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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2009-01-26 MinutesMINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 -JANUARY 26, 2009 WORK SESSION The City Council of the City of North Richland Hitls, Texas met in work session on the 26th day of January, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Work Room prior to the 7:00 p.m. regular Council meeting. Present: Oscar Trevino Mayor Scott Turnage Mayor Pro Tem, Council Place 6 Ken Sapp Council, Place 2 Suzy Compton Council Place 3 Tim Barth Council, Place 4 David Whitson Council, Place 5 Tim Welch Council, Place 7 Staff Members: Larry J. Cunningham City Manager Karen Bostic Assistant City Manager Jimmy Perdue Assistant City Manager Mike Curtis Managing Director Vickie Loftice Managing Director Patricia Hutson City Secretary Monica Solko Assistant City Secretary George Staples City Attorney Mary Peters Public Information Officer Elizabeth Reining Assistant to City Manager John Pitstick Director of Planning & Development Larry Koonce Finance Director Greg VanNeiuwenhuize Public Works Assistant Director Craig Hulse Economic Development Director Andrew Jones Fire Chief Jamie Brockway Purchasing Manager Absent: John Lewis Council, Place 1 Call to Order Mayor Trevino called the work session to order at 6:00 p.m. A.1 Discuss Items from Regular City Council Meeting None. City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 2 A.2 IR 2009-003 Discuss 2009 Federal Legislative Program Karen Bostic, Assistant City Manager, presented a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the City's 2009 Federal Legislative positions. Council was advised that one of the items included in the agenda packet, "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, had been modified and updated. Council was provided with the updated information. Council was advised that as in previous years four guiding principles were used to determine positions on city-related issues expected to come forward during this legislative session. Ms. Bostic briefly highlighted the four guiding principles -local control; predictable and sufficient level of revenue to provide for our citizens; opposition to unfunded mandates; and quality of life. Council was advised that the legislative priorities were also very similar to previous years. The Internet Sales Tax priority from past years has been removed and the economic stimulus package has been added. Each of the priorities and the City's positions was briefly highlighted and discussed -American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Community Development Block Grant, Public Safety & Homeland Security, Public Safety Collective Bargaining and Immigration Reform. Council concurred with the 2009 legislative program. A.3 IR 2009-004 Briefing on American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Elizabeth Reining, Assistant to the City Manager briefed Council on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. As discussed at the December 12, 2008 City Council Work Session, the City of North Richland Hills is working with the US Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties to submit possible projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan currently before both chambers of the US Congress. At the time of the last discussion, the City had submitted $70,000,000 worth of projects to the US Conference of Mayors to be included in its Main Street Economic Recovery Plan. These projects ranged from street projects to housing rehabilitation to community policing programs. Since that time, the City has included additional projects with our total submission being $680,000,000 (including the expansion of Loop 820 from IH 35W to Hwy 121). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRP) differs from the proposed Main Street Economic Recovery Plan supported by the US Conference of Mayors in two distinct areas. More funding is given to states under the ARRP and different vehicles are used to provide that funding. The Main Street Economic Recovery Plan categorized projects into ten program areas: • Community Development Block Grants • Energy Block Grants for Infrastructure and Green Jobs • Transit Equipment and Infrastructure • City Streets/Metro Roads Infrastructure City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 3 • Airport Technology and Infrastructure Amtrak Infrastructure Water and Wastewater Infrastructure • School Modernization • Public Housing Modernization • Public Safety Jobs and Technology The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan has Five National Forums and several sub categories in each Forum. The Five National Forums are: • Environment and Energy • Infrastructure • Poverty • Crime Arts and Tourism All ten of the Main Street program areas fit into the five ARRP forums. However, the subcategories of the forums are more specific. Some of the projects the City submitted under the Main Street Plan might not fit the criteria in the new Plan but there is opportunity to look at other program areas that staff did not consider before. Though the Plan details have changed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan still expects to create between 3 and 4 million jobs, provide tax cuts, jumpstart the U.S. economy and prepare the nation for the 21St century. The new price tag of the Plan is $825 billion. There were no questions from Council. A.4 IR 2009-005 Social Transportation for Seniors Vickie Loftice, Managing Director presented the item. Parks and Recreation has been working in cooperation with several organizations, including the Community Enrichment Center, United Way Northeast and the Isolated Seniors Resource Group, to establish a not-for-profit volunteer driver transportation program for seniors. The program, Social Transportation for Seniors, STS, is intended to reconnect seniors to the community by providing transportation for leisure and social activities. The program is unique, in that it will provide non-emergency trips with the purpose of reengaging isolated seniors back