan. In the alternative the city may give a credit equal to 50 percent of the total projected cost of implementing the capital improvement plan. • provide that the impact fee will be collected when the city issues the building permit if water and wastewater rapacity is available. • allow the hearing on the capital improvements plan to be held in conjunction with the hearing on land use assumptions and reduce the notice and advertising requirements for adopting and updating an impact fee program. • change from three years to five years that time period after which planning must be updated. • require that the city submit written verification of compliance with the statute to the attorney general each year and provide that the city may be liable for a civil enahy equal to 10 percent of the impact fee erroneously charged. epeaI 395.025(b) which currently requires the city to recalculate the fee at the conclusion of the plan period using actual costs and to refund any difference H.B. 1255 (Clark) - Municipal Regulations would clarify several statutory provisions Administration Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs relating to cities including the following: (1) would provide that a municipal officer may 2/8/2001 not be removed from office for an act committed before the officer took office if the act was a matter of record or otherwise known to the voters; (2) would provide that for obtaining pre - clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for annexation a city must apply for pre - clearance on the earliest date permitted under federal law; (3) would provide that if another law requires a city to give notice of its budget hearing the notice provisions of Chapter 102 of the Local Government Code do not apply; (4) would provide that the unclaimed or abandoned property provisions of the Texas Property Code do not apply to property seized by a police officer under Article 18.17 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; and (5) would provide that the governing body of a general law city could remove a municipal court judge from office only by following the removal provi- sions in Chapter 21 of the Texas Local Government Code. H.B. 1267 (Dukes) - Child Abuse: would require a local law enforcement investigator Police Referred to Committee House Juvenile Justice & who receives a report alleging that a child's caretaker is physically or sexually abusing 2/8/2001 Family Issues the child to investigate jointly with the Department of Protective and Regulatory Serv- es S. 1273 (J Davis) - Peace Officer and Fire Fighter Benefit Fund: would create a Human Resources Referred to Committee 2/8/2001 House Pensions & Investments benefit fund for peace officers and fire fighters injured in the line of duty. (Note: the bill has no provisions regarding the source of revenue for the fund.) H.B. 1278 (Coleman) - Building Permits: would amend the Texas Abestos Health Development Referred to Committee House Public Health Protection Act to provide that a city may not issue a building permit to renovate or de- 2/8/2001 molish a public building until after the applicant for the permit provides evidence that an asbestos survey of the building has been completed by a person licensed to pedomr such services (companion bill is S.B. 509 below). H.B. 1280 (Hilderbran) - Gasoline Tax: would provide that for each gallon of gasoline Budget & Research Support Referred to Committee House Ways & Means sold within a city one cent of the state gasoline tax shall be returned by the state comp- Public Works 2/8/2001 troller to the city for the acquisition of rights -of -way and for road construction and main- Page 16 " ;``��o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) u453r, TPXPP� Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1281 (Counts) Water and Sewer Rates: would: (a) limit the authority of a water or Finance Referred to Committee House Natural Resources sewer utility that operates multiple systems to consolidate those systems in a single 2/8/2001 tariff by restricting the total number of such systems to 20 by requiring that the systems serve contiguous areas or are interconnected and by requiring that the systems be substantially similar in terms of facilities quality of service and cost of service; (b) require that tariffs relating to more than five systems provide rates that promote water conservation; (c) authorize the TNRCC and cities to adopt aRemative methodologies for water and sewer rates based on factors other than rate of return; (d) provide that affili- ates of utilities owning more than 50 systems that provide retail water or sewer service would be prohibited from supplying wholesale water supply service to that utility except in emergency situations and only if TNRCC finds that the utility cannot obtain wholesale water service from another source. H.B. 1285 (Brimerl - Sales Taxes: would permit a city under 600,000 in population (as Budget & Research Support Referred to Committee House Ways & Means opposed to less than 275,000 population as is current law) to request information from 2/8/2001 the comptroller about the amount of city sales taxes collected by large local busi- nesses; and would permit any city to request information from the comptroller about the amount of city sales taxes collected by any businesses which are party to the following: (1) an intedocal agreement; (2) a tax abatement; (3) a reinvestment zone; (4) tax incre- ment financing; (5) a revenue sharing agreement; (6) an enterprise zone; (7) a neighbor- hood empowerment zone; or (8) any other similar agreement zone or district. H.B. 1322 (Brimer) - Billboards: would allow a city to regulate the size of a sign or Development Referred to Committee House County Affairs billboard in a residential area and would provide that a sign in a residential area may 2/12/2001 not be largerthan 36 inches by 36 inches. H. (Wilson) - Racial Profiling: would require a police officer who stops a vehi- Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence affic offense to report the age, gender, race and ethnicity of the driver of the 2/12/2001 vMWtopped and would require a city to maintain compile and report traffic stop information to the Texas Commission on Human Rights. H.B. 1337 (Green) - Bond Elections: would provide that when voters defeat a munici- Finance Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs pal bond proposal the city may not conduct another election on a proposal that is Administration 2/12/2001 similar to or related to the earlier bond proposal until one year has elapsed. H.B. 1341 (Keffed - Property Taxes: would permit a person or entity appealing a Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways &Means property tax decision to district court to amend the petition to include new parties or 2/12/2001 H.B. 1345 Mllery) - Collective Bargaining: would eliminate the prohibition on a Administration Oppose Referred to Committee House County Affairs political subdivision entering into a collective bargaining contract with a labor organiza- 2/12/2001 tion but would retain the provision that prohibits a state official from entering into a collective bargaining contract. H.B. 1354 (Noriega) - Municipal Courts: would allow a municipal court judge to Municpal Court Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence require a defendant who is granted deferred adjudication to make a one -time payment 2/12/2001 not to exceed $10 to a crime stoppers organization. H.B. 1362 (Goodman) - Dangerous Wild Animals: would require a city or county with Environmental Services Support Referred to Committee House County Affairs authority over areas where dangerous wild animals are kept to create an "Animal Regis- 2/16/2001 tration Agency;" would authorize the agency to issue, reissue, deny and revoke certifi- cates of registration and to collect fees associated with the registration of the specifi- cally identified animals or any hybrids of the animals; would give cities or counties the right to sue to collect civil penalties which would be retained by the city or county and the right to recover the reasonable cost of investigating violations attorneys fees and expert witness fees incurred in a civil trial; would not prohibit cities from regulating the ownership, possession, confinement or care of dangerous wild animals but would require cities to adopt an ordinance or order to implement and administer the certifica- tion program by December 1, 2001. (Note: this bill is similar to S.B. 235.) H.B. 1370 (Pickett) - State Infrastructure Bank: would allow a city to borrow funds Public Works Support Referred to Committee House Transportation from the state Infrastructure bank without Issuing bonds or other obligations. 2/12/2001 H 9 {Dunnam) - Uniform Electronics Transaction Act would create new Administration Referred to Committee House Business &Industry st provisions governing the use of electronic records and signatures and 2/12/2001 would provide that a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforce- ability solely because It Is In electronic form. Page 17 Ar State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXP`' Pending Legislation Dent. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1380 (Coleman) - Public Information: would exempt from the Public Inform:- Police Referred to Committee House State Affairs tion Act certain information that reveals or tends to reveal the Identity of a victim of 2/12/2001 violence or threatened violence. H.B. 1385 (Capelo) - Bonds: would change the law regarding the creation, validity, Finance Referred to Committee House Financial Institutions and priority for security Interests In municipal and other governmental securities as 2/12/2001 bonds (companion is S.B. 565 below). H.B. 1388 (J Moreno) - Civil Semite: would Include "fire arson Investigation" Human Resources Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs employees under civil service in a city covered by Chapter 143 of the Local Govern- 2/12/2001 ment Code (local option police /Hre civil service). S.B. 381 (Shaplelgh) - Public Information: would require the Texas Attorney Gen- Administration Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs eral to provide a statewide toll -free number through which citizens could contact the 1/29/2001 open records division of the attorney general's office and would require a city to post the telephone number and a brief description of the open records division's function at the same place that the city posts Its notices for an open meeting. S.B. 427 (Luclo) - Mandated Health Beneflfs: would provide that health benefit Human Resources Referred to Committee Senate Business & Commerce plans including intergovernmental risk pools must provide coverage for autism and 1/29/2001 "pervasive development disorders." S.B. 509 (Moncrlef) - Building Permits: would amend the Texas Asbestos Health Development Fled 2/1/2001 Protection Act Article 4477 -3a to provide that a city may not Issue a building permit to renovate or demolish a public building until after the applicant for the permit provides evidence that an asbestos survey of the building has been completed by a person licensed to perform such surveys. (Companion Is H.B. 1278.) i Armbrlster - Alternative Procurement and Dellve Method : would Finance Support Referred to Committee 2/5/2001 Senate Intergovernmental Relations allow cities to use competitive bidding competitive sealed proposals a design -build contract a construction manager or job order contracting for the construction or maintenance of a public facility; would define "public facility" as a building In- tended for human habitation and office use but would exclude highways, roads, streets, bridges, utilities, water supply projects, water plants, wastewater plants, water and wastewater distribution or conveyance facilities, wharves, docks, elec- tric generation or distribution facilities, or drainage projects. S.B. 511 (Sibley) - Plumbing Code: would require the State Board of Plumbing Development Referred to Senate Business & Examiners to adopt the International Plumbing Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code Committee 2/5/2001 Commerce would eliminate adoption of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code and the National Standard Plumbing Code and would require plumbing In an area not otherwise regulated under the Plumbing License Law (Art. 6243 -101) to be Installed In accor- dance with one of those two codes. A city would be allowed to adopt any nationally recognized model plumbing code. (Companion bill Is H.B. 217.) S.B. 522 (Armbrlster) - Texas Municipal Retirement System: this bill Is the same Referred to Senate Intergovernmental as H.B. 1043 above. Committee 2/5/2001 Relations S.B. 528 (Slblev1 - Hotel Occupancy Tax would provide that, (a) any entity that Economic Referred to Senate Intergovernmental spends hotel occupancy tax revenue or that Is funded by such revenue must before Development Committee 2/5/2001 Relations making an expenditure specify in a list the activity or event that Is funded by the tax and directly promotes tourism and hotel and convention activity; and (b) events or activities can be added to the list at any time. (Companion bill Is H.B. 1022.) S.B. 530 (Beresen) - ProoertvTaxes: this bill Is the same as N.B. 1100 above. Budget & Research Referred to Senate Intergovernmental Committee 2/6/2001 Referred to Relations Senate Intergovernmental S.B. 537 (Lucie) - Manufactured Housing• would allow a city to require a permit, Development bond, fee or license In addition to that required by state law for the movement of a Committee 2/7/2001 Relations manufactured home within the city. S.B. 547 (Sibley) - Sales Taxes: would exclude the following fees from the taxable Budget & Research Oppose Referred to Senate Finance rice of telecommunications services provided the fee is passed through to the Committee 2/7/2001 Wa lisser and Is ted as a separate line Item on a bill: (1) the utility gross receipts me nt; (2) the state universal fund service assessment; (3) the federal unlver- sal service fund charge; (4) the state telecommunications Infrastructure fund charge; and (5) city franchise or right -of -way fees assessed under Chapter 283 of the Local Government Code. (Note: this bill is similar to H.B. 1025.) Page 18 State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXP� Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee S.B. 559 (Media) - Open Meetings: would provide that a committee, subcommlt- Administration Referred to Senate Intergovernmental tee, or other similar entity that Is created by a municipal governing body shall be Committee 2/7/2001 Relations covered by the open meetings law If a majority of members of the committee, sub- committee or similar entity are members of the municipal governing body, and If the entity engages in deliberation. S.B. 565 (Armbrister) - Bonds: would change the law regarding the creation, valid- Finance Referred to Senate State Affairs Ity and priority of security Interests In municipal and other governmental securities Committee 2/7/2001 such as bonds. (Companion bill Is H.B. 1385.) H.B. 1396 (Geren) - 9 -1 -1 Emergency Communications Districts: would allow 9 -1 -1 Fire Support Referred to House Public Safety emergency communications districts to design, implement, or operate an emergency Committee siren warning system to warn persons of weather - related dangers. 2/12/2001 H.B. 1400 (Bruner) - Regulation of Cable Television Companies and Services: Administration Oppose Referred to Committee House State Affairs would: (a) place cable television services and municipal franchising practices under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) with the new regulatory structure to 2/12/2001 be financed by a utility gross receipts assessment on cable service the amount of which would be determined by PUC; (b) require the PUC to establish interconnection and open access requirements for cable providers; (c) require a cable provider to have a franchise from any city in which it provides service regardless of whether it uses public rights -of- way; (d) require cities to maintain a subscriber complaint office in order to have author- ity to grant franchises and to issue an "invitation to bid" and conduct a public hearing before granting a franchise; (e) require the PUC to prescribe franchising practices for cities including standards for PUC suspension of a franchise; (f) require that each cable franchise granted by the city have PUC confirmation; (g) require that cable rates be specific in each franchise be limited in application to five years and not be increased e tens of franchise; and (h) prohibit landlords from interfering with installation facilities on the landlord's property other than to require installation in confor- ms with reasonable standards to protect the safety, functioning, and appearance of the property. H.B. 1409 (Junell) - Councils of Government (COGS): would prohibit a council of Administration Referred to House State Affairs governments (COG) or any other regional planning council from contracting to adminis- Committee ter federal funds where the contract is awarded through a competition between two or 2/12/2001 more governmental bodies that participate in the COG; and would prohibit a COG from collecting a fee for administering community block grant program funds allocated to eligible cities and counties. H.B. 1411 (Walker) - Alternative Procurement and Delivery Methods: would allow Finance Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs cities to use competitive bidding, competitive sealed proposals, a design -build con- tract, a construction manager, or job order contracting for the construction or mainte- 2/12/2001 nance of a public facility; would define "public facility" as a building intended for human habitation and office use but would exclude highways, roads, streets, bridges, utilities, water supply projects, water plants, wastewater plants water and wastewater distribution or conveyance facilities, wharves, docks, electric generation or distribution facilities, or drainage projects. (Companion bill is S.B. 510.) H.B. 1431 (Danburg) - Sales and Use Taxes: would permit the state comptroller to Budget & Research Support Referred to House Ways & Means enter into agreements with out -of -state retailers to voluntarily collect use taxes on items Committee used or consumed in Texas which would not otherwise be collectible because of federal 2/12/2001 law. H.B. 1439 (McClendon) - Better Jobs Act: would: (a) allow a city to create a municipal Administration Referred to House Economic Develop - development corporation; (b) allow the city's governing body to appoint the corpora- Committee ment tion's board members; (c) empower the corporation to develop and implement programs 2/12/2001 for job training, early childhood education, after - school programs, scholarships, liter- acy promotion and other undertakings; (d) authorize the corporation to sell bonds on behalf of the city; (e) authorize the city to call for an election on the question of imposing a sales and use tax of up to one -half percent to fund the corporation's programs; and (f) require the corporation to make an annual financial /operating report to the state comp- troller. (Companion bill is S.B. 607.) HAIM40 (Averi - Health Benefits: would broaden the requirement that a health Human Resources Referred to House Economic Develop - b Ian include coverage for the policyholder's dependents including an unmarried Committee ment grandchild under the age of 25; and would provide that such coverage may not be 2/12/2001 cancelled solely because the grandchild is no longer a dependent of the policyholder for federal income tax purposes. Page 19 "�`.'�o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXP� Pending Legislation Dept. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1448 (Oliveira) - Tax Abatement: would allow cities to grant tax abatements on Economic Development Support Referred to Committee House Ways & Means personal property located on leased, tax - exempt, real property. (Note: this bill would 2/12/2001 reverse Attorney General Opinion JC -0300 which concluded that lessees of tax - exempt real property may not participate in tax abatement). H.B. 1449 (Oliveira) - Tax Abatement: would allow new tax abatements by cities after Economic Development Support Referred to Committee House Ways & Means September 1, 2001. (Note: under curent law the chapter of the Tax Code authorizing 2/12/2001 tax abatements expires on that date.) H.B. 1454 (Martinez Fischer) - Elections: would prohibit a cityfrom paying its election City Secretary Referred to Committee House Elections judges and clerks more money than that paid by the state or county in their elections. 