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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1990-08-13 Minutes NOTES ON PRE-COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 13, 1990 Present: Richard Davis Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Byron Sibbet Charles Scoma Linda Spurlock Rodger Line Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Lee Maness Kevin Miller Bob Miller Donna Heishman Richard Albin Absent: Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch C.A. Sanford ITEM PRODUCTION OF TRH BUSINESS/ ----INDUSTRy BROCHURE DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION Mr. Bob Miller covered the context of the Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager City Secretary Attorney for the City Finance Director Asst. Utility Director Economic Development Director Budget Director City Engineer Mayor Councilman Assistant City Manager ASSIGNMENT Bob Miller Please follow up, including a provi- sion in contract re: income sharing. business and industrial brochure. The development of the brochure would be DEVELOPMENT OF NRH TARGET INDUSTRY MARKETING PROGRAM coordinated through the Industrial Develop- ment Committee and the Economic Development Department. A detailed discussion followed. Councilman Scoma stated it was mentioned that other cities might want to use this information. Councilman Scoma asked how this could be beneficial to other cities. Mr. Langdon explained that there may be applications from the program developed for North Richland Hills which could be marketed to other municipalities. Councilman Scoma asked if there would be a Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 2 -iTEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT provision in the contract covering income sharing with NRH if other cities purchase this package. Mr. Langdon stated yes. Mayor Pro Tern Davis asked if North Richland Hills would own the copyright. Mr. Miller states yes, the City would own it. AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND $25,000 FROM SAMMONS Mr. Kelly stated that the Cable T.V. Board Scoma asked if revenues would be generated Kane & Donna H. Please follow up with needed modifi- cations to 1990/91 budget. Members did support this request. Mr. Ray Fullenwider, Chairman of the Cable T.V. Board, presented a filmed program on the requirements for Citicable 36. Councilman later to fund this position or was the Council going to have to fund it. Mr. Fullenwider stated he felt revenues would pay for it. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated the Citicable 36 had grown and was a benefit to the community and was not to just generate revenue. IRON HORSE Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated the Ad Hoc GOLF COURSE - PROPOSED POLICY Committee had studied the policy twice CHANGES NAN and it was their recommendation to approve it. No questions. Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 3 -iTEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT RECOMMENDATION Mr. McKinney explained the prescription TO APPROVE TOWN & COUNTRY DRUG drug program. Mr. McKinney stated this AS THE PROVIDER OF THE CITY'S program was an effort to reduce costs. PRESCRIPTION DRUG SERVICE - Councilman Scoma asked if the City would RESOLUTION NO. 90-37 receive information on price changes. NAN Mr. McKinney states yes, the City would receive that information. Mr. McKinney stated the drug company would have a list of all employees and their dependents along with social security numbers and the list would be continuously updated. ~ONSTRUCTION Mr. Horvath advised that the cover sheet ~OF NORTH FORTY ROAD BY THE on this item was self explanatory. Mr. NORTH HILLS ALLIANCE CHURCH Horvath advised that Mr. Schultz of the NAN North Hills Alliance Church was present if the Council had any questions. Councilman Scoma questioned the alignment of Holiday Lane in conjunction with this property. Mr. Horvath stated the new alignment of Holiday Lane would miss this property. Councilman Garvin stated there needed to be proper ingress and egress on the property and Meadow Road was a very narrow street. Councilman Garvin stated he felt Buck Street needed to be improved. Mr. _ iTEM AWARD OF BID FOR JERRELL STREET PAVING IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE I OTHER ITEMS Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 4 DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Schultz stated that when they planned construction they thought Holiday Lane would go in. Mr. Schultz stated extending North Forty was holding up construction on the church. Councilman Garvin stated he would like to see Buck Street built and the street needed to be constructed prior to a building permit being issued. