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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1988-08-15 Minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 - AUGUST 15, 1988 - 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order August 15, 1988, at 6:30 p.m. Present: Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Frank Metts, Jr. Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Staff: Rodger N. Line Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire 2. ROLL CALL Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Counci lman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman City Manager Senior Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney 3. GN 88-62 CANVASSING MUNICIPAL ELECTION, RESOLUTION NO. 88-26 APPROVED Mr. McEntire advised the canvass showed the following results: Candidates Gene Riddle Lyle E. Welch Robert D. Reeves, Jr. Tom Shockley Virginia Moody David Barfield Office Total - Place 1 94 262 49 189 Place 5 333 256 The above canvass be and the same hereby is in all things approved. The Council finds that the following candidates should be declared elected to the office indicated: Uffice Place 1 Place 5 Duly Elected Official Run-off Virginia Moody August 15, 1988 Page 2 Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve Resolution No. 88-26. Motion carried 5-0. Item No.5, 5a, 5b, and 5c were moved to this point in the agenda. 5. GN 88-64 CALLING RUN-OFF ELECTION, RESOLUTION NO. 88-27 APPROVED Mr. McEntire stated this resolution called a run-off election for September 10, 1988 with the same election judges and the statutory absentee voting requirement. Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve Resolution No. 88-27 Motion carried 5-0. 5a. ACCEPTANCE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM RUN-OFF TO BE FILED BY TOM SHOCKLEY Mr. McEntire stated he was authorized to present at this time a withdrawal letter from Tom Shockley in Place 1 that reads: "I, Tom Shockley, hereby withdraw my name as a candidate for Place 1, City Council, for the City of North Richland Hills, Texas. Signed by Tom Shockley and witnessed by Mayor Tommy Brown and City Secretary Jeanette Rewis." Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to accept the resignation of Tom Shockley. Motion carried 5-0. 5b. DECLARATION OF WINNER IN PLACE 1 COUNCIL ELECTION, RESOLUTION NO. 88-28 APPROVED Mr. McEntire stated he proposed at this point that the next item on the Agenda be Resolution No. 88-28 which reads: "WHEREAS, a run-off election has been called to elect a City Council person to Place 1; and WHEREAS, the run-off is between Lyle E. Welch and Tom Shockley; and WHEREAS, Tom Shockley has presented a written withdrawal of his name from the ballot. August 15, 1988 Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas that: 1. The City Council declares that no run-off election is necessary and Lyle E. Welch is declared to be elected to Place One of the City Council lito serve the unexpired term of Marie Hinkle." Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve Resolution No. 88-28. Motion carried 5-0. 5c. OATH OF OFFICE FOR PLACE 1 and 4. GN 88-63 OATH OF OFFICE Mr. McEntire administered the following Oath of Office to Virginia Moody and Lyle E. Welch. "I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of (City Councilman/Councilwoman or Mayor) of the City of North Richland Hills, State of Texas, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State; and I furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not directly paid, offered, or promised to pay, contributed nor promised to contribute any money, or valuable thing, or promised any public office or employment as a reward for the giving or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected. So help me God." Councilwoman Moody asked for a point of special privilege . Councilwoman Moody delivered the following speech: "Taking the Oath of Office this time is very special for me. The untimely loss of Dick Fisher has left a void in many of our lives that will never be filled. I am especially proud to sit in his chair and complete his term in serving the community. I appreciate the confidence placed in me by the voters and will work diligently not to displace that trust. There are many who have worked very hard in this summer heat wave so that I might take the Oath of Office tonight and my heartfelt thanks goes out to all of you, but I must say a special thank you to my good friends, Dick Faram and Jim Ramsey, my campaign manager, Charles Scoma, and campaign treasurer, Alice Scoma. You guys are really the ones that made things happen during this election and it is very much appreciated by me. II August 15, 1988 Page 4 6. PU 88-42 AWARD OF BID TO PLUSH LANDSCAPE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $53,094 - LANDSCAPE OF CITY HALL/ POLICE AND FIRE FACILITIES APPROVED Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve PU 88-42. Councilwoman Moody asked that this item be postponed until after the budget work session so that Councilman Welch and herself might bring themselves up-to-date on what has been going on so they would be more comfortable in placing a vote. Councilman Garvin stated this item had been postponed and talked about on numerous occasions and he felt the Council should go ahead with the project. Councilman Welch asked if the money had already been appropriated by the bond issue and set aside for this project. Mr. Line stated the money that would be used to do the landscaping at the fire station was part of the proceeds from the bond sale for the construction of that facility and the money could not be used for any other purpose other than improvements for fire protection. Mr. Line stated the money appropriated for landscaping at City Hall came from two sources: (1) Utility Fund and (2) Building Maintenance Account. Mr. Line stated these funds could not be used for any other purpose other than Building Maintenance and Utility Fund. Mr. Line stated he thought there was a lot of concern, which was understandable about the budget that was upcoming and the financial problems that the City had, but he felt it was significant to point out that these funds could not be used to offset any costs in the General Fund Account. Mayor Brown asked if the money that was coming from the Utility Fund could be used for other purposes. Mr. Line stated it could be used for some other purpose in the Utility Fund. Mayor Brown stated he would like to express the oplnlon that the City just raised the water rates and he did not feel right about spending $53,000 for landscaping and using money from the Utility Fund. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated the reason the money was being taken out of the Utility Fund was because the Utility Department used the building and there was an account in the Utility Fund to pay for the use of the building, whether it be utilities, building maintenance or janitorial service. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated there was only $20,000 coming from that fund and Council approved the appropriation on May 23rd. Mayor Brown stated it was approved where the money was coming from but he did not think it had been approved to spend the money. August 15, 1988 Page 5 Councilwoman Spurlock stated that the Utility Fund was only paying for the sprinkler system. Mayor Brown stated the City was spending $53,000 for these improvements and he just wanted to make a point that the water rates were increased and now the City was going to spend $20,000 for landscaping from the Utility Fund. Councilman Garvin stated the $20,000 that was being spent was not a result of the rate increase. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated funds were not being spent as a result of the water rate for this landscaping. Councilman Sibbet asked if the funds that were coming out of the Utility Fund were being used to offset what would be purchased from the funds that came from the 34% increase in the water rate. Mr. Line stated the money could be used for capital projects in the Utility Fund area. Mr. Line stated that in terms on the effect on the rate increase, he did not think you could carry it out enough decimal points to miss $20,000 when you were taking about a 12 million dollar per year operation. Motion carried 5-2; Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Councilwoman Spurlock, Councilmen Garvin, Metts and Welch voting for and Councilwoman Moody and Councilman Sibbet voting against. 7. PU 88-43 AWARD OF BID TO HYDROTECH OF TEXAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,260 - IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR CITY HALL/POLICE FACILITY Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Metts, to approve PU 88-43. Motion carried 6-1; Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Councilwoman Spurlock, Councilmen, Garvin, Metts, Welch and Sibbet voting for and Councilwoman Moody voting against. 8. PU 88-44 AWARD OF BID TO SPRINKLE IN SPROUT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,900 - IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR FIRE ADMINISTRATION APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Davis, to approve PU 88-44. Motion carried 5-2; Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Councilwoman Spurlock, Councilmen Garvin, Metts and Sibbet voting for and Councilwoman Moody and Councilman Welch voting against. August 15, 1988 Page 6 9. ADJOURNMENT Councilwoman Moody moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. Mayor ATTEST: ~_~m:¿ {J,~~ C' Y Secretary