2/12/2001 (Companion bill is S.B. 608.) H.B. 1466 ( Maxey) - Insurance ReauiremeMs: would allow a city to waive the require- Human Resources Referred to Committee House Insurance merr that an insurer may not modify or limit coverage after a contract has been made 2/12/2001 and may not exclude or assign higher deductibles for certain persons. H.B. 1468 (Pitts) - Property Taxes: would: (a) require a city to adjust its effective and Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means rollback tax rates to account for tax increment financing; (b) provide that when land 2/12/2001 subject to tax increment financing increases in value at a rate faster than other land in the city which is the typical result of tax increment financing, a city's effective and rollback rates would rise under this bill to compensate for the "captured" taxes; (c) provide that if such land should increase at a slower rate relative to other city land or decline in value, a city's effective and rollback rates would decline; and (d) provide that cities wishing to take advantage of this bill for the 2001 tax year would need to adopt the new section by a vote of the council. 1 flF.rabeel - Health Benefits: would require health benefits plans to provide Human Resources Referred to Committee House Insurance for certain mental disorders in children. 2/19/2001 H.B. 1501 (Hupp) - Police Office rs: would require police officers to return a place they Police Referred to Committee House Public Safety have searched to the condition the place was in before the search warrant was executed. 2/13/2001 H.B. 1505 (Yarbrough) - Plumbing Standards: would: (1) require a city that regulates Development Referred to Committee House Licensing & the pipes, fixtures, valves, tanks, and other fixtures through which water, gas, or 2/13/2001 Administration sewage is carved, to use a licensed plumber to perform plumbing inspections; (2) provide that if the , boundaries of a city and a municipal utility district (MUD) overlap, only the city may perform a plumbing inspection and collect a permit fee; and (3) clarify the provisions of the Plumbing Standards Act by providing that in adopting a plumbing code a city may only adopt a code that does not substantially vary from the rules or laws of the state. H.B. 1509 (Yarbrough) - Public Safety Employ : would expand the provision of Human Resources Referred to Committee House Business & Industry state law that allows a public safety employee to seek reimbursement from a govem- 2/13/2001 mental entity for exposure to a contagious disease by including exposure to hazardous materials if the exposure to the hazardous material occurs during the course of employ- ment the disease caused by the exposure is not an ordinary disease of life and the employee requires preventive medical treatment because of the exposure. H.B. 1526 (Bailey) - Workers' Compe- midon: would provide that an injured employee Human Resources Referred to Committee House Business & Industry is entitled to the employee's choice of doctor. 2/14/2001 H.B. 1527 (BaileA - Prevailing Wages: would allow a governmental body to require an Human Resources Referred to Committee House State Affairs entity that has contracted with the governmental body to pay its employees more than 2/14/2001 the prevailing wage rate. H.B. 1528 (Bailey) - Collective Bargaining: would provide that the state or a political Human Resources Oppose Referred to Committee House State Affairs subdivision of the state may not enter into a collective bargaining agreement with a 2/14/2001 labor organization that advocates the right to strike. (Note: current law prohibits collec- tive bargaining under any circumstances except that municipal police or fire employees can get collective bargaining rights through a popular vote. Thus this bill would broaden collective bargaining rights.) 9 B it -Fire Department Standards: would require all fire departments to Fire Referred to Committee House Urban Affads a a standard operating procedure for emergency incidents; and would require that 2/14/2001 the standards adopted must comply with the minimum standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) unless: (a) the fire chief files a letter with the Texas Fire Commission identifying and explaining any deviations from NFPA standards and (b) the city waives its immunity under the Tort Claims Act for claims by fire fighters for personal injury or death caused by the deviation from NFPA standards. Page 20 ¢` "o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXPPS Pending Legislation Dent. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1543 (Luna) - Sales Tams: would provide a specific sales tax for city- created Budget & Research Support Referred to Committee House Ways & Means crime control and prevention districts. (Note: current law requires cities to enact such a 2/14/2001 sales tax under a chapter of the Tax Code generally related to counties.) H.B. 1544 Wherl - Public Information; would prohibit the release of personal inlorna- Police Referred to Committee House State Affairs tion contained in the files of the Texas Department of Public Safety and would allow the 2/14/2001 release of motor vehicle accident information only If two separate types of information regarding the accident are provided. H.B. 1556 (p. Rom) - Dental Benefits; would provide that a dental benefits plan may Human Resources Referred to Committee House Insurance not limit the number of times benefits will be paid for a crown on a particular tooth. 2/14/2001 H.B. 1564 (Talton) - Prooerb Taxes: would change the law relating to appraisal pro- Budget & Research Referred to Committee House Ways & Means tests in the following ways: (1) shift the burden of proof in an unequal appraisal protest 2/ 14/2001 from the appraisal district to the taxpayer, (2) establish that comparisons of appraised Pa values of homestead properties must be based on market values rather than adjusted homestead values; and (3) make various changes to the criteria for protesting unequal appraisals. H.B. 1574 0unelfi - Eme=gf Communications: would abolish the Commission on Police Referred to Committee House State Affairs State Emergency Communications (Uwe so- called "9 -1 -1 Commission ") and transfer Its 2/15/2001 duties to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. H.B. 1592 (Kitchen) - Economic Da aWfilerit would add "research and develop- Development Support Referred to Committee House Economic Develop- merit facilities" to the list of projects that can be undertaken by economic development 2/15/2001 merit corporations. would increase the severity of the punishment - Police Support Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence AEFstate jail fekary to a third degree felony - for a person convicted of taking a 2/15/2001 weapon from a police officer. H.B. 1605 (Chlsum) - Volunteers: would allow a city coundimember in a city with a Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs population of 10,000 or less to serve as a volunteer for an organization that protects the 2/15/2001 health, safety, or welfare of the city regardless of whether the organization receives money from the city. H.B. 1609 Medal - Health Benefits Utilization Review, would generally require that Human Resources Referred to Committee House Insurance an entity that does a utilization review (to determine H benefits will be paid for any given 2/15/2001 treatment) must provide a written notification of the determination to the health plan enrollee in question. H.B. 1611 (Kollhorst) - Prevailing Wale: would provide that all cities (not just those Human Resources Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs over 10,000 in population as is current law) may collect a penalty from a contractor who 2/15/2001 fafistopayUheprevaihngwage rate. H.B. 1643 (HlnoM@l - Police Officers, would create a criminal offense for racial or Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence ethnic profiling by a police officer; and would generally prohibit a police officer from 2/15/2001 making an arrest, detention or search that is based on a person's race or ethnidty. (this bill Is the some as H.B. 1250.) H.B. 1652 Ifiams) - Fire Fighters: would extend the protections of the Texas Tort Fire Referred to Committee House Civil Practices Claims Act to any non -profit fire department or fire fighter responding to a fire emer- 2/15/2001 gency if an error or omission occurs in responding to the emergency. H.B. 1654 (Talton) - Arrest Warrants: would provide that information in an arrest Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence warrant or an affidavit supporting an arrest warrant is not required to be disclosed to the 2/15/2001 public until after the arrest warrant is executed or three days after the warrant is Issued or affidavit is filed whichever time period is later, and would provide that these disclo- sure requirements do not apply to warrants or affidavits relating to the arrest of a person for a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine only. ltonl - Stolen ftRR : would require a police officer to hold stolen Police Referred to Committee House Criminal Jurisprudence PAWuntil a court orders its release only if the ownership of the property is contested 2/15/2001 or in dispute. Page 21 H``q�o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) TEXAS Pending Legislation Dent. Position Last Action Committee H.B. 1660 (Farrar) - Municipal Ordinances: would allow a city to Impose a fine up to Administration Referred to Committee House Urban Affairs $2,000 for violation of a city ordinance that regulates municipal beautification. 2/15/2001 H.B. 1669 (B. Turner) - Underground Facilities: would provide that an operator of an Public Works Referred to Committee House Public Safety underground facility who has been contacted by a notification center must not later than 2/7/70, 24 hours before an excavation is to begin notNy the excavator of the operator's plans to mark or not mark the location of the underground facilities. H.B. 1675 (Burnam) - Minimum Wage: would provide that a city must pay a minimum Human Resources Referred to Committee House State Affairs wage that is the greater of the federal minimum wage or a wage based on federal pov- 2/ 19/2001 erty guidelines for a family of four. H.B. 1676 (Bumaml - Health Benefits: would provide that a health benefits plan must Human Resources Referred to Committee House Insurance cover treatments for conditions that result from a traumatic brain Injury. 2/19/2001 11111. 7 Betty Brown) - Prooerbr Taxes: would amend the Texas Constitution to cap Budget & Research Fled 2/13/2001 city and county property taxes on the unimproved homesteads of persons over age 65 similar to the cap on school district taxes for persons over age 65 If one of the following occurs: (1) the governing body of the city or county votes for the cap; or (2) the cap is passed at an election which must be called upon a petition of five percent of the regis- tered voters of the city or county. S.B. 578 (Media) - Provision of Emergency Communication Services: would require the Commission on State Emergency Communications to develop and operate an emer- Fire & Police Referred to Committee Senate Business &Commerce 2/13/2001 genet' call box system; to develop standards for allowable expenses for facilities, equip- ment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public safety answering point a 9 -1 -1 system; to develop where feasible a wireless Phase 11 system (as defined by I Communications Commission); and to use the most current technology to 9-1 -1 service has the most up-to -date network, database, and equipment. The bill would also provide that a home rule city operating a 9 -1 -1 service would be required to participate in the state administration of emergency communications, or become part of an emergency communications district or elect to form a new emer- gency communication district. Further, a district formed by a home rule city would be governed by a six - member board one non -voting member of which would be appointed by the principal service supplier in the city. Finally, the district would be authorized to impose a 9 -1 -1 fee of not to exceed three percent of the monthly base rate charged a service user by the principal service supplier in the city and to issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to finance facilities, equipment or supplies to begin providing 9 -1 -1 service or to install equipment necessary to provide 9-1 -1 service. S.B. 594 (Hands) - Utilization Review: would provide that a health benefits utilization Human Resources Referred to Committee Senate Business & Commerce review agent generally may not retrospectively reduce or deny benefits that were pre- 2/12/2001 authorized. S.B. 603 (Brown) - Contaminated end; would make several changes to the current Environmental Services Referred to Committee Senate Natural Resources law relating to cleanup of contaminated land including the following: (1) would add 2/12/2001 "cleanup" to the list of authorized costs of an economic development corporation; (2) would require the Texas Department of Commerce to promote the cleanup of contami- nated property through the use of dues' 4A and 4B economic development corporations and their sales and use tax proceeds; and (3) would authorize tax abatements on certain contaminated land that is not eligible for abatement under current law. (Companion bill is H.B. 1027.) S.B. 604 (SibiMo - Public Information: would allow an agency, board, commission, Administration Support Referred to Committee Senate department or committee created by the executive or legislative branch of government 2/12/2001 to disclose confidential Information to another government body of the state another state or the United States without violating the provisions of the Public Information Act. S.B. 607 On de Putte) - Better Jobs Act this bill Is the same as H.B. 1439 above. Human Resources Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental 2/12/2001 Relations S.B-608 (Van de Putte) - : this bill is the same as H.B. 1454 above. City Secretary Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs 2/12/2001 S.B. 650 Qrpna) - Property Tare: would eliminate auxiliary members of appraisal Budget & Research Referred to Committee Senate Intergovernmental review boards and authorize the appraisal district board of directors in certain populous 2/13/2001 Relations counties to increase the number of regular appraisal review board members. Page 22 • �� "` o State Legislation Affecting NRH (continued) �. TEXJ°S Pending Legislation Dent. Position Last Action Committee S.B. 658 (Banfenfos) - 211212 tvsaxes: would make the following changes to the Tax Code relating to property tax exemptions for disabled veterans: (1) increase the amount Budget & research 2/20/2001 Hearing Senate Veteran Affairs & of exemption a disabled veteran or surviving family member is entitled to up to the Set for 2/21/2001 Military Installations maximums permitted by the Texas Constitution; (2) allow the children of deceased disabled veterans and their spouses to continue to receive the veteran parent's tax exemption until the child reaches age 30 Instead of age 18 as under current law; and (3) allow each surviving child to receive the full amount of the exemption that the veteran parent was entitled to at the time of death instead of dividing the exemption amount among all of the surviving children as current law requires. (Please see SJ.R. 22 be- low). S.B. 678 (R. West) - Municipal Courts: would allow a municipal court judge to defer Municipal Court Support Voted out favorably Senate Jurisprudence proceedings against a juvenile until the 90th day after the date on which the teen court 2/19/2001 hearing to determine the juvenile's punishment is held. (Companion bill is H.B. 458.) S.B. 679 (Harris) - Propft Taxes: would allow school districts to cap the taxable Budget & Research Referred to Committee Senate Finance value of certain property as an economic development Incentive; and would provide that 2/14/2001 unlike tax abatement the cap on taxable value would not hinder the school district's eligiibility for state funding. (Companion bill is H.B. 1200.) S.B. 687 (Brownl - Pollution: would create the offense of discharging or allowing a Environmental Services Left Pending Senate Natural Resources discharge of a waste or pollutant from a point source In violation of a statute, rule, 2/15/2001 permit or order. S.B. 694 Oft9mrthl - Public Information: would amend the Texas Public Information Finance Support Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs Act to provide that a credit card, debit card, or access device number collected assem- 2/15/2001 bled or maintained by a governmental body is confidential Information. - Consultation With AttonW. would provide that a govemmen- Administration Support Referred to Committee Senate State Affairs tal body may use a telephone conference call a videoconference or the Internet to 2/15/2001 consult with its attorney in open or dosed session. (Companion bill is H.B. 1021.) SJ.R. 22 (Banientos) - Pmrerty Taxes: would amend the Texas Constitution relating Budget & Research 2/20/2001 Set for Senate Veteran Affairs & to property tax exemptions for disabled veterans In the following ways: (1) allow any hearing 2/21/2001 Military Installations child not just a minor child of a deceased disabled veteran to continue to receive the veteran parent's tax exemption; and (2) allow each child the full amount of the exemp- tion the veteran parent was entitled to at his or her death Instead of dividing the exemp- tion amount among all of the surviving children. (Please see S.B. 658 above.) • Page 23 INFORMAL REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Date: February 26, 2001 Subject. Redistricting No. IR 01 -024 Redistricting is a major topic every 10 years. Issues anticipated to affect North Richland Hills would be State Representative and Senatorial Districts and U. S. Congressional Districts. The detailed population data must be delivered by the Census Bureau to the states by April 1, 2001. This gives the Texas Legislature only 57 days during the regular session to draw and adopt legislative district boundaries. The needed data may be received by states before the deadline. The chart below displays districts that presently include North Richland Hills. North Richland Hills' Districts (Maps Attached) Texas House of Representatives Districts Texas Senatorial Districts U. S. Congressional Districts 91S Bill Carter 10 Chris Harris 12 Kay Granger 92" Todd Smith 12 n Mike Moncrief 6 Joe Barton 98 Vicki Truitt Texas House of Representatives Districts Presently almost all of North Richland Hills is within Bill Carter's 91 st District. A small portion of southeast North Richland Hills around IH 820 and S.H. 121 is in Todd Smith's 92nd District and an even smaller number are in Vicki Truitt's 98th District. The idea district size is estimated to be about 136,400 in 2001. Texas Senatorial Districts Most of North Richland Hills is in Chris Harris' 10th District. Small portions on the south and west side are in Mike Moncrief's 12t"' District. The ideal district size is expected to be about 660,000 in 2001. U.S. Congressional Districts Area wise, it appears almost 2/3's of North Richland Hills is in Joe Barton's 6th District. Generally this district includes the northern portion of our city with portions of southwestern North Richland Hills also being in the District. Kay Granger's 12th District includes the remaining southern portion of North Richland Hills. If Texas gains 2 new congressional district seats, as expected, the ideal district size will be about 639,000. Redistricting issues The two primary considerations are equal populations and not having the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote based on race or language. Issues that are usually considered when drawing districts include compactness, contiguity, communities of interest, and fragmentation. