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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1991-01-28 Minutes Present: NOTES ON PRE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 1991 Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch Mack Garvin Richard Davis Frank Metts, Jr. Byron Sibbet Charles Scoma Linda Spurlock Rodger Line Dennis Horvath C.A. Sanford Jeanette Rewis Mike McEntire Lee Maness Greg Dickens Jim Browne Barry LeBaron Debbie Scott Richard Albin Mayor Councilman Councilman Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney Finance Director Public Works Director Park and Recreation Director Community Services Director Staff Accountant City Engineer ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT DISCUSSION ON Staff explained the existing policy on closing NAN CLOSING OF City Hall due to inclement weather. The CITY HALL DUE consensus of the Council was to leave the TO BAD closing of City Hall to the City Manager. WEATHER WATER & Staff explained this policy did incorporate the Kevin SEWER SYSTEM discussion of the CIP and Assessment Please follow up on EXTENSION AND Committee. Council felt this was a fair and Hewitt sewer line ASSESSMENT good policy and determined that it should be petition per Mr. POLICY - flexible. In some areas it may not be a public Privett and Mr. Foch. ORDINANCE NO. necessity. 1707 Pre-Council Minutes 1/28/91 Page 2 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT APPROVE Council was advised if the budget is established Greg BUDGET FOR the homeowners will be notified and a benefit Follow up. VALLEY PARK hearing held. There was discussion pertaining ESTATES SEWER to septic tanks in the area. Council felt each EXTENSIONS project should be looked at individually. A determination will be made pertaining to Valley APPROVE Park, Crane Road and other subdivisions that BUDGET FOR do not have existing sewer. CRANE ROAD SEWER EXTENSIONS AMENDMENT TO This ordinance would pass on Fort Worth fees NAN ORDINANCES without further North Richland Hills' Council NO. 1679 & 1701 - action and would establish fees for North APPROVE Richland Hills at 50 percent of the maximum. ADDITIONS TO The following changes were made to Ordinance CAPITAL No. 1708 and acted upon in formal Council: IMPROVEMENTS Section 15. Effective Date, delete "Between PLAN, INCREASE June 19, 1990 and December 31, 1991," and IN MAXIMUM replace with "From June 19, 1990, ..." and IMP ACT FEE delete the last sentence on first page. LEVELS, AND IMP ACT FEE COLLECTION LEVELS - ORDINANCE NO. 1708 AWARD OF BIDS Council felt the Beautification Committee had Dennis ON WATAUGA made a very good effort on the Watauga Road Please prepare letter ROAD MEDIAN median. Staff was asked to send the for Mayor's signature. IRRIGATION Beautification Committee a letter pertaining to AND the savings on the landscaping. LANDSCAPING Pre-Council Minutes 1/28/91 Page 3 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT APPROVE No questions. NAN BUDGET FOR MISCELLAN- EOUS WATER AND SANITARY SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENTS OTHER ITEMS Agenda Item No. 13, GN 91-08 - (Parking Lot Dennis at Glenview Facility) A lot of the damage to Please follow up. the parking lot had been done by large trucks such as Laidlaw. Staff was instructed to move Jim Browne the dumpster closer to the front and place it on Make sure that a concrete pad. Also, erect "No Overnight adequate landscaping Parking" signs on the Library/Recreation is included in the Center Parking lot. Some eighteen wheelers design of the parking had been parking on the lot overnight. Council lot at the Senior asked that the concrete drives be removed and Citizens Center on check into doing landscaping for the Centers on Glenview. Mter Glenview and Bursey Road. construction is completed, make sure dumpster is shielded per our ordinance in an inconspicuous location on a concrete pad. Agenda Item No.9, PS 90-33 - There were questions from the Council pertaining to the discharge of water from Lot 7. Staff advised there was very minimal run-off. Staff was Barry advised that the fence behind the ski shop next Please inspect and to Ken Michael was deteriorating and needed follow up. to be checked. Staff was asked if there were plans for building on Lot 7 at this time. Staff advised there were no plans at the present time. WORK SESSION There will be a work session on February 5th at All 6:00 p.m. concerning deteriorated streets and Note. Iron Horse Golf Club policies and budget. Pre-Council Minutes 1/28/91 Page 4 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Some Council members expressed Mayor dissatisfaction with the way the Town Hall Note. Meeting was handled. Council felt that Council members and staff should be recognized. A lot of questions could have been answered by the staff. Mayor Brown will make a recommendation to the Chairman of the Town Hall Committee. Council asked for a report on the progress of Dennis Court of Record. Follow up. Appreciation was expressed to the City Thanks! Manager for the report on the investigation of an allegation against the Police Department. There was discussion on what the City could do Staff to show support of the armed forces in "Desert Provide assistance as Storm". Mayor Pro Tern Davis will present this requested. at the next CERT Committee meeting to get all four cities involved on some type of celebration. A message pertaining to support of the military and desert storm will be placed on the City's message board. Mr. Jerome Taylor volunteered to help. Mayor Pro Tern Davis gave an update on the NAN CERT Committee. 