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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1990-06-25 Minutes Present: ITEM PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN NOTES ON PRE-COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1990 Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Byron Sibbet Lyle E. Welch Charles Scoma Linda Spurlock Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Lee Maness Greg Dickens Bob Mi 11 er Jim Browne Donna Heishman Richard Albin Mayor , Mayor Pro Tem Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Deputy City Manager City Secretary Attorney for the City Finance Director Public Works Director Economic Development Director Parks & Recreation Director Budget Director City Engineer Absent: Rodger Line C.A. Sanford City Manager Assistant City Manager DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Jim Browne introduced the Park Board members Jim and the associates with Schrickel, Rollins & Associates. Mr. Browne thanked all of the Park Board Members for working with them on the Master Plan. Mr. Gene Schrickel presented the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. Councilman Scoma stated the City must see that the plan is developed in harmony with the Planning and Zoning Commission and Community Development. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he felt it was a good proposal and a major step for North Richland Hills. ITEM SUMMARY REPORT BY TOWN HALL ~OMMITTEE Pre-Council Minutes 6/25/90 Page 2 DISCUSSION Councilman Sibbet asked about grant funding. Mr. Schrickel explained the guidelines for obtaining grants. Councilwoman Spurlock stated she felt it was a good proposal and commended the Park Board for their work on it. Councilman Welch stated he felt the City should go forward with the plan. Councilman Metts stated he also was in agreement with the proposal and commended the Parks Board. Mr. Phil Rieke presented the Council with a report on the Town Hall Meetings. Mr. Rieke stated it had been determined that the most suitable location to hold the meetings was Richland High School IS Auditorium. Mr. Rieke stated the committee felt the meetings should be held quarterly, October 1990, January, April and July 1991. The committee felt the best time to hold the meetings would be Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings. The committee proposes that the subject matter for town hall meetings should be determined by means of citizens survey using a questionnaire form which would be distributed with the City's utility bills/payments. The committee decided that notices for meetings should also be distributed with the utility ACTION TAKEN RNL Follow up. ITEM CITY HALL LANDSCAPE PROPOSAL Pre-Council Minutes 6/25/90 Page 3 DISCUSSION ACTION TAKEN bills and included in the City's quarterly newsletter. The committee was commended for their work and Mayor Brown requested that they proceed with the questionnaire and other appropriate action. Councilwoman Spurlock advised the Council that Jim at no time did she consider taking the funds out of the Beautification Committee's budget. Councilwoman Spurlock stated the plan was to do the berm area at the flag pole and the court yard first. There would be no tree planting until fall. Councilman Scoma expressed concern about the maintenance of the berms that would be placed next to the service road. Councilwoman Spurlock stated the berms would not be too steep for mowing and water run off would be minimal. Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked Councilwoman Spurlock if it was her recommendation to do City Hall and the court yard. Councilwoman Spurlock stated yes and do the planting at the time that it would grow. Park and Recreation, Parks Department and Beautification Committee would be involved with contracting out some work and doing some of the work involved with their own staff. Pre-Council Minutes 6/25/90 Page 4 -rrEM DISCUSSION PROPOSED RENAMING Councilman Garvin stated that he and Councilman OF NOREAST DRIVE TO DICK LEWIS DRIVE Sibbet had proposed the short section of Noreast behind the High School be named in honor of Dick Lewis. Mr. Lewis had contributed to the betterment of the City. MARTIN DRIVE STREET ASSESSMENT Mr. Horvath stated this property was located on Martin Road and had been assessed at non- residential rate. The property was used as rental property and was not owner occupied. Councilman Scoma stated he felt the Council should address the City's Assessment Ordinance so this type of situation would not keep coming back to the Council. He was advised that a committee already existed. Councilman Scoma stated he felt if the residential rate was given this property it should be platted into one lot. OTHER ITEMS ACTION TAKEN Greg, Gertz & McGlasson Barry Coordinate with Lee on Assessment Bill i ng. Councilman Scoma stated in regards to Agenda Item Barry No. 10 the plat showed a 70 foot setback in the rear building line and was more than was required. Councilman Scoma stated it needed to be changed to 25 feet instead of 70 feet. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated the zoning could control the rear setback and also questions on the side yard building lines. Mr. Dickens advised there was no need for side or the rear building lines Pre-Council Minutes 6/25/90 Page 5 HEM DISCUSSION ACTION TAKEN being shown. Mr. Horvath explained to the Council the closing Greg of Maplewood for replacement of the bridge and reminded the Council that Holiday Lane also was closed. There was considerable discussion on the closing of Maplewood and Mr. Dickens was instructed to work with the contractors and ARCO Pipeline Co. to minimize the length of time when both the bridge and Holiday Lane are closed. Councilman Sibbet advised he felt there should be a stop sign installed on Maplewood westbound at the crossing over to the service road. Mayor Brown gave an update on the discussion concerning the merger of the cities. Mayor Staff Note Brown appointed a committee of Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mark Wood, Planning and Zoning Chairman, and Charles Owen of the Industrial Development Committee to work on this project with the other City Councils. Mayor Pro Tem Davis advised there would probably be a meeting set up in July with the other Councils. Councilman Scoma asked the status of the Greg Pre-Council Minutes 6/25/90 Page 6 ~.AEM DISCUSSION ACTION TAKEN landscaping on Watauga Road. Mr. Horvath advised the project was ready to go to bid but the bids would be taken to coincide with a fall planting schedule. ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned to the regular meeting. 