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Taking a position regarding being in one district or another entails some risks. Some Pros and Cons are as follows: Pros 1. Allows a legislator in the district you favor to know of your support. 2. May cause better relations with that individual, thus leading to better representation. 3. May ultimately lend to North Richland Hills having a greater voice in its legislators. Cons 1. Non - endorsed legislators will know of the lack of support for them representing our community. 2. May cause poorer relations with those legislators, thus leading to poor representation. 3. Issues around the state ultimately affect redistricting so we could conceivably take a position that has no affect on the decision - makers final decision. Summary Redistricting is a political process with its inherent risks. The Council may want to consider endorsing representation by all of those we presently work with, but suggesting that when possible, we would prefer to have as large a vote as possible in any single district. It Iscertainly would not be unusual to take such a position and then inform those involved in the process of your personal preferences without having the City Council take a formal position for or against certain legislators. Respectfully submitted, j Greg Vick Managing Director of Community Services and Facilities GTV /Id • I 0 9 INFORMAL REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL February 26, 2001 Date: I Subject: Discuss Possible Dates for Goals Workshop NO. I R 2001 -027 We are anticipating that the City Council will want to hold a goals session this year at about the same time as it has been held for the past few years. If so, we will need to set a date very soon. In anticipation of this, staff has contacted Lyle Sumek's office to determine when he is available in the event you would like to continue using him. The following are dates when Mr. Sumek is available: May 16`h (Wednesday) & 17`h (Thursday) with Council interviews on May 151h June 5`h (Tuesday) & 6`h (Wednesday) with Council interviews June 4`h June 26`h (Tuesday) & 27`h (Wednesday) with Council interviews June 25`h If none of these dates are possible, staff seeks direction as to whether Council would prefer to try for a date later in the year (possibly in the Fall or a later time), or if staff should contact a different facilitator. Respectfully submitted, Larry J. Cunningham City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL No. February 26, 2001 C1�Date: Subject: Review Street Overlay Program — Status and Future Needs I R 2001 -029 Staff will be giving a short Power Point presentation on the existing annual street asphalt overlay program during the Precouncil session. The Street Overlay Program is one form of "preventive maintenance" the City uses along with crack sealing and patching. As you are aware, the Public Works Department has a computer database software program that is used to annually inventory all the streets in the City, old and new. Staff physically reviews each street annually in the field and fills out a data sheet. The data is entered into the computer system to give the computer information so it can figure a "condition rating" for each street. The rating is a number between 0 and 100, with 100 being the best and 0 being worst. Once the computer program has compiled the new condition rating for all the City streets, they are listed from worst to best. Staff then selects the worst streets on the list that do not fall into one of the following categories: 1. Street recently overlaid after staff review. 2. Street on the City CIP Program to be totally reconstructed. 3. Street too far deteriorated to receive asphalt overlay. Of the worst streets selected based on not being in one of the previous categories, we select approximately 10 streets (or $400,000 worth) to be overlaid that fiscal year. About 15% of the $400,000 is devoted to bar ditch streets (no curb and gutter) and 85% is devoted to curb and guttered streets. If a street is deteriorated to a point where repairs to the subgrade and curb and gutter along with an overlay is going to cost over 30 % -40% of what it will cost to reconstruct the street, we do not overlay the street. This is typically those curb and guttered streets that are rated below a condition rating of 40. These streets are patched as needed, but are left to be reconstructed as part of the City's City Capital Improvements Program as funding is secured. Costs of asphalt, concrete, equipment, and labor have risen over the past five years. Today the annual $400,000 for the Street Overlay Program does not cover as many streets as it did five years ago. If streets that are deteriorating are not maintained with an overlay at the proper time, they become so bad they need to be reconstructed. In reviewing both the City's street preventative maintenance needs and the City's street reconstruction needs for the next five years, staff and the CIP Committee felt if would be beneficial to give this presentation now on our Street Overlay Program and come back later with a specific list of streets needing expansion or reconstruction. We are not requesting Council make a decision at the end of the presentation, but would appreciate the Council's comments and suggestions. Respectfully submitted, Grego . Dick ns, P.E. f Publi rKs D' ector ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS N [kH CITY Of NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the America" Reb Cross is alwatis there, unber the same tmsteb s ,4mbol, servins our communit4 Anb touching more lives in new watis bti provibing lifesavins information, training, Anb bisaster relief to iNbivibuals Anb families for the past s3 bears: anb WHEREAS, the Reb Cross is A leabins voluntar4 agenc4 meetins the neebs of inbivibuals anb families affecteb N personal emergencies Anb bisaster, anb WHEREAS, the Reb Cross is besignateb N the Congress of the Vniteb Stares ir» the act Approveb Januai-4 3, 1903, as Amenbeb, 36 V.S.C. Sections 1 -9, as the leab voluntarti agencti responsible for national anb international relief in time of peace anb to applVI the same in mitigating the sufferings causeb N pestilence, fAmine, fire, floobs, anb other great national calamities, Anb to bevise Anb carr4 on measures for preventing the same: Anb WHEREAS, the Reb Cross has traineb thousanbs of people in our comm14nit4 in essential skills such As first aib anb CPR, anb provibeb HIV /AIDS prevention anb bisaster preparebness information, saving untolb numbers of lives: anb WHEREAS, March has been besisnateb as "Reb Cross Month" bm V.S. Presibential Proclamation to celebrate the Achievement of the Reb Cross ir» the services it provibes to communities nationwibe. NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Charles Scoma, Maijor of the Cit4 of North Richlanb Hills, Texas bo herebti proclaim March as: "RED CROSS MONTH" in the Cites of North Richlanb Hills anb urge that our communit4 Acknowlebse anb support the ongoing contribution of the Reb Cross in helping our families prevent. Prepare for, anb responb to emergencies anb bismters buring Reb Cross Month anb throughout the 11ear. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set mm hanb Anb causeb the seal of the Cites of North Richlanb Hills to be affixeb this the 26, bam of 1=ebruarq 2001. , Arles Scoma, M�14or i • Ll INFORMAL REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Date: February 26, 2001 Subject: Special Presentation Financial Reporting September 30, 1999 No. IR #01 -025 - Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in for the Comprehensive Financial Report ending The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City for its Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. The Certificate of Achievement is a prestigious national award recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparation of state and local government financial reports. The Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. The City has received a Certificate of Achievement for the last 17 consecutive years. Out of 1,400 governmental units in the State of Texas, fewer than 200 have received this award. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program was established by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) in 1945. The GFOA instituted the program to encourage all government units to prepare and publish an easily readable and understandable comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) covering all funds and financial transactions of the government during the fiscal year. The GFOA believes that governments have a special responsibility to provide the public with a fair presentation of their financial affairs. CAFR's go beyond the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to provide the many users of government financial statements with a wide variety of information useful in evaluating the financial condition of a government. The Certificate Program provides participants with extensive technical reference materials to improve their financial reporting techniques. Suggestions and comments from reviewers also help staff to improve the document. Another great benefit of the Certificate of Achievement is that it provides a detailed vehicle by which market analysts, investors, potential investors and others may assess the relative attractiveness of our City's bonds compared to alternative investment opportunities. Fred Werner, Director of Finance with the City of Grapevine and past President of the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas will be at the Council meeting to present the Certificate of Achievement award to the City. Although no action is needed by Council, we do commend Jackie Theriot, Accounting Manager, and the Accounting staff for their professional efforts that have made it possible for the City to again receive this prestigious award. This is truly a team effort by City Council, Management, and staff. Respectfully submitted, Larry oonce Director of Finance ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS 10% MINUTES OF THE PRE - COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE PRE - COUNCIL ROOM AT CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 — FEBRUARY 12, 2001 — 6:00 P.M. Present: Charles Scoma Lyle E. Welch Russell Mitchell Frank Metts, Jr. JoAnn Johnson Don Phifer Joe D. Tolbert T. Oscar Trevino, Jr. Larry J. Cunningham Randy Shiflet Steve Norwood Greg Vick Patricia Hutson Alicia Richardson Paulette Hartman Rex McEntire Mike Curtis Larry Koonce Greg Dickens Bill Thornton Donna Enos Clay Caruthers Andy Jones Ed Dryden John Pitstick Pam Burney Tom Shockley Thomas Powell Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager Managing Director Community Services City Secretary Assistant City Secretary Adm. Asst. to City Manager Attorney Assistant Director - Public Works Finance Director Public Works Director Assistant Director - Park & Recreation Purchasing Agent Internal Auditor Fire Chief Building Official Director of Development Environmental Services Director Police Chief Support Services Director ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT CALL TO ORDER Mayor Scoma called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. DISCUSS ITEMS Agenda Item No. 11 - GN 2001 -017 - Councilman NAN FROM REGULAR Metts asked staff if specific verbiage other than "as FEBRUARY 12, needed" can be used in Exhibit C - Water Course 2101 CITY Maintenance Schedule. Councilman Metts also WNCIL AGENDA asked if staff could change "acts of God" to some other verbiage. Mayor Scoma asked Council to hold discussion until Council convened for regular session to discuss the merits of the case. Pre - Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 2 is ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Agenda Item No. 14 - PW 2001 -007 - Councilman NAN Metts asked if the entire amount of $305,500 would be payable to developer NTD. Staff advised Council the city would be responsible to collect monies from the City of Keller, and the escrowed amount by the Keller developers and pay the final amount of $305,000 to NTD upon completion and acceptance of the project by the city. IR 2001 -015 Mr. Koonce advised Council in addition to the 2001 DISCUSS 2001 projects approved as part of the 2001 budget, staff BOND SALE AND has determined Shady Grove /Smithfield and North POTENTIAL Tarrant Parkway need to be accelerated for funding. REFUNDING The debt issuance approved by Council as part of the 2001 budget consists of $980,000 General Obligation Bonds and $3,255,000 Certificates of Obligation for street projects. The total proposed debt issue will be $4,325,000. Staff anticipates that funds will be needed for some of the projects prior to the debt issuance and receipt of bond proceeds. Staff asks Council to approve a Resolution No. 2001 -016 which allows the city to reimburse expenditures with the proceeds of future debt. Staff proposes a tour for the rating agencies similar to that of Representative Granger. Staff would invite the analysts who are the decision - makers on the rating committees. Staff suggests the week of April 9th as a possible time to schedule the tour. Mayor Scoma directed staff to fax possible dates to LARRY K. / LARRY C. Council for their consensus. IR 2001 -016 Mr. Vick presented Council with a powerpoint DISCUSS presention. Mr. Vick detailed the basics of electric ELECTRIC deregulation - Aggregation is a method that will be DEREGULATION used by political subdivisions to acquire electricity. Cities will most likely join together with other cities and form "Political Subdivision Corporations" (PSC's) to buy electricity as a group. Staff will be coming to Council within the next 4 to 8 weeks with proposals for joining a PSC aggregator. Mayor Scoma suggest staff look into BISD as a possible aggregator. GREG V. 0. ITEM I DISCUSSION IR 2001 -019 Mr. Pitstick advised Council our current ordinances DISCUSSION allow for outside display and outside storage under REGARDING certain restrictions. Staff has received some phone OUTSIDE DISPLAY, Calls from citizens regarding general regulations and STORAGE AND intent for code enforcement. Staff is requesting FOOD SALES clarification from City Council regarding the following areas: Temporary Season Display - Current ordinance allows for seasonal display one time a year for up to 30 days. Staff is requesting direction whether to allow extended periods for seasonal display or require a Special Use Permit. Incidental Display of Goods - Current ordinance does not allow for any permanent incidental display of goods in front of commercial business. Staff is requesting direction whether to allow incidental display of goods adjacent to a commercial building. Outside Storage - Current ordinance allows open storage on the side and rear of commercial buildings. Staff is requesting direction whether to require screening from public view for open storage of goods. Temporary Warehousing - Current ordinance does not allow for any temporary use of storage containers. Local retailers state they need some temporary storage during busy times of the year. Staff is requesting direction whether to allow storage containers on a temporary basis prior to seasonal events. Temporary Food Vendors - Pam Burney asked Council for clarification regarding j temporary food vendor regulations. Staff has received several requests for food vendors outside of commercial businesses. Staff is requesting direction to determine if Council wants to allow temporary food vendors. Pre - Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 3 ASSIGNMENT Pre - Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 4 a ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Councilwoman Johnson does not agree with storage in front of buildings. Mayor Scoma suggested staff schedule a work JOHN P. session to cover above items. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Scoma announced at 6:50 p.m. that the meeting would adjourn to the City Council Meeting Charles Scoma — Mayor ATTEST: M Patricia Hutson — City Secretary 0 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, • TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 — FEBRUARY 12, 2001 - 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Scoma called the meeting to order February 12, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Charles Scoma Lyle E. Welch Russell Mitchell Frank Metts, Jr. JoAnn Johnson Don Phifer Joe D. Tolbert T. Oscar Trevino, Jr. Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilman Staff: Larry J. Cunningham City Manager Randy Shiflet Deputy City Manager Steve Norwood Assistant City Manager Greg Vick Managing Director of Community Services Patricia Hutson City Secretary Alicia Richardson Assistant City Secretary Rex McEntire Attorney 2. INVOCATION Ms. Jan McNeill and students from Snow Heights Elementary were present for the City Council meeting. Ms. Carly Kingston of Snow Heights Elementary led the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. Erick Grande of Snow Heights Elementary led the pledge. 4. • SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 2 • Mayor Pro Tern Welch along with Ms. Pam Burney, Environmental Services Director, acknowledged Dr. Metcalf for his service to the Animal Control Shelter Advisory Committee. Mayor Pro Tern Welch presented Dr. Metcalf with a plaque for his service. 5. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Trevino removed Item No. 6D from the consent agenda. 6. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED A. MINUTES OF THE PRE - COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 22, 2001 B. MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 22, 2001 C. GN 2001 -011 - INTENT TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT - RESOLUTION NO. 2001-016 D. REMOVED E. PU 2001 -008 - CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH VMC LANDSCAPE SERVICES FOR MOWING OF RIGHTS -OF -WAY F. PU 2001 -009 - AWARD BID FOR GROUND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT TO PROFESSIONAL TURF PRODUCTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $114,074 G. PU 2001 -010 -AWARD BID FOR 2001 HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO APEX HEATING & AIR IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,231 H. PU 2001 -011 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF POLICE MOBILE DATA PC'S FROM ETEC SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,556 I. PU 2001 -012 - AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE OF FUEL J. PU 2001 -013 - AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY OF HURST CONTRACT FOR AUTO PARTS AND SUPPLIES 0 City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 3 • K. PU 2001 -014 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE FROM CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,948 L. PW 2001 -006 - AWARD OF BID FOR MISCELLANEOUS 2000 STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO MCCLENDON CONSTRUCTION CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $572,421.20 Councilman Mitchell moved, seconded by Councilman Trevino to approve the remaining items on the consent agenda. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 6D. GN 2001 -012 - APPROVE PURCHASE OF RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR THE RUFE SNOW DRIVE WIDENING PROJECT APPROVED Councilman Trevino abstained from discussion and voting. is Councilman Phifer moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson to approve GN 2001 -012. Motion to approve carried 6 -0, with one abstaining. 7. GN 2001 -013 - CALLING CITY COUNCIL ELECTION - RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -017 APPROVED Councilman Mitchell moved, seconded by Councilman Tolbert to approve GN 2001- 013, Resolution No. 2001 -017. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 8. GN 2001 -014 - APPOINTMENT TO PLACE 4 TO THE PARKS & RECREATION BOARD APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Trevino to appoint Mr. John Ramsey to Place 4, term expiring June 30, 2002. City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 4 • Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 9. GN 2001 -015 - ENDORSE THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF A WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PROGRAM - RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -011 APPROVED Mr. Mike Curtis advised Council the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC) recently issued the City of Fort Worth's Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant a revised discharge permit. As part of the revised discharge permit wholesale customers of the City of Fort Worth's Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant have to submit several items which address the industrial pretreatment program. The City of North Richland Hills only needs to provide the following items to meet these requirements. City resolution endorsing the implementation of the pretreatment program. Ordinance revising the local limits on "fats, oils, and greases" and "metals" to be equal or more stringent than Fort Worth's limits. Revised "Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) including provisions required by the TNRCC under rule 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 403. Councilman Mitchell moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Welch to approve GN 2001- 015, Resolution No. 2001 -011. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 10. GN 2001 -016 - APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE NO. 1773 - ORDINANCE NO. 2540 APPROVED Mr. Curtis advised Council the amendment to Ordinance 1773 is part of the requirement per the revised discharge permit issued by the TNRCC. Councilman Tolbert moved, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to approve GN 2001- 016, Ordinance No. 2540. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 0 is City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 5 11. GN 2001 -017 - APPROVE WATER COURSE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH HOME TOWN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. ON COMMON AREA CA -11 - RESOLUTION NO. 2001-012 APPROVED Mr. Curtis summarized the detention pond agreement for Council. Councilman Metts moved, seconded by Councilman Mitchell to approve GN 2001 -017, Resolution No. 2001 -012. Councilwoman Johnson would like staff to include a specific time frame other than "as needed" for Exhibit C. Mr. Cunningham advised Council the following verbiage could be added with Council's approval. "The watercourse area be inspected by developers not less than twice monthly to ensure compliance with the above provisions for maintenance. In the event maintenance is not met the City will perform according to section 3, page 1 of said agreement." Councilman Metts asked the City Attorney if "act of God" was a legal definition. Mr. McEntire advised Council that "act of God" is a definition in the court of law. Councilwoman Johnson asked if Council would consider Mr. Cunningham's verbiage as an amendment to the motion. Councilman Metts accepted, Councilman Mitchell seconded the amendment to the motion. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 12. GN 2001 -018 - AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL FOR TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT FOR FOREST GLENN EAST NEIGHBORHOOD PARKSITE - RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -013 APPROVED Mr. Bill Thornton summarized the grant request. City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 • Page 6 Councilman Trevino moved to approve the submittal of the grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for construction of the Forest Glen Neighborhood Park, approve Resolution No. 2001 -013 and amend the CIP Budget to reflect the change in grant application from Brandonwood to Forrest Glen East. Councilman Metts seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 13. PU 2001 -015 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE FROM ATC AMERICAN LAFRANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $285,584 APPROVED Mr. Larry Koonce, Finance Director, advised Council the 2000/2001 approved budget appropriated funds for a new engine (pumper) for the Fire Department. Mr. Andy Jones, Fire Chief, advised Council this engine will replace a 1987 Emergency One Engine currently in front line service at Fire Station #2. The 1987 E -One Engine will rotate to reserve status replacing the current reserve, a 1986 Sutphen Engine that will be sold at auction. Staff is recommending approval of the purchase of a new Engine for the Fire Department from ATC American LaFrance in the amount of $285,584 and that the city take the early payment discount of$13,535, making the total cost to the city $272,049. Councilman Phifer asked staff if it would be wise for staff to retain the old equipment. Mr. Cunningham advised Council that staff would evaluate the option of keep the older equipment. The city would be losing a lot of points in terms of the ratings by the ISO. Mayor Pro Tern Welch advised staff he would like to see the city keep the 1986 Sutphen Engine. Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Welch to approve PU 2001 -015 as recommended by staff. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. &I PW 2001 -007 - APPROVE CITY - DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR SHADY GROVE ROAD AND SMITHFIELD ROAD STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS WITH NORTHEAST TARRANT DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. - RESOLUTION NO. 2001-014 APPROVED City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 7 • Mr. Curtis summarized the City - Developer Agreement for Council. Councilman Tolbert moved, seconded by Councilman Trevino to approve PW 2001- 007, Resolution No. 2001 -014. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 15. PW 2001 -008 - APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH KIMLEY -HORN, INC. FOR NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY PAVING, DRAINAGE, AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS - RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -015 APPROVED Mr. Curtis summarized the process of selecting Kimley -Horn for the North Tarrant Parkway paving, drainage, and streetscape improvements Phase I. The agreement outlines the scope of work as the following services: - Field surveys and geotechnical investigation for design - Drainage analysis - Design of plans and specifications for 6 -lane divided concrete street, associated drainage facilities, traffic signals, concrete trail, and streetscape - Provide monthly newsletter - Coordinate with Tarrant County, Texas Department of Transportation, Wal- Mart, and franchised utilities - Provide cost estimates based on preliminary and final plans - Provide construction project administration Mr. Brad Tribble, Kimley -Horn, provided Council with a presentation of proposed renderings for North Tarrant Parkway. Councilman Phifer moved, seconded by Councilman Trevino to approve PW 2001 -008, Resolution No. 2001 -015. Motion to approve carried 7 -0. 16. A) CITIZENS PRESENTATION B) INFORMATION AND REPORTS IR 2001 -017 - REPORT ON GRAFFITI REMOVAL IN NRH - JOHN PITSTICK 0 IR 2001 -014 - UPDATE ON AIR QUALITY - PAM BURNEY City Council Minutes February 12, 2001 Page 8 • - The City of North Richland Hills is accepting applications for Volunteer of the Year Award. For more information, contact Paulette Hartman at 817 -427- 6015. - Class 14 of the Citizens Police Academy begins February 15, for more information call 427 -7000. - The March 12th City Council meeting has been moved to March 5th. - February 17 - Kid Fish at Green Valley Park, 7701 Smithfield Road, 9:00am - 12:00pm - February 17 - Critter Connection opened 10:00am - 5:00pm - February 19 - City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Worksession; Fire Training Room, 7202 Dick Fisher Drive at 7:00pm 17. Adjournment Mayor Scoma adjourned the meeting at 8:26 pm. ATTEST: Patricia Hutson - City Secretary Charles Scoma - Mayor CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Public Works Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 Subject: Approve Agreement with Pinnacle Consulting Agenda Number: PW 2001 -009 Management Group, Inc. for Right -of -Way Acquisition on Rumfield Road, Phase III — Resolution No. 2001 -020 This section of Rumfield Road begins at Davis Boulevard and ends at Eden Road. Currently, this portion of Rumfield Road consists of a two lane roadway with bar ditches. It will be widened to a 41 -foot asphalt roadway with concrete curb and gutter. The widening of Rumfield Road will require the City to acquire additional right -of -way and /or easement from 20 properties. Proposals have been received from four companies for the right -of -way acquisition. Pinnacle Consulting Management Group, Inc .............. $20,000 Universal Field Services ................ ............................... $24,000 James Daniels & Associates ................ ........................$36,000 ROWAC........................................ ............................... $40,825 The agreement will include the following services. • Prepare legal conveyance documents. • Meet and negotiate with each property owner. • Solicit lien releases. The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the agreement. Sufficient funds have been budgeted in the 2000 -2001 Capital Projects Budget for this project. Recommendation: To approve Resolution No. 2001 -020. Finance Review Source of Funds: Account Number 20 -02 -07 -6000 Bonds (GO /Rev.) Sufficient Funds AvaRaBie ' Operating Budget Other Finance Director s Budget Director Depart n H d ignature City Mana nature Page 1 of • RESOLUTION NO. 2001-020 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, that: if The City Manager be, and is hereby authorized to execute the attached Agreement for Right -of -Way Acquisition with Pinnacle Consulting Management Group, Inc. for Rumfield Road, Phase III (Davis Boulevard to Eden Road), as an act and deed of the City. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 26th day of February, 2001. • ATTEST: Patricia Hutson, City Secretary APPRO D AS TO LEG TY: C Attcrrn e for the City APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: C Gregory Dicke s, Public Works Director • Charles Scoma, Mayor • AGREEMENT TO PROV>CDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This Agreement entered into this day of February, 2001, by an between the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (hereinafter referred to as the "City ") and Pinnacle Consulting Management Group, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as "Pinnacle "), an Oklahoma Corporation authorized to do business in the State of Texas, for the purpose of providing the City with land acquisition services associated with the (name of project) project_ WHEREAS, the City has solicited proposals from qualified firms and based on the proposals received, has selected Pinnacle to provide the services set forth below in Paragraph B. and WHEREAS, Pinnacle desires to contract with the City to provide the services set forth below in Paragraph B, the parties agree to the following: A. The City agrees to the following: 1. Provide legal descriptions for the property interest to be acquired. 2. Provide acceptable appraisal reports setting forth the value of the property interest to be acquired. 3. Provide funding for the purchase of the real property interest acquired through negotiations. 4. Provide condemnation of any real property interest deemed necessary by the City. 5. Compensate Pinnacle based on the following fee schedule: a. Total acquisition fee shall be $1,000 per parcel. Based on an anticipated maximum of twenty (20) parcels, the total fee shall not exceed $20,000.00. b. The $1,000 fee per parcel shall be due Pinnacle upon receipt of an invoice evidencing the following milestone completions: i. Delivery of written offer to the property owner equals 50% of the per parcel fee. ii. Submittal of the parcel to the City as acquired or for condemnation equals 40% of the per parcel fee. • r) r iii. Submittal to the City the final file containing all documentation regarding the purchase of the property through negotiations or the submittal of the parcel for condemnation equals 10% of the per parcel fee. B. Pinnacle agrees to the following: Prepare legal conveyance documents based on the legal descriptions provided by the City. 2. Verify ownership of each parcel to the last deed of record. 3. Prepare offer letters for the purchase of the property rights to be acquired ou each parcel_ a. Negotiate with each property owner based on the approved appraised fair market value. Pinnacle will not be authorized to increase the amount of the approved offer without prior written approval of the City. b. Solicit lien releases when required. c. Submit parcels secured to the City for processing of funds set forth as the agreed purchase price. d. Submit parcels requiring condemnation to the City. e. Maintain a file with the following documentation at a minimum: i. Copy of the appraisal report. H. Copy of the legal description. iii. An agents report providing a narrative summary of the negotiations with each property owner. iv. Copies of all correspondence to and from the property owner and/or the property owners representative. v. All other relevant information regarding the offer to purchase the property. 8. To submit an invoice to the City on a monthly basis for ON compensation for services rendered as set forth in Paragraph A.5-a-2. 9. To complete all acquisition activities within 65 working days of the notice to proceed. This Agreement constitutes the full understanding by and between the parties and may only be amended in writing to the satisfaction of both parties. Notice required for delivery to fulfill any terms or conditions of this agreement shall be sent to the parties at the following addresses: CITY: 7301 N. E. Loop 820 City of North Richland Hills, Texas 76810 PINNACLE: 5534 N. Western Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties execute this Agreement on the date set forth by the signature of each parry. PINNACLE CONSULTING MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. Q� By: W. H ward Armstrong President Date: O/e /d1 El CITY OF NORTH RICHLA.ND HILLS, TEXAS By: Date: Name Title CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Finance / Parks & Recreation Council Meeting Date: 2/26/2001 Subject: Award Bid for Annual Contract to Print Time of Your Life Brochure to Dallas Offset — Resolution No. 2001 -018 Agenda Number: PU 2001 -016 In the 2000/2001 approved budget, Council appropriated funds for the printing of the Time of Your Life brochure that will be distributed by the Parks and Recreation Department. This brochure is printed three times a year and contains information and schedules for activities and classes held at the Recreation Center and the Parks. The brochure is mailed to all residences located within the City and placed in various locations at City Hall, the Library and Recreation Center. Formal bids were solicited for an annual contract to print the brochure. The amount for printing each issue will vary depending on the information to be included, so vendors were requested to submit a quote using the latest issue of the brochure as a sample. The amounts listed below are for printing one issue of the brochure. Dallas Offset $ 9,923 F J Business Forms $ 9,948 Burns Graphics, Inc. $12,063 Worth Business forms $15,786 Dallas Offset met all the specifications and general conditions of the bid. They were awarded the contract last year and have supplied quality work and made deliveries within the required time frame. Recommendation: To award the annual contract to print the Time of Your Life brochure to Dallas Offset with the option to extend the contract for two additional one -year periods and pass Resolution No. 2001 -018 authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract. Finance Review Source of Funds: Account umber 001 - 7503 - 541.54 -05 Bonds (GO /Rev.) sufficie IUds Available Operating Budget ' Other Budget Director de;5�4z�� Finance Director � Department Head Signature Z1- nn..,", ,...,,..._ Page 1 of 1 L • RESOLUTION NO. 2001-018 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, that: 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the contract with DALLAS OFFSET, INC. for the annual contract to print the "Time of Your Life " brochure, as the act and deed of the City. PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of February, 2001. APPROVED: Charles Scoma Mayor • ATTEST: • Patricia Hutson, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Rex McEntire, Attorney for the City APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: W �'/ V IUMU wince, Hssistant uirector or ran(S & Kecreation CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Finance / Fire Department Council Meeting Date: 2/26/2001 subject: Award bid for Fire Fighting Bunker Gear to Dooley- Agenda Number: PU 2001 -017 Tackaberry in the Amount of $23,161 In the 2000/2001 approved budget, Council appropriated funds for the purchase of firefighter bunker gear. All bunker gear purchased must meet minimum standards set by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and the Texas Commission of Fire Protection. Formal bids were solicited for 18 sets of bunker gear. A set consists of one coat and one pair of pants. The results are outlined below. Dooley Tackaberry $23,161 Rescue Concepts $27,091 Fire and Rescue Services $28,074 Total Fire Group $42,904 The bid submitted by Dooley Tackaberry met 100% of the specifications. They are offering the brand of protective clothing the Fire Department has used for the past five years with overall satisfaction and with only a few repairs required. Using the same brand of protective clothing ensures uniformity in appearance and care of the garments. Additionally, if the garment is damaged, the individual components (coat or trousers) can be replaced from on hand stock and still be compatible if they are of the same brand. The clothing is custom fitted allowing for more mobility and less fatigue to the firefighters, as well as giving them optimum protection while fighting fires. Recommendation: To award the bid for bunker gear to Dooley Tackaberry, Inc. in the amount of $23,161. Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other nannrtmant Finance Review Account Number 001 - 9003 - 532.61 -20 Suffic' Funds Available ` Budget Director Finance Director 1 rP Page 1 of 1 Department:, Finance ^% ITY OF 01 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Council Meeting Date: 2/26/2001 Subject: Authorize Contract Extension for Uniform Cleanina Services Agenda Number: PU 20014'8 to Dove Cleaners — Resolution No. 2001-019 In the 2000/2001 approved budget, Council appropriated funds for uniform cleaning, alteration and repair services for various departments. Council awarded this contract to Dove Cleaners in 1999 (PU 99-02) and extended the contract for an additional year at the February 28, 2000 meeting (PU 2000-13). Dove Cleaners has offered to extend the contract an additional year at the 1999 bid prices. The specifications and contract contain a condition that the contract can be extended for two additional one-year terms providing the company has provided good service and met all the requirements of the contract. This will be the second extension for this contract and wilt be bid next budget year. Dove Cleaners has been awarded the contract several times and they have always provided excellent service. They provide quick service when leaving or picking up cleaning, drive-through service, and "in by 9 out by 5" turn around for cleaning. All these services are very beneficial and important for departments that utilize the contract, particularly the Police Department. Ep,commendatione To authorize the one-year contract extension for uniform cleaning, 5 alteration and repair services to Dove Cleaners and pass Resolution No. 2001-019 authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract. .Source of Funds: Bonds (GO/Rev.) Operating Budget Other Head Signature Finance Review Aunt Nu ber Various Sufficien ds Available JDudget Director Finance Director idnature Page 9 of 1 101- RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -019 0 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, that: 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the contract extension with Dove Cleaners to provide uniform cleaning, alteration and repair services, as the act and deed of the City. PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of February, 2001. ATTEST: • Patricia Hutson, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Rex McEntire, Attorney for the City APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Larry K nce, Director of Finance L APPROVED: Charles Scoma Mayor CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Planning & Inspections Department Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 subject: Public Hearing to consider a Special Use Permit fora Agenda Number: PZ 2000.46 Carwash in a C2 Commercial zoning district requested by Randy Short on Lot AR2, Block 29, Holiday North Addition at 5751 Davis Boulevard. Ordinance No. 2542 Background Randy Short of Executive Petroleum has made application for a special use permit for a car wash as an accessory use to a Conoco convenience store on the southwest corner of Davis and North Richland Boulevard. This request for a car wash within 200 feet of residential property does require a special use permit. Mr. Short previously got site plan approval for a convenience store. The site plan was approved by City Council on March 27, 2000. A replat was also approved for this property in July, 2000. The proposed automatic car wash is on a separate platted lot with cross access to the convenience store. All landscaping and masonry screening walls are the same as the Conoco station. They are not requesting any monument signs and will be sharing a driveway with the convenience store. The proposed special use permit basically includes a 512 square foot automatic car wash building with stacking lane and exit onto the convenience store property. The current zoning surrounding these lots is predominantly C2 Commercial. The lots just west of this application are R2 Single Family and appropriate screening and buffers are provided. Current Zoning North: C2 Commercial South: C2 Commercial East: C2 Commercial West: R2 Single Family RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Zoning Commission met on Thursday, February 8, 2001 and voted 5 -0 to recommend approval of this request subject to engineers comments. If the Council determines that this zoning is acceptable, the following motion is recommended: Approval of PZ 2000 -46 and Ordinance #2542. Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other Finance Review ') a Department Head Signature Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Finance Director i y Manager Si natur CO oPPING TRACT A 4. 63 AC 26 TRACT A 1.14 AC 1111 1 2 3 P U MR 24 23 4 2 22 5 21 20 7 ... 4 19 6 17 7 2 21 r7 15 8 3 13 12 14 14 14 12 9 8--] 7 1 6 1 511 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 a 3 2 - 4 7 2R 31R l0 11 6. PZ 2000 -46 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF RANDY SHORT FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A CARWASH IN A C2 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ON LOT AR2, BLOCK 29, HOLIDAY NORTH ADDITION AND ADDRESSED AS 5751 DAVIS BLVD. APPROVED Joel Wilkenson representing Executive Petroleum explained the request for SUP for lot AR2. He explained that they have attempted to make this development as neighbor friendly as possible. Following the Zoning Ordinance, they have installed a 6 -foot tall masonry screening wall and landscaping at the back of the lot. Mr. Lueck asked why there is a need for a sand trap. Mr. Wilkenson explained that is required to catch debris from the car wash. Mike Curtis explained that the site plan has to be reviewed and cleaned up and there are some engineering comments that have not been fully addressed. isMr. Dave Harter, 5802 Crestwood Circle East, addressed the commission in opposition of the request. He lives behind the proposed site and doesn't have any complaints with the gas station. He is concerned that the masonry- screening wall will cause his back entrance, off the easement area, to become inaccessible. He is also concerned with a fire hydrant in the easement and how the fire department will access the hydrant. Mr. Lueck pointed out that this is a utility easement and not a public access easement. Mr. Davis explained that there are hydrants on Davis Blvd. to cover this area. The applicant, Mr. Wilkerson, mentioned that the hydrant has been there since the old road was there. Mr. Curtis was asked to find out if the hydrant is intended for use and to let Mr. Harter know whether or not it is an active hydrant. Chairman Bowen explained to Mr. Harter that he eventually would lose access to his back driveway and gate. They recommended he negotiate with the owner of the property to keep his access but there isn't anything the Planning and Zoning Commission can do to guarantee him access to his back gate. Mr. Davis made a motion that PZ 2000 -46 be approved subject to engineer's comments. Tim Welch seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously (5 -0). • 'Ilek NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CASE #: PZ 2000 -46 C2 Special Use Permit for Carwash Because you are a property owner within 200 feet of the subject tract of land as shown by the last City - approved tax rolls, you received this notice. If you cannot or do not wish to attend the hearing, the attached form is provided for your convenience. If you are unable to come to the scheduled meetings, you may forward any petitions or letters to: Planning Department City of North Richland Hills 7301 Northeast Loop 820 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 Purpose of Request: The public hearing is to consider the request of Randy Short for a Special Use Permit for a Carwash in a C2 Commercial Zoning District, on Lot AR2, Holiday North Addition, and addressed 40 as 5751 Davis Blvd. Hearing Procedure: Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council When: PLANNING AND ZONING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001 CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 Time: 7:00 P.M. What: PUBLIC HEARING — PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Location: PUBLIC HEARING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7301 N. E. LOOP 820 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Staff Presentation Applicant and Other Speakers' Presentation Public Input, Neighborhood Associations, Property Owners Within 200 feet, Interested Citizenry Questions from Planning and Zoning Commission for Applicants, City Staff and Guests Present. \W RH_ CITY_HALL2 \VOL1 \DATA\PZ\Property Owner Notification\PZTZ 00-46 - Carwash SUP.doc N. • Case * PZ 2000 -46 C2 SUP Carwash The following property owners are listed in the 2000 Tarrant Appraisal District tax rolls. They fall within 200 feet of the subject tract and have been notified. Davis Blvd Executive Petroleum Inc. Holiday North Addition 5914 Crestwood Circle E Block 29 Tract A2 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 -6430 5808 Davis Blvd Sandlin, J B & Alan W Holiday North Addition 5133 Davis Blvd Block 29 Tract Al Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6873 5811 Crestwood Circle E Ratcliff, Gene E Jr. Holiday North Addition 5811 Crestwood Circle E Block 28 Lot 11 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6453 5903 Crestwood Circle E Flowers, Kendall L & Michelle Holiday North Addition 5903 Crestwood Circle E Block 28 Lot 12 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6431 5907 Crestwood Circle E Walker, Brian D Holiday North Addition 5907 Crestwood Circle E Block 28 Lot 13 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6431 5911 Crestwood Circle E Healy, Peter J & Laurie B Holiday North Addition 3909 Diamond Lock W Block 28 Lot 14 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 5802 Crestwood Circle E Harter, David F Holiday North Addition 5802 Crestwood Circle E Block 29 Lot 6 Fort Worth,Texas 76180 -6452 5806 Crestwood Circle E Sweetser, Harry M Holiday North Addition 5806 Crestwood Circle E Block 29 Lot 7 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 -6452 5810 Crestwood Circle E Hamilton, Linda Holiday North Addition 525 Quail Cove Court Block 29 Lot 8 Hurst, Texas 76054 -2417 5902 Crestwood Circle E O'Neal, Paul Holiday North Addition 5902 Crestwood Circle E Block 29 Lot 9 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6430 5750 Davis Blvd Shafipour, Nasser Red Gate Addition 4001 Tara Drive Block 3 Lot 1 Colleyville, Texas 76034 -4106 5800 Davis Blvd USRP (T &C) LP Red Gate Addition 12240 Inwood Road, Suite 200 Block 2 Lot 2 Dallas, Texas 75244 -8027 5906 Crestwood Circle E Murray, Karen L Holiday North Addition 5906 Crestwood Circle W Block 29 Lot 10 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6458 5910 Crestwood Circle E Hernandez, Jesse J Holiday North Addition 5910 Crestwood Circle E Block 29 Lot 11 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6430 5914 Crestwood Circle E Holiday North Addition Block 29 Lot 12 • r� u Short, Randy H 5914 Crestwood Circle E Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -6430 January 29, 2001 MEMO TO: John Pitstick, Director of Development FROM: Julia W. Skare, Senior Staff Engineer RE: HOLIDAY NORTH, SECTION 6, BLOCK 29, LOT AR -2; PZ2000 -46 We have reviewed the site plan and landscape plans submitted to this office and offer the following comments. 1. The exit from the carwash is shown as 17.5 feet from the property line. The "public access easement" dedicated on the plat does not connect to the property line at this location. A separate "public access easement" dedication should be provided for review, then signed and filed by the owners. If these properties were owned by separate entities, a wall or curb could be constructed blocking access to Lot AR -1 without the dedicated easement. 2. The location of the proposed sidewalk should be dimensioned 4' -0 off of the ROW line. He required sidewalk width is 4' -0 not the 5' -0 shown. A TxDOT permit will be required for the sidewalk. Five copies of the completed form and 5 copies of the site plan shall be submitted to Public Works AFTER the site plan is approved and prior to start of construction. Public Works will forward to TxDOT. 3. The "20' Public Access Easement" shown on Lot AR -2 is a 20' Public Access and Drainage Easement" per the plat. The easement is incorrectly shown at the property line of Lot AR -1 and AR -2. The easement should be accurately labeled and shown. 4. The drainage plan submitted and approved with the plat indicates the drainage on Lot AR -2 to drain from the west toward Davis Boulevard. This site plan indicates a curb in the center of the lot running north and south. This curb would block the flow of drainage. 5. A site specific engineered grading plan is required prior to permitting. This plan needs to match the approved drainage map. 6. Inlets have been constructed with the improvements for Lot AR -1. These inlets are not shown on the Landscape Plan. It appears they may conflict with the proposed location of the dwarf burford holly. 7. There is a dedicated 15' -0 drainage easement parallel and adjacent to the Davis Boulevard west ROW line. The landscape buffer is overlapping this easement. The drainage in this area shall be directed east toward Davis Boulevard. 8. The plans landscape should p p s s ou d not conflict with the drainage map or grading plans. L • r1 L_J T•d ERNEST HEDGCOTH Consulting Engineers, Inc. PLANNING • DESIGN • ENGINEERING February 20, 2001 John Pitstick DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT City of North Richland Hills N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 RE: Holiday North, Section 6, Block 29, Lot AR -2, PZ2000 -46 Comments of January 29, 2001 Dear Mr. Pitstick: The comments are addressed as follows: 1. The dedicated Access easements will be filed by a separate instrument. (See attached) 2. The location of the proposed sidewalk has been corrected. 3. The easement has been accurately labeled and shown. 4. The ctgb as previously shown has been removed. 5. A grading plan has been created to match the approved drainage map. If you have any gilestions, please contact us. Sincerely, Ernest Hedgcoth, P. . EMS Enc. 2 5701 -C Midway Road 9969 TES GTS Fort Worth, Texas 76117 817- 831 -7711 uoylejew deb :20 10 02 qaA • ORDINANCE NO. 2542 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1874, THE ZONING ORDINANCE, TO AUTHORIZE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A CARWASH IN A C -2 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON LOT AR2, BLOCK 29, HOLIDAY NORTH ADDITION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, has forwarded a recommendation to the City Council for amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and the Official Zoning Map by rezoning certain property as set forth herein; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: 1. THAT, in Case Number PZ 2000 -46, a Special Use Permit be hereby authorized to allow a carwash on property known as Lot AR2, Block 29, Holiday North Addition, located at 5751 Davis Boulevard, as shown and described in Exhibit "A" in a district zoned "C2" Commercial and, 2. THAT, the Official Zoning Map be redrawn to incorporate this zoning district boundary amendment and the herein described ordinance number be affixed to the property described herein. 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. 4. Ordinance 2542 Page 1 of 2 EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 261th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2001. ATTEST. City Secretary City of North Richland Hills, Texas 0 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT. C -1 Development Director APPROVE S TO FO AND LEGALITY: w Attorney for the City Ordinance 2542 Page 2 of 2 Mayor Charles Scoma City of North Richland Hills, Texas CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Planning & Inspections Department Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 Subject: Public Hearing to consider a zoning change request from Agenda Number: PZ 2000 -48 R1 Single Family to C1 Commercial requested by Keith Bertelsen on Lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, Block 1, Thompson Park Estates on the southwest corner of Martin Drive and Precinct Line Road. Ordinance #2543 Background Mr. Keith Bertelsen has submitted an application to rezone 1.361 acres on the southwest corner of Martin Drive and Precinct Line Road from R1 Single Family Residential to C1 Commercial. This area includes Lots 12 -15, Block 1, Thompson Park Estates. This area includes an old single family subdivision. The frontage along Precinct Line south of this request has been zoned to C1 Commercial and a planned development for Home Depot was approved in May 2000 south and west of this property. While the existing platted lots meet the minimum requirements for the C1 district this property would probably undergo replatting for a commercial or retail facility. Future access along a thoroughfare like Precinct Line is a concern. No additional curb cuts would be allowed and if the property were to be replatted staff would encourage cross access or shared access with adjacent properties. The current zoning surrounding these lots is predominantly C1 Commercial. The lots just west of this application are R1 Single Family but designated as 01 Office. Appropriate screening and buffers would be required if these lots developed adjacent to the existing R1 lots. Finance Review Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other oe-71 �� t�v �w \- Department Head Signature L: \Cases \PZ Cases\2001 \PZ 2000 -48 -41 Bertelson Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Director (A Current Zoning North: C1 Commercial South: C1 Commercial East: City Limits West: R1 Single Family Finance Review Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other oe-71 �� t�v �w \- Department Head Signature L: \Cases \PZ Cases\2001 \PZ 2000 -48 -41 Bertelson Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Director (A CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Future Land Use (Cu North: Retail South: Retail East: City Limits West: Retail Future Land Use 1 Retail Retail City Limits Office There has been no response from property owners within 200 feet. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning & Zoning Commission met on Thursday, February 8, 2001 and recommended approval of PZ 2000 -48. If Council determines that this zoning is acceptable, the following motion is recommended: Approval of PZ 2000 -48 and Ordinance #2543. 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KEITH BERTELSEN FOR ZONING CHANGE FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO C1 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ON LOTS 12, 13, 14 AND 15, BLOCK 1, THOMPSON PARK ESTATES AND ADDRESSED AS 9229 MARTIN DRIVE AND 6425 PRECINCT LINE ROAD. APPROVED Keith Bertelsen, the owner of Lot 15 (as well as Lots 16 & 17) was present representing himself as well as the Rosenbergers of Mission, Texas, who is the owners of Lots 12, 13 and 14. Mr. Bertelsen explained that the surrounding areas are zoned commercial and he and the Rosenbergers would like to rezone their property as commercial. Mr. Welch asked the applicant if he was aware of the limitation of access to Precinct Line for these lots. Additional curb cuts probably would not be allowed. Mr. Bertelsen understands that there will be somewhat limited access. Chairman Bowen closed the public hearing and asked for comments from the Commission members. Mr. Lueck requested clarification of what is allowed in C1 Zoning. John Pitstick explained that C1 Zoning allows typical retail trade, personal business services establishments and offices. Anything from a grocery store to fast food would be allowed in this area. Mr. Lueck asked if this was in line with proposed plans and John Pitstick confirmed that this zoning change request follows both the existing comprehensive land use plan as well as the proposed comprehensive land use plan. Mr. Davis followed up on Mr. Welch's comments regarding limitation of access. Development of this corner will require cooperation of how the new lot lines would accommodate users, and Mr. Davis stressed that curb cuts and shared access with Home Depot should be carefully considered. Mr. Bertelsen said that he is aware of the need for careful consideration of these issues. He explained that at the moment he is talking to someone who may be interested in the whole corner, all lots, which would eliminate the access on Martin Road off the Rosenbergers property, moving the access to Precinct Line Road. Mr. Davis suggested he buys Lots 10 and 11 and square up the property. Mr. Bertelsen said those lots are for sale, as are Lots 8 and 9, but those lots were not bought and enjoined with this zoning change request because there are back taxes owed on Lot 11 which prevented contiguous grouping of those lots to Lots 12 through 15. Chairman Bowen closed the public hearing and entertained comments or a motion. Mr. Davis, stating that since the request does fall into the guidelines of the existing Comprehensive Land Use Plan as well as the proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan, made a motion for approval of PZ 2000 -48. Mr. Lueck seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously (5 -0). 5. PZ 2001 -01 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF LOUIS MCCRORY FOR ZONING CHANGE FROM R1S SPECIAL FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, ON LOT 1R, BLOCK 1, MORGAN MEADOWS AND ADDRESSED AS 6924 LITTLE RANCH ROAD. 0 APPROVED Mr. Delbert Stembridge, Stembridge & Volt, 1701 Oakwood Street, Haltom City, Texas, spoke on behalf of Mr. Louis McCrory. The applicant would like to split this lot in half and is required to change the zoning from R1 S to R1, in order to do so. It was also stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the application for Replat of this lot. There were no questions or comments, Chairman Bowen closes the public hearing and called for a motion. Mr. James Laubacher, seconded by Mr. Tim Welch, made a motion for approval of PZ 2001 -01. The motion was carried unanimously (5 -0). 6. PZ 2000 -46 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF RANDY SHORT FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A CARWASH IN A C2 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ON LOT AR2, BLOCK 29, HOLIDAY NORTH ADDITION AND ADDRESSED AS 5751 DAVIS BLVD. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CASE #: PZ 2000 -48 R1 to C1 Bertelsen, Thompson Park Because you are a property owner within 200 feet of the subject tract of land as shown by the last City- approved tax rolls, you received this notice. If you are unable to come to the scheduled meetings, you may forward any petitions or letters to: Planning Department City of North Richland Hills 7301 Northeast Loop 820 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 Purpose of Request: The public hearing is to consider the request of H. Keith Bertelsen for zoning change from R1 Single Family Residential to C1 Commercial Zoning District, on Lots 12, 13,14, and 15, Block 1, 0 Thompson Park Estates and addressed as 9229 Martin Drive and 6425 Precinct Line Road. Hearing Procedure: Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council When: PLANNING AND ZONING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001 CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 Time: 7:00 P.M. What: PUBLIC HEARING — PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL Location: PUBLIC HEARING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7301 N. E. LOOP 820 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Staff Presentation Applicant and Other Speakers' Presentation Public Input, Neighborhood Associations, Property Owners Within 200 feet, Interested Citizenry . Questions from Planning and Zoning Commission for Applicants, City Staff and Guests Present. LAProperty Owner Notification \PZ\PZ 00- 48 -Rl -C1 Bertelsen LETTER #2.doc • CASE #: PZ 2000 -48 R1-C1 Bertelsen The following property owners are listed in the 2000 Tarrant Appraisal District tax rolls. They fall with in 200 feet of the subject tract and have been notified. 9212 Martin Drive Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 9 Martin Drive Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 10 9228 Martin Drive Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 11 Martin Drive Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 12 Martin Drive Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 13 9229 Martin Drive Thompson Park Estate Addition Block 1, Lot 14A Precinct Line Road Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 148 6425 Precinct Line Road Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 15A Precinct Line Road Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lot 15B Precinct Line Road Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 1, Lots 16A & 17 Taggart, Barbara 9212 Martin Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -4805 Taggart, Barbara 9212 Martin Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -4805 Wills, Edward Etux Betty 9228 Martin Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -4805 Schoenberger, Donald W 705 Bandit Trail Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -1611 Schoenberger, Donald W 705 Bandit Trail Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -1611 Schoenberger, Donald W. 705 Bandit Trail Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -1611 State Of Texas PO Box 6868 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Bertelsen, H. Keith 2600 Rose Bud Lane Fort Worth, Texas 76118 -6730 State Of Texas PO Box 6868 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Bertelsen, H. Keith 2600 Rose Bud Lane Fort Worth, Texas 76118 -6730 Precinct Line Road State Of Texas Thompson Park Estates Addition PO Box 6868 Block 1, Lots 16B Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Precinct Line Road Thompson Park Estates Addition Block 2, Lot 7A 6501 Precinct Line Road Tandy K Martin Survey Abstract 1055, Tract 4 9216 Martin Drive Tandy K Martin Survey Abstract 1055, Tract 4AO2A 9225 Martin Drive Tandy K Martin Survey Abstract 1055, Tract 4C • • Woodvale Development Inc. 189 Harwood Road Hurst, Texas 76054 NRH Precinct Line JV 841 Chaparral Court Bedford, Texas 76022 -7449 Phillips, Kimberly Ann Hawkins 9216 Martin Drive North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 -4805 Barfield Judd JV 6821 Nob Hill Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -4343 ORDINANCE NO. 2543 AN ORDINANCE REZONING LOTS 12, 13, 14 AND 15, BLOCK 1 THOMPSON PARK ESTATES FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY TO C1 COMMERCIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City has received a request for a change in zoning district boundaries; and WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, has forwarded a recommendation to the City Council for amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and the Official Zoning Map by rezoning certain property as set forth herein; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: lip THAT, in Case Number PZ 2000 -48, being Lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, Block 1, Thompson Park Estates located on the southwest corner of Martin Drive and Precinct Line Road, as shown and described in Exhibit "A ", shall be rezoned from R1 Single Family to C1 Commercial and, 4 THAT, the Official Zoning Map be redrawn to incorporate this zoning district boundary amendment and the herein described ordinance number be affixed to the property described herein. 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. 0 4. Ordinance 2543 Page 1 of 2 EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 26th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2001. ATTEST.• City Secretary City of North Richland Hills, Texas 0 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: • , — ic, C-1 �, - Development Director APPROVED AS FORM D LEG 4 le 1 Attorney for' he City Ordinance 2543 Page 2 of 2 Mayor Charles Scoma City of North Richland Hills, Texas CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Planning & Inspections Department Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 subject: Public Hearing to consider the request of Louis & Sally Agenda Number: PZ 2001 -01 McCrory for a zoning change from R1 S Special Single Family to R1 Single Family Residential on Lot 1 R, Block 1, Morgan Meadows and addressed as 6924 Little Ranch Road. Ordinance No. 2544 Background Louis and Sally McCrory have made an application to rezone a 1.7 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Hightower and Little Ranch Road from R1 S to R1. This is a cleanup of a recently filed replat application that was approved by Planning & Zoning and subsequently postponed by City Council. The proposed replat indicates a 38,000 square foot lot with a 200 foot frontage which clearly exceeds the R1 district standards but does not meet the minimum 1 acre requirement under the R1 S standards. Rezoning to R1 would require a minimum of a 13,000 square foot lot with a 2,300 square foot house. This area is planned for low density single family housing on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The area was rezoned in 1986 from R1 to R1 S. Staff discovered in the platting process that the new subdivided lots do not meet the minimum 1 acre requirement under the R1 S standards. The current zoning surrounding these lots is R1 S Special Single Family Residential. Under the replatting and rezoning the owners would have to conform to a minimum dwelling unit of 2,300 square feet. This rezoning would not allow the owners to have livestock or accessory buildings such as barns under the previous R1 S standards. There has been no response from property owners within 200 feet. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Zoning Commission met on Thursday, February 8, 2001 and voted 5 -0 to recommend approval of this request. If the Council determines that this zoning is acceptable, the following motion is recommended: Approval of PZ 2001 -01 and Ordinance #2544. Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other Finance Review "Xplk Department Head Signature L: \Cases \PZ Cases\200 1 \PZ 2001 -01 -41 Morgan Meadows Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Manager S Finance Director ov sea I Vbak al O CM cc m U m L7 S m cro. 0 4c 0 U- 99 LU `un j N .., O N N < —Tl cr cc m U m L7 S m cro. o I cr 0 4c 0 U- 99 LU `un (%J cr N N .., O N N < —Tl N Q .�.:_� u C (x cr m w Cc cr o I cr 0 4c 0 U- 99 LU =a (%J cr N N < —Tl C" w p- La Ln lw rn CO al tO Ln w rn cn fn N I r1l I r co IM CN U U, u -9 M P. - rn a: `D , V ti a: u Fn fn fQ fn MM a: l, %A 2P vm 0 4c 0 O LU =a < —Tl N I r1l I r co IM CN U U, u -9 M P. - rn a: `D , V ti a: u Fn fn fQ fn MM a: l, %A 2P vm 0 4c 0 O LU =a 00 5. PZ 2001 -01 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF LOUIS MCCRORY FOR ZONING CHANGE FROM R1S SPECIAL FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, ON LOT 1R, BLOCK 1, MORGAN MEADOWS AND ADDRESSED AS 6924 LITTLE RANCH ROAD. APPROVED Mr. Delbert Stembridge, Stembridge & Volt, 1701 Oakwood Street, Haltom City, Texas, spoke on behalf of Mr. Louis McCrory. The applicant would like to split this lot in half and is required to change the zoning from R1S to R1, in order to do so. It was also stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the application for Replat of this lot. There were no questions or comments, Chairman Bowen closes the public hearing and called for a motion. Mr. James Laubacher, seconded by Mr. Tim Welch, made a motion for approval of PZ 2001 -01. The motion was carried unanimously (5 -0). • 2 /s /oi NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CASE #: PZ 2001 -01 Morgan Meadows, Lot 1 R, Block 1 Because you are a property owner within 200 feet of the subject tract of land as shown by the last City - approved tax rolls, you received this notice. If you are unable to come to the scheduled meetings, you may forward any petitions or letters to: Planning Department City of North Richland Hills 7301 Northeast Loop 820 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 Purpose of Request: The public hearing is to consider the request of Louis McCrory for zoning change from R1 S Special Single Family Residential to R1 Single Family Residential, on Lot 1R, Block 1, Morgan Meadows • and addressed as 6924 Little Ranch Road. Hearing Procedure: Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council When: PLANNING AND ZONING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001 CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 Time: 7:00 P.M. What: PUBLIC HEARING — PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL Location: PUBLIC HEARING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7301 N. E. LOOP 820 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Staff Presentation Applicant and Other Speakers' Presentation Public Input, Neighborhood Associations, Property Owners Within 200 feet, Interested Citizenry 0 Questions from Planning and Zoning Commission for Applicants, City Staff and Guests Present. LAProperty Owner Notification\PMPZ 2001 -01 Morgan Meadows letter.doc n LJ • • CASE #: PZ 2001 -01 Morgan Meadows, Lot 1 R, Block 1 The following property owners are listed in the 2000 Tarrant Appraisal District tax rolls. They fall with in 200 feet of the subject tract and have been notified. 7152 Hightower Drive Melanie A. Combs Combs Addition 7152 Hightower Drive Block 1, Lot 1 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3344 Little Ranch Road Louis B Etux Sally A. McCrory Morgan Meadows Subdivision 6924 Little Ranch Road Block 1, Lot 1A Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 Hightower Drive City of North Richland Hills Morgan Meadow Subdivision 7301 NE Loop 820 Block 1, Lot 1 B North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 6917 Little Ranch Road Dung Van Etux Myhanh Ho Morgan Meadows Subdivision 6917 Little Ranch Road Block 1, Lot 2 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 -3806 6909 Little Ranch Road Mack L Etux Scherri K. Garvin Morgan Meadows Subdivision 6908 Little Ranch Road Block 1, Lot 3 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 6919 Little Ranch Road Newman, Mervyn L. Morgan Meadows Subdivision 6916 Little Ranch Road Block 2, Lot 15 Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 6924 Little Ranch Road Louis B. Etux Sally A. McCrory Morgan Meadows Subdivision 6924 Little Ranch Road Block 3, Lot 16R2A Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 7201 Hightower Drive Dodd, Keith John Condra Survey 7201 Hightower Drive Abstract 311, Tracts 2F & 2G Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -2713 7001 Douglas Lane Mary M. Fanning John Condra Survey 7040 Hovenkamp Street Abstract 311, Tract 2P Fort Worth, Texas 76118 ORDINANCE NO. 2544 AN ORDINANCE REZONING LOT 1R, BLOCK 1, MORGAN MEADOWS ADDITION FROM R1S SPECIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R1 SINGLE FAMILY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City has received a request for a change in zoning district boundaries; and WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, has forwarded a recommendation to the City Council for amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and the Official Zoning Map by rezoning certain property as set forth herein; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: 1. THAT, in Case Number PZ 2001 -01, being Lot 1 R, Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition located on the southwest corner of Hightower Drive and Little Ranch Road, as shown and described in Exhibit "A ", shall be rezoned from R1 S Special Single Family to R1 Single Family and, 2. THAT, the Official Zoning Map be redrawn to incorporate this zoning district boundary amendment and the herein described ordinance number be affixed to the property described herein. 0 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. 4. Ordinance 2544 Page 1 of 2 • EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 26th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2001. ATTEST.- City Secretary City of North Richland Hills, Texas 0 APPROVED A S TO CONTENT. 0 Development Director APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LE Attorney for the City Ordinance 2544 Page 2 of 2 1 Mayor Charles Scoma City of North Richland Hills, Texas CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Planning & Inspections Department Council Meeting Date: 1/22/01 Subject: Public Hearing to consider a Replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Agenda Number: PS 2000 -50 Morgan Meadows Addition requested by Louis and Sally McCrory on 1.761 acres of land in the 6900 block of Little Ranch Road. Background A Replat application has been made by Louis and Sally McCrory on a 1.7 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Hightower and Little Ranch Road. By State law. a residential replat requires a public hearing so all surrounding property owners within the original subdivision can be properly notified. The subdivision regulations require that either improvements should be made to Little Ranch Road or street escrow to the City. The City has accepted a street covenant for similar replats. The applicant is requesting to sign a covenant for future street and sidewalk improvements. This area is planned for low density single family housing on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The area was rezoned in 1986 from R1 to R1 S. Rezoning to R1 would require a 13,000 square foot lot with a 2,300 square foot house. The proposed replat indicates a 38,000 square foot lot with a 200 foot frontage which clearly exceeds the R1 district but does not meet the minimum 1 acre requirement under the R1 S standards. We have received a zoning request application for this property to change it to R1 which would comply with the required area. The minimum dwelling unit size is 2300 square feet for both R1 S and R1. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Zoning Commission met on Thursday, January 11, 2001 and voted 6 -0 to recommend approval of this request. This case was postponed at the January 22, 2001 City Council meeting until a zoning case could be brought forward on this property. If the Council determines that this replat is acceptable, the following motion is recommended: Approval of PS 2000 -50 for Lots 1 RA & 1 RB, Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition with the requirement for a signed covenant for future street and sidewalk improvements to Little Ranch Road. Finance Review Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other Department Head Signature L: \Cases \PZ Cases \2000 \PZ 2000 -43 -41 Shady Grove Baptist Church Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Finance Director ty Manager ature TR 3B 32.96 AC 4 5 TR 4A1 4.73 AC 6 TR 2N 2 2.07 a t.v maxEr AM 2.80 AC TR 2 TR 481C .-48 IBI__ TR 2P 2.9119 AC A; TR 481 TR A TR 2PI 7R 2P2 TR 4831H ! 49?S =7 NIF TR 481 ........................ . ......................................... IBM 16R2A ISRIA IR 2 3 4 6 PS 2000-50 REPLAT Lot 1 -R, Block 1 Morgan Meadows Addition MI SA 15 148 14A 13 ovi - 12 11B 11A ,A. y TR 2G 1K ZN 2.86 3 1 Ac AC ..... 2 TR 2F TR 2P .8721 AC 91 2.31 C 2 _L2 A TR 2F\ TR F2 2p :e -Vm I TH =A fR JWA I- TR 4AZ R .. 3 4 '-' C TR 3C2S .675 TR 3C2A -0 .037 AC TR 3C2 .71 AC 1.852 TR 3B 32.96 AC 4 5 TR 4A1 4.73 AC 6 TR 2N 2 2.07 a t.v maxEr AM 2.80 AC TR 2 TR 481C .-48 IBI__ TR 2P 2.9119 AC A; TR 481 TR A TR 2PI 7R 2P2 TR 4831H ! 49?S =7 NIF TR 481 ........................ . ......................................... IBM 16R2A ISRIA IR 2 3 4 6 PS 2000-50 REPLAT Lot 1 -R, Block 1 Morgan Meadows Addition MI SA 15 148 14A 13 ovi - 12 11B 11A ,A. y 7 9R • 9. PS 2000 -50 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REPLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, MORGAN MEADOWS ADDITION TO LOTS IRA AND 1 RB, BLOCK 1 OF MORGAN MEADOWS ADDITION REQUESTED BY LOUIS AND SALLY MCCRORY ON 1.761 ACRES OF LAND AT 6924 LITTLE RANCH ROAD. APPROVED Delbert Stembridge, Stembridge & Volt, 1701 Oakwood, Haltom City, was present representing Louis McCrory. He explained that Mr. McCrory owns a large lot on the corner of Hightower and Little Ranch Road which he would like to subdivide into two lots. Mr. McCrory has complied with the engineer's comments. Mr. McCrory has agreed to sign a covenant for future improvements to Little Ranch Road if and when they occur. Once subdivided, the lots will not be in compliance with zoning and will have to be rezoned from R1 S to R1. This zoning conflict was only recently discovered, therefore, John Pitstick, Director of Development, indicated a willingness to waive zoning change fees. Mr. Stembridge agreed to work with Mr. Pitstick to • accomplish the rezoning. He also indicated to the Commission that the applicant has agreed to all other requirements. • Chairman Bowen closed the public hearing and called for a motion. Mr. Welch moved for approval of PS 2000 -52 including the waiver of the requirements to the masonry screening along Hightower Road. Mr. Laubacher seconded. The motion was carried (6 -0). ADJOURNMENT The Chairman adjourned the regular meeting at 7:50 p.m. Chairman Don Bowen Page 8 1/11/01 P & Z Minutes Secretary Ted Nehring • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CASE #: PS 2000 -50 Morgan Meadows, Lot 1 R, Block 1, Replat Because you are a property owner within 200 feet of the subject tract of land as shown by the last City - approved tax rolls, you received this notice. If you are unable to come to the scheduled meetings, you may forward any petitions or letters to: Planning Department City of North Richland Hills 7301 Northeast Loop 820 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 Purpose of Request: The public hearing is to consider the request of Louis and Sally McCrory to replat Lot 1, Block 1 of the Morgan Meadows Addition to Lot 1 RA and 1 RB, Block 1 on 1.761 acres of land and addressed as 6924 Little Ranch Road. Hearing Procedure: Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council When: CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 Time: 7:00 P.M. What: PUBLIC HEARING — PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL Location: PUBLIC HEARING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7301 N. E. LOOP 820 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Staff Presentation Applicant and Other Speakers' Presentation Public Input, Neighborhood Associations, Property Owners Within 200 feet, Interested Citizenry Questions from Planning and Zoning Commission for Applicants, City Staff and Guests Present. \\NRH_ CITY_HALL2 \VOL1 \DATA\PZ\Property Owner Notification\PZ\PS 2000 -50 Morgan Meadows letter.doc n • �J CASE #: PS 2000 -50 Morgan Meadows Replat The following property owners are listed in the 2000 Tarrant Appraisal District tax rolls. They fall with in 200 feet of the subject tract and have been notified. 