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 - JANUARY 28, 1991 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order January 28, 1991, at 7:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Lyle E. Welch Frank Metts, Jr. Charles Scoma Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Staff: Rodger N. Line Dennis Horvath C.A. Sanford Jeanette Rewis Mike McEntire Greg Dickens City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engineer 3. INVOCATION Councilman Metts gave the invocation. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 14, 1991 APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve the minutes of the January 14, 1991 meeting. Motion carried 4-0; Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Councilwoman Spurlock, and Councilman Garvin abstaining due to absence from the meeting. January 28, 1991 Page 2 6. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES No action necessary. 7. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA None. 8. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19 & 22) APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0. *9. PS 90-33 REQUEST OF AMSTAR PROPERTIES, INC. FOR FINAL PLAT OF LOT 6R & 7, BLOCK 1, NORTH EDGELY ADDITION (LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF EDISON DRIVE) APPROVED *10. PS 90-36 REQUEST OF RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION FOR REPLAT OF LOT RI7A-l, BLOCK 34, HOLIDAY WEST ADDITION, SECTION A (LOCATED AT 5721 & 5723 WESTCHASE DRIVE) APPROVED *11. GN 91-06 APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVED *12. GN 91-07 APPOINTMENTS TO BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION APPROVED January 28, 1991 Page 3 13. GN 91-08 PUBLIC HEARING - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT _ RESOLUTION NO. 91-03 APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak to please come forward. No one appeared to speak for or against. Mayor Brown closed the public hearing. Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve Resolution No. 91-03. Motion carried 7-0. *14. GN 91-09 PROPERTY TAX REFUND APPROVED 15. GN 91-10 PRESENTATION OF FISCAL YEAR 1989-90 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT APPROVED Mr. Clyde Womack, partner with KPMG Peat Marwick, presented the fiscal year 1989-90 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to accept the financial report. Motion carried 7-0. 16. GN 91-11 WATER & SEWER SYSTEM EXTENSION AND ASSESSMENT POLICY - ORDINANCE NO. 1707 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve Ordinance No. 1707. Mr. Eddie Fuchs, 7701 Frankie B, appeared before the Council. January 28, 1991 Page 4 Mr. Fuchs stated they had never had sewer and asked if the City could help the area get sewer. Staff explained that this ordinance would help get the sewer into the area and would be more affordable to the homeowners. Motion carried 7-0. 17. GN 91-12 AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCES NO. 1679 AND 1701 _ APPROVE ADDITIONS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, INCREASE IN MAXIMUM IMPACT FEE LEVELS, AND IMPACT FEE COLLECTION LEVELS - ORDINANCE NO. 1708 APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve Ordinance No. 1708 subject to the following amendment: Section 15. Effective Date delete "Between June 19, 1990 and December 31, 1991," and replace with "From June 19, 1990..." and delete the last sentence on first page. Motion carried 7-0. 18. GN 91-13 PUBLIC HEARING ON DAVIS BOULEVARD (FM 1938) ASSESSMENTS RECESSED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for those wishing to speak to please come forward. Mr. Greg Dickens, Director of Public Works, gave the scope of the project. Staff advised this hearing would recess until the March 25th, 1991 Council meeting. Mr. Bill Smith, 8409 Springbrook Court, appeared before the Council. Mr. Smith had questions pertaining to the drainage work to be done on Davis Boulevard. Mr. Cal Stewart, 5601 Davis Boulevard, appeared before the Council. Mr. Stewart had questions pertaining to the widening of Davis Boulevard. Staff explained the Davis Boulevard project. January 28, 1991 Page 5 There being no one else wishing to speak Mayor Brown recessed the public hearing until March 25, 1991. *19. PW 91-03 AWARD OF BIDS ON WATAUGA ROAD MEDIAN IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING APPROVED 20. PW 91-04 APPROVE BUDGET FOR VALLEY PARK ESTATES SEWER EXTENSIONS APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve PW 91-04. Motion carried 7-0. 21. PW 91-05 APPROVE BUDGET FOR CRANE ROAD SEWER EXTENSIONS APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve PW 91-05. Motion carried 7-0. *22. PW 91-06 APPROVE BUDGET FOR MISCELLANEOUS WATER AND SANITARY SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENTS FOR 1991 APPROVED 23. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Mr. Jerome Taylor, 7801 Clover Leaf, appeared before the Council. Mr. Taylor presented the Council with a petition from the residents in Ember Oaks Addition which pertained to placing "Watch Children" signs in various areas of the subdivision. Mayor Brown advised there would be a report on this at the next Pre-Council Meeting. Mr. Marlin Miller, 5109 Susan Lee Lane, appeared before the Council. Mr. Miller had questions on the City's Disaster Warning System. January 28, 1991 Page 6 Mr. Miller was advised the system was tested the first Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Council had questions for staff pertaining to the Emergency Operation Plan of the City. Council was advised there were copies of the Emergency Plan available and if there were questions to contact Kirk Marcum of the Fire Department. Council asked that an article pertaining to the warning system be placed in the next City newsletter. Mr. Bill Smith, 8409 Springbrook Court, appeared before the Council. Mr. Smith had questions on the Iron Horse Golf Course fee schedule review. Mr. Smith was advised the fees would be reviewed prior to April. 24. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. ATTEST: