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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2013-06-24 Minutes MINUTES 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 — JUNE 24, 2013 WORK SESSION The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met in work session on the 24 day of June 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Workroom prior to the 7:00 p.m. regular Council meeting. Present: Oscar Trevino Mayor Tito Rodriguez Mayor Pro Tem, Council, Place 1 Tom Lombard Council, Place 3 Tim Barth Council, Place 4 David Whitson Council, Place 5 Scott Turnage Council, Place 6 Tim Welch Council, Place 7 Staff Members: Mark Hindman City Manager Jared Miller Assistant City Manager Karen Bostic Assistant City Manager Vickie Loftice Managing Director Patricia Hutson City Secretary George Staples City Attorney Mary Peters Public Information Officer Kristin James Assistant to City Manager Larry Koonce Finance Director Mark Mills Budget Director JoAnn Stout Neighborhood Services Director Stan Tinney Fire Chief Craig Hulse Economic Development Director Kirk Marcum Assistant Fire Chief Laury Fiorello Assistant Finance Director Greg VanNieuwenhuize Engineer Caroline Waggoner Assistant Director /Engineering Robert Lung Economic Development Specialist Mike Hamlin Assistant Police Chief Clayton Comstock Senior Planner Absent: Rita Wright Oujesky Council, Place 2 Call to Order Mayor Trevino called the work session to order at 6:00 p.m. A.0 Discuss Items from Regular City Council Meeting City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 2 There were no questions from Council on the regular agenda items. A.1 End of Session Report for the 83rd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Mr. Frank Sturzl, Hillco Partners, updated Council on the 83` Texas legislative session. Mr. Sturzl recapped some of the city - related legislation passed during the session that will impact the City. Council was also advised of some of the proposals that were defeated and given an update on the special session. B.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION - The City Council may enter into closed Executive Session to discuss the following as authorized by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code There were no items for this category. C.0 Adjournment Mayor Trevino announced at 6:27 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 June 24, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Oscar Trevino Mayor Tito Rodriguez Mayor Pro Tem, Council, Place 1 Tom Lombard Council, Place 3 Tim Barth Council, Place 4 David Whitson Council, Place 5 Scott Turnage Council, Place 6 Tim Welch Council, Place 7 Staff: Mark Hindman City Manager City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 3 Jared Miller Assistant City Manager Karen Bostic Assistant City Manager Vickie Loftice Managing Director Patricia Hutson City Secretary George Staples Attorney Absent: Rita Wright Oujesky Council, Place 2 A.1 INVOCATION Councilman Lombard gave the invocation. A.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Seth Walker, Scout Troop 536, assisted Councilman Tom Lombard with the pledge of allegiance. A.3 SPECIAL PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION(S) No items for this category. A.4 CITIZENS PRESENTATION Ms. Cindi Baker, 7504 Maple Drive, expressed her concerns with the selling of K -2 in the City. Mayor Trevino asked Assistant Chief Mike Hamlin to meet with Ms. Baker and address her concerns. A.5 REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA There were no items removed from the Consent Agenda. City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 4 B.0 APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED B.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 10, 2013 CITY COUNCIL MEETING B.2 APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR/ COLLECTOR FOR THE COLLECTION OF CITY PROPERTY TAXES - RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -016 B.3 AMEND SECTION 14 -2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS AND THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PET ANIMAL" - ORDINANCE NO. 3257 COUNCILMAN TURNAGE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMAN LOMBARD SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6 -0. C.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS CA ZC 2013 -05 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM WINKELMANN & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM C -1 COMMERCIAL AND AG AGRICULTURAL TO NR -PD NON - RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR A RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER ON 26.94 ACRES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH TARRANT PKWY & PRECINCT LINE ROAD - ORDINANCE NO. 3256 APPROVED Mayor Trevino opened the public hearing and called on the applicant to present the item. Michael Clark, Winkelmann & Associates, representing Newquest Properties and Kroger, Chesapeake Land Development Company and Jeddiah J. Bell, Jr. presented a request for a zoning change from C -1 Commercial and AG Agricultural to NR -PD Non - Residential Planned Development on 26.94 acres at the southwest corner of North Tarrant Parkway and Precinct Line Road. Newquest Properties plans to construct a 123,000 square foot Kroger Marketplace, associated fuel center and an adjacent 16,800 square foot retail strip building to the east. Eight retail /restaurant pad sites located along the site's street frontage will either follow or coincide with the construction of the Kroger. A traffic signal will be required and will be shared with the Wal -Mart City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 5 entrance at the existing median cut on North Tarrrant Parkway. An additional new median opening on North Tarrant will be located at the west edge of the fuel center. Some of the additional items included in the site plan and regulations for the planned development are: 1) Detention Pond — approval of a special use permit is required for detention pond facilities. The proposed facility will be located at the southeast corner of the grocery and retail building and will be landscaped. 2) Service Station /Fuel Pumps — A special use permit is required for the service station and fuel pumps. 3) Automobile - related uses — Approval of auto related uses is requested as part of the NR -PD; the uses will be limited to only one of the last two pad sites to develop. 