into the community. While NETS and Mid Cities Care Corps also provide transportation for seniors, medical care trips are their primary focus. To help combat social isolation, STS will transport North Richland Hilts residents, ages 62 and older, to locations within a 7-mile radius of the intersection of Mid-Cities Blvd and Davis Blvd. Qualified participants will be furnished rides for shopping, financial services, personal grooming and social activities from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. STS is governed by a Board of Directors and is currently raising funds for the program which has an anticipated start date of late spring or early summer. While the City is not being asked to fund the project, it is requested that the program be City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 4 housed out of the Dan Echols Senior Center. The City will provide a desk, computer and phone line for the 20 hour per week e e use of DandEchols Seniolr CenterCouncil members were in favor of the program and th B.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION -The Cit Council ma enter into closed Executive Session to discuss the followin as authorized b Cha ter 551 Texas Government Code. B.1 Executive Session: Pursuant to Section 551.072 Texas Government Code to deliberate the purchase exchange or value of real property; for municipal use - Western Sector of City. Mayor Trevino announced at 6:43 p Session as authorized by Chapter 5 551.072 to deliberate the purchase, use -Western Sector of City. m. that the Council would adjourn into Executive i1, Texas Government Code, specifically Section exchange or value of real property for municipal C.0 Adjournment Mayor Trevino announced at 6:55 p.m. that the Council would adjourn to the regular Council meeting. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING A.0 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Trevino called the meeting to order January 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Oscar Trevino Scott Turnage Ken Sapp Suzy Compton Tim Barth David Whitson Tim Welch Staff: Larry J. Cunningham Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Council Place 6 Council, Place 2 Council, Place 3 Council, Place 4 Council, Place 5 Council, Place 7 City Manager City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 5 Karen Bostic Jimmy Perdue Mike Curtis Patricia Hutson Monica Solko George Staples Assistant City Manager Assistant City Manager Managing Director City Secretary Assistant City Secretary Attorney Absent: John Lewis Council, Place 1 A.1 INVOCATION Councilman Whitson gave the invocation. A.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilman Whitson led the pledge of allegiance. A.3 SPECIAL PRESENTATION(S) AND RECOGNITIONS) PROCLAMATION FOR BURN AWARENESS WEEK Councilman Sapp presented the Burn Awareness Week Proclamation in Support of Shriners Hospital to Clair Billington, member of Flying FEZ -Fort Worth, a support organization of the Shriners. A.4 CITIZENS PRESENTATION None. A.5 REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA None. City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 6 B.0 APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED B.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 12, 2009 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILWOMAN GOMPTON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS C.1 GN 2009-005 PUBLIC HEARING ONORDINANCE NO 3038 JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE APPROVED Mayor Trevino opened the public hearing. Jimmy Perdue, Assistant City Manager, presented the item. On July 11, 1994 the North Richland Hills City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 199ovedoex'tending th s for juveniles. On January 9, 2006, Ordinance No. 2683 was app legislation for three years. Section 370.002 of the Local Government Code adopted by the 74th Legislature requires that before the third anniversary of the date of adoption of a juvenile curfew ordinance by a general-lacts oon the clommunity and on problems the shall (1) review the ordinance or orders effe ordinance or order was intended to remedy; (2) conduct public hearings on the need to continue the ordinance or order; and (3) abolish, continue, or modify the ordinance or order. The North Richland Hills Police Department has found that with the adoption of the juvenile curfew ordinance it has had a positive effect on the safety of our youth and has reduced the probability that unsupervised juveniles will become involved in crimes during late night and early morning hours. The North Richland Hills Police Department is recommending adoption of OrdinanceWednesdadeor Thursdayuuntit 6 OOra.m of tOhe p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Y following day and 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday. Mayor Trevino called for anyone wishing to speak in favor or in opposition to come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Trevino closed the public hearing. COUNCILMAN SAPP MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 3038. COUNCILMAN WHITSON SECONDED THE MOTION. City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 7 MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-O. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT No items for this category. PUBLIC WORKS E.1 PW 2009-002 APPROVE ACITY-DEVELOPER AGRS TO AV SI BOULEVARDI AT LTD. FOR FUTURE INTERS NORTHEAST PARKWAY APPROVED Mr. Greg VanNieuwenhuize, Public Works Assistant Director presented the item. The City-Developer Agreement with the developer (684on of the developer's proportionate (Block 2: Lots 3R2 & 6 - 12) deals with the collec share of the future construction costs of a traffic develo aerths seekingcaipprovalDof is Boulevard and Northeast Parkway. Presently, the p Site Plan for only Lot 6 of Block 2. As part of toh ortionaliteDeterm nafon (RPD) to Public Works Department conducted a Rough Pr p Y determine if additional public infrastructure would b nce tual S e Plan and the Traffic the proposed development. Upon receiving the Co p Impact Analysis (TIA), the Public Works Departmeont provided the developer with the RPD for the entire eight (8) lot commercial subdivis The TIA indicates that anticipated build-out trap ivis Boulevard) anduNortheast Parkway of a future traffic signal at the intersection of however, several signal warrants are The traffic signal is not needed at this time; anticipated to be met once the entire developomthe costs to des gn and construct the responsibility per the build-out traffic volumes future traffic signal equates into $52,500.00. Because the developer is requesting Site Plan approval for only one of the three (3) lots with direct access onto Northeast Parkway, staff believes that a reasonable option would be to accept the developer's share of the traffic signal improvements in two (2) equal installments of $26,250.00. The first payment is proposed to be due at the time the first building permit is sought for one of the three (3) lots with direct access onto Northeast Parkway. The remaining payment would be due when a second tot is proposed for development, or by January 1, 2010 -whichever comes first. The traffic signal will be constructed as a Capital Improvement Project in the future. City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 8 GILMAN WELCH MOVED TO APPROVE PW 2009-002. COUNCILMAN BARTH SECONDED GOON THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-0. E.2 pW 2009-003 AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVIC CONWAY,IL.LNP. OR THE AMOUNT OF $90,735 TO BIRKHOFF, HENDRICKS & DELL STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (DAVIS TO SMITHFIELD) O APPROVED Public Works Assistant Director, presented the item. Item Mr. Greg VanNieuwenhuize, is to consider the award of a professional servi estedg RequestsoforhStaotementseof drainage improvements project. The City requ Qualifications in accordance with city policy and propevalu ede thee1proporsals3 anid s The City's selections committee reviewed and recommending award of the professional services agreement to Birkhoff, Hendricks & Conway, L.L.P. in an amount of $90,735. COUNCILMAN WHITSON MOVED TO APPROVE PW 2009-003. COUNGILWOMAN COMPTON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED s-O. E.3 PW 2009-004 AWARD A PROFESSION MPTON &I BR WN, ENC. FOR THE E AMOUNT OF $164,000 TO BAIRD HA BRIARWOOD ESTATES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT APPROVED Mr. Greg VanNieuwenhuize, Public Works Assistant Director, presented the item. Item is to consider the award of a professional services contract for the Briarwood Estates drainage improvements project. The City requested Requests for Statements of Qualifications in accordance with city policy and proposals were received from 25 firms. The City's selections committee revinaeservn eseagreementhto BapdsHampton & recommending award of the professio Brown in an amount of $164,000. COUNCILMAN WELCH MOVED TO APPROVE PW 2009-004. COUNCILMAN SAPP SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE GARRIED 6-O. City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 9 GENERAL ITEMS F.1 009-001 APPROVE CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO PU 2 DR. ROY YAMADA APPROVED Mr. And Jones, Fire Chief, presented the item. Item it toreouested t Requestsofor y Medical Director. The C y q contract for Emergency lications were received from 2 Qualifications in accordance with city policy and app ~ lications applicants. The City's selections commit{ actrtol Dre Roy YamadaedThe to m of the and is recommending award of the coears beginning February 1, 2009 and ending in contract shalt be for a period of two (2) y January 31, 2011 with the option to extend the agrGeOem e~t f Baran Compensat on for years. The cost for the current contract Is $25,7 p Y Emergency Medical Director services under the new contract shall be $30,000 a year, paid in four (4) equal payments of $7,500. MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE MOVED TO APPROVE RTH SECONDED THE MOT ON.ENCY MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO DR. ROY YAMADA. COUNCILMAN BA MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6-O. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS G.1 ACTION ON ANY ITEM DISCUSSED ION AGENDIAE SESSION LISTED ON WORK SESS No action needed. INFORMATION AND REPORTS H.1 TARRANT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COALITION VIDEO A short video prepared by the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition (TRTC) to inform the public about the "Cannes-gestion Film Festival was shown. City Council Minutes January 26, 2009 Page 10 H.2 ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilman Welch made the following announcements. Iron Horse Golf Course is holding an Open House from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, January 30th. Bring the family by to sample the new menu and see the new model train in the C.A. Sanford Clubhouse. Iron Horse Golf Course is located at 6200 Skylark Circle. For more details, please call 817-485-6666. The North Richland Hills Fire Department encourages you to learn CPR. Upcoming CPR classes are scheduled for February 6th and March 6th. The cost to participate is only $25. The classes are American Heart Association approved and participants receive a certification card. To sign up or get more information, please call 817-427- 6900. The Parks & Recreation Department is hosting its annual Daddy-Daughter Valentine Dance on Saturday, February 7th. This special evening will include music, refreshments, photographs, limo rides and more. The cost is only $8 per person. Tickets are on sale at the NRH Recreation Center. For more details, please call 817- 427-6600. Kudos Korner -Robert Raley and Brian Thomas, Public Works Utility Division. An e- mail was received from a resident thanking Robert and Brian for their immediate response in replacing a meter box lid. The resident said their follow up procedures for explaining the actions taken to resolve his concerns was most impressive. H.3 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 7:39 p.m. O ar revino -Mayor