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 - JUNE 25, 1990 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order June 25, 1990, at 7:30 p.m. Present: Tommy Brown Richard Davis Lyle E. Welch Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Charles Scoma Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Staff: Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Greg Dickens Absent: Rodger N. Line C.A. Sanford 2. ROLL CALL Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Deputy City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engineer City Manager Assistant City Manager 3. INVOCATION Councilman Sibbet gave the invocation. 4. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 4, 1990 APPROVED Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve the minutes of the June 4, 1990 Special City Council Meeting. Motion carried 6-0; Council Metts abstaining due to absence from the meeting. 5. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING JUNE 11, 1990 APPROVED June 25, 1990 Page 2 Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve the minutes of the June 11, 1990 City Council Meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 6. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION MINUTES PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MINUTES No action needed. 7. SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF IIYARD OF THE MONTH AWARDII Mayor Brown, Kathy Robinson and Janice Davis of the Beautification Commission, presented the Yard of the Month Awards for the month of May 1990. 8. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Scoma removed Items No. 10, 13 and 16 from the Consent Agenda. 9. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (14, 17, 18 & 19) APPROVED Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0. Councilman Welch introduced his son from Chicago and advised the Council he was taping the meeting. 10. PS 90-07 REQUEST OF DENNIS LANG FOR SHORT FORM PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, DENNIS LANG ADDITION APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, to approve PS 90-07 subject to the elimination of the rear building line shown on the plat. Motion carried 7-0. II. GN 90-90 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF APPEALS APPROVED June 25, 1990 Page 3 Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to appoint Michael Augustin to Place 6 on the Board of Appeals and Winston Bell to Place 7 as Alternate on the Board of Appeals. Motion carried 7-0. 12. GN 90-91 PROPOSED RENAMING OF NOREAST DRIVE TO DICK LEWIS DRIVE - ORDINANCE NO. 1680 APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve Ordinance No. 1680 renaming a portion of Noreast Drive (behind Richland High School) to Dick Lewis Drive. Motion carried 7-0. 13. GN 90-92 CITY HALL LANDSCAPE PROPOSAL APPROVED Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to approve GN 90-92 to be inconclusive with the additional alternative of the berm area at the flagpole, finish the final landscaping of City Hall in the amount of $25,800. Motion carried 7-0. *14. GN 90-93 PROPERTY TAX REFUND APPROVED 15. GN 90-94 MARTIN DRIVE STREET ASSESSMENT APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, to reduce Lots 13 and 14, Block 1, Thomas Park Estates to the residential rate, if the property was platted into one lot. Motion carried 7-0. 16. GN 90-95 PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve GN 90-95. Mr. Victor Baxter, Schrickel, Rollins and Associates, appeared before the Counc il . Councilman Scoma stated that the contract stipulated that the master plan would take into consideration the adoption of planning map basis and study of existing land use, future land use calculations of existing June 25, 1990 Page 4 population. Councilman Scoma stated also thoroughfares and drainage were included. Councilman Scoma stated a number of issues related a great deal to the land use and community development efforts that were underway. Councilman Scoma asked what the extent of their involvement would be in terms of land use development, drainage map planning and so forth. Councilman Scoma asked if they were planning on working with the staff and Planning and Zoning Commission in refining the plans that were currently underway. Mr. Baxter stated it was their policy to work with these people. Councilman Scoma stated his concern was if they were going to provide them with information or only going to seek information from them. Mr. Baxter stated it would be a two-way relationship. Councilman Scoma stated he would like to call attention to page 2, Subsection C of the contract relating to cityls responsibility. Councilman Scoma stated it talked about the City's Park Board and Director of Parks participating in the Parks Master Plan development. Councilman Scoma stated it would be his suggestion that the contract be amended to include the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Director of Community Development to sit on the panel of the public hearings so input could be received from all. Mr. Baxter stated he had no problem with the change. Councilman Scoma stated the point in including them was if at some time it was turned over to Planning and Zoning or the Community Development Director and there were things included they could not live with. Councilman Scoma stated he felt if that were made an initiative part of the planning process then the problem would be eliminated down the way. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated that as a Council they wanted to make sure that these planning tools were used in the overall scope of doing a master plan for the City. Councilman Scoma stated paragraph 3, talked about the consultant billing his services performed and he felt it should be approved by the City. Councilman Scoma moved to amend the motion to include the changes as outlined. Motion died for lack of a second. Original motion carried 5-2; Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Councilmen Welch, Garvin, Metts, Sibbet voting for and Councilman Scoma and Councilwoman Spurlock voting against. *17. PW 90-27 REQUEST OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO REVERSE RAMPS ON LOOP 820 - RESOLUTION NO. 90-32 APPROVED June 25, 1990 Page 5 *18. PW 90-28 RATIFICATION OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 - SMITHFIELD ROAD PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOLIDAY LANE RECONSTRUCTION APPROVED *19. PW 90-29 APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 - BEACH STREET CONNECTION WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN APPROVED 20. CITIZENS PRESENTATION None. 21. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. ATTEST: /) ~ ft" (z!¿, f/ Lab"", Ci; Secretary v