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated the Planning and Zoning Commission would have to make a recommendation on the street and felt this was reversal from the normal procedure. Mr. Line stated every effort had been NAN made to protect the general fund on the project but the City was now being forced to accept the low bid. Agenda Item No. 16, GN 90-111 - Mayor NAN Pro Tern Davis asked if a design was being done for Glenview and asked if the County would handle the contract. Mr. Line advised that the County would handle the contract. Mr. Tommy Powell advised that the County would handle the bids but the City would select the bidder. Councilman Scoma stated he felt it would be cheaper Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 5 _ iTEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT to demolish the building and rebuild. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated there had been a committee to decide how the Glenview building would be handled and they felt it more feasible to remodel. Councilman Metts stated there were professional builders on the committee and they had recommended remodeling. IR 90-75, Building Permit on Weyland Dennis & Barrv Continue to follow up. Drive - Councilman Sibbet asked if this could be considered a permanent nuisance. Mr. McEntire explained that he would not recommend demolishing the house or the City would have to pay for it. Councilman Scoma stated there was no covered parking at the residence. Mr. Line advised there may be parking at the back of the house. Councilman Scoma stated he understand it was being used as an apartment. Mr. Horvath stated it was not classified as an apartment because there was no kitchen. Mr. Line advised staff was doing all they could to get something done. Councilman Scoma stated all that could be cone was to encourage them to finish the building. Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 6 _ ¡ TEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Councilman Garvin advised that he had been McGlasson & Greg Please advise. contacted by concerned homeowners on Holiday Lane about the no parking. Councilman Garvin stated they had limited parking and when visitors carne there was no place to park. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated they would ask the Police Chief to look into posting "no parking" during certain hours. Agenda Item No.8, PZ 90-10 - Councilman NAN Scoma asked if the Council could consider the replatting and the zoning at the same time. Mayor Pro Tern Davis explained what the developer's intentions were. IR 90-79 - Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised the Council that the Board/Commission Reception Jeanette Please follow up. had been set for October 12th and asked for Council input. Councilman Scoma asked if it could be moved to October 19th. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated it could be moved to a Thursday if there was a problem with Friday night. Councilman Garvin discussed entertainment for the reception. Mayor Pro Tern Davis and Councilwoman Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 7 - ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Spurlock will work on the program for the reception. Mayor Pro Tern Davis reminded the Council NAN of the CIP Meeting Thursday, October 16th and a letter received from R.H. Perot pertaining to Northeast Leadership Form meeting August 15th. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised the Council that the credit card policy for the City Jeanette Please follow up. was being reviewed and he would be sending something to them on it this week. Councilwoman Spurlock asked about the Jeanette Please follow up. Council travel policy. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised that he and Ms. Rewis were working on it. Mr. Line advised that he had received additional information from the Attorney General on travel policies and would forward it to Mayor and Council at the next meeting. Councilwoman Spurlock advised she had received NAN a lot of calls on the closing of the service road and had advised the people Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 8 _ iTEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT that the City Council Agenda would now be placed on Cable T.V. Thursday through Sunday prior to the meeting on Monday. Agenda Item No. 19, GN 90-115 - Councilman NAN Scoma asked if the City would have to negotiate for any right of way for water lines and so forth if this property was given to Watauga. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised that North Richland Hills pays 2% for right of way at the present time. Agenda Item No. 20, PU 90-32 - Councilman NAN Scoma asked who was responsible for checking with the different companies for the purchase of fuels on the spot market basis. Ms. Heishman stated it was _Purchasing's responsibility on checking and verifying and explained the procedures used. IR 90-80, Citicable 36 - ChannelS News - NAN Councilman Scoma stated he felt it was an excellent program and asked how the City was going to promote it. Mr. Oldenburg stated they would meet with the -- ITEM - --ADJOURNMENT Pre Council Minutes 8/13/90 Page 9 DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Cable TV Board and work with Channel 5 on the project Agenda Item No. 10 , PS 90-154 - Councilman NAN Scoma stated the applicant was requesting R-3 but there would be a portion left R-8 and zero lot lines could be put there. Councilman Scoma stated he felt the present homeowners needed to be protected. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised that restrictions could be placed on the plat. 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 - AUGUST 13, 1990 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tern Davis called the meeting to order August 13, 1990, at 7:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Richard Davis Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Charles Scoma Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Staff: Rodger N. Line Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Kevin Miller City Manager Deputy City Manager City Secretary Attorney Asst. Director Public Works/ Utilities Absent: Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch C.A. Sanford Mayor Councilman Assistant City Manager 3. INVOCATION Councilman Metts gave the invocation. 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING JULY 23, 1990 APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve the minutes of the July 23, 1990 meeting with the addition by Councilman Scoma. Motion carried 4-0, Councilman Garvin abstaining due to absence from the meeting. August 13, 1990 Page 2 5. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS No action needed. 6. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Scoma removed Items No. 10 and 22 from the Consent Agenda. 7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27) APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 8. PZ 90-10 PLANNING & ZONING - PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST OF B.H. & L. JOINT VENTURE TO REZONE A PORTION OF CHEROKEE ESTATES AND A PORTION OF TRACT 2A3A, STEPHEN RICHARDSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT 1266, FROM 0-1 OFFICE DISTRICT TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY (LOCATED SOUTH OF NORTH TARRANT PARKWAY, WEST OF DAVIS BOULEVARD AND EAST OF KELLER-SMITHFIELD ROAD) Mayor Pro Tern Davis opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak to please corne forward. Mr. Doug Long, Engineer, representing B.H. & L. Joint Venture, appeared before the Council. Mr. Long stated he was asking for R-2 zoning for the property so it would be in conjunction with the surrounding property. Mayor Pro Tern Davis called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to please corne forward. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Pro Tern Davis closed the Public Hearing. August 13, 1990 Page 3 9. ORDINANCE NO. 1683 APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve Ordinance No. 1683. Motion carried 5-0. 10. PS 90-154 REQUEST OF QUADRANGLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR FINAL PLAT OF CENTURY OAKS ADDITION, 2ND FILING (LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SMITHFIELD ROAD AND HIGHTOWER DRIVE) APPROVED Mr. Bill Pasteur, applicant, appeared before the Council. Councilman Scoma stated that looking at the utility easement right-of-way along Hightower the plat showed 7 1/2 feet. Councilman Scoma stated that in previous conversations it had been discussed that the City did not want to put utilities under the street and he asked if this would be sufficient working room. Mr. Kevin Miller stated he did not believe it would be a problem. Mr. Miller stated the City had tried to organize the utilities in such a manner that the 7 1/2 feet would work. Councilman Scoma asked if the 7 1/2 foot right-of-way requirement was something the City needed to review. Mr. Miller stated not on this particular case but sometime in the future. Councilman Scoma stated he had concern with a portion of the property being zoned R-8 and the usage of R-3. Councilman Scoma stated his recommendation would be to restrict all the lots to R- 3 to protect the homeowners in case someone wanted to apply the R-8 zoning. Councilman Scoma asked Mr. Pasteur if he would be in agreement with the restriction. Mr. Pasteur stated this property was previously zoned multi- family and for numerous reasons was upgraded to R-8. Mr. Pasteur stated he felt they were upgrading again and would prefer to keep the options open. Councilman Scoma asked if he would be controlling the development or selling the lots. Mr. Pasteur stated they would be the developer and selling to builders and the lots would be deed restricted. August 13, 1990 Page 4 Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve PS 90-154. Motion carried 5-0. *11. GN 90-86 IRON HORSE GOLF COURSE - PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES APPROVED *12. GN 90-107 RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE TOWN & COUNTRY DRUG AS THE PROVIDER OF THE CITY'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG SERVICE - RESOLUTION NO. 90-37 APPROVED 13. GN 90-108 CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH FORTY ROAD BY THE NORTH HILLS ALLIANCE CHURCH Mr. Mitch Schultz, Pastor of North Hills Alliance Church, appeared before the Council. Mr. Schultz asked if they would be required to build Buck Street now or would it be required upon construction. Mr. Schultz asked if they could sign a covenant for the street. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated that most developers were required to build their portion unless previous arrangements were made such as a covenant or escrowing the funds. Mr. Line stated there could be three options and normally it was taken on a case by case basis. Mr. Line stated funds could be escrowed, a covenant signed or build the street. Mr Line stated all three options were not always offered. Mr. Line stated it would be necessary to supply access to the property being constructed and staff would be doing a study to see what the traffic demanded. Mr. Schultz stated he felt that if they were required to build North Forty there would be some reaction from the community. Mr. Schultz asked if they were to sell the property if it would serve as a detriment to anyone else developing on that piece of property. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated it was very possible but the requirements were made by the Subdivision Ordinance. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated the Council was making a recommendation prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission making a recommendation. August 13, 1990 Page 5 Councilman Garvin stated if a church was going to be built there needed to be access and the only access at the present time was Meadow Road. Councilman Garvin stated the only other way to gain access was to build North Forty or Buck and there was not another viable choice. Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to recommend that North Forty not be a requirement and that Buck Street access be included in the development of the property. Motion carried 5-0. *14. GN 90-109 PRODUCTION OF NRH BUSINESS/INDUSTRY BROCHURE APPROVED *15. GN 90-110 DEVELOPMENT OF NRH TARGETED INDUSTRY MARKETING PROGRAM APPROVED *16. GN 90-111 GLENVIEW RENOVATION PROJECT APPROVED *17. GN 90-112 AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND $25,000 FROM SAMMONS APPROVED *18. GN 90-113 PROPERTY TAX REFUND APPROVED *19. GN 90-115 RESOLUTION TO RELEASE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ON BURSEY ROAD FOR ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF WATAUGA - RESOLUTION NO. 90-38 APPROVED *20. PU 90-32 AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE FUELS ON "SPOT MARKET" BASIS AND RATIFICATION OF FUEL PURCHASE FROM ADVANCE PETROLEUM APPROVED *21. PU 90-33 REJECTION OF BID FOR RICHLAND PLAZA ADDITION PROPERTIES APPROVED August 13, 1990 Page 6 22. PU 90-34 AWARD OF BID TO TEAM DESIGN FOR REPAIR OF FIRE STATION APPROVED Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve PU 90-34. Councilman Scoma asked the nature of repairs that were being done. Mr. Tommy Powell stated the main problem was the drainage and he explained repairs that were being done. Motion carried 5-0. *23. PU 90-35 AWARD OF BID FOR MUG SHOT/CRIME SCENE SYSTEM UPDATE APPROVED *24. PW 90-38 APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 FOR COLLEGE HILLS 5.0 MG GROUND STORAGE RESERVOIR IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *25. PW 90-39 AWARD OF BID FOR JERRELL STREET PAVING IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE I APPROVED *26. PAY 90-11 APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE NO. 7 IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,245.78 TO ATKINS BROS. EQUIPMENT CO., INC. FOR MISCELLANEOUS 1989 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS APPROVED *27. PAY 90-12 RATIFY FINAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,595.85 TO NELSON'S QUALITY CONSTRUCTION INC. FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL PRIMARY INSTALLATION TO IRON HORSE WELL #2 APPROVED August 13, 1990 Page 7 28. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Mr. Mike Rols, 7624 Mary Drive, appeared before the Council. Mr. Rols asked the Council to consider an ordinance to shield residential neighborhoods from bright guard lights in yards. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised Mr. Rols that the Planning and Zoning Commission would be asked to look into it. 29. ADJOURNMENT Councilman Metts moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Tommy Brown - ATTEST: Secretary