4) Landscaping — flexibility in landscaping requirements is requested because the depth of the parkway area of North Tarrant Parkway is abnormally large. Applicant proposes to reduce the depth of the landscape setback from 15 to 10 feet and also set the site five feet further away from future residential uses to the south of the project. 5) Signage — Two development signs 21 feet in height are proposed and two 8 Y2 foot oversized monument signs are proposed. Each pad site will have a 7 foot monument sign. Gas price signage is proposed on the southern fagade of the fuel center canopy. 6) EIFS beyond 15% is proposed for the front fagade of Kroger; pad site buildings will utilize similar building material to complement the architectural style of the grocery store and adjacent retail. 7) Seasonal & Outdoor sales / displays will be permitted in accordance with the site plan. Clayton Comstock, Senior Planner, summarized the item discussing the proposed Site Plan, Thoroughfare Plan, Landscape Plan, signage, building elevations, photometric plan and special use permits for detention pond, service station and fuel pumps and auto - related uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request at their June 6 meeting. After questions from the Council, Mayor Trevino called for anyone wishing to speak for or against the request to come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Trevino closed the public hearing and called for the motion. COUNCILMAN WELCH MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 3256, ZC 2013 -05. COUNCILMAN WHITSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6 -0. City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 6 D.0 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Items to follow do not require a public hearing. There were no items for this category. E.0 PUBLIC WORKS E.1 REVISE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET AND APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY -HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FOR THE NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (ST1306) APPROVED Ms. Caroline Waggoner, Assistant Director /Engineering, presented the item. Council is being asked to revise the capital projects budget in the amount of $550,000 and approve a professional services agreement with Kimley -Horn and Associates for engineering design services for the North Tarrant Parkway Median Improvement Project. The project includes improvements to the median along North Tarrant Parkway between Davis and Precinct Line. A new median opening to the south of the fuel center will be created for access to the development discussed in the previous item. A new signal light will be installed providing for signalized access at the existing median opening to Wal Mart and new Newquest Properties / Kroger development on the south side. Council requested that Staff also take into consideration during the design, the increased volume of traffic on North Tarrant and the increased usage of the right turn lanes at North Tarrant and Precinct Line. COUNCILMAN LOMBARD MOVED TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $550,000 AND APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY -HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FOR THE NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. MAYOR PRO TEM RODRIGUEZ SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6 -0. F.0 GENERAL ITEMS City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 7 F.1 AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR AUDIT SERVICES TO BKD, LLP APPROVED Ms. Laury Fiorello, Assistant Finance Director, presented the item. Council was asked to award a professional services agreement for Audit Services to BKD, LLP. The term of the agreement will be for 3 years with two optional one -year renewals. COUNCILMAN WHITSON MOVED TO AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR AUDIT SERVICES TO BKD, LLP. COUNCILMAN TURNAGE SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6 -0. G.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS GA ACTION ON ANY ITEM DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ON WORK SESSION AGENDA No action required. H.0 INFORMATION AND REPORTS HA ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Pro Tern Rodriguez made the following announcements. Everyone's invited to the Family 4th Fireworks Show on Thursday, July 4th. The fun starts at 5 p.m. with entertainment for the whole family including kid's activities, food trucks, community entertainment and more. Fireworks will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m. Free parking will be available at 6351 Boulevard 26 and at Wiley G. Thomas Coliseum. City Hall and other non - emergency City offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. The Library, Tennis Center and Senior Centers will also be closed. The NRH Centre, NRH2O and Iron Horse Golf Course will remain open. Garbage and recycling will not be collected on July 4th. Thursday's collections will be made on Friday and Friday's collections will shift to Saturday. City Council Minutes June 24, 2013 Page 8 July is National Recreation & Parks Month. The North Richland Hills Parks & Recreation Department is celebrating by encouraging citizens to enjoy our parks, trails, athletic leagues, recreation programs and special events. Don't forget, if you live in North Richland Hills you will receive a resident discount at NRH Iron Horse Golf Course and the NRH Centre. The NRH Centre is celebrating National Recreation & Parks Month with an art contest for ages 4 to 15. Children's drawings of why they like NRH Parks and Recreation will be displayed at the NRH Centre July 5th through 31st. The community is also invited to a family fun night at the NRH Centre on July 26th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This event will include swimming, entertainment by singer /songwriter Eddie Coker, a hot dog cookout, crafts and other activities. For more details, stop by the NRH Centre or call 817 - 427 -6600. Kudos Korner — Nora Garcia and Spencer Cashen of the Animal Adoption and Rescue Center. A resident expressed appreciation for the manner in which Nora and Spencer retrieved a baby skunk from her garage. She said she was a bit hysterical, but the officers were very composed in handling the situation. She was glad for their quick, calm and efficient response and she felt everything was very well taken care of. H.2 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 7:46 p.m. G H L s q uugn �i�`, ii � ........... . � y �� O car Trev Ma r A�7 $T: rl '�,,�' p Patricia Hutson, City Secretary