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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1998-01-12 Minutes Present: Absent: 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 - JANUARY 12,1998 - 6:00 P.M. Tommy Brown Mack Garvin Lyle E. Welch Frank Metts, Jr. Jo Ann Johnson Don Phifer Byron Sibbet Cheryl Cowen Lyman Larry Cunningham Randy Shiflet Lisa Daugherty Rex McEntire Greg Dickens Barry LeBaron Larry Koonce Thomas Powell Terry Kinzie Richard Albin Mayor Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Mayor Pro T em Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Secretary Attorney Public Works Director Planning/Inspection Director Finance Director Support Services Director Information Services Director City Engineer Patricia Hutson City Secretary - ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT [ Mayor Brown called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. CONSIDER Staff advised that this item was placed on the aarry L. AMENDMENT TO Agenda due to major commercial and industrial THE EL.ECTRICAL projects in the city and the substantial cost Follow-up ORDINANCE savings if aluminum wiring was available in REGARDING certain types of installation. By adopting the ALUMINUM WIRE 1996 National Electrical Code without any local AND amendments consistency from city to city RECOGNIZING would be advantageous. He advised that ELECTRICJ.\L modifications had been made to the code and LICENSES FROM that the use of #10 and #12 aluminum wire, OTHER CITIE.~S - which was typically used in single family ORDINANCE NO. housing, is no longer available. However #8 2270 aluminum wire could be used when installing a stove or air-conditioner unit in single family dwellings. Pre-Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 2 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT CONSIDER The advantages for the builder would be the AMENDMENT TO cost savings especially in the commercial THE ELECTRICAL industries. Staff feels that the industry itself will ORDINANCE regulate the concerns that the Council has REGARDING concerning fire caused by aluminum wiring in ALUMINUM WIRE the past. Councilman Garvin advised he would AND like to have a compromise and limit the usage RECOGNIZING of aluminum wire in commercial use only. ELECTRICAL Councilman Metts was concerned about LICENSES FROM commercial use which would include schools OTHER CITIES - where children could be harmed. After ORDINANCE NO. discussion by the Council, the consensus was 2270 to remove this item from the Consent Agenda (CONTINUED) and discuss. ADDENDUM TO Staff advised the Council of the advantages of Larry K. and CONTRACT WITH authorizing the health claims administrator Melanie F. ELECTRONIC (ETC) to sign disbursements on the City's FYI TRANSMISSION Insurance Account. Staff assured the Council CORPORATION that ETC will not have authority to sign on any TO SIGN of the city's other bank accounts. There were DISBURSEMENTS no questions from council. ON NORTH RICHLAND HILLS' INSURANCE IMPREST ACCOUNT AT NATIONS BANK - RESOLUTION NO. 98-02 Pre-Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 3 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT DISCUSS Mayor Brown advised he felt there was a need James S. APPOINTMENT for a committee to bring guidelines back to the FYI and assist if OF COMMITTEE Council outlining criteria for naming city parks, requested. TO DEVELOP streets, and buildings. Mayor Brown appointed CRITERIA FOR Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet to chair the committee NAMING PARKS, along with Councilwoman Johnson and STREETS, Councilman Welch. BUILDINGS, OR OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES REVIEW Staff explained to the Council the city's present Barry L. CURRENT landscaping requirements. Staff suggested in Follow-up with P & Z LANDSCAPING addition to the 15% landscaping requirement and preparation for REQUIREMENTS the city may want to require that shrubs be Council Committee planted along parking lots or to establish some Assistance. kind of landscaping theme on thoroughfares. Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet supplied the Council with a proposed ordinance he would like for them to review. Mayor Brown appointed Councilman Garvin to chair a committee along with Councilman Metts and Councilwoman Lyman to look at the ordinance and advise the council. City Manager Cunningham added that the Planning and Zoning commission will also be looking at the landscaping ordinance in respect to Mid-cities overlay and the Arcadia study. Pre-Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 4 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT APPROVAL OF City Manager Cunningham informed the Greg D. SEWER SYSTEM Council that Carter and Burgess was present Prepare EPA EV ALUA TION to brief the council on the findings and the Presentation. STUDY IN recommendations on the EPA Administrative RESPONSE TO Order. John Cooke, Carter and Burgess and EPA Jim Forbes, Byrd Forbes Associates, ADMINISTRATIVE presented the satisfactory final report on the ORDER DOCKETS evaluation of the sanitary sewer system. NO. VI-96-1207 AND City Manager Cunningham recommended CONTINUA TION financing options that could be considered for OF SANITARY the 3.2 million dollar improvements that are SEWER needed. First option the traditional long term SURCHARGE- financing -20 year bonds. Second option 5 ORDINANCE NO. year bond payout. Third option the pay as 2271 you go approach, in a five year time frame. Advantages would be a total payout in five years and no interest expense. Staff recommends the collection of the surcharge be continued until an official approval by the EPA of the study recommendations. It was the consensus of the council to accept the report and send to the EPA for consideration. Continue with the monthly sewer surcharge until the EPA meeting, then reevaluate the surcharge ordinance and outline which option will be taken. Pre-Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 5 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT DISCUSS OTHER Agenda Item No. 16 - PU 98-02 NAN REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS Staff answered the Council's questions and advised that an electronic weather stations would be located at each fire station and police dispatch. Weather data gathered by these stations will be used by the fire department, as well as public works and other city departments. OTHER Mayor Brown reminded the Council of NAN INFORMATION Granbury goal setting workshop. ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brown announced at 7: 17 p.m. that the NAN Council would adjourn to Executive Session for Consultation with the City Attorney in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney. ~ ATTEST: 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 - JANUARY 12,1998 -7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order January 12, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Tommy Brown Mack Garvin Lyle E. Welch Frank Metts, Jr. JoAnn Johnson Don Phifer Byron Sibbet Cheryl Cowen Lyman Staff: Larry Cunningham Randy Shiflet Lisa Daugherty Rex McEntire Greg Dickens Absent Patricia Hutson Mayor Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Mayor Pro Tem Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Secretary Attorney City Engineer City Secretary 2. I NVOCA TION Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet gave the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS City Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 2 5. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilwoman Lyman removed Item No. 12 from the Consent Agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet removed Item No. 13 from the Consent Agenda. 6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, & 19) Councilman Metts moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0. *7. MINUTES OF THE JOINT WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 18, 1997 APPROVED *8. MINUTES OF THE PRE-COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 22, 1997 APPROVED *9. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 22, 1997 APPROVED *10. GN 98-01 - REALIGNMENT OF VOTING PRECINCTS - RESOLUTION NO. 98-01 APPROVED City Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 3 11. GN 98-02 - APPROVAL OF SEWER SYSTEM EVALUATION STUDY IN RESPONSE TO EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER DOCKETS NO. VI-96-1207 AND CONTINUATION OF SANITARY SEWER SURCHARGE- ORDINANCE NO. 2271 APPROVED Mr. John Cooke, Engineer, Carter and Burgess presented a synopsis of the Sewer System Evaluation Report to the Council. City Manager Cunningham recommends that the council approve the continuation of Ordinance 2271. The ordinance will continue to charge the monthly sewer surcharge until the EPA makes a final determination. He also asked the Council to consider recommending to the EPA a 5 year schedule for the improvements and a pay as you go approach. Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve GN 98- 02. Motion carried 7-0. 12. GN 98-03 - CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE REGARDING ALUMINUM WIRE AND RECOGNIZING ELECTRICAL LICENSES FROM OTHER CITIES - ORDINANCE NO. 2270 DENIED Councilman Metts moved, seconded by Councilwoman Lyman, to deny Ordinance No. 2270. Staff advised the council of the second portion of the ordinance which was not covered in the pre-council meeting concerning íeciprocal electrician licensing. Mayor Brown asked the council to deny the entire ordinance and reconsider the reciprocal electrician licensing portion at the next council meeting. City Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 4 Motion carried 6-1; Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet, Councilwomen Johnson and Lyman, Councilman Metts, Phifer and Welch voting for denial and Councilman Garvin voting against. 13. GN 98-04 - ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT WITH ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CORPORATION TO SIGN DISBURSEMENTS ON NORTH RICHLAND HILLS INSURANCE IMPREST ACCOUNT AT NATIONS BANK - RESOLUTION NO. 98-02 APPROVED Councilwoman Lyman moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Sibbet, to approve GN 98-04. Motion carried 7-0. 14. GN 98-05 - APPROVE "NO PARKING" ZONE ON COLORADO BOULEVARD FROM GRAPEVINE HIGHWAY NORTH 100 FEET- ORDINANCE NO. 2269 APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Phifer, to approve GN 98-05. Motion carried 7-0. 15. PU 98-01 - REFURBISHING OF TWO POLICE PATROL VEHICLES APPROVED City Manager Cunningham advised the council of the advantages of refurbishing these two police vehicles which have less than 73,000 miles and are covered by the extended warranty. Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilwoman Lyman, to approve PU City Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 5 98-01 . Motion carried 7-0. *16. PU 98-02 - AWARD BID FOR WEATHER LOGGING STATIONS TO TEXAS WEATHER INSTRUMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,042 APPROVED *17. PU 98-03 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF RADIOS FROM MOTOROLA IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,527 APPROVED *18. PW 98-01 - AWARD OF BID ON HIGHTOWER DRIVE, SECTIONS A2 AND B PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO J. L. BERTRAM CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,266,752.69 APPROVED *19. PW 98-02 - SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR RUMFIELD ROAD, PHASE II APPROVED 20. CITIZENS PRESENTATION None. City Council Minutes January 12, 1998 Page 6 21. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting. ATTEST: ~y~