6912 Little Ranch Road Morgan Meadows Subdivision Block 2, Lot 14B 6916 Little Ranch Road Morgan Meadows Subdivision Block 2, Lot 15 6924 Little Ranch Road Morgan Meadows Subdivision Block 2, Lot 16R2A Little Ranch Road Morgan Meadows Subdivision Block 1, Lot 1A 6917 Little Ranch Road Morgan Meadows Subdivision Block 1, Lot 2 6909 Little Ranch Road Morgan Meadows Subdivision Block 1, Lot 3 Bellomy, James A. 6912 Little Ranch Road Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 Newman, Mervyn L. 6916 Little Ranch Road Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 McCrory, Louis and Sally 6924 Little Ranch Road Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 McCrory, Louis and Sally 6924 Little Ranch Road Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 Ho, Dung Van 6917 Little Ranch Road North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 -3806 Garvin, Mack L. 6908 Little Ranch Road Fort Worth, Texas 76180 -3805 t4RHPublic Works / Administration CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS December 20, 2000 MEMO TO: Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Julia W. Skare, P.E., Senior Staff Engineer RE: MORGAN MEADOWS ADDITION, BLOCK 1, LOTS 1 RA & 1 RB; PS2000 -50 Final (Replat) Plat We have reviewed the plat and plans submitted to this office on December 5 and offer the following comments. The plat will be forwarded to Planning & Zoning for consideration IF the plat is revised per the following comments and a written response to each comment is provided on or before December 27, 2000. 1. LOT DESIGNATION The lots shall be labeled 1 RA & 1 RB. 2. TITLE BLOCK The title block shall be revised to read: Final Plat of Lots 1 RA & 1RB, Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition, being a replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition. 3. EASEMENT DEDICATION The attached easement dedication shall be included on the plat with the metes and bounds description. 4. UTILITY EASEMENT The utility easement shown on the original plat recorded in Volume 388 -13, Page 50 on Lots 1 & 2 shall be shown on the plat. 5. STREET LIGHTING The location of the proposed streetlight shall be shown on the utility plan. Any additional streetlights, which are required based on current ordinances, need to be coordinated with Public Works and TXU Electric. The developer will pay the cost for installation of any additional streetlights directly to TXU Electric. 6. LITTLE RANCH ROAD Subdivision Regulations state, "Where an existing perimeter street is adjacent to a proposed new subdivision, the developer shall construct one half of the required street according to the standards contained in the Design Manual." Public Works is not opposed to funds being placed in escrow for these improvements. The escrow amount is $88.27 /lineal foot X 192 feet for a total amount due of $16,947.84. 7. MASONRY SCREENING WALL Subdivision Regulations require the developer of any lot located in a re- subdivision of existing residential lots, adjacent to a C4U thoroughfare, such as Hightower Drive to construct a masonry- screening wall along and adjacent to the thoroughfare. In the past, the Planning and Zoning Commission has waived this requirement for one or two lot subdivisions. P.O. Box 820609 * North Richland Hills, Texas * 76182 -0609 7301 Northeast Loop 820 * 817 - 427 -6400 * FAX 817- 427 -6404 Morgan Meadows Page 2 of 2 December 20,2000 This memo shall be used in conjunction with the marked up plans and the separate letter to the engineer. The marked up plans shall be returned with the revised plat and plans. Juli . Skare, Se or Staff Engineer,P.E. Jws/bmb /pwm2000 -239 Attachments cc: Greg Dickens,P.E., Public Works Director Mike Curtis, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director • 40 STEMBRIDGE & VOGT Consulting Engineers *Delbert R. Stembridge, P.E., R.RL.S. Thomas W. Vogt, P.E., R.RL.S. MEMO TO: Planning and Zoning Commission _17Y OF U10 21-14 XJQ14t MJCt N14L 5 FROM: Delbert R. Stembridge, P.E. RE: MORGAN MEADOWS ADDITION, BLOCK 1, LOTS 1 RA & 1 RB; PS2000 -50 Final (Replat) Plat We have received the comments from Julia W. Skare, P.E., Staff Engineer. We have made the corrections and revisions as follows: 1. The lot designations have been revised to 1 RA and 1 RB. 2. The title block has been revised to read Final Plat of Lots 1 RA and 1 RB, Block 1, Morgan Meadows Addition, a replat of Lot 1, Block 1 an Addition to the City of North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas. 3. The easement dedication has been added to the plat. 4. The utility easement shown on the original plat recorded in Volume 388 -13, Page 50 on Lots 1 & 2 has been added. 5. The location of a proposed street light has been shown. Coordination and payments to TXU will be done by the developer. 6. In lieu of perimeter street construction or escrow funds the developer requests that he be allowed to enter into a covenant agreeing to pay his fair share of any future street improvements. 7. The developer request that the requirement fo masonry screening wall be waived since this is only two lots and they will face on Hightower. If there are any questions regarding this submitted please do not hesitate to call our office. Delbert R. Stembridge77.E cc: Julia W. Skare, P. E. , Staff Engineer Greg Dickens, P.E., Public Works Director Mike Curtis, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director 1701 Oakwood Street - Fort Worth, Texas 76117 Office: (817) 834 -2694 - Fax: (817) 834 -5923 - E -mail: twvogt @flash.net r; Department: Finance CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 Subject: Presentation of 1999 -2000 Audited Financial Report Agenda Number: GN 2001 -020 The results of the 1999 -2000 Annual Financial Report for the City will be jointly presented by Finance Director, Larry Koonce and Julia Petty of the independent audit firm of Deloitte and Touche. Larry Koonce will review the year -end results and fund balance data for the various Funds (General, Enterprise, etc.) as well as other financial impacts. Ms. Petty will present the audit opinion and be available to respond to questions regarding the report. The auditor's opinion is again an unqualified opinion or a "clean" opinion. This means that they have found the Financial Statements of the City of North Richland Hills to present fairly our financial position. Included in the Council packet is a copy of the financial report and attached to the cover sheet is a summary of the various City Funds showing the results of the changes in Fund Balances from 1999 to 2000. The General Fund undesignated balance was $7,437,950. City Council's goal is to have at least 60 days of operations in reserve. This ending balance represents 98 days of FY 2001 General Fund budgeted operating expenditures. The City exceeded its budgeted goals for fiscal year 2000 adding over $5.4 million to Operating Fund Balances citywide. All funds ended in positive balances allowing the City to increase its reserves, improve its cash flows, complete capital projects and protect the City's investment in infrastructure. All negative (bracketed) changes from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2000 were planned draw -downs of funds. Also attached is a letter from Deloitte and Touche required by the statement on Auditing Standards Number 61. This basically reviews the procedures they took during the audit and their observations of the City's cooperation in the process. The results of this process can best be summarized by the auditor's comment on page 2 of this letter. "In our judgement, we received the full cooperation of the City's management and staff and had unrestricted access to the City's senior management in the performance of our audit." Overall, the City of North Richland Hills' results of operations during the 2000 -2001 fiscal year, as well as the financial position at year -end reflect a sound fiscal condition. RECOMMENDATION: To accept the 1999 -2000 Audited Financial Report as presented. Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other DebMment Head Signature Finance Review Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Finance Director ity Manage(Sig j�ature • • City of North Richland Hills FUND SUMMARY Fiscal Year 2000 Fund FY 99 Balance FY 2000 Balance Change 99 to 2000 General Fund 6,282,261 7,437,950 $ 1,155,689 Promotional Fund $ 217,500 _ $ 171,613 $ (45,887) Donations Fund $ 430,456 $ 474,073 $ 43,617 Special Investigation Fund $ 252,955 $ 102,661 S (150,294) Drainage Utility Fund 360,395 391,020$ 30,625 Parks & Recreation Facilities Development Fund Reserved for Park Capital Projects $ 3,192,540 $ 4,503,714 $ 1,311,174 Crime Control District Fund 3,137,975 682,555 $ $ 818,249 682,555 Reserved for Transition 2001 2,319,726 Unreserved Reserved for Public Safety Computer $ 702,939 $ - $ 702,939 Total CCD $ 3,022,665 $ 3,820,530 $ 797,865 Debt Service Fund $ 2,326,581 $ 2,004,734 $ (321,847) Water & Sewer Operating Working Capital $ 8,000,669 $ 7,986,518 $ (14,151) Golf Fund Working Capital $ 1,109,109 $ 1,235,612 $ 126,503 Fund FY 99 Balance FY 2000 Balance Change 99 to 2000 Aquatic Park Fund Working Capital Reserved for Infrastructure Maintenance $ 1,196,133 $ 325,000 $ 871,133 Reserved for Master Plan Improvements $ 586,909 $ 846,208 $ 259,299 Reserved for Park Insurance $ 270,000 $ 345,000 $ 75,000 Reserved for Debt Service $ 188,574 $ 188,574 $ - Total Aquatic Park Fund Balance $ 1,916,616 $ 2,575,915 $ 659,299 Support Services Fund Building Services Reserved for Multi Year Building Upkeep Plan $ 642,150 $ 813,667 $ 171,517 Equipment Services Reserved for Multi Year Equipment Replacement Plan $ 1,426,216 $ 1,751,003 $ 324,787 Total Support Services Fund $ 2,068,366 $ 2,564,670 $ 496,304 Insurance Reserve for Claims & Premiums $ 2,295,318 $ 2,864,503 $ 569,185 Information Services Reserved for Equipment Replacement $ 1,188,268 $ 1,931,467 $ 743,199 Total Change in FundMorking Capital Balances $ 5,401,281 A CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Legal Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 Subject: Eluding Police; Ordinance No. 2541 Agenda Number: GN 2001 -021 The police have been filing this type of Class "C" misdemeanor under Ordinance No. 452. Ordinance No. 452 does not cover pedestrians. Ordinance No. 2541 makes it unlawful to flee from or elude police in a vehicle, or on foot, and repeals Ordinance 452. RECOMMENDATION: Pass and approve Ordinance No. 2541. Finance Review Source of Funds: Account Number Bonds (GO /Rev.) Sufficient Funds Available Operating Budget ft Other /+- Al / Budget Director Finance Director Manager an ture Page 1 of _ a El ORDINANCE NO. 2541 AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO FLEE FROM OR TO ATTEMPT TO ELUDE A POLICE OFFICER; PROVIDING FOR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $200.00 FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS that: 1. Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle, when given visual or audible signal to bring a vehicle to a stop, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light or siren. 2. Any pedestrian who willfully fails to stop when being pursued by a police officer or who attempts to flee from or elude a police officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. W 3. Any person violating any portion of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. 9 Ordinance No. 452 is hereby ' repealed and replaced by this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and publication. PASSED and APPROVED this 26th day of February, 2001 ATTEST: Patricia Hutson, City Secretary APPROVED -A$ TO FORM AND cEntir , Attorney for the City APPROVED: Charles Scoma, Mayor C] is CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Library Council Meeting Date: 02/26/01 Subject: Authorize Participation in LSTA Cooperation Grant Request Agenda Number: GN 2001 -022 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Cooperation Grants are offered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for projects involving more than one library in providing services to the public. Maximum funding for any one project is $75,000. Successful applicants are eligible to apply for a second year of funding. The NRH Library, together with its partners Irving Public Library and Carrollton Public Library, proposes to apply for $69,722 in LSTA funding to provide the state's first Online Interactive Reference Service to the residents of our three cities. Together we propose to introduce leading edge Internet helpdesk technology as a means of extending the library's expert information services to home, office and classroom. The service will allow a customer to contact a reference librarian via the Internet and discuss their information needs interactively. It gives the librarian the power to link the library computer to the user's computer and guide the user to the information they seek. We believe it will help us provide our citizens with the full benefit of rich commercial information resources that will be licensed for our use under the Texas State Library's Library of Texas initiative. The project is planned as a trial of a new approach to library information services in an electronic era. Cooperating with other libraries to provide online reference will allow us to share staff expertise, while offering extended hours of service. The three initial partners in this project were selected based on staff interest and expertise, because they represent a range in the size of the populations the libraries serve, and because they are representative of libraries in both Tarrant and Dallas counties. Other libraries in the region are watching this pioneering project closely, and are likely to participate in a future year. This project involves a significant training component, scheduled to take place in Fall 2001. We plan to begin offering online interactive reference in January of 2002. The grant request includes funds to hire reference interns to assist with the project and to extend the hours of service that we offer. The City of Irving will act as fiscal agent for this grant, and will be responsible for maintaining all records of expenditures. Temporary staff hired for the project will be employees of Irving. Source of Funds: Bonds (GO /Rev.) Operating Budget Other Department Head Signature Finance Review Account Number Sufficient Funds Available Finance Director Manager ignay re • CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS • LSTA Cooperation grants require the expenditure of local matching funds. The matching requirement will be met by the in -kind staff time that will be devoted to the project by the three participating libraries. NRH's commitment is limited to staff time and the use of existing equipment. • The LSTA Cooperation grant year begins October 1, 2001 and ends on September 30, 2002. Recommendation: It is recommended that Council authorize the North Richland Hills Public Library to participate in a cooperative grant application requesting LSTA funds to provide interactive online reference services at the Library. ^ITV &%^§ M1^11 A/►T/At./ ITC ■A CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: City Manager Council Meeting Date: 2/26/01 Subject: Approve Adoption of Federal Legislative Program Agenda Number:GN 2001 -023 At the January 22, 2001 Pre - Council Meeting, staff provided Council with a draft of NRH 2001 Federal Legislative Positions. Staff received suggestions from Council, which have been included in the NRH 2001 Federal Legislative Positions. Staff is requesting Council approve the NRH 2001 Federal Legislative Positions. Recommendation: To approve the 2001 Federal Legislative Positions as presented by staff. 0 Finance Review Source of Funds: Account Number Bonds (GO /Rev.) Sufficient Funds Available •Operating Budget Other Finance Director LJ Department Signature Xity Manag r Sigylature Page 1 of 1 • • NIZH City of North Richland Hills 2001 Federal Legislative Positions 0 February 2001 0 INTRODUCTION Throughout history, Congress has created laws and policies that greatly effect the administrative and political decisions of local governments throughout the country. The City officials of North Richland Hills would like to state definitive opinions on some of the issues at the federal level including local control, transportation and environmental interests, and provide our positions with a small portion of background and reasoning for such positions. The City of North Richland Hills uses four primary principles in rendering its opinions on legislative issues. These are: 1. We will vigorously oppose any legislation that erodes the authority to govern our own local affairs. 2. Cities represent the level of government closest to the people. We bear primary responsibility for the provision of capital infrastructure and for ensuring our citizens' health and safety. Thus, we must be assured of a predictable and sufficient level of revenue and must resist efforts to diminish those revenues. 3. We will oppose the imposition of any federal mandates, which do not provide for a commensurate level of compensation. • 4. We will support any legislation that increases the quality of life for our citizens. This includes legislation that will not only provide an equitable amount of revenue for our city, but also provide equitable services that will encourage pride and growth in our community. 0 Other issues will arise in the future. This document will be amended and updated to suit the most current and important issues. However, if an issue arises that is not included in this project, we urge the congress to keep our guiding principles in mind as they make important decisions concerning our future. February 12, 2001 2 Table of Contents 4 Legislative Positions ■ Local Control 1. Internet Sales Tax Neutrality— p. 5 2. Telecommunications Deregulation — p. 6 3. Broadband Services — p. 7 4. Local Zoning Authority — p. 8 ■ Transportation 1. IH Loop 820 Funding Needs — p. 10 2. Transportation and Mass Transit Funding — p. 11 0 ■ Environmental Interests 1. Air Quality — p. 13 2. EPA Phase II Storm Water Program for Small Cities — p. 14 ■ Public Safety 1. Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program — p. 16 ■ Housing 1. Matching Grants for State & Local Government Preservation Programs — p. 18 4 Contacts - p. 19 February 12, 2001 3 • Local Control The City of North Richland Hills will vigorously oppose any legislation that erodes the authority to govern our own local affairs. February 12, 2001 4 0 Internet Sales Tax Neutrality North Richland Hills supports neutral tax treatment for Internet purchases. The Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 pre -empts state and local authority by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of E- commerce related taxation. Making this legislation permanent will give E- commerce an unfair competitive advantage over local businesses, and will work to the detriment of local economies and local tax bases which provide funds for public services such as public safety, education, and city services. It is important to emphasize that sales tax applied to Internet sales does not represent a new tax. It simply levels the playing field with bricks and mortar businesses and allows these businesses to compete fairly with Internet businesses. State and local governments rely heavily on revenue from sales tax. In North Richland Hills, sales tax comprises one -third of the revenues that support our total operating budget. Sales tax also supports such special districts as Crime Control and Prevention, and special projects such as the development of parks and recreation facilities. The migration of sales to the Internet coupled with the difficulty in collecting sales tax for remote sales transactions could result in the erosion of the local tax base, which will severely restrict funding for essential local services. . The City of North Richland Hills position on this issue is threefold: • North Richland Hills Supports the feasenable application of sales tax on applicable products and services purchased through electronic commerce to insure equitable treatment of retailers physically located in North Richland Hills and preservation of the local tax base. 0 • North Richland Hills opposes attempts by the United States Congress to enact further legislation that might preempt the authority of state and local governments. • North Richland Hills supports the report submitted to the Advisory Commission on E- Commerce on behalf of states, and regional and local officials by Michael Leavitt, Governor of Utah and Commissioner on the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, titled "Streamlined Sales Tax System for the 21St Century". This report includes the following key messages: 1. Develop a more simple, uniform and fair system of state sales and use taxation including simplifying the current system of exemption administration through such changes in state laws; 2. Significantly reduce the burden imposed on retailers in the collection of state and local sales tax; 3. Preserve State and local sovereignty; and 4. Enhance the ability of U.S. firms to compete in the global information economy. February 12, 2001 5 0 Telecommunications & Electric Deregulation 0 North Richland Hills opposes preemption of local authority regarding rights -of -way and revenue; furthermore, any restructuring program at the federal level should result in all consumers receiving benefits. Federal reform of the utility industry could preempt local land use, zoning and rights -of -way authority. It is important to insure that the work that has already been done at the state and local level is incorporated into any federal restructuring bill. State energy laws should not be preempted, but, if the federal government passes such legislation, it should compliment existing state and local measures. In addition, the reliability of the electric energy supply must be protected. A recent report of the Department of Energy warns that deregulation of the industry could compromise such reliability. Furthermore, deregulation is likely to reduce local revenues (franchise fees for the use of right -of -way, sales tax) unless changes are made to the current tax laws. Finally, any federal legislation regarding the restructuring of the electric industry should contain provisions that allow cities to become aggregators. Aggregation is the ability to form groups to purchase electricity in larger and more economical amounts. February 12, 2001 6 0 Broadband Services 0 North Richland Hills supports the universal deployment of broadband technologies with the preservation of existing local government authority to regulate cable television and telecommunications entities through negotiating, franchising and licensing. There are numerous proposals in Congress that are either for or against "open access" to broadband services (high -speed connection to the Internet that is always on) i.e. high -speed data and Internet services through phone lines and cable lines. One such proposal that has been introduced in the form of legislation is HR 2420 — Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 1999. The purpose of this bill is to deregulate Internet and high -speed data services. The proposed legislation prohibits the FCC and each State from regulating the rates, charges, terms or conditions for, or entry into the provision of, any high -speed data service or Internet access service, or to regulate the facilities used in the provision of such service. It also requires each incumbent local exchange provider to provide Internet users the ability to subscribe to any Internet Service Provider (ISP) that interconnects to high -speed data service. Specific issues Congress should consider are local government authority to pass mandatory open access ordinances, and local authority to collect franchise fees for such services. In AT &T vs. the CU of Portland Oregon, the federal court said that cities do have such a right. On appeal, the 9 Circuit Court of Appeals in California determined that cable modem service was not a cable service, which implies that cities do not have the authority to regulate this service or collect franchise fees. To the extent that high -speed data services are provided utilizing lines (existing or constructed) in the right -of -way, the city's position is that franchise fees should be collected for such services and cities should have some regulatory authority as with cable services. February 12, 2001 7 0 Local Zoning Authority North Richland Hills opposes preemption of local zoning and land use authority as well as any attempts to federalize local land use decisions. In the year 2000, The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons ACT (RLUIPA) was signed into law. This legislation represents a significant preemption of local zoning authority. In addition, a bill was introduced in the Senate that would have resulted in "takings" legislation that would have federalized local land use decisions. However, the Senate Judiciary Committee abandoned this legislation as a result of pressure from local officials. The City of North Richland Hills will oppose any further attempts by Congress to federalize local land use decisions thereby preempting local zoning authority. Local authority to determine land use through zoning is a power that is granted to local governments by the states, and historically this power has been preserved and protected under the law with minimum intrusion. The exercise of this authority provides orderly development of communities, preserves property values, and promotes the health, safety and general welfare of the local community. The City of North Richland Hills opposes any legislation that erodes the ability of local cities to exercise powers granted to them and federalize decisions that have historically been made at the local level. Legislation that serves to preempt local authority erodes the local government's • ability to act in the best interest of their communities and provide for the general welfare of the residents of the city. February 12, 2001 8 • 0 Transportation North Richland Hills is a high growth area. Congestion of major roadways and thoroughfares has become an increasingly important issue with regard February 12, 2001 to safety and air quality. D 0 IH Loop 820 Funding Needs 0 0 North Richland Hills encourages assistance with securing funds for this much needed transportation improvement. IH Loop 820 is an Interstate Loop that connects Fort Worth to Dallas and the mid - cities. A major portion of this Loop, the northeast portion, goes through North Richland Hills. This major roadway is severely congested at all times of the day especially during peak commuting hours. The widening of this road is essential to the transportation flow of the entire region. The total estimated cost of the entire project from Hwy 26 to 135W is $101.5 million. The funding for Phase 1 of this project (IH 820 from Hwy 26 to Hwy 377), approximately $64 million, has been secured. The total estimated cost for Phase 2 of the project (from Hwy 377 to 135W) is $37.5 million. Most of that amount has been secured; however $15.5 million in funding is still needed to complete Phase 2. The North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation Council (NCTCOG /RTC) has requested the $15.5 million needed for Phase 2 from the National Highway System. The results of this request will not be known until Summer 2001. North Richland Hills is asking for support in the request for funds from the National Highway System (NHS). It is expected that the contracts for this project will be let in 2003 or 2004. February 12, 2001 10 0 Transportation and Mass Transit Funding North Richland Hills supports increased funding for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) projects and projects involving air quality improvements, implementation of processes to expedite FHWA and mass transit and rail service projects, and increased funding for mass transit and rail service projects. TEA -21 funding has been an exceptional resource for the State of Texas, the City of North Richland Hills as well as other cities across the state. These funds have allowed for much needed improvements in transportation and roadways through the provision of matching funds for transportation improvements. When combined with the local share of dollars, TEA -21 funds have allowed for necessary improvements for transportation in our city. However, additional highway funding is needed to allow states with backlogs of highway projects to move forward. The backlog of highway projects in the Texas Department of Transportation has greatly impacted traffic congestion in North Richland Hills and the Dallas -Fort Worth Metroplex. In addition, the effects of transportation on air quality cannot be ignored. The Dallas -Fort Worth Metroplex, through the coordination efforts of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, has made great strides in improving air quality in the region. In order to further assist our region in meeting the air quality standards established by the EPA, federal, state and local funding for mass transit and rail service, emission control programs for automobiles, decreasing airport emissions and the like would be beneficial. 41 In an effort to expedite project funding and completion at the local level and mitigate traffic congestion, FHWA processes must be simplified. The current review process is very complicated and lengthy. Currently, state and federal agencies must review transportation projects that receive state or federal funds. If one agency decides that changes to the project are necessary, then the project must go through the entire review process again. Limiting, combining or eliminating some of these reviews at the federal level should be considered. If federal rules, regulations and processes were eliminated or modified, the states could modify procedures to allow for greater efficiency in the funding process. This would allow projects to begin construction sooner. 0 Mass transit and rail service funding increases and expediting transportation projects will provide relief for highway demands while helping to address air quality issues. Currently, the Dallas- Fort Worth region has several mass transit rail projects under study, including the Cottonbelt Railway; however, these projects are not scheduled to be funded for another 10 to 20 years. Providing additional funds for mass transit and rail service projects and expediting the process to begin these projects could significantly benefit the area and result in a decrease in projected highway needs and improvements in air quality. February 12, 2001 11 • Environmental Interests The Dallas -Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, which includes North Richland Hills, is a serious nonattainment area with regard to air quality. It is important that measures be taken in this area to address this • problem effectively. In addition, it is important to prevent pollution of our natural resources. 0 February 12, 2001 12 0 Air Quality North Richland Hills will suppot legislation that helps Metropolitan Statistical Areas achieve Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality standards. It is important that Federal legislation on this issue help Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) achieve EPA air quality standards. The DFW area is a serious non - attainment area. Through the coordination efforts of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (including the North Texas Clean Air Coalition and the Regional Transportation Council), and measures taken by cities, the DFW region has made great efforts over the last 10 years to improve air quality and meet EPA standards. In fact, the region's most recent Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) to improve air quality in the region was recently adopted by the Texas Natural resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) and has been submitted to the EPA. However, additional measures must be taken for the region to be able to bring air quality to acceptable levels. If air quality is not improved, we could be facing loss of Federal and State funds for transportation, economic development and other areas. North Richland Hills supports legislation that would assist in improving the air quality in our region including such measures as: • Including all counties in an MSA in the boundaries of nonattainment areas as air quality is not specific to one county, and the air quality of one county affects that of another in the • same MSA. • Providing funds for the implementation of alternative and low emissions fuel programs for public vehicle fleets. • Open mass transit and fixed rail projects to additional federal funding without diverting highway trust fund monies to such projects. 135 NAFTA Corridor enhancements • Airport emissions reduction Recognition of air quality problem in areas south of the border • Remove threat of funding loss if air quality standards are not met 0 February 12, 2001 13 C EPA Phase II Storm Water Program North Richland Hills opposes the adoption of EPA rules requiring cities of less than 100,000 population to obtain NPDES permits to authorize rainfall runoff from municipal storm water drains. On December 8, 1999, EPA adopted rules implementing Phase II of its program for regulating storm water discharge. These rules will potentially require all small cities (those with a population of less than 100,000) to obtain National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to authorize rainfall runoff from municipal storm water drains. Reasons for opposition: • EPA's rules violate the concept embodied in the 10th amendment of the Constitution by compelling local governments to adopt ordinances to regulate their citizens for the purpose of implementing a Federal regulatory program. • EPA's rules violate congressional intent by requiring the use of NPDES permits to authorize storm water discharge for small cities. Section 402 (p)(6) of the Clean Water Act authorized the EPA to adopt Phase II rules. Congress never used the word "permit" in this section. Instead, Congress indicated its intent for Phase II discharges to be regulated through State storm water management. • EPA has failed to demonstrate meaningful water quality improvements from its Phase I storm water program which applies to cities with a population greater than 100,000. 0 North Richland Hills encourages Congress to exercise its power under the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the EPA's Phase II rules. In addition, it is recommended that Congress amend the Clean Water Act to expressly direct EPA to use State water quality management programs as the sole means of implementing Phase II storm water programs, and impose a moratorium on implementation of Phase II storm water programs until the EPA produces a report on the effectiveness of its Phase I program and demonstrates that State water quality management programs would be an ineffective means of controlling water quality. February 12, 2001 14 • is Public Safety Local government is the level of government closest to the people. As such, Local governments have the primary responsibility for insuring safety in their communities as well as the safety and welfare of its citizens. Federal government can and should play a key role in supporting public safety efforts in local communities. February 12, 2001 15 0 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Program North Richland Hills supports the authorization of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) program with funding increased or maintained at the current level for local communities. The City of North Richland Hills has received funds from the LLEBG program since 1997. Funds from this grant program have provided emergency police vehicles, police motorcycles (which have been critical to traffic control and enforcement in our City), and a school resource officer to insure public safety in our schools. Overall, LLEBG funds have assisted North Richland Hills in lowering the crime rate each year. Over the course of the past few years, total funding provided to cities under LLEBG has steadily decreased, and it is likely that funds for this program will not be requested by the current administration in 2001. Direct federal crime prevention assistance is a component of the public safety program in North Richland Hills by providing additional resources for necessary equipment and staff to better serve our community. As such, it is important that this significant program be continued for many years with a funding increase, or, at the very least, at a level consistent with current it funding to allow for accurate strategic planning of public safety programs in our community. February 12, 2001 16 r� Housing Many communities around the country, including North Richland Hills, are in need of funds for programs to revitalize existing and older areas. i Congress can and should play a significant role in investing in the preservation of our neighborhoods and communities. 0 February 12, 2001 17 • Matching Grants for Preservation North Richland Hills will support legislation to provide matching grants for cities to implement preservation programs in older areas of the community. Cities are met with the charge of maintaining the local community through its economy and quality of life. This includes maintaining infrastructure such as water and sewer lines, streets, and roadways. But perhaps one of the most important infrastructure maintenance functions is insuring the preservation of aging housing stock and businesses, or the preservation of existing city neighborhoods. City funds are allocated according to priority and efforts to benefit the community as a whole. Available funds often go to the most pressing problem, and more often than not, those problems concern water and sewer lines, streets and roadways, traffic signals, and insuring proper police and fire protection. While North Richland Hills does many things with local funds to address the preservation of older areas in the city including improved code enforcement and maintenance and repair of infrastructure, assistance is appreciated. The "Investing in Communities Agenda" proposed by the National League of Cities (NLC) urges Congress to invest in the revitalization of local communities. One way to do this would be through matching grant programs for the preservation of older areas of cities around the country. Like North Richland Hills, many communities face the deterioration of aging areas of •their city. Federal funds dedicated to assist cities with maintenance and preservation of older areas would enable cities to improve existing programs, which would in turn improve the quality of life in the older areas thereby improving the quality of life in the city as a whole. r1 U North Richland Hills encourages Congress to consider legislation to provide matching funds for preservation programs, and would support such legislation. February 12, 2001 18 0 Contacts City of North Richland Hills 7301 NE Loop 820 P. O. Box 820609 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 (817)427 -6000 Fax: (817 )427 -6016 http: / /www.ci.north- richland - hills.tx.us Larry J. Cunningham City Manager (817 )427 -6007 Email: Cunningham nrhtx.com Randy Shiflet Deputy City Manager (817 )427 -6003 Email: rshiflet(a),nrhtx.com Steve Norwood Assistant City Manager • (817)427 -6003 Email: snorwood(a)-nrhtx.com Greg Vick ** Managing Director of Community Services and Facilities (817 )427 -6009 Email: gvick(a-)-nrhtx.com North Richland Hills Mayor and City Council (817) 427 -6061 Charles Scoma, Mayor Lyle Welch — Mayor Pro Tern Russell Mitchell — Place 2 Frank Metts, Jr. — Place 3 JoAnn Johnson — Place 4 Don Phifer — Place 5 Joe D. Tolbert — Place 6 T. Oscar Trevino, Jr. — Place 7 ** Greg Vick is the primary legislative contact for North Richland Hills February 12, 2001 19 Announcements and Information February 26, 2001 Announcements The City of North Richland Hills is currently accepting applications for the Volunteer of the Year Award. Nominees must live in North Richland Hills. For an application or additional information, call Paulette Hartman at 817 - 427 -6015. The March 12th City Council meeting has been moved from its regularly scheduled meeting date to March 5. The Council meeting on March 5th will begin at the regularly scheduled time of 7:00 p.m. Information February 26 -March 2 Winter Break Camp NRH Recreation Center 817- 427 -6650 March 1 Citizens Police Academy Police Administration 7:00 p.m. March 3 Critter Connection North Hills Mall 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. M