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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1990-02-12 Minutes Present: NOTES ON PRE-COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 12, 1990 Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Byron Sibbet Charles Scoma Linda Spurlock Rodger Line Dennis Horvath C.A. Sanford Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Lee Maness Greg Dickens Bob Mi 11 er Danny Taylor Donna Heishman George Tucker Richard Albin Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Counei lwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney for the City Finance Director Public Works Director Economic Development Director Community Development Director Budget Director Management Services Director City Engineer Absent: Lyle E. Welch Councilman TEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT AEGON - REQUEST Passed over. AEGON Representatives not present. FOR VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE GRAZING OF HORSES AND CATTLE ON C-2 ZONED PROPERTY TU ELECTRIC RATE CASE - RESOLUTION NO. 90-09 OR 90-10 Mr. McEntire stated the Council could deny the NAN rate request or defend it. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated the request should be denied in order to save costs of consultant fees. AEGON - REQUEST FOR After a lengthy discussion, there was a VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE GRAZING OF consensus that the variance be permitted for HORSES AND CATTLE ON C-2 ZONED a two year period, including the horse barn. PROPERTY Danny T. & Bob M. Note Pre-Council Minutes 2/12/90 Page 2 TEM DISCUSSION REQUEST OF CENTEX Mr. Miller stated that the Staff had negotiated REAL ESTATE CORP. FOR REPLAT OF LOTS with Centex and they had agreed to escrow $2,000 lR, 6R THRU 9R, BLOCK 11, AND LOTS for landscaping if Mrs. Jones did not accept the 1 THRU 4, BLOCK 12R, FAIR OAKS ESTATES, lots by May 1, 1990. Councilwoman Spurlock asked 2ND FILING if the pavement would be taken out. Mr. Miller stated yes. Councilman Scoma stated he would prefer to move the date to April 1st and recommend $5,000 for landscaping. Mr. Miller stated he had no problem with the April 1st deadline but Centex was approached for $5,000 and they refused. PARK & RECREATION ~PEN SPACE MASTER LAN Councilman Scoma stated the Planning and Zoning Commission was working on the over-all Master Plan and wanted them involved in the Park Plan. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated Mr. Browne could decide the scope of the work needed, send out RFP's and bring it back to the Council. Mayor Brown stated he would depart from the agenda and have Mrs. Alice Scoma of the Beautification Committee make a presentation. Mrs. Scoma stated the Beautification Committee was planning activities in conjunction with the "State Trash Out Day". Mrs. Scoma stated ACTION TAKEN Bob M. Fo 11 ow up per Council action in formal meeting. Dennis/Jim Follow up. Staff Note TEM UPDATING USER FEES ORDINANCE NO. 1658 Pre-Council Minutes 2/12/90 Page 3 DISCUSSION clarification was needed on where the trash could be accumulated. Richfield Park had been suggested. Consensus of the Council was to use Richfield Park. Mrs. Scoma stated the Boards and Commissions of the City were being asked to compete to see who could collect the most trash. The committee would also like for the Council to participate. Mrs. Scoma stated they had wanted to give a free round of golf as one of the prizes. Mr. Sanford explained the disadvantages of giving free rounds of golf. Mrs. Scoma stated the Beautification Committee could buy the rounds. Mayor Brown asked about how much the round would cost. Mrs. Scoma stated about $150. It was decided to fund the golf prizes out of the Beautification budget. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he would like to have the fee for residents set at $3.00 and non- resident fee at $30.00. Councilman Scoma stated he would like to see the fire inspection put back into effect. Fire Chief Gertz gave a report on what the surrounding cities charged for fire inspection. Councilman Scoma stated he would like to see the fire inspection fees ACTION TAKEN Staff Note. -TEM APPROVE BUDGET FOR 1990 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY J:'OR CITY FORKL I FT FOR USE AT THE SERVICE CENTER Pre-Council Minutes 2/12/90 Page 4 DISCUSSION incorporated into the schedule. Mr. Line stated he would like to wait until a study that was being made was completed. Councilwoman Spurlock asked if Watauga teachers were paying a fee at the library. Mr. Horvath explained that teachers in BISD District were exempt from the fee. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he would like to see the community center resident fee changed to $10.00 per family. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated staff had investigated further on the aerial photography and was now bringing it back to the Council. Mr. Dickens explained there would be a possible savings due to a combination of projects with other neighboring cities which would allow the photography contractor to combine flights. Councilman Scoma asked if the engineering costs would come in at a later date. Mr. Dickens stated the engineering would come in at a later date. Mayor Brown stated he felt staff should look at a used fork lift. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised he felt a new one should be bought. The Council agreed that a new one would be bid. ACTION TAKEN Dennis/Greg Follow up. CA/Donna Follow up Pre-Council Minutes 2/12/90 Page 5 'TEM DISCUSSION ACTION TAKEN JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ Meeting was set for March 19th at 6:30 p.m. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING Jeanette/Danny Please notify all appropriate parties ITEMS ON CONSENT Mr. Line asked that Agenda Item No. 13 be AGENDA NOT ON PRE-COUNCIL removed from the Consent Agenda and postponed for further study. Dennis/Greg Follow up Councilman Scoma stated Item No. 15 on the agenda NAN should be amended to match the hours on the south side of the street. WORK SESSION None. 0THER ITEMS Mayor Pro Tern Davis asked if construction could be started on Vance Road or wait until the Dennis/Greg F 0 11 ow up encroachment agreement was signed. Mr. Dickens advised he had not seen the agreement. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he hoped it would take less than nine months to get the agreement. AJ)JOURNMENT Council adjourned to Executive Session. 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, 1990 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order February 12, 1990, at 7:30 p.m. Present: Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Charles Scoma Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock S ta ff : Rodger N. Line Dennis Horvath C.A. Sanford Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Greg Di ckens Absent: Lyle E. Welch 2. ROLL CALL Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Counc i lman Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engineer Councilman 3. INVOCATION Councilman Garvin gave the invocation. 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 1990 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve the minutes of the January 22, 1990 meeting. Motion carried 6-0. 5. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS A) JAN DANIELS, CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARY BOARD Ms. Jan Daniels, Chairman, Library Board, appeared before the Council. February 12, 1990 Page 2 Ms. Daniels thanked the Council for reinstating the Children's Librarian position. Ms. Daniels stated the national average circulation was four per capita. Ms. Daniels stated that in the 1990 Goals and Objectives the Library had presented three per capita. Ms. Daniels asked the Council to do their best to bring North Richland Hills Library materials deficit in line. Councilman Scoma stated the Park and Library donations had been increased $1.00 for buying more books. Councilman Scoma asked the status on the donations. Mr. Horvath stated the donations had helped. Ms. Daniels stated the wear-out on books was tremendous. Mr. Line suggested that the Library prepare a decision package for more books next budget. Councilwoman Spurlock asked about the limit of books that one person could check out at one time. Ms. Daniels stated the Library Board set the limit at 25 per person, but the Library did not have that many checked out at one time by one person. Councilwoman Spurlock stated she knew the Library had applied for the Hudiburg Foundation Grant for $15,000 to bar code the books. Councilwoman Spurlock asked if $15,000 would bar code all of the books. Mr. Horvath stated that $15,000 would finish the bar coding. Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked how many North Richland Hills citizens had Library cards. Ms. Daniels stated she had no idea; that she could find out. Ms. Daniels stated she did not know that the Council would be interested in the mechanics. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated he appreciated the Library's goals and objectives to increase circulation. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated he thought it would be prudent, between now and budget time, to show facts and figures on the number of North Richland Hills citizens who had Library cards. Mayor Brown asked for an approximate figure of those using the Library. Ms. Daniels stated she did not have the figures available tonight. B) LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES No action needed. 6. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA February 12, 1990 Page 3 Councilman Metts removed Item No. 13, Councilman Scoma removed Items No. 8, 15 and 22 and Mayor Pro Tern Davis removed Item No. 16. 7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 & 24) APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 6-0. 8. PS 89-23 REQUEST OF CENTEX REAL ESTATE CORP. FOR REPLAT OF LOTS lR, 6R THRU 9R, BLOCK 11, AND LOTS 1 THRU 4, BLOCK 12R, FAIR OAKS ESTATES, 2ND FILING (LOCATED NORTH OF OLD BURSEY ROAD AND WEST OF KELLER SMITHFIELD ROAD) (POSTPONED AT THE JANUARY 22ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING) APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve PS 89-23 subject to Centex escrowing $2,000 for landscaping, pending Ms. Jones decision and subject to engineer's comments. Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to make a substitute motion making April 1, 1990 the effective date for Ms. Jones deadline and escrowing $5,000 for landscaping. Councilman Scoma stated that $2,000 to the developer may seem like a lot for landscaping, but the recent landscaping of Rufe Snow and Glenview cost $5,000. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated the Council had discussed matching funds for the Beautification Committee and was asking the developer to give the full amount. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated that without the developer being present to respond, he felt the $2,000 was fair and Council should go with what the staff recommended. Councilman Garvin stated he agreed with Mayor Pro Tern Davis; the staff had gone out and negotiated and he felt the Council should support their recommendation. Councilwoman Spurlock stated the funds at Rufe Snow came to $5,000 but that was only because the sprinkler system and design was donated. Councilwoman Spurlock asked if Centex would have to remove the asphalt on this project. Mr. Dickens stated the asphalt removal was included in the contract. Councilman Metts asked if a representative from Centex was present. Mr. Robert Rowley, Engineer, appeared before the Council. February 12, 1990 Page 4 Mr. Rowley stated that one thing that should be brought out is that this was a replat. Mr. Rowley stated the replat was just to straighten some things out. Motion on substitute motion failed 4-3; Councilmen Scoma and Sibbet and Councilwoman Spurlock voting for and Councilmen Garvin and Metts and Mayor Pro Tern Davis voting against. Mayor Brown voting against to break the tie. Motion on the original motion carried 5-1; Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Councilwoman Spurlock, Councilmen Sibbet, Garvin and Metts voting for and Councilman Scoma voting against. * 9. GN 90-21 CALLING CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, RESOLUTION NO. 90-06 APPROVED *10. GN 90-22 TRANSFER OF FUNDS APPROVED 11. GN 90-23 AEGON - REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE GRAZING OF HORSES AND CATTLE ON C-2 ZONED PROPERTY APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to grant the variance and the barn for a two year period. Motion carried 6-0. 12. GN 90-24 TU ELECTRIC RATE CASE - RESOLUTION NO. 90-09 OR RESOLUTION NO. 90-10 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve Resolution No. 90-10. Motion carried 6-0. 13. GN 90-25 APPROVE SPEED LIMIT ON SHADY GROVE ROAD 40 MPH - ORDINANCE NO. 1659 TABLED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to table Ordinance No. 1659. Motion carried 6-0. *14. GN 90-26 PROPERTY TAX REFUND APPROVED February 12, 1990 Page 5 15. GN 90-27 APPROVE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 722, REGULATING "NO PARKING" ZONE ON MARILYN LANE - ORDINANCE NO. 1660 APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve Ordinance No. 1660 with the following changes - establish the north side of Marilyn Lane equivalent to the south side: "No parking 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Rufe Snow to the 6737 block of Marilyn Lane". Councilwoman Spurlock stated she did not feel the real problem was being addressed, would prefer this be discussed with the school officials and be brought back to the Council. Motion carried 5-1; Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Councilmen Scoma, Metts, Garvin and Sibbet voting for and Councilwoman Spurlock voting against. 16. GN 90-28 UPDATING USER FEES - ORDINANCE NO. 1658 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to approve Ordinance No. 1658 with the following changes: Community Center Annual Fee for individual residents to $3.00 per person, non-resident to $30.00 and resident to $10.00 per family; add BISD teachers no charge for Library cards. Motion carried 6-0. *17. GN 90-29 PARK AND RECREATION OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN APPROVED *18. PU 90-04 PURCHASE OF TWO UTILITY VEHICLES - IRON HORSE GOLF COURSE - RESOLUTION NO. 90-07 APPROVED *19. PU 90-05 AWARD OF BID FOR DUMP TRUCKS TO GRAFF CHEVROLET APPROVED *20. PU 90-07 AWARD OF BID FOR CAMERA SYSTEMS TO IKEGAMI ELECTRONICS APPROVED *21. PW 90-09 APPROVE BUDGET FOR 1990 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CITY (POSTPONED AT THE JANUARY 22, 1990 MEETING) APPROVED February 12, 1990 Page 6 22. PW 90-12 AWARD OF BID FOR DAVIS BOULEVARD UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS APPROVED Councilman Scoma stated he was aware that State regulations had caused the bid price to go up. Councilman Scoma stated the State reimbursed the City for part of the expense for Denton Highway. Councilman Scoma asked if the State had been approached to pay part of the expense for Davis Boulevard. Mr. Dickens stated the State paid part of the expenses on Denton Highway because the City was not on State right-of-way. Mr. Dickens stated that existing utilities to be adjusted are in State right-of-way on Davis Boulevard. Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve PW 90-12. Motion carried 6-0. *23. PAY 90-03 APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE #2 IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,260.10 TO TRI-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC. - WILMAN AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *24. PAY 90-04 APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE #7 IN THE AMOUNT OF $37,909.84 TO BIL-MIK, INC. - MISCELLANEOUS WATER & SEWER IMPROVEMENTS 1988 APPROVED 25. CITIZENS PRESENTATION None 26. RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Brown recessed the meeting to Executive Session. 27. RECONVENE Mayor Brown reconvened the meeting. 28. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 6-0. ATTEST: Ci~~ ~ February 12, 1990 Page 7 ~~~ Mayor